Re: GDI+

Hans-Emil Skogh wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I tried to save a revision graph, but ended in a dialog where TSVN asks
> me to download GDI+ to enable this functionality. (Strangely enough, it
> prompts me *after* I have chosen a filename to save to. It would be more
> logical if the GDI-check would be done before showing the save file
> dialog.)

Nope, because you can save to *.wmf without GDI+.

> Anyway. The link provided to GDI+ is pretty obviously aimed towards
> developers. There is no automatic installation or any clear instructions
> of manual installation.

That's not our fault, MS provides GDI+ that way.

> Is there a reason that we do not provide gdiplus.dll with TSVN? If it is
> the considerable size of the dll, maybe we could make it available as a
> separate download from tortoisesvn.net with accompanying installation
> instructions?

The reasons are:
* GDI+ is not a small dependency
* GDI+ is installed on XP and later, only the ancient Win2k doesn't have it
* users still using win2k most likely have GDI+ already installed by
other applications anyway (if you're running the same OS for nine years,
those chances are very high)
* the few lost souls who still need to install GDI+ can do so manually,
even if it's not as user friendly as you like

I'm considering dropping win2k support for TSVN for the next release
(1.6) - and if not for 1.6, then definitely for 1.7.

Stefan

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