Checkin for Bug 409004: Add Scour as an output option

(bzr r8402)

4 files changed, 2396 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/share/extensions/scour.inkscape.py b/share/extensions/scour.inkscape.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import sys
+from scour import scourString
+input = file(sys.argv[1], "r")
+sys.stdout.write(scourString(input.read()).encode("UTF-8"))
+input.close()
+sys.stdout.close()
diff --git a/share/extensions/scour.inx b/share/extensions/scour.inx
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<inkscape-extension xmlns="http://www.inkscape.org/namespace/inkscape/extension">
+    <_name>Scoured SVG Output</_name>
+    <id>org.inkscape.output.scour</id>
+    <dependency type="executable" location="extensions">scour.py</dependency>
+    <dependency type="executable" location="extensions">svg_regex.py</dependency>
+    <output>
+        <extension>.svg</extension>
+        <mimetype>image/svg+xml</mimetype>
+        <_filetypename>Scoured SVG (*.svg)</_filetypename>
+        <_filetypetooltip>Scalable Vector Graphics</_filetypetooltip>
+    </output>
+    <script>
+        <command reldir="extensions" interpreter="python">scour.inkscape.py</command>
+    </script>
+</inkscape-extension>
diff --git a/share/extensions/scour.py b/share/extensions/scour.py
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+++ b/share/extensions/scour.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+#  Scour
+#
+#  Copyright 2009 Jeff Schiller
+#
+#  This file is part of Scour, http://www.codedread.com/scour/
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+
+# Notes:
+
+# rubys' path-crunching ideas here: http://intertwingly.net/code/svgtidy/spec.rb
+# (and implemented here: http://intertwingly.net/code/svgtidy/svgtidy.rb )
+
+# Yet more ideas here: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Save_Cleaned_SVG
+# TODO: Adapt this script into an Inkscape python plugin
+#
+# * Process Transformations
+#  * Process quadratic Bezier curves
+#  * Collapse all group based transformations
+
+# Even more ideas here: http://esw.w3.org/topic/SvgTidy
+#  * removal of more default attribute values (gradientUnits, spreadMethod, x1, y1, etc)
+#  * analysis of path elements to see if rect can be used instead?
+#  * removal of unused attributes in groups:
+#    <g fill="blue" ...>
+#      <rect fill="red" ... />
+#      <rect fill="red" ... />
+#      <rect fill="red" ... />
+#    </g>
+#    in this case, fill="blue" should be removed
+#  * Move common attributes up to a parent group:
+#    <g>
+#      <rect fill="white"/>
+#      <rect fill="white"/>
+#      <rect fill="white"/>
+#    </g>
+#    becomes:
+#    <g fill="white">
+#      <rect />
+#      <rect />
+#      <rect />
+#    </g>
+
+# Suggestion from Richard Hutch:
+#  * Put id attributes first in the serialization (or make the d attribute last)
+#    This would require my own serialization of the DOM objects (not impossible)
+
+# Next Up:
+# - add an option for svgweb compatible markup (no self-closing tags)?
+# - if a <g> has only one element in it, collapse the <g> (ensure transform, etc are carried down)
+# - remove id if it matches the Inkscape-style of IDs (also provide a switch to disable this)
+# - prevent elements from being stripped if they are referenced in a <style> element
+#   (for instance, filter, marker, pattern) - need a crude CSS parser
+# - Remove any unused glyphs from font elements?
