> 1. How can a "tool" be a competitor to SVG when SVG is a language > format, not a tool?
A: Its XAML with an IDE for GUI building. What does SVG have? > 2. If Sparkle is a great tool that produces output in an XML language > such as XAML, what is to stop designers from using it as a tool and > then simply translating the output to SVG? Well, thats easy enough. The vector graphic part is easy enough with an XSLT to change Circle to circle (lol), but as far as the windowing components go what do you have to go to? SPARK (not sparkle) *could* work, but this is no where near a complete windowing set. Let me illustrate my answer: Sample XAML Document 1: ----------------------- (from <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnintlong/html/longhornch03.asp>) <Canvas xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/xaml"; > <Rectangle Fill="#33CC66" Width="2in" Height="1in" Canvas.Top="25" Canvas.Left="50" StrokeThickness="6px" Stroke="Orange" /> <Ellipse Fill="yellow" CenterX="1.5in" CenterY="1.1in" RadiusX=".5in" RadiusY="1in" StrokeThickness="4px" Stroke="Blue" /> <Text Canvas.Top="50" Canvas.Left="60" Foreground="#000000" FontWeight="Bold" FontFamily="Arial" FontStyle="Normal" FontSize="25">Hello Shapes!</Text> </Canvas> Ok, that's easy enough to transform from XAML to SVG. Sample XAML Document 2: ----------------------- (from same location as above) <Border xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/xaml"; xmlns:animC="animC" xmlns:animF="animF" xmlns:def="Definition" Background="BlanchedAlmond"> <Canvas Height="400" Width="400"> <TransformDecorator Canvas.Top="200" Canvas.Left="100"> <TransformDecorator.Transform> <TransformCollection> <RotateTransform Angle="135"> <RotateTransform.AngleAnimations> <animC:DoubleAnimationCollection> <animC:DoubleAnimation From="0" To="360" Duration="4" AutoReverse="True" RepeatDuration="Indefinite"/> </animC:DoubleAnimationCollection> </RotateTransform.AngleAnimations> </RotateTransform> </TransformCollection> </TransformDecorator.Transform> <ListBox > <ListItem> ListItem 1 </ListItem> <ListItem> ListItem 2 </ListItem> <ListItem> ListItem 3 </ListItem> </ListBox> </TransformDecorator> <Button Width="40" Canvas.Top="10" Canvas.Left="10"> <Button.Width> <animF:LengthAnimationCollection> <animF:LengthAnimation From="40" To="300" AutoReverse="true" Begin="1" Duration="1.2" RepeatDuration="Indefinite"/> </animF:LengthAnimationCollection> </Button.Width> Button </Button> </Canvas> </Border> ooo, not quite so easy (unless all of a sudden people start helping me with SPARK! :P). Alastair --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "dr_marvin_marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andrew, > > 1. How can a "tool" be a competitor to SVG when SVG is a language > format, not a tool? > > 2. If Sparkle is a great tool that produces output in an XML language > such as XAML, what is to stop designers from using it as a tool and > then simply translating the output to SVG? > > /\/\arvin > > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > A few weeks back I mentioned Microsoft's Sparkle > >(Expression Interactive Designer) tool for designing > > with XAML. > > > . > . > . > > > > People who are interested can play with the tool and draw > > their own conclusions about how big (or not) a competitor > > it will be to SVG. > > > > Andrew Watt > ----- 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/ <*> 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/
