Re: [backstage] where is the BBC's SVG or scaleable vector graphics content?

2010-11-29 Thread David Dorward
which is why SVG is currently a non-goer. this was pre-IE9 support, and Patrick Dengler joining the SVG WG iirc IE9 supporting SVG doesn't cause IE8 and lower to support it — and they have massive market share, and will have for a long time to come. -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk

Re: [backstage] where is the BBC's SVG or scaleable vector graphics content?

2010-11-28 Thread David Dorward
On 28 Nov 2010, at 17:23, Brian Butterworth wrote: Isn't the problem that there are still so many copies of IE6 … and IE 7 and IE 8 out there, which fails to support SVG, that Flash is still preferred for support reasons? -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk - Sent via

Re: [backstage] API into iPlayer content

2010-10-01 Thread David Dorward
archiving). It seems reasonable to assume that this is not a coincidence. 2. Not all browsers are created equal, and embedded devices can have some pretty shocking browsers on them. Providing an HTML iPlayer wouldn't ensure acceptable quality, so could reflect badly on the BBC. -- David Dorward

Re: [backstage] API into iPlayer content

2010-10-01 Thread David Dorward
On 1 Oct 2010, at 11:45, Paul Jakma wrote: On Fri, 1 Oct 2010, David Dorward wrote: 1. If you look at the devices in the market which have access to this; none of them provide a way to get the content off the device (for redistribution or long term archiving). It seems reasonable

Re: [backstage] API into iPlayer content

2010-09-30 Thread David Dorward
with that let them put the content on the Internet in the first place… which goes somewhat beyond foot shooting. -- David Dorward

Re: [backstage] API into iPlayer content

2010-09-29 Thread David Dorward
content with other entities and has had to make such agreements with them. -- David Dorward - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com