Quartz's feature-rich drawing engine leverages the Portable Document Format (PDF) drawing model and offers MacOSX applications professional-strength drawing functionality.
Quartz is modeled after PDF, as Apple has said themselves - re:link above, as many other apple developer links point out.
Apple implemented the PDF format on their own, without assistance by Adobe. PDF does contain some elements of the Postscript language - read as: some, but PDF is a different document model.
Postcript is also a license-based technology, whereas PDF is an open standard. If you want "free" Postscript, you have to use Ghostscript.
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Don't rant without proper information and experience.
The scientists were able to witness a pattern of quantum oscillations that is consistent with the entanglement needed for producing quantum logic gates.
The only other times in life where the words witness and entanglement are found in the same sentence is when you're discussing marriage. They're obviously (from my measurement) not talking about marriage, the word logic is used.
So, what it is they're talking about again? Something to do with tangled oscillations?
So renewable, in fact, that it's entirely possible if all the solar panels in use today were put together, they would probably not even cover the global costs to produce them.
I'm on OS X - that was 9 security holes fixed that I didn't need to worry about in the first place. Still not newsworthy IMHO (humble opinion being the operative words).
Firefox 1.0.1 has been officially released by the Mozilla Foundation
I'm all for keeping up with the latest releases of software, and frequent sites like version tracker to keep all my little gems in tip top shape, but I can't seriously recall when the last time a.0.1 dot release was even remotely newsworthy.
Let's see how long it takes before a 1.0.1.0.0.1 release makes the news.
Let's all pitch in to give ATI a cookie for their uber-forethought in figuring out that adding 256 MB more RAM could help gaming.... then take it away and eat it in front of 'em for waiting until 2005 to figure it out.
More people can see Flash than can see Google's new uber-cool map system.
If the map system were developed with a Flash front end, it would be:
1. More interactive 2. More responsive 3. With a smaller footprint 4. With a broader audience 5. With full browser support
I gather you're a fan of SVG animation, think VRML is still a cool technology, and think Javascript can deal with the "Rich" part of Rich Application Development.
var isRich = javascript == rich ? true:false; if (isRich) {
trace("Hell froze over"); }
Flash is a integrated development environment for many different uses.
SVG is a format specification. In other words, Flash would publish SVG.... if anything.
I don't see how the comparison exists between the two. Possibly take the argument to the next level and make it "I'm wondering when SVG will be come SWF," or more accurately stated "Will SVG ever approach SWF in terms of penetration and abilities?"
The answer to both is most likely a resounding "who knows."
The personality type that would like to develop animation, make vector objects 'sing' and find new and exciting ways of presenting information don't typically like to have their creativity stifled by limitations. SVG is a limiting technology mainly because there is no decent IDE to develop with.
SWF is a very nice format because the main IDE is Flash, Flash MX or Flash MX 2004 - the best vector animation tool ever created. It's like Adobe Illustrator on steroids, with an added bonus of having a scripting language based on an already-established standard.
Somehow I feel as though, because you are working on platforms that are only free, you are:
1) Ignoring probably 90+ percent of the front-end development world for web and RIAs.
2) Making a judgement that because they are 'unfree' they are not valuable. Tell that to the legions of designers and art directors that thrive on Photoshop - and then tell me if you can do the same work with NIH Image.
3) Assuming that because Flash is a plug-in that it'll support whatever platform you are on. Looking at the Flash Player penetration stats would reveal that you exist in the 2 percent of the world that can't support an extremely common plug-in.
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Quartz's feature-rich drawing engine leverages the Portable Document Format (PDF) drawing model and offers MacOSX applications professional-strength drawing functionality.
Quartz is modeled after PDF, as Apple has said themselves - re:link above, as many other apple developer links point out.
Apple implemented the PDF format on their own, without assistance by Adobe. PDF does contain some elements of the Postscript language - read as: some, but PDF is a different document model.
Postcript is also a license-based technology, whereas PDF is an open standard. If you want "free" Postscript, you have to use Ghostscript.
-- Don't rant without proper information and experience.
The only other times in life where the words witness and entanglement are found in the same sentence is when you're discussing marriage. They're obviously (from my measurement) not talking about marriage, the word logic is used.
So, what it is they're talking about again? Something to do with tangled oscillations?
So renewable, in fact, that it's entirely possible if all the solar panels in use today were put together, they would probably not even cover the global costs to produce them.
But they still kick ass.
Now, where'd the other 48,250k go?
I'm on OS X - that was 9 security holes fixed that I didn't need to worry about in the first place. Still not newsworthy IMHO (humble opinion being the operative words).
I'm all for keeping up with the latest releases of software, and frequent sites like version tracker to keep all my little gems in tip top shape, but I can't seriously recall when the last time a .0.1 dot release was even remotely newsworthy.
Let's see how long it takes before a 1.0.1.0.0.1 release makes the news.
Let's all pitch in to give ATI a cookie for their uber-forethought in figuring out that adding 256 MB more RAM could help gaming. ... then take it away and eat it in front of 'em for waiting until 2005 to figure it out.
:P
Whoooo.
More people can see Flash than can see Google's new uber-cool map system.
:P
If the map system were developed with a Flash front end, it would be:
1. More interactive
2. More responsive
3. With a smaller footprint
4. With a broader audience
5. With full browser support
I gather you're a fan of SVG animation, think VRML is still a cool technology, and think Javascript can deal with the "Rich" part of Rich Application Development.
var isRich = javascript == rich ? true:false;
if (isRich)
{
trace("Hell froze over");
}
I like cheese.
Flash = parent
... if anything.
SVG = child
Flash is a integrated development environment for many different uses.
SVG is a format specification. In other words, Flash would publish SVG.
I don't see how the comparison exists between the two. Possibly take the argument to the next level and make it "I'm wondering when SVG will be come SWF," or more accurately stated "Will SVG ever approach SWF in terms of penetration and abilities?"
The answer to both is most likely a resounding "who knows."
The personality type that would like to develop animation, make vector objects 'sing' and find new and exciting ways of presenting information don't typically like to have their creativity stifled by limitations. SVG is a limiting technology mainly because there is no decent IDE to develop with.
SWF is a very nice format because the main IDE is Flash, Flash MX or Flash MX 2004 - the best vector animation tool ever created. It's like Adobe Illustrator on steroids, with an added bonus of having a scripting language based on an already-established standard.
Somehow I feel as though, because you are working on platforms that are only free, you are:
1) Ignoring probably 90+ percent of the front-end development world for web and RIAs.
2) Making a judgement that because they are 'unfree' they are not valuable. Tell that to the legions of designers and art directors that thrive on Photoshop - and then tell me if you can do the same work with NIH Image.
3) Assuming that because Flash is a plug-in that it'll support whatever platform you are on. Looking at the Flash Player penetration stats would reveal that you exist in the 2 percent of the world that can't support an extremely common plug-in.
#terminal dump [user error]
peace.
Jon