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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: Flake to koffice/libs
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-05-25 13:07:34
Message-ID: 200605251507.35103.zander () kde ! org
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On Thursday 25 May 2006 14:20, Jaham wrote:
> > - Who will create a bspline shape that all apps can use, and provides
> > the tools to use it.   I don't have an opinion if that means create a
> > new library or just put those classes in flake.
>
> Seems i missed something. Where do we need a bspline shape?

BSpline is technically the same as 'path'. It just hints at the 
implementation method.
We need it whereever we want to use non-square shapes; which practically 
means just about everywhere.

I talked to tbscope on IRC just a couple of hours ago and he will start to 
port Karbon to compile in trunk. We hope that the data structures and 
ideas from that application can be applied to have a good bspline shape 
inside of flake so we can reuse that shape for svg or whatever editing in 
all KOffice apps.

Usecase:
In KWord I have an image (bitmap) of a round object.  Naturally the bitmap 
is square but I want to make my text run around the round object.
Solution; I create a splines-based (non-printing) shape in kword that 
follows the contours of the round pixelated object which I then apply to 
the text area so the text is run around properly.

-- 
Thomas Zander

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