Adding upstream version 4:24.2.0.upstream/4%24.2.0

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

19 files changed, 8629 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/bitmapaction.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/bitmapaction.cxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XBitmap.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCachedPrimitive.hpp>
+#include <vcl/bitmapex.hxx>
+#include <tools/gen.hxx>
+#include <vcl/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/point/b2dpoint.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drange.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include "cachedprimitivebase.hxx"
+#include "bitmapaction.hxx"
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrixtools.hxx>
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        namespace
+        {
+
+            class BitmapAction : public CachedPrimitiveBase
+            {
+            public:
+                BitmapAction( const ::BitmapEx&,
+                              const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rDstPoint,
+                              const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                              const OutDevState& );
+                BitmapAction( const ::BitmapEx&,
+                              const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&  rDstPoint,
+                              const ::basegfx::B2DVector& rDstSize,
+                              const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                              const OutDevState& );
+
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                using Action::render;
+                virtual bool renderPrimitive( uno::Reference< rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                              const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                 rTransformation ) const override;
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XBitmap >                    mxBitmap;
+                CanvasSharedPtr                                         mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState                                  maState;
+            };
+
+
+            BitmapAction::BitmapAction( const ::BitmapEx&          rBmpEx,
+                                        const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rDstPoint,
+                                        const CanvasSharedPtr&     rCanvas,
+                                        const OutDevState&         rState ) :
+                CachedPrimitiveBase( rCanvas, true ),
+                mxBitmap( vcl::unotools::xBitmapFromBitmapEx( rBmpEx ) ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas )
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+
+                // Setup transformation such that the next render call is
+                // moved rPoint away.
+                const basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aLocalTransformation(basegfx::utils::createTranslateB2DHomMatrix(rDstPoint));
+                ::canvas::tools::appendToRenderState( maState,
+                                                      aLocalTransformation );
+
+                // correct clip (which is relative to original transform)
+                tools::modifyClip( maState,
+                                   rState,
+                                   rCanvas,
+                                   rDstPoint,
+                                   nullptr,
+                                   nullptr );
+            }
+
+            BitmapAction::BitmapAction( const ::BitmapEx&           rBmpEx,
+                                        const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&  rDstPoint,
+                                        const ::basegfx::B2DVector& rDstSize,
+                                        const CanvasSharedPtr&      rCanvas,
+                                        const OutDevState&          rState      ) :
+                CachedPrimitiveBase( rCanvas, true ),
+                mxBitmap( vcl::unotools::xBitmapFromBitmapEx( rBmpEx ) ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas )
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+
+                // Setup transformation such that the next render call is
+                // moved rPoint away, and scaled according to the ratio
+                // given by src and dst size.
+                const ::Size aBmpSize( rBmpEx.GetSizePixel() );
+
+                const ::basegfx::B2DVector aScale( rDstSize.getX() / aBmpSize.Width(),
+                                                   rDstSize.getY() / aBmpSize.Height() );
+                const basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aLocalTransformation(basegfx::utils::createScaleTranslateB2DHomMatrix(
+                    aScale, rDstPoint));
+                ::canvas::tools::appendToRenderState( maState, aLocalTransformation );
+
+                // correct clip (which is relative to original transform)
+                tools::modifyClip( maState,
+                                   rState,
+                                   rCanvas,
+                                   rDstPoint,
+                                   &aScale,
+                                   nullptr );
+            }
+
+            bool BitmapAction::renderPrimitive( uno::Reference< rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                                const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                 rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::BitmapAction::renderPrimitive()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::BitmapAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                rCachedPrimitive = mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->drawBitmap( mxBitmap,
+                                                                         mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                                         aLocalState );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool BitmapAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                             const Subset&                    rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // bitmap only contains a single action, fail if subset
+                // requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return false;
+
+                return CachedPrimitiveBase::render( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange BitmapAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                const geometry::IntegerSize2D aSize( mxBitmap->getSize() );
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds( ::basegfx::B2DRange( 0,0,
+                                                                          aSize.Width,
+                                                                          aSize.Height ),
+                                                     mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                     aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange BitmapAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                                         const Subset&                  rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // bitmap only contains a single action, empty bounds
+                // if subset requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange();
+
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 BitmapAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction( const ::BitmapEx&          rBmpEx,
+                                                                 const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rDstPoint,
+                                                                 const CanvasSharedPtr&     rCanvas,
+                                                                 const OutDevState&         rState )
+        {
+            return std::make_shared<BitmapAction>(rBmpEx, rDstPoint, rCanvas, rState );
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction( const ::BitmapEx&           rBmpEx,
+                                                                 const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&  rDstPoint,
+                                                                 const ::basegfx::B2DVector& rDstSize,
+                                                                 const CanvasSharedPtr&      rCanvas,
+                                                                 const OutDevState&          rState )
+        {
+            return std::make_shared<BitmapAction>(rBmpEx,
+                                                  rDstPoint,
+                                                  rDstSize,
+                                                  rCanvas,
+                                                  rState );
+        }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/bitmapaction.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/bitmapaction.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59bf841dab
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+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/bitmapaction.hxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+#include <action.hxx>
+
+namespace basegfx {
+    class B2DPoint;
+    class B2DVector;
+}
+class BitmapEx;
+
+/* Definition of internal::BitmapActionFactory */
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        struct OutDevState;
+
+        /** Creates encapsulated converters between GDIMetaFile and
+            XCanvas. The Canvas argument is deliberately placed at the
+            constructor, to force reconstruction of this object for a
+            new canvas. This considerably eases internal state
+            handling, since a lot of the internal state (e.g. fonts,
+            text layout) is Canvas-dependent.
+         */
+        namespace BitmapActionFactory
+        {
+            /// Unscaled bitmap action, only references destination point
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createBitmapAction( const ::BitmapEx&,
+                                                       const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rDstPoint,
+                                                       const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                       const OutDevState& );
+
+            /// Scaled bitmap action, dest point and dest size
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createBitmapAction( const ::BitmapEx&,
+                                                       const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&  rDstPoint,
+                                                       const ::basegfx::B2DVector& rDstSize,
+                                                       const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                       const OutDevState& );
+        }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/cachedprimitivebase.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/cachedprimitivebase.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5664cabfc
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+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/cachedprimitivebase.cxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/RepaintResult.hpp>
+
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+
+#include "cachedprimitivebase.hxx"
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        CachedPrimitiveBase::CachedPrimitiveBase( CanvasSharedPtr        xCanvas,
+                                                  bool                   bOnlyRedrawWithSameTransform ) :
+            mpCanvas(std::move( xCanvas )),
+            mbOnlyRedrawWithSameTransform( bOnlyRedrawWithSameTransform )
+        {
+            // TODO(F2): also store last view transform, and refuse to
+            // redraw if changed.
+        }
+
+        bool CachedPrimitiveBase::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+        {
+            SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::CachedPrimitiveBase::render()" );
+            SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::CachedPrimitiveBase: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+            const rendering::ViewState& rViewState( mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+            ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix     aTotalTransform;
+
+            ::canvas::tools::getViewStateTransform( aTotalTransform,
+                                                    rViewState );
+            aTotalTransform *= rTransformation;
+
+            // can we use the cached primitive? For that, it must be
+            // present in the first place, and, if
+            // mbOnlyRedrawWithSameTransform is true, the overall
+            // transformation must be the same.
+            if( mxCachedPrimitive.is() &&
+                (!mbOnlyRedrawWithSameTransform ||
+                 maLastTransformation == aTotalTransform) )
+            {
+                if( mxCachedPrimitive->redraw( rViewState ) ==
+                    rendering::RepaintResult::REDRAWN )
+                {
+                    // cached repaint succeeded, done.
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            maLastTransformation = aTotalTransform;
+
+            // delegate rendering to derived classes
+            return renderPrimitive( mxCachedPrimitive,
+                                    rTransformation );
+        }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/cachedprimitivebase.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/cachedprimitivebase.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48a31db5d2
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+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/cachedprimitivebase.hxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCachedPrimitive.hpp>
+
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+
+#include <action.hxx>
+
+namespace basegfx { class B2DHomMatrix; }
+
+
+/* Definition of internal::CachedPrimitiveBase class */
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+    {
+        /** Base class providing cached re-rendering, if XCanvas
+            returns XCachedPrimitive
+
+            Derive from this class and implement private render()
+            method to perform the actual primitive rendering. Return
+            cached primitive into given reference. Next time this
+            class' public render() method gets called, the cached
+            representation is taken.
+         */
+        class CachedPrimitiveBase : public Action
+        {
+        public:
+            /** Constructor
+
+                @param rCanvas
+                Canvas on which this primitive is to appear
+
+                @param bOnlyRedrawWithSameTransform
+                When true, this class only reuses the cached
+                primitive, if the overall transformation stays the
+                same. Otherwise, repaints are always performed via the
+                cached primitive.
+             */
+            CachedPrimitiveBase( CanvasSharedPtr        xCanvas,
+                                 bool                   bOnlyRedrawWithSameTransform );
+
+            CachedPrimitiveBase(const CachedPrimitiveBase&) = delete;
+            const CachedPrimitiveBase& operator=(const CachedPrimitiveBase&) = delete;
+
+            virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+
+        protected:
+            using Action::render;
+
+        private:
+            virtual bool renderPrimitive( css::uno::Reference< css::rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                          const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const = 0;
+
+            CanvasSharedPtr                                                 mpCanvas;
+            mutable css::uno::Reference< css::rendering::XCachedPrimitive > mxCachedPrimitive;
+            mutable ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix                                 maLastTransformation;
+            const bool                                                      mbOnlyRedrawWithSameTransform;
+        };
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/implrenderer.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/implrenderer.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3cfe793f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/implrenderer.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,3066 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/diagnose_ex.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/propertysequence.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/propertyvalue.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XGraphicDevice.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/TexturingMode.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/PanoseProportion.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvasFont.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/PathCapType.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/PathJoinType.hpp>
+#include <basegfx/utils/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/utils/gradienttools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/numeric/ftools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolypolygontools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolygontools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolygon.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolypolygon.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/vector/b2dsize.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drectangle.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/point/b2dpoint.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/tuple/b2dtuple.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolygonclipper.hxx>
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+#include <vcl/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <vcl/gdimtf.hxx>
+#include <vcl/metaact.hxx>
+#include <vcl/virdev.hxx>
+#include <vcl/metric.hxx>
+#include <vcl/graphictools.hxx>
+#include <vcl/BitmapPalette.hxx>
+#include <tools/poly.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/languagetag.hxx>
+#include <implrenderer.hxx>
+#include <tools.hxx>
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+#include <action.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include "bitmapaction.hxx"
+#include "lineaction.hxx"
+#include "pointaction.hxx"
+#include "polypolyaction.hxx"
+#include "textaction.hxx"
+#include "transparencygroupaction.hxx"
+#include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string_view>
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+
+// free support functions
+// ======================
+namespace
+{
+    template < class MetaActionType > void setStateColor( MetaActionType*                   pAct,
+                                                          bool&                             rIsColorSet,
+                                                          uno::Sequence< double >&          rColorSequence,
+                                                          const cppcanvas::CanvasSharedPtr& rCanvas )
+    {
+        rIsColorSet = pAct->IsSetting();
+        if (!rIsColorSet)
+            return;
+
+        ::Color aColor( pAct->GetColor() );
+
+        // force alpha part of color to
+        // opaque. transparent painting is done
+        // explicitly via MetaActionType::Transparent
+        aColor.SetAlpha(255);
+        //aColor.SetTransparency(128);
+
+        rColorSequence = vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+            aColor,
+            rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() );
+    }
+
+    void setupStrokeAttributes( rendering::StrokeAttributes&                          o_rStrokeAttributes,
+                                const ::cppcanvas::internal::ActionFactoryParameters& rParms,
+                                const LineInfo&                                       rLineInfo                 )
+    {
+        const ::basegfx::B2DSize aWidth( rLineInfo.GetWidth(), 0 );
+        o_rStrokeAttributes.StrokeWidth =
+            (rParms.mrStates.getState().mapModeTransform * aWidth).getLength();
+
+        // setup reasonable defaults
+        o_rStrokeAttributes.MiterLimit   = 15.0; // 1.0 was no good default; GDI+'s limit is 10.0, our's is 15.0
+        o_rStrokeAttributes.StartCapType = rendering::PathCapType::BUTT;
+        o_rStrokeAttributes.EndCapType   = rendering::PathCapType::BUTT;
+
+        switch (rLineInfo.GetLineJoin())
+        {
+            case basegfx::B2DLineJoin::NONE:
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.JoinType = rendering::PathJoinType::NONE;
+                break;
+            case basegfx::B2DLineJoin::Bevel:
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.JoinType = rendering::PathJoinType::BEVEL;
+                break;
+            case basegfx::B2DLineJoin::Miter:
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.JoinType = rendering::PathJoinType::MITER;
+                break;
+            case basegfx::B2DLineJoin::Round:
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.JoinType = rendering::PathJoinType::ROUND;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        switch(rLineInfo.GetLineCap())
+        {
+            default: /* css::drawing::LineCap_BUTT */
+            {
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.StartCapType = rendering::PathCapType::BUTT;
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.EndCapType   = rendering::PathCapType::BUTT;
+                break;
+            }
+            case css::drawing::LineCap_ROUND:
+            {
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.StartCapType = rendering::PathCapType::ROUND;
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.EndCapType   = rendering::PathCapType::ROUND;
+                break;
+            }
+            case css::drawing::LineCap_SQUARE:
+            {
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.StartCapType = rendering::PathCapType::SQUARE;
+                o_rStrokeAttributes.EndCapType   = rendering::PathCapType::SQUARE;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if( LineStyle::Dash != rLineInfo.GetStyle() )
+            return;
+
+        const ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState( rParms.mrStates.getState() );
+
+        // TODO(F1): Interpret OutDev::GetRefPoint() for the start of the dashing.
+
+        // interpret dash info only if explicitly enabled as
+        // style
+        const ::basegfx::B2DSize aDistance( rLineInfo.GetDistance(), 0 );
+        const double nDistance( (rState.mapModeTransform * aDistance).getLength() );
+
+        const ::basegfx::B2DSize aDashLen( rLineInfo.GetDashLen(), 0 );
+        const double nDashLen( (rState.mapModeTransform * aDashLen).getLength() );
+
+        const ::basegfx::B2DSize aDotLen( rLineInfo.GetDotLen(), 0 );
+        const double nDotLen( (rState.mapModeTransform * aDotLen).getLength() );
+
+        const sal_Int32 nNumArryEntries( 2*rLineInfo.GetDashCount() +
+                                         2*rLineInfo.GetDotCount() );
+
+        o_rStrokeAttributes.DashArray.realloc( nNumArryEntries );
+        double* pDashArray = o_rStrokeAttributes.DashArray.getArray();
+
+
+        // iteratively fill dash array, first with dashes, then
+        // with dots.
+
+
+        sal_Int32 nCurrEntry=0;
+
+        for( sal_Int32 i=0; i<rLineInfo.GetDashCount(); ++i )
+        {
+            pDashArray[nCurrEntry++] = nDashLen;
+            pDashArray[nCurrEntry++] = nDistance;
+        }
+        for( sal_Int32 i=0; i<rLineInfo.GetDotCount(); ++i )
+        {
+            pDashArray[nCurrEntry++] = nDotLen;
+            pDashArray[nCurrEntry++] = nDistance;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /** Create masked BitmapEx, where the white areas of rBitmap are
+        transparent, and the other appear in rMaskColor.
+     */
+    BitmapEx createMaskBmpEx( const Bitmap&  rBitmap,
+                              const ::Color& rMaskColor )
+    {
+        const ::Color aWhite( COL_WHITE );
+        BitmapPalette aBiLevelPalette{
+            aWhite, rMaskColor
+        };
+
+        AlphaMask aMask( rBitmap.CreateAlphaMask( aWhite ));
+        Bitmap aSolid( rBitmap.GetSizePixel(),
+                       vcl::PixelFormat::N8_BPP,
+                       &aBiLevelPalette );
+        aSolid.Erase( rMaskColor );
+
+        return BitmapEx( aSolid, aMask );
+    }
+
+    OUString convertToLocalizedNumerals(std::u16string_view rStr,
+        LanguageType eTextLanguage)
+    {
+        OUStringBuffer aBuf(rStr);
+        for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i < aBuf.getLength(); ++i)
+        {
+            sal_Unicode nChar = aBuf[i];
+            if (nChar >= '0' && nChar <= '9')
+                aBuf[i] = GetLocalizedChar(nChar, eTextLanguage);
+        }
+        return aBuf.makeStringAndClear();
+    }
+}
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        // state stack manipulators
+
+        void VectorOfOutDevStates::clearStateStack()
+        {
+            m_aStates.clear();
+            const OutDevState aDefaultState;
+            m_aStates.push_back(aDefaultState);
+        }
+
+        OutDevState& VectorOfOutDevStates::getState()
+        {
+            return m_aStates.back();
+        }
+
+        const OutDevState& VectorOfOutDevStates::getState() const
+        {
+            return m_aStates.back();
+        }
+
+        void VectorOfOutDevStates::pushState(vcl::PushFlags nFlags)
+        {
+            m_aStates.push_back( getState() );
+            getState().pushFlags = nFlags;
+        }
+
+        void VectorOfOutDevStates::popState()
+        {
+            if( getState().pushFlags != vcl::PushFlags::ALL )
+            {
+                // a state is pushed which is incomplete, i.e. does not
+                // restore everything to the previous stack level when
+                // popped.
+                // That means, we take the old state, and restore every
+                // OutDevState member whose flag is set, from the new to the
+                // old state. Then the new state gets overwritten by the
+                // calculated state
+
+                // preset to-be-calculated new state with old state
+                OutDevState aCalculatedNewState( getState() );
+
+                // selectively copy to-be-restored content over saved old
+                // state
+                m_aStates.pop_back();
+
+                const OutDevState& rNewState( getState() );
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::LINECOLOR )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.lineColor      = rNewState.lineColor;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.isLineColorSet = rNewState.isLineColorSet;
+                }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::FILLCOLOR )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.fillColor      = rNewState.fillColor;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.isFillColorSet = rNewState.isFillColorSet;
+                }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::FONT )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.xFont                   = rNewState.xFont;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.fontRotation            = rNewState.fontRotation;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textReliefStyle         = rNewState.textReliefStyle;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textOverlineStyle       = rNewState.textOverlineStyle;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textUnderlineStyle      = rNewState.textUnderlineStyle;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textStrikeoutStyle      = rNewState.textStrikeoutStyle;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textEmphasisMark        = rNewState.textEmphasisMark;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.isTextEffectShadowSet   = rNewState.isTextEffectShadowSet;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.isTextWordUnderlineSet  = rNewState.isTextWordUnderlineSet;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.isTextOutlineModeSet    = rNewState.isTextOutlineModeSet;
+                }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::TEXTCOLOR )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textColor = rNewState.textColor;
+                }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::MAPMODE )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.mapModeTransform = rNewState.mapModeTransform;
+                }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::CLIPREGION )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.clip        = rNewState.clip;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.clipRect    = rNewState.clipRect;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.xClipPoly   = rNewState.xClipPoly;
+                }
+
+                // TODO(F2): Raster ops NYI
+                // if( (aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::RASTEROP) )
+                // {
+                // }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::TEXTFILLCOLOR )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textFillColor      = rNewState.textFillColor;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.isTextFillColorSet = rNewState.isTextFillColorSet;
+                }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::TEXTALIGN )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textReferencePoint = rNewState.textReferencePoint;
+                }
+
+                // TODO(F1): Refpoint handling NYI
+                // if( (aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::REFPOINT) )
+                // {
+                // }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::TEXTLINECOLOR )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textLineColor      = rNewState.textLineColor;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.isTextLineColorSet = rNewState.isTextLineColorSet;
+                }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::OVERLINECOLOR )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textOverlineColor = rNewState.textOverlineColor;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.isTextOverlineColorSet = rNewState.isTextOverlineColorSet;
+                }
+
+                if( aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::TEXTLAYOUTMODE )
+                {
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textAlignment = rNewState.textAlignment;
+                    aCalculatedNewState.textDirection = rNewState.textDirection;
+                }
+
+                // TODO(F2): Text language handling NYI
+                // if( (aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags & vcl::PushFlags::TEXTLANGUAGE) )
+                // {
+                // }
+
+                // always copy push mode
+                aCalculatedNewState.pushFlags = rNewState.pushFlags;
+
+                // flush to stack
+                getState() = aCalculatedNewState;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_aStates.pop_back();
+            }
+        }
+
+        bool ImplRenderer::createFillAndStroke( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rPolyPoly,
+                                                const ActionFactoryParameters&   rParms )
+        {
+            const OutDevState& rState( rParms.mrStates.getState() );
+            if( (!rState.isLineColorSet &&
+                 !rState.isFillColorSet) ||
+                (!rState.lineColor.hasElements() &&
+                 !rState.fillColor.hasElements()) )
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> pPolyAction(
+                internal::PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction(
+                    rPolyPoly, rParms.mrCanvas, rState ) );
+
+            if( pPolyAction )
+            {
+                maActions.emplace_back(
+                        pPolyAction,
+                        rParms.mrCurrActionIndex );
+
+                rParms.mrCurrActionIndex += pPolyAction->getActionCount()-1;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        bool ImplRenderer::createFillAndStroke( const ::basegfx::B2DPolygon&   rPoly,
+                                                const ActionFactoryParameters& rParms )
+        {
+            return createFillAndStroke( ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon( rPoly ),
+                                        rParms );
+        }
+
+        void ImplRenderer::skipContent( GDIMetaFile& rMtf,
+                                        const char*  pCommentString,
+                                        sal_Int32&   io_rCurrActionIndex )
+        {
+            ENSURE_OR_THROW( pCommentString,
+                              "ImplRenderer::skipContent(): NULL string given" );
+
+            MetaAction* pCurrAct;
+            while( (pCurrAct=rMtf.NextAction()) != nullptr )
+            {
+                // increment action index, we've skipped an action.
+                ++io_rCurrActionIndex;
+
+                if( pCurrAct->GetType() == MetaActionType::COMMENT &&
+                    static_cast<MetaCommentAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetComment().equalsIgnoreAsciiCase(
+                        pCommentString) )
+                {
+                    // requested comment found, done
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // EOF
+        }
+
+        bool ImplRenderer::isActionContained( GDIMetaFile&   rMtf,
+                                              const char*    pCommentString,
+                                              MetaActionType nType )
+        {
+            ENSURE_OR_THROW( pCommentString,
+                              "ImplRenderer::isActionContained(): NULL string given" );
+
+            bool bRet( false );
+
+            // at least _one_ call to GDIMetaFile::NextAction() is
+            // executed
+            size_t nPos( 1 );
+
+            MetaAction* pCurrAct;
+            while( (pCurrAct=rMtf.NextAction()) != nullptr )
+            {
+                if( pCurrAct->GetType() == nType )
+                {
+                    bRet = true; // action type found
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if( pCurrAct->GetType() == MetaActionType::COMMENT &&
+                    static_cast<MetaCommentAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetComment().equalsIgnoreAsciiCase(
+                        pCommentString) )
+                {
+                    // delimiting end comment found, done
+                    bRet = false; // not yet found
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                ++nPos;
+            }
+
+            // rewind metafile to previous position (this method must
+            // not change the current metaaction)
+            while( nPos-- )
+                rMtf.WindPrev();
+
+            if( !pCurrAct )
+            {
+                // EOF, and not yet found
+                bRet = false;
+            }
+
+            return bRet;
+        }
+
+        void ImplRenderer::createGradientAction( const ::tools::PolyPolygon&    rPoly,
+                                                 const ::Gradient&              rGradient,
+                                                 const ActionFactoryParameters& rParms,
+                                                 bool                           bIsPolygonRectangle,
+                                                 bool                           bSubsettableActions )
+        {
+            DBG_TESTSOLARMUTEX();
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aDevicePoly( rPoly.getB2DPolyPolygon() );
+            aDevicePoly.transform( rParms.mrStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+
+            // decide, whether this gradient can be rendered natively
+            // by the canvas, or must be emulated via VCL gradient
+            // action extraction.
+            const sal_uInt16 nSteps( rGradient.GetSteps() );
+
+            if( // step count is infinite, can use native canvas
+                // gradients here
+                nSteps == 0 ||
+                // step count is sufficiently high, such that no
+                // discernible difference should be visible.
+                nSteps > 64 )
+            {
+                uno::Reference< lang::XMultiServiceFactory> xFactory(
+                    rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getParametricPolyPolygonFactory() );
+
+                if( xFactory.is() )
+                {
+                    rendering::Texture aTexture;
+
+                    aTexture.RepeatModeX = rendering::TexturingMode::CLAMP;
+                    aTexture.RepeatModeY = rendering::TexturingMode::CLAMP;
+                    aTexture.Alpha = 1.0;
+
+
+                    // setup start/end color values
+
+
+                    // scale color coefficients with gradient intensities
+                    const sal_uInt16 nStartIntensity( rGradient.GetStartIntensity() );
+                    ::Color aVCLStartColor( rGradient.GetStartColor() );
+                    aVCLStartColor.SetRed( static_cast<sal_uInt8>(aVCLStartColor.GetRed() * nStartIntensity / 100) );
+                    aVCLStartColor.SetGreen( static_cast<sal_uInt8>(aVCLStartColor.GetGreen() * nStartIntensity / 100) );
+                    aVCLStartColor.SetBlue( static_cast<sal_uInt8>(aVCLStartColor.GetBlue() * nStartIntensity / 100) );
+
+                    const sal_uInt16 nEndIntensity( rGradient.GetEndIntensity() );
+                    ::Color aVCLEndColor( rGradient.GetEndColor() );
+                    aVCLEndColor.SetRed( static_cast<sal_uInt8>(aVCLEndColor.GetRed() * nEndIntensity / 100) );
+                    aVCLEndColor.SetGreen( static_cast<sal_uInt8>(aVCLEndColor.GetGreen() * nEndIntensity / 100) );
+                    aVCLEndColor.SetBlue( static_cast<sal_uInt8>(aVCLEndColor.GetBlue() * nEndIntensity / 100) );
+
+                    uno::Reference<rendering::XColorSpace> xColorSpace(
+                        rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace());
+                    const uno::Sequence< double > aStartColor(
+                        vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence( aVCLStartColor,
+                                                                xColorSpace ));
+                    const uno::Sequence< double > aEndColor(
+                        vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence( aVCLEndColor,
+                                                                xColorSpace ));
+
+                    uno::Sequence< uno::Sequence < double > > aColors;
+                    uno::Sequence< double > aStops;
+
+                    if( rGradient.GetStyle() == css::awt::GradientStyle_AXIAL )
+                    {
+                        aStops = { 0.0, 0.5, 1.0 };
+                        aColors = { aEndColor, aStartColor, aEndColor };
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        aStops = { 0.0, 1.0 };
+                        aColors = { aStartColor, aEndColor };
+                    }
+
+                    const ::basegfx::B2DRectangle aBounds(
+                        ::basegfx::utils::getRange(aDevicePoly) );
+                    const ::basegfx::B2DVector aOffset(
+                        rGradient.GetOfsX() / 100.0,
+                        rGradient.GetOfsY() / 100.0);
+                    double fRotation = toRadians( rGradient.GetAngle() );
+                    const double fBorder( rGradient.GetBorder() / 100.0 );
+
+                    basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aRot90;
+                    aRot90.rotate(M_PI_2);
+
+                    basegfx::ODFGradientInfo aGradInfo;
+                    OUString aGradientService;
+                    switch( rGradient.GetStyle() )
+                    {
+                        case css::awt::GradientStyle_LINEAR:
+                            aGradInfo = basegfx::utils::createLinearODFGradientInfo(
+                                                                        aBounds,
+                                                                        nSteps,
+                                                                        fBorder,
+                                                                        fRotation);
+                            // map ODF to svg gradient orientation - x
+                            // instead of y direction
+                            aGradInfo.setTextureTransform(aGradInfo.getTextureTransform() * aRot90);
+                            aGradientService = "LinearGradient";
+                            break;
+
+                        case css::awt::GradientStyle_AXIAL:
+                        {
+                            // Adapt the border so that it is suitable
+                            // for the axial gradient.  An axial
+                            // gradient consists of two linear
+                            // gradients.  Each of those covers half
+                            // of the total size.  In order to
+                            // compensate for the condensed display of
+                            // the linear gradients, we have to
+                            // enlarge the area taken up by the actual
+                            // gradient (1-fBorder).  After that we
+                            // have to turn the result back into a
+                            // border value, hence the second (left
+                            // most 1-...
+                            const double fAxialBorder (1-2*(1-fBorder));
+                            aGradInfo = basegfx::utils::createAxialODFGradientInfo(
+                                                                        aBounds,
+                                                                        nSteps,
+                                                                        fAxialBorder,
+                                                                        fRotation);
+                            // map ODF to svg gradient orientation - x
+                            // instead of y direction
+                            aGradInfo.setTextureTransform(aGradInfo.getTextureTransform() * aRot90);
+
+                            // map ODF axial gradient to 3-stop linear
+                            // gradient - shift left by 0.5
+                            basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aShift;
+
+                            aShift.translate(-0.5,0);
+                            aGradInfo.setTextureTransform(aGradInfo.getTextureTransform() * aShift);
+                            aGradientService = "LinearGradient";
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case css::awt::GradientStyle_RADIAL:
+                            aGradInfo = basegfx::utils::createRadialODFGradientInfo(
+                                                                        aBounds,
+                                                                        aOffset,
+                                                                        nSteps,
+                                                                        fBorder);
+                            aGradientService = "EllipticalGradient";
+                            break;
+
+                        case css::awt::GradientStyle_ELLIPTICAL:
+                            aGradInfo = basegfx::utils::createEllipticalODFGradientInfo(
+                                                                            aBounds,
+                                                                            aOffset,
+                                                                            nSteps,
+                                                                            fBorder,
+                                                                            fRotation);
+                            aGradientService = "EllipticalGradient";
+                            break;
+
+                        case css::awt::GradientStyle_SQUARE:
+                            aGradInfo = basegfx::utils::createSquareODFGradientInfo(
+                                                                        aBounds,
+                                                                        aOffset,
+                                                                        nSteps,
+                                                                        fBorder,
+                                                                        fRotation);
+                            aGradientService = "RectangularGradient";
+                            break;
+
+                        case css::awt::GradientStyle_RECT:
+                            aGradInfo = basegfx::utils::createRectangularODFGradientInfo(
+                                                                             aBounds,
+                                                                             aOffset,
+                                                                             nSteps,
+                                                                             fBorder,
+                                                                             fRotation);
+                            aGradientService = "RectangularGradient";
+                            break;
+
+                        default:
+                            ENSURE_OR_THROW( false,
+                                             "ImplRenderer::createGradientAction(): Unexpected gradient type" );
+                            break;
+                    }
+
+                    ::basegfx::unotools::affineMatrixFromHomMatrix( aTexture.AffineTransform,
+                                                                    aGradInfo.getTextureTransform() );
+
+                    uno::Sequence<uno::Any> args(comphelper::InitAnyPropertySequence(
+                    {
+                        {"Colors", uno::Any(aColors)},
+                        {"Stops", uno::Any(aStops)},
+                        {"AspectRatio", uno::Any(aGradInfo.getAspectRatio())},
+                    }));
+                    aTexture.Gradient.set(
+                        xFactory->createInstanceWithArguments(aGradientService,
+                                                              args),
+                        uno::UNO_QUERY);
+                    if( aTexture.Gradient.is() )
+                    {
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pPolyAction(
+                            internal::PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction(
+                                aDevicePoly,
+                                rParms.mrCanvas,
+                                rParms.mrStates.getState(),
+                                aTexture ) );
+
+                        if( pPolyAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pPolyAction,
+                                    rParms.mrCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            rParms.mrCurrActionIndex += pPolyAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+
+                        // done, using native gradients
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // cannot currently use native canvas gradients, as a
+            // finite step size is given (this funny feature is not
+            // supported by the XCanvas API)
+            rParms.mrStates.pushState(vcl::PushFlags::ALL);
+
+            if( !bIsPolygonRectangle )
+            {
+                // only clip, if given polygon is not a rectangle in
+                // the first place (the gradient is always limited to
+                // the given bound rect)
+                updateClipping(
+                    aDevicePoly,
+                    rParms,
+                    true );
+            }
+
+            GDIMetaFile aTmpMtf;
+            Gradient aGradient(rGradient);
+            aGradient.AddGradientActions( rPoly.GetBoundRect(), aTmpMtf );
+
+            createActions( aTmpMtf, rParms, bSubsettableActions );
+
+            rParms.mrStates.popState();
+        }
+
+        uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvasFont > ImplRenderer::createFont( double&                        o_rFontRotation,
+                                                                           const vcl::Font&               rFont,
+                                                                           const ActionFactoryParameters& rParms )
+        {
+            rendering::FontRequest aFontRequest;
+
+            if( rParms.mrParms.maFontName )
+                aFontRequest.FontDescription.FamilyName = *rParms.mrParms.maFontName;
+            else
+                aFontRequest.FontDescription.FamilyName = rFont.GetFamilyName();
+
+            aFontRequest.FontDescription.StyleName = rFont.GetStyleName();
+
+            aFontRequest.FontDescription.IsSymbolFont = (rFont.GetCharSet() == RTL_TEXTENCODING_SYMBOL) ? util::TriState_YES : util::TriState_NO;
+            aFontRequest.FontDescription.IsVertical = rFont.IsVertical() ? util::TriState_YES : util::TriState_NO;
+
+            // TODO(F2): improve vclenum->panose conversion
+            aFontRequest.FontDescription.FontDescription.Weight =
+                rParms.mrParms.maFontWeight ?
