tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post3519843118255796297..comments2024-02-20T19:17:55.835+01:00Comments on TSDgeos' blog: Hero of the day: Thomas FreitagAlbert Astals Cidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001470108926138921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post-6612401852617509512011-03-25T20:30:22.142+01:002011-03-25T20:30:22.142+01:00Ah! I only just twigged that you're the same ...Ah! I only just twigged that you're the same guy who's already expressed such displeasure at the idea of merging a Cairo backend for Poppler. I wouldn't have bothered you again if I'd realised; sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post-12129071868852124832011-03-25T17:31:50.387+01:002011-03-25T17:31:50.387+01:00Well, I've dug deep into the code to see if it...Well, I've dug deep into the code to see if it's possible, and tried several approaches. I spoke about it on the Poppler mailing list when I first presented the idea of a Qt-Cairo backend: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/poppler/2009-May/004749.html<br /><br />I've still got some code lying around if you'd like to see it. Maybe I'm just missing something? If you can get subpixel rendering working in Splash, you'd be my hero!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post-7058896744464642102011-03-23T19:52:19.170+01:002011-03-23T19:52:19.170+01:00Giddie: It is FUD because:
* "Illustrates ho...Giddie: It is FUD because:<br /> * "Illustrates how much maintenance Splash really needs", can you prove this?<br /> * "I don't think it could ever support subpixel rendering", can you prove this?<br /><br />So you are basically spreading things you can not prove to favor your Cairo code path in Qt.Albert Astals Cidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001470108926138921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post-31693614829591413542011-03-23T11:34:32.740+01:002011-03-23T11:34:32.740+01:00Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't think it would be...Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't think it would be taken badly; certainly not as FUD. Please do remove if you think it's inappropriate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post-47584577218601191622011-03-22T19:58:11.694+01:002011-03-22T19:58:11.694+01:00@Giddie: Stop spreading FUD my friend :-)@Giddie: Stop spreading FUD my friend :-)Albert Astals Cidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001470108926138921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post-67588914040988983872011-03-22T10:32:52.617+01:002011-03-22T10:32:52.617+01:00Great work! This illustrates how much maintenance...Great work! This illustrates how much maintenance Splash really needs, though. Sadly, I don't think it could ever support subpixel rendering, for instance. (It would require significant work to the very core.)<br /><br />I think the Cairo backend really needs to be made available in the Qt wrapper, so that the ancient Splash backend can be allowed to die its death (see https://github.com/giddie/poppler-qt4-cairo-backend/wiki).<br /><br />I could really do with some help in convincing Poppler to merge the Qt Cairo wrapper and help me fix the last few issues :sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post-45298454803115735052011-03-22T08:43:34.288+01:002011-03-22T08:43:34.288+01:00I just applied it on top of 0.16.3 and it works ve...I just applied it on top of 0.16.3 and it works very well, thank you!ozzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009101188469364313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523589.post-23361809912020437712011-03-22T00:04:47.622+01:002011-03-22T00:04:47.622+01:00Wow, 34 minutes? Thank god I never came across suc...Wow, 34 minutes? Thank god I never came across such PDF's...uetsahnoreply@blogger.com