libwmf-0.2.8: description + notes
libwmf
is a library for reading vector images in Microsoft's native Windows Metafile Format (WMF
) and for either displaying them in, e.g., an X window or converting them to more standard/open file formats such as, e.g., the W3C's XML-based Scaleable Vector Graphic (SVG) format. Currently bindings exist for conversion to:
- the following vector image formats:
- (Encapsulated) PostScript (
EPS
&PS
)- Facility for Interactive Generation of graphics (
FIG
)- Scaleable Vector Graphic (
SVG
)- (Image)Magick Vector Graphic (
MVG
)- the following raster image formats:
- Portable Network Graphics (
PNG
)- Joint Photographic Experts Group (
JPEG
)
libwmf
is officially alpha quality code, and is likely to stay that way, but is already usable and the Application Programming Interface (API
) is approaching stability.The libwmf home page has more information.
Developers intending to use this distribution for application development should be sure to read the information in FAQ 3.8.
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