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euroclydon

What exactly does this function do?

I tried it:

round("2.2") -> 2.2

round(2.2) -> 2.2

round("2.6") -> 2.6

round(2.6) -> 2.6

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If num is an integer, it returns num + 0.5; otherwise it just returns num. I don't see why this is called 'round' or why it would be particularly useful behavior, so it's probably a bug.

I'm pretty sure it's to work around a difference in SVG and VML. In SVG, a one-pixel line rendered at an integral coordinate (like x=1) will render half-half on either side of that value, resulting in a blurry two-pixel-wide line. VML renders a one-pixel line in this case, automatically colouring the pixel(s) between x=1 and x=2.

Raphaël adds 0.5 to the values in SVG in order to make one-pixel-wide lines render as a single pixel instead of two.

Oh, cool, thanks for explaining that.

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