+                *rParms.mrParms.maFontWeight :
+                ::canvas::tools::numeric_cast<sal_Int8>( ::basegfx::fround( rFont.GetWeight() ) );
+            aFontRequest.FontDescription.FontDescription.Letterform =
+                rParms.mrParms.maFontLetterForm ?
+                *rParms.mrParms.maFontLetterForm :
+                (rFont.GetItalic() == ITALIC_NONE) ? 0 : 9;
+            aFontRequest.FontDescription.FontDescription.Proportion =
+                (rFont.GetPitch() == PITCH_FIXED)
+                    ? rendering::PanoseProportion::MONO_SPACED
+                    : rendering::PanoseProportion::ANYTHING;
+
+            LanguageType aLang = rFont.GetLanguage();
+            aFontRequest.Locale = LanguageTag::convertToLocale( aLang, false);
+
+            // setup state-local text transformation,
+            // if the font be rotated
+            const auto nFontAngle( rFont.GetOrientation() );
+            if( nFontAngle )
+            {
+                // set to unity transform rotated by font angle
+                const double nAngle( toRadians(nFontAngle) );
+                o_rFontRotation = -nAngle;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                o_rFontRotation = 0.0;
+            }
+
+            geometry::Matrix2D aFontMatrix;
+            ::canvas::tools::setIdentityMatrix2D( aFontMatrix );
+
+            // TODO(F2): use correct scale direction, font
+            // height might be width or anything else
+
+            // TODO(Q3): This code smells of programming by
+            // coincidence (the next two if statements)
+
+            ::Size rFontSizeLog( rFont.GetFontSize() );
+
+            if (rFontSizeLog.Height() == 0)
+            {
+                // guess 16 pixel (as in VCL)
+                rFontSizeLog = ::Size(0, 16);
+
+                // convert to target MapUnit if not pixels
+                rFontSizeLog = OutputDevice::LogicToLogic(rFontSizeLog, MapMode(MapUnit::MapPixel), rParms.mrVDev.GetMapMode());
+            }
+
+            const sal_Int32 nFontWidthLog = rFontSizeLog.Width();
+            if( nFontWidthLog != 0 )
+            {
+                vcl::Font aTestFont = rFont;
+                aTestFont.SetAverageFontWidth( 0 );
+                sal_Int32 nNormalWidth = rParms.mrVDev.GetFontMetric( aTestFont ).GetAverageFontWidth();
+                if( nNormalWidth != nFontWidthLog )
+                    if( nNormalWidth )
+                        aFontMatrix.m00 = static_cast<double>(nFontWidthLog) / nNormalWidth;
+            }
+
+            // #i52608# apply map mode scale also to font matrix - an
+            // anisotrophic mapmode must be reflected in an
+            // anisotrophic font matrix scale.
+            const OutDevState& rState( rParms.mrStates.getState() );
+            if( !::basegfx::fTools::equal(
+                    rState.mapModeTransform.get(0,0),
+                    rState.mapModeTransform.get(1,1)) )
+            {
+                const double nScaleX( rState.mapModeTransform.get(0,0) );
+                const double nScaleY( rState.mapModeTransform.get(1,1) );
+
+                // note: no reason to check for division by zero, we
+                // always have the value closer (or equal) to zero as
+                // the nominator.
+                if( fabs(nScaleX) < fabs(nScaleY) )
+                    aFontMatrix.m00 *= nScaleX / nScaleY;
+                else
+                    aFontMatrix.m11 *= nScaleY / nScaleX;
+            }
+            aFontRequest.CellSize = (rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DSizeFromSize(rFontSizeLog)).getHeight();
+
+            if (rFont.GetEmphasisMark() != FontEmphasisMark::NONE)
+            {
+                uno::Sequence< beans::PropertyValue > aProperties{ comphelper::makePropertyValue(
+                    "EmphasisMark", sal_uInt32(rFont.GetEmphasisMark())) };
+                return rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->createFont(aFontRequest,
+                                                                aProperties,
+                                                                aFontMatrix);
+            }
+
+            return rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->createFont( aFontRequest,
+                                                                uno::Sequence< beans::PropertyValue >(),
+                                                                aFontMatrix );
+        }
+
+        // create text effects such as shadow/relief/embossed
+        void ImplRenderer::createTextAction( const ::Point&                 rStartPoint,
+                                             const OUString&                rString,
+                                             int                            nIndex,
+                                             int                            nLength,
+                                             KernArraySpan                pCharWidths,
+                                             std::span<const sal_Bool>     pKashidaArray,
+                                             const ActionFactoryParameters& rParms,
+                                             bool                           bSubsettableActions )
+        {
+            ENSURE_OR_THROW( nIndex >= 0 && nLength <= rString.getLength() + nIndex,
+                              "ImplRenderer::createTextWithEffectsAction(): Invalid text index" );
+
+            if( !nLength )
+                return; // zero-length text, no visible output
+
+            const OutDevState& rState( rParms.mrStates.getState() );
+
+            // TODO(F2): implement all text effects
+            // if( rState.textAlignment );             // TODO(F2): NYI
+
+            ::Color aTextFillColor( COL_AUTO );
+            ::Color aShadowColor( COL_AUTO );
+            ::Color aReliefColor( COL_AUTO );
+            ::Size  aShadowOffset;
+            ::Size  aReliefOffset;
+
+            uno::Reference<rendering::XColorSpace> xColorSpace(
+                rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() );
+
+            if( rState.isTextEffectShadowSet )
+            {
+                // calculate shadow offset (similar to outdev3.cxx)
+                // TODO(F3): better match with outdev3.cxx
+                sal_Int32 nShadowOffset = static_cast<sal_Int32>(1.5 + ((rParms.mrVDev.GetFont().GetFontHeight()-24.0)/24.0));
+                if( nShadowOffset < 1 )
+                    nShadowOffset = 1;
+
+                aShadowOffset.setWidth( nShadowOffset );
+                aShadowOffset.setHeight( nShadowOffset );
+
+                // determine shadow color (from outdev3.cxx)
+                ::Color aTextColor = vcl::unotools::doubleSequenceToColor(
+                    rState.textColor, xColorSpace );
+                bool bIsDark = (aTextColor == COL_BLACK)
+                    || (aTextColor.GetLuminance() < 8);
+
+                aShadowColor = bIsDark ? COL_LIGHTGRAY : COL_BLACK;
+                aShadowColor.SetAlpha( aTextColor.GetAlpha() );
+            }
+
+            if( rState.textReliefStyle != FontRelief::NONE )
+            {
+                // calculate relief offset (similar to outdev3.cxx)
+                sal_Int32 nReliefOffset = rParms.mrVDev.PixelToLogic( Size( 1, 1 ) ).Height();
+                nReliefOffset += nReliefOffset/2;
+                if( nReliefOffset < 1 )
+                    nReliefOffset = 1;
+
+                if( rState.textReliefStyle == FontRelief::Engraved )
+                    nReliefOffset = -nReliefOffset;
+
+                aReliefOffset.setWidth( nReliefOffset );
+                aReliefOffset.setHeight( nReliefOffset );
+
+                // determine relief color (from outdev3.cxx)
+                ::Color aTextColor = vcl::unotools::doubleSequenceToColor(
+                    rState.textColor, xColorSpace );
+
+                aReliefColor = COL_LIGHTGRAY;
+
+                // we don't have an automatic color, so black is always
+                // drawn on white (literally copied from
+                // vcl/source/gdi/outdev3.cxx)
+                if( aTextColor == COL_BLACK )
+                {
+                    aTextColor = COL_WHITE;
+                    rParms.mrStates.getState().textColor =
+                        vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                            aTextColor, xColorSpace );
+                }
+
+                if( aTextColor == COL_WHITE )
+                    aReliefColor = COL_BLACK;
+                aReliefColor.SetAlpha( aTextColor.GetAlpha() );
+            }
+
+            if (rState.isTextFillColorSet)
+                aTextFillColor = vcl::unotools::doubleSequenceToColor(rState.textFillColor, xColorSpace);
+
+            // create the actual text action
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> pTextAction(
+                TextActionFactory::createTextAction(
+                    rStartPoint,
+                    aReliefOffset,
+                    aReliefColor,
+                    aShadowOffset,
+                    aShadowColor,
+                    aTextFillColor,
+                    rString,
+                    nIndex,
+                    nLength,
+                    pCharWidths,
+                    pKashidaArray,
+                    rParms.mrVDev,
+                    rParms.mrCanvas,
+                    rState,
+                    rParms.mrParms,
+                    bSubsettableActions ) );
+
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> pStrikeoutTextAction;
+
+            if ( rState.textStrikeoutStyle == STRIKEOUT_X || rState.textStrikeoutStyle == STRIKEOUT_SLASH )
+            {
+                ::tools::Long nWidth = rParms.mrVDev.GetTextWidth( rString,nIndex,nLength );
+
+                sal_Unicode pChars[4];
+                if ( rState.textStrikeoutStyle == STRIKEOUT_X )
+                    pChars[0] = 'X';
+                else
+                    pChars[0] = '/';
+                pChars[3]=pChars[2]=pChars[1]=pChars[0];
+
+                ::tools::Long nStrikeoutWidth = (rParms.mrVDev.GetTextWidth(
+                    OUString(pChars, std::size(pChars))) + 2) / 4;
+
+                if( nStrikeoutWidth <= 0 )
+                    nStrikeoutWidth = 1;
+
+                ::tools::Long nMaxWidth = nStrikeoutWidth/2;
+                if ( nMaxWidth < 2 )
+                    nMaxWidth = 2;
+                nMaxWidth += nWidth + 1;
+
+                ::tools::Long nFullStrikeoutWidth = 0;
+                OUStringBuffer aStrikeoutText;
+                while( (nFullStrikeoutWidth+=nStrikeoutWidth ) < nMaxWidth+1 )
+                    aStrikeoutText.append(pChars[0]);
+
+                sal_Int32 nLen = aStrikeoutText.getLength();
+
+                if( nLen )
+                {
+                    ::tools::Long nInterval = ( nWidth - nStrikeoutWidth * nLen ) / nLen;
+                    nStrikeoutWidth += nInterval;
+                    KernArray aStrikeoutCharWidths;
+
+                    for ( int i = 0;i<nLen; i++)
+                    {
+                        aStrikeoutCharWidths.push_back(nStrikeoutWidth);
+                    }
+
+                    for ( int i = 1;i< nLen; i++ )
+                    {
+                        aStrikeoutCharWidths.adjust(i, aStrikeoutCharWidths[i - 1]);
+                    }
+
+                    pStrikeoutTextAction =
+                        TextActionFactory::createTextAction(
+                            rStartPoint,
+                            aReliefOffset,
+                            aReliefColor,
+                            aShadowOffset,
+                            aShadowColor,
+                            aTextFillColor,
+                            aStrikeoutText.makeStringAndClear(),
+                            0/*nStartPos*/,
+                            nLen,
+                            aStrikeoutCharWidths,
+                            pKashidaArray,
+                            rParms.mrVDev,
+                            rParms.mrCanvas,
+                            rState,
+                            rParms.mrParms,
+                            bSubsettableActions ) ;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if( !pTextAction )
+                return;
+
+            maActions.emplace_back(
+                    pTextAction,
+                    rParms.mrCurrActionIndex );
+
+            if ( pStrikeoutTextAction )
+            {
+                maActions.emplace_back(
+                    pStrikeoutTextAction,
+                    rParms.mrCurrActionIndex );
+            }
+
+            rParms.mrCurrActionIndex += pTextAction->getActionCount()-1;
+        }
+
+        void ImplRenderer::updateClipping( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rClipPoly,
+                                           const ActionFactoryParameters&   rParms,
+                                           bool                             bIntersect )
+        {
+            ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState( rParms.mrStates.getState() );
+
+            const bool bEmptyClipRect( rState.clipRect.IsEmpty() );
+            const bool bEmptyClipPoly( rState.clip.count() == 0 );
+
+            ENSURE_OR_THROW( bEmptyClipPoly || bEmptyClipRect,
+                              "ImplRenderer::updateClipping(): Clip rect and polygon are both set!" );
+
+            if( !bIntersect ||
+                (bEmptyClipRect && bEmptyClipPoly) )
+            {
+                rState.clip = rClipPoly;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if( !bEmptyClipRect )
+                {
+                    // TODO(P3): Use Liang-Barsky polygon clip here,
+                    // after all, one object is just a rectangle!
+
+                    // convert rect to polygon beforehand, must revert
+                    // to general polygon clipping here.
+                    ::tools::Rectangle aRect = rState.clipRect;
+                    // #121100# VCL rectangular clips always
+                    // include one more pixel to the right
+                    // and the bottom
+                    aRect.AdjustRight(1);
+                    aRect.AdjustBottom(1);
+                    rState.clip = ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon(
+                        ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                            vcl::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRectangle(aRect) ) );
+                }
+
+                // AW: Simplified
+                rState.clip = basegfx::utils::clipPolyPolygonOnPolyPolygon(
+                    rClipPoly, rState.clip, true, false);
+            }
+
+            // by now, our clip resides in the OutDevState::clip
+            // poly-polygon.
+            rState.clipRect.SetEmpty();
+
+            if( rState.clip.count() == 0 )
+            {
+                if( rState.clipRect.IsEmpty() )
+                {
+                    rState.xClipPoly.clear();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ::tools::Rectangle aRect = rState.clipRect;
+                    // #121100# VCL rectangular clips
+                    // always include one more pixel to
+                    // the right and the bottom
+                    aRect.AdjustRight(1);
+                    aRect.AdjustBottom(1);
+                    rState.xClipPoly = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                        rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon(
+                            ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRectangle(aRect) ) ) );
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                rState.xClipPoly = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                    rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                    rState.clip );
+            }
+        }
+
+        void ImplRenderer::updateClipping( const ::tools::Rectangle&             rClipRect,
+                                           const ActionFactoryParameters& rParms,
+                                           bool                           bIntersect )
+        {
+            ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState( rParms.mrStates.getState() );
+
+            const bool bEmptyClipRect( rState.clipRect.IsEmpty() );
+            const bool bEmptyClipPoly( rState.clip.count() == 0 );
+
+            ENSURE_OR_THROW( bEmptyClipPoly || bEmptyClipRect,
+                              "ImplRenderer::updateClipping(): Clip rect and polygon are both set!" );
+
+            if( !bIntersect ||
+                (bEmptyClipRect && bEmptyClipPoly) )
+            {
+                rState.clipRect = rClipRect;
+                rState.clip.clear();
+            }
+            else if( bEmptyClipPoly )
+            {
+                rState.clipRect.Intersection( rClipRect );
+                rState.clip.clear();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // TODO(P3): Handle a fourth case here, when all clip
+                // polygons are rectangular, once B2DMultiRange's
+                // sweep line implementation is done.
+
+                // general case: convert to polygon and clip
+
+
+                // convert rect to polygon beforehand, must revert
+                // to general polygon clipping here.
+                ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aClipPoly(
+                    ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                        vcl::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRectangle(rClipRect) ) );
+
+                rState.clipRect.SetEmpty();
+
+                // AW: Simplified
+                rState.clip = basegfx::utils::clipPolyPolygonOnPolyPolygon(
+                    aClipPoly, rState.clip, true, false);
+            }
+
+            if( rState.clip.count() == 0 )
+            {
+                if( rState.clipRect.IsEmpty() )
+                {
+                    rState.xClipPoly.clear();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // #121100# VCL rectangular clips
+                    // always include one more pixel to
+                    // the right and the bottom
+                    ::tools::Rectangle aRect = rState.clipRect;
+                    aRect.AdjustRight(1);
+                    aRect.AdjustBottom(1);
+                    rState.xClipPoly = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                        rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon(
+                            ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRectangle(aRect) ) ) );
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                rState.xClipPoly = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                    rParms.mrCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                    rState.clip );
+            }
+        }
+
+        void ImplRenderer::createActions( GDIMetaFile&                   rMtf,
+                                          const ActionFactoryParameters& rFactoryParms,
+                                          bool                           bSubsettableActions )
+        {
+            /* TODO(P2): interpret mtf-comments
+               ================================
+
+               - gradient fillings (do that via comments)
+
+               - think about mapping. _If_ we do everything in logical
+                    coordinates (which would solve the probs for stroke
+                 widths and text offsets), then we would have to
+                 recalc scaling for every drawing operation. This is
+                 because the outdev map mode might change at any time.
+                 Also keep in mind, that, although we've double precision
+                 float arithmetic now, different offsets might still
+                 generate different roundings (aka
+                 'OutputDevice::SetPixelOffset())
+
+             */
+
+            // alias common parameters
+            VectorOfOutDevStates&  rStates(rFactoryParms.mrStates);
+            const CanvasSharedPtr& rCanvas(rFactoryParms.mrCanvas);
+            ::VirtualDevice&       rVDev(rFactoryParms.mrVDev);
+            const Parameters&      rParms(rFactoryParms.mrParms);
+            sal_Int32&             io_rCurrActionIndex(rFactoryParms.mrCurrActionIndex);
+
+
+            // Loop over every metaaction
+            // ==========================
+            MetaAction* pCurrAct;
+
+            // TODO(P1): think about caching
+            for( pCurrAct=rMtf.FirstAction();
+                 pCurrAct;
+                 pCurrAct = rMtf.NextAction() )
+            {
+                // execute every action, to keep VDev state up-to-date
+                // currently used only for
+                // - the map mode
+                // - the line/fill color when processing a MetaActionType::Transparent
+                // - SetFont to process font metric specific actions
+                pCurrAct->Execute( &rVDev );
+
+                SAL_INFO("cppcanvas.emf", "MTF\trecord type: 0x" << static_cast<sal_uInt16>(pCurrAct->GetType()) << " (" << static_cast<sal_uInt16>(pCurrAct->GetType()) << ")");
+
+                switch( pCurrAct->GetType() )
+                {
+
+
+                    // In the first part of this monster-switch, we
+                    // handle all state-changing meta actions. These
+                    // are all handled locally.
+
+
+                    case MetaActionType::PUSH:
+                    {
+                        MetaPushAction* pPushAction = static_cast<MetaPushAction*>(pCurrAct);
+                        rStates.pushState(pPushAction->GetFlags());
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::POP:
+                        rStates.popState();
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXTLANGUAGE:
+                    case MetaActionType::REFPOINT:
+                        // handled via pCurrAct->Execute( &rVDev )
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::MAPMODE:
+                        // modify current mapModeTransformation
+                        // transformation, such that subsequent
+                        // coordinates map correctly
+                        tools::calcLogic2PixelAffineTransform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform,
+                                                               rVDev );
+                        break;
+
+                    // monitor clip regions, to assemble clip polygon on our own
+                    case MetaActionType::CLIPREGION:
+                    {
+                        MetaClipRegionAction* pClipAction = static_cast<MetaClipRegionAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        if( !pClipAction->IsClipping() )
+                        {
+                            // clear clipping
+                            rStates.getState().clip.clear();
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            if( !pClipAction->GetRegion().HasPolyPolygonOrB2DPolyPolygon() )
+                            {
+                                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "ImplRenderer::createActions(): non-polygonal clip "
+                                               "region encountered, falling back to bounding box!" );
+
+                                // #121806# explicitly kept integer
+                                ::tools::Rectangle aClipRect(
+                                    rVDev.LogicToPixel(
+                                        pClipAction->GetRegion().GetBoundRect() ) );
+
+                                // intersect current clip with given rect
+                                updateClipping(
+                                    aClipRect,
+                                    rFactoryParms,
+                                    false );
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                // set new clip polygon (don't intersect
+                                // with old one, just set it)
+
+                                // #121806# explicitly kept integer
+                                basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aPolyPolygon(pClipAction->GetRegion().GetAsB2DPolyPolygon());
+
+                                aPolyPolygon.transform(rVDev.GetViewTransformation());
+                                updateClipping(
+                                    aPolyPolygon,
+                                    rFactoryParms,
+                                    false );
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    case MetaActionType::ISECTRECTCLIPREGION:
+                    {
+                        MetaISectRectClipRegionAction* pClipAction = static_cast<MetaISectRectClipRegionAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        // #121806# explicitly kept integer
+                        ::tools::Rectangle aClipRect(
+                            rVDev.LogicToPixel( pClipAction->GetRect() ) );
+
+                        // intersect current clip with given rect
+                        updateClipping(
+                            aClipRect,
+                            rFactoryParms,
+                            true );
+
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    case MetaActionType::ISECTREGIONCLIPREGION:
+                    {
+                        MetaISectRegionClipRegionAction* pClipAction = static_cast<MetaISectRegionClipRegionAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        if( !pClipAction->GetRegion().HasPolyPolygonOrB2DPolyPolygon() )
+                        {
+                            SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "ImplRenderer::createActions(): non-polygonal clip "
+                                           "region encountered, falling back to bounding box!" );
+
+                            // #121806# explicitly kept integer
+                            ::tools::Rectangle aClipRect(
+                                rVDev.LogicToPixel( pClipAction->GetRegion().GetBoundRect() ) );
+
+                            // intersect current clip with given rect
+                            updateClipping(
+                                aClipRect,
+                                rFactoryParms,
+                                true );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // intersect current clip with given clip polygon
+
+                            // #121806# explicitly kept integer
+                            basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aPolyPolygon(pClipAction->GetRegion().GetAsB2DPolyPolygon());
+
+                            aPolyPolygon.transform(rVDev.GetViewTransformation());
+                            updateClipping(
+                                aPolyPolygon,
+                                rFactoryParms,
+                                true );
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    case MetaActionType::MOVECLIPREGION:
+                        // TODO(F2): NYI
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::LINECOLOR:
+                        if( !rParms.maLineColor )
+                        {
+                            setStateColor( static_cast<MetaLineColorAction*>(pCurrAct),
+                                           rStates.getState().isLineColorSet,
+                                           rStates.getState().lineColor,
+                                           rCanvas );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // #120994# Do switch on/off LineColor, even when an overriding one is set
+                            bool bSetting(static_cast<MetaLineColorAction*>(pCurrAct)->IsSetting());
+
+                            rStates.getState().isLineColorSet = bSetting;
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::FILLCOLOR:
+                        if( !rParms.maFillColor )
+                        {
+                            setStateColor( static_cast<MetaFillColorAction*>(pCurrAct),
+                                           rStates.getState().isFillColorSet,
+                                           rStates.getState().fillColor,
+                                           rCanvas );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // #120994# Do switch on/off FillColor, even when an overriding one is set
+                            bool bSetting(static_cast<MetaFillColorAction*>(pCurrAct)->IsSetting());
+
+                            rStates.getState().isFillColorSet = bSetting;
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXTCOLOR:
+                    {
+                        if( !rParms.maTextColor )
+                        {
+                            // Text color is set unconditionally, thus, no
+                            // use of setStateColor here
+                            ::Color aColor( static_cast<MetaTextColorAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetColor() );
+
+                            // force alpha part of color to
+                            // opaque. transparent painting is done
+                            // explicitly via MetaActionType::Transparent
+                            aColor.SetAlpha(255);
+
+                            rStates.getState().textColor =
+                                vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                                    aColor,
+                                    rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXTFILLCOLOR:
+                        if( !rParms.maTextColor )
+                        {
+                            setStateColor( static_cast<MetaTextFillColorAction*>(pCurrAct),
+                                           rStates.getState().isTextFillColorSet,
+                                           rStates.getState().textFillColor,
+                                           rCanvas );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // #120994# Do switch on/off TextFillColor, even when an overriding one is set
+                            bool bSetting(static_cast<MetaTextFillColorAction*>(pCurrAct)->IsSetting());
+
+                            rStates.getState().isTextFillColorSet = bSetting;
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXTLINECOLOR:
+                        if( !rParms.maTextColor )
+                        {
+                            setStateColor( static_cast<MetaTextLineColorAction*>(pCurrAct),
+                                           rStates.getState().isTextLineColorSet,
+                                           rStates.getState().textLineColor,
+                                           rCanvas );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // #120994# Do switch on/off TextLineColor, even when an overriding one is set
+                            bool bSetting(static_cast<MetaTextLineColorAction*>(pCurrAct)->IsSetting());
+
+                            rStates.getState().isTextLineColorSet = bSetting;
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::OVERLINECOLOR:
+                        if( !rParms.maTextColor )
+                        {
+                            setStateColor( static_cast<MetaOverlineColorAction*>(pCurrAct),
+                                           rStates.getState().isTextOverlineColorSet,
+                                           rStates.getState().textOverlineColor,
+                                           rCanvas );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            bool bSetting(static_cast<MetaOverlineColorAction*>(pCurrAct)->IsSetting());
+
+                            rStates.getState().isTextOverlineColorSet = bSetting;
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXTALIGN:
+                    {
+                        ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState = rStates.getState();
+                        const TextAlign eTextAlign( static_cast<MetaTextAlignAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetTextAlign() );
+
+                        rState.textReferencePoint = eTextAlign;
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::FONT:
+                    {
+                        ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState = rStates.getState();
+                        const vcl::Font& rFont( static_cast<MetaFontAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetFont() );
+
+                        rState.xFont = createFont( rState.fontRotation,
+                                                   rFont,
+                                                   rFactoryParms );
+
+                        // TODO(Q2): define and use appropriate enumeration types
+                        rState.textReliefStyle          = rFont.GetRelief();
+                        rState.textOverlineStyle        = static_cast<sal_Int8>(rFont.GetOverline());
+                        rState.textUnderlineStyle       = rParms.maFontUnderline.has_value() ?
+                            (*rParms.maFontUnderline ? sal_Int8(LINESTYLE_SINGLE) : sal_Int8(LINESTYLE_NONE)) :
+                            static_cast<sal_Int8>(rFont.GetUnderline());
+                        rState.textStrikeoutStyle       = static_cast<sal_Int8>(rFont.GetStrikeout());
+                        rState.textEmphasisMark         = rFont.GetEmphasisMark();
+                        rState.isTextEffectShadowSet    = rFont.IsShadow();
+                        rState.isTextWordUnderlineSet   = rFont.IsWordLineMode();
+                        rState.isTextOutlineModeSet     = rFont.IsOutline();
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::RASTEROP:
+                        // TODO(F2): NYI
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::LAYOUTMODE:
+                    {
+                        // TODO(F2): A lot is missing here
+                        vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags nLayoutMode = static_cast<MetaLayoutModeAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetLayoutMode();
+                        ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState = rStates.getState();
+
+                        vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags nBidiLayoutMode = nLayoutMode & (vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::BiDiRtl|vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::BiDiStrong);
+                        if( nBidiLayoutMode == vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::Default)
+                                rState.textDirection = rendering::TextDirection::WEAK_LEFT_TO_RIGHT;
+                        else if( nBidiLayoutMode == vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::BiDiStrong)
+                                rState.textDirection = rendering::TextDirection::STRONG_LEFT_TO_RIGHT;
+                        else if( nBidiLayoutMode == vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::BiDiRtl)
+                                rState.textDirection = rendering::TextDirection::WEAK_RIGHT_TO_LEFT;
+                        else if( nBidiLayoutMode == (vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::BiDiRtl | vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::BiDiStrong))
+                                rState.textDirection = rendering::TextDirection::STRONG_RIGHT_TO_LEFT;
+
+                        rState.textAlignment = 0; // TODO(F2): rendering::TextAlignment::LEFT_ALIGNED;
+                        if( (nLayoutMode & (vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::BiDiRtl | vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::TextOriginRight) )
+                            && !(nLayoutMode & vcl::text::ComplexTextLayoutFlags::TextOriginLeft ) )
+                        {
+                            rState.textAlignment = 1; // TODO(F2): rendering::TextAlignment::RIGHT_ALIGNED;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+
+                    // In the second part of this monster-switch, we
+                    // handle all recursing meta actions. These are the
+                    // ones generating a metafile by themselves, which is
+                    // then processed by recursively calling this method.
+
+
+                    case MetaActionType::GRADIENT:
+                    {
+                        MetaGradientAction* pGradAct = static_cast<MetaGradientAction*>(pCurrAct);
+                        createGradientAction( ::tools::PolyPolygon( pGradAct->GetRect() ),
+                                              pGradAct->GetGradient(),
+                                              rFactoryParms,
+                                              true,
+                                              bSubsettableActions );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::HATCH:
+                    {
+                        // TODO(F2): use native Canvas hatches here
+                        GDIMetaFile aTmpMtf;
+
+                        rVDev.AddHatchActions( static_cast<MetaHatchAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetPolyPolygon(),
+                                               static_cast<MetaHatchAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetHatch(),
+                                               aTmpMtf );
+                        createActions( aTmpMtf, rFactoryParms,
+                                       bSubsettableActions );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::EPS:
+                    {
+                        MetaEPSAction*      pAct = static_cast<MetaEPSAction*>(pCurrAct);
+                        const GDIMetaFile&  rSubstitute = pAct->GetSubstitute();
+
+                        // #121806# explicitly kept integer
+                        const Size aMtfSize( rSubstitute.GetPrefSize() );
+                        const Size aMtfSizePixPre( rVDev.LogicToPixel( aMtfSize,
+                                                                       rSubstitute.GetPrefMapMode() ) );
+
+                        // #i44110# correct null-sized output - there
+                        // are metafiles which have zero size in at
+                        // least one dimension
+
+                        // Remark the 1L cannot be replaced, that would cause max to compare long/int
+                        const Size aMtfSizePix( std::max( aMtfSizePixPre.Width(), ::tools::Long(1) ),
+                                                std::max( aMtfSizePixPre.Height(), ::tools::Long(1) ) );
+
+                        // Setup local transform, such that the
+                        // metafile renders itself into the given
+                        // output rectangle
+                        rStates.pushState(vcl::PushFlags::ALL);
+
+                        rVDev.Push();
+                        rVDev.SetMapMode( rSubstitute.GetPrefMapMode() );
+
+                        const ::Point& rPos( rVDev.LogicToPixel( pAct->GetPoint() ) );
+                        const ::Size&  rSize( rVDev.LogicToPixel( pAct->GetSize() ) );
+
+                        rStates.getState().transform.translate( rPos.X(),
+                                                                 rPos.Y() );
+                        rStates.getState().transform.scale( static_cast<double>(rSize.Width()) / aMtfSizePix.Width(),
+                                                             static_cast<double>(rSize.Height()) / aMtfSizePix.Height() );
+
+                        createActions( const_cast<GDIMetaFile&>(pAct->GetSubstitute()),
+                                       rFactoryParms,
+                                       bSubsettableActions );
+
+                        rVDev.Pop();
+                        rStates.popState();
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    // handle metafile comments, to retrieve
+                    // meta-information for gradients, fills and
+                    // strokes. May skip actions, and may recurse.
