[thelist] SVG versus Flash?

[Joergen Ramskov]

> From: "Richard Bennett" <richard.bennett at skynet.be>
> Subject: Re: [thelist] SVG versus Flash?
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 14:50:56 +0100

> * Use Flash if you want to make a Flash-like website - 
> replicating the same effect using SVG is hard.

What do you mean with a "Flash-like website"?

This will be for business, used primarily by IT consultants. It will not use
complex animations, sound and will not be "flashy". Although "looking good"
is always a bit important, functionality/ease of use is the key issue for
this project. 
 
> SVG has some distinct advantages too:
> * SVG can easily be created by ASP, PHP, Perl or whatever, 
> and extracted from a database. (take care to set correct mime-types 
> on the server)

I have been programming in Java (primarily servlets), so this is really what
I'm looking for. The information that should be displayed is in a database.

> * It will run on IE/NS4+NS6/Mozilla, on PC/MAC/Linux (Flash 
> probably does too) - Not on Opera though.

How do you get SVG to run in Mozilla/NS6? Do you use the native Mozilla
support? AFAIK the Adobe plugin doesn't work with it, or?

> * It has a built-in ECMA-script (javascript) engine, so you 
> don't have to code per browser

That I believe is a nice thing, correct? :)

> * You only need a texteditor to create SVG, no need to buy 
> Flash, there are a few SVG editors available, but only just 
> starting to become useable.

I prefer hand-coding html too, so that is probably fine :)

> A nice list of resources here:
> http://www.pinkjuice.com/SVG/SVGlinks.htm
> and join the developers list here:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/

Thanks a lot!

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Joergen Ramskov