From 796de89b132e1c9e2e3c2b748706e10a44bf37e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Butterick Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2022 16:33:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] README with status --- quad2/README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 quad2/README.md diff --git a/quad2/README.md b/quad2/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..16a7611c --- /dev/null +++ b/quad2/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +### project status 220808 + +Whereas `quad` compiles directly to PDF, `quad2` compiles to an intermediate drawing language, the output of which is passed to a renderer. + +Toy text and bitmap renderers were made. They are not good for much. + +* The next goal is to stub out a PDF renderer ... + +* But first, it turns out that it would be useful to have a renderer that can show layouts in a quicker, more debuggable way. The best idea seems like making an HTML renderer, since it can demonstrate any PDF layout (plus the possibility of embedding debug information in page popups etc) + +* Once these two renderers are stubbed out, we can go back and start working on layout operations for text.