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		WiseWeasel on Oct 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why have SVG images not yet replaced PNG on the we... You can create an SVG where certain elements are hidden when rendered below a particular size using embedded JavaScript. It would be a pain in the ass because it would have to be done by hand, but you could do it. It's a problem with the tools we use to create SVGs, not the capabilities of the format.

panzi on Oct 1, 2013 [–]

Hmm, could it be done via CSS?

WiseWeasel on Oct 1, 2013 | [–]

Now that you mention it, you can do it with CSS media queries, like so (but with shape and path elements rather than image elements):

https://github.com/estelle/clowncar

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