Unlimited canvas painting program
Tim Chase
python.list at tim.thechases.com
Thu Oct 24 18:04:20 EDT 2013
On 2013-10-24 21:51, Grant Edwards wrote:
> > To hold an (effectively) infinite *bitmap* canvas, you'd
> > (effectively) need an (effectively) infinite amount of memory.
>
> Sparse arrays allow it to be sort-of implemented as long as most of
> the bitmap is "empty".
Fair enough. Raw bitmap canvas eats memory like a ravenous dog. But
a smarter sparse array would certainly ameliorate the problem well.
-tkc
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