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Re: Test of posting SVG

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Ian Goddard wrote:
> This file contains embedded SVG.  It is a tree composed with the Dia 
> editor saved as SVG. SVG is a dialect (for want of a better term) of XML 
> and XML is text so it should be possible to embed in a newsgroup posting.
> 
> The lines as saved are too long for internet message format but can be 
> split.  To do this I set the right hand margin of the Bluefish XML 
> editor to 60 characters, opened the .svg file, selected 
> Tools>Format>Split at right margin and resaved the file.
> 
> To try viewing the file copy the lines between the lines of equals signs 
> (but not the lines of equals themselves), paste into your text editor of 
> choice and save with a .svg suffix to the file name.
> 
> It should be possible to open with whatever application you have to view 
> vector graphics files.  If you don't have anything download the 
> appropriate version of Inkscape from inkscape.org
> 
> The tree is the first few generations of Lawrence Kaye, 1st son of John 
> Kaye of Woodsome assembled from Glover, Flower and Dugdale.
> 

That seemed successful.

Ian

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Re: Test of posting SVG Ian Goddard <ian_ng@austonley.org.uk> - 2024-03-09 12:07 +0000
  Re: Test of posting SVG john1 <john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr> - 2024-03-09 16:40 +0100
    Re: Test of posting SVG Ian Goddard <ian_ng@austonley.org.uk> - 2024-03-09 16:19 +0000
      Re: Test of posting SVG john <john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr> - 2024-03-09 17:46 +0100
        Re: Test of posting SVG Ian Goddard <ian_ng@austonley.org.uk> - 2024-03-09 17:06 +0000
  Re: Test of posting SVG Enno Borgsteede <ennoborg@gmail.com> - 2024-03-09 17:08 +0100
    Re: Test of posting SVG Ian Goddard <ian_ng@austonley.org.uk> - 2024-03-09 16:40 +0000
      Re: Test of posting SVG Enno Borgsteede <ennoborg@gmail.com> - 2024-03-09 18:39 +0100
        Re: Test of posting SVG Jan Wolfe <janetpcwolfe@gmail.com> - 2024-03-11 20:02 -0400

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