Re: Latex PGF plugin

["Lars Clausen" <lars raeder dk>]

momomaniac sagde:
> Alright, I'm slowly getting into it: I'm not really an expert yet in
> Software development.

There's always something to learn.  I'm very tempted to make unit tests
for Dia, for instance.

> I had only tried it with a few samples of my own, I had not found
> (looked for) a test file.
> So I just checked the samples/render-test.dia
> ...and found a bug.

Yay, it works!  Thanks go to Hans Breuer for making that file.

> First, including images is not supported because I did not find any way
> to include an image inline in the file.
> One might write the pixel data to an extra file, then include that file.
> Or render it with an array of coloured rectangles ;)
> Any ideas by a true master of PGF?

Sounds like a question for the PGF list.

> Then there is a problem with arcs, I have to fix it and i'll send
> another patch (non-zipped this time)
> I wrote a short summary of implementation ideas into the comment at the
> head of render_pgf.c

Ok, I'll wait for that.

> But I can write a few lines of comparison between pstricks and PGF soon,
> if you want. I can't tell much/anything about Metapost though.

If you put it on the TWiki, then hopefully we can find a Master of
Metapost to write something about that.  I'd like to see a master of both
to do some comparision.

-Lars