SVG Unleashed

Chapter 5. Coordinate Systems in SVG

IN THIS CHAPTER

• The SVG Canvas

• Preserving Aspect Ratio

• Transformations and Coordinates

• Other Elements That Affect Coordinates

• SVG DOM Interfaces

• Manipulating Coordinates Using the DOM

A good understanding of the use of coordinates in SVG is important for fully exploiting the power of SVG. If you don't understand SVG coordinates, in some circumstances you will be unable to achieve the visual appearance you want to produce onscreen.

Sometimes the use of coordinates in SVG can seem relatively intuitive. In some circumstances, coordinates in SVG have some pitfalls for the unwary. This chapter will cover several important topics relating to SVG coordinates, helping you to understand how an SVG rendering engine interprets ...