XML News from Sunday, November 16, 2003

The W3C Scalable Vector Graphics Working Group has posted a new working draft of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.2. This is still not a complete, finished spec; but there are numerous new features including:

• Vector effects can define a transformation of a primitive shape's outline that happens before it is drawn
• The style element now uses an xlink:href attribute to link in the stylesheet
• No more transform attribute on the tspan element
• No more z-index property
• A new handler element contains code to be executed in response to an event.
• background-fill only allows solid colors
• Support for DOM Level 3 Core, Events and XPath
• New DOM interfaces for audio and video, and all SVG Media interfaces.
• A new transition element defines a single transition class, as in SMIL.
• Tool tips now reference hint elements rather than title elements.
• desc, title and metadata elements can be simple XLinks
• The switch element is now allowed anywhere.