+
+# necessary to get true division
+from __future__ import division
+
+import os
+import sys
+import xml.dom.minidom
+import re
+import math
+import base64
+import urllib
+from svg_regex import svg_parser
+import gzip
+import optparse
+
+# Python 2.3- did not have Decimal
+try:
+	from decimal import *
+except ImportError:
+	from fixedpoint import *
+	Decimal = FixedPoint	
+
+APP = 'scour'
+VER = '0.18'
+COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright Jeff Schiller, 2009'
+
+NS = { 	'SVG': 		'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 
+		'XLINK': 	'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink', 
+		'SODIPODI': 'http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd',
+		'INKSCAPE': 'http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape',
+		'ADOBE_ILLUSTRATOR': 'http://ns.adobe.com/AdobeIllustrator/10.0/',
+		'ADOBE_GRAPHS': 'http://ns.adobe.com/Graphs/1.0/',
+		'ADOBE_SVG_VIEWER': 'http://ns.adobe.com/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions/3.0/',
+		'ADOBE_VARIABLES': 'http://ns.adobe.com/Variables/1.0/',
+		'ADOBE_SFW': 'http://ns.adobe.com/SaveForWeb/1.0/',
+		'ADOBE_EXTENSIBILITY': 'http://ns.adobe.com/Extensibility/1.0/',
+		'ADOBE_FLOWS': 'http://ns.adobe.com/Flows/1.0/',
+		'ADOBE_IMAGE_REPLACEMENT': 'http://ns.adobe.com/ImageReplacement/1.0/',     
+		'ADOBE_CUSTOM': 'http://ns.adobe.com/GenericCustomNamespace/1.0/',
+		'ADOBE_XPATH': 'http://ns.adobe.com/XPath/1.0/'
+		}
+
+unwanted_ns = [ NS['SODIPODI'], NS['INKSCAPE'], NS['ADOBE_ILLUSTRATOR'],
+				NS['ADOBE_GRAPHS'], NS['ADOBE_SVG_VIEWER'], NS['ADOBE_VARIABLES'],
+				NS['ADOBE_SFW'], NS['ADOBE_EXTENSIBILITY'], NS['ADOBE_FLOWS'],
+				NS['ADOBE_IMAGE_REPLACEMENT'], NS['ADOBE_CUSTOM'], NS['ADOBE_XPATH'] ] 
+
+svgAttributes = [
+				'clip-rule',
+				'display',
+				'fill',
+				'fill-opacity',
+				'fill-rule',
+				'filter',
+				'font-family',
+				'font-size',
+				'font-stretch',
+				'font-style',
+				'font-variant',
+				'font-weight',
+				'line-height',
+				'marker',
+				'opacity',
+				'overflow',
+				'stop-color',
+				'stop-opacity',
+				'stroke',
+				'stroke-dashoffset',
+				'stroke-linecap',
+				'stroke-linejoin',
+				'stroke-miterlimit',
+				'stroke-opacity',
+				'stroke-width',
+				'visibility'
+				]
+
+colors = {
+	'aliceblue': 'rgb(240, 248, 255)',
+	'antiquewhite': 'rgb(250, 235, 215)',
+	'aqua': 'rgb( 0, 255, 255)',
+	'aquamarine': 'rgb(127, 255, 212)',
+	'azure': 'rgb(240, 255, 255)',
+	'beige': 'rgb(245, 245, 220)',
+	'bisque': 'rgb(255, 228, 196)',
+	'black': 'rgb( 0, 0, 0)',
+	'blanchedalmond': 'rgb(255, 235, 205)',
+	'blue': 'rgb( 0, 0, 255)',
+	'blueviolet': 'rgb(138, 43, 226)',
+	'brown': 'rgb(165, 42, 42)',
+	'burlywood': 'rgb(222, 184, 135)',
+	'cadetblue': 'rgb( 95, 158, 160)',
+	'chartreuse': 'rgb(127, 255, 0)',
+	'chocolate': 'rgb(210, 105, 30)',
+	'coral': 'rgb(255, 127, 80)',
+	'cornflowerblue': 'rgb(100, 149, 237)',
