Introduction : overview
SVG is a language to describe 2D images with an XML syntax
It allows three types of graphical objects :
vector shapes ( lines,curves, ..)
images
text
Graphical objects can be grouped, transformed, included into other objects and be styled
SVG graphics are interactive and dynamical. Their animation can be defined either inside the SVG files themselves or in external script file
SVG offers a DOM interface in order to be able to animate any element or attribute
SVG has relationships with these W3C standards :
XML
XML-NS
XLINK
Xpointer
XSL-T
CSS
DOM
SMIL
HTML
XHTML
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Didier Courtaud
The SVG language
Novembre 2001
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