"xenu" <xenu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you Steve, WPF/E sounds interesting however it requires .NET 3.0,
> which
> is sort of a barrier for many of our customers. We have to release
> something
> by the end of this year, so we may consider sticking to SVG until 2008 and
> then go WPF/E.
>
> Thanks a lot !
>
> "Steve C. Orr [MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASP Inside" wrote:
>
>> Microsoft's answer to Flash (and SVG) is their new WPF/E platform. It's
>> still in development, but version 1 is nearing completion. I suggest you
>> study up on it.
>>
>> Here's more info:
>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb190636.aspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/design/Voices/Detail.aspx?key=better_web_wpfe&voice=wpfe
>> http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/WPFE
>>
>> --
>> I hope this helps,
>> Steve C. Orr,
>> MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider
>> http://SteveOrr.net
>>
>>
>>
>> "xenu" <xenu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A90A20FA-2C49-43A7-9E25-DD24FCC5366F@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi there,
>> > Our product is ASP.NET app with a lot of SVG. Because IE is the only
>> > browser
>> > we write for, the best [so far] solution for SVG was Adobe SVG viewer.
>> > We
>> > had 3 sweet years with that but Adobe announced the end of their
>> > support
>> > for
>> > SVG and we do not know what to do.
>> >
>> > I see a some movement on SVG outside Microsoft community (native
>> > support
>> > in
>> > FireFox, "Renesis" project...), but no such initiative for IE.
>> > One option we are considering is to use Flash/Flex stuff but I
>> > personally
>> > do
>> > not have strong and positive feelings about that. Besides, Flash is not
>> > really replacement for SVG (as far as I know Flash graphic does not
>> > scale
>> > well). To clarify my point more - I am looking for a solution that
>> > would
>> > allow my Web application for drawing not very complex [but scalable]
>> > graphic
>> > (shapes, lines, flow-charts etc). Something that is light, fast and
>> > nicely
>> > integrates with IE on the client-side.
>> >
>> > I wish Microsoft uses Adobe's decision as opportunity and announces SVG
>> > support in next verison of IE. Can anyone comment on that ?
>> > Also, if you were to choose, could you say what would it be the
>> > technology
>> > to replace SVG ?
>> >
>> > I appreciate any help, hint or comment.
>> > Thank you.
>> >
>> >
>>