Firefox 1.1 Plans Native SVG Support

Spy Hunter writes "The Scalable Vector Graphics format has yet to take off on the web, perhaps due to a small installed base of SVG-enabled browsers. That could soon change as the latest Firefox 1.1 nightly builds have started coming with native SVG support compiled in and enabled by default. If this feature makes into the Firefox 1.1 release (which is not certain, but likely, as the developers want it to happen) it will increase the number of web users who have an SVG renderer installed. But perhaps more interesting than that is the possibility of mixing SVG graphic elements directly into the markup of regular XHTML pages, freeing vector graphics from the small rectangle of a browser plugin and opening up a host of exciting new possibilities for web developers. This is enabled by the integration of SVG directly into the Gecko rendering engine, instead of as a browser plugin. With such a useful web developer feature available only in Firefox, could we soon start seeing websites asking their users to download Firefox to get the best browsing experience?"

Comments

How about supporting CSS properly first?

[melted]

Come on, the best browser on the planet doesn't pass Acid2 test. You ARE committed to standards, aren't you, folks?

Re:"only in Firefox" - NOT

[QuietLagoon]

Yes, Opera seems to be ahead in features, and also unfixed bugs. It seems you can have developers focus on new fetaures, or have them focus on fixing bugs, but not both.

That's nice.

[James A. Y. Joyce]

But nobody cares about Opera. Firefox for life!