SVG use with external source

[jonathantneal]

Creating the issue to track consideration of SVG <use> with external sources.

@dstorey filed a related issue (#55) to switch to SVGs on your main site. However, he notes:

One downside would be probably having to use inline SVG rather than an external file.

This has been written about elsewhere:

External resource doesn't work in any version (up to 11 tested) of Internet Explorer. Even the ones that do support inline SVG: 9, 10, 11. — CSS Tricks

So, I asked about this, and you responded. Thank you!

This is currently "Under Consideration," we'll add it to http://status.modern.ie for you to be able to track. #AskIE — @IEDevChat

And here we are. Again, the issue is limited to IE9-11. I’ve yet to find a way to detect the issue apart from user agent sniffing. I’m maintaining a shiv, and I will link to this status once it is available.

[jonathantneal]

Kudos to @gregwhitworth for tracking this feature with f240b6d. I’m closing this.

[gregwhitworth]

No problem, sorry it took me a bit to get it posted :)