+	'cornsilk': 'rgb(255, 248, 220)',
+	'crimson': 'rgb(220, 20, 60)',
+	'cyan': 'rgb( 0, 255, 255)',
+	'darkblue': 'rgb( 0, 0, 139)',
+	'darkcyan': 'rgb( 0, 139, 139)',
+	'darkgoldenrod': 'rgb(184, 134, 11)',
+	'darkgray': 'rgb(169, 169, 169)',
+	'darkgreen': 'rgb( 0, 100, 0)',
+	'darkgrey': 'rgb(169, 169, 169)',
+	'darkkhaki': 'rgb(189, 183, 107)',
+	'darkmagenta': 'rgb(139, 0, 139)',
+	'darkolivegreen': 'rgb( 85, 107, 47)',
+	'darkorange': 'rgb(255, 140, 0)',
+	'darkorchid': 'rgb(153, 50, 204)',
+	'darkred': 'rgb(139, 0, 0)',
+	'darksalmon': 'rgb(233, 150, 122)',
+	'darkseagreen': 'rgb(143, 188, 143)',
+	'darkslateblue': 'rgb( 72, 61, 139)',
+	'darkslategray': 'rgb( 47, 79, 79)',
+	'darkslategrey': 'rgb( 47, 79, 79)',
+	'darkturquoise': 'rgb( 0, 206, 209)',
+	'darkviolet': 'rgb(148, 0, 211)',
+	'deeppink': 'rgb(255, 20, 147)',
+	'deepskyblue': 'rgb( 0, 191, 255)',
+	'dimgray': 'rgb(105, 105, 105)',
+	'dimgrey': 'rgb(105, 105, 105)',
+	'dodgerblue': 'rgb( 30, 144, 255)',
+	'firebrick': 'rgb(178, 34, 34)',
+	'floralwhite': 'rgb(255, 250, 240)',
+	'forestgreen': 'rgb( 34, 139, 34)',
+	'fuchsia': 'rgb(255, 0, 255)',
+	'gainsboro': 'rgb(220, 220, 220)',
+	'ghostwhite': 'rgb(248, 248, 255)',
+	'gold': 'rgb(255, 215, 0)',
+	'goldenrod': 'rgb(218, 165, 32)',
+	'gray': 'rgb(128, 128, 128)',
+	'grey': 'rgb(128, 128, 128)',
+	'green': 'rgb( 0, 128, 0)',
+	'greenyellow': 'rgb(173, 255, 47)',
+	'honeydew': 'rgb(240, 255, 240)',
+	'hotpink': 'rgb(255, 105, 180)',
+	'indianred': 'rgb(205, 92, 92)',
+	'indigo': 'rgb( 75, 0, 130)',
+	'ivory': 'rgb(255, 255, 240)',
+	'khaki': 'rgb(240, 230, 140)',
+	'lavender': 'rgb(230, 230, 250)',
+	'lavenderblush': 'rgb(255, 240, 245)',
+	'lawngreen': 'rgb(124, 252, 0)',
+	'lemonchiffon': 'rgb(255, 250, 205)',
+	'lightblue': 'rgb(173, 216, 230)',
+	'lightcoral': 'rgb(240, 128, 128)',
+	'lightcyan': 'rgb(224, 255, 255)',
+	'lightgoldenrodyellow': 'rgb(250, 250, 210)',
+	'lightgray': 'rgb(211, 211, 211)',
+	'lightgreen': 'rgb(144, 238, 144)',
+	'lightgrey': 'rgb(211, 211, 211)',
+	'lightpink': 'rgb(255, 182, 193)',
+	'lightsalmon': 'rgb(255, 160, 122)',
+	'lightseagreen': 'rgb( 32, 178, 170)',
+	'lightskyblue': 'rgb(135, 206, 250)',
+	'lightslategray': 'rgb(119, 136, 153)',
+	'lightslategrey': 'rgb(119, 136, 153)',
+	'lightsteelblue': 'rgb(176, 196, 222)',
+	'lightyellow': 'rgb(255, 255, 224)',
+	'lime': 'rgb( 0, 255, 0)',
+	'limegreen': 'rgb( 50, 205, 50)',
+	'linen': 'rgb(250, 240, 230)',
+	'magenta': 'rgb(255, 0, 255)',
+	'maroon': 'rgb(128, 0, 0)',
+	'mediumaquamarine': 'rgb(102, 205, 170)',
+	'mediumblue': 'rgb( 0, 0, 205)',
+	'mediumorchid': 'rgb(186, 85, 211)',
+	'mediumpurple': 'rgb(147, 112, 219)',
+	'mediumseagreen': 'rgb( 60, 179, 113)',
+	'mediumslateblue': 'rgb(123, 104, 238)',
+	'mediumspringgreen': 'rgb( 0, 250, 154)',
+	'mediumturquoise': 'rgb( 72, 209, 204)',
+	'mediumvioletred': 'rgb(199, 21, 133)',
