[Gtk-sharp-list] Pre-Announce: Rsvg.NET (a.k.a librsvg#)

Mike Kestner mkestner@speakeasy.net
19 Feb 2003 22:09:51 -0600


On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 17:12, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:

> I haven't done extensive testing, but a have a sample
> application running and using Rsvg.NET to render
> (a SVG drawing for the) GNOME 2 Logo.

Cool, congrats.

>     * With respect to the name change.  I've called this library
>       Rsvg.NET.  (Instead of Rsvg#, or something like that.)
> 
>       Following this, I've also called the .DLL: "rsvg-dotnet.dll".
>       Is this OK???  Or should I follow the old convention and
>       call it "rsvg-sharp.dll"?

Because of my response to the next bullet point, I'd suggest the
<lowercasenamespace>-sharp.dll nomenclature for uniformity.

>     * I've made this a separate package from Gtk#.  Is that the
>       correct thing to do.  Or should I make it a part of the
>       Gtk# source code tree.  (IMO, though, the Gtk# source code
>       tree is too big.  And needs to be split up.)

Gtk# is open for inclusion to all GNOME platform libraries.  Since
librsvg is in the platform, you are welcome to include it in the Gtk#
project.

>     * Should I submit the source code to the Mono CVS repository?
>       (Or should I set up a separate one for this?)

I encourage you to integrate it into the gtk-sharp module in mono CVS.

-- 
Mike Kestner <mkestner@speakeasy.net>