XML incompatibility, SnipSVG being unstable, and styles on the HEAD section

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Re: XML incompatibility, SnipSVG being unstable, and styles on the HEAD section

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Hi Gianni,

Thanks for reporting this, I can reproduce it on a MacBook Pro with M3 Max. The first time it happens it gets triggered if you resize quickly. After that it happens more easily. We're looking into it.
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Re: XML incompatibility, SnipSVG being unstable, and styles on the HEAD section

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Hi,

just adding a piece of information that can maybe be useful to know...

I asked a colleague to test the app on a Windows laptop, and she had no issues at all. Is maybe something related to the Mac's version only?? Do you want me to run specific tests on my Mac?

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gianniangelini wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:58 am I asked a colleague to test the app on a Windows laptop, and she had no issues at all. Is maybe something related to the Mac's version only?? Do you want me to run specific tests on my Mac?
No, that's OK, we are already working on it. The Mac systems the developers were testing on are older and slower M1 systems, and the resize error you are seeing wasn't happening there, but I can reproduce it on my M3 Max MacBook Pro. So it appears to be a timing issue. There is also a compatibility issue with Sequoia that needs to be addressed. We are working on both issues and an update will be coming soon.
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Hi Gianni,
Please give this updated (beta) version a test run:

https://www.helpandmanual.com/download/snipsvg-v150.dmg

The resize error should be gone. If it still persists on your machine, we'd like to know a.s.a.p.
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Re: XML incompatibility, SnipSVG being unstable, and styles on the HEAD section

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Hi!

I've just tested this last version. It works flawlessly now! I've resized, typed text, added colors etc., no issues.
I'll use it in production as much as possible, and keep you posted if I find anything else of interest.
Thank you so much!

As a side note, I've deleted the <style> section from the head of the XML code, just to see what happens, and I noticed that the file still shows up complete in SnipSVG, while it's not fully displayed in the browser (see screenshot). You know I'm a bit fixated with "clean code", and I would like to see all styles inline for compatibility... so I'm just wondering, if your code can display an image in SnipSVG without the style section in the header, why not getting rid of it altogether? Wouldn't it be a positive in the long term? Just contributing ideas, you go your way, of course...

Thanks again for all your hard work, and for your ready support! Much appreciated!!
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deleted the <style> section from the head of the XML code, just to see what happens
I suggest to keep it, it's there for a reason :D
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Re: XML incompatibility, SnipSVG being unstable, and styles on the HEAD section

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Hi,

some more issues... (version 1.5.400)

1) I tried to type hex code for a color... I can't. Are color code fields read only? (see screenshot_1.png) If yes, is that possible to make them editable? I had to type an hex color code manually into the XML code...
2) Again issues with visualizing text on SVG: see screenshot_2).

File code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!--____ Made_with _____ _______
/ __/__ (_)__ / __/ | / / ___/
_\ \/ _ \/ / _ \_\ \ | |/ / (_ /
/___/_//_/_/ .__/___/ |___/\___/
/_/ http://snipsvg.com -->
<svg width="800" height="600" viewBox="0 0 800 600" role="img"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlns:xpl="http://www.helpxplain.com/namespaces/xplain"
version="1.1">
<style>
a { color: #0070C0 }
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
p {
line-height: 1.2em;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
h1,h2,h3 {
line-height: 1.2em;
margin: 0 0 0.5em 0;
padding: 0;
}
ul {
margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;
}
ol {
margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;
}
li {
line-height: 1.2em;
}
</style>
<g id="shape1" class="xplitem shape" transform="translate(317.7,185.45)" style="--xpl-w:170.32;--xpl-h:170.32;--xpl-valign:middle;">
<ellipse fill="#F6FFF4" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke-width="2" stroke="#000000" cx="85.16" cy="85.16" rx="84.16" ry="84.16"></ellipse>
<switch>
<foreignObject x="20" y="6.66" width="130.32" height="157"><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p style="text-align:center;font-family:Arial;font-size:36px"><span style="font-size:128px">i</span></p></body></foreignObject>
<g style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:128px;fill:#000000;text-anchor:middle;--xpl-margins:18,0,18,0;"><text x="85.16" y="134.66" dy="-0.12em">i</text></g>
</switch>
</g>
</svg>

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The hex field is read-only.

As for the text glitch: this is the same error as before. In version 1.5 this is fixed already. Did you create this object with an older version? Or was the object copied from an file created with an older version? Or was the object copied from the favorites gallery? It must be something like that. Same cure as before for existing objects: apply a different font size, then reapply the old one.
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Re: XML incompatibility, SnipSVG being unstable, and styles on the HEAD section

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Hi Alexander!

I'm attaching a short video to show the issue with font size (apparently, it happens only with big font size??) - mp4, added fake svg extension in order to be able to upload it... - sorry, just realized it doesn't get uploaded: is there a way to send you an mp4 (it's compressed, 3 MB)?

About the hex code field... A recurrent situation for professional tech writers is having hex code to use from a style guide, so it would be important to be able to paste those codes in an editable text field. Is that a feature you would consider adding?

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The hex field is read-only.
Is it? In my SnipSVG Vers. 1.5.0 Build 400 (Win) I can enter a hex number in the color dialog. What could be the reason?
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Re: XML incompatibility, SnipSVG being unstable, and styles on the HEAD section

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Hi Gianni,

as long as you cannot enter the hex number, you can use a converter and enter RGB:
https://www.rgbtohex.net/hex-to-rgb/
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