[Pnet-developers] GraphicsPath

[mboss]

I am thinking about the current implementation of 
System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath and related classes.

At the first glance, the strategy of PathObject helper classes looks 
appealing. When you come to describe the "points" making up a graphic path, 
things become difficult. 

How does Microsoft handle it? every shape (yes, even strings) is mapped 
internally to a set of points with corresponding point type ( a PathData 
structure ).
Now of course you will ask me what the hell are you talking about MS, this is 
dotGNU here!
Well, the advantages of using points instead of PathObjects would be:
 a compact representation
 straitforward implementation for most of the missing methods
 fast and easy matrix transformation possible
 straitforward implementation for GraphicsPathIterator
 no need for the draw methods of (closed) curves in ToolkitGraphicsBase 


Marco
Bosatta