I am trying to make sense out of the xml:id tag and its usage as an attribute definer. Reading the web doesn't offer anything but contradictions. It seems that some want it to go away, leaving no way to specify a common attributes, and just have a unique id be used.
This leaves a non-politically correct person, like myself perplexed. If several SVG or CSS components have a common attribute, how do I group these elements by attribute? It would appear that the HTML name is being deprecated, I assumed that xml:id would be its replacement. I like to think of ethnicity in this regard. When I am asked my ID, I have a name. I also check the ethnicity of white. So, I have two distinct identifying characteristics. In my example for utilizing a singular display canvas for tablets and HDTV screens, I have grouped several <g> elements with unique ids, but with the same common denominator xml:id. This allows the display of the elements to be controlled by id and a common xml:id attribute at the same time. Makes sense to me, but others disagree, such as Opera. If xml:id is not meant to be used in this way, could someone try to explain how to keep the two identifiers, without using xml:id and without a complex javascript routine? Simplicity is best for me. Example file works with Firefox, Chrome and IE, not with Opera. http://sites.google.com/site/jcdsvg/use.svg Thanks; James ------------------------------------ ----- 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/
