Re: [Inkscape-devel] NEW: cross-platform print dialog

On Dec 10, 2007 4:17 PM, Kees Cook <kees@...62...> wrote:

Using the Cairo renderer that was written for PDF and PS export,

Are they the same? I thought the PS and PDF backends were separate. If so which one you use?

In the past, we have had two methods of printing: vector and bitmap (for things that don't render correctly in PS). In the new print dialog, the "Rendering" tab exists to control this. In "Cairo" mode, it uses the Cairo renderer, and in "bitmap" mode it uses the PNG export code to populate a Cairo surface.

I'd prefer not to expose technical jargon like "cairo" to the user. It means nothing to most users. Why not call it simply "vector" as opposed to "bitmap"?