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Subject: Re: Cairo Bindings now added to Gnoga
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> This looks very interesting, though I don't understand the architecture of
> it, as Cairo uses the native rendering backend.

Actually Cairo is not dependant on any backend. It outputs just as happily to bitmap in memory or as SVG and PDF.

> Gnoga rather usee browser for rendering.

Correct and browsers have both bitmap surfaces and SVG surfaces.

Currently with Cairo I am just outputting directly to files for the browser to load up, however at a later point, I'll add code to have cairo output directly over the websocket.

> Making it a bit more concrete, can you use this:
> 
> http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de/ada/aicwl.htm

Actually your controls were what gave me the idea of doing the Cairo bindings. At some point when I can take the time I want to attempt to adopt them to Gnoga.

David Botton