On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 08:01:32AM -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote:
With the markers done as <def>s, there is really only a single marker element, that is kept in the "definitions" (<def>) section of the document, and it is "referenced" into each place it's needed. Thus, if you update the marker's style, shape, etc., ALL instances of the marker are changed the same way. Markers also have special capabilities (like auto-aligning to the path) compared with other <def> items such as gradients or symbols.
Maybe I wasn't clear, or maybe I'm not understanding. Made-up svg follows.
Sorry, I'm an idiot, I had assumed that markers were defined like symbols and that you had to reference them like xlink:href. I see now that it is stored seperately and referenced in the style property.
Sorry for wasting your time.
Jeff