[whatwg] <picture> / <img srcset> not needed

• From: Aldrik Dunbar <aldrik@gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 03:23:21 +0200
• To: whatwg@whatwg.org
• Message-ID: <20120516012321.GE17660@calcifer>

Hi there,

Adding a new *presentational* attribute/element for adaptive/responsive
images makes no sense and is not required. We already have a flexible
image format that can accomplish this — SVG, e.g.:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 900 1135">
 <desc>A painting by Edvard Munch, commonly known as "the scream".</desc>
 <style type="text/css" ><![CDATA[
  svg { background-size: 100% 100%; }
  @media (min-width:477px) {
   svg { background-image: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/The_Scream.jpg"); }
  }
  @media (max-width:476px) {
   svg { background-image: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f4/The_Scream.jpg/476px-The_Scream.jpg"); }
  }
 ]]></style>
</svg>


Regards,
Aldrik Dunbar.

Received on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 01:24:02 UTC