README.TXT
1
2A wxSVGFileDC is a device context onto which graphics and text can be drawn, and the output
3produced as a vector file, in the SVG format (see http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/ ).
4This format can be read by a range of programs, including a Netscape plugin (Adobe), full details at
5http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/SVG-Implementations.htm8
6
7Vector formats may often be smaller than raster formats.
8
9The intention behind wxSVGFileDC is that it can be used to produce a file corresponding
10to the screen display context, wxDC, by passing the wxSVGFileDC as a parameter instead of a wxDC. Thus,
11the wxSVGFileDC is a write-only class.
12
13As the wxSVGFileDC is a vector format, raster operations like GetPixel are unlikely to be supported.
14However, the SVG specification allows for PNG format raster files to be embedded in the SVG, and so
15bitmaps, icons and blit operations into the wxSVGFileDC are supported.
16
17A more substantial SVG library (for reading and writing) is available at
18http://www.xs4all.nl/~kholwerd/wxstuff/canvas/htmldocbook/aap.html
19
20Please notify Chris Elliott (biol75@york.ac.uk) of any bugs. Look in wxWindows\contrib\docs\latex\svg for the
21documentation
22