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3 Determining<br />

A Responsive eLearning Design Strategy<br />

3.3: Challenges and Solutions<br />

3.3.1: Design<br />

b<br />

SVGs and SVG Animations: Converting vectors to images and then scaling them can lead to quality<br />

loss. A better solution is to convert vectors to Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format.<br />

The SVG format offers the following benefits:<br />

It bypasses the problem of screen resolution.<br />

It is built <strong>with</strong> XML, and therefore gives a relatively lightweight file.<br />

It can be manipulated and styled j<strong>us</strong>t like any other element on a Web page.<br />

SVGs can be static, animated (for short, simple animations) or interactive. Small animations created in<br />

Flash can be converted into SVGs <strong>us</strong>ing Swiffy. But SVGs come <strong>with</strong> a disclaimer. Some older<br />

browsers like IE 8 and its earlier versions do not support the SVG format. So the best and<br />

recommended practice is to verify browser support in targeted browsers before <strong>us</strong>ing them.<br />

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