Update:

Peter Rauen submitted an improved version (thanks) which works with different language versions of windows (the original only works with US-English version).
The source and executable is available here:
Updated SVG Switcher
You might need to install the full version below first, and then this one as an update.

SVG Switch (version 2.0):

First off:

This is a first beta release of our v2.0 SVG switcher, that has recently been updated to allow switching Adobe's v6 viewer as well.
It has only been tested on Windows MX and 2000 so far, and there are probably many bugs left.

What does it do?

SVG Switch allows developers to have the Adobe v3, v6 and Corel v1 SVG viewers working on their PC at the same time.
It sits in your system-tray, showing either A3, A6 or C1 as icon.
If you click on it, it cycles through these three choices, toggeling registry values so that Internet Explorer uses the appropriate SVG viewer.
Switching between Adobe and Corel viewers only requires refreshing the browser. If you want to switch between Adobe v3 and v6, you need to close and re-open the browser window.
This 'limitation' has the advantage that you can run your SVG on ASV3, toggle the switch, and open your SVG in a second browser window, running ASV3 and ASV6 at the same time.

Right-clicking on the tray-icon allows you to dissable SVG or SWF(Flash) all together, for testing purposes.

What to download?

You'll need the three SVG viewers, and the SVGSwitch program:

How to set everything up:

The order of setting things up is important - the switch might not work if you skip a step because you already have one of the viewers installed.

  1. Install the Corel SVG viewer.
  2. Install the Adobe V6.0 SVG viewer.
  3. Install the Adobe V3.0 SVG viewer.
  4. Install SVGSwitch.

Watch-out 1: notice that ASV6 is installed before ASV3 - important.

Watch-out 2: if don't install viewers in their default location, things might not work.

You'll find the SVGSwitch link in your Start/Programs menu. If you drag it to the Startup folder, SVGSwitch will always be in your system-tray after you restart your PC.

If you need any assistance, or have bugs to report, contact us here:

GRI Technologies:
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