[IPOL discuss] Vector graphics on IPOL: which format to use?

[Juan Cardelino]

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Juan Cardelino
<juan.cardelino at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Miguel Colom
> <Miguel.Colom at cmla.ens-cachan.fr> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> the SVG test page [1] has been updated to show the SVG --> PNG fallback.
>> That is, rendering an alternate PNG (or any other valid format) image when
>> the browser is unable to render a SVG file.
>>
>> In my opinion, the web server should detect when it's been asked for a
>> fallback image and should generate the PNG version of the SVG on the fly.
>>
>> Best,
>> Miguel
>>
>> [1] http://dev.ipol.im/~colom/svg/test.html
>
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>
> I like this idea, however I don't  know how the server could be asked
> for a fallback image, I mean, if the browser is not capable of
> rendering it, or it renders it incorrectly, how will the server know?
> Maybe I'm missing something, but I only see this possible detecting
> the browser type and generating the content accordingly.
> Is it already working like this in your test page? Sorry about the ignorance.
>

I'm sorry, I've just re-read Miguel's original mail and the answers of
my questions are there.
+1 to this idea.