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
• ...

Didier Courtaud The SVG language Novembre 2001

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