- From: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 16:27:56 -0400
- To: chairs@w3.org
- CC: W3T Archive <w3t-archive@w3.org>, Philippe Le Hegaret <plh@w3.org>, W3C Communications Team <w3t-comm@w3.org>, Timbl@w3.org, "Ralph R. Swick" <swick@w3.org>, "Ian B. Jacobs" <ij@w3.org>
Dear Chairs, This is a request from the Scalable Vector Graphics Working Group to publish the 2nd Edition of the SVG 1.1 specification as a Proposed Recommendation Working Draft. Due to widespread existing implementation and an expanded test suite and implementation report, the SVG WG requests passing through the CR phase (a "zero-day CR"). If this Transition Request is approved, we request that this message be considered to be our Publication Request for the identified document. 1. Document Title Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) Specification (shortname "SVG11") 2. Document URI We propose to publish the document at the following URI (adjusting the yyyymmdd portion of the URI as may be needed): http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/PR-svg11-20110512/ as well as at the corresponding shortname URI: http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/ The document is currently located at: http://dev.w3.org/SVG/profiles/1.1F2/publish/ 3. Estimated Publication Date Assuming a favorable Director's decision, we propose to publish the document(s) on or about 12 May 2011, the date we have assumed when generating the URI shown in this request. 4. Record of the WG's Decision to Advance Erik Dählstrom and Cameron McCormack, the co-chairs of the SVG WG, called for a resolution to advance to PR last year, and it was resolved to do so once all the final details were settled: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-svg/2010May/0040.html 5. Document Abstract [[ This specification defines the features and syntax for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Version 1.1, a modularized language for describing two-dimensional vector and mixed vector/raster graphics in XML. ]] 6. Status of This Document [[ This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this document. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C technical reports index at http://www.w3.org/TR/. This document is the 12 May 2011 Proposed Recommendation of the SVG 1.1 Second Edition specification. The Second Edition incorporates a number of corrections that were published as errata against the First Edition, as well as numerous other changes that help make the specification more readable and unambiguous. The Changes appendix lists all of the changes that were made since the Working Draft publication of Second Edition. For the changes made between the First Edition and the Second Edition Working Draft, see that document's Changes appendix. Comments on this Proposed Recommendation are welcome. Please note however that major corrections against the specification will be published as errata, and subsequently will be incorporated into future editions of SVG 1.1 or into SVG 2.0. Comments can be sent to www-svg@w3.org, the public email list for issues related to vector graphics on the Web. This list is archived and senders must agree to have their message publicly archived from their first posting. To subscribe send an email to www-svg-request@w3.org with the word subscribe in the subject line. W3C Advisory Committee Members are invited to send formal review comments on this Proposed Recommendation to the W3C Team until 9 June 2011. Members of the W3C Advisory Committee will find the appropriate review form for this document by consulting their list of current WBS questionnaires. The W3C SVG Working Group has released an expanded test suite for SVG 1.1 along with an implementation report. This test suite will continue to be updated with new tests to improve interoperability even after Recommendation phase. This document has been produced by the W3C SVG Working Group as part of the Graphics Activity within the W3C Interaction Domain. The goals of the W3C SVG Working Group are discussed in the W3C SVG Charter. The W3C SVG Working Group maintains a public Web page, http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/, that contains further background information. The authors of this document are the SVG Working Group participants. This document was produced by a group operating under the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy. W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the group; that page also includes instructions for disclosing a patent. An individual who has actual knowledge of a patent which the individual believes contains Essential Claim(s) must disclose the information in accordance with section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy. A list of current W3C Recommendations and other technical documents can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/. W3C publications may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. Publication as a Proposed Recommendation does not imply endorsement by the W3C Membership. This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite this document as other than work in progress. ]] 7. Report of Important Changes to the Document The spec has undergone several substantive and editorial clarifications and changes based on implementation experience and public feedback. These changes are documented in "Appendix Q: Changes", available at: http://dev.w3.org/SVG/profiles/1.1F2/publish/changes.html 8. Evidence That the Document Satisfies Group's Requirements The requirements for this specification were not formally documented, but included: * widespread implementation * improved interoperability * utility to developers * expanded test suite Through email discussion and telcons, the group indicated that this specification met the above criteria. 9. Evidence That Dependencies With Other Groups Met This specification has no unresolved normative dependencies. 10. Evidence for Wide Review In addition to public review, there has been review by members of the CSS, Protocols and Formats, HTML, and WebApps WGs over several years. There have been no objections, and general agreement that an updated spec will be useful for implementers and content creators. 11. Evidence That Issues Have Been Formally Addressed This is described in detail in the Disposition of Comments: http://dev.w3.org/SVG/profiles/1.1F2/DoC/dump.html 12. Objections There are no formal objections for the publication of this specification. 13. Implementation Information SVG 1.1 is widely implemented in all major desktop browsers and most popular mobile browsers, as well as several authoring tools. There is a large amount of available SVG content, both static and dynamic, and many script libraries that build on core SVG functionality. There are features which are not universally supported, such as SVG Fonts, filters, and declarative animation, but there is still a reasonable degree of interoperability by several implementations for even these features. The WG has increased the coverage of the test suite and an implementation report, and will continue to improve it going forward. There are no optional features or features at risk, and it is anticipated that there will be no subsequent changes to SVG 1.1 Second Edition. Work will continue on SVG 2 for new features, to match implementation experience. 14. Patent Disclosures There are no known or anticipated IPP issues with this spec. Regards- -Doug Schepers W3C Team Contact, SVG WG
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