Being somewhat new to SVG technology, I have been doing some research into the range of SVG compatibility in various browsers and other products before committing to a major project development that is based on SVG. Quite clearly, each browser does some things well and others very poorly with no single browser supporting all aspects of SVG, although Opera scores very highly. This led me to think about what could be done to get all browsers "on the same page" with respect to SVG.
In this regard I believe that what is needed is an industry standard SVG test suite that all browser manufacturers could easily utilise to improve SVG support in their products. Not something trivial, but real-world examples that highlight every aspect of the SVG specification. To accompany these tests would be a standard document that detailed the current status of SVG support in each version of each browser or product highlighting which tests are passed and which are not. I don't know who would "own" this test suite and compliance status document but it would need to be well managed, easily accessible and automated. Perhaps W3C already provide some certification tests? I don't know, but clearly more work needs to be done in this area to bring all browsers into line. I know Batik has a test suite and I am sure other browser manufacturers each have their own so finding suitable material shouldn't be a problem. The key is to have everyone using the *same* test suite. I believe that SVG developers need to do more to encourage, assist or pressure browser manufacturers to improve their level of SVG support and this could be the first step. Any thoughts? John C. Turnbull Bembrick Software Labs [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ----- 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/
