SVG for XY Background Image?

Grant_Stead · 10-27-2019 08:19 AM

Has anyone played with having SVG as an XY background image. This would let you do interesting things with example drawing up a coordinate system, and allowing people to apply comments in specific areas…

Fabian_Weller

@Grant_Stead Thank you for that awesome idea.

I tried it with a simple SVG that @Jonathon gave us:

CONCATENATE("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,
<svg xmlns=""http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"" viewBox=""0 0 100 100"">
<rect width=""100%"" height=""100%"" rx=""20"" fill=""lightblue""/>
<text
  font-family=""Roboto,Arial,sans-serif""
  fill=""black"" font-size=""24px""
  text-anchor=""middle"" x=""50%"" y=""60%"">",
  "Text"
,"</text>
</svg>")

In an Image or Drawing column this looks like this:

But in a XY column it doesn’t show up. It’s just blank.

I think the reason is, that the XY background image must be a “real” image file that Google can load as a map background.
@Aleksi am I right?

Fabian_Weller

A very raw method

I made it with https://placehold.jp/en.html#advanced-tab

https://placehold.jp/50/61c0ff/000000/400x320.png?text=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20l%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20l%0A%E2%80%94%20%E2%80%94%20%E2%80%94%20%E2%80%94%20%E2%80%94%20%E2%80%94%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20l%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20l

But at least you can use it as a XY background

Grant_Stead

That’s awesome!
And, that might actually accomplish what i’m looking for… LOL

Fabian_Weller

Glad to hear that you can use it

pro100bear

Looks like Appsheet supports SVG now.

Detailing is insane of course.