+                    case MetaActionType::COMMENT:
+                    {
+                        MetaCommentAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaCommentAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        // Handle gradients
+                        if (pAct->GetComment().equalsIgnoreAsciiCase("XGRAD_SEQ_BEGIN"))
+                        {
+                            MetaGradientExAction* pGradAction = nullptr;
+                            bool bDone( false );
+                            while( !bDone )
+                            {
+                                pCurrAct=rMtf.NextAction();
+                                if (!pCurrAct)
+                                    break;
+                                switch( pCurrAct->GetType() )
+                                {
+                                    // extract gradient info
+                                    case MetaActionType::GRADIENTEX:
+                                        pGradAction = static_cast<MetaGradientExAction*>(pCurrAct);
+                                        break;
+
+                                    // skip broken-down rendering, output gradient when sequence is ended
+                                    case MetaActionType::COMMENT:
+                                        if( static_cast<MetaCommentAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetComment().equalsIgnoreAsciiCase("XGRAD_SEQ_END") )
+                                        {
+                                            bDone = true;
+
+                                            if( pGradAction )
+                                            {
+                                                createGradientAction( pGradAction->GetPolyPolygon(),
+                                                                      pGradAction->GetGradient(),
+                                                                      rFactoryParms,
+                                                                      false,
+                                                                      bSubsettableActions );
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                        break;
+                                    default: break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // TODO(P2): Handle drawing layer strokes, via
+                        // XPATHSTROKE_SEQ_BEGIN comment
+
+                        // Handle drawing layer fills
+                        else if( pAct->GetComment() == "XPATHFILL_SEQ_BEGIN" )
+                        {
+                            const sal_uInt8* pData = pAct->GetData();
+                            if ( pData )
+                            {
+                                SvMemoryStream  aMemStm( const_cast<sal_uInt8 *>(pData), pAct->GetDataSize(), StreamMode::READ );
+
+                                SvtGraphicFill aFill;
+                                ReadSvtGraphicFill( aMemStm, aFill );
+
+                                // TODO(P2): Also handle gradients and
+                                // hatches like this
+
+                                // only evaluate comment for pure
+                                // bitmap fills. If a transparency
+                                // gradient is involved (denoted by
+                                // the FloatTransparent action), take
+                                // the normal meta actions.
+                                if( aFill.getFillType() == SvtGraphicFill::fillTexture &&
+                                    !isActionContained( rMtf,
+                                                       "XPATHFILL_SEQ_END",
+                                                        MetaActionType::FLOATTRANSPARENT ) )
+                                {
+                                    rendering::Texture aTexture;
+
+                                    // TODO(F1): the SvtGraphicFill
+                                    // can also transport metafiles
+                                    // here, handle that case, too
+                                    Graphic aGraphic;
+                                    aFill.getGraphic( aGraphic );
+
+                                    BitmapEx     aBmpEx( aGraphic.GetBitmapEx() );
+                                    const ::Size aBmpSize( aBmpEx.GetSizePixel() );
+
+                                    ::SvtGraphicFill::Transform aTransform;
+                                    aFill.getTransform( aTransform );
+
+                                    ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aMatrix;
+
+                                    // convert to basegfx matrix
+                                    aMatrix.set(0,0, aTransform.matrix[ 0 ] );
+                                    aMatrix.set(0,1, aTransform.matrix[ 1 ] );
+                                    aMatrix.set(0,2, aTransform.matrix[ 2 ] );
+                                    aMatrix.set(1,0, aTransform.matrix[ 3 ] );
+                                    aMatrix.set(1,1, aTransform.matrix[ 4 ] );
+                                    aMatrix.set(1,2, aTransform.matrix[ 5 ] );
+
+                                    ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aScale;
+                                    aScale.scale( aBmpSize.Width(),
+                                                  aBmpSize.Height() );
+
+                                    // post-multiply with the bitmap
+                                    // size (XCanvas' texture assumes
+                                    // the given bitmap to be
+                                    // normalized to [0,1]x[0,1]
+                                    // rectangle)
+                                    aMatrix = aMatrix * aScale;
+
+                                    // pre-multiply with the
+                                    // logic-to-pixel scale factor
+                                    // (the metafile comment works in
+                                    // logical coordinates).
+                                    ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aLogic2PixelTransform;
+                                    aMatrix *= tools::calcLogic2PixelLinearTransform( aLogic2PixelTransform,
+                                                                                      rVDev );
+
+                                    ::basegfx::unotools::affineMatrixFromHomMatrix(
+                                        aTexture.AffineTransform,
+                                        aMatrix );
+
+                                    aTexture.Alpha = 1.0 - aFill.getTransparency();
+                                    aTexture.Bitmap = vcl::unotools::xBitmapFromBitmapEx( aBmpEx );
+                                    if( aFill.isTiling() )
+                                    {
+                                        aTexture.RepeatModeX = rendering::TexturingMode::REPEAT;
+                                        aTexture.RepeatModeY = rendering::TexturingMode::REPEAT;
+                                    }
+                                    else
+                                    {
+                                        aTexture.RepeatModeX = rendering::TexturingMode::NONE;
+                                        aTexture.RepeatModeY = rendering::TexturingMode::NONE;
+                                    }
+
+                                    ::tools::PolyPolygon aPath;
+                                    aFill.getPath( aPath );
+
+                                    ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aPoly( aPath.getB2DPolyPolygon() );
+                                    aPoly.transform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+                                    std::shared_ptr<Action> pPolyAction(
+                                        internal::PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction(
+                                            aPoly,
+                                            rCanvas,
+                                            rStates.getState(),
+                                            aTexture ) );
+
+                                    if( pPolyAction )
+                                    {
+                                        maActions.emplace_back(
+                                                pPolyAction,
+                                                io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                                        io_rCurrActionIndex += pPolyAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                                    }
+
+                                    // skip broken-down render output
+                                    skipContent( rMtf,
+                                                 "XPATHFILL_SEQ_END",
+                                                 io_rCurrActionIndex );
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // Handle drawing layer fills
+                        else if( pAct->GetComment() == "EMF_PLUS" ) {
+                            SAL_WARN ("cppcanvas.emf", "EMF+ code was refactored and removed");
+                        } else if( pAct->GetComment() == "EMF_PLUS_HEADER_INFO" ) {
+                            SAL_INFO ("cppcanvas.emf", "EMF+ passed to canvas mtf renderer - header info, size: " << pAct->GetDataSize ());
+
+                            SvMemoryStream rMF (const_cast<sal_uInt8 *>(pAct->GetData ()), pAct->GetDataSize (), StreamMode::READ);
+
+                            rMF.ReadInt32( nFrameLeft ).ReadInt32( nFrameTop ).ReadInt32( nFrameRight ).ReadInt32( nFrameBottom );
+                            SAL_INFO ("cppcanvas.emf", "EMF+ picture frame: " << nFrameLeft << "," << nFrameTop << " - " << nFrameRight << "," << nFrameBottom);
+                            rMF.ReadInt32( nPixX ).ReadInt32( nPixY ).ReadInt32( nMmX ).ReadInt32( nMmY );
+                            SAL_INFO ("cppcanvas.emf", "EMF+ ref device pixel size: " << nPixX << "x" << nPixY << " mm size: " << nMmX << "x" << nMmY);
+
+                            ReadXForm( rMF, aBaseTransform );
+                            //aWorldTransform.Set (aBaseTransform);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+
+                    // In the third part of this monster-switch, we
+                    // handle all 'acting' meta actions. These are all
+                    // processed by constructing function objects for
+                    // them, which will later ease caching.
+
+
+                    case MetaActionType::POINT:
+                    {
+                        const OutDevState& rState( rStates.getState() );
+                        if( rState.lineColor.hasElements() )
+                        {
+                            std::shared_ptr<Action> pPointAction(
+                                internal::PointActionFactory::createPointAction(
+                                    rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint(
+                                        static_cast<MetaPointAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetPoint() ),
+                                    rCanvas,
+                                    rState ) );
+
+                            if( pPointAction )
+                            {
+                                maActions.emplace_back(
+                                        pPointAction,
+                                        io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                                io_rCurrActionIndex += pPointAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::PIXEL:
+                    {
+                        const OutDevState& rState( rStates.getState() );
+                        if( rState.lineColor.hasElements() )
+                        {
+                            std::shared_ptr<Action> pPointAction(
+                                internal::PointActionFactory::createPointAction(
+                                    rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint(
+                                        static_cast<MetaPixelAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetPoint() ),
+                                    rCanvas,
+                                    rState,
+                                    static_cast<MetaPixelAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetColor() ) );
+
+                            if( pPointAction )
+                            {
+                                maActions.emplace_back(
+                                        pPointAction,
+                                        io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                                io_rCurrActionIndex += pPointAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::LINE:
+                    {
+                        const OutDevState& rState( rStates.getState() );
+                        if( rState.lineColor.hasElements() )
+                        {
+                            MetaLineAction* pLineAct = static_cast<MetaLineAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                            const LineInfo& rLineInfo( pLineAct->GetLineInfo() );
+
+                            const ::basegfx::B2DPoint aStartPoint(
+                                rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pLineAct->GetStartPoint() ));
+                            const ::basegfx::B2DPoint aEndPoint(
+                                rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pLineAct->GetEndPoint() ));
+
+                            std::shared_ptr<Action> pLineAction;
+
+                            if( rLineInfo.IsDefault() )
+                            {
+                                // plain hair line
+                                pLineAction =
+                                    internal::LineActionFactory::createLineAction(
+                                        aStartPoint,
+                                        aEndPoint,
+                                        rCanvas,
+                                        rState );
+
+                                if( pLineAction )
+                                {
+                                    maActions.emplace_back(
+                                            pLineAction,
+                                            io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex += pLineAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else if( LineStyle::NONE != rLineInfo.GetStyle() )
+                            {
+                                // 'thick' line
+                                rendering::StrokeAttributes aStrokeAttributes;
+
+                                setupStrokeAttributes( aStrokeAttributes,
+                                                       rFactoryParms,
+                                                       rLineInfo );
+
+                                // XCanvas can only stroke polygons,
+                                // not simple lines - thus, handle
+                                // this case via the polypolygon
+                                // action
+                                ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly;
+                                aPoly.append( aStartPoint );
+                                aPoly.append( aEndPoint );
+                                pLineAction =
+                                    internal::PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction(
+                                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon( aPoly ),
+                                        rCanvas, rState, aStrokeAttributes );
+
+                                if( pLineAction )
+                                {
+                                    maActions.emplace_back(
+                                            pLineAction,
+                                            io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex += pLineAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            // else: line style is default
+                            // (i.e. invisible), don't generate action
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::RECT:
+                    {
+                        const ::tools::Rectangle& rRect(
+                            static_cast<MetaRectAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetRect() );
+
+                        if( rRect.IsEmpty() )
+                            break;
+
+                        const OutDevState& rState( rStates.getState() );
+                        const ::basegfx::B2DPoint aTopLeftPixel(
+                            rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( rRect.TopLeft() ) );
+                        const ::basegfx::B2DPoint aBottomRightPixel(
+                            rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( rRect.BottomRight() ) +
+                            // #121100# OutputDevice::DrawRect() fills
+                            // rectangles Apple-like, i.e. with one
+                            // additional pixel to the right and bottom.
+                            ::basegfx::B2DPoint(1,1) );
+
+                        createFillAndStroke( ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                                                 ::basegfx::B2DRange( aTopLeftPixel,
+                                                                      aBottomRightPixel )),
+                                             rFactoryParms );
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    case MetaActionType::ROUNDRECT:
+                    {
+                        const ::tools::Rectangle& rRect(
+                            static_cast<MetaRoundRectAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetRect());
+
+                        if( rRect.IsEmpty() )
+                            break;
+
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly(
+                            ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                                ::basegfx::B2DRange(
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( rRect.TopLeft() ),
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( rRect.BottomRight() ) +
+                                    ::basegfx::B2DPoint(1,1) ),
+                                static_cast<double>(static_cast<MetaRoundRectAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetHorzRound()) / rRect.GetWidth(),
+                                static_cast<double>(static_cast<MetaRoundRectAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetVertRound()) / rRect.GetHeight() ) );
+                        aPoly.transform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+
+                        createFillAndStroke( aPoly,
+                                             rFactoryParms );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::ELLIPSE:
+                    {
+                        const ::tools::Rectangle& rRect(
+                            static_cast<MetaEllipseAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetRect() );
+
+                        if( rRect.IsEmpty() )
+                            break;
+
+                        const ::basegfx::B2DRange aRange(
+                            vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( rRect.TopLeft() ),
+                            vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( rRect.BottomRight() ) +
+                            ::basegfx::B2DPoint(1,1) );
+
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly(
+                            ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromEllipse(
+                                aRange.getCenter(),
+                                aRange.getWidth() / 2,       // divide by 2 since createPolygonFromEllipse
+                                aRange.getHeight() / 2 ));   // expects the radius and NOT the diameter!
+                        aPoly.transform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+
+                        createFillAndStroke( aPoly,
+                                             rFactoryParms );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::ARC:
+                    {
+                        // TODO(F1): Missing basegfx functionality. Mind empty rects!
+                        const ::tools::Polygon aToolsPoly( static_cast<MetaArcAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetRect(),
+                                                         static_cast<MetaArcAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetStartPoint(),
+                                                         static_cast<MetaArcAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetEndPoint(), PolyStyle::Arc );
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly( aToolsPoly.getB2DPolygon() );
+                        aPoly.transform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+
+                        createFillAndStroke( aPoly,
+                                             rFactoryParms );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::PIE:
+                    {
+                        // TODO(F1): Missing basegfx functionality. Mind empty rects!
+                        const ::tools::Polygon aToolsPoly( static_cast<MetaPieAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetRect(),
+                                                         static_cast<MetaPieAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetStartPoint(),
+                                                         static_cast<MetaPieAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetEndPoint(), PolyStyle::Pie );
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly( aToolsPoly.getB2DPolygon() );
+                        aPoly.transform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+
+                        createFillAndStroke( aPoly,
+                                             rFactoryParms );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::CHORD:
+                    {
+                        // TODO(F1): Missing basegfx functionality. Mind empty rects!
+                        const ::tools::Polygon aToolsPoly( static_cast<MetaChordAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetRect(),
+                                                         static_cast<MetaChordAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetStartPoint(),
+                                                         static_cast<MetaChordAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetEndPoint(), PolyStyle::Chord );
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly( aToolsPoly.getB2DPolygon() );
+                        aPoly.transform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+
+                        createFillAndStroke( aPoly,
+                                             rFactoryParms );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::POLYLINE:
+                    {
+                        const OutDevState& rState( rStates.getState() );
+                        if( rState.lineColor.hasElements() ||
+                            rState.fillColor.hasElements() )
+                        {
+                            MetaPolyLineAction* pPolyLineAct = static_cast<MetaPolyLineAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                            const LineInfo& rLineInfo( pPolyLineAct->GetLineInfo() );
+                            ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly( pPolyLineAct->GetPolygon().getB2DPolygon() );
+                            aPoly.transform( rState.mapModeTransform );
+
+                            std::shared_ptr<Action> pLineAction;
+
+                            if( rLineInfo.IsDefault() )
+                            {
+                                // plain hair line polygon
+                                pLineAction =
+                                    internal::PolyPolyActionFactory::createLinePolyPolyAction(
+                                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon(aPoly),
+                                        rCanvas,
+                                        rState );
+
+                                if( pLineAction )
+                                {
+                                    maActions.emplace_back(
+                                            pLineAction,
+                                            io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex += pLineAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else if( LineStyle::NONE != rLineInfo.GetStyle() )
+                            {
+                                // 'thick' line polygon
+                                rendering::StrokeAttributes aStrokeAttributes;
+
+                                setupStrokeAttributes( aStrokeAttributes,
+                                                       rFactoryParms,
+                                                       rLineInfo );
+
+                                pLineAction =
+                                    internal::PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction(
+                                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon(aPoly),
+                                        rCanvas,
+                                        rState,
+                                        aStrokeAttributes ) ;
+
+                                if( pLineAction )
+                                {
+                                    maActions.emplace_back(
+                                            pLineAction,
+                                            io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex += pLineAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            // else: line style is default
+                            // (i.e. invisible), don't generate action
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::POLYGON:
+                    {
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly( static_cast<MetaPolygonAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetPolygon().getB2DPolygon() );
+                        aPoly.transform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+                        createFillAndStroke( aPoly,
+                                             rFactoryParms );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::POLYPOLYGON:
+                    {
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aPoly( static_cast<MetaPolyPolygonAction*>(pCurrAct)->GetPolyPolygon().getB2DPolyPolygon() );
+                        aPoly.transform( rStates.getState().mapModeTransform );
+                        createFillAndStroke( aPoly,
+                                             rFactoryParms );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::BMP:
+                    {
+                        MetaBmpAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaBmpAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                                internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                    BitmapEx(pAct->GetBitmap()),
+                                    rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetPoint() ),
+                                    rCanvas,
+                                    rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::BMPSCALE:
+                    {
+                        MetaBmpScaleAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaBmpScaleAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                                internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                    BitmapEx(pAct->GetBitmap()),
+                                    rStates.getState().mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetPoint() ),
+                                    rStates.getState().mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DVectorFromSize( pAct->GetSize() ),
+                                    rCanvas,
+                                    rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::BMPSCALEPART:
+                    {
+                        MetaBmpScalePartAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaBmpScalePartAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        // crop bitmap to given source rectangle (no
+                        // need to copy and convert the whole bitmap)
+                        ::Bitmap aBmp( pAct->GetBitmap() );
+                        const ::tools::Rectangle aCropRect( pAct->GetSrcPoint(),
+                                                    pAct->GetSrcSize() );
+                        aBmp.Crop( aCropRect );
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                                internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                    BitmapEx(aBmp),
+                                    rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetDestPoint() ),
+                                    rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DVectorFromSize( pAct->GetDestSize() ),
+                                    rCanvas,
+                                    rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::BMPEX:
+                    {
+                        MetaBmpExAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaBmpExAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                                internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                    pAct->GetBitmapEx(),
+                                    rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetPoint() ),
+                                    rCanvas,
+                                    rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::BMPEXSCALE:
+                    {
+                        MetaBmpExScaleAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaBmpExScaleAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                                internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                    pAct->GetBitmapEx(),
+                                    rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetPoint() ),
+                                    rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DVectorFromSize( pAct->GetSize() ),
+                                    rCanvas,
+                                    rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::BMPEXSCALEPART:
+                    {
+                        MetaBmpExScalePartAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaBmpExScalePartAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        // crop bitmap to given source rectangle (no
+                        // need to copy and convert the whole bitmap)
+                        BitmapEx aBmp( pAct->GetBitmapEx() );
+                        const ::tools::Rectangle aCropRect( pAct->GetSrcPoint(),
+                                                   pAct->GetSrcSize() );
+                        aBmp.Crop( aCropRect );
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                            internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                aBmp,
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetDestPoint() ),
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DVectorFromSize( pAct->GetDestSize() ),
+                                rCanvas,
+                                rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::MASK:
+                    {
+                        MetaMaskAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaMaskAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        // create masked BitmapEx right here, as the
+                        // canvas does not provide equivalent
+                        // functionality
+                        BitmapEx aBmp( createMaskBmpEx( pAct->GetBitmap(),
+                                                        pAct->GetColor() ));
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                            internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                aBmp,
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetPoint() ),
+                                rCanvas,
+                                rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::MASKSCALE:
+                    {
+                        MetaMaskScaleAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaMaskScaleAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        // create masked BitmapEx right here, as the
+                        // canvas does not provide equivalent
+                        // functionality
+                        BitmapEx aBmp( createMaskBmpEx( pAct->GetBitmap(),
+                                                        pAct->GetColor() ));
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                            internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                aBmp,
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetPoint() ),
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DVectorFromSize( pAct->GetSize() ),
+                                rCanvas,
+                                rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::MASKSCALEPART:
+                    {
+                        MetaMaskScalePartAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaMaskScalePartAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        // create masked BitmapEx right here, as the
+                        // canvas does not provide equivalent
+                        // functionality
+                        BitmapEx aBmp( createMaskBmpEx( pAct->GetBitmap(),
+                                                        pAct->GetColor() ));
+
+                        // crop bitmap to given source rectangle (no
+                        // need to copy and convert the whole bitmap)
+                        const ::tools::Rectangle aCropRect( pAct->GetSrcPoint(),
+                                                   pAct->GetSrcSize() );
+                        aBmp.Crop( aCropRect );
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pBmpAction(
+                            internal::BitmapActionFactory::createBitmapAction(
+                                aBmp,
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetDestPoint() ),
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DVectorFromSize( pAct->GetDestSize() ),
+                                rCanvas,
+                                rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pBmpAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pBmpAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pBmpAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::GRADIENTEX:
+                        // TODO(F1): use native Canvas gradients here
+                        // action is ignored here, because redundant to MetaActionType::GRADIENT
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::WALLPAPER:
+                        // TODO(F2): NYI
+                        break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::Transparent:
+                    {
+                        const OutDevState& rState( rStates.getState() );
+                        if( rState.lineColor.hasElements() ||
+                            rState.fillColor.hasElements() )
+                        {
+                            MetaTransparentAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaTransparentAction*>(pCurrAct);
+                            ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aPoly( pAct->GetPolyPolygon().getB2DPolyPolygon() );
+                            aPoly.transform( rState.mapModeTransform );
+
+                            std::shared_ptr<Action> pPolyAction(
+                                internal::PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction(
+                                    aPoly,
+                                    rCanvas,
+                                    rState,
+                                    pAct->GetTransparence() ) );
+
+                            if( pPolyAction )
+                            {
+                                maActions.emplace_back(
+                                        pPolyAction,
+                                        io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                                io_rCurrActionIndex += pPolyAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::FLOATTRANSPARENT:
+                    {
+                        MetaFloatTransparentAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaFloatTransparentAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        std::unique_ptr< GDIMetaFile > pMtf(
+                            new ::GDIMetaFile( pAct->GetGDIMetaFile() ) );
+
+                        // TODO(P2): Use native canvas gradients here (saves a lot of UNO calls)
+                        std::optional< Gradient > pGradient( pAct->GetGradient() );
+
+                        DBG_TESTSOLARMUTEX();
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pFloatTransAction(
+                            internal::TransparencyGroupActionFactory::createTransparencyGroupAction(
+                                std::move(pMtf),
+                                std::move(pGradient),
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint( pAct->GetPoint() ),
+                                rStates.getState().mapModeTransform *
+                                vcl::unotools::b2DVectorFromSize( pAct->GetSize() ),
+                                rCanvas,
+                                rStates.getState() ) );
+
+                        if( pFloatTransAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pFloatTransAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pFloatTransAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXT:
+                    {
+                        MetaTextAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaTextAction*>(pCurrAct);
+                        OUString sText = pAct->GetText();
+
+                        if (rVDev.GetDigitLanguage())
+                            sText = convertToLocalizedNumerals(sText, rVDev.GetDigitLanguage());
+
+                        const sal_Int32 nLen = std::min(pAct->GetLen(), pAct->GetText().getLength() - pAct->GetIndex());
+
+                        createTextAction(
+                            pAct->GetPoint(),
+                            sText,
+                            pAct->GetIndex(),
+                            nLen,
+                            {},
+                            {},
+                            rFactoryParms,
+                            bSubsettableActions );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXTARRAY:
+                    {
+                        MetaTextArrayAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaTextArrayAction*>(pCurrAct);
+                        OUString sText = pAct->GetText();
+
+                        if (rVDev.GetDigitLanguage())
+                            sText = convertToLocalizedNumerals(sText, rVDev.GetDigitLanguage());
+
+                        const sal_Int32 nLen = std::min(pAct->GetLen(), pAct->GetText().getLength() - pAct->GetIndex());
+
+                        createTextAction(
+                            pAct->GetPoint(),
+                            sText,
+                            pAct->GetIndex(),
+                            nLen,
+                            pAct->GetDXArray(),
+                            pAct->GetKashidaArray(),
+                            rFactoryParms,
+                            bSubsettableActions );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXTLINE:
+                    {
+                        MetaTextLineAction*      pAct = static_cast<MetaTextLineAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        const OutDevState&       rState( rStates.getState() );
+                        const ::Size             aBaselineOffset( tools::getBaselineOffset( rState,
+                                                                                            rVDev ) );
+                        const ::basegfx::B2DSize aSize( rState.mapModeTransform *
+                                                        ::basegfx::B2DSize(pAct->GetWidth(),
+                                                                           0 ));
+
+                        std::shared_ptr<Action> pPolyAction(
+                            PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction(
+                                tools::createTextLinesPolyPolygon(
+                                    rState.mapModeTransform *
+                                    ::basegfx::B2DPoint(
+                                        vcl::unotools::b2DPointFromPoint(pAct->GetStartPoint()) +
+                                        vcl::unotools::b2DVectorFromSize(aBaselineOffset)),
+                                    aSize.getWidth(),
+                                    tools::createTextLineInfo( rVDev,
+                                                               rState )),
+                                rCanvas,
+                                rState ) );
+
+                        if( pPolyAction )
+                        {
+                            maActions.emplace_back(
+                                    pPolyAction,
+                                    io_rCurrActionIndex );
+
+                            io_rCurrActionIndex += pPolyAction->getActionCount()-1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    case MetaActionType::TEXTRECT:
+                    {
+                        MetaTextRectAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaTextRectAction*>(pCurrAct);
+
+                        rStates.pushState(vcl::PushFlags::ALL);
+
+                        // use the VDev to break up the text rect
+                        // action into readily formatted lines
+                        GDIMetaFile aTmpMtf;
+                        rVDev.AddTextRectActions( pAct->GetRect(),
+                                                  pAct->GetText(),
+                                                  pAct->GetStyle(),
+                                                  aTmpMtf );
+
+                        createActions( aTmpMtf,
+                                       rFactoryParms,
+                                       bSubsettableActions );
+
+                        rStates.popState();
+
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    case MetaActionType::STRETCHTEXT:
+                    {
+                        MetaStretchTextAction* pAct = static_cast<MetaStretchTextAction*>(pCurrAct);
+                        OUString sText = pAct->GetText();
+
+                        if (rVDev.GetDigitLanguage())
+                            sText = convertToLocalizedNumerals(sText, rVDev.GetDigitLanguage());
+
+                        const sal_Int32 nLen = std::min(pAct->GetLen(), pAct->GetText().getLength() - pAct->GetIndex());
+
+                        // #i70897# Nothing to do, actually...
+                        if( nLen == 0 )
+                            break;
+
+                        // have to fit the text into the given
+                        // width. This is achieved by internally
+                        // generating a DX array, and uniformly
+                        // distributing the excess/insufficient width
+                        // to every logical character.
+                        KernArray aDXArray;
+
+                        rVDev.GetTextArray( pAct->GetText(), &aDXArray,
+                                            pAct->GetIndex(), pAct->GetLen() );
+
+                        const sal_Int32 nWidthDifference( pAct->GetWidth() - aDXArray[ nLen-1 ] );
+
+                        // Last entry of pDXArray contains total width of the text
+                        for (sal_Int32 i = 1; i <= nLen; ++i)
+                        {
+                            // calc ratio for every array entry, to
+                            // distribute rounding errors 'evenly'
+                            // across the characters. Note that each
+                            // entry represents the 'end' position of
+                            // the corresponding character, thus, we
+                            // let i run from 1 to nLen.
+                            aDXArray.adjust(i - 1, i * nWidthDifference / nLen);
+                        }
+
+                        createTextAction(
+                            pAct->GetPoint(),
+                            sText,
+                            pAct->GetIndex(),
+                            nLen,
+                            aDXArray,
+                            {},
+                            rFactoryParms,
+                            bSubsettableActions );
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                    default:
+                        SAL_WARN( "cppcanvas.emf", "Unknown meta action type encountered" );
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                // increment action index (each mtf action counts _at
+                // least_ one. Some count for more, therefore,
+                // io_rCurrActionIndex is sometimes incremented by
+                // pAct->getActionCount()-1 above, the -1 being the
+                // correction for the unconditional increment here).
+                ++io_rCurrActionIndex;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        namespace
+        {
+            class ActionRenderer
+            {
+            public:
+                explicit ActionRenderer( ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTransformation ) :
+                    maTransformation(std::move( aTransformation )),
+                    mbRet( true )
+                {
+                }
+
+                bool result() const
+                {
+                    return mbRet;
+                }
+
+                void operator()( const ::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::MtfAction& rAction )
+                {
+                    // ANDing the result. We want to fail if at least
+                    // one action failed.
+                    mbRet &= rAction.mpAction->render( maTransformation );
+                }
+
+                void operator()( const ::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::MtfAction&  rAction,
+                                 const Action::Subset&                                  rSubset )
+                {
+                    // ANDing the result. We want to fail if at least
+                    // one action failed.
+                    mbRet &= rAction.mpAction->renderSubset( maTransformation,
+                                                             rSubset );
+                }
+
+            private:
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix maTransformation;
+                bool                    mbRet;
+            };
+
+            class AreaQuery
+            {
+            public:
+                explicit AreaQuery( ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTransformation ) :
+                    maTransformation(std::move( aTransformation ))
+                {
+                }
+
+                static bool result()
+                {
+                    return true; // nothing can fail here
+                }
+
+                void operator()( const ::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::MtfAction& rAction )
+                {
+                    maBounds.expand( rAction.mpAction->getBounds( maTransformation ) );
+                }
+
+                void operator()( const ::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::MtfAction&  rAction,
+                                 const Action::Subset&                                  rSubset )
+                {
+                    maBounds.expand( rAction.mpAction->getBounds( maTransformation,
+                                                                  rSubset ) );
+                }
+
+                const ::basegfx::B2DRange& getBounds() const
+                {
+                    return maBounds;
+                }
+
+            private:
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix maTransformation;
+                ::basegfx::B2DRange     maBounds;
+            };
+
+            // Doing that via inline class. Compilers tend to not inline free
+            // functions.
+            struct UpperBoundActionIndexComparator
+            {
+                bool operator()( const ::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::MtfAction& rLHS,
+                                 const ::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::MtfAction& rRHS )
+                {
+                    const sal_Int32 nLHSCount( rLHS.mpAction ?
+                                               rLHS.mpAction->getActionCount() : 0 );
+                    const sal_Int32 nRHSCount( rRHS.mpAction ?
+                                               rRHS.mpAction->getActionCount() : 0 );
+
+                    // compare end of action range, to have an action selected
+                    // by lower_bound even if the requested index points in
+                    // the middle of the action's range
+                    return rLHS.mnOrigIndex + nLHSCount < rRHS.mnOrigIndex + nRHSCount;
+                }
+            };
+
+            /** Algorithm to apply given functor to a subset range
+
+                @tpl Functor
+
+                Functor to call for each element of the subset
+                range. Must provide the following method signatures:
+                bool result() (returning false if operation failed)
+
+             */
+            template< typename Functor > bool
+                forSubsetRange( Functor&                                            rFunctor,
+                                ImplRenderer::ActionVector::const_iterator          aRangeBegin,
+                                const ImplRenderer::ActionVector::const_iterator&   aRangeEnd,
+                                sal_Int32                                           nStartIndex,
+                                sal_Int32                                           nEndIndex,
+                                const ImplRenderer::ActionVector::const_iterator&   rEnd )
+            {
+                if( aRangeBegin == aRangeEnd )
+                {
+                    // only a single action. Setup subset, and call functor
+                    Action::Subset aSubset;
+                    aSubset.mnSubsetBegin = std::max( sal_Int32( 0 ),
+                                                        nStartIndex - aRangeBegin->mnOrigIndex );
+                    aSubset.mnSubsetEnd   = std::min( aRangeBegin->mpAction->getActionCount(),
+                                                        nEndIndex - aRangeBegin->mnOrigIndex );
+
+                    ENSURE_OR_RETURN_FALSE( aSubset.mnSubsetBegin >= 0 && aSubset.mnSubsetEnd >= 0,
+                                      "ImplRenderer::forSubsetRange(): Invalid indices" );
+
+                    rFunctor( *aRangeBegin, aSubset );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // more than one action.
