The problem I've encountered so far when deploying SVG content is that, of the various major configurations of SVG-enabled browsers out there, the most popular configuration (Internet Explorer + Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0) only seems to work nicely with the <embed> tag, but all other implementations (Opera and Mozilla Firefox) work nicely (and sometimes ONLY) with the <object> tag and NONE currently work at all with the <img> tag. What a hairy mess! Let's come up with a simple solution... Read the rest of this entry ...
This weekend's trip from Chicago to Windsor, Canada was accompanied with the usual brand of pure commuting hell. Read the rest of this entry ...
So I finally crystallized all my new hard-won JavaScript, DOM and SVG knowledge into a simple proof-of-concept game. Any guesses on what game I implemented for my first go? One hint: It has to do with falling blocks... Read the rest of this entry ...
...well, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration.
Anyway, I updated my website style a little. If you still see a blue background on http://www.codedread.com/, you need to refresh your stylesheet (shift-click on Reload/Refresh in most browsers). Hopefully it looks a little better. Still need to get the forums looking similar to the main site and this blog.
Well, I finished authoring my first SVG tutorial today called "SVG Kickstart". You can read it here. It's 5 fairly short pages, but hopefully it gives a good justification for the practical need for SVG on the web today. Future tutorials will likely delve into the more "flashy" effects one can get from SVG...