Hi Doug & Tom, This looks like it could be fun. I'll go for PNG and Batik: a bit of a learning curve, but I think it's worth it.
btw, the "snapshot" svg view is handled nicely by having a replication of the viewer's elements at the server. I send just the snapshot Id's and let the server do its job in creating the document. Thanks, Francis --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi All, > > svg-developers@yahoogroups.com wrote on 04/20/2006 12:52:33 AM: > > > Francis Hemsher wrote: > > | > > | Based on that view, its elements, translations, and zoom level, I can > > | build an SVG document on the server. After It's built, then I want to > > | convert it into base64 (gif) and include that in the email. > > > > Well, base64 is just an encoding; it doesn't equate to a GIF. You can > > base64-encode PNGs (smaller than GIFs), or even ASCII text. > > > > | Question...Has anyone converted an SVG document/elements to > > | base64? And > > | what's the relative size of the base64 vs SVG? I hope this is > > | possible. > > > > This should be fairly easy. Just send the SVG snapshot up to the server, > > rasterize it (I'd use Batik), and use a base64 encoder to convert the > raster > > (there are lots of free command-line tools to do this), then send that > out > > in your email body. > > If you use Batik to do the rasterization, it already has a > Base64OutputStream > which if given to the PNGTranscoder will 'on the fly' convert the binary > PNG > stream into a Base64 stream suitable for inclusion in the e-mail. > > Good luck! > > > In my experiments, I took a very verbose SVG file (one with lots of > shapes, > > groups, and gradients: 37KB), and saved it as a PNG and a GIF (both > > 490x425), then base64-encoded it. The encoded PNG was slightly smaller > than > > the SVG (28KB), and the encoded GIF was almost double the SVG (60KB). > The > > base64 versions were about 40% larger than their raster equivalents. > > Also PNG does real transparency and can go to 24/32bit not just > pallette. > ----- 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/
