Re: Elliptical Arc Question

On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Kevin Lindsey wrote:

> Hey Folks,
>  
> Section F.6.2 of the SVG 1.0 Specification effectively states that an
> elliptical arc whose endpoints, (x1,y1) and (x2, y2), are identical will
> not be rendered.  This behavior surprised me since I expected the
> following cases:
>  
>     large-arc-flag=0, sweep-flag=0|1, nothing rendered (per the spec)
>     large-arc-flag=1, sweep-flag=0, a complete circle is rendered to the
> right of (x1,y1)
>     large-arc-flag=1, sweep-flag=1, a complete circle is rendered to the
> left of (x1,y1)
>         
> I was curious if these cases were considered and, if so, why they were
> rejected.

Kevin,

I came across this problem recently, but forgot about it before
writing it down somewhere as a question to ask the WG. I'll raise
this question now. Expect an answer here sometime next week.

Dean