DOTLAN EveMaps

After doing some research about SVG in combination with the Internet Explorer I found out that Microsoft has their vector graphics format (VML) which got rejected by W3C 10 years ago. VML is supported from IE5.5+ and is likely the reason why Microsoft isn’t implementing SVG like all the other big browsers.

I did some tests and realized, that  it isn’t that much different compared with svg, at least for the features I need from a vector based graphics format. Because VML is based on a HTML/XML syntax it’s possible to modify it with Javascript (like I do with the infolayer switch on the maps to switch between: sovereignty, kills, jumps, etc.

After some hours of work, I finally replaced the Flash maps (which were only a workaround for IE users) with new maps based on VML (for IE Only).  I would be happy if the minority of IE Users can check if everything is working as intended. Firefox/Safari/Opera/Chrome user shouldn’t be affected.