Re: [boost] [documentation] Are SVG's in documentation viable now?

Subject: Re: [boost] [documentation] Are SVG's in documentation viable now?
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-12-08 09:23:34

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Marc Glisse
> Sent: 08 December 2014 13:02
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] [documentation] Are SVG's in documentation viable now?
> 
> On Mon, 8 Dec 2014, John Maddock wrote:
> 
> > So... I wonder if I can get folks to point their browsers at
> > http://jzmaddock.github.io/doctest/html/svg_test/equations.html and
> > let me know if there are any issues?
> 
> Is the SVG version supposed to be much smaller than the PNG? That makes the
> comparison less easy.

Yes - that's a major advantage of SVG - looking better regardless of size - try
ctrl+ and ctrl-.

If you want the same quality from PNG, the file would have to be gigantic.

(although John monster equation collection makes the browsers sweat a bit ;-)

Paul

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