SpecXAMLExport

Release Note

Initial XAML released in Inkscape 0.4x.

Design

This export extension uses the XSLT extension system.

TODO

• Implement masking and layers blend.
• Improve existing features when possible.
• More tests!

Known limitations

Some SVG features are not are partially supported by XAML. When possible, a workaround has been implemented in the export filter to render the missing features. Some elements that can't be created with Inkscape are not supported.

Root level and groups

• [Not supported] Viewbox.

Defs

• [Partial] Limited support for switch (always pass).
• [Not supported] Use.
• [Not supported] Markers.
• [Not supported] Patterns.
• [Not supported] Symbols.

Transforms

• [Not supported] Multiple values rotation (only the first one is converted).

Filters

• [Partial] Support limited to blurs (and no support for horizontal/vertical only blur).

Gradients and color

• [Partial] Some absolute gradients issues.
• [Not supported] CurrentColor.
• [Not supported] Fill colors with both an url and a rgb value (the first one is kept).

Stroke

• [Partial] Mitterlimit doesn't give the same result.
• [Partial] Shapes render the stroke inside (except line, polyline and polygon). Works as expected with normal paths.

Clip and mask

• [Partial] PathGeometry is positionned in the object's space (RectangleGeometry works correctly, with absolute values).
• [Not supported]

Text

• [Not supported] Text rotation.
• [Partial] Whitespace handling, issues with xml:whitespace='preserve'.
• [Partial] Text frames (only works with rectangles, and flowRegion transform not supported).
• [Not supported] Embedded fonts (in defs).
• [Not supported] Character rotation.
• [Not supported] Character positioning (x and y).
• [Not supported] Text span (from tspan or flowSpan) positioning.
• [Not supported] Text-anchor.
• [Not supported] Text stroke.

General workaround for text: convert everything to path before exporting will resolve most issues.

Shapes

• [Partial]

Images

• [Not supported] Embedded images (base64).

Other

• [Not supported] Object title and description.
• [Not supported] em, ex and % units (XAML only knows pixel values).
• [Not supported] No RDF and metadata support.
• [Not supported] DOCTYPE (crashes the XSLT conversion).

Detailed tests

(from the official SVG1.1 test suite at http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/wiki/Test_Suite_Overview)

Colors

• color-prop-01-b - CurrentColor value not supported.
• color-prop-03-t - Ok.

coords

• coords-coord-01-t - Ok.
• coords-coord-02-t - Ok.
• coords-trans-01-b - Ok.
• coords-trans-02-t - Ok.
• coords-trans-03-t - Ok.
• coords-trans-04-t - Ok.
• coords-trans-05-t - Ok.
• coords-trans-06-t - Ok.
• coords-units-01-b - Patterns not supported.
• coords-units-02-b - % positionning not supported.
• coords-units-03-b - em, ex and % not implemented.
• coords-viewattr-03-b - Canvas not supported.

Filters

• filters-gauss-01-b - Bidirectionnal blur only.

Masking

• masking-mask-01-b -
• masking-opacity-01-b -
• masking-path-01-b -
• masking-path-02-b -
• masking-path-03-b -
• masking-path-04-b -

Painting

• painting-fill-01-t - Ok.
• painting-fill-02-t - CurrentColor value not supported.
• painting-fill-03-t - Ok (silverlight compatibility issue).
• painting-fill-04-t - Ok.
• painting-fill-05-b - Ok.
• painting-render-01-b - linearRGB not supported?
• painting-stroke-01-t - Stroke is rendered inside the object (works correctly with path)!
• painting-stroke-02-t - Ok.
• painting-stroke-03-t - No automatic mitter.
• painting-stroke-04-t - Dash-array and dash-offset don't work.
• painting-stroke-07-t - Mitter-limit doesn't work.

Path

• paths-data-01-t - Ok.
• paths-data-02-t - Ok.
• paths-data-04-t - Ok.
• paths-data-05-t - Ok.
• paths-data-06-t - Ok.
• paths-data-07-t - Ok.
• paths-data-08-t - Ok.
• paths-data-09-t - Ok.
• paths-data-10-t - Ok.
• paths-data-12-t - Ok.
• paths-data-13-t - Ok.
• paths-data-14-t - Ok.
• paths-data-15-t - Ok.

Pserver

Note: Absolute gradients are calculated in the calling object's space. That leads to some issues in gradient positionning, when absolute gradients are used on paths or transformed.

