Re: [AGG] Outline bug

[Pierre A. <pie...@op...>]

Maxim Shemanarev wrote:

> These kinds of defects are eliminated when rendering if you use the
> non-zero fill rule. However, in more complex cases there can be more than
> two self-intersecting areas overlapping each other. As a result we can
> have some holes even with non-zero filling.

In my case, I was using the non-zero fill rule, and I have indeed ran
into one of those complex cases.

> Of course, it's possible to get rid of self-intersections analytically,
> but it'll be much more complex (and much slower) algorithm. Ideally, we
> need to calculate the Minkowsky Sum. Anyway, it should be a separate
> converter that works slower, but produces perfect result.

Do you have any plans of implementing such a converter ?

>> PS: Last message I saw on the list was dated Dec. 23 2003, is this
>>     correct or do I somehow miss messages?
> 
> I just took a little break.
> "Anyone can take a break, but noone can tell how long it will last" :-)

And you deserved it ;-)