Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread John Hunter
> "Steve" == Steve Chaplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Steve> My general impression of the cairo "surfaces" is: Steve> ImageSurface/png - support is very good gtk/xlib - support Steve> is very good ps/pdf/svg are usable but less mature and Steve> still developing so there may be

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread Darren Dale
Hi Steve, Eric, John, On Sunday 07 January 2007 04:44, Steve Chaplin wrote: > On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 09:23 -1000, Eric Firing wrote: > > Steve, > > > > Darren Dale raised a question offline that I think will be of general > > interest to mpl devels, and that you are the person to answer: > > > > Ho

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread Nicholas Young
Darren Dale wrote: > Hi Steve, Eric, John, > On Sunday 07 January 2007 04:44, Steve Chaplin wrote: >> On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 09:23 -1000, Eric Firing wrote: >>> How do you see the future of a cairo backend as a prospective >>> replacement for most or all of the primary mpl backends? >> I think cairo

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread John Hunter
> "Darren" == Darren Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Darren> This would really be a plus. The option to use latex for Darren> text layout would have to be completely reworked, if it Darren> could be supported at all. Not that this is a critical Darren> feature, but in my opinio

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread John Hunter
> "John" == John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Darren" == Darren Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Darren> This would really be a plus. The option to use latex for Darren> text layout would have to be completely reworked, if it Darren> could be supported at all. Not that

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread Darren Dale
On Monday 08 January 2007 11:51, Nicholas Young wrote: > Darren Dale wrote: > > Hi Steve, Eric, John, > > > > On Sunday 07 January 2007 04:44, Steve Chaplin wrote: > >> On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 09:23 -1000, Eric Firing wrote: > >>> How do you see the future of a cairo backend as a prospective > >>> re

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread Darren Dale
On Monday 08 January 2007 12:02, John Hunter wrote: > > "John" == John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > "Darren" == Darren Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Darren> This would really be a plus. The option to use latex for > Darren> text layout would have to be compl

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread Steve Chaplin
On Mon, 2007-01-08 at 10:09 -0600, John Hunter wrote: > > "Steve" == Steve Chaplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Steve> My general impression of the cairo "surfaces" is: > Steve> ImageSurface/png - support is very good gtk/xlib - support > Steve> is very good ps/pdf/svg are usable

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Cairo backend prospects

2007-01-08 Thread Eric Firing
Steve Chaplin wrote: > On Mon, 2007-01-08 at 10:09 -0600, John Hunter wrote: >>> "Steve" == Steve Chaplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Steve> My general impression of the cairo "surfaces" is: >> Steve> ImageSurface/png - support is very good gtk/xlib - support >> Steve> is very g