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> > So .. why do we fix (rewrite) the drivers in ghostscript if the
> > OMNI architecture is better ?
> >
> > What i'd like to see is gnome-print using the OMNI drivers for
> > driving ink-jet printers, and use either the ghostscript
> > renderer or libart renderer (If you prefer to use the gs renderer,
> > it's fine with me, lets use it) . We don't have to commit to one
> > renderer rigth away, since the OMNI drivers are not strongly tied
> > to a renderer.
>
> Under OS/2, the render was a graphics engine that had multiple levels
> of simulation. For example, a program draws a rounded box. If the
> driver did not hook out the rounded box call, the engine would see if
> the driver supports PolyFilletSharp. If not, the fillets are reduced
> to PolyLines, and so on. Text could be hooked out if a device font
> was used or it could be transformed into a downloadable font and
> hooked out or it would be rendered into the bitmap. There are many
> more examples.
This sound like the ghostscrip aproach.
Chema
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