[goocanvas] Added a note about features that may be removed in future.
- From: Damon Chaplin <damon src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [goocanvas] Added a note about features that may be removed in future.
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:01:45 +0000 (UTC)
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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