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dl
dt basic shape
dt shape
dt shape elements
dd A graphics element that is defined by some
combination of straight lines and curves.
Specifically: ‘circle’, ‘ellipse’, ‘line’, ‘path’,
‘polygon’, ‘polyline’ and ‘rect’.
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Presented that way, it looks like "basic shape", "shape" and "shape elements" are all following the same definition, that includes the <path> element.
On the one hand <path> is actually not defined in this chapter and it does not sound appropriate to use the term "basic" for that element since it can be used for quite complex shapes. The text below the definition as well as https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/paths.html#Introduction seems to exclude <path> for basic shape.
cc @nikolaszimmermann @rbuis @soniasingla
The introduction of chapter 10 (Basic shapes) starts that way (see https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/shapes.html#Introduction ):
Presented that way, it looks like "basic shape", "shape" and "shape elements" are all following the same definition, that includes the
<path>
element.On the one hand
<path>
is actually not defined in this chapter and it does not sound appropriate to use the term "basic" for that element since it can be used for quite complex shapes. The text below the definition as well as https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/paths.html#Introduction seems to exclude<path>
for basic shape.On the other hand, the definition for
<path>
in https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/paths.html#PathElement puts it in the category of "shape element".So it looks that one needs two separate definitions instead : one for basic shape element and one for shape element.
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