Google Brings SVG Support To IE

stelt writes "Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is in most graphical tools. It is used heavily in many big projects, such as KDE and Wikipedia. But Internet Explorer's lack of built-in support for SVG was keeping it away from mainstream use on the web. Google is fixing that now with a JavaScript drop-in named SVGWeb. They've posted a quick, one-minute overview, a longer and more detailed presentation, and you can read about it on the project page."

Good news for Microsoft

[Anonymous Coward]

But Internet Explorer's lack of built-in support for SVG was keeping it away from mainstream use on the web.

Yes! Internet Explorer may finally be ready for mainstream use.

Re:Lame.

[Anonymous Coward]

Well according to Adobe (Yes, Adobe) Flash Content works on 99% of the browsers. I imagine Slashdotters to be the 1 remaining percent though =D

Re:Lame.

[derGoldstein]

Oh cool, so I can install Flash, explorercanvas [google.com], and now SVG Web, and I'll finally have a browser that is half-way up to date.

Google: Please release V8 as a plugin for IE, along with CSS compatibility. Actually, scratch that -- please release Chrome as a plugin for IE.

Re:Incompatibility Problems

[Anonymous Coward]

There could be a warning. Like googlemaps does when it feels your browser crumble under the javascript load. Only browser-specific. Something like:

"Slow? That's because of all the emulation layers. Your browser doesn't implement current web standards."

"Does this page look broken? We've done our best to adapt it to IE, but maybe you should switch to a browser that displays standard HTML out of the box."

Re:Incompatibility Problems

[easyTree]

This is a war, and I've got the sinking feeling that there will need to be a few casualties (in the form of sites being snubbed by fussy users sticking with IE

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em - I mean, do you really want someone who uses IE6 using *your* website? :D