That would be a nice addition. --peter
On 6/27/14 11:03 AM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: >+1 to ignoring IE8. > >On a side note, I have been working on a graphics sub system that uses SVG >to draw stuff on the screen in FlexJS. > >I hope to commit that sometime soon so that others can use these APIs to >draw things Flash and HTML. > >Thanks, >Om > On Jun 27, 2014 7:19 AM, "Kessler CTR Mark J" <mark.kessler....@usmc.mil> >wrote: > >> We still have IE8 users here at work ATM (always behind). I still vote >> don't bother supporting it. There is always the flash player for it for >> IE8 users. IE9 is the first version that starts supporting newer >> standards and it's not until IE10 that it can start supporting HTML5 >> elements consistently. Let's not cripple ourselves to keep supporting >>IE8. >> >> >> -Mark >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Peter Ent [mailto:p...@adobe.com] >> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:46 AM >> To: dev@flex.apache.org >> Subject: [FlexJS] SVG Question >> >> I'm developing a PieChart component for FlexJS. I've got a decent start >>on >> the ActionScript version. I want to use SVG for the JavaScript version. >> From what I can tell, SVG is not supported at all on IE8. It seems that >> anyone who really wants to run on IE8 substitutes a bitmap for the SVG >>when >> they detect an IE8 browser. >> >> I'd like to get the community's opinion on this. Should we bother to try >> to support IE8 (and any other browser that doesn't support SVG)? >> >> I do understand that there are levels of SVG support; I am hoping basic >> SVG line drawing and color-fill are common across modern browsers. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Peter Ent >> Adobe Systems >>
