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VML, the Vector Markup Language, is a vector image format that is represented by XML. It has been deprecated since SVG was accepted by the W3C, and should be used only for compatibility.

VML, the Vector Markup Language, is a vector image format that is represented by XML. It is a competing standard to SVG, as VML was never formally accepted by the W3C. VML has not been updated significantly since 1998, when it was submitted, and is considered deprecated in favor of SVG.

VML is used for websites wishing to display vector graphics for old releases of Internet Explorer, since IE has generally poor SVG support. IE9 rectifies this partially, but still only adequate support. Very few other browsers have support for VML.

VML has also been used by Microsoft Office since 2000, and continues to be used as the suite's main vector image format. OpenOffice holds deprecated support for VML for this reason.

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Is there a way to transform a Raphael paper result to PNG/SVG in any browser (including older IEs)?

I've seen a lot of people fighting with this matter, but I can't find a proper solution, nor one that fit my needs. I'm doing some charts with Raphael, and I basically need to get them as PNG (for export, or later use in a PDF, and some other…
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Is it possible to set fill and stroke colors and opacity on VML paths using CSS?

For example, I'd like to do something like the following: .myRedPath { fillcolor: red; } ... to fill my paths with a red color. Is this possible with the color and opacity of the fill and stroke attributes…
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SVG to VML - how?

I have an SVG file, which I would like to view in Internet Explorer. IE uses VML for vector-files, but I can't find ANY kind of converter between those two formats anywhere! (not in Inkscape, Illustrator, OpenOffice Draw.....how is this possible…
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How to use Python XML findall to find ''

I'm trying to do a find all from a Word document for with namespace xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" and I cannot figure out what on earth the syntax is. The docs only cover the very straight forward…
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How similar are SVG and VML?

Ignoring the browser support issue (IE6, IE7, and IE8 only support VML; IE9 supports some SVG; the other major browsers support SVG) and deprecation of VML in favor of SVG, how similar are SVG and VML? I understand that they're not compatible, but…
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How do I get VML working in standards mode?

I would like to be able to use vml objects on a page rendering in standards mode rather than quirks mode. I've found fragments of answers scattered around but can't figure it out. Raphael pulls it off somehow but I can't reverse it to figure out…
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How to debug or see VML ouput in IE? (e.g. from Raphael)

I'm working with Raphael.js to make cross-browser interactive vector graphics, trying to add a new feature with separate code to make the feature work in 'SVG mode' and 'VML mode'. My problem is, I can't see any way to inspect, debug, change or even…
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Is there a way to get pixel data from Internet Explorer?

Excanvas.js allows IE to work with the canvas tag, but the getImageData method is not supported. Is there any way at all to get the value of a specified pixel in IE (img or VML or whatever other ways bitmaps from a server can be displayed in IE)?…
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A good VML tutorial / reference

Has anybody here come across a good tutorial or a reference on VML?
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Outlook VML, emulate CSS repeat/positioning

For our email templates we are currently using the code below to enable backgrounds in some Outlook versions, however, I've been trying to wrap my head around VML to see if it's possible to emulate the CSS properties to some extent, but the little…
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vml clipping mask

I am trying to create a clipping mask in VML that would correspond to clip-path in SVG? Is that possible? Based on numerous, but fairly limited, examples I have tried drawing the shape:
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RaphaelJS huge slowdowns in IE8 when editing attr() and text() (fill, stroke, weight) of elements

I'm debugging some performance issues in IE8 with RaphaelJS. We're building graphs from ~1000 elements and text nodes in raphael and in particular one graph is causing us problems when it's rendering. In IE9 it takes 2-7 seconds depending on the…
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How to turn off text AntiAliasing in IE(6/7/8)(VML)

https://i.stack.imgur.com/YZp6L.jpg! I have a map implemented via Raphael JS, which wraps VML and SVG to support cross web browsers drawing. Everything looks good except the font in IE(6/7/8) it seems AntiAliasing is turned on rendering the text in…
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How to convert VML to png using php

I am searching for two days but just one solution VectorConvetor and it doesn't seem to work. Actually am using excanvas for InternetExplorer and want to save that image to png. IE gives VML and am not able to convert it to a png using PHP. I have…
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Render VML to bitmap in C#

Is there a way in C# / .NET to render VML into a bitmap? I'm thinking this should be really easy, but I can't seem to find anything like this in the .NET docs.
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