Xamarin has open source a tool for editing SkiaSharp objects, while Google has reduced the size taken by 2D JPEG and 3D graphics.
Xamarin has open source a tool for editing SkiaSharp objects, while Google has reduced the size taken by 2D JPEG and 3D graphics.
Xamarin , a Microsoft subsidiary, has open sourced Kimono Designer , a tool for graphically editing SkiaSharp objects that can be converted later to code for the targeted platforms. SkiaSharp is a 2D API for. NET based on the Skia graphics library, a project started by Google and used as a cross-platform graphics engine by Chrome, Firefox and Android, among others. The problem with Skia and SkiaSharp is that developers need to use a low level API to create 2D graphics similar to Java 2D. An example of what it takes to draw a Bezier curve can be seen on Skia Fiddle page. The Kimono Designer enables developers to create 2D images with a graphical tool, making the task easier.
Kimono comes with a number of features, including Color Palettes, Visual Gradient Editor, Named Styles. Linked Properties, a Scripting language and others. The tool can generate code for Windows (WinForms, UWP, WPF), Android, iOS, MacOS, tvOS or cross-platform. For now, Kimono runs only on MacOS, but Xamarin plans to provide versions for UWP and Android and iOS tablets.
