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* Supporting SMIL is just as important as supporting SVG, because the two work interchangeably (more precisely, SVG can be used in SMIL presentations). The sky is the limit if we can move forward on both of these together! | * Supporting SMIL is just as important as supporting SVG, because the two work interchangeably (more precisely, SVG can be used in SMIL presentations). The sky is the limit if we can move forward on both of these together! | ||
* Current and future SMIL recommendations describe SMIL as independant modules; hence, it's not necessary to implement the entire SMIL spec in one go...start with the modules that are most logical, which can give designers the most flexibility in the beginning. | * Current and future SMIL recommendations describe SMIL as independant modules; hence, it's not necessary to implement the entire SMIL spec in one go...start with the modules that are most logical, which can give designers the most flexibility in the beginning. | ||
* The new SMIL 3.0 spec, dubbed "Next Generation" in the W3C/SYMM Charter, is expected to be a "candidate release" June 2007. That milestone may change but even more relevant is that the full 3.0 recommendation is expected to be final | * The new SMIL 3.0 spec, dubbed "Next Generation" in the W3C/SYMM Charter, is expected to be a "candidate release" June 2007. That milestone may change but even more relevant is that the full 3.0 recommendation is expected to be final January 2008 (certainly in 2008 at some point). The bottom line: target SMIL support to the 3.0 docs, which will bring Firefox and the recommendation to, dare it be said...''synchronized'' bliss. | ||
* Multimedia support needed now, without need for a plugin or it's proprietary B.S. ( | * Multimedia support is needed now, without need for a plugin or it's proprietary B.S. (Help us help to make multimedia on the web both usable and accessible without troubling the user at all. Native SMIL support can help us do that, and in turn Firefox sets another great example for the browser world to follow.) | ||
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* [http://www.w3.org/TR/SMIL/ Current SMIL Recommendation] | * [http://www.w3.org/TR/SMIL/ Current SMIL Recommendation] | ||