Re: [OpenVerse] Any progress on the whiteboard?

[Andy Goth <andygoth@vetec.com>]

> > Which brings up another question... what if I draw for a while and then
> > someone new enters the room?  Maybe he can be sent a background image
> > that already contains all the new drawings on it.
> 
> This shouldn't really be much of a problem; vectors are cheap. That is,
> saying "a line from (a,b) to (p,q)" requires a lot less information than
> saying "a white dot, another white dot...". (as nauseam)

I didn't realize a buffer could be kept (see below).
 
> Just keep some kind of buffer, and dump it on newcomers in a batch.
> The only problem I see is that if you'd paint for, say, 4 weeks
> straight,
> the batch would hold lots of stuff that's been painted over since.

How about a tool to wipe the board clean?  It would be easier than
drawing white rectangles.

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