+
+                    // render partial first, full intermediate, and
+                    // partial last action
+                    Action::Subset aSubset;
+                    aSubset.mnSubsetBegin = std::max( sal_Int32( 0 ),
+                                                        nStartIndex - aRangeBegin->mnOrigIndex );
+                    aSubset.mnSubsetEnd   = aRangeBegin->mpAction->getActionCount();
+
+                    ENSURE_OR_RETURN_FALSE( aSubset.mnSubsetBegin >= 0 && aSubset.mnSubsetEnd >= 0,
+                                      "ImplRenderer::forSubsetRange(): Invalid indices" );
+
+                    rFunctor( *aRangeBegin, aSubset );
+
+                    // first action rendered, skip to next
+                    ++aRangeBegin;
+
+                    // render full middle actions
+                    while( aRangeBegin != aRangeEnd )
+                        rFunctor( *aRangeBegin++ );
+
+                    if( aRangeEnd == rEnd ||
+                        aRangeEnd->mnOrigIndex > nEndIndex )
+                    {
+                        // aRangeEnd denotes end of action vector,
+
+                        // or
+
+                        // nEndIndex references something _after_
+                        // aRangeBegin, but _before_ aRangeEnd
+
+                        // either way: no partial action left
+                        return rFunctor.result();
+                    }
+
+                    aSubset.mnSubsetBegin = 0;
+                    aSubset.mnSubsetEnd   = nEndIndex - aRangeEnd->mnOrigIndex;
+
+                    ENSURE_OR_RETURN_FALSE(aSubset.mnSubsetEnd >= 0,
+                                      "ImplRenderer::forSubsetRange(): Invalid indices" );
+
+                    rFunctor( *aRangeEnd, aSubset );
+                }
+
+                return rFunctor.result();
+            }
+        }
+
+        bool ImplRenderer::getSubsetIndices( sal_Int32&                     io_rStartIndex,
+                                             sal_Int32&                     io_rEndIndex,
+                                             ActionVector::const_iterator&  o_rRangeBegin,
+                                             ActionVector::const_iterator&  o_rRangeEnd ) const
+        {
+            ENSURE_OR_RETURN_FALSE( io_rStartIndex<=io_rEndIndex,
+                              "ImplRenderer::getSubsetIndices(): invalid action range" );
+
+            ENSURE_OR_RETURN_FALSE( !maActions.empty(),
+                              "ImplRenderer::getSubsetIndices(): no actions to render" );
+
+            const sal_Int32 nMinActionIndex( maActions.front().mnOrigIndex );
+            const sal_Int32 nMaxActionIndex( maActions.back().mnOrigIndex +
+                                             maActions.back().mpAction->getActionCount() );
+
+            // clip given range to permissible values (there might be
+            // ranges before and behind the valid indices)
+            io_rStartIndex = std::max( nMinActionIndex,
+                                         io_rStartIndex );
+            io_rEndIndex = std::min( nMaxActionIndex,
+                                       io_rEndIndex );
+
+            if( io_rStartIndex == io_rEndIndex ||
+                io_rStartIndex > io_rEndIndex )
+            {
+                // empty range, don't render anything. The second
+                // condition e.g. happens if the requested range lies
+                // fully before or behind the valid action indices.
+                return false;
+            }
+
+
+            const ActionVector::const_iterator aBegin( maActions.begin() );
+            const ActionVector::const_iterator aEnd( maActions.end() );
+
+
+            // find start and end action
+            // =========================
+            o_rRangeBegin = std::lower_bound( aBegin, aEnd,
+                                                MtfAction( std::shared_ptr<Action>(), io_rStartIndex ),
+                                                UpperBoundActionIndexComparator() );
+            o_rRangeEnd   = std::lower_bound( aBegin, aEnd,
+                                                MtfAction( std::shared_ptr<Action>(), io_rEndIndex ),
+                                                UpperBoundActionIndexComparator() );
+            return true;
+        }
+
+
+        // Public methods
+
+
+        ImplRenderer::ImplRenderer( const CanvasSharedPtr&  rCanvas,
+                                    const GDIMetaFile&      rMtf,
+                                    const Parameters&       rParams )
+            : CanvasGraphicHelper(rCanvas)
+            , nFrameLeft(0)
+            , nFrameTop(0)
+            , nFrameRight(0)
+            , nFrameBottom(0)
+            , nPixX(0)
+            , nPixY(0)
+            , nMmX(0)
+            , nMmY(0)
+        {
+            SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::ImplRenderer(mtf)" );
+
+            OSL_ENSURE( rCanvas && rCanvas->getUNOCanvas().is(),
+                        "ImplRenderer::ImplRenderer(): Invalid canvas" );
+            OSL_ENSURE( rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice().is(),
+                        "ImplRenderer::ImplRenderer(): Invalid graphic device" );
+
+            // make sure canvas and graphic device are valid; action
+            // creation don't check that every time
+            if( !rCanvas ||
+                !rCanvas->getUNOCanvas().is() ||
+                !rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice().is() )
+            {
+                // leave actions empty
+                return;
+            }
+
+            VectorOfOutDevStates    aStateStack;
+
+            ScopedVclPtrInstance< VirtualDevice > aVDev;
+            aVDev->EnableOutput( false );
+
+            // Setup VDev for state tracking and mapping
+            // =========================================
+
+            aVDev->SetMapMode( rMtf.GetPrefMapMode() );
+
+            const Size aMtfSize( rMtf.GetPrefSize() );
+            const Size aMtfSizePixPre( aVDev->LogicToPixel( aMtfSize,
+                                                           rMtf.GetPrefMapMode() ) );
+
+            // #i44110# correct null-sized output - there are shapes
+            // which have zero size in at least one dimension
+            // Remark the 1L cannot be replaced, that would cause max to compare long/int
+            const Size aMtfSizePix( std::max( aMtfSizePixPre.Width(), ::tools::Long(1) ),
+                                    std::max( aMtfSizePixPre.Height(), ::tools::Long(1) ) );
+
+            sal_Int32 nCurrActions(0);
+            ActionFactoryParameters aParms(aStateStack,
+                                           rCanvas,
+                                           *aVDev,
+                                           rParams,
+                                           nCurrActions );
+
+            // init state stack
+            aStateStack.clearStateStack();
+
+            // Setup local state, such that the metafile renders
+            // itself into a one-by-one square at the origin for
+            // identity view and render transformations
+            aStateStack.getState().transform.scale( 1.0 / aMtfSizePix.Width(),
+                                                     1.0 / aMtfSizePix.Height() );
+
+            tools::calcLogic2PixelAffineTransform( aStateStack.getState().mapModeTransform,
+                                                   *aVDev );
+
+            {
+                ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState = aStateStack.getState();
+                // setup default text color to black
+                rState.textColor =
+                    rState.textFillColor =
+                    rState.textOverlineColor =
+                    rState.textLineColor = tools::intSRGBAToDoubleSequence( 0x000000FF );
+            }
+
+            // apply overrides from the Parameters struct
+            if( rParams.maFillColor )
+            {
+                ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState = aStateStack.getState();
+                rState.isFillColorSet = true;
+                rState.fillColor = tools::intSRGBAToDoubleSequence( *rParams.maFillColor );
+            }
+            if( rParams.maLineColor )
+            {
+                ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState = aStateStack.getState();
+                rState.isLineColorSet = true;
+                rState.lineColor = tools::intSRGBAToDoubleSequence( *rParams.maLineColor );
+            }
+            if( rParams.maTextColor )
+            {
+                ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState = aStateStack.getState();
+                rState.isTextFillColorSet = true;
+                rState.isTextOverlineColorSet = true;
+                rState.isTextLineColorSet = true;
+                rState.textColor =
+                    rState.textFillColor =
+                    rState.textOverlineColor =
+                    rState.textLineColor = tools::intSRGBAToDoubleSequence( *rParams.maTextColor );
+            }
+            if( rParams.maFontName ||
+                rParams.maFontWeight ||
+                rParams.maFontLetterForm ||
+                rParams.maFontUnderline.has_value() )
+            {
+                ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& rState = aStateStack.getState();
+
+                rState.xFont = createFont( rState.fontRotation,
+                                           vcl::Font(), // default font
+                                           aParms );
+            }
+
+            /* EMF+ */
+            createActions( const_cast<GDIMetaFile&>(rMtf), // HACK(Q2):
+                                                           // we're
+                                                           // changing
+                                                              // the
+                                                              // current
+                                                              // action
+                                                              // in
+                                                              // createActions!
+                           aParms,
+                           true // TODO(P1): make subsettability configurable
+                            );
+        }
+
+        ImplRenderer::~ImplRenderer()
+        {
+        }
+
+        bool ImplRenderer::drawSubset( sal_Int32    nStartIndex,
+                                       sal_Int32    nEndIndex ) const
+        {
+            SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::drawSubset()" );
+
+            ActionVector::const_iterator aRangeBegin;
+            ActionVector::const_iterator aRangeEnd;
+
+            try
+            {
+                if( !getSubsetIndices( nStartIndex, nEndIndex,
+                                       aRangeBegin, aRangeEnd ) )
+                    return true; // nothing to render (but _that_ was successful)
+
+                // now, aRangeBegin references the action in which the
+                // subset rendering must start, and aRangeEnd references
+                // the action in which the subset rendering must end (it
+                // might also end right at the start of the referenced
+                // action, such that zero of that action needs to be
+                // rendered).
+
+
+                // render subset of actions
+                // ========================
+
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aMatrix;
+                ::canvas::tools::getRenderStateTransform( aMatrix,
+                                                          getRenderState() );
+
+                ActionRenderer aRenderer( aMatrix );
+
+                return forSubsetRange( aRenderer,
+                                       aRangeBegin,
+                                       aRangeEnd,
+                                       nStartIndex,
+                                       nEndIndex,
+                                       maActions.end() );
+            }
+            catch( uno::Exception& )
+            {
+                DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("cppcanvas.emf");
+                // convert error to return value
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ::basegfx::B2DRange ImplRenderer::getSubsetArea( sal_Int32  nStartIndex,
+                                                         sal_Int32  nEndIndex ) const
+        {
+            SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::getSubsetArea()" );
+
+            ActionVector::const_iterator aRangeBegin;
+            ActionVector::const_iterator aRangeEnd;
+
+            if( !getSubsetIndices( nStartIndex, nEndIndex,
+                                   aRangeBegin, aRangeEnd ) )
+                return ::basegfx::B2DRange(); // nothing to render -> empty range
+
+            // now, aRangeBegin references the action in which the
+            // subset querying must start, and aRangeEnd references
+            // the action in which the subset querying must end (it
+            // might also end right at the start of the referenced
+            // action, such that zero of that action needs to be
+            // queried).
+
+
+            // query bounds for subset of actions
+            // ==================================
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aMatrix;
+            ::canvas::tools::getRenderStateTransform( aMatrix,
+                                                      getRenderState() );
+
+            AreaQuery aQuery( aMatrix );
+            forSubsetRange( aQuery,
+                            aRangeBegin,
+                            aRangeEnd,
+                            nStartIndex,
+                            nEndIndex,
+                            maActions.end() );
+
+            return aQuery.getBounds();
+        }
+
+        bool ImplRenderer::draw() const
+        {
+            SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::ImplRenderer::draw()" );
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aMatrix;
+            ::canvas::tools::getRenderStateTransform( aMatrix,
+                                                      getRenderState() );
+
+            try
+            {
+                return std::for_each( maActions.begin(), maActions.end(), ActionRenderer( aMatrix ) ).result();
+            }
+            catch( uno::Exception& )
+            {
+                DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION( "cppcanvas.emf");
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/lineaction.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/lineaction.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bc55d9299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/lineaction.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include "lineaction.hxx"
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drange.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/point/b2dpoint.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/utils/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        namespace
+        {
+            class LineAction : public Action
+            {
+            public:
+                LineAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&,
+                            const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&,
+                            CanvasSharedPtr,
+                            const OutDevState& );
+
+                LineAction(const LineAction&) = delete;
+                const LineAction& operator=(const LineAction&) = delete;
+
+                virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                ::basegfx::B2DPoint     maStartPoint;
+                ::basegfx::B2DPoint     maEndPoint;
+                CanvasSharedPtr         mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState  maState;
+            };
+
+            LineAction::LineAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPoint,
+                                    const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rEndPoint,
+                                    CanvasSharedPtr            xCanvas,
+                                    const OutDevState&         rState ) :
+                maStartPoint( rStartPoint ),
+                maEndPoint( rEndPoint ),
+                mpCanvas(std::move( xCanvas ))
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+                maState.DeviceColor = rState.lineColor;
+            }
+
+            bool LineAction::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::LineAction::render()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::LineAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->drawLine( ::basegfx::unotools::point2DFromB2DPoint(maStartPoint),
+                                                    ::basegfx::unotools::point2DFromB2DPoint(maEndPoint),
+                                                    mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                    aLocalState );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool LineAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // line only contains a single action, fail if subset
+                // requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return false;
+
+                return render( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange LineAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds( ::basegfx::B2DRange( maStartPoint,
+                                                                          maEndPoint ),
+                                                     mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                     aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange LineAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // line only contains a single action, empty bounds
+                // if subset requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange();
+
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 LineAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> LineActionFactory::createLineAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPoint,
+                                                             const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rEndPoint,
+                                                             const CanvasSharedPtr&     rCanvas,
+                                                             const OutDevState&         rState  )
+        {
+            return std::make_shared<LineAction>( rStartPoint,
+                                                 rEndPoint,
+                                                 rCanvas,
+                                                 rState);
+        }
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/lineaction.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/lineaction.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b2913cfc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/lineaction.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <action.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+
+namespace basegfx {
+    class B2DPoint;
+}
+
+
+/* Definition of internal::LineActionFactory */
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+    {
+        struct OutDevState;
+
+        /** Creates encapsulated converters between GDIMetaFile and
+            XCanvas. The Canvas argument is deliberately placed at the
+            constructor, to force reconstruction of this object for a
+            new canvas. This considerably eases internal state
+            handling, since a lot of the internal state (e.g. fonts,
+            text layout) is Canvas-dependent.
+         */
+        namespace LineActionFactory
+        {
+            /// Plain hair line from point 1 to point 2
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createLineAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&,
+                                                     const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&,
+                                                     const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                     const OutDevState& );
+        }
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/mtftools.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/mtftools.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94a83da70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/mtftools.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,671 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <comphelper/diagnose_ex.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+#include <basegfx/utils/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolygontools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolygon.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drectangle.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/vector/b2dvector.hxx>
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <rtl/math.hxx>
+#include <vcl/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <vcl/virdev.hxx>
+#include <vcl/metric.hxx>
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrixtools.hxx>
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace cppcanvas::tools
+{
+        void initRenderState( rendering::RenderState&                   renderState,
+                              const ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& outdevState )
+        {
+            ::canvas::tools::initRenderState( renderState );
+            ::canvas::tools::setRenderStateTransform( renderState,
+                                                      outdevState.transform );
+            renderState.Clip = outdevState.xClipPoly;
+        }
+
+        ::Size getBaselineOffset( const ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& outdevState,
+                                  const VirtualDevice&                      rVDev )
+        {
+            const ::FontMetric& aMetric = rVDev.GetFontMetric();
+
+            // calc offset for text output, the XCanvas always renders
+            // baseline offset.
+            switch( outdevState.textReferencePoint )
+            {
+                case ALIGN_TOP:
+                    return ::Size( 0,
+                                   aMetric.GetInternalLeading() + aMetric.GetAscent() );
+
+                case ALIGN_BASELINE:
+                    return ::Size( 0, 0 );
+
+                case ALIGN_BOTTOM:
+                    return ::Size( 0,
+                                   -aMetric.GetDescent() );
+
+                default:
+                    throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                                      "tools::getBaselineOffset(): Unexpected TextAlign value" );
+            }
+        }
+
+        ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& calcLogic2PixelLinearTransform( ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   o_rMatrix,
+                                                                 const VirtualDevice&       rVDev )
+        {
+            // select size value in the middle of the available range,
+            // to have headroom both when map mode scales up, and when
+            // it scales down.
+            const ::Size aSizeLogic( 0x00010000L,
+                                     0x00010000L );
+
+            const ::Size aSizePixel( rVDev.LogicToPixel( aSizeLogic ) );
+
+            o_rMatrix = basegfx::utils::createScaleB2DHomMatrix(
+                aSizePixel.Width() / static_cast<double>(aSizeLogic.Width()),
+                aSizePixel.Height() / static_cast<double>(aSizeLogic.Height()) );
+
+            return o_rMatrix;
+        }
+
+        ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& calcLogic2PixelAffineTransform( ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   o_rMatrix,
+                                                                 const VirtualDevice&       rVDev )
+        {
+            // retrieves scale
+            calcLogic2PixelLinearTransform(o_rMatrix, rVDev);
+
+            // translate according to curr map mode/pref map mode offset
+            const ::Point  aEmptyPoint;
+            const ::Point& rTranslatedPoint(
+                rVDev.LogicToPixel( aEmptyPoint ));
+
+            o_rMatrix.translate(rTranslatedPoint.X(),
+                                rTranslatedPoint.Y());
+
+            return o_rMatrix;
+        }
+
+        bool modifyClip( rendering::RenderState&                            o_rRenderState,
+                         const struct ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState&   rOutdevState,
+                         const CanvasSharedPtr&                             rCanvas,
+                         const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                         rOffset,
+                         const ::basegfx::B2DVector*                        pScaling,
+                         const double*                                      pRotation )
+        {
+            const bool bOffsetting( !rOffset.equalZero() );
+            const bool bScaling( pScaling &&
+                                 !rtl::math::approxEqual(pScaling->getX(), 1.0) &&
+                                 !rtl::math::approxEqual(pScaling->getY(), 1.0) );
+            const bool bRotation( pRotation &&
+                                  *pRotation != 0.0 );
+
+            if( !bOffsetting && !bScaling && !bRotation )
+                return false; // nothing to do
+
+            if( rOutdevState.clip.count() )
+            {
+                // general polygon case
+
+                ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aLocalClip( rOutdevState.clip );
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix   aTransform;
+
+                if( bOffsetting )
+                    aTransform.translate( -rOffset.getX(),
+                                          -rOffset.getY() );
+                if( bScaling )
+                    aTransform.scale( 1.0/pScaling->getX(), 1.0/pScaling->getY() );
+
+                if( bRotation )
+                    aTransform.rotate( - *pRotation );
+
+                aLocalClip.transform( aTransform );
+
+                o_rRenderState.Clip = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                    rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                    aLocalClip );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            else if( !rOutdevState.clipRect.IsEmpty() )
+            {
+                // simple rect case
+
+                const ::tools::Rectangle aLocalClipRect( rOutdevState.clipRect );
+
+                if( bRotation )
+                {
+                    // rotation involved - convert to polygon first,
+                    // then transform that
+                    ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aLocalClip(
+                        ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                                    vcl::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRectangle(aLocalClipRect) ) );
+                    ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTransform;
+
+                    if( bOffsetting )
+                        aTransform.translate( -rOffset.getX(),
+                                              -rOffset.getY() );
+                    if( bScaling )
+                        aTransform.scale( 1.0/pScaling->getX(), 1.0/pScaling->getY() );
+
+                    aTransform.rotate( - *pRotation );
+
+                    aLocalClip.transform( aTransform );
+
+                    o_rRenderState.Clip = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                        rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon( aLocalClip ) );
+                }
+                else if( bScaling )
+                {
+                    // scale and offset - do it on the fly, have to
+                    // convert to float anyway.
+                    o_rRenderState.Clip = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                        rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon(
+                            ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                                ::basegfx::B2DRectangle(
+                                    (aLocalClipRect.Left() - rOffset.getX())/pScaling->getX(),
+                                    (aLocalClipRect.Top() - rOffset.getY())/pScaling->getY(),
+                                    (aLocalClipRect.Right() - rOffset.getX())/pScaling->getX(),
+                                    (aLocalClipRect.Bottom() - rOffset.getY())/pScaling->getY() ) ) ) );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // offset only - do it on the fly, have to convert
+                    // to float anyway.
+                    o_rRenderState.Clip = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                        rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon(
+                            ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                                ::basegfx::B2DRectangle( aLocalClipRect.Left() - rOffset.getX(),
+                                                         aLocalClipRect.Top() - rOffset.getY(),
+                                                         aLocalClipRect.Right() - rOffset.getX(),
+                                                         aLocalClipRect.Bottom() - rOffset.getY() ) ) ) );
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // empty clip, nothing to do
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // create overline/underline/strikeout line info struct
+        TextLineInfo createTextLineInfo( const ::VirtualDevice&                     rVDev,
+                                         const ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState&  rState )
+        {
+            const bool bOldMode( rVDev.IsMapModeEnabled() );
+
+            // #i68512# Force metric regeneration with mapmode enabled
+            // (prolly OutDev bug)
+            rVDev.GetFontMetric();
+
+            // will restore map mode below
+            const_cast< ::VirtualDevice& >(rVDev).EnableMapMode( false );
+
+            const ::FontMetric aMetric = rVDev.GetFontMetric();
+
+            TextLineInfo aTextInfo(
+                (aMetric.GetDescent() + 2) / 4.0,
+                ((aMetric.GetInternalLeading() + 1.5) / 3.0),
+                (aMetric.GetInternalLeading() / 2.0) - aMetric.GetAscent(),
+                aMetric.GetDescent() / 2.0,
+                (aMetric.GetInternalLeading() - aMetric.GetAscent()) / 3.0,
+                rState.textOverlineStyle,
+                rState.textUnderlineStyle,
+                rState.textStrikeoutStyle );
+
+            const_cast< ::VirtualDevice& >(rVDev).EnableMapMode( bOldMode );
+
+            return aTextInfo;
+        }
+
+        namespace
+        {
+            void appendWaveline( ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& o_rPoly,
+                             const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPos,
+                             const double               nStartOffset,
+                             const double               nWidth,
+                             const double               nHeight,
+                             sal_Int8                   nLineStyle)
+            {
+                const double x(rStartPos.getX());
+                const double y(rStartPos.getY() + nStartOffset + nHeight);
+                double nWaveWidth = nHeight * 10.6 * 0.25;
+                // Offset for the double line.
+                double nOffset = 0.0;
+
+                if (nLineStyle == LINESTYLE_DOUBLEWAVE)
+                    nOffset = -nHeight * 0.5;
+                else
+                    nWaveWidth *= 2.0;
+
+                basegfx::B2DPolygon aLine;
+                aLine.append(basegfx::B2DPoint(x, y + nOffset));
+                aLine.append(basegfx::B2DPoint(x + nWidth, y + nOffset));
+
+                o_rPoly.append(::basegfx::utils::createWaveline(aLine, nWaveWidth, nWaveWidth * 0.5));
+
+                if (nLineStyle == LINESTYLE_DOUBLEWAVE)
+                {
+                    nOffset = nHeight * 1.2;
+
+                    basegfx::B2DPolygon aLine2;
+                    aLine2.append(basegfx::B2DPoint(x, y + nOffset));
+                    aLine2.append(basegfx::B2DPoint(x + nWidth, y + nOffset));
+                    o_rPoly.append(::basegfx::utils::createWaveline(aLine2, nWaveWidth, nWaveWidth * 0.5));
+                }
+            }
+
+            void appendRect( ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& o_rPoly,
+                             const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPos,
+                             const double               nX1,
+                             const double               nY1,
+                             const double               nX2,
+                             const double               nY2 )
+            {
+                const double x( rStartPos.getX() );
+                const double y( rStartPos.getY() );
+
+                o_rPoly.append(
+                    ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                        ::basegfx::B2DRectangle( x + nX1, y + nY1, x + nX2, y + nY2 ) ) );
+            }
+
+            void appendRect( ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& o_rPoly,
+                             const double               nX1,
+                             const double               nY1,
+                             const double               nX2,
+                             const double               nY2 )
+            {
+                o_rPoly.append(
+                    ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(
+                        ::basegfx::B2DRectangle( nX1, nY1, nX2, nY2 ) ) );
+            }
+
+            bool appendDashes( ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&   o_rPoly,
+                               const double                 nX,
+                               double                       nY,
+                               const double                 nLineWidth,
+                               double                       nLineHeight,
+                               sal_Int8                     nLineStyle,
+                               bool                         bIsOverline)
+            {
+                static const int aDottedArray[]     = { 1, 1, 0};               // DOTTED LINE
+                static const int aDotDashArray[]    = { 1, 1, 4, 1, 0};         // DASHDOT
+                static const int aDashDotDotArray[] = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 0};   // DASHDOTDOT
+                static const int aDashedArray[]     = { 5, 2, 0};               // DASHED LINE
+                static const int aLongDashArray[]   = { 7, 2, 0};               // LONGDASH
+                const int *pArray = nullptr;
+                bool bIsBold = false;
+
+                switch(nLineStyle)
+                {
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLDDOTTED:
+                        bIsBold = true;
+                        [[fallthrough]];
+                    case LINESTYLE_DOTTED:
+                        pArray = aDottedArray;
+                    break;
+
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLDDASH:
+                        bIsBold = true;
+                        [[fallthrough]];
+                    case LINESTYLE_DASH:
+                        pArray = aDashedArray;
+                    break;
+
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLDLONGDASH:
+                        bIsBold = true;
+                        [[fallthrough]];
+                    case LINESTYLE_LONGDASH:
+                        pArray = aLongDashArray;
+                    break;
+
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLDDASHDOT:
+                        bIsBold = true;
+                        [[fallthrough]];
+                    case LINESTYLE_DASHDOT:
+                        pArray = aDotDashArray;
+                    break;
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLDDASHDOTDOT:
+                        bIsBold = true;
+                        [[fallthrough]];
+                    case LINESTYLE_DASHDOTDOT:
+                        pArray = aDashDotDotArray;
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (!pArray)
+                    return false;
+
+                if (bIsBold)
+                {
+                    if (bIsOverline)
+                        nY -= nLineHeight;
+
+                    nLineHeight *= 2;
+                }
+
+                const double nEnd = nX + nLineWidth;
+                sal_Int32 nIndex = 0;
+                bool bAppend = true;
+                double nX1 = nX;
+
+                while(nX1 < nEnd)
+                {
+                    if (pArray[nIndex] == 0)
+                        nIndex = 0;
+
+                    const double nX2 = std::min(nEnd, nX1 + pArray[nIndex] * nLineHeight);
+
+                    if (bAppend)
+                        appendRect(o_rPoly, nX1, nY, nX2, nY + nLineHeight);
+
+                    nX1 = nX2;
+
+                    ++nIndex;
+
+                    bAppend = !bAppend;
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // create line actions for text such as underline and
+            // strikeout
+            void createOverlinePolyPolygon(::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                                            const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPos,
+                                            const double&              rLineWidth,
+                                            const TextLineInfo&        rTextLineInfo)
+            {
+                switch( rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineStyle )
+                {
+                    case LINESTYLE_NONE:          // nothing to do
+                    case LINESTYLE_DONTKNOW:
+                        break;
+
+                    case LINESTYLE_DOUBLEWAVE:
+                    case LINESTYLE_SMALLWAVE:
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLDWAVE:
+                    case LINESTYLE_WAVE:
+                        appendWaveline(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineStyle);
+
+                        break;
+                    case LINESTYLE_SINGLE:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset + rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight );
+                        break;
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLD:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset - rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset + rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight );
+                        break;
+
+                    case LINESTYLE_DOUBLE:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset - rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight * 2.0 ,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset - rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight );
+
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset + rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset + rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight * 2.0 );
+                        break;
+
+                    default:
+                        if (!appendDashes(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos.getX(),
+                            rStartPos.getY() + rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineHeight,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnOverlineStyle,
+                            true))
+                        {
+                            ENSURE_OR_THROW( false,
+                                          "::cppcanvas::internal::createTextLinesPolyPolygon(): Unexpected overline case" );
+                        }
+                }
+            }
+
+            void createUnderlinePolyPolygon(::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                                            const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPos,
+                                            const double&              rLineWidth,
+                                            const TextLineInfo&        rTextLineInfo )
+            {
+
+                switch( rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineStyle )
+                {
+                    case LINESTYLE_NONE:          // nothing to do
+                    case LINESTYLE_DONTKNOW:
+                        break;
+
+                    case LINESTYLE_DOUBLEWAVE:
+                    case LINESTYLE_SMALLWAVE:
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLDWAVE:
+                    case LINESTYLE_WAVE:
+                        appendWaveline(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineStyle);
+                        break;
+                    case LINESTYLE_SINGLE:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset + rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight );
+                        break;
+
+                    case LINESTYLE_BOLD:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset + 2*rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight );
+                        break;
+
+                    case LINESTYLE_DOUBLE:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset - rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset );
+
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset + 2*rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset + 3*rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight );
+                        break;
+
+                    default:
+                        if (!appendDashes(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos.getX(),
+                            rStartPos.getY() + rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnUnderlineStyle,
+                            false))
+                        {
+                            ENSURE_OR_THROW( false,
+                                          "::cppcanvas::internal::createTextLinesPolyPolygon(): Unexpected underline case" );
+                        }
+                }
+            }
+
+            void createStrikeoutPolyPolygon(::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                                            const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPos,
+                                            const double&              rLineWidth,
+                                            const TextLineInfo&        rTextLineInfo)
+            {
+                switch( rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutStyle )
+                {
+                    case STRIKEOUT_NONE:    // nothing to do
+                    case STRIKEOUT_DONTKNOW:
+                        break;
+
+                    case STRIKEOUT_SLASH:   // TODO(Q1): we should handle this in the text layer
+                    case STRIKEOUT_X:
+                        break;
+
+                    case STRIKEOUT_SINGLE:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutOffset + rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight );
+                        break;
+
+                    case STRIKEOUT_BOLD:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutOffset,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutOffset + 2*rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight );
+                        break;
+
+                    case STRIKEOUT_DOUBLE:
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutOffset - rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutOffset );
+
+                        appendRect(
+                            rTextLinesPolyPoly,
+                            rStartPos,
+                            0,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutOffset + 2*rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight,
+                            rLineWidth,
+                            rTextLineInfo.mnStrikeoutOffset + 3*rTextLineInfo.mnLineHeight );
+                        break;
+
+                    default:
+                        ENSURE_OR_THROW( false,
+                                          "::cppcanvas::internal::createTextLinesPolyPolygon(): Unexpected strikeout case" );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon createTextLinesPolyPolygon( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPos,
+                                                              const double&              rLineWidth,
+                                                              const TextLineInfo&        rTextLineInfo )
+        {
+            // fill the polypolygon with all text lines
+            ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aTextLinesPolyPoly;
+
+            createOverlinePolyPolygon(aTextLinesPolyPoly, rStartPos, rLineWidth, rTextLineInfo);
+            createUnderlinePolyPolygon(aTextLinesPolyPoly, rStartPos, rLineWidth, rTextLineInfo);
+            createStrikeoutPolyPolygon(aTextLinesPolyPoly, rStartPos, rLineWidth, rTextLineInfo);
+            return aTextLinesPolyPoly;
+        }
+
+        ::basegfx::B2DRange calcDevicePixelBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DRange&       rBounds,
+                                                   const rendering::ViewState&      viewState,
+                                                   const rendering::RenderState&    renderState )
+        {
+            ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTransform;
+            ::canvas::tools::mergeViewAndRenderTransform( aTransform,
+                                                          viewState,
+                                                          renderState );
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange aTransformedBounds;
+            return ::canvas::tools::calcTransformedRectBounds( aTransformedBounds,
+                                                               rBounds,
+                                                               aTransform );
+        }
+
+        // create line actions for text such as underline and
+        // strikeout
+        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon createTextLinesPolyPolygon( const double&         rStartOffset,
+                                                              const double&         rLineWidth,
+                                                              const TextLineInfo&   rTextLineInfo )
+        {
+            return createTextLinesPolyPolygon(
+                ::basegfx::B2DPoint( rStartOffset,
+                                     0.0 ),
+                rLineWidth,
+                rTextLineInfo );
+        }
+
+        void createTextLinesPolyPolygon( const double&              rStartOffset,
+                                         const double&              rLineWidth,
+                                         const TextLineInfo&        rTextLineInfo,
+                                         ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rOverlinePolyPoly,
+                                         ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rUnderlinePolyPoly,
+                                         ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rStrikeoutPolyPoly )
+        {
+            ::basegfx::B2DPoint aStartPos(rStartOffset, 0.0);
+
+            createOverlinePolyPolygon(rOverlinePolyPoly, aStartPos, rLineWidth, rTextLineInfo);
+            createUnderlinePolyPolygon(rUnderlinePolyPoly, aStartPos, rLineWidth, rTextLineInfo);
+            createStrikeoutPolyPolygon(rStrikeoutPolyPoly, aStartPos, rLineWidth, rTextLineInfo);
+        }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/mtftools.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/mtftools.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13970a5187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/mtftools.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <action.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+
+
+class VirtualDevice;
+class Size;
+
+namespace basegfx
+{
+    class B2DVector;
+    class B2DPoint;
+}
+namespace com::sun::star::rendering
+{
+    struct RenderState;
+}
+
+
+namespace cppcanvas
+{
+    namespace internal
+    {
+        struct OutDevState;
+    }
+
+    namespace tools
+    {
+        /** Init render state from OutDevState
+
+            This method initializes the given render state object,
+            sets up the transformation and the clip from the
+            OutDevState.