+	'midnightblue': 'rgb( 25, 25, 112)',
+	'mintcream': 'rgb(245, 255, 250)',
+	'mistyrose': 'rgb(255, 228, 225)',
+	'moccasin': 'rgb(255, 228, 181)',
+	'navajowhite': 'rgb(255, 222, 173)',
+	'navy': 'rgb( 0, 0, 128)',
+	'oldlace': 'rgb(253, 245, 230)',
+	'olive': 'rgb(128, 128, 0)',
+	'olivedrab': 'rgb(107, 142, 35)',
+	'orange': 'rgb(255, 165, 0)',
+	'orangered': 'rgb(255, 69, 0)',
+	'orchid': 'rgb(218, 112, 214)',
+	'palegoldenrod': 'rgb(238, 232, 170)',
+	'palegreen': 'rgb(152, 251, 152)',
+	'paleturquoise': 'rgb(175, 238, 238)',
+	'palevioletred': 'rgb(219, 112, 147)',
+	'papayawhip': 'rgb(255, 239, 213)',
+	'peachpuff': 'rgb(255, 218, 185)',
+	'peru': 'rgb(205, 133, 63)',
+	'pink': 'rgb(255, 192, 203)',
+	'plum': 'rgb(221, 160, 221)',
+	'powderblue': 'rgb(176, 224, 230)',
+	'purple': 'rgb(128, 0, 128)',
+	'red': 'rgb(255, 0, 0)',
+	'rosybrown': 'rgb(188, 143, 143)',
+	'royalblue': 'rgb( 65, 105, 225)',
+	'saddlebrown': 'rgb(139, 69, 19)',
+	'salmon': 'rgb(250, 128, 114)',
+	'sandybrown': 'rgb(244, 164, 96)',
+	'seagreen': 'rgb( 46, 139, 87)',
+	'seashell': 'rgb(255, 245, 238)',
+	'sienna': 'rgb(160, 82, 45)',
+	'silver': 'rgb(192, 192, 192)',
+	'skyblue': 'rgb(135, 206, 235)',
+	'slateblue': 'rgb(106, 90, 205)',
+	'slategray': 'rgb(112, 128, 144)',
+	'slategrey': 'rgb(112, 128, 144)',
+	'snow': 'rgb(255, 250, 250)',
+	'springgreen': 'rgb( 0, 255, 127)',
+	'steelblue': 'rgb( 70, 130, 180)',
+	'tan': 'rgb(210, 180, 140)',
+	'teal': 'rgb( 0, 128, 128)',
+	'thistle': 'rgb(216, 191, 216)',
+	'tomato': 'rgb(255, 99, 71)',
+	'turquoise': 'rgb( 64, 224, 208)',
+	'violet': 'rgb(238, 130, 238)',
+	'wheat': 'rgb(245, 222, 179)',
+	'white': 'rgb(255, 255, 255)',
+	'whitesmoke': 'rgb(245, 245, 245)',
+	'yellow': 'rgb(255, 255, 0)',
+	'yellowgreen': 'rgb(154, 205, 50)',
+	}
+	
+def isSameSign(a,b): return (a <= 0 and b <= 0) or (a >= 0 and b >= 0)
+	
+coord = re.compile("\\-?\\d+\\.?\\d*")
+scinumber = re.compile("[\\-\\+]?(\\d*\\.?)?\\d+[eE][\\-\\+]?\\d+")
+number = re.compile("[\\-\\+]?(\\d*\\.?)?\\d+")
+sciExponent = re.compile("[eE]([\\-\\+]?\\d+)")
+unit = re.compile("(em|ex|px|pt|pc|cm|mm|in|\\%){1,1}$")
+
+class Unit(object):
+	INVALID = -1
+	NONE = 0
+	PCT = 1
+	PX = 2
+	PT = 3
+	PC = 4
+	EM = 5
+	EX = 6
+	CM = 7
+	MM = 8
+	IN = 9
+	
+#	@staticmethod
+	def get(str):
+		# GZ: shadowing builtins like 'str' is generally bad form
+		# GZ: encoding stuff like this in a dict makes for nicer code
+		if str == None or str == '': return Unit.NONE
+		elif str == '%': return Unit.PCT
+		elif str == 'px': return Unit.PX
+		elif str == 'pt': return Unit.PT
+		elif str == 'pc': return Unit.PC
+		elif str == 'em': return Unit.EM
+		elif str == 'ex': return Unit.EX
+		elif str == 'cm': return Unit.CM
+		elif str == 'mm': return Unit.MM
+		elif str == 'in': return Unit.IN
+		return Unit.INVALID
+
+#	@staticmethod
+	def str(u):
+		if u == Unit.NONE: return ''
+		elif u == Unit.PCT: return '%'
