[goocanvas] Added a note about features that may be removed in future.



commit 3bffee9871db507b202ee6628337fa2901e30b17
Author: Damon Chaplin <damon gnome org>
Date:   Fri Feb 11 12:58:17 2011 +0000

    Added a note about features that may be removed in future.

 README |   16 +++++++++-------
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/README b/README
index 3205ba7..ce83cfe 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@
          GooCanvas Home Page : http://live.gnome.org/GooCanvas
 
 
-GooCanvas is similar in many ways to GnomeCanvas and FooCanvas.
-But it uses cairo for rendering, has an optional model/view split,
-and uses interfaces for items & models (so you can easily turn any
-application object into a canvas item or model).
+GooCanvas is similar in many ways to GnomeCanvas and FooCanvas, but it uses
+cairo for rendering.
 
 NOTE: I am no longer actively developing GooCanvas, so no major new
 features will be added (unless a new maintainer takes over). I'll still
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@ for the model-view demo.)
 
 Features:
 
- o Optional model/view split.
- o Uses interfaces for items & views.
  o Basic items - rect/ellipse/polyline/text/image/grid/group.
  o Path item, using SVG path specification strings.
  o Table item for layout of other items (similar to the GtkTable widget).
@@ -35,7 +31,6 @@ Features:
    their allocated width, such as text items.)
  o Embedded GTK+ widgets.
  o Layers/stacking order with raise/lower functions.
- o Cascading styles - line width/style/dashes, colors, fill patterns.
  o Affine transformations for all items - rotations/scales/skews.
  o Clip paths to support clipping items.
  o Event handling - button/motion events, "pointer-events" property like SVG.
@@ -53,6 +48,13 @@ Features:
  o Support for different units - pixels/points/inches/millimeters.
  o API docs.
 
+Features that may be removed in future to simplify the code:
+
+ o Optional model/view split.
+ o Uses interfaces for items & views.
+ o Cascading styles - line width/style/dashes, colors, fill patterns.
+   (The style properties will remain, but will not cascade.)
+
 
 Damon Chaplin (damon gnome org)
 



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