[Cuis-dev] UK Smalltalk User Group meeting - Wednesday March 31st

[David T. Lewis]

On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 05:21:39PM -0300, Juan Vuletich via Cuis-dev wrote:
> On 3/22/2021 3:42 PM, Giovanni Corriga via Cuis-dev wrote:
> >The next meeting of the UK Smalltalk User Group will be on Wednesday, 
> >March 31st.
> >
> >In this meeting, Juan Vuletich will present a Vector Graphic 
> >implementation in Cuis Smalltalk.
> >
> >Graphics for interactive software have traditionally been constrained 
> >for performance reasons. The consequence is that most software has 
> >serious trouble adapting to higher resolution screens, requires 
> >platform specific widget kits, provides limited functionality, and has 
> >sub optimal visual quality. But improvements in computing power over 
> >the last couple of decades enable a brighter future: Cuis Smalltalk 
> >provides a VectorGraphics based implementation of the Morphic UI 
> >framework that addresses all these issues.
> >
> >Juan is a long standing member of the Open Source Smalltalk community. 
> >He started Cuis Smalltalk ( https://www.cuis-smalltalk.org/ ) 12 years 
> >ago and has led it ever since. He has been contributing kernel code to 
> >Squeak and the Squeak VM for over 20 years. He holds an Ms.Sc. in 
> >Computer Science from the University of Buenos Aires.
> >
> >Given the current COVID-19 restrictions, this will be an online 
> >meeting from home.
> >
> >If you'd like to join us, please sign up in advance on the 
> >meeting's Meetup page ( 
> >https://www.meetup.com/UKSTUG/events/cbklbryccfbgc/ ) to receive the 
> >meeting details. Don???t forget to bring your laptop and drinks!
> 
> Don't miss it!
> 

Hello Juan,

I recall from previous presentations that development of a VM plugin
was on the to-do list for your vector graphics package. Could you
please say a few words about what is needed? If it is something that
I could help with, I would be happy to assist.

Dave