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Re: BUG: svg ellipse size not accurate

From: Irene Vatton <irene.vatton@inrialpes.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 10:43:40 +0100
To: John Ellson <ellson@research.att.com>
Cc: www-amaya@w3.org
Message-Id: <20031030104340.5af45bcd.irene.vatton@inrialpes.fr>

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:40:45 -0400
John Ellson <ellson@research.att.com> wrote:

> 
> In the example at:
>     http://www.graphviz.org/bug/hello-world.xml
> there is a visible gap between the "hello" node and the edge.
> 
> The ellipse is "cy=30 ry=18" implying that is lowest point
> should be at y=48.  The first point of the edge is at "M36,48"
> and so the two should be touching.
> 
> My guess is that there is a rounding problem in the ellipse generating
> code.
> 
> John Ellson

Yes, this is rounding problem in the ellipse generating.
The bug doesn't occur always. It depends on the current size and the 
platform.
I registered that problem in our bug list.
     Irene.
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