[cairo-commit] [cairo-www] src/backends.mdwn

Carl Worth cworth at freedesktop.org
Mon May 11 18:44:57 PDT 2009


 src/backends.mdwn |   20 ++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

New commits:
commit 082d44d341d64b7617aca89692c491df2560bd45
Author: skierpage <skierpage at web>
Date:   Mon May 11 18:44:57 2009 -0700

    mention OpenVG, not sure where to put the git link

diff --git a/src/backends.mdwn b/src/backends.mdwn
index 54e8dc2..50afe9e 100644
--- a/src/backends.mdwn
+++ b/src/backends.mdwn
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ The backends currently present in cairo include:
            and [EGL][2].
 
   * ps: Generates a PostScript file, suitable for high-quality print
-	output.
+    output.
 
   * pdf: Generates a vectorized PDF file, suitable for high-quality
-	 print output.
+     print output.
 
   * xlib: Uses the Xlib interface to the X Window System. This backend
-	  can target Windows or Pixmaps. The Render extension is used
-	  if available, but is not required.
+      can target Windows or Pixmaps. The Render extension is used
+      if available, but is not required.
 
   * xcb: Provides support similar to the xlib backend, but uses the
-	 [XCB][3] interface rather than Xlib.
+     [XCB][3] interface rather than Xlib.
 
   * quartz: Mac OS/X backend
 
@@ -36,13 +36,17 @@ The backends currently present in cairo include:
 
 Other backends that are in progress or have been proposed include :
 
-  * os2: An OS/2 backend is being worked on
-    (<http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/cairo/2005-August/004957.html>)
-
   * directfb: A DirectFB backend is being worked on
     (<http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/cairo/2005-November/005625.html>)
 
+  * OpenVG: An [OpenVG] [4] backend was announced in 2008
+    (<http://lists.cairographics.org/archives/cairo/2008-January/012833.html>)
+
+  * os2: An OS/2 backend is being worked on
+    (<http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/cairo/2005-August/004957.html>)
+
    [1]: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/glitz
    [2]: http://www.khronos.org/egl/
    [3]: http://xcb.freedesktop.org/
+   [4]: http://www.khronos.org/openvg/
 


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