Rotated text with OpenVG - openvg

I've noticed that the OpenVG transformation matrix is ignored by the text rendering routine at all and I cannot control the text position with it manually with VG_GLYPH_ORIGIN parameter.
I'm implementing a scene graph. I found out that I can use vgGetMatrix, read components 6 and 7 of the current 3x3 transform matrix and set VG_GLYPH_ORIGIN to those values before drawing a block of text. This allows the text origin to be placed in correct place, but the text is still always displayed left-to-right.
However, this itself doesn't enable me to do any other transformations, like rotation. I'm surprised because the text is composed from VGPaths and they are indeed transformed
Is there a way to make the text rotated with OpenVG 1.1? Or should I ignore the text functionality from OpenVG 1.1 and draw the letters as individual paths or images manually?

All the draw functions use a different user->surface matrix:
vgDrawPath uses VG_MATRIX_PATH_USER_TO_SURFACE
vgDrawImage uses VG_MATRIX_IMAGE_USER_TO_SURFACE
vgDrawGlyph/vgDrawGlyphs use VG_MATRIX_GLYPH_USER_TO_SURFACE
By default, all of the matrix functions (vgTranslate, vgRotate, vgLoadMatrix, etc) operate on VG_MATRIX_PATH_USER_TO_SURFACE. To change the active matrix, call vgSeti with VG_MATRIX_MODE as the first argument:
vgSeti(VG_MATRIX_MODE, VG_MATRIX_GLYPH_USER_TO_SURFACE);
/* now vgTranslate, vgRotate, etc will operate on VG_MATRIX_GLYPH_USER_TO_SURFACE */

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Only print ol.style.Text to polygon if text label fits inside its geometry

In OpenLayers I use ol.style.Text to add a text label to federal states polygons. The states have names of different length and also polygons of different sizes. It looks like this:
Is it possible to only print the text marker if it fits inside its polygon (e.g. after zooming in)? For instance, in the above example Hessen, Thüringen, Sachsen and Bayern would be printed, but Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland and Baden-Württemberg would be omitted because the text goes beyond its feature's geometry...
I know I can set the font property of an ol.style.Text to a particular size based on the resolution but this does not help here as text would still overlap the borders sometimes...
This is currently not possible with help from the library. But you can use CanvasRenderingContext2D#measureText() in your vector layer's stlyeFunction to get the width of the label, and compare that with the extent's width of the polygon at a certain resolution, and decide based on that whether to render or not. You can also get smarter than using the extent's width, but it is probably a good enough approximation for many cases.

What TeeChart Tool can I use to Interactively select points from a FastLine Graph

While using Delphi Seattle 10 and Steema TeeChart Pro VCL FMX 2016.18, I am looking to Highlight a Selection of a Line Graph (multiple series) in the way that Zooming allows / makes a square around a highlighted selection of a Line Graph to indicate which part of it to zoom into (as long as the onmousedown action is in progress).
The purpose of this would be to allow the selection to remain highlighted while the mouse is no longer being clicked, to potentially "Delete" the highlighted Data points. All I need this for is to obtain the (X0 Y0 X1 Y1) values to possibly obtain the CalcPosPoint(X) and remove all the points inside. The data is currently obtained through a Record Struct (Memory Mapped) file, and it will there for be used to set/check for a property "deleted" to indicate on the next redraw of the graph which rows to completely ignore and which to continue printing.
I hope to be able to do this (select from 1 chart), and have it simultaneously draw on multiple graphs. I have tried to look for an example of this feature through the use of TSelectorTool (FMXTee). One of the pages I found referring to such a tool is Interactive data point selection as well as Multiple selections with Selector Tool
And my second question has to do with TeeCharts directly. Where would I find fmx240.bpl as TeeChart_Pro_Firemonkey_Demo.exe requires this file in order to run? I did manage to copy vcl240.bpl from "Embarcadero\Studio\18.0\bin" and put it into "Embarcadero\Studio\17.0\bin"
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I have managed to capture / create a sample code (MVCE) from which I can now select a portion and create a square around a particular sample of graph lines.
The control graph right now is the bottom graph (Chart5). If anyone is interested in seeing the code, I have put up a pastebin sample.
PasteBin Sample Code
And a TeeCharts.tar.gz is accessible to anyone who wishes to see a sample of the code, as well as the data sample.
filetolink.com Source Files
I no longer feel the need for mathematical equation to differentiate the top graphs from the bottom (because the bottom axes are automatic where as the top are defined). I intend to only use the space which is adherent to the visible space, and do not intend to extend in either direction (left or right). That means at this point the size of the graph does not matter, because once I over populate the charts above, the position in the bottom graph would become irrelevant, and therefor I do not intend to use the bottom chart.
The next step is to save the positions of the boxes so that they can reappear when the graph is shift from left (past data) to the right (live data). And then uses the buttons above to make the appropriate action to the graphs.
I would like to know what way would be the most sufficient way to record the positions of the rectangles, so when the chart is shifted (via the ScrollBar1), the rectangles are moving with the direction of the scrollbar. But I'm sure I can achieve that.
I think I have found a solution. The red squares are only prevalent for the visual aspect, they can be drawn on, I don't need to do anything special with each chart, as I already know what the X0..Y1 parameters are, they are known from the initial chart. The problem h/e has to do with the initial chart. As long as the screens are all full, I can zoom in correctly w/ alignment with on all the charts (ZoomRect/Rectf(X0..Y1))
But what kind of equation would it take to adjust the charts that are not in the same zoom / max / min when the Chart5.Axes.Bottom.Automatic = True?
From there I just simply have to disable the immediate zoom feature, and allow buttons to become functional, to decide what the next course of action would be.