+         */
+        void initRenderState( css::rendering::RenderState&              renderState,
+                              const ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& outdevState );
+
+        /** Calc output offset relative to baseline
+
+            The XCanvas API always renders text relative to its
+            baseline. This method calculates an offset in logical
+            coordinates, depending on the OutDevState's
+            textReferencePoint and the font currently set, to offset
+            the text from the baseline.
+
+            @param outdevState
+            State to take textReferencePoint from
+
+            @param rVDev
+            VDev to obtain font metrics from.
+         */
+        ::Size getBaselineOffset( const ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState& outdevState,
+                                  const VirtualDevice&                      rVDev );
+
+        /** Construct a matrix that converts from logical to pixel
+            coordinate system.
+
+            This method calculates a matrix that approximates the
+            VirtualDevice's LogicToPixel conversion (disregarding any
+            offset components, thus the 'linear' in the method name -
+            the returned matrix is guaranteed to be linear).
+
+            @param o_rMatrix
+            This matrix will receive the calculated transform, and is
+            also returned from this method.
+
+            @return the calculated transformation matrix.
+         */
+        ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& calcLogic2PixelLinearTransform( ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   o_rMatrix,
+                                                                 const VirtualDevice&       rVDev );
+
+        /** Construct a matrix that converts from logical to pixel
+            coordinate system.
+
+            This method calculates a matrix that approximates the
+            VirtualDevice's LogicToPixel conversion.
+
+            @param o_rMatrix
+            This matrix will receive the calculated transform, and is
+            also returned from this method.
+
+            @return the calculated transformation matrix.
+         */
+        ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& calcLogic2PixelAffineTransform( ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   o_rMatrix,
+                                                                 const VirtualDevice&       rVDev );
+
+        /** This method modifies the clip, to cancel the given
+            transformation.
+
+            As the clip is relative to the render state
+            transformation, offsetting or scaling the render state
+            must modify the clip, to keep it at the same position
+            relative to the primitive at hand
+
+            @param o_rRenderState
+            Render state to change the clip in
+
+            @param rOutdevState
+            Input state. Is used to retrieve the original clip from
+
+            @param rOffset
+            The clip is offsetted by the negative of this value.
+
+            @param pScaling
+            The clip is inversely scaled by this value (if given)
+
+            @param pRotation
+            The clip is inversely rotated by this value (if given)
+
+            @return true, if the clip has changed, false if not
+         */
+        bool modifyClip( css::rendering::RenderState&                       o_rRenderState,
+                         const struct ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState&   rOutdevState,
+                         const CanvasSharedPtr&                             rCanvas,
+                         const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                         rOffset,
+                         const ::basegfx::B2DVector*                        pScaling,
+                         const double*                                      pRotation );
+
+        struct TextLineInfo
+        {
+            TextLineInfo( const double& rLineHeight,
+                          const double& rOverlineHeight,
+                          const double& rOverlineOffset,
+                          const double& rUnderlineOffset,
+                          const double& rStrikeoutOffset,
+                          sal_Int8      nOverlineStyle,
+                          sal_Int8      nUnderlineStyle,
+                          sal_Int8      nStrikeoutStyle ) :
+                mnLineHeight( rLineHeight ),
+                mnOverlineHeight( rOverlineHeight ),
+                mnOverlineOffset( rOverlineOffset ),
+                mnUnderlineOffset( rUnderlineOffset ),
+                mnStrikeoutOffset( rStrikeoutOffset ),
+                mnOverlineStyle( nOverlineStyle ),
+                mnUnderlineStyle( nUnderlineStyle ),
+                mnStrikeoutStyle( nStrikeoutStyle )
+            {
+            }
+
+            double      mnLineHeight;
+            double      mnOverlineHeight;
+            double      mnOverlineOffset;
+            double      mnUnderlineOffset;
+            double      mnStrikeoutOffset;
+            sal_Int8    mnOverlineStyle;
+            sal_Int8    mnUnderlineStyle;
+            sal_Int8    mnStrikeoutStyle;
+        };
+
+        /** Transform given bounds to device coordinate system.
+         */
+        ::basegfx::B2DRange calcDevicePixelBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DRange&          rBounds,
+                                                   const css::rendering::ViewState&    viewState,
+                                                   const css::rendering::RenderState&  renderState );
+
+        /** Generate text underline/strikeout info struct from OutDev
+            state.
+         */
+        TextLineInfo createTextLineInfo( const ::VirtualDevice&                     rVDev,
+                                         const ::cppcanvas::internal::OutDevState&  rState );
+
+        /** Create a poly-polygon representing the given combination
+            of overline, strikeout and underline.
+
+            @param rStartOffset
+            Offset in X direction, where the underline starts
+
+            @param rLineWidth
+            Width of the line of text to overline/strikeout/underline
+
+            @param rTextLineInfo
+            Common info needed for overline/strikeout/underline generation
+         */
+        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon createTextLinesPolyPolygon( const double&         rStartOffset,
+                                                              const double&         rLineWidth,
+                                                              const TextLineInfo&   rTextLineInfo );
+
+        ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon createTextLinesPolyPolygon( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPos,
+                                                              const double&              rLineWidth,
+                                                              const TextLineInfo&        rTextLineInfo );
+
+        void createTextLinesPolyPolygon( const double&              rStartOffset,
+                                         const double&              rLineWidth,
+                                         const TextLineInfo&        rTextLineInfo,
+                                         ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rOverlinePolyPoly,
+                                         ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rUnderlinePolyPoly,
+                                         ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rStrikeoutPolyPoly );
+
+    }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/pointaction.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/pointaction.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..449f4b9b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/pointaction.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vcl/canvastools.hxx>
+
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drange.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/point/b2dpoint.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/utils/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+
+#include "pointaction.hxx"
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        namespace
+        {
+            class PointAction : public Action
+            {
+            public:
+                PointAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&,
+                             CanvasSharedPtr,
+                             const OutDevState& );
+                PointAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&,
+                             const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                             const OutDevState&,
+                             const ::Color&     );
+
+                PointAction(const PointAction&) = delete;
+                const PointAction& operator=(const PointAction&) = delete;
+
+                virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                ::basegfx::B2DPoint                         maPoint;
+                CanvasSharedPtr                             mpCanvas;
+                css::rendering::RenderState                 maState;
+            };
+
+            PointAction::PointAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rPoint,
+                                      CanvasSharedPtr            xCanvas,
+                                      const OutDevState&         rState ) :
+                maPoint( rPoint ),
+                mpCanvas(std::move( xCanvas ))
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+                maState.DeviceColor = rState.lineColor;
+            }
+
+            PointAction::PointAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rPoint,
+                                      const CanvasSharedPtr&     rCanvas,
+                                      const OutDevState&         rState,
+                                      const ::Color&             rAltColor ) :
+                maPoint( rPoint ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas )
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+                maState.DeviceColor = vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                    rAltColor,
+                    rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() );
+            }
+
+            bool PointAction::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::PointAction::render()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::PointAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->drawPoint( ::basegfx::unotools::point2DFromB2DPoint(maPoint),
+                                                     mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                     aLocalState );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool PointAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTransformation,
+                                            const Subset&                     rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // point only contains a single action, fail if subset
+                // requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return false;
+
+                return render( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange PointAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds( ::basegfx::B2DRange( maPoint.getX()-1,
+                                                                          maPoint.getY()-1,
+                                                                          maPoint.getX()+1,
+                                                                          maPoint.getY()+1 ),
+                                                     mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                     aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange PointAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTransformation,
+                                                        const Subset&                   rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // point only contains a single action, empty bounds
+                // if subset requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange();
+
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 PointAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> PointActionFactory::createPointAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rPoint,
+                                                               const CanvasSharedPtr&     rCanvas,
+                                                               const OutDevState&         rState )
+        {
+            return std::make_shared<PointAction>( rPoint, rCanvas, rState );
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> PointActionFactory::createPointAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rPoint,
+                                                               const CanvasSharedPtr&     rCanvas,
+                                                               const OutDevState&         rState,
+                                                               const ::Color&             rColor    )
+        {
+            return std::make_shared<PointAction>( rPoint, rCanvas, rState, rColor );
+        }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/pointaction.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/pointaction.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d51ccb5dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/pointaction.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <action.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+
+class Color;
+namespace basegfx {
+    class B2DPoint;
+}
+
+/* Definition of internal::PointActionFactory */
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+    {
+        struct OutDevState;
+
+        /** Creates encapsulated converters between GDIMetaFile and
+            XCanvas. The Canvas argument is deliberately placed at the
+            constructor, to force reconstruction of this object for a
+            new canvas. This considerably eases internal state
+            handling, since a lot of the internal state (e.g. fonts,
+            text layout) is Canvas-dependent.
+         */
+        namespace PointActionFactory
+        {
+            /// Point in current color
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createPointAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&,
+                                                      const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                      const OutDevState& );
+
+            /// Point in given color
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createPointAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&,
+                                                      const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                      const OutDevState&,
+                                                      const ::Color&        );
+        }
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/polypolyaction.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/polypolyaction.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..955727a313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/polypolyaction.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,500 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drectangle.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/utils/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolypolygon.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolypolygontools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+#include "cachedprimitivebase.hxx"
+#include "polypolyaction.hxx"
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        namespace
+        {
+            class PolyPolyAction : public CachedPrimitiveBase
+            {
+            public:
+                PolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&,
+                                const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                const OutDevState&,
+                                bool bFill,
+                                bool bStroke );
+                PolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&,
+                                const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                const OutDevState&,
+                                bool bFill,
+                                bool bStroke,
+                                int nTransparency );
+
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                using Action::render;
+                virtual bool renderPrimitive( uno::Reference< rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                              const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                 rTransformation ) const override;
+
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >   mxPolyPoly;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DRange                           maBounds;
+                const CanvasSharedPtr                               mpCanvas;
+
+                // stroke color is now implicit: the maState.DeviceColor member
+                rendering::RenderState                              maState;
+
+                uno::Sequence< double >                             maFillColor;
+            };
+
+            PolyPolyAction::PolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&    rPolyPoly,
+                                            const CanvasSharedPtr&              rCanvas,
+                                            const OutDevState&                  rState,
+                                            bool                                bFill,
+                                            bool                                bStroke ) :
+                CachedPrimitiveBase( rCanvas, false ),
+                mxPolyPoly( ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon( rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(), rPolyPoly) ),
+                maBounds( ::basegfx::utils::getRange(rPolyPoly) ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas )
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+
+                if( bFill )
+                    maFillColor = rState.fillColor;
+
+                if( bStroke )
+                    maState.DeviceColor = rState.lineColor;
+            }
+
+            PolyPolyAction::PolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&    rPolyPoly,
+                                            const CanvasSharedPtr&              rCanvas,
+                                            const OutDevState&                  rState,
+                                            bool                                bFill,
+                                            bool                                bStroke,
+                                            int                                 nTransparency ) :
+                CachedPrimitiveBase( rCanvas, false ),
+                mxPolyPoly( ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon( rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(), rPolyPoly) ),
+                maBounds( ::basegfx::utils::getRange(rPolyPoly) ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas )
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+
+                if( bFill )
+                {
+                    maFillColor = rState.fillColor;
+
+                    if( maFillColor.getLength() < 4 )
+                        maFillColor.realloc( 4 );
+
+                    // TODO(F1): Color management
+                    // adapt fill color transparency
+                    maFillColor.getArray()[3] = 1.0 - nTransparency / 100.0;
+                }
+
+                if( bStroke )
+                {
+                    maState.DeviceColor = rState.lineColor;
+
+                    if( maState.DeviceColor.getLength() < 4 )
+                        maState.DeviceColor.realloc( 4 );
+
+                    // TODO(F1): Color management
+                    // adapt fill color transparency
+                    maState.DeviceColor.getArray()[3] = 1.0 - nTransparency / 100.0;
+                }
+            }
+
+            bool PolyPolyAction::renderPrimitive( uno::Reference< rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                                  const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                 rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::PolyPolyAction::renderPrimitive()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::PolyPolyAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                if( maFillColor.hasElements() )
+                {
+                    // TODO(E3): Use DBO's finalizer here,
+                    // fillPolyPolygon() might throw
+                    const uno::Sequence< double > aTmpColor( aLocalState.DeviceColor );
+                    aLocalState.DeviceColor = maFillColor;
+
+                    rCachedPrimitive = mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->fillPolyPolygon( mxPolyPoly,
+                                                                                  mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                                                  aLocalState );
+
+                    aLocalState.DeviceColor = aTmpColor;
+                }
+
+                if( aLocalState.DeviceColor.hasElements() )
+                {
+                    rCachedPrimitive = mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->drawPolyPolygon( mxPolyPoly,
+                                                                                  mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                                                  aLocalState );
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool PolyPolyAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                               const Subset&                  rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+
+                // polygon only contains a single action, fail if subset
+                // requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return false;
+
+                return CachedPrimitiveBase::render( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange PolyPolyAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds(
+                    maBounds,
+                    mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                    aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange PolyPolyAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                           const Subset&                    rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+
+                // polygon only contains a single action, empty bounds
+                // if subset requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange();
+
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 PolyPolyAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+
+            class TexturedPolyPolyAction : public CachedPrimitiveBase
+            {
+            public:
+                TexturedPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rPoly,
+                                        const CanvasSharedPtr&           rCanvas,
+                                        const OutDevState&               rState,
+                                        const rendering::Texture&        rTexture );
+
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                using Action::render;
+                virtual bool renderPrimitive( uno::Reference< rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                              const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                 rTransformation ) const override;
+
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >   mxPolyPoly;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DRectangle                       maBounds;
+                const CanvasSharedPtr                               mpCanvas;
+
+                // stroke color is now implicit: the maState.DeviceColor member
+                rendering::RenderState                              maState;
+                const rendering::Texture                            maTexture;
+            };
+
+            TexturedPolyPolyAction::TexturedPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rPolyPoly,
+                                                            const CanvasSharedPtr&           rCanvas,
+                                                            const OutDevState&               rState,
+                                                            const rendering::Texture&        rTexture ) :
+                CachedPrimitiveBase( rCanvas, true ),
+                mxPolyPoly( ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon( rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(), rPolyPoly) ),
+                maBounds( ::basegfx::utils::getRange(rPolyPoly) ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                maTexture( rTexture )
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+            }
+
+            bool TexturedPolyPolyAction::renderPrimitive( uno::Reference< rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                                          const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                 rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::PolyPolyAction::renderPrimitive()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::PolyPolyAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                uno::Sequence< rendering::Texture > aSeq { maTexture };
+
+                rCachedPrimitive = mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->fillTexturedPolyPolygon( mxPolyPoly,
+                                                                                      mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                                                      aLocalState,
+                                                                                      aSeq );
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool TexturedPolyPolyAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                  rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+
+                // polygon only contains a single action, fail if subset
+                // requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return false;
+
+                return CachedPrimitiveBase::render( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange TexturedPolyPolyAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds(
+                    maBounds,
+                    mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                    aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange TexturedPolyPolyAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                                   const Subset&                    rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+
+                // polygon only contains a single action, empty bounds
+                // if subset requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange();
+
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 TexturedPolyPolyAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+
+            class StrokedPolyPolyAction : public CachedPrimitiveBase
+            {
+            public:
+                StrokedPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&     rPoly,
+                                       const CanvasSharedPtr&               rCanvas,
+                                       const OutDevState&                   rState,
+                                       rendering::StrokeAttributes          aStrokeAttributes );
+
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                using Action::render;
+                virtual bool renderPrimitive( uno::Reference< rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                              const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                 rTransformation ) const override;
+
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >   mxPolyPoly;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DRectangle                       maBounds;
+                const CanvasSharedPtr                               mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState                              maState;
+                const rendering::StrokeAttributes                   maStrokeAttributes;
+            };
+
+            StrokedPolyPolyAction::StrokedPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&      rPolyPoly,
+                                                          const CanvasSharedPtr&                rCanvas,
+                                                          const OutDevState&                    rState,
+                                                          rendering::StrokeAttributes           aStrokeAttributes ) :
+                CachedPrimitiveBase( rCanvas, false ),
+                mxPolyPoly( ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon( rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(), rPolyPoly) ),
+                maBounds( ::basegfx::utils::getRange(rPolyPoly) ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                maStrokeAttributes(std::move( aStrokeAttributes ))
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+                maState.DeviceColor = rState.lineColor;
+            }
+
+            bool StrokedPolyPolyAction::renderPrimitive( uno::Reference< rendering::XCachedPrimitive >& rCachedPrimitive,
+                                                         const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                 rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::PolyPolyAction::renderPrimitive()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::PolyPolyAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                rCachedPrimitive = mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->strokePolyPolygon( mxPolyPoly,
+                                                                                mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                                                aLocalState,
+                                                                                maStrokeAttributes );
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool StrokedPolyPolyAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTransformation,
+                                                      const Subset&                   rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+
+                // polygon only contains a single action, fail if subset
+                // requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return false;
+
+                return CachedPrimitiveBase::render( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange StrokedPolyPolyAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds(
+                    maBounds,
+                    mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                    aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange StrokedPolyPolyAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTransformation,
+                                                                  const Subset&                 rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+
+                // polygon only contains a single action, empty bounds
+                // if subset requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange();
+
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 StrokedPolyPolyAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                // TODO(F1): Split up poly-polygon into polygons, or even
+                // line segments, when subsets are requested.
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rPoly,
+                                                                     const CanvasSharedPtr&           rCanvas,
+                                                                     const OutDevState&               rState    )
+        {
+            OSL_ENSURE( rState.isLineColorSet || rState.isFillColorSet,
+                        "PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction() with empty line and fill color" );
+            return std::make_shared<PolyPolyAction>( rPoly, rCanvas, rState,
+                                                     rState.isFillColorSet,
+                                                     rState.isLineColorSet );
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&   rPoly,
+                                                                     const CanvasSharedPtr&             rCanvas,
+                                                                     const OutDevState&                 rState,
+                                                                     const rendering::Texture&          rTexture )
+        {
+            return std::make_shared<TexturedPolyPolyAction>( rPoly, rCanvas, rState, rTexture );
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> PolyPolyActionFactory::createLinePolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rPoly,
+                                                                         const CanvasSharedPtr&           rCanvas,
+                                                                         const OutDevState&               rState )
+        {
+            OSL_ENSURE( rState.isLineColorSet,
+                        "PolyPolyActionFactory::createLinePolyPolyAction() called with empty line color" );
+
+            return std::make_shared<PolyPolyAction>( rPoly, rCanvas, rState,
+                                                     false,
+                                                     rState.isLineColorSet );
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&   rPoly,
+                                                                     const CanvasSharedPtr&             rCanvas,
+                                                                     const OutDevState&                 rState,
+                                                                     const rendering::StrokeAttributes& rStrokeAttributes )
+        {
+            OSL_ENSURE( rState.isLineColorSet,
+                        "PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction() for strokes called with empty line color" );
+            return std::make_shared<StrokedPolyPolyAction>( rPoly, rCanvas, rState, rStrokeAttributes );
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& rPoly,
+                                                                     const CanvasSharedPtr&           rCanvas,
+                                                                     const OutDevState&               rState,
+                                                                     int                              nTransparency     )
+        {
+            OSL_ENSURE( rState.isLineColorSet || rState.isFillColorSet,
+                        "PolyPolyActionFactory::createPolyPolyAction() with empty line and fill color" );
+            return std::make_shared<PolyPolyAction>( rPoly, rCanvas, rState,
+                                                     rState.isFillColorSet,
+                                                     rState.isLineColorSet,
+                                                     nTransparency );
+        }
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/polypolyaction.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/polypolyaction.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ddfd55b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/polypolyaction.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <action.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+
+
+namespace basegfx {
+    class B2DPolyPolygon;
+}
+namespace com::sun::star::rendering
+{
+    struct Texture;
+    struct StrokeAttributes;
+}
+
+
+/* Definition of internal::PolyPolyActionFactory */
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+    {
+        struct OutDevState;
+
+        /** Creates encapsulated converters between GDIMetaFile and
+            XCanvas. The Canvas argument is deliberately placed at the
+            constructor, to force reconstruction of this object for a
+            new canvas. This considerably eases internal state
+            handling, since a lot of the internal state (e.g. fonts,
+            text layout) is Canvas-dependent.
+         */
+        namespace PolyPolyActionFactory
+        {
+            /// Create polygon, fill/stroke according to state
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&,
+                                                  const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                  const OutDevState&     );
+
+            /// Create texture-filled polygon
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&,
+                                                  const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                  const OutDevState&,
+                                                  const css::rendering::Texture& );
+
+            /// Create line polygon (always stroked, not filled)
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createLinePolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&,
+                                                      const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                      const OutDevState& );
+
+            /// Create stroked polygon
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&,
+                                                  const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                  const OutDevState&,
+                                                  const css::rendering::StrokeAttributes& );
+
+            /// For transparent painting of the given polygon (normally, we take the colors always opaque)
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createPolyPolyAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon&,
+                                                  const CanvasSharedPtr&,
+                                                  const OutDevState&,
+                                                  int nTransparency );
+        }
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textaction.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textaction.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f2148c44d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textaction.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,2323 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <comphelper/diagnose_ex.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/PathCapType.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/PathJoinType.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvasFont.hpp>
+
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drectangle.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/vector/b2dsize.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolypolygontools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolygontools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrixtools.hxx>
+
+#include <tools/gen.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vcl/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <vcl/virdev.hxx>
+
+#include <basegfx/utils/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <memory>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+#include "textaction.hxx"
+#include "textlineshelper.hxx"
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        namespace
+        {
+            void init( rendering::RenderState&                  o_rRenderState,
+                       const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&               rStartPoint,
+                       const OutDevState&                       rState,
+                       const CanvasSharedPtr&                   rCanvas      )
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(o_rRenderState,rState);
+
+                // #i36950# Offset clip back to origin (as it's also moved
+                // by rStartPoint)
+                // #i53964# Also take VCL font rotation into account,
+                // since this, opposed to the FontMatrix rotation
+                // elsewhere, _does_ get incorporated into the render
+                // state transform.
+                tools::modifyClip( o_rRenderState,
+                                   rState,
+                                   rCanvas,
+                                   rStartPoint,
+                                   nullptr,
+                                   &rState.fontRotation );
+
+                basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aLocalTransformation(basegfx::utils::createRotateB2DHomMatrix(rState.fontRotation));
+                aLocalTransformation.translate( rStartPoint.getX(),
+                                                rStartPoint.getY() );
+                ::canvas::tools::appendToRenderState( o_rRenderState,
+                                                      aLocalTransformation );
+
+                o_rRenderState.DeviceColor = rState.textColor;
+            }
+
+            void init( rendering::RenderState&                  o_rRenderState,
+                       const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&               rStartPoint,
+                       const OutDevState&                       rState,
+                       const CanvasSharedPtr&                   rCanvas,
+                       const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&           rTextTransform  )
+            {
+                init( o_rRenderState, rStartPoint, rState, rCanvas );
+
+                // TODO(F2): Also inversely-transform clip with
+                // rTextTransform (which is actually rather hard, as the
+                // text transform is _prepended_ to the render state)!
+
+                // prepend extra font transform to render state
+                // (prepend it, because it's interpreted in the unit
+                // rect coordinate space)
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState( o_rRenderState,
+                                                       rTextTransform );
+            }
+
+            void init( rendering::RenderState&                      o_rRenderState,
+                       uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvasFont >&    o_rFont,
+                       const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                   rStartPoint,
+                       const OutDevState&                           rState,
+                       const CanvasSharedPtr&                       rCanvas      )
+            {
+                // ensure that o_rFont is valid. It is possible that
+                // text actions are generated without previously
+                // setting a font. Then, just take a default font
+                if( !o_rFont.is() )
+                {
+                    // Use completely default FontRequest
+                    const rendering::FontRequest aFontRequest;
+
+                    geometry::Matrix2D aFontMatrix;
+                    ::canvas::tools::setIdentityMatrix2D( aFontMatrix );
+
+                    o_rFont = rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->createFont(
+                        aFontRequest,
+                        uno::Sequence< beans::PropertyValue >(),
+                        aFontMatrix );
+                }
+
+                init( o_rRenderState,
+                      rStartPoint,
+                      rState,
+                      rCanvas );
+            }
+
+            void init( rendering::RenderState&                      o_rRenderState,
+                       uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvasFont >&    o_rFont,
+                       const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                   rStartPoint,
+                       const OutDevState&                           rState,
+                       const CanvasSharedPtr&                       rCanvas,
+                       const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&               rTextTransform  )
+            {
+                init( o_rRenderState, o_rFont, rStartPoint, rState, rCanvas );
+
+                // TODO(F2): Also inversely-transform clip with
+                // rTextTransform (which is actually rather hard, as the
+                // text transform is _prepended_ to the render state)!
+
+                // prepend extra font transform to render state
+                // (prepend it, because it's interpreted in the unit
+                // rect coordinate space)
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState( o_rRenderState,
+                                                       rTextTransform );
+            }
+
+            void initLayoutWidth(double& rLayoutWidth, const uno::Sequence<double>& rOffsets)
+            {
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW(rOffsets.hasElements(),
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::initLayoutWidth(): zero-length array" );
+                rLayoutWidth = *(std::max_element(rOffsets.begin(), rOffsets.end()));
+            }
+
+            uno::Sequence< double > setupDXArray( KernArraySpan    rCharWidths,
+                                                  sal_Int32          nLen,
+                                                  const OutDevState& rState )
+            {
+                // convert character widths from logical units
+                uno::Sequence< double > aCharWidthSeq( nLen );
+                double*                 pOutputWidths( aCharWidthSeq.getArray() );
+
+                // #143885# maintain (nearly) full precision of DX
+                // array, by circumventing integer-based
+                // OutDev-mapping
+                const double nScale( rState.mapModeTransform.get(0,0) );
+                for( int i = 0; i < nLen; ++i )
+                {
+                    // TODO(F2): use correct scale direction
+                    *pOutputWidths++ = rCharWidths[i] * nScale;
+                }
+
+                return aCharWidthSeq;
+            }
+
+            uno::Sequence< double > setupDXArray( const OUString&    rText,
+                                                  sal_Int32          nStartPos,
+                                                  sal_Int32          nLen,
+                                                  VirtualDevice const & rVDev,
+                                                  const OutDevState& rState )
+            {
+                // no external DX array given, create one from given
+                // string
+                KernArray aCharWidths;
+
+                rVDev.GetTextArray( rText, &aCharWidths, nStartPos, nLen );
+
+                return setupDXArray( aCharWidths, nLen, rState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DPoint adaptStartPoint( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&     rStartPoint,
+                                                 const OutDevState&             rState,
+                                                 const uno::Sequence< double >& rOffsets )
+            {
+                ::basegfx::B2DPoint aLocalPoint( rStartPoint );
+
+                if( rState.textAlignment )
+                {
+                    // text origin is right, not left. Modify start point
+                    // accordingly, because XCanvas::drawTextLayout()
+                    // always aligns left!
+
+                    const double nOffset( rOffsets[ rOffsets.getLength()-1 ] );
+
+                    // correct start point for rotated text: rotate around
+                    // former start point
+                    aLocalPoint.setX( aLocalPoint.getX() + cos( rState.fontRotation )*nOffset );
+                    aLocalPoint.setY( aLocalPoint.getY() + sin( rState.fontRotation )*nOffset );
+                }
+
+                return aLocalPoint;
+            }
+
+            /** Perform common setup for array text actions
+
+                This method creates the XTextLayout object and
+                initializes it, e.g. with the logical advancements.
+             */
+            void initArrayAction( rendering::RenderState&                   o_rRenderState,
+                                  uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >& o_rTextLayout,
+                                  const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                rStartPoint,
+                                  const OUString&                    rText,
+                                  sal_Int32                                 nStartPos,
+                                  sal_Int32                                 nLen,
+                                  const uno::Sequence< double >&            rOffsets,
+                                  const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >&          rKashidas,
+                                  const CanvasSharedPtr&                    rCanvas,
+                                  const OutDevState&                        rState,
+                                  const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix*            pTextTransform )
+            {
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( rOffsets.hasElements(),
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::initArrayAction(): zero-length DX array" );
+
+                const ::basegfx::B2DPoint aLocalStartPoint(
+                    adaptStartPoint( rStartPoint, rState, rOffsets ) );
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvasFont > xFont( rState.xFont );
+
+                if( pTextTransform )
+                    init( o_rRenderState, xFont, aLocalStartPoint, rState, rCanvas, *pTextTransform );
+                else
+                    init( o_rRenderState, xFont, aLocalStartPoint, rState, rCanvas );
+
+                o_rTextLayout = xFont->createTextLayout(
+                    rendering::StringContext( rText, nStartPos, nLen ),
+                    rState.textDirection,
+                    0 );
+
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( o_rTextLayout.is(),
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::initArrayAction(): Invalid font" );
+
+                o_rTextLayout->applyLogicalAdvancements( rOffsets );
+                o_rTextLayout->applyKashidaPositions( rKashidas );
+
+            }
+
+            double getLineWidth( ::VirtualDevice const &         rVDev,
+                                 const OutDevState&              rState,
+                                 const rendering::StringContext& rStringContext )
+            {
+                // TODO(F2): use correct scale direction
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize aSize( rVDev.GetTextWidth( rStringContext.Text,
+                                                                    static_cast<sal_uInt16>(rStringContext.StartPosition),
+                                                                    static_cast<sal_uInt16>(rStringContext.Length) ),
+                                    0 );
+
+                return (rState.mapModeTransform * aSize).getWidth();
+            }
+
+            uno::Sequence< double >
+                calcSubsetOffsets( rendering::RenderState&                          io_rRenderState,
+                                   double&                                          o_rMinPos,
+                                   double&                                          o_rMaxPos,
+                                   const uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >&  rOrigTextLayout,
+                                   double                                           nLayoutWidth,
+                                   const ::cppcanvas::internal::Action::Subset&     rSubset )
+            {
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( rSubset.mnSubsetEnd > rSubset.mnSubsetBegin,
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::calcSubsetOffsets(): invalid subset range range" );
+
+                uno::Sequence< double > aOrigOffsets( rOrigTextLayout->queryLogicalAdvancements() );
+                const double*           pOffsets( aOrigOffsets.getConstArray() );
+
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( aOrigOffsets.getLength() >= rSubset.mnSubsetEnd,
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::calcSubsetOffsets(): invalid subset range range" );
+
+
+                // determine leftmost position in given subset range -
+                // as the DX array contains the output positions
+                // starting with the second character (the first is
+                // assumed to have output position 0), correct begin
+                // iterator.
