In response to changes made during Candidate Recommendation phase from implementor feedback, and to previous Last Call comments, the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Working Group has published a new Last Call Working Draft of the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Tiny 1.2 Specification. The SVG language defines the features and syntax for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Tiny, Version 1.2, a language for describing two-dimensional vector and mixed vector/raster graphics in XML. Its goal is to provide the ability to create a whole range of graphical content, from static images to animations to interactive Web applications. SVG Tiny 1.2 is a profile of SVG intended for implementation on a range of devices, from cellphones and PDAs to desktop and laptop computers.

This has been a long-awaited release, and it is expected that the specification will be a an official W3C Recommendation before the end of the year. It also signals the beginning of important new work on SVG that has been put on hold until this point.