Karaoke-like progress highlight for iOS

I would like to implement karaoke-like progress highlight for iOS.
I know I could use NSAttributedString and highlight the text character by character. However, I would like the highlight to progress pixel by pixel, not character by character.
Any ideas?
P.S. No need for sample code, just point me to the right direction.
Here is an example:
I can't think of any automatic way to do that. There would be several problems to solve. It would be pretty hard, I think.
The hardest would probably be figuring out the pixel position of each word so you can pace the coloring to match the timing within the music. With text and attributed layout, you could probably get the text engine to give you the boundaries of each word and then apply the color attribute to each word as it's spoken/sung. You'd have to have data about the time offset for the beginning and end of each word's being sung.
You might have to use Core Text to get layout information about the bounding rectangles of each word.
Once you get that you could build a path (UIBezierPath or CGPath; they're pretty interchangeable) that follows the flow of the text, and then install that path in to a shape layer. You could then make the text transparent, make the shape layer a colored background that shows through, and animate the shape layer's strokeStart and/or strokeEnd properties to make it fill the text. You might need to do it word by word with a short animation that interpolates between one word and the next to get the timing right.
You probably want to have a look at Core Text, which is the lower level framework used for laying out text, using this you can obtain necessary paths that you need to render said effect (I suggest starting from answers similar to this)
There are plenty of answers for alternative, perhaps simpler answers, for example character by character or word-by-word, which may be easier to implement.

Custom SVG marker, dependent on data

I can add a custom SVG element to a chart like the wind arrows in the meteogram example. Note how the look of each individual wind arrow is customized with the parameters (a) wind speed and (b) direction.
I can also place custom SVG markers on to a series like the cross in the custom markers demo.
The latter approach has the advantage that if I have a zoom-able chart (Highstock) the markers will stay where they are supposed to be when zooming/panning. However, the latter example does not allow parameter dependent customization of the SVG marker!
Is there a way to combine these two? As in, I want custom SVG markers, that are bound to the series but whose shape is determined by other external parameters.

iOS How to get all words coordinates in PDF page

I have looked through many tutorials and usually stack users trow links to the pdfkitten, but as I've tested it I have not satisfied with result. So the search does not work with multiply word and etc.
So what I am looking for I need to get all words from the pdf page and highlight it if the words cross some rectangle.
I used PDFKitten for the same.
What I did was while scanning the PDF - Identify the words separated
by spaces.
Save the RenderingState(Model in PDFKitten code)word is
encountered save that word in a model with it's current
RenderingState (Model in PDFKitten code) which will be initial state.
When the complete word is found(space separated) again save the
current RenderingState as final state.
The code for converting RenderingState to actual view's frame using
above initial state and final state, is present in PDFKitten. You can
refer to that code.
apply current media box transform to frame.
And finally don't forget
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