Re: [SLUG] Graphics library

[Erik de Castro Lopo <mle+slug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:

> > but would imagemagick (
> > http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php) do what you want?
> 
> Oh, cool. I wasn't aware that imagemagick also did text. Installing
> libmagick6-dev now. Thanks.



Ok, I've looked at image magick, spent a bunch of time getting something
working and all I can say is yuck.

Hmm, I wonder what Keith Packard et al's libcairo is like. I really
doubt it could be half as bad.

Erik
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