+		elif u == Unit.PX: return 'px'
+		elif u == Unit.PT: return 'pt'
+		elif u == Unit.PC: return 'pc'
+		elif u == Unit.EM: return 'em'
+		elif u == Unit.EX: return 'ex'
+		elif u == Unit.CM: return 'cm'
+		elif u == Unit.MM: return 'mm'
+		elif u == Unit.IN: return 'in'
+		return 'INVALID'
+		
+	get = staticmethod(get)
+	str = staticmethod(str)
+	
+class SVGLength(object):
+	def __init__(self, str):
+		try: # simple unitless and no scientific notation
+			self.value = float(str)
+			if int(self.value) == self.value: 
+				self.value = int(self.value)
+			self.units = Unit.NONE
+		except ValueError:
+			# we know that the length string has an exponent, a unit, both or is invalid
+
+			# parse out number, exponent and unit
+			self.value = 0
+			unitBegin = 0
+			scinum = scinumber.match(str)
+			if scinum != None:
+				# this will always match, no need to check it
+				numMatch = number.match(str)
+				expMatch = sciExponent.search(str, numMatch.start(0))
+				self.value = (float(numMatch.group(0)) *
+					10 ** float(expMatch.group(1)))
+				unitBegin = expMatch.end(1)
+			else:
+				# unit or invalid
+				numMatch = number.match(str)
+				if numMatch != None:
+					self.value = float(numMatch.group(0))
+					unitBegin = numMatch.end(0)
+					
+			if int(self.value) == self.value:
+				self.value = int(self.value)
+
+			if unitBegin != 0 :
+				unitMatch = unit.search(str, unitBegin)
+				if unitMatch != None :
+					self.units = Unit.get(unitMatch.group(0))
+				
+			# invalid
+			else:
+				# TODO: this needs to set the default for the given attribute (how?)
+				self.value = 0 
+				self.units = Unit.INVALID
+
+# returns the length of a property
+# TODO: eventually use the above class once it is complete
+def getSVGLength(value):
+	try:
+		v = float(value)
+	except ValueError:
+		coordMatch = coord.match(value)
+		if coordMatch != None:
+			unitMatch = unit.search(value, coordMatch.start(0))
+		v = value
+	return v
+
+def findElementById(node, id):
+	if node == None or node.nodeType != 1: return None
+	if node.getAttribute('id') == id: return node
+	for child in node.childNodes :
+		e = findElementById(child,id)
+		if e != None: return e
+	return None
+
+def findElementsWithId(node, elems=None):
+	"""
+	Returns all elements with id attributes
+	"""
+	if elems is None:
+		elems = {}
+	id = node.getAttribute('id')
+	if id != '' :
+		elems[id] = node
+	if node.hasChildNodes() :
+		for child in node.childNodes:
+			# from http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/idl-definitions.html
+			# we are only really interested in nodes of type Element (1)
+			if child.nodeType == 1 :
+				findElementsWithId(child, elems)
+	return elems
+
+def findReferencedElements(node, ids=None):
+	"""
+	Returns the number of times an ID is referenced as well as all elements
+	that reference it.
+
+	Currently looks at fill, stroke, clip-path, mask, marker, and
+	xlink:href attributes.
