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Apache/1.3.27 Server at www.craic.com Port 80 On Dec 18, 2:05 pm, Rob Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've written a JavaScript library called Ortho (http://www.craic.com/ > ortho) on top of Prototype for creating 'diagram-style' graphics in > JavaScript. You can create histograms, graphs, timeline plots, 'maps' > of genomic data, annotated images, tree diagrams, etc. > > Unlike Canvas, it seamlessly integrates text with graphics and the > output looks the same across browsers and in *print*. Unlike Flash it > does not require third party software. > > It uses associated CSS styles to draw rectangles (divs with a border) > and horizontal or vertical lines (divs with a border on one side). A > bit of a hack? You might say that, but it turns out to be very > effective for the sort of graphics that I need to create on the fly. > > It cannot draw curved lines or arbitrary shapes - hence the name > 'ortho' for orthogonal. But for a range of applications it may offer a > simple solution for creating sophisticated graphics. > > It is built on top of the wonderful Prototype library. As a result it > is very amenable to being extended with Prototype and Scriptaculous. > > Ortho is released under an MIT-style license. > > The initial release only covers 'static' graphics but functions for > user interaction and Ajax are under development. > > The Ortho project site (http://www.craic.com/ortho) has a number of > examples that show you what you can do with the library. > > Please take a look and let me know if and how it works for your > applications. > > --Rob Jones --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
