--- In [email protected], Erik Dahlström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:20:06 +0200, markdyson.13441 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is a follow-up to a question I asked several weeks ago. > > Apologies for the delay, I had medical issues. > > > > The question was whether SVG supported name aliases for color > > definition, and I was shown there is indeed an existing list of such > > named colors. I think what I'm driving at goes a bit deeper; an > > example might be best. > > SVG 1.2 Tiny allows this, see the spec[1] (and if you scroll down a bit from there, there's even a complete example of how to use it). > > In a <solidColor> element you can set the 'solid-color' attribute to whatever color you need using the normal svg syntax for colors, and by giving the <solidColor> element an id you can reference this as a paintserver, just like a gradient, e.g url(#mycolor). >
Actually, <solidColor> defines a paint server, which, strictly speaking, is not the same as a color keyword. You can reference a paint server in the fill and stroke properties of a shape element. But color keywords can also be used in a gradient as the stop-color of a stop element. This is a place where you need to specify a color and a paint server is not an allowed value. On another note, it's possible to use a gradient with just one color for the whole range as a substitute for <solidColor>. This wouldn't require an SVG 1.2 viewer. Regards Frank ------------------------------------ ----- 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/