+                const double nMinPos( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin <= 0 ? 0 :
+                                      *(std::min_element( pOffsets+rSubset.mnSubsetBegin-1,
+                                                            pOffsets+rSubset.mnSubsetEnd )) );
+
+                // determine rightmost position in given subset range
+                // - as the DX array contains the output positions
+                // starting with the second character (the first is
+                // assumed to have output position 0), correct begin
+                // iterator.
+                const double nMaxPos(
+                    *(std::max_element( pOffsets + (rSubset.mnSubsetBegin <= 0 ?
+                                                      0 : rSubset.mnSubsetBegin-1),
+                                          pOffsets + rSubset.mnSubsetEnd )) );
+
+                // Logical advancements always increase in logical text order.
+                // For RTL text, nMaxPos is the distance from the right edge to
+                // the leftmost position in the subset, so we have to convert
+                // it to the offset from the origin (i.e. left edge ).
+                // LTR: |---- min --->|---- max --->|            |
+                // RTL: |             |<--- max ----|<--- min ---|
+                //      |<- nOffset ->|                          |
+                const double nOffset = rOrigTextLayout->getMainTextDirection()
+                    ? nLayoutWidth - nMaxPos : nMinPos;
+
+
+                // adapt render state, to move text output to given offset
+
+
+                // TODO(F1): Strictly speaking, we also have to adapt
+                // the clip here, which normally should _not_ move
+                // with the output offset. Neglected for now, as it
+                // does not matter for drawing layer output
+
+                if (nOffset > 0.0)
+                {
+                    ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTranslation;
+                    if( rOrigTextLayout->getFont()->getFontRequest().FontDescription.IsVertical == css::util::TriState_YES )
+                    {
+                        // vertical text -> offset in y direction
+                        aTranslation.translate(0.0, nOffset);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // horizontal text -> offset in x direction
+                        aTranslation.translate(nOffset, 0.0);
+                    }
+
+                    ::canvas::tools::appendToRenderState( io_rRenderState,
+                                                          aTranslation );
+                }
+
+
+                // reduce DX array to given substring
+
+
+                const sal_Int32         nNewElements( rSubset.mnSubsetEnd - rSubset.mnSubsetBegin );
+                uno::Sequence< double > aAdaptedOffsets( nNewElements );
+                double*                 pAdaptedOffsets( aAdaptedOffsets.getArray() );
+
+                // move to new output position (subtract nMinPos,
+                // which is the new '0' position), copy only the range
+                // as given by rSubset.
+                std::transform( pOffsets + rSubset.mnSubsetBegin,
+                                  pOffsets + rSubset.mnSubsetEnd,
+                                  pAdaptedOffsets,
+                                  [nMinPos](double aPos) { return aPos - nMinPos; } );
+
+                o_rMinPos = nMinPos;
+                o_rMaxPos = nMaxPos;
+
+                return aAdaptedOffsets;
+            }
+
+            uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >
+                createSubsetLayout( const rendering::StringContext&                 rOrigContext,
+                                    const ::cppcanvas::internal::Action::Subset&    rSubset,
+                                    const uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >& rOrigTextLayout )
+            {
+                // create temporary new text layout with subset string
+
+
+                const sal_Int32 nNewStartPos( rOrigContext.StartPosition + std::min(
+                                                  rSubset.mnSubsetBegin, rOrigContext.Length-1 ) );
+                const sal_Int32 nNewLength( std::max(
+                                                std::min(
+                                                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd - rSubset.mnSubsetBegin,
+                                                    rOrigContext.Length ),
+                                                sal_Int32( 0 ) ) );
+
+                const rendering::StringContext aContext( rOrigContext.Text,
+                                                         nNewStartPos,
+                                                         nNewLength );
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout > xTextLayout(
+                    rOrigTextLayout->getFont()->createTextLayout( aContext,
+                                                                  rOrigTextLayout->getMainTextDirection(),
+                                                                  0 ),
+                    uno::UNO_SET_THROW );
+
+                return xTextLayout;
+            }
+
+            /** Setup subset text layout
+
+                @param io_rTextLayout
+                Must contain original (full set) text layout on input,
+                will contain subsetted text layout (or empty
+                reference, for empty subsets) on output.
+
+                @param io_rRenderState
+                Must contain original render state on input, will
+                contain shifted render state concatenated with
+                rTransformation on output.
+
+                @param rTransformation
+                Additional transformation, to be prepended to render
+                state
+
+                @param rSubset
+                Subset to prepare
+             */
+            void createSubsetLayout( uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >&  io_rTextLayout,
+                                     double                                     nLayoutWidth,
+                                     rendering::RenderState&                    io_rRenderState,
+                                     double&                                    o_rMinPos,
+                                     double&                                    o_rMaxPos,
+                                     const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&             rTransformation,
+                                     const Action::Subset&                      rSubset )
+            {
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(io_rRenderState, rTransformation);
+
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin == rSubset.mnSubsetEnd )
+                {
+                     // empty range, empty layout
+                    io_rTextLayout.clear();
+
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( io_rTextLayout.is(),
+                                  "createSubsetLayout(): Invalid input layout" );
+
+                const rendering::StringContext& rOrigContext( io_rTextLayout->getText() );
+
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin == 0 &&
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd == rOrigContext.Length )
+                {
+                    // full range, no need for subsetting
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout > xTextLayout(
+                    createSubsetLayout( rOrigContext, rSubset, io_rTextLayout ) );
+
+                if( xTextLayout.is() )
+                {
+                    xTextLayout->applyLogicalAdvancements(
+                        calcSubsetOffsets( io_rRenderState,
+                                           o_rMinPos,
+                                           o_rMaxPos,
+                                           io_rTextLayout,
+                                           nLayoutWidth,
+                                           rSubset ) );
+                    uno::Sequence< sal_Bool > aOrigKashidaPositions(io_rTextLayout->queryKashidaPositions());
+                    uno::Sequence< sal_Bool > aKashidaPositions(aOrigKashidaPositions.getArray() + rSubset.mnSubsetBegin,
+                                                                rSubset.mnSubsetEnd - rSubset.mnSubsetBegin);
+                    xTextLayout->applyKashidaPositions(aKashidaPositions);
+                }
+
+                io_rTextLayout = xTextLayout;
+            }
+
+
+            /** Interface for renderEffectText functor below.
+
+                This is interface is used from the renderEffectText()
+                method below, to call the client implementation.
+             */
+            class TextRenderer
+            {
+            public:
+                virtual ~TextRenderer() {}
+
+                /// Render text with given RenderState
+                virtual bool operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, const ::Color& rTextFillColor, bool bNormalText ) const = 0;
+            };
+
+            /** Render effect text.
+
+                @param rRenderer
+                Functor object, will be called to render the actual
+                part of the text effect (the text itself and the means
+                to render it are unknown to this method)
+             */
+            bool renderEffectText( const TextRenderer&                          rRenderer,
+                                   const rendering::RenderState&                rRenderState,
+                                   const uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas >&  xCanvas,
+                                   const ::Color&                               rShadowColor,
+                                   const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                    rShadowOffset,
+                                   const ::Color&                               rReliefColor,
+                                   const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                    rReliefOffset,
+                                   const ::Color&                               rTextFillColor )
+            {
+                ::Color aEmptyColor( COL_AUTO );
+                uno::Reference<rendering::XColorSpace> xColorSpace(
+                    xCanvas->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() );
+
+                // draw shadow text, if enabled
+                if( rShadowColor != aEmptyColor )
+                {
+                    rendering::RenderState aShadowState( rRenderState );
+                    ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTranslate;
+
+                    aTranslate.translate(rShadowOffset.getWidth(),
+                                         rShadowOffset.getHeight());
+
+                    ::canvas::tools::appendToRenderState(aShadowState, aTranslate);
+
+                    aShadowState.DeviceColor =
+                        vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence( rShadowColor,
+                                                                xColorSpace );
+
+                    rRenderer( aShadowState, rTextFillColor, false );
+                }
+
+                // draw relief text, if enabled
+                if( rReliefColor != aEmptyColor )
+                {
+                    rendering::RenderState aReliefState( rRenderState );
+                    ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTranslate;
+
+                    aTranslate.translate(rReliefOffset.getWidth(),
+                                         rReliefOffset.getHeight());
+
+                    ::canvas::tools::appendToRenderState(aReliefState, aTranslate);
+
+                    aReliefState.DeviceColor =
+                        vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence( rReliefColor,
+                                                                xColorSpace );
+
+                    rRenderer( aReliefState, rTextFillColor, false );
+                }
+
+                // draw normal text
+                rRenderer( rRenderState, rTextFillColor, true );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange calcEffectTextBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DRange&    rTextBounds,
+                                                      const ::basegfx::B2DRange&    rLineBounds,
+                                                      const ::basegfx::B2DSize&     rReliefOffset,
+                                                      const ::basegfx::B2DSize&     rShadowOffset,
+                                                      const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState,
+                                                      const rendering::ViewState&   rViewState )
+            {
+                ::basegfx::B2DRange aBounds( rTextBounds );
+
+                // add extends of text lines
+                aBounds.expand( rLineBounds );
+
+                // TODO(Q3): Provide this functionality at the B2DRange
+                ::basegfx::B2DRange aTotalBounds( aBounds );
+                aTotalBounds.expand(
+                    ::basegfx::B2DRange( aBounds.getMinX() + rReliefOffset.getWidth(),
+                                         aBounds.getMinY() + rReliefOffset.getHeight(),
+                                         aBounds.getMaxX() + rReliefOffset.getWidth(),
+                                         aBounds.getMaxY() + rReliefOffset.getHeight() ) );
+                aTotalBounds.expand(
+                    ::basegfx::B2DRange( aBounds.getMinX() + rShadowOffset.getWidth(),
+                                         aBounds.getMinY() + rShadowOffset.getHeight(),
+                                         aBounds.getMaxX() + rShadowOffset.getWidth(),
+                                         aBounds.getMaxY() + rShadowOffset.getHeight() ) );
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds( aTotalBounds,
+                                                     rViewState,
+                                                     rRenderState );
+            }
+
+            void initEffectLinePolyPolygon( ::basegfx::B2DSize&                             o_rOverallSize,
+                                            uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >&    o_rTextLines,
+                                            const CanvasSharedPtr&                          rCanvas,
+                                            double                                          nLineWidth,
+                                            const tools::TextLineInfo&                      rLineInfo   )
+            {
+                const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aPoly(
+                    tools::createTextLinesPolyPolygon( 0.0, nLineWidth,
+                                                       rLineInfo ) );
+                auto aRange = basegfx::utils::getRange( aPoly ).getRange();
+                o_rOverallSize = basegfx::B2DSize(aRange.getX(), aRange.getY());
+
+                o_rTextLines = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                    rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                    aPoly );
+            }
+
+
+            class TextAction : public Action
+            {
+            public:
+                TextAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&  rStartPoint,
+                            const OUString&      rString,
+                            sal_Int32                   nStartPos,
+                            sal_Int32                   nLen,
+                            const CanvasSharedPtr&      rCanvas,
+                            const OutDevState&          rState );
+
+                TextAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&      rStartPoint,
+                            const OUString&          rString,
+                            sal_Int32                       nStartPos,
+                            sal_Int32                       nLen,
+                            const CanvasSharedPtr&          rCanvas,
+                            const OutDevState&              rState,
+                            const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTextTransform );
+
+                TextAction(const TextAction&) = delete;
+                const TextAction& operator=(const TextAction&) = delete;
+
+                virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                // TODO(P2): This is potentially a real mass object
+                // (every character might be a separate TextAction),
+                // thus, make it as lightweight as possible. For
+                // example, share common RenderState among several
+                // TextActions, maybe using maOffsets for the
+                // translation.
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvasFont >    mxFont;
+                const rendering::StringContext              maStringContext;
+                const CanvasSharedPtr                       mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState                      maState;
+                const sal_Int8                              maTextDirection;
+            };
+
+            TextAction::TextAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&  rStartPoint,
+                                    const OUString&      rString,
+                                    sal_Int32                   nStartPos,
+                                    sal_Int32                   nLen,
+                                    const CanvasSharedPtr&      rCanvas,
+                                    const OutDevState&          rState  ) :
+                mxFont( rState.xFont ),
+                maStringContext( rString, nStartPos, nLen ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                maTextDirection( rState.textDirection )
+            {
+                init( maState, mxFont,
+                      rStartPoint,
+                      rState, rCanvas );
+
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( mxFont.is(),
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::TextAction(): Invalid font" );
+            }
+
+            TextAction::TextAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&      rStartPoint,
+                                    const OUString&          rString,
+                                    sal_Int32                       nStartPos,
+                                    sal_Int32                       nLen,
+                                    const CanvasSharedPtr&          rCanvas,
+                                    const OutDevState&              rState,
+                                    const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTextTransform ) :
+                mxFont( rState.xFont ),
+                maStringContext( rString, nStartPos, nLen ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                maTextDirection( rState.textDirection )
+            {
+                init( maState, mxFont,
+                      rStartPoint,
+                      rState, rCanvas, rTextTransform );
+
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( mxFont.is(),
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::TextAction(): Invalid font" );
+            }
+
+            bool TextAction::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TextAction::render()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TextAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->drawText( maStringContext, mxFont,
+                                                    mpCanvas->getViewState(), aLocalState, maTextDirection );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool TextAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  /*rSubset*/ ) const
+            {
+                SAL_WARN( "cppcanvas.emf", "TextAction::renderSubset(): Subset not supported by this object" );
+
+                // TODO(P1): Retrieve necessary font metric info for
+                // TextAction from XCanvas. Currently, the
+                // TextActionFactory does not generate this object for
+                // _subsettable_ text
+                return render( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange TextAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                // create XTextLayout, to have the
+                // XTextLayout::queryTextBounds() method available
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout > xTextLayout(
+                    mxFont->createTextLayout(
+                        maStringContext,
+                        maTextDirection,
+                        0 ) );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds( ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(
+                                                         xTextLayout->queryTextBounds() ),
+                                                     mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                     aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange TextAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    /*rSubset*/ ) const
+            {
+                SAL_WARN( "cppcanvas.emf", "TextAction::getBounds(): Subset not supported by this object" );
+
+                // TODO(P1): Retrieve necessary font metric info for
+                // TextAction from XCanvas. Currently, the
+                // TextActionFactory does not generate this object for
+                // _subsettable_ text
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 TextAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                // TODO(P1): Retrieve necessary font metric info for
+                // TextAction from XCanvas. Currently, the
+                // TextActionFactory does not generate this object for
+                // _subsettable_ text
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+
+            class EffectTextAction :
+                public Action,
+                public TextRenderer
+            {
+            public:
+                EffectTextAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPoint,
+                                  const ::basegfx::B2DSize&  rReliefOffset,
+                                  const ::Color&             rReliefColor,
+                                  const ::basegfx::B2DSize&  rShadowOffset,
+                                  const ::Color&             rShadowColor,
+                                  const ::Color&             rTextFillColor,
+                                  const OUString&     rText,
+                                  sal_Int32                  nStartPos,
+                                  sal_Int32                  nLen,
+                                  VirtualDevice const &      rVDev,
+                                  const CanvasSharedPtr&     rCanvas,
+                                  const OutDevState&         rState );
+
+                EffectTextAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&        rStartPoint,
+                                  const ::basegfx::B2DSize&         rReliefOffset,
+                                  const ::Color&                    rReliefColor,
+                                  const ::basegfx::B2DSize&         rShadowOffset,
+                                  const ::Color&                    rShadowColor,
+                                  const ::Color&                    rTextFillColor,
+                                  const OUString&            rText,
+                                  sal_Int32                         nStartPos,
+                                  sal_Int32                         nLen,
+                                  VirtualDevice const &             rVDev,
+                                  const CanvasSharedPtr&            rCanvas,
+                                  const OutDevState&                rState,
+                                  const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTextTransform );
+
+                EffectTextAction(const EffectTextAction&) = delete;
+                const EffectTextAction& operator=(const EffectTextAction&) = delete;
+
+                virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                /// Interface TextRenderer
+                virtual bool operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, const ::Color& rTextFillColor, bool bNormalText ) const override;
+
+                geometry::RealRectangle2D queryTextBounds() const;
+                css::uno::Reference<css::rendering::XPolyPolygon2D> queryTextBounds(const uno::Reference<rendering::XCanvas>& rCanvas) const;
+
+                // TODO(P2): This is potentially a real mass object
+                // (every character might be a separate TextAction),
+                // thus, make it as lightweight as possible. For
+                // example, share common RenderState among several
+                // TextActions, maybe using maOffsets for the
+                // translation.
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvasFont >    mxFont;
+                const rendering::StringContext              maStringContext;
+                const CanvasSharedPtr                       mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState                      maState;
+                const tools::TextLineInfo                   maTextLineInfo;
+                ::basegfx::B2DSize                          maLinesOverallSize;
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D > mxTextLines;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize                    maReliefOffset;
+                const ::Color                               maReliefColor;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize                    maShadowOffset;
+                const ::Color                               maShadowColor;
+                const ::Color                               maTextFillColor;
+                const sal_Int8                              maTextDirection;
+            };
+
+            EffectTextAction::EffectTextAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rStartPoint,
+                                                const ::basegfx::B2DSize&  rReliefOffset,
+                                                const ::Color&             rReliefColor,
+                                                const ::basegfx::B2DSize&  rShadowOffset,
+                                                const ::Color&             rShadowColor,
+                                                const ::Color&             rTextFillColor,
+                                                const OUString&     rText,
+                                                sal_Int32                  nStartPos,
+                                                sal_Int32                  nLen,
+                                                VirtualDevice const &      rVDev,
+                                                const CanvasSharedPtr&     rCanvas,
+                                                const OutDevState&         rState ) :
+                mxFont( rState.xFont ),
+                maStringContext( rText, nStartPos, nLen ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                maTextLineInfo( tools::createTextLineInfo( rVDev, rState ) ),
+                maReliefOffset( rReliefOffset ),
+                maReliefColor( rReliefColor ),
+                maShadowOffset( rShadowOffset ),
+                maShadowColor( rShadowColor ),
+                maTextFillColor( rTextFillColor ),
+                maTextDirection( rState.textDirection )
+            {
+                const double nLineWidth(getLineWidth( rVDev, rState, maStringContext ));
+                initEffectLinePolyPolygon( maLinesOverallSize,
+                                           mxTextLines,
+                                           rCanvas,
+                                           nLineWidth,
+                                           maTextLineInfo );
+
+                init( maState, mxFont,
+                      rStartPoint,
+                      rState, rCanvas );
+
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( mxFont.is() && mxTextLines.is(),
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextAction(): Invalid font or lines" );
+            }
+
+            EffectTextAction::EffectTextAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&      rStartPoint,
+                                                const ::basegfx::B2DSize&       rReliefOffset,
+                                                const ::Color&                  rReliefColor,
+                                                const ::basegfx::B2DSize&       rShadowOffset,
+                                                const ::Color&                  rShadowColor,
+                                                const ::Color&                  rTextFillColor,
+                                                const OUString&          rText,
+                                                sal_Int32                       nStartPos,
+                                                sal_Int32                       nLen,
+                                                VirtualDevice const &           rVDev,
+                                                const CanvasSharedPtr&          rCanvas,
+                                                const OutDevState&              rState,
+                                                const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTextTransform ) :
+                mxFont( rState.xFont ),
+                maStringContext( rText, nStartPos, nLen ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                maTextLineInfo( tools::createTextLineInfo( rVDev, rState ) ),
+                maReliefOffset( rReliefOffset ),
+                maReliefColor( rReliefColor ),
+                maShadowOffset( rShadowOffset ),
+                maShadowColor( rShadowColor ),
+                maTextFillColor( rTextFillColor ),
+                maTextDirection( rState.textDirection )
+            {
+                const double nLineWidth( getLineWidth( rVDev, rState, maStringContext ) );
+                initEffectLinePolyPolygon( maLinesOverallSize,
+                                           mxTextLines,
+                                           rCanvas,
+                                           nLineWidth,
+                                           maTextLineInfo );
+
+                init( maState, mxFont,
+                      rStartPoint,
+                      rState, rCanvas, rTextTransform );
+
+                ENSURE_OR_THROW( mxFont.is() && mxTextLines.is(),
+                                  "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextAction(): Invalid font or lines" );
+            }
+
+            bool EffectTextAction::operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, const ::Color& rTextFillColor, bool /*bNormalText*/ ) const
+            {
+                const rendering::ViewState& rViewState( mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas >& rCanvas( mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas() );
+
+                //rhbz#1589029 non-transparent text fill background support
+                if (rTextFillColor != COL_AUTO)
+                {
+                    rendering::RenderState aLocalState( rRenderState );
+                    aLocalState.DeviceColor = vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                        rTextFillColor, rCanvas->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace());
+                    auto xTextBounds = queryTextBounds(rCanvas);
+                    // background of text
+                    rCanvas->fillPolyPolygon(xTextBounds, rViewState, aLocalState);
+                }
+
+                // under/over lines
+                rCanvas->fillPolyPolygon( mxTextLines,
+                                          rViewState,
+                                          rRenderState );
+
+                rCanvas->drawText( maStringContext, mxFont,
+                                   rViewState,
+                                   rRenderState,
+                                   maTextDirection );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool EffectTextAction::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextAction::render()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return renderEffectText( *this,
+                                         aLocalState,
+                                         mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas(),
+                                         maShadowColor,
+                                         maShadowOffset,
+                                         maReliefColor,
+                                         maReliefOffset,
+                                         maTextFillColor);
+            }
+
+            bool EffectTextAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                 const Subset&                    /*rSubset*/ ) const
+            {
+                SAL_WARN( "cppcanvas.emf", "EffectTextAction::renderSubset(): Subset not supported by this object" );
+
+                // TODO(P1): Retrieve necessary font metric info for
+                // TextAction from XCanvas. Currently, the
+                // TextActionFactory does not generate this object for
+                // subsettable text
+                return render( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            geometry::RealRectangle2D EffectTextAction::queryTextBounds() const
+            {
+                // create XTextLayout, to have the
+                // XTextLayout::queryTextBounds() method available
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout > xTextLayout(
+                    mxFont->createTextLayout(
+                        maStringContext,
+                        maTextDirection,
+                        0 ) );
+
+                return xTextLayout->queryTextBounds();
+            }
+
+            css::uno::Reference<css::rendering::XPolyPolygon2D> EffectTextAction::queryTextBounds(const uno::Reference<rendering::XCanvas>& rCanvas) const
+            {
+                auto aTextBounds = queryTextBounds();
+                auto aB2DBounds = ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(aTextBounds);
+                auto aTextBoundsPoly = ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(aB2DBounds);
+                return ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolygon(rCanvas->getDevice(), aTextBoundsPoly);
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange EffectTextAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return calcEffectTextBounds( ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(
+                                                 queryTextBounds() ),
+                                             ::basegfx::B2DRange( 0,0,
+                                                                  maLinesOverallSize.getWidth(),
+                                                                  maLinesOverallSize.getHeight() ),
+                                             maReliefOffset,
+                                             maShadowOffset,
+                                             aLocalState,
+                                             mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange EffectTextAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                                             const Subset&                  /*rSubset*/ ) const
+            {
+                SAL_WARN( "cppcanvas.emf", "EffectTextAction::getBounds(): Subset not supported by this object" );
+
+                // TODO(P1): Retrieve necessary font metric info for
+                // TextAction from XCanvas. Currently, the
+                // TextActionFactory does not generate this object for
+                // _subsettable_ text
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 EffectTextAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                // TODO(P1): Retrieve necessary font metric info for
+                // TextAction from XCanvas. Currently, the
+                // TextActionFactory does not generate this object for
+                // subsettable text
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+
+            class TextArrayAction : public Action
+            {
+            public:
+                TextArrayAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&     rStartPoint,
+                                 const OUString&         rString,
+                                 sal_Int32                      nStartPos,
+                                 sal_Int32                      nLen,
+                                 const uno::Sequence< double >& rOffsets,
+                                 const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >& rKashidas,
+                                 const CanvasSharedPtr&         rCanvas,
+                                 const OutDevState&             rState );
+
+                TextArrayAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&     rStartPoint,
+                                 const OUString&         rString,
+                                 sal_Int32                      nStartPos,
+                                 sal_Int32                      nLen,
+                                 const uno::Sequence< double >& rOffsets,
+                                 const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >& rKashidas,
+                                 const CanvasSharedPtr&         rCanvas,
+                                 const OutDevState&             rState,
+                                 const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTextTransform );
+
+                TextArrayAction(const TextArrayAction&) = delete;
+                const TextArrayAction& operator=(const TextArrayAction&) = delete;
+
+                virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                // TODO(P2): This is potentially a real mass object
+                // (every character might be a separate TextAction),
+                // thus, make it as lightweight as possible. For
+                // example, share common RenderState among several
+                // TextActions, maybe using maOffsets for the
+                // translation.
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >    mxTextLayout;
+                const CanvasSharedPtr                       mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState                      maState;
+                double                                      mnLayoutWidth;
+            };
+
+            TextArrayAction::TextArrayAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&        rStartPoint,
+                                              const OUString&            rString,
+                                              sal_Int32                         nStartPos,
+                                              sal_Int32                         nLen,
+                                              const uno::Sequence< double >&    rOffsets,
+                                              const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >&  rKashidas,
+                                              const CanvasSharedPtr&            rCanvas,
+                                              const OutDevState&                rState ) :
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas )
+            {
+                initLayoutWidth(mnLayoutWidth, rOffsets);
+
+                initArrayAction( maState,
+                                 mxTextLayout,
+                                 rStartPoint,
+                                 rString,
+                                 nStartPos,
+                                 nLen,
+                                 rOffsets,
+                                 rKashidas,
+                                 rCanvas,
+                                 rState, nullptr );
+            }
+
+            TextArrayAction::TextArrayAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&        rStartPoint,
+                                              const OUString&            rString,
+                                              sal_Int32                         nStartPos,
+                                              sal_Int32                         nLen,
+                                              const uno::Sequence< double >&    rOffsets,
+                                              const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >&  rKashidas,
+                                              const CanvasSharedPtr&            rCanvas,
+                                              const OutDevState&                rState,
+                                              const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTextTransform ) :
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas )
+            {
+                initLayoutWidth(mnLayoutWidth, rOffsets);
+
+                initArrayAction( maState,
+                                 mxTextLayout,
+                                 rStartPoint,
+                                 rString,
+                                 nStartPos,
+                                 nLen,
+                                 rOffsets,
+                                 rKashidas,
+                                 rCanvas,
+                                 rState,
+                                 &rTextTransform );
+            }
+
+            bool TextArrayAction::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TextArrayAction::render()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TextArrayAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->drawTextLayout( mxTextLayout,
+                                                          mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                          aLocalState );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool TextArrayAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTransformation,
+                                                const Subset&                     rSubset ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TextArrayAction::renderSubset()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TextArrayAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState                      aLocalState( maState );
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >    xTextLayout( mxTextLayout );
+
+                double nDummy0, nDummy1;
+                createSubsetLayout( xTextLayout,
+                                    mnLayoutWidth,
+                                    aLocalState,
+                                    nDummy0,
+                                    nDummy1,
+                                    rTransformation,
+                                    rSubset );
+
+                if( !xTextLayout.is() )
+                    return true; // empty layout, render nothing
+
+                mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->drawTextLayout( xTextLayout,
+                                                          mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                          aLocalState );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange TextArrayAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds( ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(
+                                                         mxTextLayout->queryTextBounds() ),
+                                                     mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                     aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange TextArrayAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTransformation,
+                                                            const Subset&                   rSubset ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TextArrayAction::getBounds( subset )" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TextArrayAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState                      aLocalState( maState );
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >    xTextLayout( mxTextLayout );
+
+                double nDummy0, nDummy1;
+                createSubsetLayout( xTextLayout,
+                                    mnLayoutWidth,
+                                    aLocalState,
+                                    nDummy0,
+                                    nDummy1,
+                                    rTransformation,
+                                    rSubset );
+
+                if( !xTextLayout.is() )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange(); // empty layout, empty bounds
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds( ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(
+                                                         xTextLayout->queryTextBounds() ),
+                                                     mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                     aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 TextArrayAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                const rendering::StringContext& rOrigContext( mxTextLayout->getText() );
+
+                return rOrigContext.Length;
+            }
+
+
+            class EffectTextArrayAction :
+                public Action,
+                public TextRenderer
+            {
+            public:
+                EffectTextArrayAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&       rStartPoint,
+                                       const ::basegfx::B2DSize&        rReliefOffset,
+                                       const ::Color&                   rReliefColor,
+                                       const ::basegfx::B2DSize&        rShadowOffset,
+                                       const ::Color&                   rShadowColor,
+                                       const ::Color&                   rTextFillColor,
+                                       const OUString&           rText,
+                                       sal_Int32                        nStartPos,
+                                       sal_Int32                        nLen,
+                                       const uno::Sequence< double >&   rOffsets,
+                                       const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >& rKashidas,
+                                       VirtualDevice const &            rVDev,
+                                       const CanvasSharedPtr&           rCanvas,
+                                       const OutDevState&               rState  );
+                EffectTextArrayAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&       rStartPoint,
+                                       const ::basegfx::B2DSize&        rReliefOffset,
+                                       const ::Color&                   rReliefColor,
+                                       const ::basegfx::B2DSize&        rShadowOffset,
+                                       const ::Color&                   rShadowColor,
+                                       const ::Color&                   rTextFillColor,
+                                       const OUString&           rText,
+                                       sal_Int32                        nStartPos,
+                                       sal_Int32                        nLen,
+                                       const uno::Sequence< double >&   rOffsets,
+                                       const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >& rKashidas,
+                                       VirtualDevice const &            rVDev,
+                                       const CanvasSharedPtr&           rCanvas,
+                                       const OutDevState&               rState,
+                                       const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTextTransform );
+
+                EffectTextArrayAction(const EffectTextArrayAction&) = delete;
+                const EffectTextArrayAction& operator=(const EffectTextArrayAction&) = delete;
+
+                virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                // TextRenderer interface
+                virtual bool operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, const ::Color& rTextFillColor, bool bNormalText ) const override;
+
+                css::uno::Reference<css::rendering::XPolyPolygon2D> queryTextBounds(const uno::Reference<rendering::XCanvas>& rCanvas) const;
+
+                // TODO(P2): This is potentially a real mass object
+                // (every character might be a separate TextAction),
+                // thus, make it as lightweight as possible. For
+                // example, share common RenderState among several
+                // TextActions, maybe using maOffsets for the
+                // translation.
