From f8557b993f8f3d10499f14c033dddf2bc8923d16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Bostock Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:51:07 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Tweak README. --- README.md | 12 +++--------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e4ed33fb..df40fe3f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,14 +3,10 @@ **D3** is a small, free JavaScript library for manipulating HTML documents based on data. D3 can help you quickly visualize your data as HTML or SVG, handle interactivity, and incorporate smooth transitions and staged animations -into your pages. +into your pages. You can use D3 as a visualization framework (like Protovis), +or you can use it to build dynamic pages (like jQuery). -You can use D3 as a visualization framework, or you can just use it to build -dynamic pages. Unlike other systems, D3 doesn’t tie you to a proprietary -representation, so you are free to exercise the full capabilities of modern -browsers. - -## Browser Support +### Browser Support D3 should work on any browser, with minimal requirements such as JavaScript and the [W3C DOM](http://www.w3.org/DOM/) API. We also require the [Selectors @@ -24,8 +20,6 @@ required to use D3, but are useful for visualization. D3 is not a compatibility layer. The examples should work on Firefox, Chrome (Chromium), Safari (WebKit), Opera and IE9. -### NOTICE FOR CHROME USERS - Chrome has strict permissions for reading files out of the local file system. To view some of the examples locally, you will need to start a local web server. One easy way to do that is to install Tornado: