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(1) A major feature of HTML5. See canvas element. (2) In an image editing or paint program, the canvas is the window in which the picture is created or edited. It is the on-screen counterpart...

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Definition: canvas

(1) A major feature of HTML5. See canvas element.

(2) In an image editing or paint program, the canvas is the window in which the picture is created or edited. It is the on-screen counterpart of the cloth canvas used by an artist. See paint program.

(3) (Canvas) A technical drawing, image editing and page layout program for Windows and the Mac from ACD Systems International, Inc., Victoria, British Columbia (www.acdsystems.com). Acquired from Deneba Software in 2003, ACD's Canvas combines numerous illustration (vector graphics) and image editing tools (bitmapped graphics) in one application. It also includes presentation graphics capabilities for producing on-screen slide shows. Specific versions have been created for GIS mapping, scientific imaging and the professional design engineering market.


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Canvas
Canvas combines extensive drawing and imaging tools in one program. The PC drawing on top is a vector graphics rendering and the \"first mouse\" below is a bitmap. The open menus show image editing tools that are not normally found in a vector graphics drawing program.





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    Google has unveiled its first homepage doodle to be built using only HTML 5 canvas, an element of the burgeoning web standard that allows developers to render dynamic bitmap images and 2D shapes.

    News items | July 22, 2011 4:47am PDT

  • There are alternatives to Blackboard and Moodle: Instructure Canvas goes open source

    Can the open sourcing of a sophisticated LMS finally break the log jam in the LMS market caused by the ubiquity of Blackboard and the easy "free-ness" of Moodle?

    Blog posts | February 1, 2011 11:34am PST

  • Opera's Molly Holzschlag on HTML5 and the future of web apps

    Editor's note: Andrew Mager is reporting from the Future of Web Apps (FOWA 2010) conference, held in Miami from February 22 to 24. Click here to read all of his coverage. Opera genius Molly...

    Blog posts | February 23, 2010 2:13pm PST

  • Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoid

    Google's entrance into the browser wars is more of a reflection of the importance of the browser environment as we undergo a shift to the next generation of Internet application development...

    Blog posts | September 3, 2008 9:31am PDT

  • NanoArt online competition of 2008

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    Blog posts | January 13, 2008 9:57am PST

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    Yahoo! Pipes makes it really easy to build a mashup of your favorite RSS feeds, even if you're clueless about programming. Anyone can follow this step-by-step guide to see how it's done.

    Image galleries | February 22, 2007 2:24pm PST

  • Photo: An iPod case with sole

    New canvas and rubber case is reminiscent of Converse's Chuck Taylor shoes.

    Image galleries | July 20, 2006 3:56pm PDT

  • Photo: An iPod case with sole

    New canvas and rubber case is reminiscent of Converse's Chuck Taylor shoes.

    Image galleries | July 19, 2006 11:46am PDT

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  • Google features first HTML 5 canvas doodle

    Google has unveiled its first homepage doodle to be built using only HTML 5 canvas, an element of the burgeoning web standard that allows developers to render dynamic bitmap images and 2D shapes.

    News items | July 22, 2011 4:47am PDT

  • Microsoft poised to launch new Visual Studio debugging tool

    Microsoft is on the verge of making available for download a new experimental Visual Studio Power Tool, known as the Debugger Canvas, via its Dev Labs site.

    Blog posts | June 13, 2011 7:08am PDT

  • Pop artists make BMWs their canvas (photos)

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    Image galleries | June 10, 2011 4:10am PDT

  • Instructure Canvas LMS: Go open source, get serious investment capital

    Back in February, I wrote about Instructure's risky move open-sourcing their Canvas LMS. The product was great, an easy-to-use, robust LMS with solid social features and a spectacular user...

    Blog posts | April 14, 2011 1:26pm PDT

  • There are alternatives to Blackboard and Moodle: Instructure Canvas goes open source

    Can the open sourcing of a sophisticated LMS finally break the log jam in the LMS market caused by the ubiquity of Blackboard and the easy "free-ness" of Moodle?

    Blog posts | February 1, 2011 11:34am PST

  • Microsoft adds HTML 5 Canvas, video support to new IE 9 preview

    Those pesky sources were right on the money: Microsoft is making available for download a third developer-focused preview of its IE 9 browser today, June 23, starting at 5 p.m. ET.

    Blog posts | June 23, 2010 2:06pm PDT

  • Opera's Molly Holzschlag on HTML5 and the future of web apps

    Editor's note: Andrew Mager is reporting from the Future of Web Apps (FOWA 2010) conference, held in Miami from February 22 to 24. Click here to read all of his coverage. Opera genius Molly...

    Blog posts | February 23, 2010 2:13pm PST

  • Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoid

    Google's entrance into the browser wars is more of a reflection of the importance of the browser environment as we undergo a shift to the next generation of Internet application development...

    Blog posts | September 3, 2008 9:31am PDT

  • Multiple Facebook vulnerabilities reported on Full-Disclosure

    Jouko Pynnonen posted a message to the Full-Disclosure mailing list today, citing multiple "script injection" vulnerabilities within Facebook.  I'm not sure if this is a surprise to anybody out...

    Blog posts | July 2, 2008 5:42pm PDT

  • 3-D collaborative body art in Scotland

    A collaborative technology developed several years ago at ETH Zurich in Switzerland is now being used in a theater in Scotland. The Living Canvas technology allows performers on stage to interact...

    Blog posts | April 8, 2008 2:00am PDT

  • NanoArt online competition of 2008

    Like last year, the NanoArt International Online Competition has started. In case you don't remember, NanoArt is 'a new art discipline related to micro/nanosculptures created by artists/scientists...

    Blog posts | January 13, 2008 9:57am PST

  • Photos: Where Frank Lloyd Wright comes alive

    The renowned architect's signature features, such as geometric angles, glass doors and canvas ceilings, are showcased in this gallery from Taliesin West.

    Image galleries | July 25, 2007 12:15pm PDT

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