--- In [email protected], "Andreas Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Although Microsoft (like other big companies) doesn't announce what > they ship in future products I am personally assuming that MS is > working on SVG support. Don't know which version of IE they are > targetting, but they can't ignore the fact that all other browsers do SVG while they don't. > > Microsoft repeatedly stating they care about standards I am assuming > they will support SVG. Why should or would MS support SVG in IE? really... Microsoft basically has it now (today released as "Silverlight"). See www.microsoft.com/silverlight For those who are not following this effort, Silverlight basically does "everything" SVG does and more, and what's more important, it has essentially the same model as SVG (e.g. XML and Javascript is all you need). It works beautifully the same in IE, FF, and Safari (on MAC OSX 10.4.8 and above). I would suggest that the most MS would do is support conversion of SVG to Silverlight format. It would be very silly for them to support a similar model (like SVG), when Silverlight is their newest hatchling. Now, above I said it does everything that SVG does. That is a bit of a generalization. SVG does have some very nice features in text handling, <defs>, CSS support and some more advanced animation declarative constructs. But effectively Silverlight does 80% coverage of SVG, and adds new stuff to the offering like built-in XmlHTTP, Video, and Audio. And thats just V1.0 I just don't see MS supporting SVG natively in IE. Wouldn't make any sense. Don't expect it. Kevgor ----- 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/
