The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: SVG::GD
DSLIP: bmphp
description: Provide SVG output to GD
userid: RONAN (Ronan Oger)
chapterid: 18 (Images_Pixmaps_Bitmaps)
communities:
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similar:
rationale:
Module Rationale: ---------------- I have recieved numerous queries
about generating SVG output from GD and other raster-drawing
systems. Because a number of applications use GD, this is the first
try to do this. As well, there have been been user queries on some
lists/newsgroups including comp.lang.perl.modules
SVG::GD enables the generation of GD drawings that are generated
from SVG-compatible files PLUS shape primitives.
(For example, there is not yet any support for certain methods that
act at a raster level such as "fill" or require the server to have a
spatial model of the canvas such as "fillToBorders").
Namespace rationale: ------------------- I am overwriting the
GD::Image namespace with the SVG::GD::Image namespace, and therefore
need to use SVG::GD rather than GD::SVG
Approach: -------- The approach is not that unique. I take over the
GD::Image namespace, open a new SVG drawing using the SVG.pm module,
and map GD,pm methods to SVG.pm. A unique thing about the module is
that it requires very little change to the existing code of an
application using GD. For example, for an existing app using
GD::Graph::lines, you change:
use GD::Graph::lines;
to: use GD::Graph::lines; #order is important. #This MUST be behind
the GD-invoking point to work use SVG::GD;
The module currently provides shape primitive support quite well,
and has been tested against a number of other modules which invoke
GD.
Everything works fairly well. Sample output of the module can be
found here:
http://www.roaps.com/2003/11/11/
(You need to have svg support, and you need to drill down to the
actual SVG images to see the SVG results).
enteredby: RONAN (Ronan Oger)
enteredon: Tue Nov 11 15:17:49 2003 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
SVG::
::GD bmphp Provide SVG output to GD RONAN
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