[Cdlib-users] how to use GDI+ ?

[Antonio Scuri]

At 07:00 20/4/2006, Pavol Severa wrote:
>Hi
>this is another newbie question
>as a first trial, I tried to draw an antialiased circle this way:
>
>-------------------------------
>cd.UseContextPlus(1)
>
>cv = iup.canvas{size="300x200"}
>dg = iup.dialog{cv}
>dg:show()
>
>canv = cd.CreateCanvas(cd.IUP,cv)
>cd.Activate(canv)
>
>cd.LineWidth(3)
>cd.Arc(200,200,200,200,0,360)
>------------------------------
>
>(using iup2.5/lua5.1 binary from luaforge on winxp)
>
>The circle came out pixelated however (I also tried transparency and
>other features of GDI+, they didn't work either). What am I doing
>wrong?

  Nothing wrong. The "iuplua51.exe" binary does not link to GdiPlus.

   If you are using the "lua5.1.exe" executable then you can use 
"loadlib" to load "cdgdiplus.dll" and call cdInitGdiPlus, and load 
load "cdiupgdiplus.dll" and call cdInitGdiPlusIUP.

   Which one are you using?

Best,
scuri