I think that the SVG API is lacking something like PostScript's insideness testing operators[1] (7.4 MiB PDF) that tell you whether a point lies inside a path or whether two paths intersect. (In SVG, this shouldn't be restricted to paths, of course.)
Thomas W. [1] http://www.adobe.com/products/postscript/pdfs/PLRM.pdf#page=534 --- In [email protected], "scalablev" <svg@...> wrote: > > I never found a good solution for this. Suggestions, anyone? Please let me > know. > > --- In [email protected], "scalablev" <svg@> wrote: > > > > I need to make a tooltip based on all elements below the mouse pointer, not > > just the top-most. What's the best cross-browser way to do this? > > > > Here's an example that works in ASV: Hover over the smallest rectangle, and > > the script "diggs" through the overlapping elements by setting the > > pointer-events to none, one by one: > > http://kart.nois.no/pub/oye/ie9/events.svg > > > > Other implementations don't fire the mouseover-event for the bottom > > elements when the pointer-events are removed from the top (unless the > > pointer is moved), so that breaks my current code. Any suggestions to work > > around this? I've had a look at http://www.carto.net/svg/eventhandling, but > > I'm not sure if any of that can be used. > > > ------------------------------------ ----- 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: [email protected] [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/
