Re: transform attribute in <svg> element allowed?

Last time I asked this, someone told me that transform() on svg element is
supported in SVG 2.0, but not 1.0; something like that.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Sairus Patel <sppatel@adobe.com> wrote:

> A couple of SVG-in-OT fonts use the transform attribute in the <svg>
> element: Bixa Color https://bixacolor.com/, just released last week, and
> Gecko Emoji http://people.mozilla.org/~jkew/opentype-svg/GeckoEmoji.html.
>
> https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/struct.html#SVGElement, however, doesn't
> include transform in the list of allowable attributes in the <svg> element.
>
> The font still "works" in Firefox, but if you extract a glyph's svg doc
> from the 'SVG ' table and display it in Chrome, IE, or Safari as a
> standalone graphic, it will show as being inverted (flipped upside down).
>
> Could someone please confirm that this interpretation is correct, and that
> there is no "story" to keep in mind around this such as a move to allow
> transform in the svg element in the future?
>
> FYI, here is the code for Bixa’s glyph B (with Roel Nieskens’ permission):
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="
> http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.2" enable-background="new 55 25
> 555 775" id="glyph37" transform="scale(1,-1)">
> <path fill="#ED0088"  d="M377 25 C414 88 433 164 433 250 C433 291 399 325
> 358 325 L305 325 L305 362 C326 374 347 384 369 392 C401 403 405 526 405 550
> C405 591 371 625 330 625 L306 625 C312 681 328 730 352 771 C440 753 506 670
> 506 579 C506 429 425 417 425 417 C425 417 555 435 555 253 C555 120 482 32
> 377 25 L377 25 L377 25 Z " />
> <path fill="#00AFE9"  d="M80 175 C121 175 155 209 155 250 L155 550 C155
> 591 121 625 80 625 L55 625 L55 775 L297 775 C269 718 253 650 254 575 C255
> 536 248 475 305 475 L330 475 C337 475 343 476 350 478 C347 463 344 448 341
> 435 C322 427 255 403 255 377 L255 225 C255 198 278 175 305 175 L358 175
> C365 175 371 176 378 178 C368 117 347 66 316 25 L55 25 L55 175 L80 175 L80
> 175 Z " />
> <path fill="#30328C"  d="M456 579 C456 568 455 557 455 547 L455 550 C456
> 619 399 675 330 675 L305 675 C250 675 205 630 205 575 L205 550 C205 610 162
> 661 105 672 L105 725 L315 725 C392 725 456 657 456 579 L456 579 L456 579 Z
> M505 253 C505 134 441 75 364 75 L105 75 L105 128 C162 139 205 190 205 250
> L205 225 C205 170 250 125 305 125 L358 125 C427 125 483 181 483 250 C483
> 319 427 375 358 375 L305 375 C250 375 205 330 205 275 L205 525 C205 470 248
> 429 303 429 C395 429 505 413 505 253 L505 253 L505 253 Z " />
> </svg>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sairus
>
>