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Vector Graphics Lead Wish List For Future Browsers

Posted by timothy on from the unlisted-options-involved-pornography dept.

Coach Wei writes "Community voting results and a summary report have been published from OpenAjax Alliance's recent "community wishlist for future browsers" effort. When the voting closed on July 13th, 222 people participated in this open community initiative, with 143 people voted, 55 feature requests being written up, and contribution from many industry leaders. The voting indentified and prioritized 37 features. The top 10 are related to vector graphics, security, performance, layout, rich text editing, Comet, audio and video. Among all the feature requests, 2D Drawing/Vector Graphics is clearly the most desired feature by the community. It received most votes (110 people voted for it), and highest total score (over 10% higher than the second feature request). Looks like that it is time for all browsers, in particular, IE, to seriously consider supporting standards-based vector graphics."

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  1. we'll vector you right up by spazdor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guys, guys.
    We've got it covered. Just close your eyes, bend over, and wait for Silverlight.

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  2. Vector graphics can't work by Mordok-DestroyerOfWo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where I work we're constantly scaling our web software needs to fit the situation, and I have yet to be able to cross a vector and a scalar!
    <ducks>

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  3. Re:"Community" ? by Culture20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    But all 222 "web browser users" worldwide voted. Unless someone voted twice.

  4. Re:"Override Back Button Event"??? by Dr_Banzai · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's what the Super Back Button is for.

    This could be the start of the back button arms race...

  5. Re:"Override Back Button Event"??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If Iran develops Nuclear Back Button technology, the terrorists win.

  6. I'd just like /. to work by oodaloop · · Score: 2, Funny

    You'd think on a geek website the CSS would work, links wouldn't take you to random parts of the page, text wouldn't constantly overlap, etc. If maybe we could get that simple stuff to work first before we take on all this over stuff.

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  7. Re:Damn graphic artists... by riceboy50 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Then I'd know it was a n00b for sure since the correct veribage is pwnd!

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  8. Re:Hopeful in regards to Silverlight? by mweather · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you think a major Internet player will push Microsoft's technology, even if it was the best possible in the whole world ?

    Nope. That's what automatic update is for.

  9. Re:Hopeful in regards to Silverlight? by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Silverlight supports 32-bit and 62-bit browsers.

    Sweet, where can I get a 62-bit browser?

    I already have a two-bit browser, that would be IE7.

    /Ducks

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  10. Re:"Community" ? by clang_jangle · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, Microsoft was first on something, as they have been with many things.[CITATION NEEDED]

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