- From: Dr. Olaf Hoffmann <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:36:19 +0200
- To: www-svg@w3.org
It is a little bit confusing but not really surprising, that this idea appears again and again. Due to the requirement list for SVG2 this was already rejected to introduce a star like element: http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/wiki/SVG2_Requirements_Input#Polar_element http://hoffmann.bplaced.net/svgueb/polar.php Nice to see however, that this seems to be important enough now to think about it again. I think, the element should provide both, a simple approach to note simple regular star like objects with a simple possibility including irregularities and a method to extend this to more complex shapes, to generalise the functionality of such an element to satisfy sceptics, that the applicability of such an element is limited only to a few specific cases - simple blossom representations are quite similar to simple star representations. The more realistic visual impression of a star is more complex than a regular polyeder. I think, something like the suggested polar element does both jobs, the usage can be very simple for simple, symmetrical objects, but step by step if the author needs this, the complexity can be increased as well. Olaf
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