Hi, Sylvain- Until recently, I would have agreed with you.
However, the FireFox browser will soon have native SVG support. I doubt that IE7 will, because Microsoft does not implement open standards unless they absolutely have to. However, EvolGraphiX intends to release a browser plugin based on Maxim Shemanarev's excellent AGG vector engine. Their stated intent is to make it fully compliant with the Spec, which Adobe has never done. Also, as I understand it, they are aiming toward a broader range of support, with Mac and Linux treated as first-class citizens In the mobile space, Adobe has never been a player, and there are at least 3 viewers there. That being said, I think that Adobe has the opportunity to leverage the authoring tools that they have acquired in buying Macromedia to create a great environment for creating SVG/Flash content for desktop and mobile devices. EvolGraphiX also has XStudio, which will be improved and tuned to maximize their viewer. In short, I think that the burden of SVG has been lifted from Adobe's shoulders, which will hopefully improve its adoption for everyone... Adobe included. The more people in the market, the more everyone has to gain; a rising tide raises all ships. Oh, and don't forget all the ancillary SVG tools, like Batik, InkScape, SodiPodi, FOP, etc... They have nothing to do with Adobe, and they all leverage and enhance SVG. Regards- Doug doug . schepers @ vectoreal.com www.vectoreal.com ...for scalable solutions. Sylvain Rouillard wrote: | | Hi, | | Going straight to the point here, I hope you don't mind... | | What's the official position of Adobe concerning SVG these | days? What key factors would push this internal SVG decoder | in the sunlight or doom it to stay in Adobe's archives? And | finally (dare I ask), what are the officious odds for one way | or the other? | | I'm hoping you can answer at least a few of these questions. | The way I see it, SVG's future is basically in Adobe's hands, so... | | Cheers | | Le Lundi 27 Juin 2005 20:36, Jon Ferraiolo a écrit : | | > new internal SVG code base, which would be part of the next | major SVG | > release if/when that release sees the light of day. | | | | | | ______________________________________________________________ | _____________ | Appel audio GRATUIT partout dans le monde avec le nouveau | Yahoo! Messenger Téléchargez cette version sur | http://fr.messenger.yahoo.com | | | | ----- | 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 | | | | | | | -- | No virus found in this incoming message. | Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. | Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.2/29 - Release Date: | 6/27/2005 | | ----- 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/
