Actually - just been checking here http://caniuse.com/#feat=dataset
And it seems pretty good browser support for data-* - as long as 'partial support' in IE translates as useable support - might do some playing Alan --- In [email protected], "krugerboy1971" <alan.smithy@...> wrote: > > Thanks Ed/Erik for expanding on this - I hadn't appreciated this being an > issue at all - namespaces in HTML are deprecated. Without testing it, I'd > hazard a guess that the custom data-* attribute is not yet fully supported > across all browsers? (has anyone tested?) > > Where I'm at right now is that I got a prototype of my flow mapping > application working: > > http://freespace.virgin.net/alan.smithy/ons/vp31%20migration%20maps/index.html > > (if you follow this link, be aware it might take a while to load as there is > some verbose XML being loaded in the background which I have not yet fully > condensed) > > But it only works fully using the previously discussed(and decidely > suspicious-looking) namespace solution for FF/Safari/Chrome/iOS5+/Android3+ - > NOT IE9, which kind of kills it (I don't mind not supporting IE7/8 if we can > offer Chrome plug-in support, but IE9+ is a deal-breaker). Opera support > would be good too, though I haven't tested it out yet on a recent build. > > So I think my immediate work around, given the inconsistencies here, will be > to avoid supplementary data attributes in the SVG and do more data handling > of the source XML data with jQuery instead - which should at least allow me > to proceed with an inline approach, even allowing for the inconsistencies in > implementation. > > Thanks to every one for the help, much appreciated. > > Alan > > --- In [email protected], "Erik Dahlstrom" <ed@> wrote: > > > > On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:04 +0100, Ed Beroset <beroset@> > > wrote: > > > > > krugerboy1971 wrote: > > >> The plot thickens - i.e. this seems nuts - even with David's Doctype > > >> suggestion, I can't determine a cross-browser method of retrieving an > > >> attribute with a foreign namespace. > > > > > > Since I was intrigued by this issue, I looked into it still further and > > > I think that the problem is more fundamental than I had first thought. > > > I think the problem is your namespace declaration: > > > > > >> <body> > > >> <svg width="300px" height="300px" xmlns:fme="http://www.safe.com";> > > >> <text x="25" y="50" font-size="24">SVG Circle Element</text> > > >> <text x="25" y="275">Click the circle to change its size.</text> > > >> <circle cx="125" fme:COUNT="20" cy="150" r="50" fill="pink" > > >> stroke="green" stroke-width="5" onclick="doCircle(evt)" /> > > >> </svg> > > >> </body> > > > > > > Unfortunately, the HTML5 spec says "The HTML syntax does not support > > > namespace declarations, even in foreign elements." See the full text > > > with an example here: > > > > > > http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#foreign-elements > > > > > > Ed > > > > The replacement in HTML5 is data-* attributes, see > > > > > > http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#embedding-custom-non-visible-data-with-the-data-attributes > > > > -- > > Erik Dahlstrom, Core Technology Developer, Opera Software > > Co-Chair, W3C SVG Working Group > > Personal blog: http://my.opera.com/macdev_ed > > > ------------------------------------ ----- 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/
