Affinity Designer - svg issues/compatibility

[kateo]

Hi there!

I'm using Affinity Designer on Windows and I'm running into an svg error/compatibility issue, specifically when trying to use a svg file exported from Affinity and uploaded to Canva. I receive an error (on Canva's end) that the svg file contains features that are unsupported. Through a combination of browsing through these support forums and trial and error, it was found that when the text (xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/") is removed from the svg file, the error is resolved.

I guess for my first question, what is the purpose of xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" text within the svg file?

Would it be an issue for me to remove that text in a text editor? (i.e. does Affinity Designer require the text to remain in the file? Will removal impact file functionality?)

 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[gdenby]

Hi, kateo,

My understanding of SVG syntax is rudimentary. What I know of XML is that "xmlns" is used to disambiguate  terms that might have the same letter set, but mean different things in different vocabularies. I'm guessing that the declaration (xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/") is a way to clarify that the term serif, usually part of a letter form, can mean in the file a reference to the Serif corporation. 

Why Canva has a problem w. that, I'm pretty much clueless. Cut it out of the file, and see if Designer has a problem. I've used svg files from various sources, none upon quick review have the line you posted, and they open fine w. Designer. Its only when I mangle the file w. clumsy larger scale editing that I get errors.

[kateo]

Thanks for providing some insight on the matter, gdenby! 

It seems to be more of a Canva-thing rather than an Affinity one, but I was still curious and wanted to make sure I wasn't making any changes that had a negative impact on the file.