- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 15:52:14 +0200
- To: Jonathan Chetwynd <j.chetwynd@btinternet.com>
- CC: public-svg-print@w3.org
On Saturday, May 10, 2003, 11:01:41 AM, Jonathan wrote: JC> Is it possible to copy and paste an SVG image* from a web page into a JC> word processing application? if so which one, and does it print well? Are you asking at a specification level or an implementation level? At the spec level the answer is 'of course' since nothing prevents this. The svg has already been moved from server to client; it can clearly be saved locally and further manipulated. At the implementation level the answer is 'ask the svg implementor, the web browser implementor, and the word processor implementor'. The crucial part is the browser since that implements the 'drag selected image to desktop' functionality which is not defined in any spec.. alternative ways such as 'save svg' 'save as...' are also implemented, for example. And then you would need a wordprocessor that either implements SVG or allows plugins/activex/publish and subscribe/bonobo/some other component architecture to allow wordprocessor files to contain foreign formats that are handled by some other code. JC> If the whole page is a single SVG, is it possible to do the same to an JC> individual image that forms part of the page? That would require more functionality, but is still something that could be implemented. JC> *Teachers use images from our site to create their own worksheets. Some JC> are here: JC> http://www.learningdifferently.com/develop/worksheets/ they are saved JC> in .doc form my apologies. Ah. Talking of printing and accessibility... Is it possible to take all (pr part) of a .doc image and paste it into a word processing application other than the one that created it? ;-) -- Chris mailto:chris@w3.org
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