As I wrote above, "There is an if/else switch in the code that forks between IE and everything else. If the client is using IE, the path from A to B is drawn via VML. Otherwise, the path is drawn as a separate image and is placed on top of the map."
So, for FF it does not use VML, but uses an outside image. Only in IE is VML used. Which, btw, makes me wonder: why? Why not just do it the same way in IE as in non-IE? Maybe it's a way for them to ease the load off the path-drawing server-app? Can that really be a reason? Why duplicate the effort in the code? I would guess they'd *like* it if everything happened client-side. They could be waiting for FF (and Moz) builds to include (non ASV, but native Mozilla) SVG support as standard and then they'd just have to modify their VML generation slightly to generate SVG. The reason: IE5+ supports VML without asking the user to install any plugins and so would a FF build with SVG. The point is to avoid asking the user to install anything extra. So my guess is that Google is betting on SVG being included standard/native into Mozilla-built browsers and they do not care so much about ASV. --Misha On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:00:33 +0100, Bru, Pierre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: welkerpaul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:39 PM > > To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [svg-developers] Re: adroit maps.google.com/maps > > > > > > > > 2 more cents. > > > > Misha is 100% correct. > > For ie the static gifs are backdrop and vml encodes the custom > > content info. > > at least, not for the direction blue line: it also shows in FF and > AFAIK, FF does not understand VML :/ > > Pierre. > > > ----- > 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 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/
