10. Why does the SVG spec include ….

· Animations -
o Because having the viewer control the animation timing loop could make smoother animations than JavaScript
o W3C wanted synchronized multimedia (looking ahead to video and audio)
o CSS animations weren’t proposed until 2007
· SVG Fonts -
o Because SVG needed reliable high-quality fonts, and an interoperable web fonts that all browsers would implement only gained momentum in last couple of years
· <use> element and its shadow tree rules
o Because reusable symbols is a common requirement
o Had to invent shadow tree rules (note: W3C web components with its shadow tree rules isn’t available even today)
· Filter effects, additive clipping paths, elliptical arcs
o Because certain committee member(s) really wanted these features, and it was easier to say yes than no