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author | Thomas Sachau <tommy@gentoo.org> | 2010-11-18 14:08:52 +0000 |
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committer | Thomas Sachau <tommy@gentoo.org> | 2010-11-18 14:08:52 +0000 |
commit | 5dfc1284ea01e237fdc069dcdad1dccb064500aa (patch) | |
tree | 75eac758ae1ef00309f1184b3627f8e1deae5a26 /media-libs/edje/metadata.xml | |
parent | version bump (diff) | |
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Initial commit, based on ebuild in enlightenment overlay
(Portage version: 2.2.0_alpha2-r1/cvs/Linux x86_64)
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diff --git a/media-libs/edje/metadata.xml b/media-libs/edje/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c360c1c28536 --- /dev/null +++ b/media-libs/edje/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> +<herd>enlightenment</herd> +<use> + <flag name='cache'>Enable caching</flag> +</use> +<longdescription> +Edje is a complex graphical design and layout library. + +It's purpose is to be a sequel to "Ebits" which to date has serviced the needs of +Enlightenment development for version 0.17. The original design paramteres under +which Ebits came about were a lot more restricted than the resulting use of them, +thus Edje was born. + +Edje is a more complex layout engine compared to Ebits. It doesn't pretend to do +containering and regular layout like a widget set. It still inherits the more +simplistic layout ideas behind Ebits, but it now does them a lot more cleanly, +allowing for easy expansion, and the ability to cover much more ground than Ebits +ever could. For the purposes of Enlightenment 0.17, Edje should serve all the +purposes of creating visual elements (borders of windows, scrollbars, etc.) and +allow the designer the ability to animate, layout and control the look and feel of +any program using Edje as its basic GUI constructor. This library allows for +multiple collections of Layouts in one file, sharing the same image database and +thus allowing a whole theme to be conveneintly packaged into 1 file and shipped +around. + +Edje, unlike Ebits, separates the layout and behavior logic. Edje files ship with an +image database, used by all the parts in all the collections to source graphical +data. It has a directory of logical part names pointing to the part collection entry +ID in the file (thus allowing for multiple logical names to point to the same part +collection, allowing for the sharing of data betwene display elements). Each part +collection consists of a list of visual parts, as well as a list of programs. A +program is a conditionally run program that if a particular event occurs (a button +is pressed, a mouse enters or leaves a part) will trigger an action that may affect +other parts. In this way a part collection can be "programmed" via its file as to +hilight buttons when the mouse passes over them or show hidden parts when a button +is clicked somewhere etc. The actions performed in changing from one state to +another ar also allowed to transition over a period of time, allowing animation. + +This separation and simplistic event driven style of programming can produce almost +any look and feel one could want for basic visual elements. Anything more complex is +likely the domain of an application or widget set that may use Edje as a conveneient +way of being able to configure parts of the display. +</longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |