Greeetings I attempted to invoke the example in S17.1 of the SVG 1.1 specification in inkscape. This deals with "Linking out" of SVG content.The relevent part of this is <a xlink:href="http://www.w3.org"> <ellipse cx="2.5" cy="1.5" rx="2" ry="1" fill="red" /> </a> When invoking the example in InternetExplorer, the affect of clicking on the ellipse is to bring up W3's web page. I have not found a way of achieving this in inkscape. The relevent parts of the spec are 1. "SVG 1.0 only requires that user agents support XLink's notion of simple links." 2. "By activating these links (by clicking with the mouse, through keyboard input, voice commands, etc.), users may visit these resources." 3. "If the above SVG file is viewed by a user agent that supports both SVG and HTML, then clicking on the ellipse will cause the current window or frame to be replaced by the W3C home page." WRT 1, does inkscape meet this requirement WRT 2, MouseClicking events in inkscape are trapped for the puposes of the selector tool (I dont know how to turn of all tools). How can I activate the link WRT 3, My purposes are not the rendering of HTML but rather the invocation of a program. Does inkscape support this and how. Regards Endre IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. The RTA is not responsible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the RTA. If you receive this e-mail in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient.