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Cairo is a 2D graphics library with support for multiple output devices.
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Currently supported output targets include the X Window System (via both
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Xlib and XCB), quartz, win32, and image buffers, as well as PDF,
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PostScript, and SVG file output. Experimental backends include OpenGL,
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BeOS, OS/2, and DirectFB.
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Cairo is designed to produce consistent output on all output media while
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taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when available (for
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example, through the X Render Extension).
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The cairo API provides operations similar to the drawing operators of
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PostScript and PDF. Operations in cairo include stroking and filling
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cubic Bezier splines, transforming and compositing translucent
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images, and antialiased text rendering. All drawing operations can be
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transformed by any affine transformation (scale, rotation, shear, etc.).
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