Fundamentals of SVG Programming: Concepts to Source Code (Graphics Series)

Summary

This chapter covered the following topics that form the basis for SVG graphics images in subsequent chapters:

• the SVG coordinate system

• the SVG style element for specifying fill colors

• the SVG rect element for drawing rectangles

• the SVG path element for drawing rectangles

• the SVG rect element combined with opacity

• the SVG rect element for creating 3D shadow effects

• the SVG path element for drawing triangular wedges

• the SVG viewport element

• colors and color gradients