I'm having a play with SVG and am having a few problems with positioning. I have a series of shapes which are contained in the g group tag. I was hoping to use it like a container, so I could set its x position and then all the elements in that group would also move. But that doesn't seem to be possible.
- How do most people go about positioning a group of elements which you wish to move in tandem?
- Is there any concept of relative positioning? e.g. relative to its parent
Answer
Everything in the g element is positioned relative to the current transform matrix.
To move the content, just put the transformation in the g element:
<g transform="translate(20,2.5) rotate(10)">
<rect x="0" y="0" width="60" height="10"/>
</g>
Links: Example from the SVG 1.1 spec