+	"""
+	if ids is None:
+		ids = {}
+	# TODO: input argument ids is clunky here (see below how it is called)
+	# GZ: alternative to passing dict, use **kwargs
+	href = node.getAttributeNS(NS['XLINK'],'href')
+	
+	# if xlink:href is set, then grab the id
+	if href != '' and len(href) > 1 and href[0] == '#':
+		# we remove the hash mark from the beginning of the id
+		id = href[1:]
+		if id in ids:
+			ids[id][0] += 1
+			ids[id][1].append(node)
+		else:
+			ids[id] = [1,[node]]
+
+	# now get all style properties and the fill, stroke, filter attributes
+	styles = node.getAttribute('style').split(';')
+	referencingProps = ['fill', 'stroke', 'filter', 'clip-path', 'mask',  'marker-start', 
+						'marker-end', 'marker-mid']
+	for attr in referencingProps:
+		styles.append(':'.join([attr, node.getAttribute(attr)]))
+			
+	for style in styles:
+		propval = style.split(':')
+		if len(propval) == 2 :
+			prop = propval[0].strip()
+			val = propval[1].strip()
+			if prop in referencingProps and val != '' :
+				if len(val) >= 7 and val[0:5] == 'url(#' :
+					id = val[5:val.find(')')]
+					if ids.has_key(id) :
+						ids[id][0] += 1
+						ids[id][1].append(node)
+					else:
+						ids[id] = [1,[node]]
+				# if the url has a quote in it, we need to compensate
+				elif len(val) >= 8 :
+					id = None
+					# double-quote
+					if val[0:6] == 'url("#' :
+						id = val[6:val.find('")')]
+					# single-quote
+					elif val[0:6] == "url('#" :
+						id = val[6:val.find("')")]
+					if id != None:
+						if ids.has_key(id) :
+							ids[id][0] += 1
+							ids[id][1].append(node)
+						else:
+							ids[id] = [1,[node]]
+
+	if node.hasChildNodes() :
+		for child in node.childNodes:
+			if child.nodeType == 1 :
+				findReferencedElements(child, ids)
+	return ids
+
+numIDsRemoved = 0
+numElemsRemoved = 0
+numAttrsRemoved = 0
+numRastersEmbedded = 0
+numPathSegmentsReduced = 0
+numCurvesStraightened = 0
+numBytesSavedInPathData = 0
+numBytesSavedInColors = 0
+numPointsRemovedFromPolygon = 0
+
+def removeUnusedDefs(doc, defElem, elemsToRemove=None):
+	if elemsToRemove is None:
+		elemsToRemove = []
+
+	identifiedElements = findElementsWithId(doc.documentElement)
+	referencedIDs = findReferencedElements(doc.documentElement)
+	
+	keepTags = ['font', 'style', 'metadata', 'script', 'title', 'desc']
+	for elem in defElem.childNodes:
+		if elem.nodeName == 'g' and elem.namespaceURI == NS['SVG']:
+			elemsToRemove = removeUnusedDefs(doc, elem, elemsToRemove)
+			continue
+		if elem.nodeType == 1 and (elem.getAttribute('id') == '' or \
+				(not elem.getAttribute('id') in referencedIDs)) and \
+				not elem.nodeName in keepTags:
+			elemsToRemove.append(elem)
+	return elemsToRemove
+
+def removeUnreferencedElements(doc):
+	"""
+	Removes all unreferenced elements except for <svg>, <font>, <metadata>, <title>, and <desc>.	
+	Also vacuums the defs of any non-referenced renderable elements.
+	
+	Returns the number of unreferenced elements removed from the document.
+	"""
+	global numElemsRemoved
+	num = 0
+	removeTags = ['linearGradient', 'radialGradient', 'pattern']
+
+	identifiedElements = findElementsWithId(doc.documentElement)
+	referencedIDs = findReferencedElements(doc.documentElement)
+
+	for id in identifiedElements:
+		if not id in referencedIDs:
+			goner = findElementById(doc.documentElement, id)
+			if goner != None and goner.parentNode != None and goner.nodeName in removeTags:
+				goner.parentNode.removeChild(goner)
+				num += 1
+				numElemsRemoved += 1
+
+	# TODO: should also go through defs and vacuum it
+	num = 0
+	defs = doc.documentElement.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'defs')
+	for aDef in defs:
+		elemsToRemove = removeUnusedDefs(doc, aDef)
+		for elem in elemsToRemove:
+			elem.parentNode.removeChild(elem)
+			numElemsRemoved += 1
+			num += 1
+	return num
+
+def removeUnreferencedIDs(referencedIDs, identifiedElements):
+	"""
+	Removes the unreferenced ID attributes.
