[Cuis-dev] Vector graphics questions

[Juan Vuletich]

On 8/5/2021 8:58 AM, Vanessa Freudenberg via Cuis-dev wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 13:30 Eric Gade <eric.gade at gmail.com 
> <mailto:eric.gade at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Vanessa (and others),
>
>     What steps did you use to get the full Cuis display to use
>     VectorGraphics? I am running a vector-enabled VM, and I can
>     successfully load (and display) TrueType fonts, but when I try to
>     run the following:
>
>     ```
>
>     |self runningWorld backgroundImage displayAt: 0 at 0.
>     (VectorCanvas onForm: Display) fullDraw: self runningWorld. "This is the line that triggers the mnu"
>     Display copy inspect.|
>
>     ```
>
>     I get an MNU about StrikeFont not understanding #fontDescription
>     (the font in question appears to be DejaVu Sans). I was following
>     the instructions from this doc
>     <https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev/blob/master/Documentation/VectorGraphicsAndMorphic3.md>
>     that you included in your original email.
>
>
> I just assumed that doc is outdated, since even the menu items 
> described in there did not match the current image. It is 2 years old 
> so lots of things have changed.
>
> I actually ran into the exact same MNU  error about StrikeFont. But 
> the actual switching of the system font worked, and I verified it is 
> using the vector engine by slightly rotating a window, which otherwise 
> would cause ugly artifacts.
>
> So I think this doc describes how to try the Vector engine before it 
> was actually integrated into Morphic.
> Someone who knows the current state of affairs needs to fix the 
> documentation. I should have filed a GitHub issue but that was 
> literally my first hour with Cuis 😅
>
> I’ve done it now:
> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev/issues/192
>
> Vanessa

Hi Vanessa, Eric,

Yes, I'd forgotten about that document. Just updated it. I hope it is 
useful now. Please take a look!

Thanks,

-- 
Juan Vuletich
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