Hi, Kevgor- kggsystem wrote: > Yes, you're right it's just speculation, but it's pretty > interesting... > > Here's a post I found from about a year back > > http://blog.codedread.com/archives/2006/06/02/ie72-to-support-svg/ > > Here it says "Microsoft publicly stated IE will have core engine > support for SVG in IE7.x (most likely 7.2)". This was dated June 2, > 2006. > > No particular MS employee was cited in this blog entry but it > certainly sounds that way. Those who are interested should read > further into the blog. There may be some speculation going on here > too.
Far too much speculation. That turned out to be a wishful-thinking rumor... well-meaning, I'm sure, but not based in verifiable fact. Even if someone did say that, plans can always change in a company, but I suspect it was a misinterpretation of what was said. If you read Jeff's follow-up on that, he pretty much debunks it: http://blog.codedread.com/archives/2006/05/04/the-future-of-internet-explorer-and-web-standards/ > Next I see a question asked in the Microsoft forums, dated December > 14 2006, which is after the previous post. > > http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1019248&SiteID=1 > > Here we see a Senior Program Manager state in a response to a > question about native SVG support in IE: "It's currently too early to > announce exact plans at this stage. We are certainly looking into > this area though." Those who don't follow standards trends (the new HTML charter in particular) may not know that Microsoft, and in particular, the IE Team, have become actively engaged in Web standards for the first time in a very long time. Everything points to their trying to adhere more closely to W3C standards... and as part of that, I am sure they are considering implementing SVG. Whether they will do so or not is something probably even they don't know. > So the only thing I can conclude is that the latter statements are > less conclusive than the prior ones; in fact somewhat contradicting > the earlier announcement of firm support. > > My conclusion at this point is that there is some serious waffling > going on and I suspect it's because of two things a) Adobe dropping > support for ASV (announced Sept 9, 2006 - subsequent to first post > cited above), and b) Emergence of Silverlight (WPF/E). The first "public statement" was not accurate; the second is in line with their policy on not revealing anything before it's released. So it's neither waffling nor a change of heart. I think the uncertainty in their response has more to do with limited resources on the IE team, and prioritizing. > But you're absolutely right, it's speculation. I've talked to several IE guys personally, and they can't say one way or the other. Big companies like that just don't tell tales out of school. I do know that there are other efforts to get SVG into IE, though, so I'm not worried. Still, I'd love for it to be natively supported. Regards- -Doug ----- 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/