+	
+	Returns the number of ID attributes removed
+	"""
+	global numIDsRemoved
+	keepTags = ['font']
+	num = 0;
+	for id in identifiedElements.keys():
+		node = identifiedElements[id]
+		if referencedIDs.has_key(id) == False and not node.nodeName in keepTags:
+			node.removeAttribute('id')
+			numIDsRemoved += 1
+			num += 1
+	return num
+	
+def removeNamespacedAttributes(node, namespaces):
+	global numAttrsRemoved
+	num = 0
+	if node.nodeType == 1 :
+		# remove all namespace'd attributes from this element
+		attrList = node.attributes
+		attrsToRemove = []
+		for attrNum in range(attrList.length):
+			attr = attrList.item(attrNum)
+			if attr != None and attr.namespaceURI in namespaces:
+				attrsToRemove.append(attr.nodeName)
+		for attrName in attrsToRemove :
+			num += 1
+			numAttrsRemoved += 1
+			node.removeAttribute(attrName)
+		
+		# now recurse for children
+		for child in node.childNodes:
+			num += removeNamespacedAttributes(child, namespaces)
+	return num
+	
+def removeNamespacedElements(node, namespaces):
+	global numElemsRemoved
+	num = 0
+	if node.nodeType == 1 :
+		# remove all namespace'd child nodes from this element
+		childList = node.childNodes
+		childrenToRemove = []
+		for child in childList:
+			if child != None and child.namespaceURI in namespaces:
+				childrenToRemove.append(child)
+		for child in childrenToRemove :
+			num += 1
+			numElemsRemoved += 1
+			node.removeChild(child)
+		
+		# now recurse for children
+		for child in node.childNodes:
+			num += removeNamespacedElements(child, namespaces)
+	return num
+
+# this walks further and further down the tree, removing groups
+# which do not have any attributes or a title/desc child and 
+# promoting their children up one level
+def removeNestedGroups(node):
+	global numElemsRemoved
+	num = 0
+	
+	groupsToRemove = []
+	for child in node.childNodes:
+		if child.nodeName == 'g' and child.namespaceURI == NS['SVG'] and len(child.attributes) == 0:
+			# only collapse group if it does not have a title or desc as a direct descendant
+			for grandchild in child.childNodes:
+				if grandchild.nodeType == 1 and grandchild.namespaceURI == NS['SVG'] and \
+						grandchild.nodeName in ['title','desc']:
+					break
+			else:
+				groupsToRemove.append(child)
+
+	for g in groupsToRemove:
+		while g.childNodes.length > 0:
+			g.parentNode.insertBefore(g.firstChild, g)
+		g.parentNode.removeChild(g)
+		numElemsRemoved += 1
+		num += 1
+
+	# now recurse for children
+	for child in node.childNodes:
+		if child.nodeType == 1:
+			num += removeNestedGroups(child)		
+	return num
+
+def removeDuplicateGradientStops(doc):
+	global numElemsRemoved
+	num = 0
+	
+	for gradType in ['linearGradient', 'radialGradient']:
+		for grad in doc.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], gradType):
+			stops = {}
+			stopsToRemove = []
+			for stop in grad.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'stop'):
+				# convert percentages into a floating point number
+				offsetU = SVGLength(stop.getAttribute('offset'))
+				if offsetU.units == Unit.PCT:
+					offset = offsetU.value / 100.0
+				elif offsetU.units == Unit.NONE:
+					offset = offsetU.value
+				else:
+					offset = 0
+				# set the stop offset value to the integer or floating point equivalent
+				if int(offset) == offset: stop.setAttribute('offset', str(int(offset)))
+				else: stop.setAttribute('offset', str(offset))
+					
+				color = stop.getAttribute('stop-color')
+				opacity = stop.getAttribute('stop-opacity')
+				if stops.has_key(offset) :
