[cairo] RFC the idea of n-plane color support

[Carl Worth]

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 21:34:55 -0500, Ross McFarland wrote:
> i suppose this would be a workable route. it would still require being
> able to store arbitrary data in the color portion of the cairo context.
> after thinking about it for a bit, truly arbitrary, since there's no way
> to envision what types of data an app and external backend might want to
> pass though. this would probably require turning the color structures
> into full blown objects with destroy methods etc. 

Perhaps. Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.

> understandable. i guess it might be best to wait for an application to
> need advanced color, but i suspect it may end up being a chicken and egg
> problem.

That's quite likely. I just know that I'm not smart enough to get things
right on my own. Scrambled eggs just aren't a solution here.

-Carl