Andreas, I think you're right. VML is not used in the map generation on the client side My browser constantly says: picture downloading .. 48 items remaining, etc. The html source says that javascript is the only thing that the browser needs to support. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: Andreas Neumann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:26 PM To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com Subject: [svg-developers] Re: adroit maps.google.com/maps
--- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "welkerpaul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andreas, > you'll need IE5.5+ to get vml. well, I have IE6.0.28 but can't see any VML. Is VML in IE 6.0 as well? As far as I understand the google up, everything is in raster tiles. The bubbles may be divs, etc. - I can't see any VML. Can you show me any VML source snippets in the source of the client app? > This app is crazy fast with little effort within ie. Sug: the little > gifs are ready on server + iexplorer gives them the ability to > present this glossy responsive ui. (DirectX image processing , vml > graphing, info bubble, etcpp., with transparency all over the > place...) > (Not worth mentioning ie doesn't rasterize vml for printing.) well, but the data is already in raster ;-) > Same thing has been tried with svg many times. Many times it got > spoiled by unacceptable performance, workarounds leading to > cluttered design, complicated plugin/browser integration and > fragmentary printing support (add custom act of desperation > here...). well I know quite a few SVG mapping apps that perform well. But probably not every one can afford big servers like Google or MS ... > It's odds on that it is not going to happen.. how do you know? are you a google insider? > PS: Google is a great company, still they cannot ignore their user > base. Companies hardly turn down money on religious browser > questions? so, why do they hire firefox developers to continue their work on the firefox browser? Andreas ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=1290fv89s/M=298184.6018725.7038619.3001176/ D=groups/S=1706030389:HM/EXP=1107987963/A=2532114/R=2/SIG=12kn9issh/*htt p:/clk.atdmt.com/NFX/go/yhxxxnfx0020000014nfx/direct/01/&time=1107901563 312850> <http://view.atdmt.com/NFX/view/yhxxxnfx0020000014nfx/direct/01/&time=11 07901563312850> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=298184.6018725.7038619.3001176/D=group s/S=:HM/A=2532114/rand=546942505> _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ----- 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/ <*> 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/
