Re: [Swftools-common] SWFC Outline SVG code and unknown primitive error

[Chris]

>On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:08:22 -0300
>"Jorge" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Thanks, Chris,
> 
> now it compiles OK. OK? no! Compiles without error but the generated SWF 
> file isn't that I want.

I though that would be the case, Jorge.
 
> The problem is that my SVG contains upper and lower case data.

I noticed.

> Lower case 
> data indicates relative position and upper case data denotes absolute 
> positions,

I know that too.

> thus, the figure generates with case insensitive data is different 
> than my original path.

Indeed.

> OK, I will try to make an absolute positioning path outline command.
> 
> Do you now if there are planned to support SVG with case sensitive command 
> path?

I'm not that familiar with the swfc source code Jorge, so the wrong
person to ask...

Matthias!!  Can you assist here?  Why does swfc appear to not support
relative positioning for path data? 


Chris.
 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris" <address@hidden>
> To: "Jorge" <address@hidden>
> Cc: "Swftools" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 11:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] SWFC Outline SVG code and unknown primitive 
> error
> 
> 
> >On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:54:45 -0300
> >"Jorge" <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have to use some piece of SVG code extracted from a SVG file in .outline
> > directive in SWFC program, but I have a lot of warning errors:
> >
> > drawer: Warning: unknown primitive '-104.709' ...
> >
> > The SVG original code is:
> >
> > <path id="_163941752" class="fil0" d="M455.976
> > 431.064c-102.703,178.248 -271.821,281.356 -376.53,229.501 -104.709,-51.8535
> > -106.034,-239.521 -3.33065,-417.769 102.753,-178.066 271.624,-281.311
> > 376.333,-229.457 104.709,51.8544 106.232,239.477
> > 3.52786,417.725zm-26.7341 -25.7603c-85.3625,177.269 -228.615,292.2 
> > -318.818,254.326
> >  -90.5966,-37.0113 -93.7256,-212.854 -7.81993,-390.438 85.5104,-177.495
> > 228.514,-292.564 319.113,-254.778 90.4487,37.2376 93.3303,212.942
> > 7.52499,390.89z"/>
> 
> 'Unknown Primitive' means it can't make sense of your path data.
> 
> ttbomk, here's why..
> 
> Not only is there a lot more to path data than SWFtools can handle, it
> is also quite likely that whatever SVG program you used didn't follow
> the w3c standards.
> 
> SVGs are very sensitive to bad formatting, especially how you line up the
> elements, where you put the CRs, etc.  Also, SWFTools doesn't appear to
> understand lower case Path Data commands, so use Upper Case Only.
> 
> I've attached a revised version of your 'logo-180x180.sc' to this email.
> Mainly so the formatting doesn't get destroyed.  Compile with swfc then
> take a look and see if it is what you expected ( I'm logically guessing
> here, ok? :o)  )
> 
> If you'd also care to gently fry you brain, here are two relevant links:
> 
> http://www.w3schools.com/svg/svg_path.asp
> 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/paths.html
> 
> HTH.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Chris.
> 
> 


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Chris <address@hidden>