<s>
Libart	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
graphics	B-Library
library	I-Library
of	O
functions	O
for	O
2D	O
graphics	O
supporting	O
a	O
superset	O
of	O
the	O
PostScript	B-Language
imaging	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libart	B-Language
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
graphics	O
,	O
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
illustration	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
optimized	O
C	B-Language
and	O
is	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libart	B-Language
provides	O
a	O
vector	O
graphics-based	O
API	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cairo	B-Language
obsoletes	O
almost	O
all	O
uses	O
of	O
libart	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libart	B-Language
supports	O
a	O
very	O
powerful	O
imaging	O
model	O
,	O
basically	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
SVG	O
and	O
the	O
Java	O
2D	O
API	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
all	O
PostScript	B-Language
imaging	O
operations	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
antialiasing	B-Algorithm
and	O
alpha-transparency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libart	B-Language
was	O
a	O
library	O
for	O
high-performance	O
2D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
being	O
replaced	O
with	O
Cairo	B-Language
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
anti-aliased	O
rendering	O
engine	O
for	O
the	O
Gnome	B-Application
Canvas	O
and	O
for	O
Gill	O
,	O
the	O
Gnome	B-Application
Illustration	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gdk-pixbuf	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
wrapper	O
around	O
libart	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
LGPL	B-Application
'd	O
component	O
of	O
libart	B-Language
was	O
also	O
written	O
,	O
containing	O
all	O
functions	O
needed	O
for	O
running	O
the	O
Gnome	B-Application
Canvas	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
printing	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GPL	B-License
'd	O
contained	O
various	O
enhanced	O
functions	O
for	O
specific	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GNOME	B-Application
Canvas	O
uses	O
Libart	B-Language
as	O
its	O
rendering	O
API	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GIMP	B-Application
used	O
Libart	B-Language
for	O
vector	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dia	B-Operating_System
can	O
use	O
Libart	B-Language
for	O
antialiasing	B-Algorithm
and	O
PNG	O
export	O
.	O
</s>
