Re: Removal of SVG? Re: What is SVG?

I am assuming that the example you are talking about is the comparison of SVG
and bitmap scalability in the "Accessibilty Features of SVG" Note. (Otherwise
discussion of it belongs in a different place - for example with the people
who maintain the SVG pages, or Adobe's webmasters, or whoever.

As an editor of that paper I note the comment that more direct use of SVG,
and a more graphical presentation of the benefits, would improve it. I do in
fact hope to have time to update it, and will try to improve the graphical
content.

That note is primarily a technical paper, aimed at software developers. The
comment has been made that another version, which was easier to read and
aimed at a more general audience would be useful, and I fully agree, but do
not have time to write it (I am struggling to find the time to update the
technical work). Submissions welcome...

If you are searching for SVG test suites that are graphical, I would suggest
the SVG working group pages - http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG - as a start. I
do not know if they have made them for John Doe yet - I believe they are
still working on getting the details right for jane highly-skilled-programmer
to test against. I am sure that they would also welcome submissions of simple
graphic tests, since I know that the people working on it have less time
available than work to do.

cheers

Charles

On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, jonathan chetwynd wrote:

  Anne:
  I cannot agree to the need to remove SVG.
  What is needed is a well thought out and executed graphical demonstration of
  the intended benefits.
  as we are agreed the current example neither does justice to bitmaps, png or
  svg.
  
  If text is needed to describe the benefits, it's nowhere near being a real
  proposition.

er, no. It just means that we will not be able to explain to everyone why it
is so good yet. A problem, but so is making something that looks beautiful
but won't work.

  One can describe colour blindness with words, but the tests for it are not
  hidden in masses of text.
  Gill sans says what it is, but the beauty, is in the beholding.
  
Gill sans???

  What are the current 'tests' for SVG, and where are they published? please
  note I am not referring to textual descriptions or algebraic formulae, but
  graphical representations that john doe can evaluate.

Received on Thursday, 2 November 2000 12:43:26 UTC