[Mono-osx] [MonoMac] CGAffineTransform question

[kjpou]

Hello everyone

Is there any reason for the naming convention used in the 
CGAffineTransform structure?  When I went for the matrix expecting a tx 
and ty (as well as a, b, c, d) had to look up which one was which.  
Maybe adding convenience properties would help in this situation.

            public struct CGAffineTransform {
                 public float xx;   // a
                 public float yx;   // b
                 public float xy;   // c
                 public float yy;   // d
                 public float x0;   // tx
                 public float y0;   // ty

Even in the following methods they are referred to as tx and ty

         public void Translate (float tx, float ty)
         {
             Multiply (MakeTranslation (tx, ty));
         }

         public static CGAffineTransform MakeTranslation (float tx, 
float ty)
         {
             return new CGAffineTransform (1, 0, 0, 1, tx, ty);
         }

In all my dealings with a graphics matrix the variables are usually 
defined a, b, c, d, tx, ty respectively.

That would also coincide with the documentation.

CGAffineTransformMake
Returns an affine transformation matrix constructed from values you provide.

CGAffineTransform CGAffineTransformMake (
    CGFloat a,
    CGFloat b,
    CGFloat c,
    CGFloat d,
    CGFloat tx,
    CGFloat ty
);
Parameters
a
The value at position [1,1] in the matrix.
b
The value at position [1,2] in the matrix.
c
The value at position [2,1] in the matrix.
d
The value at position [2,2] in the matrix.
tx
The value at position [3,1] in the matrix.
ty
The value at position [3,2] in the matrix.
Return Value
A new affine transform matrix constructed from the values you specify.

Discussion
This function creates a CGAffineTransform structure that represents a 
new affine transformation matrix, which you can use (and reuse, if you 
want) to transform a coordinate system. The matrix takes the following form:

Kenneth