NAME
Kite - collection of modules useful in Kite design and construction.
SYNOPSIS
use Kite;
my $profile = Kite->profile(...)
|| die $Kite::ERROR;
my $xml2ps = Kite->xml2ps(...)
|| die $Kite::ERROR;
my $xml_parser = Kite->xml_parser(...)
|| die $Kite::ERROR;DESCRIPTION
The Kite::* modules are a collection of Perl modules and scripts written to help with various tasks in the design and construction of traction kites.
The Kite module acts as a general interface to the other modules in the collection, providing factory methods for loading and instantiating them.
METHODS
profile()
Loads the Kite::Profile module and calls the new() constructor. All parameters are forwarded to the constructor.
This example:
use Kite;
my $profile = Kite->profile( name => 'My Profile', ... )
|| die $Kite::ERROR, "\n";is equivalent to:
use Kite::Profile;
my $profile = Kite::Profile->new( name => 'My Profile', ... )
|| die $Kite::Profile::ERROR, "\n";xml2ps()
Loads the Kite::XML2PS module and calls the new() constructor. All parameters are forwarded to the constructor as per the previous example.
xml_parser()
Loads the Kite::XML::Parser module and calls the new() constructor. All parameters are forwarded to the constructor as per the previous examples.
MODULES
The following modules are distributed with the Kite bundle.
Kite
Front-end for the Kite::* modules. Contains factory methods for loading modules and instantiating objects of other Kite::* classes.
Kite::Base
Base class implementing common functionality such as error reporting.
Kite::Profile
Module defining an object class used to represent and manipulate 2D profiles.
Kite::XML2PS
Module to convert a curve definition from OpenKite XML format to PostScript. Provides automatic page tiling, path following text, registration marks, etc.
Kite::XML::Parser
Module for parsing an XML file and generating a representative tree of node (element) objects.
Kite::XML::Node
Base class for XML element nodes created by Kite::XML::Parser.
Kite::XML::Node::Kite
Derived node elements specific to Kite markup (e.g. Kite, Part, Outline, Curve, Point, etc.)
Kite::PScript::Defs
Module defining a number of PostScript definitions useful for generating PostScript documents for kite part layout, etc.
SCRIPTS
The following scripts are distributed with the Kite bundle.
okprof
Utility script providing a user interface to the Kite::Profile module. Allows 2D profiles to be loaded and manipulated via simple commands. See 'perldoc okprof' or 'okprof -h'.
okxml2ps
Utility script for converting XML kite part definition and layout markup to PostScript. Uses the Kite::XML2PS module.
AUTHORS
Andy Wardley <abw@kfs.org> is the primary author and current maintainer of the Kite::* bundle.
Simon Stapleton <simon@tufty.co.uk> is another key contributor.
VERSION
This is version 0.4 of the Kite bundle.
COPYRIGHT
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
SEE ALSO
See also Kite::Profile, Kite::XML2PS, Kite::XML::Parser, Kite::XML::Node, Kite::XML::Node::Kite, Kite::PScript::Defs, Kite::Base, okprof and okxml2ps.