Vector graphics
Charlie Reiman <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.emacs.xemacs.design |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
I have a slightly crazy feature request for some future edition. Put it in your pipe, smoke it, and let it roll around. I won't be insulted if you think I'm crazy. What I'd like to be able to do in XEmacs is simple line drawing: Vector graphics on a fairly limited scale. At minimum, I'd like to be able to draw boxes around words, lines, and paragraphs. On the high end, I'd like to be able to draw free vertical and horizontal lines, anchored to characters, with callbacks when those lines are broken by character movement. I know that sounds crazy but my eventual goals would be to support some rudimentary XML drawings and some much improved Python editing. Imagine basic blocks being highlighted by outlines instead of hopping cursors. Well, it's just a crazy dream. Charlie