1382027 - Allow using an SVG <image> (SVGImageElement) as a CanvasImageSource

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, enhancement, P1)

Description

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Looks like the spec got changed to allow this at some point.

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Attachment: Allow using an SVGImageElement as a CanvasImageSource

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/mozilla-inbound/rev/c99d20ba408a
Allow using an SVGImageElement as a CanvasImageSource.  r=mystor

Comment 3

[Wes Kocher (:KWierso) (Not reading bugmail; email directly if needed)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/c99d20ba408a

Comment 4

[Andrei Vaida [:avaida]]

Hi Boris, is manual testing needed for this feature? If it's a yes, could you please file a request with the details to [e-mail]?

Comment 5

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

I don't think manual testing is needed here; the patch includes automated tests.

Comment 6

[Chris Mills [:cmills]]

I've documented this by making sure it is mentioned appropriately in

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/drawImage
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Canvas_API/Tutorial/Using_images
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CanvasImageSource

and adding a note to the Fx56 rel notes:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/56#Canvas_and_WebGL

Let me know if you notice anything untoward. Thanks!