Tim, I'm not sure where this misconception arose, but Firefox does indeed support compressed svg (.svgz) files. You need to make sure your web server properly supports directives though. As per http://jwatt.org/ svg/authoring/#server-configuration, for Apache this means for the .svgz extension:
Content-Type: image/svg+xml Content-Encoding: gzip Hope this helps, Jeff --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Hesse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Another huge issue for our firm is that FF (at least, haven't tested > opera) doesn't support compressed .svgz which ASV did. > > Our clients won't be happy if we start sending 5+mb docs over the > wire to them, when with ASV they would compress down to under a meg. > > > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "zedkineece" <kmartin7@> > wrote: > > > > With all the doom and gloom coming with Adobe's announcement (which > > TOTALLY screws up the project I am working on), I have tested > > Opera's and Firefox's 'native' support of SVG, and here are my > > problems: > > > > * Neither one of them display our SVGs the same. The text is too > > large in one, and too small in the other. We tried changing font > > size from px to em, but the problem still remains. > > > > * setAttribute is not working at all in FF, and we get varying > > results in Opera. > > > > * Is there a way to pan in Opera? > > > > * Is there even a way to pan or zoom in FF? > > > > * We made great use of the ASV content menu, and now that goes away. > > > > I have been reading on everyone's rants about Adobe pulling the > ASV, > > and I agree with most assessments. Having owned and run a business > > of my own, I can understand thoughts, but their thoughts are wrong, > > and I personally feel that it could have serious backlash > > financially as well as ethically. Adobe is starting to mimic > > Microsoft's "rule at all costs" mentality. It is all about money. > > > ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
