Creating SVG
Authoring environments
To develop SVG, there are many different paths that one can follow. In
the meantime, I recommend using either any simple text editor:
- Notepad for Windows,
- TextEdit (properly configured for Mac see
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20406 )
- or any of the plethora of editing tools in Linux/UNIX
(nano, pico, emacs, vi, ed, kate, vim, kwrite, gEdit, etc.).
Also see: Comments
on authoring environments If you happen to find an
environment you are very happy with, please share your experience with
me.
Next see Chapter
2 of the SVG Primer to understand the SVG coordinate system..
Writing SVG
Try creating this “simplest of all SVG files” (that works in all
browsers) and save the file as (for example) myfirstfile.svg:
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<circle r="50"/>
</svg>
The file can also be seen at
http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/svg/simplest.svg