Well proved me wrong! I was always told you couldn't but from this tutorial I am obviously mistaken.
http://www.kevlindev.com/tutorials/basics/animation/js_dom_smil/ Got me there Holger. :) Alastair --- In [email protected], Holger Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Peter > Real, Peter schrieb: > > > Hello Alastair, > > > > Yes, I would like to trigger a SMIL animation with a JavaScript custom > > event. Animations can be started by a fixed timestamp or an event. > > Normally the events are raised by user actions. Is there a way to > > create a custom event, so that the programmer can start the animation > > when ever he likes? > > there are five methods to controll SMIL animations via script on > document level see http://www.web-zaehler.de/svgcafe/viewtopic?t=315 > and four methods on element level: > > beginElement() > endElement() > beginElementAT() > endElementAT() > > to use these methods, you have to set begin/end of your animate elements > to indefinite. > see: http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/animate.html#DOMInterfaces > example: > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"; > xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"; viewBox="0 0 1024 768" > > <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" onclick="startAnimation()"> > <animate id="anim1" attributeName="x" from="0" to="50" > begin="indefinite" dur="2s"/> > </rect> > > <script> > function startAnimation(){ > document.getElementById("anim1").beginElement() > } > </script> > </svg> > > hth > Holger ----- 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/
