Re: [Ming-dev] SWFShape_setLineStyle deprecated?

[strk <st...@ke...>]

Just to ping out this thread.
I happen to need subpixel accuracy for stroke thickness for Gnash testing,
and see the issue is still open.
SWFShape_setLine() [ the non-deprecated one ] still takes int...
Is it expected to be Ming_setScale-sensitive ?

--strk;

On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 04:53:43AM +1100, Justin Clift wrote:
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> strk wrote:
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> >> As you mentioned correctly the comment / help for the above function is wrong. 
> >> Width is used as pixel value and not as TWIPS.
> >>
> >> Some time ago there was a discussion how to handle this: use always pixel 
> >> values or use always TWIPS values. Current ming is a little bit chaotic here. 
> > 
> > Part of the chaos is using the ming's "scale" isn't it ?
> > Ming_setScale() changes interpretation of all to/from user values, defaulting to 20,
> > correct ?
> > 
> >> I would propose the following solution: change all values from or to users in 
> >> TWIPS and introduce a SWF_PIXEL() macro allowing users passing pixel values.
> >>
> >> This change will probably break some existing user code, but it is easily 
> >> fixable and from now on the behavior of the library is easily documentable 
> >> and predictable by users.
> >>
> >> Comments ? 
> > 
> > We surely want to allow specifying subpixel accuracy.
> > What I was used to do in the past is call Ming_setScale(1) to obtain
> > this...
> 
> Ahhhh.  One of those No Clear Answer things.
> 
> Sound like for end users either approach would work, but it would be
> really beneficial to have One Consistent Approach all around.
> 
> For developers, leaving it "as is" is probably most efficient. ;->
> 
> Heh.
> 
> For me, I don't really care at this point.  I just want us to get a
> non-beta (i.e. Release) version out the door, even if it's not perfect,
> as that will let distributions package it and provide it.
> 
> I mostly use Gentoo Linux, and the most recent "stable" version for that
> version is... 0.2a.
> 
> (Yeah, *ugh*.)
> 
> So, I like Klaus's idea but it sounds like it could be quite a lot of
> change, and quite a lot of work to "get right".
> 
> ?
> 
> Regards and best wishes,
> 
> Justin Clift
> 
> > --strk;
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