- From: Dave Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:58:32 +0200
- To: www-svg@w3.org
It seems that the SVG specifications assume that SVG is the only
vector format in existence. Quoting one of the specs on the site:
"In SVG Tiny 1.2, the 'image' must reference content that is a raster
image format, such as PNG and JPG. SVG Tiny 1.2 does not allow an SVG
document to be referenced by the 'image' element; instead, authors
should use the 'animation' element for referencing SVG Documents."
and
"The 'animation' elements specifies an SVG document providing
synchronized animated vector graphics. "
This leaves it impossible to embed non-SVG static vector formats,
such as (for example), PDF, AI (Adobe Illustrator), CDR (CorelDRAW),
CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile), SWF (Shockwave Flash), and DXF
(AutoCAD and other CAD software). These are not 'raster image
formats' and so the 'image' tag cannot be used ("must reference...a
raster image format") and they are not SVG.
(The video element would permit embedding of time-based vector-based
content, but static vector content has been orphaned, it seems.)
Could someone clarify if the intent of this specification was to
exclude the use of all other possible static vector formats?
--
David Singer
Apple Computer/QuickTime
Received on Thursday, 31 August 2006 11:00:17 UTC