Fundamentals of SVG programming

Concepts to source code

Oswald Campesato

534 pages, parution le 20/11/2003

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Résumé

Fundamentals of SVG Programming: Concepts to Source Code is a comprehensive guide to the core concepts of SVG programming, including the coordinate systems, color gradients, grid patterns, Bezier curves, transforms, charts, graphs, and more. Written for those new to SVG, this book does an excellent job of "marrying" SVG to mathematics, showing how simple equations can be used to create and manipulate SVG graphics. It presents the information in "bite-size" pieces, teaching users how to create a plethora of standard graphics, and includes a CD-ROM with over 20,000 ready-to-use code samples derived from geometric objects. These samples can be implemented as is or customized for specific projects.

The book addresses all the salient features of SVG that someone would need to get up to speed. The book's use of basic mathematical functions to generate images is a strong selling point; not everyone can draw, but just about everyone can do basic math. I found the topics to be thoroughly covered; and the material is very well organized, proceeding from the simple to the more complex.

Keith Bugg, Dr. Dobb's Journal Contributor, SVG Author and Developer

Key features

Uses practical SVG code samples throughout, most of which do not require significant programming experience
Provides many simple examples that let you produce attractive graphics, and help you learn graphics-related techniques
Teaches you to create geometric shapes such as arcs, spirals, ellipses, and Bezier curves that can all be modified and extended to your needs

On the CD! (See Appendix A for more details)

CD LIBRARY. Contains SVG documents for each chapter in the book
SOURCE CODE. Contains all the code from examples in the book, arranged by chapter
SUPPLEMENTAL CODE. Contains a number of sub-folders (some of which contain many additional sub-folders) with numerous examples illustrating how to incorporate a particular type of geometric object
SOFTWARE. Contains a copy of Perl and InstantSaxon, and all the files needed to install them

Introduction
SVG Coordinate System, Simple Shapes, and Colors
Color Gradients and Style
Circles, Ellipses, and path Elements
SVG pattern, Grid Patterns, and clipPath
Quadratic and Cubic Bezier Curves
SVG Transformations
SVG Filters
Displaying Text
Simple SVG Animation
SVG for Bar Charts and Line Graphs
HTML, ECMAScript, and SVG DOM
Interactive SVG and ECMAScript
ECMAScript and SVG Animation
ECMAScript and Polar Equations
SVG and Pie Charts
ECMAScript, Recursion, and SVG
Generating SVG Documents
Supplemental Patterns
Appendix A XSL Basics
Appendix B Introduction to XML
Appendix C Perl Basics
Appendix D About the CD-ROM
Index

L'auteur - Oswald Campesato

Oswald Campesato (Cupertino, CA) is an independent consultant who specializes in Perl, Java, and Web application development in conjunction with Open Source projects. He is the author of Java Graphics Programming Library: Concepts to Source Code.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Charles River Media
Auteur(s)	Oswald Campesato
Parution	20/11/2003
Nb. de pages	534
Format	18,7 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	935g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781584502982
ISBN13	978-1-58450-298-2