does the systemLanguage attribute apply to tspan? alternatively does the switch element take x & y coordinates?

does the systemLanguage attribute apply to tspan?
http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/struct.html#SystemLanguageAttribute

this code sample*** fails to work with current implementations.

It seems desirable that tspan should be supported but the  
specification isn't explicit, and current implementations don't.

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alternatively does the switch element take x & y coordinates?  ie  
<switch x="130" y="65">

http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/struct.html#SwitchElement

According to current SVG1.1 implementations each example of text must  
be placed independently as in this simple example**.
this requires much duplication.

my apologies once again, if I have failed to understand the intended  
method of laying out text when using systemLanguage and switch.

cheers

Jonathan Chetwynd

***
<text x="130" y="65">
        <switch >
                     <tspan systemLanguage="it" >giochi</tspan>
                     <tspan systemLanguage="fr" >jeux</tspan>
                     <tspan systemLanguage="es" >juegos</tspan>
                     <tspan systemLanguage="de" >spiele</tspan>
                     <tspan >games</tspan>
        </switch>
</text>

**
<switch>
                     <text systemLanguage="it" x="130" y="65">giochi</ 
text>
                     <text systemLanguage="fr" x="130" y="65">jeux</ 
text>
                     <text systemLanguage="es" x="130" y="65">juegos</ 
text>
                     <text systemLanguage="de" x="130" y="65">spiele</ 
text>
                     <text x="130" y="65">games</text>
</switch>

Received on Tuesday, 13 March 2007 14:50:44 UTC