I see... Well, I wouldn't really need all the facy stuff. Latin letters and numbers would go a long way for me.
But, I need to think a bit more about what to do then. Thanks! Den 11.03.2017 00:44, skrev Benoît Minisini: > Le 10/03/2017 à 22:08, Moviga Technologies a écrit : > >> Hi! >> >> What source code would be the best to study in order to learn how to use >> the cairo component properly? I am interested in learning more about the >> function's that allow one to refresh certain areas of the surface (clip >> and matrix?). My long term goals for learning it in the first place is >> to be able to first create a simple (perhaps monospaced) text editor, >> then a formatted text rendering surface (preferably with images) and >> lastly a rich text editor. >> >> Kind regards >> Erik > > The gb.cairo component has almost the same API as cairo, so any cairo > source code example can be easily transposed to Gambas. Just ask > questions on a specific example if you encounter problems. > > As for making a rich text editor, cairo is not enough, as it is > rudimentary when displaying text. > > You have to rely on the Pango library, but there is no "gb.pango" component. > > And how will you handle input? > > For that, you will have to use the gb.gtk component, that uses > internally cairo and pango for the drawing, and handles the input method > stuff for entering non ascii characters with your keyboard. > > It's just that the API is not the same, but simpler. > > Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcing the Oxford Dictionaries API! The API offers world-renowned dictionary content that is easy and intuitive to access. Sign up for an account today to start using our lexical data to power your apps and projects. Get started today and enter our developer competition. http://sdm.link/oxford _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
