Re: PS issues

[Lars Clausen <lrclause cs uiuc edu>]

On 23 Sep 2003, Wynand Winterbach wrote:
> The following would be a *nasty* hack, and I wouldn't be surprised
> Lars, if you don't like it:
>
> As an interim solution for people who need to modify the PS text
> for whatever reason, a startup flag (say -psfonts) could be added,
> that would make DIA save text using PS fonts, regardless of the 
> fact that it might look all wrong. Then, in the future releases, 
> the flag could remain for backwards compatibility, with no
> effect.

If we weren't at the very end of a release cycle, I might do that.  Right
now, I just want 0.92 to come out in a usable state.

> I'd love to take a look, but as soon as I get time, I'd want to
> work on the line renderer (apropos the post I made a few days
> ago).

The line gap stuff?  I think it's the wave of the future, but it's such a
change in basic functionality of Dia that it won't be easy.

> Anyhow, just a (kludge of a) suggestion.

I'm currently waiting for the outcome of two (!) job interviews.  If I get
either, I will have little time for Dia until after Christmas.  Otherwise,
there will be periods in November and December where I have more time than
now, and in that case, I expect to make a new release around new years,
with these kinds of improvements, if not the whole text revamp I've been
threatening to do for a while now.  If I do get a job, I may take what
little spare time I have to do hacks like the above.

-Lars

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