Opera 9 preview 2 is excellent in rendering filters like <feDiffuseLighting> and <feGaussianBlur>, although still terribly slow under heavy load (while also using <radialGradient> on the same scene), but with some patience they do happen. With non primary colors the fade out on peripheral regions is uniform and smooth, which is not the case with ASV which presents discrete stepping. On the other end the color saturation itself is wrong, i.e. way too dark, which may be due to the interpretation of "z" and "limitingConeAngle" attribute values (while using diffuseConstant="0.99" and specularExponent="100"). I don't know which is the correct rendering, ASV or Opera, but ASV seems to me closer to reality. I whish the Opera guys could take a closer look at this.
You can check this filter experiment at: http://www.dotuscomus.com/svg/glassglobe.svg (nostalgia... my first svg attempt:)). All in all, Opera native has made huge steps. I tested almost all my works and the thorny question to be solved is speed. OT but somehow related: I don't know how long the updated svg page at Adobe has been on, but it states "Adobe has taken a leadership role in the development of the SVG specification and continues to ensure that its authoring tools are SVG compatible." Isn't Flash an authoring tool? Am I reading too much in between the lines? No distinction in the page between SVGT and base. Also, under Products- >Web Publishing, in the "Web development and production" section: "Adobe SVG Viewer (link) is the free browser plug-in that lets you experience the next generation of data-driven, interactive, and personalized graphics on the web." Domenico --- In [email protected], Richard Gnyla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I actually find Opera browser the worst browser to work with ( but have > heard its the most strict when it comes to standards, so it should be > the browser we all should get it working in ) > > With Firefox and IE on PC and Safari / Firefox I am having at least > some joy but Opera......... > > My theory is that no one uses it in the real world, Ive never come > across a client that has asked whether our software works in > Opera.........I just hope Opera doesnt go out to the masses if Google / > Microsoft buy it...(rumours) > > Richard > > Jonathan Watt wrote: > > On 4/13/06, Richard Gnyla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Its getting there but how come Opera with such a small percentage of the > >> browser market can be ahead of Mozilla with SVG? > >> > > > > > > What's market share got to do with being better? I thought the tradition is > > the more market share you have, the crappier your browser. ;-) > > > > Being slightly more serious, Mozilla has one person working full time on > > SVG, while Opera had two last time I heard. Also the Opera 9 previews are > > much more recent than the SVG code in Firefox 1.5. Not that this is really a > > meaningful question with a meaninful answer. The best answer is probably > > "just because". :-) I don't even know that one is really "better" than the > > other, and in what ways that might be the case. I haven't used the Opera > > preview much. > > > > -Jonathan > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ----- > > To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -or- > > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" > > ---- > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Richard K Gnyla > eventex solutions > > tel . 01905 758 745 > mob.07801 365 146 > www.eventex.co.uk > > ********************************************************************* ************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > contain privileged or copyright information. If you are not the > intended recipient you must not copy, change, distribute or use this > email or the information contained in it for any purpose > other than to notify us. If you have received this message in error, > please notify the sender immediately, and delete this email > from your system. We do not guarantee that this material is free from > viruses or any other defects although due care has > been taken to minimise the risk. > ********************************************************************* ************************************************** > ----- 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/
