- From: Dr. Olaf Hoffmann <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:12:27 +0100
- To: www-svg@w3.org
David Dailey: > Actually, the script allows on to specify one's own svg:replicate > namespace. I have generally preferred not to use it because it illustrates > the simplicity better for those who don't understand why svg needs > <replicate>. Once it is declaratively defined, then it becomes moot. > > Cheers > D If you show examples, where the replication is generated with php or perl, this shows how useful such elements are, because the source code is blown up dramatically. I know this from my art gallery - some documents get quite large, respectively I never published some ideas/projects, because the SVG1.1-documents become too large. However, maybe for advanced shadow-simulations of objects, filters are better than this, respectively one needs maybe both, if one wants to simulate expanded light sources at finite distance or diffraction effects. But usually most authors only want those very artificial shadow simulations, only a cartoon of a shadow, for this something like text-shadow or the box-shadow seem to be the right illusion - however with the CSS-3D draft new problems or questions may occur for such properties anyway. Olaf
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