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >        mxTextLayout;
+                const CanvasSharedPtr                           mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState                          maState;
+                const tools::TextLineInfo                       maTextLineInfo;
+                TextLinesHelper                                 maTextLinesHelper;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize                        maReliefOffset;
+                const ::Color                                   maReliefColor;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize                        maShadowOffset;
+                const ::Color                                   maShadowColor;
+                const ::Color                                   maTextFillColor;
+                double                                          mnLayoutWidth;
+            };
+
+            EffectTextArrayAction::EffectTextArrayAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&        rStartPoint,
+                                                          const ::basegfx::B2DSize&         rReliefOffset,
+                                                          const ::Color&                    rReliefColor,
+                                                          const ::basegfx::B2DSize&         rShadowOffset,
+                                                          const ::Color&                    rShadowColor,
+                                                          const ::Color&                    rTextFillColor,
+                                                          const OUString&            rText,
+                                                          sal_Int32                         nStartPos,
+                                                          sal_Int32                         nLen,
+                                                          const uno::Sequence< double >&    rOffsets,
+                                                          const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >&  rKashidas,
+                                                          VirtualDevice const &             rVDev,
+                                                          const CanvasSharedPtr&            rCanvas,
+                                                          const OutDevState&                rState  ) :
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                maTextLineInfo( tools::createTextLineInfo( rVDev, rState ) ),
+                maTextLinesHelper(mpCanvas, rState),
+                maReliefOffset( rReliefOffset ),
+                maReliefColor( rReliefColor ),
+                maShadowOffset( rShadowOffset ),
+                maShadowColor( rShadowColor ),
+                maTextFillColor( rTextFillColor )
+            {
+                initLayoutWidth(mnLayoutWidth, rOffsets);
+
+                maTextLinesHelper.init(mnLayoutWidth, maTextLineInfo);
+
+                initArrayAction( maState,
+                                 mxTextLayout,
+                                 rStartPoint,
+                                 rText,
+                                 nStartPos,
+                                 nLen,
+                                 rOffsets,
+                                 rKashidas,
+                                 rCanvas,
+                                 rState, nullptr );
+            }
+
+            EffectTextArrayAction::EffectTextArrayAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&        rStartPoint,
+                                                          const ::basegfx::B2DSize&         rReliefOffset,
+                                                          const ::Color&                    rReliefColor,
+                                                          const ::basegfx::B2DSize&         rShadowOffset,
+                                                          const ::Color&                    rShadowColor,
+                                                          const ::Color&                    rTextFillColor,
+                                                          const OUString&            rText,
+                                                          sal_Int32                         nStartPos,
+                                                          sal_Int32                         nLen,
+                                                          const uno::Sequence< double >&    rOffsets,
+                                                          const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool >&  rKashidas,
+                                                          VirtualDevice const &             rVDev,
+                                                          const CanvasSharedPtr&            rCanvas,
+                                                          const OutDevState&                rState,
+                                                          const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTextTransform ) :
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                maTextLineInfo( tools::createTextLineInfo( rVDev, rState ) ),
+                maTextLinesHelper(mpCanvas, rState),
+                maReliefOffset( rReliefOffset ),
+                maReliefColor( rReliefColor ),
+                maShadowOffset( rShadowOffset ),
+                maShadowColor( rShadowColor ),
+                maTextFillColor( rTextFillColor )
+            {
+                initLayoutWidth(mnLayoutWidth, rOffsets);
+
+                maTextLinesHelper.init(mnLayoutWidth, maTextLineInfo);
+
+                initArrayAction( maState,
+                                 mxTextLayout,
+                                 rStartPoint,
+                                 rText,
+                                 nStartPos,
+                                 nLen,
+                                 rOffsets,
+                                 rKashidas,
+                                 rCanvas,
+                                 rState,
+                                 &rTextTransform );
+            }
+
+            css::uno::Reference<css::rendering::XPolyPolygon2D> EffectTextArrayAction::queryTextBounds(const uno::Reference<rendering::XCanvas>& rCanvas) const
+            {
+                const geometry::RealRectangle2D aTextBounds(mxTextLayout->queryTextBounds());
+                auto aB2DBounds = ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(aTextBounds);
+                auto aTextBoundsPoly = ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(aB2DBounds);
+                return ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolygon(rCanvas->getDevice(), aTextBoundsPoly);
+            }
+
+            bool EffectTextArrayAction::operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, const ::Color& rTextFillColor, bool bNormalText) const
+            {
+                const rendering::ViewState& rViewState( mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas >& rCanvas( mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas() );
+
+                //rhbz#1589029 non-transparent text fill background support
+                if (rTextFillColor != COL_AUTO)
+                {
+                    rendering::RenderState aLocalState(rRenderState);
+                    aLocalState.DeviceColor = vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                        rTextFillColor, rCanvas->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace());
+                    auto xTextBounds = queryTextBounds(rCanvas);
+                    // background of text
+                    rCanvas->fillPolyPolygon(xTextBounds, rViewState, aLocalState);
+                }
+
+                // under/over lines
+                maTextLinesHelper.render(rRenderState, bNormalText);
+
+                rCanvas->drawTextLayout( mxTextLayout,
+                                         rViewState,
+                                         rRenderState );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool EffectTextArrayAction::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextArrayAction::render()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextArrayAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return renderEffectText( *this,
+                                         aLocalState,
+                                         mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas(),
+                                         maShadowColor,
+                                         maShadowOffset,
+                                         maReliefColor,
+                                         maReliefOffset,
+                                         maTextFillColor);
+            }
+
+            class EffectTextArrayRenderHelper : public TextRenderer
+            {
+            public:
+                EffectTextArrayRenderHelper( const uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas >&        rCanvas,
+                                             const uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >&    rTextLayout,
+                                             const TextLinesHelper&                             rTextLinesHelper,
+                                             const rendering::ViewState&                        rViewState ) :
+                    mrCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                    mrTextLayout( rTextLayout ),
+                    mrTextLinesHelper( rTextLinesHelper ),
+                    mrViewState( rViewState )
+                {
+                }
+
+                // TextRenderer interface
+                virtual bool operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, const ::Color& rTextFillColor,bool bNormalText) const override
+                {
+                    mrTextLinesHelper.render(rRenderState, bNormalText);
+
+                    //rhbz#1589029 non-transparent text fill background support
+                    if (rTextFillColor != COL_AUTO)
+                    {
+                        rendering::RenderState aLocalState(rRenderState);
+                        aLocalState.DeviceColor = vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                            rTextFillColor, mrCanvas->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace());
+                        auto xTextBounds = queryTextBounds();
+                        // background of text
+                        mrCanvas->fillPolyPolygon(xTextBounds, mrViewState, aLocalState);
+                    }
+
+                    mrCanvas->drawTextLayout( mrTextLayout,
+                                              mrViewState,
+                                              rRenderState );
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+            private:
+
+                css::uno::Reference<css::rendering::XPolyPolygon2D> queryTextBounds() const
+                {
+                    const geometry::RealRectangle2D aTextBounds(mrTextLayout->queryTextBounds());
+                    auto aB2DBounds = ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(aTextBounds);
+                    auto aTextBoundsPoly = ::basegfx::utils::createPolygonFromRect(aB2DBounds);
+                    return ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolygon(mrCanvas->getDevice(), aTextBoundsPoly);
+                }
+
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas >&         mrCanvas;
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout >&     mrTextLayout;
+                const TextLinesHelper&                              mrTextLinesHelper;
+                const rendering::ViewState&                         mrViewState;
+            };
+
+            bool EffectTextArrayAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTransformation,
+                                                      const Subset&                   rSubset ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextArrayAction::renderSubset()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextArrayAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState                   aLocalState( maState );
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout > xTextLayout( mxTextLayout );
+                const geometry::RealRectangle2D          aTextBounds( mxTextLayout->queryTextBounds() );
+
+                double nMinPos(0.0);
+                double nMaxPos(aTextBounds.X2 - aTextBounds.X1);
+
+                createSubsetLayout( xTextLayout,
+                                    mnLayoutWidth,
+                                    aLocalState,
+                                    nMinPos,
+                                    nMaxPos,
+                                    rTransformation,
+                                    rSubset );
+
+                if( !xTextLayout.is() )
+                    return true; // empty layout, render nothing
+
+
+                // create and setup local line polygon
+                // ===================================
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas > xCanvas( mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas() );
+                const rendering::ViewState&          rViewState( mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+
+                TextLinesHelper aHelper = maTextLinesHelper;
+                aHelper.init(nMaxPos - nMinPos, maTextLineInfo);
+
+
+                // render everything
+                // =================
+
+                return renderEffectText(
+                    EffectTextArrayRenderHelper( xCanvas,
+                                                 xTextLayout,
+                                                 aHelper,
+                                                 rViewState ),
+                    aLocalState,
+                    xCanvas,
+                    maShadowColor,
+                    maShadowOffset,
+                    maReliefColor,
+                    maReliefOffset,
+                    maTextFillColor);
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange EffectTextArrayAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                ::basegfx::B2DSize aSize = maTextLinesHelper.getOverallSize();
+
+                return calcEffectTextBounds( ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(
+                                                 mxTextLayout->queryTextBounds() ),
+                                             basegfx::B2DRange(0, 0,
+                                                               aSize.getWidth(),
+                                                               aSize.getHeight()),
+                                             maReliefOffset,
+                                             maShadowOffset,
+                                             aLocalState,
+                                             mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange EffectTextArrayAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTransformation,
+                                                                  const Subset&                     rSubset ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextArrayAction::getBounds( subset )" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextArrayAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState                   aLocalState( maState );
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XTextLayout > xTextLayout( mxTextLayout );
+                const geometry::RealRectangle2D          aTextBounds( mxTextLayout->queryTextBounds() );
+
+                double nMinPos(0.0);
+                double nMaxPos(aTextBounds.X2 - aTextBounds.X1);
+
+                createSubsetLayout( xTextLayout,
+                                    mnLayoutWidth,
+                                    aLocalState,
+                                    nMinPos,
+                                    nMaxPos,
+                                    rTransformation,
+                                    rSubset );
+
+                if( !xTextLayout.is() )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange(); // empty layout, empty bounds
+
+
+                // create and setup local line polygon
+                // ===================================
+
+                const ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aPoly(
+                    tools::createTextLinesPolyPolygon(
+                        0.0, nMaxPos - nMinPos,
+                        maTextLineInfo ) );
+
+                return calcEffectTextBounds( ::basegfx::unotools::b2DRectangleFromRealRectangle2D(
+                                                 xTextLayout->queryTextBounds() ),
+                                             ::basegfx::utils::getRange( aPoly ),
+                                             maReliefOffset,
+                                             maShadowOffset,
+                                             aLocalState,
+                                             mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 EffectTextArrayAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                const rendering::StringContext& rOrigContext( mxTextLayout->getText() );
+
+                return rOrigContext.Length;
+            }
+
+
+            class OutlineAction :
+                public Action,
+                public TextRenderer
+            {
+            public:
+                OutlineAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                           rStartPoint,
+                               const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                            rReliefOffset,
+                               const ::Color&                                       rReliefColor,
+                               const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                            rShadowOffset,
+                               const ::Color&                                       rShadowColor,
+                               const ::basegfx::B2DRectangle&                       rOutlineBounds,
+                               uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >          xTextPoly,
+                               const uno::Sequence< double >&                       rOffsets,
+                               VirtualDevice const &                                rVDev,
+                               const CanvasSharedPtr&                               rCanvas,
+                               const OutDevState&                                   rState  );
+                OutlineAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                           rStartPoint,
+                               const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                            rReliefOffset,
+                               const ::Color&                                       rReliefColor,
+                               const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                            rShadowOffset,
+                               const ::Color&                                       rShadowColor,
+                               const ::basegfx::B2DRectangle&                       rOutlineBounds,
+                               uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >          xTextPoly,
+                               const uno::Sequence< double >&                       rOffsets,
+                               VirtualDevice const &                                rVDev,
+                               const CanvasSharedPtr&                               rCanvas,
+                               const OutDevState&                                   rState,
+                               const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                       rTextTransform );
+
+                OutlineAction(const OutlineAction&) = delete;
+                const OutlineAction& operator=(const OutlineAction&) = delete;
+
+                virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                // TextRenderer interface
+                virtual bool operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, const ::Color& rTextFillColor, bool bNormalText ) const override;
+
+                // TODO(P2): This is potentially a real mass object
+                // (every character might be a separate TextAction),
+                // thus, make it as lightweight as possible. For
+                // example, share common RenderState among several
+                // TextActions, maybe using maOffsets for the
+                // translation.
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >         mxTextPoly;
+
+                const uno::Sequence< double >                       maOffsets;
+                const CanvasSharedPtr                               mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState                              maState;
+                double                                              mnOutlineWidth;
+                const uno::Sequence< double >                       maFillColor;
+                const tools::TextLineInfo                           maTextLineInfo;
+                ::basegfx::B2DSize                                  maLinesOverallSize;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DRectangle                       maOutlineBounds;
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >         mxTextLines;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize                            maReliefOffset;
+                const ::Color                                       maReliefColor;
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize                            maShadowOffset;
+                const ::Color                                       maShadowColor;
+                const ::Color                                       maTextFillColor;
+            };
+
+            double calcOutlineWidth( const OutDevState& rState,
+                                     VirtualDevice const & rVDev )
+            {
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize aFontSize( 0,
+                                                    rVDev.GetFont().GetFontHeight() / 64.0 );
+
+                const double nOutlineWidth(
+                    (rState.mapModeTransform * aFontSize).getHeight() );
+
+                return nOutlineWidth < 1.0 ? 1.0 : nOutlineWidth;
+            }
+
+            OutlineAction::OutlineAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                            rStartPoint,
+                                          const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                             rReliefOffset,
+                                          const ::Color&                                        rReliefColor,
+                                          const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                             rShadowOffset,
+                                          const ::Color&                                        rShadowColor,
+                                          const ::basegfx::B2DRectangle&                        rOutlineBounds,
+                                          uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >           xTextPoly,
+                                          const uno::Sequence< double >&                        rOffsets,
+                                          VirtualDevice const &                                 rVDev,
+                                          const CanvasSharedPtr&                                rCanvas,
+                                          const OutDevState&                                    rState  ) :
+                mxTextPoly(std::move( xTextPoly )),
+                maOffsets( rOffsets ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                mnOutlineWidth( calcOutlineWidth(rState,rVDev) ),
+                maFillColor(
+                    vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                        COL_WHITE,
+                        rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() )),
+                maTextLineInfo( tools::createTextLineInfo( rVDev, rState ) ),
+                maOutlineBounds( rOutlineBounds ),
+                maReliefOffset( rReliefOffset ),
+                maReliefColor( rReliefColor ),
+                maShadowOffset( rShadowOffset ),
+                maShadowColor( rShadowColor )
+            {
+                double nLayoutWidth = 0.0;
+
+                initLayoutWidth(nLayoutWidth, rOffsets);
+
+                initEffectLinePolyPolygon( maLinesOverallSize,
+                                           mxTextLines,
+                                           rCanvas,
+                                           nLayoutWidth,
+                                           maTextLineInfo );
+
+                init( maState,
+                      rStartPoint,
+                      rState,
+                      rCanvas );
+            }
+
+            OutlineAction::OutlineAction( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&                            rStartPoint,
+                                          const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                             rReliefOffset,
+                                          const ::Color&                                        rReliefColor,
+                                          const ::basegfx::B2DSize&                             rShadowOffset,
+                                          const ::Color&                                        rShadowColor,
+                                          const ::basegfx::B2DRectangle&                        rOutlineBounds,
+                                          uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >           xTextPoly,
+                                          const uno::Sequence< double >&                        rOffsets,
+                                          VirtualDevice const &                                 rVDev,
+                                          const CanvasSharedPtr&                                rCanvas,
+                                          const OutDevState&                                    rState,
+                                          const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&                        rTextTransform ) :
+                mxTextPoly(std::move( xTextPoly )),
+                maOffsets( rOffsets ),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                mnOutlineWidth( calcOutlineWidth(rState,rVDev) ),
+                maFillColor(
+                    vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                        COL_WHITE,
+                        rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() )),
+                maTextLineInfo( tools::createTextLineInfo( rVDev, rState ) ),
+                maOutlineBounds( rOutlineBounds ),
+                maReliefOffset( rReliefOffset ),
+                maReliefColor( rReliefColor ),
+                maShadowOffset( rShadowOffset ),
+                maShadowColor( rShadowColor )
+            {
+                double nLayoutWidth = 0.0;
+                initLayoutWidth(nLayoutWidth, rOffsets);
+
+                initEffectLinePolyPolygon( maLinesOverallSize,
+                                           mxTextLines,
+                                           rCanvas,
+                                           nLayoutWidth,
+                                           maTextLineInfo );
+
+                init( maState,
+                      rStartPoint,
+                      rState,
+                      rCanvas,
+                      rTextTransform );
+            }
+
+            bool OutlineAction::operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, const ::Color& /*rTextFillColor*/, bool /*bNormalText*/ ) const
+            {
+                const rendering::ViewState&                 rViewState( mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas >& rCanvas( mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas() );
+
+                rendering::StrokeAttributes aStrokeAttributes;
+
+                aStrokeAttributes.StrokeWidth  = mnOutlineWidth;
+                aStrokeAttributes.MiterLimit   = 1.0;
+                aStrokeAttributes.StartCapType = rendering::PathCapType::BUTT;
+                aStrokeAttributes.EndCapType   = rendering::PathCapType::BUTT;
+                aStrokeAttributes.JoinType     = rendering::PathJoinType::MITER;
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( rRenderState );
+                aLocalState.DeviceColor = maFillColor;
+
+                // TODO(P1): implement caching
+
+                // background of text
+                rCanvas->fillPolyPolygon( mxTextPoly,
+                                          rViewState,
+                                          aLocalState );
+
+                // border line of text
+                rCanvas->strokePolyPolygon( mxTextPoly,
+                                            rViewState,
+                                            rRenderState,
+                                            aStrokeAttributes );
+
+                // underlines/strikethrough - background
+                rCanvas->fillPolyPolygon( mxTextLines,
+                                          rViewState,
+                                          aLocalState );
+                // underlines/strikethrough - border
+                rCanvas->strokePolyPolygon( mxTextLines,
+                                            rViewState,
+                                            rRenderState,
+                                            aStrokeAttributes );
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            bool OutlineAction::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextArrayAction::render()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::EffectTextArrayAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return renderEffectText( *this,
+                                         aLocalState,
+                                         mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas(),
+                                         maShadowColor,
+                                         maShadowOffset,
+                                         maReliefColor,
+                                         maReliefOffset,
+                                         maTextFillColor);
+            }
+
+#if 0 // see #if'ed out use in OutlineAction::renderSubset below:
+            class OutlineTextArrayRenderHelper : public TextRenderer
+            {
+            public:
+                OutlineTextArrayRenderHelper( const uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas >&        rCanvas,
+                                              const uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >& rTextPolygon,
+                                              const uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >& rLinePolygon,
+                                              const rendering::ViewState&                        rViewState,
+                                              double                                             nOutlineWidth ) :
+                    maFillColor(
+                        vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                            ::COL_WHITE,
+                            rCanvas->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() )),
+                    mnOutlineWidth( nOutlineWidth ),
+                    mrCanvas( rCanvas ),
+                    mrTextPolygon( rTextPolygon ),
+                    mrLinePolygon( rLinePolygon ),
+                    mrViewState( rViewState )
+                {
+                }
+
+                // TextRenderer interface
+                virtual bool operator()( const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState ) const
+                {
+                    rendering::StrokeAttributes aStrokeAttributes;
+
+                    aStrokeAttributes.StrokeWidth  = mnOutlineWidth;
+                    aStrokeAttributes.MiterLimit   = 1.0;
+                    aStrokeAttributes.StartCapType = rendering::PathCapType::BUTT;
+                    aStrokeAttributes.EndCapType   = rendering::PathCapType::BUTT;
+                    aStrokeAttributes.JoinType     = rendering::PathJoinType::MITER;
+
+                    rendering::RenderState aLocalState( rRenderState );
+                    aLocalState.DeviceColor = maFillColor;
+
+                    // TODO(P1): implement caching
+
+                    // background of text
+                    mrCanvas->fillPolyPolygon( mrTextPolygon,
+                                               mrViewState,
+                                               aLocalState );
+
+                    // border line of text
+                    mrCanvas->strokePolyPolygon( mrTextPolygon,
+                                                 mrViewState,
+                                                 rRenderState,
+                                                 aStrokeAttributes );
+
+                    // underlines/strikethrough - background
+                    mrCanvas->fillPolyPolygon( mrLinePolygon,
+                                               mrViewState,
+                                               aLocalState );
+                    // underlines/strikethrough - border
+                    mrCanvas->strokePolyPolygon( mrLinePolygon,
+                                                 mrViewState,
+                                                 rRenderState,
+                                                 aStrokeAttributes );
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+            private:
+                const uno::Sequence< double >                       maFillColor;
+                double                                              mnOutlineWidth;
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XCanvas >&         mrCanvas;
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >&  mrTextPolygon;
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D >&  mrLinePolygon;
+                const rendering::ViewState&                         mrViewState;
+            };
+#endif
+
+            bool OutlineAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTransformation,
+                                              const Subset&                   rSubset ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::OutlineAction::renderSubset()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::OutlineAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin == rSubset.mnSubsetEnd )
+                    return true; // empty range, render nothing
+
+#if 1
+                // TODO(F3): Subsetting NYI for outline text!
+                return render( rTransformation );
+#else
+                const rendering::StringContext rOrigContext( mxTextLayout->getText() );
+
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin == 0 &&
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd == rOrigContext.Length )
+                {
+                    // full range, no need for subsetting
+                    return render( rTransformation );
+                }
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+
+                // create and setup local Text polygon
+                // ===================================
+
+                uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D > xTextPolygon();
+
+                // TODO(P3): Provide an API method for that!
+
+                if( !xTextLayout.is() )
+                    return false;
+
+                // render everything
+                // =================
+
+                return renderEffectText(
+                    OutlineTextArrayRenderHelper(
+                        xCanvas,
+                        mnOutlineWidth,
+                        xTextLayout,
+                        xTextLines,
+                        rViewState ),
+                    aLocalState,
+                    rViewState,
+                    xCanvas,
+                    maShadowColor,
+                    maShadowOffset,
+                    maReliefColor,
+                    maReliefOffset );
+#endif
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange OutlineAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return calcEffectTextBounds( maOutlineBounds,
+                                             ::basegfx::B2DRange(0, 0,
+                                                                 maLinesOverallSize.getWidth(),
+                                                                 maLinesOverallSize.getHeight()),
+                                             maReliefOffset,
+                                             maShadowOffset,
+                                             aLocalState,
+                                             mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange OutlineAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTransformation,
+                                                          const Subset&                     /*rSubset*/ ) const
+            {
+                SAL_WARN( "cppcanvas.emf", "OutlineAction::getBounds(): Subset not yet supported by this object" );
+
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 OutlineAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                // TODO(F3): Subsetting NYI for outline text!
+                return maOffsets.getLength();
+            }
+
+
+            // Action factory methods
+
+
+            /** Create an outline action
+
+                This method extracts the polygonal outline from the
+                text, and creates a properly setup OutlineAction from
+                it.
+             */
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createOutline( const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&       rStartPoint,
+                                           const ::basegfx::B2DSize&        rReliefOffset,
+                                           const ::Color&                   rReliefColor,
+                                           const ::basegfx::B2DSize&        rShadowOffset,
+                                           const ::Color&                   rShadowColor,
+                                           const OUString&                  rText,
+                                           sal_Int32                        nStartPos,
+                                           sal_Int32                        nLen,
+                                           KernArraySpan                    pDXArray,
+                                           std::span<const sal_Bool>       pKashidaArray,
+                                           VirtualDevice&                   rVDev,
+                                           const CanvasSharedPtr&           rCanvas,
+                                           const OutDevState&               rState,
+                                           const Renderer::Parameters&      rParms  )
+            {
+                // operate on raw DX array here (in logical coordinate
+                // system), to have a higher resolution
+                // PolyPolygon. That polygon is then converted to
+                // device coordinate system.
+
+                // #i68512# Temporarily switch off font rotation
+                // (which is already contained in the render state
+                // transformation matrix - otherwise, glyph polygons
+                // will be rotated twice)
+                const vcl::Font aOrigFont( rVDev.GetFont() );
+                vcl::Font       aUnrotatedFont( aOrigFont );
+                aUnrotatedFont.SetOrientation(0_deg10);
+                rVDev.SetFont( aUnrotatedFont );
+
+                // TODO(F3): Don't understand parameter semantics of
+                // GetTextOutlines()
+                ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aResultingPolyPolygon;
+                PolyPolyVector aVCLPolyPolyVector;
+                const bool bHaveOutlines( rVDev.GetTextOutlines( aVCLPolyPolyVector, rText,
+                                                                 static_cast<sal_uInt16>(nStartPos),
+                                                                 static_cast<sal_uInt16>(nStartPos),
+                                                                 static_cast<sal_uInt16>(nLen),
+                                                                 0, pDXArray, pKashidaArray ) );
+                rVDev.SetFont(aOrigFont);
+
+                if( !bHaveOutlines )
+                    return std::shared_ptr<Action>();
+
+                // remove offsetting from mapmode transformation
+                // (outline polygons must stay at origin, only need to
+                // be scaled)
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aMapModeTransform(
+                    rState.mapModeTransform );
+                aMapModeTransform.set(0,2, 0.0);
+                aMapModeTransform.set(1,2, 0.0);
+
+                for( const auto& rVCLPolyPolygon : aVCLPolyPolyVector )
+                {
+                    ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aPolyPolygon = rVCLPolyPolygon.getB2DPolyPolygon();
+                    aPolyPolygon.transform( aMapModeTransform );
+
+                    // append result to collecting polypoly
+                    for( sal_uInt32 i=0; i<aPolyPolygon.count(); ++i )
+                    {
+                        // #i47795# Ensure closed polygons (since
+                        // FreeType returns the glyph outlines
+                        // open)
+                        const ::basegfx::B2DPolygon& rPoly( aPolyPolygon.getB2DPolygon( i ) );
+                        const sal_uInt32 nCount( rPoly.count() );
+                        if( nCount<3 ||
+                            rPoly.isClosed() )
+                        {
+                            // polygon either degenerate, or
+                            // already closed.
+                            aResultingPolyPolygon.append( rPoly );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            ::basegfx::B2DPolygon aPoly(rPoly);
+                            aPoly.setClosed(true);
+
+                            aResultingPolyPolygon.append( aPoly );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                const uno::Sequence< double > aCharWidthSeq(
+                    !pDXArray.empty() ?
+                    setupDXArray( pDXArray, nLen, rState ) :
+                    setupDXArray( rText,
+                                  nStartPos,
+                                  nLen,
+                                  rVDev,
+                                  rState ));
+                const uno::Reference< rendering::XPolyPolygon2D > xTextPoly(
+                    ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(
+                        rCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(),
+                        aResultingPolyPolygon ) );
+
+                if( rParms.maTextTransformation )
+                {
+                    return std::make_shared<OutlineAction>(
+                            rStartPoint,
+                            rReliefOffset,
+                            rReliefColor,
+                            rShadowOffset,
+                            rShadowColor,
+                            ::basegfx::utils::getRange(aResultingPolyPolygon),
+                            xTextPoly,
+                            aCharWidthSeq,
+                            rVDev,
+                            rCanvas,
+                            rState,
+                            *rParms.maTextTransformation );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return std::make_shared<OutlineAction>(
+                            rStartPoint,
+                            rReliefOffset,
+                            rReliefColor,
+                            rShadowOffset,
+                            rShadowColor,
+                            ::basegfx::utils::getRange(aResultingPolyPolygon),
+                            xTextPoly,
+                            aCharWidthSeq,
+                            rVDev,
+                            rCanvas,
+                            rState  );
+                }
+            }
+
+        } // namespace
+
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> TextActionFactory::createTextAction( const ::Point&                 rStartPoint,
+                                                             const ::Size&                  rReliefOffset,
+                                                             const ::Color&                 rReliefColor,
+                                                             const ::Size&                  rShadowOffset,
+                                                             const ::Color&                 rShadowColor,
+                                                             const ::Color&                 rTextFillColor,
+                                                             const OUString&                rText,
+                                                             sal_Int32                      nStartPos,
+                                                             sal_Int32                      nLen,
+                                                             KernArraySpan                  pDXArray,
+                                                             std::span<const sal_Bool>     pKashidaArray,
+                                                             VirtualDevice&                 rVDev,
+                                                             const CanvasSharedPtr&         rCanvas,
+                                                             const OutDevState&             rState,
+                                                             const Renderer::Parameters&    rParms,
+                                                             bool                           bSubsettable    )
+        {
+            const ::Size  aBaselineOffset( tools::getBaselineOffset( rState,
+                                                                     rVDev ) );
+            // #143885# maintain (nearly) full precision positioning,
+            // by circumventing integer-based OutDev-mapping
+            const ::basegfx::B2DPoint aStartPoint(
+                rState.mapModeTransform *
+                ::basegfx::B2DPoint(rStartPoint.X() + aBaselineOffset.Width(),
+                                    rStartPoint.Y() + aBaselineOffset.Height()) );
+
+            const ::basegfx::B2DSize aReliefOffset(
+                rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DSizeFromSize( rReliefOffset ) );
+            const ::basegfx::B2DSize aShadowOffset(
+                rState.mapModeTransform * vcl::unotools::b2DSizeFromSize( rShadowOffset ) );
+
+            if( rState.isTextOutlineModeSet )
+            {
+                return createOutline(
+                            aStartPoint,
+                            aReliefOffset,
+                            rReliefColor,
+                            aShadowOffset,
+                            rShadowColor,
+                            rText,
+                            nStartPos,
+                            nLen,
+                            pDXArray,
+                            pKashidaArray,
+                            rVDev,
+                            rCanvas,
+                            rState,
+                            rParms );
+            }
+
+            // convert DX array to device coordinate system (and
+            // create it in the first place, if pDXArray is NULL)
+            const uno::Sequence< double > aCharWidths(
+                !pDXArray.empty() ?
+                setupDXArray( pDXArray, nLen, rState ) :
+                setupDXArray( rText,
+                              nStartPos,
+                              nLen,
+                              rVDev,
+                              rState ));
+
+            const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool > aKashidas(pKashidaArray.data(), pKashidaArray.size());
+
+            // determine type of text action to create
+            // =======================================
+
+            const ::Color aEmptyColor( COL_AUTO );
+
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> ret;
+
+            // no DX array, and no need to subset - no need to store
+            // DX array, then.
+            if( pDXArray.empty() && !bSubsettable )
+            {
+                // effects, or not?
+                if( !rState.textOverlineStyle &&
+                    !rState.textUnderlineStyle &&
+                    !rState.textStrikeoutStyle &&
+                    rReliefColor == aEmptyColor &&
+                    rShadowColor == aEmptyColor &&
+                    rTextFillColor == aEmptyColor )
+                {
+                    // nope
+                    if( rParms.maTextTransformation )
+                    {
+                        ret = std::make_shared<TextAction>(
+                                                    aStartPoint,
+                                                    rText,
+                                                    nStartPos,
+                                                    nLen,
+                                                    rCanvas,
+                                                    rState,
+                                                    *rParms.maTextTransformation );
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        ret = std::make_shared<TextAction>(
+                                                    aStartPoint,
+                                                    rText,
+                                                    nStartPos,
+                                                    nLen,
+                                                    rCanvas,
+                                                    rState );
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // at least one of the effects requested
+                    if( rParms.maTextTransformation )
+                        ret = std::make_shared<EffectTextAction>(
+                                                    aStartPoint,
+                                                    aReliefOffset,
+                                                    rReliefColor,
+                                                    aShadowOffset,
+                                                    rShadowColor,
+                                                    rTextFillColor,
+                                                    rText,
+                                                    nStartPos,
+                                                    nLen,
+                                                    rVDev,
+                                                    rCanvas,
+                                                    rState,
+                                                    *rParms.maTextTransformation );
+                    else
+                        ret = std::make_shared<EffectTextAction>(
+                                                    aStartPoint,
+                                                    aReliefOffset,
+                                                    rReliefColor,
+                                                    aShadowOffset,
+                                                    rShadowColor,
+                                                    rTextFillColor,
+                                                    rText,
+                                                    nStartPos,
+                                                    nLen,
+                                                    rVDev,
+                                                    rCanvas,
+                                                    rState );
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // DX array necessary - any effects?
