On Jun 10, 2007, at 09:31 AM, Ingemar Ragnemalm wrote:
Transparency, anti-aliasing: Not really an issue, QuickDraw does
them pretty well.
Quickdraw only really understands binary transparency (regions). It
only anti-aliases text (and not as well as Quartz). Quartz natively
understands full alpha transparency and can anti-alias everything.
Loading pictures: Much easier in QuickDraw.
Have you looked into Image I/O? You can load most of the common image
formats in 2 function calls: CGImageSourceCreateWith[Data |
DataProvider | URL]() followed by CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex().
Granted, this is only 10.4 or later.
But the biggest advantage of Quartz is that you can take the same
drawing commands you use to draw to screen, and virtually unmodified
use them to create a PDF or Print, or to create an image of any DPI.
My conclusion is of course that CG is more modern (no question
about it), but it is
also fun to break some illusions of QD's inabilities while pointing
out the REAL
strengths.
Quickdraw had a forward looking design for it's day. It's the only
reason why it was viable as a primary graphics system for over 15
years. But if you feel that Quickdraw really does have a strength
somewhere that is overlooked in Quartz (and I won't say that isn't
possible) then filing a feature enhancement would be highly
appreciated :).
--
Reality is what, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
Failure is not an option. It is a privilege reserved for those who try.
David Duncan
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