This is due to the Eolas patents. Even if you are an ardent M$ hater, you have to be on M$ side on this one, since after Eolas gets done with Microsoft, they intend to go after everyone else. The patents don't look like they are valid in the least since there was substantial prior art. But the wheels of bureaucracy grind very slowly.
The whole patenting of software was a huge mistake, especially since we never gave the patent office sufficient resources to investigate the filings, so they have approved a huge number of rather bogus patents. The recent RIM settlement for a patent that is likely to be invalidated over the next few months is just one of many problems. Geoffrey J. Swenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Francis Hemsher Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [svg-developers] Re: IE7 Beta 2 has an SVG Embed Problem > Francis Hemsher wrote: > > IE7 Beta 2 Preview(3/20/2006) does not initially focus on the events > > contained within an SVG document included in an embed. > > It provides its own statement, via an onMouseOver popup display: "click > > to activate and use this control". > > That is true. It is not just SVG, but any browser extension which has > its OBJECT, EMBED, or APPLET tags contained within the hosting HTML > page. Much more info on user experience and development strategies here: > http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/activecontent > > > > I've made MS aware of the above. If anyone else is looking at > > IE7, the EMBED and SVG, you should run it and let them know > > of your needs. > > They already know, believe me, they already know.... ;-) > > The new behavior also occurs in users of the regular IE6 who have found > the list of download options in Windows Update and chosen to install the > similar change for IE6. I expect that, in absence of further legal news, > that this browser change will be mainlined into a future IE6 update. > Other browsers are also vulnerable to the same legal concerns, although > I have not heard of any patent news against other browsermakers... > Microsoft has the biggest pockets, and was first to be approached. > > What to do? The easiest seems to be to use an external .JS file to > dynamically write your OBJECT, EMBED or APPLET tags into the page. > Examples are at the above Macromedia Active Content Center. > > jd Hi jd, I think you left out the most germane part of my statement... "This was not a problem in IE5.5, IE6, or your previous IE7 Beta issue" You see, my site has developed a technology based on the above expectations. If MS does not follow through, then they will have another legal problem(me). I guess you understand that MS has a competing technology that may provide an unhealthy spin to how they address the above. I promise you, this in not going be an easy bug to swallow for MS if they the do not solve this situation. Francis ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- SPONSORED LINKS Xml <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Xml+format&w1=Xml+format&w2=Svg&w3=Data &c=3&s=35&.sig=u8RdjEjLCbPTzkUjsFG_JA> format Svg <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Svg&w1=Xml+format&w2=Svg&w3=Data&c=3&s= 35&.sig=BrpyGiBcZ6vcQXDJ7ktaiw> Data <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Data&w1=Xml+format&w2=Svg&w3=Data&c=3&s =35&.sig=CrK_fWaLZ-AZKa5FK8rTGA> _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "svg-developers <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers> " on the web. * 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/
