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From: Kimbrough%dsg@ti-csl.CSNET (Kerry Kimbrough)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: X11 PolyLine
Message-ID: <2767619235-7853437@Sierra>
Date: Mon, 14-Sep-87 11:07:15 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 14 11:07:15 1987
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Can someone tell me why, "if wide lines intersect, the intersecting pixels are
drawn only once, as though the entire PolyLine were a single filled shape"?  In
this respect, PolyLine differs from all the other graphics requests.  I realize
that the specified effect is desirable, but this requirement associates a unique
performance burden with the old graphics workhorse. Why wouldn't it be better to
charge it to those few who truly need it?