20 April 2000

The CDDB hash function has a high rate of collisions for single track CDs. Using the freedb.org database, the RH6.2 source cd comes up as In the corridor of uncertainty by Flacco and the Sandman.

On the dia list, we have been discussing writing a new canvas for using in GTK/GNOME applications as a replacement of GnomeCanvas. It will take all the good points of the current Dia canvas (internal handling of multiple views, abstract rendering interface meaning only a single draw() routine is needed which can handle GDK, Libart, gnome-print, etc backends) with the benefits of the GnomeCanvas (based on GtkObject system, arbitrary transformations, etc). Depending on how things turn out, we may submit it for inclusion in GTK+. More info when we work out what we are going to do.