[Mediawiki-l] Rendering inline SVG in the browser

[Michael Daly]

David Gerard wrote:
> If I assume my wiki users are using Mozilla browsers, which handle SVG
> themselves, is it possible to tell MediaWiki to send inline SVGs
> as-is? Can they then render in Firefox and SeaMonkey? (Is this even
> possible?)

I can't remember all the details as I've done this in a test wiki a 
while ago with little success.  You'd have to change the doctype in the 
skin's php file (i.e. monobook.php).  There are a few other changes 
you'd have to make too.  I've got it to the point where SVG may or may 
not show properly in Firefox.  I haven't found out all the possible 
reasons why and abandoned it to complete a few other projects.

SVG exposes you to potential security problems, since SVG can contain 
scripts that may or may not be benign.  I wrote an SVG php class that, 
among other things, provides the ability to disable embedded scripts 
based on a wiki configuration setting in LocalSettings.php.

My take is that regardless of what you do with MW, the browsers are 
still not ready for prime time when it comes to SVG.  They can display 
an SVG file on its own if it is properly defined, but do a poor job of 
handling SVG when it is part of a larger web page.

Mike