Re: [Gnash] MP3 support

[Tomas Groth]

Hi Daniel,

> >promoting SVG might be an option.
> 
> I agree that an open standard created from scratch is potentially better 
> than an adapted de-facto standard like Flash. However I'm not sure if 
> SVG animation has any support for soundtracks, or any equivalent to 
> ActionScript. As I understand it, SVG animations are intended by the W3C 
> to be a vector-based replacement for simple animated GIFs, rather than 
> for Flash games or movies.
> 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/animate.html
> 

The current SVG standard doesn't support video and audio, but the upcoming 1.2
does. When it's officially released, and who/what will support it, is another
matter.
ActionScripts are flash-only, but javascript is supported by SVG, and it is
possible to make games etc., check out this sample game, works in firefox 1.5:
http://www.croczilla.com/svg/samples/svgtetris/svgtetris.svg
The problem is that you have to embed the smart functions in the SVG, while
flash got that in the actionscript-lib in the player.

cheers,

Tomas