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...brings to the Web the rich, high-resolution graphics that we've all come to expect in printed catalogs and magazines. And because of its vector-based nature, it has the same high quality when it's displayed on PDAs with limited screen real-estate as when it's displayed on high-end monitors (even TVs), or when it's printed out on paper.

In previous issues of XML-J (Vol. 2, issues 10, 11; Vol 3, issue 1) I've offered instruction in how to transform XML documents into HTML, WML, and VoiceXML. In this tutorial I'll give you basic introduction to SVG and show you how to use XSLT to transform our XML example into SVG.

Note: Currently, to view SVG graphics, you need to download and install a compatible viewer or Web browser plug-in. Check the Resources section for a list of available programs. I've used Adobe SVG Viewer (3.0) for Windows -- English, and a Xalan-java version XSLT processor.

What is SVG?

SVG is a powerful language for describing two-dimensional vector and mixed vector/raster graphics in XML. It is defined best perhaps by W3C as

a language for describing two-dimensional graphics in XML. SVG allows for three types of graphic objects: vector graphic shapes (e.g., paths consisting of straight lines and curves), images, and text. Graphical objects can be grouped, styled, transformed, and composited into previously rendered objects. The feature set includes nested transformations, clipping paths, alpha masks, filter effects, and template objects.

The SVG 1.0 specification was released in September 2000 as a Web standard (a W3C Recommendation). The specification defines...

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