Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 006.66 EAN: 9781584502982 ISBN: 1584502983 Label: Charles River Media Manufacturer: Charles River Media Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: September 16, 2003 Publisher: Charles River Media Sales Rank: 615377 Studio: Charles River Media
Product DescriptionFundamentals 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.
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Rating: - This is the book for programmers
This book gives a nice intro to SVG for those individuals who will be writing software that uses SVG. This book is not so nice for designers.
Rating: - Useful but disorganized
I agree wholeheartedly with the other reviewer who found this book lacking in explanations. What this book (and the accompanying CD) has is lots and lots of svg files. For getting a 'feel' for svg and what it can do all of this code is useful. As a tutorial and guide for learning svg, however, this book is sorely lacking. First, it lacks any sort of 'overview' of the svg language. It would be nice if this book had a quick reference listing of all of the svg elements and the attributes allowed for ... Read More
Rating: - Not enough explanation
Though this book does go through a lot of the different things you can do with SVG, I find that it doesn't give a full explanation of how certain parts of the code work. For example, when discussing the Bezier curves, the book doesn't explain much of the mathematics behind how the curves are created.
Rating: - Much more than the fundamentals of SVG
The Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML markup language for describing vector graphics, both static and animated. It is an open standard created by the World Wide Web Consortium, which is also responsible for standards like HTML and XHTML.
This book is one of the best I've found for people who want to do more than just make basic shapes and text with SVG. The book starts from the beginning, assuming nothing more than an elementary knowledge of math and a good understanding of XML. It first ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent SVG book for all skill levels
This is one of the best SVG books I've seen in a while. I think it is suited for all skill levels. The book makes good use of applying math to SVG. Whereas with other graphics tools you have to draw, the author shows how to use mathematical equations to create the images. Don't be intimidated--the math isn't that difficult. The book also shows a lot of images in color--somewhat rare these days, esp. for technical books. The book comes with a CD that has tons of samples--you're sure to find something ... Read More
- This is the book for programmers
- Useful but disorganized
- Not enough explanation
