Re: Doc: Add section on SVG to Contributor (issue 328450043 by address@hidden)

[beauleetienne0]

On 2017/09/04 19:24:05, dak wrote:
> On 2017/09/04 19:11:57, Ebe123 wrote:
> > While not technically a programming language, PostScript is also
listed :)

> Uh, you are aware that PostScript _is_ a programming language?  In
contrast, PDF
> is a file format.  That's why there are rather few programs working
with or
> displaying PostScript (you always need a full-blown interpreter with
unknown
> performance requirements for any particular file and a file may well
hang) and a
> plethora of PDF viewers/processor.

> As far as I can tell, SVG is, just like PDF, a file format.  There is
no
> programming language included and we don't write code in it like it is
done in
> ps/music-drawing-routines.ps .

> So please don't go overboard with presenting things as being in the
same problem
> class when they aren't.

Sure, ok. Even though SVG is not in the same category as PS, references
to SVG syntax should be included as a reference as LilyPond still works
with SVG code and files.

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