Re: use a symbol (instance) via xlink:href creates clickable link in FF3

Jens Ansorg schrieb:
> hi,
>
> after switching from FF2 to FF3 some SVG shows new behavior and I 
> wonder whether I can do anything to change it bak to what it did in FF2.
>
> I have SVG that contains symbols like
>
> <symbol id="iconPrinter" viewBox="434.733 251.718 30.5341 19.6014">
>  <rect class="fil0 str0" x="442" y="252" width="15" height="11"/>
>  <rect class="fil1 str0" x="435" y="258" width="28" height="11"/>
> </symbol>
>
> later, instances of those symbols are used throughout the svg drawing 
> like
>
> <use id="iPrinter" transform="scale(0.791195 0.791195)" x="15.6261" 
> y="197.181" width="30.5341" height="19.6014" xlink:href="#iconPrinter"/>
>
> Now, viewing the SVG in FF2 (and adobe SVG plugin) just shows the 
> printer icon in it's place.
>
> When viewed in FF3, the printer icon is show and it becomes a kind of 
> link: when I click on the icon I get redirected to map.svg#iconPrinter
>
> How can I disable this link behavior on use elements? I experimented 
> with additional xlink attributes like xlink:type, xlink:show but it 
> makes no difference.
>
> Why does this cause trouble at all? The SVG in question is a map of 
> our building with several layers for the floors. The SVG is embedded 
> in a HTML page "map.html". The SVG gets javascript code attached that 
> i.e. responds to clicking on the printer icons. With FF2 only the 
> javascript action got executed. But now in FF3 the action happens and 
> then the link gets executed: in the browser the address "map.html" 
> gets replaced with "map.svg#iconPrinter" - the svg gets loaded 
> directly without the surrounding html and does not work anymore.
>
> Any ideas?
> thank you
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Hi,
can you post the complete svg file?
Tried to reproduce with my current ff3 (nightly buld 3.2a1pre)
but no luck - the symbol is instanciated but I cannot see any effect on 
clicking it.

Axel