starseeker (Aug 09 2023 at 18:53): starseeker (Aug 09 2023 at 18:53):@Sean had a question about the libdm postscript backend. If it becomes possible for us to capture postscript visualizations of the scene using gl2ps (perhaps using something like a --postscript option to the screengrab command) would we be able to remove the libdm postscript backend?
starseeker (Aug 09 2023 at 18:55):Also, I'm wondering if the plot backend might also be a candidate for removal? At least at the moment I'm having a hard time visualizing a use case for that particular output format these days...
Sean (Aug 10 2023 at 22:35):I mean, I've used it and it has value in a general abstraction sense, but if there was a way to get equivalent or very similar vector output, that'd conceivably would make it a candidate for simplification.
Sean (Aug 10 2023 at 22:35):I think the general idea is the ability to export/extract what's being displayed in some 3D vector parametric format.
Sean (Aug 10 2023 at 22:39):There would be a usability change if it wasn't transparently interoperable with the various DM tools, but I don't think that's as critical as is simply the ability to save/export/convert the non-mesh 3D view data (e.g., the polylines, points, etc).
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