Batik (software)
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 Batik running Solitaire Sample |
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| Developer(s) | Apache Software Foundation |
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| Stable release | 1.7 / January 10, 2008 |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik |
Batik is a pure-Java library that can be used to render, generate, and manipulate SVG graphics. (SVG is an XML markup language for describing two-dimensional vector graphics.) IBM supported the project and then donated the code to the Apache Software Foundation, where other companies and teams decided to join efforts. Batik provides a set of core modules that provide functionality to:
- render and dynamically modify SVG content,
- transcode SVG content to some raster Graphics file formats, such as PNG, JPEG and TIFF,
- transcode Windows Metafiles to SVG (WMF or Windows Metafile Format is the vector format used by Microsoft Windows applications),
- and manage scripting and user events on SVG documents.
The Batik distribution also contains a ready-to-use SVG browser (called Squiggle) making use of the above modules.
The name of the library comes from the Batik painting technique.
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[edit] Status
Batik was long the most conformant existing SVG 1.1 implementation[1][2][3] and as of 2011[update] is just a small fraction behind Opera.[citation needed]
The latest 1.7 version, made available on January 10, 2008, has an "almost full" implementation of the current state of the sXBL specification[4], a nearly complete implementation of SVG declarative animation SMIL features, and some of the SVG 1.2 late October 2004 working draft (see SVG's Development history).
[edit] See also
- Scalable Vector Graphics
- Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
- sXBL : a mechanism for defining the presentation and interactive behavior of elements described in a namespace other than SVG's
- Comparison of layout engines (SVG)
[edit] References
- ^ Batik 1.7 Status
- ^ Schiller, Jeff (2009-01-18). "Welcome To CodeDread 1.1". http://codedread.com/svg-support.php. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ almost 94% of the official SVG tests are OK with the 1.7 version.
- ^ Batik 1.7 Readme
[edit] External links
- Apache Batik Project
- Current status of Batik's sXBL implementation
- The official SVG page at W3C, SVG Working Group
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