Ned,

I hope you are creating an abstract API at some level.  At the plugin 
level would be great, but at some level would be very good.  This would 
allow a subclass or alternate plugin to be developed for Quartz for 
example.  So if there could be a focus class like Canvas is now, we 
would have a general API that could evolve to other graphics 
environments and engines.  If you have no interest in this, then making 
your contribution stand-alone so someone else can package it as a 
canvas or other abstract API would be great.

Michael



On Jan 8, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Ned Konz wrote:

>
> On Jan 8, 2005, at 9:42 AM, Michael Latta wrote:
>>
>> While Smalltalk makes many of these tasks possible, it represents 
>> work not related to the project.  It currently looks like a virtual 
>> rewrite of Balloon and font rendering would be required to achieve a 
>> graphics model like that found in PostScript, Quartz, or Java2D.
>>
>> It is possible I will continue to "play" with Squeak, but using it on 
>> a project would yield more consistent time and motivation.
>>
> Hi Michael,
>
> I am working on an interface to the Cairo 2D graphics library. It 
> promises to provide great-looking output of graphics and text. Its 
> graphics model is pretty much that of PDF. I don't know how good the 
> performance is going to be, though.
>
> I'm currently trying to get a Mac build of my work together, so you 
> should be able to try it sometime soon.
>
>