• pservers-grad-01-b - Ok.
• pservers-grad-02-b - Ok.
• pservers-grad-03-b - Patterns not supported.
• pservers-grad-04-b - Partial (Incorrect linear gradient angle).
• pservers-grad-05-b - Partial (Incorrect linear gradient angle).
• pservers-grad-06-b - Partial (Patterns not supported, issue with tranformed absolute gradients).
• pservers-grad-07-b - Gradients defined outside defs not supported.
• pservers-grad-08-b - Gradients defined outside defs not supported.
• pservers-grad-09-b - Ok.
• pservers-grad-10-b - Ok.
• pservers-grad-11-b - Partial (Absolute gradients on text issue, text stroke not supported).
• pservers-grad-12-b - Ok.
• pservers-grad-13-b - Very partial use support.
• pservers-grad-14-b - Ok.
• pservers-grad-15-b - Ok.
• pservers-grad-16-b - Partial (Last stop less than all previous stops isn't offset to 1).
• pservers-grad-17-b - Multiple values rotation not supported.
• pservers-grad-18-b - Inherit and Currentcolor not supported.
• pservers-grad-19-b - Animation, Inherit and Currentcolor not supported.

Render

• render-elems-01-t - Ok.
• render-elems-02-t - Ok (except !ENTITY support not implemented).
• render-elems-03-t - Fails (!ENTITY support not implemented).
• render-elems-06-t (and following) - Glyphs (defs) support not implemented.
• render-groups-03-t - Glyphs fail.

Shapes

• shapes-circle-01-t- Partial (Stroke is rendered inside the object).
• shapes-circle-02-t - Partial (not clipped).
• shapes-ellipse-01-t - Partial (Stroke is rendered inside the object).
• shapes-ellipse-02-t - Partial (not clipped).
• shapes-intro-01-t - Ok.
• shapes-line-01-t - Ok.
• shapes-polygon-01-t - Ok.
• shapes-polyline-01-t - Ok.
• shapes-rect-01-t - Partial (Stroke is rendered inside the object).
• shapes-rect-02-t - Partial (Stroke is rendered inside the object).

Struct

Relative images don't work with kaxaml (work with okino)

• struct-defs-01-t - Ok.
• struct-frag-01-t - Ok.
• struct-frag-02-t - Viewbox not correctly implemented.
• struct-group-01-t - Ok.
• struct-group-02-b - Ok.
• struct-group-03-t - Doesn't work with defs in a group.
• struct-image-01-t - Ok.
• struct-image-04-t - Image embedding fails.
• struct-image-06-t - PreserveRation not supported.

Text

• text-align-01-b - Text-anchor not supported (could be hacked with StackPanel, but a bit too complex).
• text-align-02-b - Sub and super support (no relative values).
• text-align-03-b - Text-anchor not supported.
• text-align-04-b - Text-anchor not supported.
• text-align-05-b - Text-anchor and writing mode (tb-bt) not supported.
• text-align-06-b - Text-anchor and writing mode (tb-bt) not supported.
• text-align-08-b - Glyphs not supported
• text-deco-01-b - Ok.
• text-fonts-01-t - Generic fonts not supported.
• text-fonts-02-t - Ok.
• text-fonts-03-t - Ok.
• text-intro-01-t - Ok (CJK fonts not tested).
• text-intro-02-b - Direction not changed for roman characters.
• text-intro-03-b - Writing mode not supported
• text-intro-04-t - Ok (CJK fonts not tested).
• text-intro-05-t - Text-anchor not supported.
• text-path-01-b - Text on path not supported.
• text-spacing-01-b - Letter and word spacing not supported (needs confirmation).
• text-text-01-b - textLength and LengthAdjust not supported (needs confirmation).
• text-text-03-b - Ok.
• text-text-04-t to text-text-06-t - Text-anchor not supported; multiple x and y values not supported.
• text-text-07-t - Text rotation not supported.
• text-text-08-b - Text stroke not supported (could be implemented via Border).
• text-tref-01-b - tref not supported.
• text-tselect-01-b - span positioning not supported.
• text-tspan-01-b - span positioning not supported.
• text-ws-01-t - Ok.
• text-ws-02-t - Some xml:space="preserve" issues.

Other tests

(from the scour trunk: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~scouring/scour/trunk/files/head%3A/fulltests/)

• acid - Ok.
• appartment - Partial (Multiple fill values not supported).
• boom - Ok.
• cgmail - Partial (Incorrect position of absolute gradients).
• Degri_Energy_Saving_Lightbulb - Ok.
• dragonfly - Ok.
• gimp - Partial (Incorrect position of absolute gradients).
• git-cola-icons - Partial (Use not implemented).
• grapes - DOCTYPE (crashes the XSLT conversion). Ok after removal.
• GusEinstein_Angel - Partial (Multiple fill values not supported).
• inkscape - Partial (Incorrect position of absolute gradients).
• lightning - Partial (DOCTYPE not supported, multiple fill values not supported).
• manchester - Ok.
• News_Papers - Partial (Incorrect position of absolute gradients).
• notebook - Partial (Incorrect position of absolute gradients).
• notification-audio-next - Partial (Incorrect position of absolute gradients).
• ocal - DOCTYPE not supported, issue with svg:svg.
• oggconvert - Partial (Incorrect position of absolute gradients, maybe text position).

New: Gradients and clips improvements, various minor fixes, used support removed due to XAML limitations.