Back to SVG: How do you prefer to extract data from charts and animation w/ a logical text result? XSLT can do it, but it's old and cranky.
May 26, 2013 · 10:13 PM UTC
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@nikder to create a human-readable dataset from an existing SVG chart or table, yes. I hope that clarifies! Thanks :)
@nikder So bypass the SVG altogether? What if it's included inline in an HTML5 or app/xml doc?
@nikder That makes sense. It's only in early W3C specs/notes I've run across XSLT advocated, hence my interest in contemporary practice :)
@nikder as mentioned, it was just advocated, not spec'd. At the time, there wasn't much else. Truly appreciate your help with this!
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@nikder I suppose someone back then probably wrote a Perl script. In fact, I'd bet on it!
@mollydotcom I've only used XSLT to do it, but then I am also old and cranky.
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@mollydotcom I’d love to know how to make interactive charts more accessible than “link to CSV file” … because HM Government.
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@mollydotcom XSLT is very good.