Re: [argouml-dev] Using batik for SVG

Hi Bob,

phew, it's hard to keep up with the amount of your mails, but I like it!

What I don't understand is the impact on the current appearence of diagrams. Is SVG used to persist the diagrams? So, GEF objects are read/written in SVG format using Batik, which drawing/printing/imaging is done with GEF (not using Graphics2d)?
But then I don't understand how this will benefit from the fill gradients you mentioned.

Thomas

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> Datum: Mon, 16 May 2011 12:49:11 +0100
> Von: Bob Tarling <[email protected]>
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: [argouml-dev] Using batik for SVG

> Hi all
> 
> I'd like to return to an old thread -
> http://argouml.markmail.org/thread/dnjazv53pp24yjgf
> 
> It has been pointed out that GEF could be improved as it stands
> (without batik) for better Java2d support but nobody is doing this. As
> I'm sure you're aware I'm already fairly busy concentrating on UML2
> functionality.
> 
> If we use Batik it will add some amount of extra jar files to the
> ArgoUML download but it will leave less code to be maintained in GEF,
> remove any effort to fix SVGWriter in GEF and allow all the complex
> code in GEF that tries to allow the ancient Graphics class to be
> removed.
> 
> From there we may be able to make use of sexier looking fill gradients
> in Figs and plan for a better mechanism to use for line widths,
> 
> If someone says that they definitely will fix GEF to make it entirely
> Graphics2D friendly then fine I won't bother with batik. However if
> that is distracting anyone from UML2 then that is not really a good
> thing either.
> 
> I still think we ought to just go for Apache Batik and then we can
> concentrate on other improvements relevant to UML.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Bob

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