Re: [Plplot-devel] [Patch] Using xcairo device with X Drawables

2008-03-05 Thread Doug Hunt
Hazon, Jonathan: I would second the idea of having a memory buffer be the target at some level. I would be interested in getting memcairo working--this allows for powerful direct manipulation of images via PDL, plplot and image libraries. I have used this to good effect on several occasions,

Re: [Plplot-devel] [Patch] Using xcairo device with X Drawables

2008-03-05 Thread Jonathan Woithe
Hi guys > Hazon, Jonathan: I would second the idea of having a memory buffer be the > target at some level. I have no arguments with this. However, a memory buffer is really targetting a slightly different problem. An X Drawable is a server-side resource and therefore there are possibly perfo

Re: [Plplot-devel] [Patch] Using xcairo device with X Drawables

2008-03-05 Thread Hazen Babcock
On Mar 5, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Doug Hunt wrote: > Hazon, Jonathan: I would second the idea of having a memory buffer > be the > target at some level. I would be interested in getting memcairo > working--this allows for powerful direct manipulation of images via > PDL, > plplot and image libra