Absolutely. I was only considering my own situation with static images. SVG can be created on the fly and created from equations and interfaces. They are definitely more scalable and being vector-based are relatively device independent. SVG is a good format however my needs are best met by png.
PeterSW Sent from my iPad On 09/07/2010, at 10:34 PM, Derek Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > If there is no compelling reason to use SVG I would agree, but there can be > some reasons to prefer it over other image formats. > > SVG can be useful if the image needs to be updated with dynamic data from the > server or manipulated. For instance a thematic map with simple transforms. > > I've used this approach to render a fairly large (in pixels anyway) state map > with many counties, the color of the county depended on various data. The > svg, relatively small, is loaded to the browser once, the data values are > read from the server as needed and the SVG updated accordingly. This is done > at relatively high speed with very low network usage. The user could also > zoom without losing detail. IIRC the SVG was on the order of 20KB > (compressed). The ajax updates were very small, 100 bytes or so. > > > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:55 AM, Peter Spicer-Wensley > <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear group, > Just use PNG they are fast and efficient and small. > Tip for making smaller PNG: use Photoshop if going from a bitmap graphic and > Illustrator if using SVG or EPS. > > Go file export for Web and Devices and select PNG8 also select transparency > (if desired) and AVOID TRANSPARENCY DITHER (looks dreadful). > > For the same size graphic PNG file size is much smaller than SVG (often one > half or less) depending upon the graphic. > > Smaller is faster. > Also PNG CAN DO ANIMATIONS! > Useful to remember. > Fireworks is a useful PNG creation tool but makes large intermediate file > sizes. I usually open Fireworks files in Photoshop once finished and then > export from there. (Depending on what I'm doing.) > > My 25c worth. > > PeterSW > Sent from my iPad > > On 09/07/2010, at 2:04 AM, Jonathan Hawkes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm trying to write a web app that works in both Android and iPhone. I > > wanted to use SVG images so that they would scale well. I have just found > > that Android WebKit does not support SVG, so I wanted to have a fallback > > PNG for Android. I first tried using the <OBJECT> tag, but that makes the > > image lose transparency for some reason. I also tried multiple CSS rules: > > > > div.logo { > > background:url(/images/logo.png) no-repeat scroll center center; > > background-image:url(/images/logo.svg); > > height:115px; > > } > > > > But Android WebKit still picks up on the second rule even though it can't > > support it. Any ideas? > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. > > > > > -- > Derek Williams > Cell: 970.214.8928 > Home Office: 970.416.8996 > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en.
