>> It is optional - it is only necessary if you want to use a Drawing in your >> app. > Yes, I agree but as explained here ( > http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-optional-and-excludes-dependencies.html > ) could be a good addition as optional dependency.
The SVG Salamander library is required to build the platform - it just isn't required at runtime if you don't use the Drawing class. G
