surface composer::compose(const std::string &src, const std::string &dest)
{
	cutter cut;
	cut.set_verbose(verbose_);

	const config src_conf = cut.load_config(src);
	const config dest_conf = cut.load_config(dest);

	if(verbose_) {
		std::cerr << "Loading masks...\n";
	}
	cut.load_masks(src_conf);
	cut.load_masks(dest_conf);

	if(verbose_) {
		std::cerr << "Loading images...\n";
	}
	const surface src_surface(make_neutral_surface(IMG_Load(src.c_str())));
	if(src_surface == NULL)
		throw exploder_failure("Unable to load the source image " + src);

	const surface dest_surface(make_neutral_surface(IMG_Load(dest.c_str())));
	if(dest_surface == NULL)
		throw exploder_failure("Unable to load the destination image " + dest);

	if(verbose_) {
		std::cerr << "Cutting images...\n";
	}
	const cutter::surface_map src_surfaces = cut.cut_surface(src_surface, src_conf);
	const cutter::surface_map dest_surfaces = cut.cut_surface(dest_surface, dest_conf);

	for(cutter::surface_map::const_iterator itor = dest_surfaces.begin();
			itor != dest_surfaces.end(); ++itor) {

		const std::string& name = itor->second.name;

		if(src_surfaces.find(name) == src_surfaces.end())
			continue;

		const cutter::positioned_surface& src_ps = src_surfaces.find(name)->second;
		const cutter::positioned_surface& dest_ps = itor->second;

		if(!image_empty(dest_ps.image)) {
			if(interactive_) {
				//TODO: make "interactive" mode work
			} else {
				std::cerr << "Warning: element " << name << " not empty on destination image\n";
			}
		}
		if(verbose_) {
			std::cerr << "Inserting image " << name
				<< " on position (" << dest_ps.pos.x
				<< ", " << dest_ps.pos.y << ")\n";
		}
		masked_overwrite_surface(dest_surface, src_ps.image,
				src_ps.mask.image,
				dest_ps.pos.x, dest_ps.pos.y);
	}

	return dest_surface;
}