I think that it is being used so seamlessly in so many applications on the web now (through D3, JQuery, various Google-thingies, etc.) that people have stopped noticing. All of the browsers have shown steady improvements in their level of support with, basically, each new release, and the standard itself is under major revision in anticipation of a new version (2.0). SVG is more alive than ever, but a bit more quietly than people seem to realize. I've recently visited India and China, where SVG is finding new forms of application in areas ranging from demographics to transportation and utility management. The number of large companies in the west and east engaged in SVG development is pretty impressive, but at the same time, SVG has sort of nestled into a quiet but important niche and is beginning to coexist relatively seamlessly with HTML5 (including canvas), CSS and WebGL. Super-accelerated SVG, using the GPU, is being developed by NVIDIA and others. A lot of developers are still using <canvas> instead of SVG in contexts where SVG would be more appropriate (like when a UI is needed).
By way of half-hearted speculation, I think that misplaced zeal has a lot to do with the fact that a) they are programmers and declarative approaches don't provide quite the same level of job-security and b) Apple's halo (and to some extent Google's as well) has made <canvas> appeal to many of the hormone-driven youngsters who are slurping their Red Bull and programming at 02:30 am. Web GL provides, perhaps, some of the same testosterone rush. We older folks have gotten lazier and prefer fewer keystrokes. Maybe it is fear of arthritis. Cheers David -----Original Message----- From: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:svg-developers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Marty Sullivan Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 9:09 AM To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [svg-developers] SVG still being developed? Well, your friend is certainly wrong about it not being developed anymore. The standard has existed for quite a while, and even if it wasn't successful on the web, it would continue to be used elsewhere. However, we won't know whether it will catch on until a popular web application is made that uses SVG... so get to work guys :) On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 5:46 PM, cremnosedum <rich...@pixelpalaces.com>wrote: > ** > > > Hi, > > A while back I mentioned SVG to a friend who knows a lot about computers. > He said it was no longer beind developed, rather dismisively, and > didn't seem willing to elaborate on what he meant by that. I was > doubtful about that as it seemed that all the major browsers were > improving their SVG support. > > In the last couple of months, there have been a number of browser > updates with little or no improvement to SVG that I've been able to > detect. I use Windows XP so I don't know about IE 9. > > Have the browser developers basically given up on SVG or are they > waiting for something or is this a statistical blip or what? > > Richard Pearman http://www.pixelpalaces.com/ The next stage in the > evolution of web comics: > http://www.onlinecomics.net/pages/details/listing.php?comicID=4415 > Read my Helium articles: http://www.helium.com/users/212199 > South Alberta Cactus and succulent society: > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20360241008 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ----Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com -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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: svg-developers-dig...@yahoogroups.com svg-developers-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
