Re: [WSG] using scalable vector graphics

2005-07-19 Thread Ben Ward
Yes, fallback content can be a normal element with a fallback bitmap image, and further fallback alt-text. To make the width dynamic you need to do two things. 1) Your SVG image mustn't declare a fixed width in itself 2) You need to do the sizing with CSS. My preferred way is to place the o

Re: [WSG] using scalable vector graphics

2005-07-18 Thread dwain
Ben Ward wrote: Use the tag, just like we do with Flash. The SVG mimetype ("type" atrribute) is "image/svg+xml" so you'd have something like: would the fall back content maybe be a jpg, gif or png of the svg image? You can add width and heigh into that if you need to (though that rath

Re: [WSG] using scalable vector graphics

2005-07-18 Thread Ben Ward
Use the tag, just like we do with Flash. The SVG mimetype ("type" atrribute) is "image/svg+xml" so you'd have something like: You can add width and heigh into that if you need to (though that rather defeats the purpose of using vector graphics). No tags needed at all. I can't fathom why yo

Re: [WSG] using scalable vector graphics

2005-07-17 Thread dwain
Gary Menzel wrote: Browsers that dont support SVG natively require some type of tag. here is what i have. i created an abstract graphic in illustrator and saved it as a svg file. according to adobe one uses the tag to place the file in a web page. the page sticks in the validator at th

Re: [WSG] using scalable vector graphics

2005-07-17 Thread Gary Menzel
Browsers that dont support SVG natively require some type of tag.   On 7/18/05, Joshua Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 13:39 +1000, Joshua Street wrote:> http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.0">>   > width="202px" height="61px"/> > Err, of course, it closed the tag prop

Re: [WSG] using scalable vector graphics

2005-07-17 Thread Joshua Street
On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 13:39 +1000, Joshua Street wrote: > http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"; version="1.0"> >width="202px" height="61px"/> > tag properly... oops. Josh ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstand

Re: [WSG] using scalable vector graphics

2005-07-17 Thread Joshua Street
On Sun, 2005-07-17 at 22:34 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i am beginning to experiment with svgs and find them fascinating. the > problem i have found with using them is they will not validate because > of the tag. i'm not sure at this point what to ask or how to > ask it, except how to u

[WSG] using scalable vector graphics

2005-07-17 Thread dwain
i am beginning to experiment with svgs and find them fascinating. the problem i have found with using them is they will not validate because of the tag. i'm not sure at this point what to ask or how to ask it, except how to use them so they will validate. your thoughts, resource links on us