+                if( !rState.textOverlineStyle &&
+                    !rState.textUnderlineStyle &&
+                    !rState.textStrikeoutStyle &&
+                    rReliefColor == aEmptyColor &&
+                    rShadowColor == aEmptyColor &&
+                    rTextFillColor == aEmptyColor )
+                {
+                    // nope
+                    if( rParms.maTextTransformation )
+                        ret = std::make_shared<TextArrayAction>(
+                                                    aStartPoint,
+                                                    rText,
+                                                    nStartPos,
+                                                    nLen,
+                                                    aCharWidths,
+                                                    aKashidas,
+                                                    rCanvas,
+                                                    rState,
+                                                    *rParms.maTextTransformation );
+                    else
+                        ret = std::make_shared<TextArrayAction>(
+                                                    aStartPoint,
+                                                    rText,
+                                                    nStartPos,
+                                                    nLen,
+                                                    aCharWidths,
+                                                    aKashidas,
+                                                    rCanvas,
+                                                    rState );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // at least one of the effects requested
+                    if( rParms.maTextTransformation )
+                        ret = std::make_shared<EffectTextArrayAction>(
+                                                    aStartPoint,
+                                                    aReliefOffset,
+                                                    rReliefColor,
+                                                    aShadowOffset,
+                                                    rShadowColor,
+                                                    rTextFillColor,
+                                                    rText,
+                                                    nStartPos,
+                                                    nLen,
+                                                    aCharWidths,
+                                                    aKashidas,
+                                                    rVDev,
+                                                    rCanvas,
+                                                    rState,
+                                                    *rParms.maTextTransformation );
+                    else
+                        ret = std::make_shared<EffectTextArrayAction>(
+                                                    aStartPoint,
+                                                    aReliefOffset,
+                                                    rReliefColor,
+                                                    aShadowOffset,
+                                                    rShadowColor,
+                                                    rTextFillColor,
+                                                    rText,
+                                                    nStartPos,
+                                                    nLen,
+                                                    aCharWidths,
+                                                    aKashidas,
+                                                    rVDev,
+                                                    rCanvas,
+                                                    rState );
+                }
+            }
+            return ret;
+        }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textaction.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textaction.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f7349cacc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textaction.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <span>
+
+#include <action.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/renderer.hxx>
+
+class VirtualDevice;
+class Point;
+class Size;
+class Color;
+
+
+/* Definition of internal::TextActionFactory */
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+    {
+        struct OutDevState;
+
+        /** Creates encapsulated converters between GDIMetaFile and
+            XCanvas. The Canvas argument is deliberately placed at the
+            constructor, to force reconstruction of this object for a
+            new canvas. This considerably eases internal state
+            handling, since a lot of the internal state (e.g. fonts,
+            text layout) is Canvas-dependent.
+         */
+        namespace TextActionFactory
+        {
+            /** Create text action, optionally shadow/relief effect
+
+                Note that this method accepts all coordinates in
+                logical coordinates.
+
+                @param pDXArray
+                Pointer to array of logical character offsets (or NULL)
+
+                @param bSubsettable
+                When this parameter is set to true, the generated
+                action might consume slightly more memory, but is
+                subsettable (Action::render( Subset ) works on
+                characters)
+             */
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createTextAction( const ::Point&                 rStartPoint,
+                                                     const ::Size&                  rReliefOffset,
+                                                     const ::Color&                 rReliefColor,
+                                                     const ::Size&                  rShadowOffset,
+                                                     const ::Color&                 rShadowColor,
+                                                     const ::Color&                 rTextFillColor,
+                                                     const OUString&                rText,
+                                                     sal_Int32                      nStartPos,
+                                                     sal_Int32                      nLen,
+                                                     KernArraySpan                  pDXArray,
+                                                     std::span<const sal_Bool>     pKashidaArray,
+                                                     VirtualDevice&                 rVDev,
+                                                     const CanvasSharedPtr&         rCanvas,
+                                                     const OutDevState&             rState,
+                                                     const Renderer::Parameters&    rParms,
+                                                     bool                           bSubsettable );
+        }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textlineshelper.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textlineshelper.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..125c3385af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textlineshelper.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4; fill-column: 100 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/StrokeAttributes.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/PathJoinType.hpp>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolypolygontools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/utils/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+#include "textlineshelper.hxx"
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace
+{
+void initLineStyleWaveline(sal_uInt32 nLineStyle, bool& bIsWaveline, bool& bIsBold)
+{
+    bIsWaveline = nLineStyle == LINESTYLE_DOUBLEWAVE || nLineStyle == LINESTYLE_SMALLWAVE
+                  || nLineStyle == LINESTYLE_BOLDWAVE || nLineStyle == LINESTYLE_WAVE;
+    bIsBold = nLineStyle == LINESTYLE_BOLDWAVE;
+}
+}
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+TextLinesHelper::TextLinesHelper(CanvasSharedPtr xCanvas, const OutDevState& rState)
+    : mpCanvas(std::move(xCanvas))
+    , mbIsOverlineColorSet(rState.isTextOverlineColorSet)
+    , maOverlineColor(rState.textOverlineColor)
+    , mbIsUnderlineColorSet(rState.isTextLineColorSet)
+    , maUnderlineColor(rState.textLineColor)
+    , mbOverlineWaveline(false)
+    , mbUnderlineWaveline(false)
+    , mbOverlineWavelineBold(false)
+    , mbUnderlineWavelineBold(false)
+{
+}
+
+void TextLinesHelper::init(double nLineWidth, const tools::TextLineInfo& rLineInfo)
+{
+    ::basegfx::B2DRange aRange; // default is empty.
+    ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aOverline, aUnderline, aStrikeout;
+    tools::createTextLinesPolyPolygon(0.0, nLineWidth, rLineInfo, aOverline, aUnderline,
+                                      aStrikeout);
+
+    mxOverline.clear();
+    mxUnderline.clear();
+    mxStrikeout.clear();
+
+    uno::Reference<rendering::XGraphicDevice> xDevice = mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice();
+
+    if (aOverline.count())
+    {
+        aRange.expand(::basegfx::utils::getRange(aOverline));
+        mxOverline = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(xDevice, aOverline);
+    }
+
+    if (aUnderline.count())
+    {
+        aRange.expand(::basegfx::utils::getRange(aUnderline));
+        mxUnderline = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(xDevice, aUnderline);
+    }
+
+    if (aStrikeout.count())
+    {
+        aRange.expand(::basegfx::utils::getRange(aStrikeout));
+        mxStrikeout = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(xDevice, aStrikeout);
+    }
+
+    maOverallSize = basegfx::B2DSize(aRange.getRange().getX(), aRange.getRange().getY());
+
+    initLineStyleWaveline(rLineInfo.mnOverlineStyle, mbOverlineWaveline, mbOverlineWavelineBold);
+
+    initLineStyleWaveline(rLineInfo.mnUnderlineStyle, mbUnderlineWaveline, mbUnderlineWavelineBold);
+}
+
+void TextLinesHelper::render(const rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, bool bNormalText) const
+{
+    const rendering::ViewState& rViewState(mpCanvas->getViewState());
+    const uno::Reference<rendering::XCanvas>& xCanvas(mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas());
+    rendering::StrokeAttributes aStrokeAttributes;
+    aStrokeAttributes.JoinType = rendering::PathJoinType::ROUND;
+
+    if (mxOverline.is())
+    {
+        rendering::RenderState aLocalState(rRenderState);
+        if (bNormalText && mbIsOverlineColorSet)
+            aLocalState.DeviceColor = maOverlineColor;
+
+        if (mbOverlineWaveline)
+        {
+            aStrokeAttributes.StrokeWidth = mbOverlineWavelineBold ? 2.0 : 1.0;
+            xCanvas->strokePolyPolygon(mxOverline, rViewState, aLocalState, aStrokeAttributes);
+        }
+        else
+            xCanvas->fillPolyPolygon(mxOverline, rViewState, aLocalState);
+    }
+
+    if (mxUnderline.is())
+    {
+        rendering::RenderState aLocalState(rRenderState);
+        if (bNormalText && mbIsUnderlineColorSet)
+            aLocalState.DeviceColor = maUnderlineColor;
+        if (mbUnderlineWaveline)
+        {
+            aStrokeAttributes.StrokeWidth = mbUnderlineWavelineBold ? 2.0 : 1.0;
+            xCanvas->strokePolyPolygon(mxUnderline, rViewState, aLocalState, aStrokeAttributes);
+        }
+        else
+            xCanvas->fillPolyPolygon(mxUnderline, rViewState, aLocalState);
+    }
+
+    if (mxStrikeout.is())
+        xCanvas->fillPolyPolygon(mxStrikeout, rViewState, rRenderState);
+}
+}
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab cinoptions=b1,g0,N-s cinkeys+=0=break: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textlineshelper.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textlineshelper.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0a53ff7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/textlineshelper.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4; fill-column: 100 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/RenderState.hpp>
+#include <basegfx/vector/b2dsize.hxx>
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+
+namespace com::sun::star::rendering
+{
+class XPolyPolygon2D;
+}
+
+namespace cppcanvas
+{
+namespace tools
+{
+struct TextLineInfo;
+}
+
+namespace internal
+{
+struct OutDevState;
+
+class TextLinesHelper
+{
+    const CanvasSharedPtr mpCanvas;
+    css::uno::Reference<css::rendering::XPolyPolygon2D> mxOverline;
+    css::uno::Reference<css::rendering::XPolyPolygon2D> mxUnderline;
+    css::uno::Reference<css::rendering::XPolyPolygon2D> mxStrikeout;
+
+    ::basegfx::B2DSize maOverallSize;
+
+    bool mbIsOverlineColorSet;
+    const css::uno::Sequence<double> maOverlineColor;
+
+    bool mbIsUnderlineColorSet;
+    const css::uno::Sequence<double> maUnderlineColor;
+
+    bool mbOverlineWaveline;
+    bool mbUnderlineWaveline;
+
+    bool mbOverlineWavelineBold;
+    bool mbUnderlineWavelineBold;
+
+public:
+    TextLinesHelper(CanvasSharedPtr xCanvas, const OutDevState& rState);
+
+    ::basegfx::B2DSize const& getOverallSize() const { return maOverallSize; }
+
+    /** Init textlines with specified linewidth and TextLineInfo.
+     */
+    void init(double nLineWidth, const tools::TextLineInfo& rLineInfo);
+
+    /** Fill the textlines with colors.
+        OutDevState::textUnderlineColor.
+
+        @param rRenderState
+        Used to invoke XCanvas::fillPolyPolygon.
+
+        @param bNormalText
+        Use overline color and underline color if the value is true, ignore those
+        colors otherwise ( typical case is to render the shadow ).
+     */
+    void render(const css::rendering::RenderState& rRenderState, bool bNormalText) const;
+};
+}
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab cinoptions=b1,g0,N-s cinkeys+=0=break: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/transparencygroupaction.cxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/transparencygroupaction.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8bf50649b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/transparencygroupaction.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,522 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <utility>
+
+#include <tools/gen.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+
+#include <canvas/canvastools.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XBitmap.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/rendering/XCanvas.hpp>
+
+#include <vcl/metaact.hxx>
+#include <vcl/bitmapex.hxx>
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#include <vcl/virdev.hxx>
+#include <vcl/gdimtf.hxx>
+
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drange.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/point/b2dpoint.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/vector/b2dsize.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/numeric/ftools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/tuple/b2dtuple.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/utils/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrixtools.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+#include "transparencygroupaction.hxx"
+#include <outdevstate.hxx>
+#include "mtftools.hxx"
+#include <cppcanvas/vclfactory.hxx>
+
+#if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 2
+#include <vcl/canvastools.hxx>
+#endif
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+{
+        // free support functions
+        // ======================
+        namespace
+        {
+            class TransparencyGroupAction : public Action
+            {
+            public:
+                /** Create new transparency group action.
+
+                    @param rGroupMtf
+                    Metafile that groups all actions to be rendered
+                    transparent.
+
+                    @param rAlphaGradient
+                    VCL gradient, to be rendered into the action's alpha
+                    channel.
+
+                    @param rDstPoint
+                    Left, top edge of destination, in current state
+                    coordinate system
+
+                    @param rDstSize
+                    Size of the transparency group object, in current
+                    state coordinate system.
+                */
+                TransparencyGroupAction( std::unique_ptr< GDIMetaFile >&& rGroupMtf,
+                                         std::optional< Gradient >&&    rAlphaGradient,
+                                         const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&     rDstPoint,
+                                         const ::basegfx::B2DVector&    rDstSize,
+                                         const CanvasSharedPtr&         rCanvas,
+                                         const OutDevState&             rState );
+
+                TransparencyGroupAction(const TransparencyGroupAction&) = delete;
+                const TransparencyGroupAction& operator=(const TransparencyGroupAction&) = delete;
+
+                virtual bool render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual bool renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation,
+                                           const Subset&                  rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const override;
+                virtual ::basegfx::B2DRange getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&   rTransformation,
+                                                       const Subset&                    rSubset ) const override;
+
+                virtual sal_Int32 getActionCount() const override;
+
+            private:
+                std::unique_ptr< GDIMetaFile >                      mpGroupMtf;
+                std::optional< Gradient >                           mpAlphaGradient;
+
+                const ::basegfx::B2DSize                            maDstSize;
+
+                mutable uno::Reference< rendering::XBitmap >        mxBufferBitmap; // contains last rendered version
+                mutable ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix                     maLastTransformation; // contains last active transformation
+                mutable Subset                                      maLastSubset; // contains last effective subset
+
+                // transformation for
+                // mxBufferBitmap content
+                CanvasSharedPtr                                     mpCanvas;
+                rendering::RenderState                              maState;
+            };
+
+
+            /** Setup transformation such that the next render call is
+                moved rPoint away, and scaled according to the ratio
+                given by src and dst size.
+            */
+            void implSetupTransform( rendering::RenderState&    rRenderState,
+                                     const ::basegfx::B2DPoint& rDstPoint   )
+            {
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aLocalTransformation;
+
+                aLocalTransformation.translate( rDstPoint.getX(),
+                                                rDstPoint.getY() );
+                ::canvas::tools::appendToRenderState( rRenderState,
+                                                      aLocalTransformation );
+            }
+
+            TransparencyGroupAction::TransparencyGroupAction( std::unique_ptr< GDIMetaFile >&& rGroupMtf,
+                                                              std::optional< Gradient >&&   rAlphaGradient,
+                                                              const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&    rDstPoint,
+                                                              const ::basegfx::B2DVector&   rDstSize,
+                                                              const CanvasSharedPtr&        rCanvas,
+                                                              const OutDevState&            rState ) :
+                mpGroupMtf( std::move(rGroupMtf) ),
+                mpAlphaGradient( std::move(rAlphaGradient) ),
+                maDstSize(rDstSize.getX(), rDstSize.getY()),
+                mpCanvas( rCanvas )
+            {
+                tools::initRenderState(maState,rState);
+                implSetupTransform( maState, rDstPoint );
+
+                // correct clip (which is relative to original transform)
+                tools::modifyClip( maState,
+                                   rState,
+                                   rCanvas,
+                                   rDstPoint,
+                                   nullptr,
+                                   nullptr );
+
+                maLastSubset.mnSubsetBegin = 0;
+                maLastSubset.mnSubsetEnd = -1;
+            }
+
+            // TODO(P3): The whole float transparency handling is a mess,
+            // this should be refactored. What's more, the old idea of
+            // having only internal 'metaactions', and not the original
+            // GDIMetaFile now looks a lot less attractive. Try to move
+            // into the direction of having a direct GDIMetaFile2XCanvas
+            // renderer, and maybe a separate metafile XCanvas
+            // implementation.
+            bool TransparencyGroupAction::renderSubset( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&    rTransformation,
+                                                        const Subset&                     rSubset ) const
+            {
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TransparencyGroupAction::renderSubset()" );
+                SAL_INFO( "cppcanvas.emf", "::cppcanvas::internal::TransparencyGroupAction: 0x" << std::hex << this );
+
+                // determine overall transformation matrix (render, view,
+                // and passed transformation)
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTransform;
+                ::canvas::tools::getRenderStateTransform( aTransform, maState );
+                aTransform = rTransformation * aTransform;
+
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aTotalTransform;
+                ::canvas::tools::getViewStateTransform( aTotalTransform, mpCanvas->getViewState() );
+                aTotalTransform = aTotalTransform * aTransform;
+
+                // since pure translational changes to the transformation
+                // does not matter, remove them before comparing
+                aTotalTransform.set( 0, 2, 0.0 );
+                aTotalTransform.set( 1, 2, 0.0 );
+
+                // determine total scaling factor of the
+                // transformation matrix - need to make the bitmap
+                // large enough
+                ::basegfx::B2DTuple aScale;
+                ::basegfx::B2DTuple aTranslate;
+                double              nRotate;
+                double              nShearX;
+                if( !aTotalTransform.decompose( aScale,
+                                                aTranslate,
+                                                nRotate,
+                                                nShearX ) )
+                {
+                    SAL_WARN( "cppcanvas.emf", "TransparencyGroupAction::renderSubset(): non-decomposable transformation" );
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                ::Point aMtfOffsetPoint;
+
+                // if there's no buffer bitmap, or as soon as the
+                // total transformation changes, we've got to
+                // re-render the bitmap
+                if( !mxBufferBitmap.is() ||
+                    aTotalTransform != maLastTransformation ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != maLastSubset.mnSubsetBegin ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != maLastSubset.mnSubsetEnd )
+                {
+                    DBG_TESTSOLARMUTEX();
+
+                    // tdf#150610 fix broken rendering of text meta actions
+                    // Even when drawing to a VirtualDevice where antialiasing
+                    // is disabled, text will still be drawn with some
+                    // antialiased pixels on HiDPI displays. So, expand the
+                    // size of the VirtualDevice slightly to capture any of
+                    // the pixels drawn past the edges of the destination
+                    // bounds.
+                    bool        bHasTextActions = false;
+                    MetaAction* pCurrAct;
+                    int         nCurrActionIndex;
+                    for( nCurrActionIndex=0, pCurrAct=mpGroupMtf->FirstAction();
+                         pCurrAct && !bHasTextActions;
+                         ++nCurrActionIndex, pCurrAct = mpGroupMtf->NextAction() )
+                    {
+                        switch( pCurrAct->GetType() )
+                        {
+                            case MetaActionType::TEXT:
+                            case MetaActionType::TEXTARRAY:
+                            case MetaActionType::STRETCHTEXT:
+                            case MetaActionType::TEXTRECT:
+                                if( ( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin == 0 && rSubset.mnSubsetEnd == -1 ) || ( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin <= nCurrActionIndex && rSubset.mnSubsetEnd > nCurrActionIndex ) )
+                                    bHasTextActions = true;
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // output size of metafile
+                    ::Size aOutputSizePixel( ::basegfx::fround( aScale.getX() * maDstSize.getWidth() ),
+                                             ::basegfx::fround( aScale.getY() * maDstSize.getHeight() ) );
+
+                    sal_Int32 nBitmapExtra;
+                    if ( bHasTextActions )
+                    {
+                        nBitmapExtra = 10;
+                        aMtfOffsetPoint = ::Point( nBitmapExtra / 2, nBitmapExtra / 2 );
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // Related tdf#150610 assume antialiasing is enabled
+                        // Although antialiasing is normally disabled in the
+                        // VirtualDevice, lines in tdf#150610 will draw past
+                        // the edge of the VirtualDevice when running a
+                        // slideshow so always add an extra pixel on the
+                        // right and bottom edges.
+                        nBitmapExtra = 1;
+                    }
+
+                    // pixel size of cache bitmap: round up to nearest int
+                    ::Point aBitmapPoint;
+                    ::Size aBitmapSizePixel( static_cast<sal_Int32>( aScale.getX() * maDstSize.getWidth() ) + nBitmapExtra,
+                                             static_cast<sal_Int32>( aScale.getY() * maDstSize.getHeight() ) + nBitmapExtra );
+
+                    // render our content into an appropriately sized
+                    // VirtualDevice with alpha channel
+                    ScopedVclPtrInstance<VirtualDevice> aVDev(
+                        *::Application::GetDefaultDevice(), DeviceFormat::WITH_ALPHA );
+                    aVDev->SetOutputSizePixel( aBitmapSizePixel, true, true );
+                    aVDev->SetMapMode();
+
+                    if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                        rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != -1 )
+                    {
+                        // true subset - extract referenced
+                        // metaactions from mpGroupMtf
+                        GDIMetaFile aMtf;
+
+                        // extract subset actions
+                        for( nCurrActionIndex=0,
+                                 pCurrAct=mpGroupMtf->FirstAction();
+                             pCurrAct;
+                             ++nCurrActionIndex, pCurrAct = mpGroupMtf->NextAction() )
+                        {
+                            switch( pCurrAct->GetType() )
+                            {
+                                case MetaActionType::PUSH:
+                                case MetaActionType::POP:
+                                case MetaActionType::CLIPREGION:
+                                case MetaActionType::ISECTRECTCLIPREGION:
+                                case MetaActionType::ISECTREGIONCLIPREGION:
+                                case MetaActionType::MOVECLIPREGION:
+                                case MetaActionType::LINECOLOR:
+                                case MetaActionType::FILLCOLOR:
+                                case MetaActionType::TEXTCOLOR:
+                                case MetaActionType::TEXTFILLCOLOR:
+                                case MetaActionType::TEXTLINECOLOR:
+                                case MetaActionType::TEXTALIGN:
+                                case MetaActionType::FONT:
+                                case MetaActionType::RASTEROP:
+                                case MetaActionType::REFPOINT:
+                                case MetaActionType::LAYOUTMODE:
+                                    // state-changing action - copy as-is
+                                    aMtf.AddAction( pCurrAct->Clone() );
+                                    break;
+
+                                case MetaActionType::GRADIENT:
+                                case MetaActionType::HATCH:
+                                case MetaActionType::EPS:
+                                case MetaActionType::COMMENT:
+                                case MetaActionType::POINT:
+                                case MetaActionType::PIXEL:
+                                case MetaActionType::LINE:
+                                case MetaActionType::RECT:
+                                case MetaActionType::ROUNDRECT:
+                                case MetaActionType::ELLIPSE:
+                                case MetaActionType::ARC:
+                                case MetaActionType::PIE:
+                                case MetaActionType::CHORD:
+                                case MetaActionType::POLYLINE:
+                                case MetaActionType::POLYGON:
+                                case MetaActionType::POLYPOLYGON:
+                                case MetaActionType::BMP:
+                                case MetaActionType::BMPSCALE:
+                                case MetaActionType::BMPSCALEPART:
+                                case MetaActionType::BMPEX:
+                                case MetaActionType::BMPEXSCALE:
+                                case MetaActionType::BMPEXSCALEPART:
+                                case MetaActionType::MASK:
+                                case MetaActionType::MASKSCALE:
+                                case MetaActionType::MASKSCALEPART:
+                                case MetaActionType::GRADIENTEX:
+                                case MetaActionType::WALLPAPER:
+                                case MetaActionType::Transparent:
+                                case MetaActionType::FLOATTRANSPARENT:
+                                case MetaActionType::TEXT:
+                                case MetaActionType::TEXTARRAY:
+                                case MetaActionType::TEXTLINE:
+                                case MetaActionType::TEXTRECT:
+                                case MetaActionType::STRETCHTEXT:
+                                    // output-generating action - only
+                                    // copy, if we're within the
+                                    // requested subset
+                                    if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin <= nCurrActionIndex &&
+                                        rSubset.mnSubsetEnd > nCurrActionIndex )
+                                    {
+                                        aMtf.AddAction( pCurrAct->Clone() );
+                                    }
+                                    break;
+
+                                default:
+                                    SAL_WARN( "cppcanvas.emf", "Unknown meta action type encountered" );
+                                    break;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        aVDev->DrawTransparent( aMtf,
+                                               aBitmapPoint,
+                                               aBitmapSizePixel,
+                                               aMtfOffsetPoint,
+                                               aOutputSizePixel,
+                                               *mpAlphaGradient );
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // no subsetting - render whole mtf
+                        aVDev->DrawTransparent( *mpGroupMtf,
+                                               aBitmapPoint,
+                                               aBitmapSizePixel,
+                                               aMtfOffsetPoint,
+                                               aOutputSizePixel,
+                                               *mpAlphaGradient );
+                    }
+
+
+                    // update buffered bitmap and transformation
+                    BitmapSharedPtr aBmp( VCLFactory::createBitmap(
+                                              mpCanvas,
+                                              aVDev->GetBitmapEx(
+                                                  aBitmapPoint,
+                                                  aBitmapSizePixel ) ) );
+                    mxBufferBitmap = aBmp->getUNOBitmap();
+                    maLastTransformation = aTotalTransform;
+                    maLastSubset = rSubset;
+                }
+
+                // determine target transformation (we can't simply pass
+                // aTotalTransform as assembled above, since we must take
+                // the canvas' view state as is, it might contain clipping
+                // (which, in turn, is relative to the view
+                // transformation))
+
+                // given that aTotalTransform is the identity
+                // transformation, we could simply render our bitmap
+                // as-is. Now, since the mxBufferBitmap content already
+                // accounts for scale changes in the overall
+                // transformation, we must factor this out
+                // before. Generally, the transformation matrix should be
+                // structured like this:
+                // Translation*Rotation*Shear*Scale. Thus, to neutralize
+                // the contained scaling, we've got to right-multiply with
+                // the inverse.
+                ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix aScaleCorrection;
+                aScaleCorrection.translate( -aMtfOffsetPoint.X(), -aMtfOffsetPoint.Y() );
+                aScaleCorrection.scale( 1/aScale.getX(), 1/aScale.getY() );
+                aTransform = aTransform * aScaleCorrection;
+
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::setRenderStateTransform(aLocalState, aTransform);
+
+                if(aLocalState.Clip.is())
+                {
+                    // tdf#95709
+                    // Adjust renderstate clip to modified scale from above
+                    ::basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aClip = ::basegfx::unotools::b2DPolyPolygonFromXPolyPolygon2D(aLocalState.Clip);
+                    aClip.transform(basegfx::utils::createScaleB2DHomMatrix(aScale));
+                    aLocalState.Clip = ::basegfx::unotools::xPolyPolygonFromB2DPolyPolygon(mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice(), aClip);
+                }
+
+#if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 2
+                aLocalState.Clip.clear();
+                aLocalState.DeviceColor =
+                    vcl::unotools::colorToDoubleSequence(
+                        ::Color( 0x80FF0000 ),
+                        mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->getDevice()->getDeviceColorSpace() );
+
+                if( maState.Clip.is() )
+                    mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->fillPolyPolygon( maState.Clip,
+                                                               mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                               aLocalState );
+
+                aLocalState.DeviceColor = maState.DeviceColor;
+#endif
+
+                // no further alpha changes necessary -> draw directly
+                mpCanvas->getUNOCanvas()->drawBitmap( mxBufferBitmap,
+                                                      mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                                                      aLocalState );
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // TODO(P3): The whole float transparency handling is a mess,
+            // this should be refactored. What's more, the old idea of
+            // having only internal 'metaactions', and not the original
+            // GDIMetaFile now looks a lot less attractive. Try to move
+            // into the direction of having a direct GDIMetaFile2XCanvas
+            // renderer, and maybe a separate metafile XCanvas
+            // implementation.
+            bool TransparencyGroupAction::render( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                Subset aSubset;
+
+                aSubset.mnSubsetBegin = 0;
+                aSubset.mnSubsetEnd   = -1;
+
+                return renderSubset( rTransformation, aSubset );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange TransparencyGroupAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTransformation ) const
+            {
+                rendering::RenderState aLocalState( maState );
+                ::canvas::tools::prependToRenderState(aLocalState, rTransformation);
+
+                return tools::calcDevicePixelBounds(
+                    ::basegfx::B2DRange( 0,0,
+                                         maDstSize.getWidth(),
+                                         maDstSize.getHeight() ),
+                    mpCanvas->getViewState(),
+                    aLocalState );
+            }
+
+            ::basegfx::B2DRange TransparencyGroupAction::getBounds( const ::basegfx::B2DHomMatrix&  rTransformation,
+                                                                    const Subset&                   rSubset ) const
+            {
+                // TODO(F3): Currently, the bounds for
+                // TransparencyGroupAction subsets equal those of the
+                // full set, although this action is able to render
+                // true subsets.
+
+                // polygon only contains a single action, empty bounds
+                // if subset requests different range
+                if( rSubset.mnSubsetBegin != 0 ||
+                    rSubset.mnSubsetEnd != 1 )
+                    return ::basegfx::B2DRange();
+
+                return getBounds( rTransformation );
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 TransparencyGroupAction::getActionCount() const
+            {
+                return mpGroupMtf ? mpGroupMtf->GetActionSize() : 0;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<Action> TransparencyGroupActionFactory::createTransparencyGroupAction( std::unique_ptr< GDIMetaFile >&& rGroupMtf,
+                                                                                       std::optional< Gradient >&&  rAlphaGradient,
+                                                                                       const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&   rDstPoint,
+                                                                                       const ::basegfx::B2DVector&  rDstSize,
+                                                                                       const CanvasSharedPtr&       rCanvas,
+                                                                                       const OutDevState&           rState )
+        {
+            return std::make_shared<TransparencyGroupAction>(std::move(rGroupMtf),
+                                                             std::move(rAlphaGradient),
+                                                             rDstPoint,
+                                                             rDstSize,
+                                                             rCanvas,
+                                                             rState );
+        }
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/transparencygroupaction.hxx b/cppcanvas/source/mtfrenderer/transparencygroupaction.hxx
new file mode 100644
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cppcanvas/canvas.hxx>
+#include <vcl/gradient.hxx>
+#include <action.hxx>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace basegfx {
+    class B2DPoint;
+    class B2DVector;
+}
+
+class GDIMetaFile;
+
+
+/* Definition of internal::TransparencyGroupActionFactory */
+
+namespace cppcanvas::internal
+    {
+        struct OutDevState;
+
+        /** Transparency group action.
+
+            This action groups a bunch of other actions, to be
+            rendered with the given transparency setting against the
+            background.
+
+            Creates encapsulated converters between GDIMetaFile and
+            XCanvas. The Canvas argument is deliberately placed at the
+            constructor, to force reconstruction of this object for a
+            new canvas. This considerably eases internal state
+            handling, since a lot of the internal state (e.g. fonts,
+            text layout) is Canvas-dependent.
+         */
+        namespace TransparencyGroupActionFactory
+        {
+            /** Create new transparency group action.
+
+                @param rGroupMtf
+                Metafile that groups all actions to be rendered
+                transparent.
+
+                @param rAlphaGradient
+                VCL gradient, to be rendered into the action's alpha
+                channel.
+
+                @param rDstPoint
+                Left, top edge of destination, in current state
+                coordinate system
+
+                @param rDstSize
+                Size of the transparency group object, in current
+                state coordinate system.
+             */
+            std::shared_ptr<Action> createTransparencyGroupAction( std::unique_ptr< GDIMetaFile >&& rGroupMtf,
+                                                                  std::optional< Gradient >&&   rAlphaGradient,
+                                                                  const ::basegfx::B2DPoint&    rDstPoint,
+                                                                  const ::basegfx::B2DVector&   rDstSize,
+                                                                  const CanvasSharedPtr&        rCanvas,
+                                                                  const OutDevState&            rState );
+        }
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */