Re: masking-path-03-b.svg requires interaction

On Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 11:23:09 AM, Cameron wrote:

CM> Chris Lilley:
>> masking-path-03-b.svg says 'no interaction required' in the operator
>> script, but the pass criteria refer to zooming out (to check that the
>> outer clip rectangles continue to be clipped).

>> Unless there are objections I plan to check in a change that alters
>> the operator script to "Run the test, then zoom out."

CM> Yes, please add something like this.  While I was running the tests for
CM> various implementations I didn’t realise I needed to do this zooming.

But see below, so now I don't plan to make that change as your suggested change is better.

CM> Currently Firefox and Safari pass this test, but would fail the the
CM> operator script required a zooming out, since they don’t have the zoom-
CM> and-pan behaviours envisaged by the spec.  Do we really need to fail
CM> this test based on the zoom-and-pan ability of the UA?

Its not testing for that, so we shouldn't.

CM> I guess that this requirement is there so the operator can check that
CM> there is no rendering outside the initial viewport.

Exactly.

CM>   This could be
CM> achieved by other means, such as script modifying the viewBox attribute
CM> on the root <svg> element.

That would be preferable.



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 Chris Lilley   Technical Director, Interaction Domain                 
 W3C Graphics Activity Lead, Fonts Activity Lead
 Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CG
 Member, CSS, WebFonts, SVG Working Groups

Received on Tuesday, 1 February 2011 15:12:43 UTC