Cairo context missing show_glyphs method
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Description
I noticed that the method named show_glyphs is missing from the cairo context. Its line in the lgi/override/cairo.lua file is commented.
The method hasn't yet been implemented or can't it be implemented for some specific reason?
Is there an other way one should draw glyphs instead in lgi?
I've been looking at http://zetcode.com/gfx/cairo/cairotext/ and https://github.com/SimonSapin/pycairo/blob/master/examples/cairo_snippets/snippets/show_glyphs.py
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Start in lgi/override/cairo.lua at the commented show_glyphs line, then compare the Cairo text examples linked in the issue with lgi's exposed context methods. Done means show_glyphs is available through lgi, or the issue clearly documents why it cannot be implemented and what alternative glyph-drawing path to use.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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