Is there a standard for rendering vectorized graphics on web sites?

It seems that w3c supports the svg file format, however not all browsers support it yet. Are there开发者_如何学JAVA currently any viable options to include vectorized graphics on a website?

SVG is the way to go, but you may need to use some additional plugins to ensure wider compatibility. To be clear, all modern browsers support it, but there are notable 'previous-gen' browsers that don't (ok, just IE & early Android).

Consider SVGWeb, which will allow you to create a cross-platform SVG embed. I don't totally agree with their methodology (falling back to a Flash renderer if no native support is detected), but it allows you to embed SVG files, unlike RaphaelJS.

The alternative is to user a server-based renderer like Batik, but my experience with Batik is that it is slow as a dog... fine if you have everything cached, but if you need dynamic scaling or things of that nature, you're better off with SVG proper.

SVG is really the only widely supported vector format, but you're right that it's not ubiquitous. The most popular option is to use a layer on top of SVG like Raphaël. It's compatible with any browser you're likely to encounter nowadays.