Noting John's comments regarding Flash plugin size, perhaps what Adobe *could* do is enable the Flash plugin to install SVG support when neeeded, using the same mechanisms it uses to update itself automatically when new versions become available, or it hits content that requires a later version of the plugin?
It seems a shame to throw away good technology, and if Adobe could instead incorporate the SVG renderer into the Flash plugin using a scheme like that, where it won't affect player size for the initial download (and thus will not be seen as plugin bloat), we'd have a pretty good solution for browsers that require an SVG plugin. Anyway, the above may be completely impractical or technically impossible. I just thought I'd share it in case it's not. :-) Guy On 06/12/2006, at 10:09 AM, John Dowdell wrote: > Guy Morton wrote: >> Re: the suggestion that Adobe will build support for SVG into the >> Flash plugin, that's a tantalising prospect, but I can't see it >> happening in our lifetimes. Why would Adobe not have announced that >> intention before now, if that was their plan? Why would they do it? > > I haven't seen any announcements either. Player size still undergoes > vigorous internal debate, though. > > But you do know it has been possible, for quite some time, to render > core SVG instructions on the majority of desktops today, right? > http://deng.com.br/features/ > > If you wish to improve the rendering instructions, then you can do > so... > it's an opensource SWF which contains the SVG code: > http://deng.com.br/support/ > > (Trivia point: The Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1+ libraries for mobile > have > the option for an SVG-Tiny compliant rendering engine, but I do not > know > of any manufacturers who have deployed that option.) > > Summary: There's already a cross-platform, cross-browser engine > deployed > to the world's desktops today, which has the capability to render SVG > content. We just need to turn that capability into practice, that's > all.... > > jd > > > > > > > -- > John Dowdell . Adobe Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA > Weblog: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd > Aggregator: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna > Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ > Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks. > > > ----- > 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 > > > ----- 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
