Re: Support for Vector Images

Andrew n marshall wrote at 25/11/97 3:57 am

>I would greatly appreciate the W3C to include a recommendation for 
>vector-based images for HTML.  Personally I would prefer this to be a 
>monochromatic format that could be rendered in the foreground color (great 
>opportunity for scripts!!).  EPS files come to mind as a quick and easy 
>solution to this problem, although I'm not an expert in the pros and cons 
>of image formats.

I think EPS is a reasonable solution, except that some will complain that 
Adobe "owns" it. However if you're ok with EPS, may I suggest PDF, which 
is supported in any browser that has a plug-in API. Of course there are 
other formats, including Flash from Macromedia and Electrifier from 
Lari/Apple.

If you want to see an embedded pdf 
<http://www.fontzone.com/typonaut/samples/adams.html>


-- Clive