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[May 6, 2008] Opera Software released a public alpha version of a new developer tool named Dragonfly.

The Dragonfly alpha release will upgrade automatically and includes a JavaScript Debugger, DOM and CSS Inspectors, Error Console and Command Line. To try it out, visit the Dragonfly product page for a free download.

To learn how more about how to use Opera Dragonfly head on over to dev.opera.com for an introduction.

Note especially that Opera is looking for feedback and that your input will help make the developer tools even better.

"The demand for customized handsets and improved user experience continues to increase," said Nico Finke, head of product management at Esmertec. "This partnership allows us to deliver high-quality 2D-graphics technology to our customers. We look forward to providing Quickoffice's products and continue our commitment to being the best in the industry."

http://www.quickoffice.com/news/quickoffice-press-releases/2008-press-releases/press-release-april-22-2008/

Dallas, Texas, April 1, 2008: "Quickoffice, Inc., the leading global provider of innovative software and solutions for the mobile business professional, today announced its Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny (SVGT) Platform has been selected by ARM to be optimized for the ARM Mali Graphics Architecture. The partnership will benefit developers of ARM technology-based system-on-chip (SoC) designs, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and mobile platform vendors, such as Symbian and Windows Mobile.

http://www.quickoffice.com/news/quickoffice-press-releases/2008-press-releases/press-release-april-1-2008/

GEMï (ex GUI) is a multiple windows system with scroll bars, resize, collapse and restore, move, zoom, menus (file open and close), dialogs, windows tabs, thumbnails, colorpicker, preferences, selective print, info, online help. It's main vocation is to be used on the web or private network. In remote use it can open project's files and save the user preferences.

GEMï is under LGPL license.

http://www.dotuscomus.com/svg/lib/library.html#gemi

"Utilizing the Open Mobile Alliance Rich Media Environment (OMA-RME) application framework layer and a connected device such as a mobile handset or PC, MobiTV will provide an array of interactive applications to the field trial including voting, polling, mCommerce, interactive advertising, real-time audience measurement and key reporting capabilities that drive unique measurement. These enhancements will become indispensable in defining the next generation of mobile television applications and business models. MobiTV is working with world class partners including BitFlash and VisualOn, to create a ubiquitous reference standard and client platform ready for mass deployment across a wide variety of devices."

http://www.mobitv.com/about/press/releases/page=press/release_041408a

The English and French editions of the LearnSVG.com ebook is now available for free and can be downloaded here: Learn SVG.

The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents. Tons of new features and performance improvements are included in this release. Dialogs now have the ability to be docked to the editing window. Gradients can be edited completely on-canvas. The new Paint Bucket Tool fills bounded areas with color. A new 3D Box tool helps create perspective-correct drawings. A new Tweak tool provides an intuitive method for editing paths and painting objects. The new Live Path Effects feature can create "brushes" and various organic effects on paths. Improvements to color management include support for color spaces other than sRGB. Most SVG filters are now implemented, and a new powerful UI is provided for editing filter stacks.

Download Inkscape 0.46 for Linux, Windows or Mac OS X

New to all this, but you folks may be interested.

I've made a server that converts Blazonry (the jargon for describing coats of arms) into SVG.  The SVG I produce, near as I can tell, is mostly valid, though no web browser seems to be able to handle it well, and of libraries only rsvglib works right.  So by default the server converts to PNG, but there's an option to see the SVG instead.

Take a look at http://web.meson.org/blazonserver/ and let me know what you think!

For a tutorial on how to do photoshop-like effects in SVG head on over to dev.opera.com for an in-depth article on the subject.

This site also hosts a number of SVG-related articles that show you how to use SVG in modern web browsers.

The SVG Open 2008 abstract submission forms are available. SVG Open is the worldwide SVG developers conference targeting SVG content developers and users, tool makers and people interested in advancing the SVG and related W3C specifications.

Please submit your abstracts at http://www.svgopen.org/ → Registration.

Looking forward to receiving many interesting abstracts!

Firefox 3 T-Shirt Contest: send in your SVG before Sunday March 16th 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). Good luck

Next weekend FOSDEM (the Free and Open Source Developers European Meeting) takes place again in Brussels.
For the price of a voluntary donation you can meet loads of interesting people and see loads of interesting presentations.
"Integrating the Web into GTK+ applications with WebKit" by Alp Stoker for example:

Thursday it's Valentines day. Surprise your love with a personalized moving message at her mobile via svghearts.com and i bet you she will show it off (coders can of course easily make more adjustments, like inserting a photo).

Frank Bruder posted a tutorial on how to install Apache Batik on Windows and integrate it with the Windows Explorer. After the installation, users can open and convert SVG files to PNGs or PDFs directly from the Windows Explorer by right-clicking the SVG file. Additionally, truetype fonts can be converted to SVG fonts.