Thanks, Sam for kicking this off - I knew it was just a matter of time before someone would do a proof-of-concept, but the week of MIX07 was earlier than I expected! 🙂
One suggestion: If you're going to use simple IE detection, then why not use IE conditional comments rather than forcing other SVG-capable browsers to load and parse and run the JavaScript? Something like:
<!--[if IE]> <script type="text/javascript" src="SVG2SL.js"></script> <![endif]-->
Sometimes it's not obvious how a document is being interpreted by a web browser. For instance, you might write some XHTML 1.1, but the browser actually interprets it as HTML 4. You may be expecting the browser to be using Standards Mode (recommended), but it might actually be using Quirks Mode because you missed the DOCTYPE statement. I'll periodically update this blog entry to keep track of how to do this stuff in a variety of browsers. Read the rest of this entry ...
There's a lot going on in the HTML Working Group mailing list right now about opt-in mechanisms for HTML5, discussions with smart people like Chris Wilson (co-chair and Microsoft IE champion) and Ian Hickson (WHATWG champion). I've going to sidestep the polemics for now - I've been trying to distill my own thoughts on that big debate, but things are still swirling around in my head because I'm still learning about the history of HTML, quirks mode, standards mode, DOCTYPEs, etc. Instead, I'm just going to write a (hopefully) quick entry on something I just figured out today. Read the rest of this entry ...
Via Arve, Apple has made a strong statement that they have IPR on the Canvas functionality. What does it mean? Read the rest of this entry ...