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All modern [[web browser]]s except [[Internet Explorer]] currently feature some form of | All modern [[web browser]]s except [[Internet Explorer]] currently feature native support for some form of SVG.<ref>[http://www.codedread.com/svg-support.php Jeff Schiller's SVG support table]</ref> | ||
* [[Opera]] 8.0 supported the SVG 1.1 Tiny specification. Opera 9.0 supported SVG 1.1 Basic and some of SVG 1.1 Full. Opera 9.5 also has partial support for SVG 1.2 Tiny. | * [[Gecko]]-based browsers such as [[Firefox]], [[Camino]], [[Netscape]], and [[Flock]] have have included partial support for SVG 1.1 Full since 2005.<ref>[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/svg/ Mozilla's project page for SVG]</ref> | ||
* [[Webkit]]-based browsers such as [[Safari]] and [[Chrome]] have included partial support for SVG 1.1 Full since 2006.<ref>[http://webkit.org/projects/svg/ Webkit's project page for SVG]</ref> | |||
* [[Konqueror]] includes partial support for SVG 1.1 Full.<ref>[http://svg.kde.org/ KDE's project page for SVG]</ref> | |||
* [[Opera]] 8.0 supported the SVG 1.1 Tiny specification. Opera 9.0 supported SVG 1.1 Basic and some of SVG 1.1 Full. Opera 9.5 also has partial support for SVG 1.2 Tiny.<ref>[http://dev.opera.com/articles/svg/ Opera's developer SVG page]</ref> | |||
As of Version 8, Internet Explorer includes no support for SVG.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26646919/ Creator of Web spots a flaw in Internet Explorer] - MSNBC</ref> | |||
Various [[plugin]]s are available to add SVG support to Internet Explorer.<br /> | |||
The most popular SVG plugin is [[Adobe]]'s SVG Viewer. Adobe will discontinue support for this plugin on 1st January 2009<ref>SVG Viewer [http://www.adobe.com/svg/eol.html end of life announcement]</ref>, but it will remain available for [http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/mainframed.html download] for the foreseeable future.<br /> | |||
Other plugins include [[Renesis]] and [[ASV]]. | |||
Revision as of 03:57, 24 November 2008
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a modular XML-based markup language for describing static, interactive, and animated two-dimensional vector graphics.
The SVG specifications are created, developed and maintained by the W3C. SVG Version 1.1 currently has W3C Recommendation status.
Browser Support
All modern web browsers except Internet Explorer currently feature native support for some form of SVG.[1]
- Gecko-based browsers such as Firefox, Camino, Netscape, and Flock have have included partial support for SVG 1.1 Full since 2005.[2]
- Webkit-based browsers such as Safari and Chrome have included partial support for SVG 1.1 Full since 2006.[3]
- Konqueror includes partial support for SVG 1.1 Full.[4]
- Opera 8.0 supported the SVG 1.1 Tiny specification. Opera 9.0 supported SVG 1.1 Basic and some of SVG 1.1 Full. Opera 9.5 also has partial support for SVG 1.2 Tiny.[5]
As of Version 8, Internet Explorer includes no support for SVG.[6]
Various plugins are available to add SVG support to Internet Explorer.
The most popular SVG plugin is Adobe's SVG Viewer. Adobe will discontinue support for this plugin on 1st January 2009[7], but it will remain available for download for the foreseeable future.
Other plugins include Renesis and ASV.