--- In [email protected], Cameron McCormack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Kam-Hung. > > Kam-Hung Soh: > > My Javascript code has been modifying an element's transformation > > matrix like this: > > > > var sMatrix = "matrix(" + a + " " + ... + " " + f + ")"; > > elem.setAttributeNS(null, "transform", sMatrix); > > > > Is there a more direct way to do this? I had a look in the W3 SVG > > specifications and there are methods to obtain a CTM and manipulate > > its values, but there doesn't seem to be a way to set the CTM of an > > element. > > You can do this: > > var svg = document.documentElement; > var m = document.createSVGMatrix(); > m.a = a; > m.b = b; > m.c = c; > m.d = d; > m.e = e; > m.f = f; > elem.transform.baseVal.initialize > (svg.createSVGTransformFromMatrix(m)); > > but it seems a bit more verbose⦠> > -- > Cameron McCormack, http://mcc.id.au/ > xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ⪠ICQ 26955922 ⪠MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Cool. I'll give it a go. Maybe because I'm not yet in the SVG mindset, the sequence of objects seems rather obscure. Why does "transform" have a "baseVal"? -- Kam-Hung Soh http://kamhungsoh.blogspot.com - It Mostly Works http://members.optusnet.com.au/khsoh - Software That Mostly Works ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- 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/
