Re: [svgwg] SVGAElement all attributes except href should be as HTML i.e. not SVGAnimatedString

The Working Group just discussed `SVGAElement`.

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&lt;AmeliaBR> Topic: SVGAElement<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Github: https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues/315<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> David: SVG 2 has new attributes added, they are currently defined as being exposed using SVGAnimatedString.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> ... No browsers implement them that way, the suggestion is to implement them using the basic HTML form.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> ... It would be easier to implement if consistent with HTML.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Amelia: This issue was raised by Robert Longson, a Firefox implementer, so I suspect he also thinks it would be an easier implementation for them.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> David: It's easy to make the change, since they're not implemented, except that Firefox exposes download, and does it as a basic DOMString, not an animated string.<br>
&lt;dstorey> sorry my call dropped<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Liam: Are there any tests? Should we ask the person who proposed the change to provide tests?<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Amelia: He's a volunteer, not sure if he's familiar with the test requirements.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Liam: Should they be marked at risk?<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Amelia: Yes, since they're not implemented, but we still need to think about which version is more likely to get implementations.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Dirk: I would vote for changing to DOMString, and also marking as at-risk.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Related issue for consideration: https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues/312<br>
&lt;dstorey> (doesn't seem like it wants to dial me back in)<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Amelia: I think we're over time. Can we discuss more on GitHub? In particular, can implementers comment about whether you're likely to implement these properties at all, and if so whether you prefere DOMString versus SVGAnimatedString?<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Dirk: I don't want to see any new properties with SVGAnimatedString.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> Amelia: OK, so that's the kind of comments we should see.<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> end topic<br>
&lt;AmeliaBR> s/end topic//<br>
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