+					oldStop = stops[offset]
+					if oldStop[0] == color and oldStop[1] == opacity:
+						stopsToRemove.append(stop)
+				stops[offset] = [color, opacity]
+				
+			for stop in stopsToRemove:
+				stop.parentNode.removeChild(stop)
+				num += 1
+				numElemsRemoved += 1
+	
+	# linear gradients
+	return num
+
+def collapseSinglyReferencedGradients(doc):
+	global numElemsRemoved
+	num = 0
+	
+	# make sure to reset the ref'ed ids for when we are running this in testscour
+	for rid,nodeCount in findReferencedElements(doc.documentElement).iteritems():
+		count = nodeCount[0]
+		nodes = nodeCount[1]
+		if count == 1:
+			elem = findElementById(doc.documentElement,rid)
+			if elem != None and elem.nodeType == 1 and elem.nodeName in ['linearGradient', 'radialGradient'] \
+					and elem.namespaceURI == NS['SVG']:
+				# found a gradient that is referenced by only 1 other element
+				refElem = nodes[0]
+				if refElem.nodeType == 1 and refElem.nodeName in ['linearGradient', 'radialGradient'] \
+						and refElem.namespaceURI == NS['SVG']:
+					# elem is a gradient referenced by only one other gradient (refElem)
+					
+					# add the stops to the referencing gradient (this removes them from elem)
+					if len(refElem.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'stop')) == 0:
+						stopsToAdd = elem.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'stop')
+						for stop in stopsToAdd:
+							refElem.appendChild(stop)
+							
+					# adopt the gradientUnits, spreadMethod,  gradientTransform attributes if
+					# they are unspecified on refElem
+					for attr in ['gradientUnits','spreadMethod','gradientTransform']:
+						if refElem.getAttribute(attr) == '' and not elem.getAttribute(attr) == '':
+							refElem.setAttributeNS(None, attr, elem.getAttribute(attr))
+							
+					# if both are radialGradients, adopt elem's fx,fy,cx,cy,r attributes if
+					# they are unspecified on refElem
+					if elem.nodeName == 'radialGradient' and refElem.nodeName == 'radialGradient':
+						for attr in ['fx','fy','cx','cy','r']:
+							if refElem.getAttribute(attr) == '' and not elem.getAttribute(attr) == '':
+								refElem.setAttributeNS(None, attr, elem.getAttribute(attr))
+					
+					# if both are linearGradients, adopt elem's x1,y1,x2,y2 attributes if 
+					# they are unspecified on refElem
+					if elem.nodeName == 'linearGradient' and refElem.nodeName == 'linearGradient':
+						for attr in ['x1','y1','x2','y2']:
+							if refElem.getAttribute(attr) == '' and not elem.getAttribute(attr) == '':
+								refElem.setAttributeNS(None, attr, elem.getAttribute(attr))
+								
+					# now remove the xlink:href from refElem
+					refElem.removeAttributeNS(NS['XLINK'], 'href')
+					
+					# now delete elem
+					elem.parentNode.removeChild(elem)
+					numElemsRemoved += 1
+					num += 1		
+	return num
+
+def removeDuplicateGradients(doc):
+	global numElemsRemoved
+	num = 0
+	
+	gradientsToRemove = {}
+	duplicateToMaster = {}
+
+	for gradType in ['linearGradient', 'radialGradient']:
+		grads = doc.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], gradType)
+		for grad in grads:
+			# TODO: should slice grads from 'grad' here to optimize
+			for ograd in grads:
+				# do not compare gradient to itself
+				if grad == ograd: continue
+
+				# compare grad to ograd (all properties, then all stops)
+				# if attributes do not match, go to next gradient
+				someGradAttrsDoNotMatch = False
+				for attr in ['gradientUnits','spreadMethod','gradientTransform','x1','y1','x2','y2','cx','cy','fx','fy','r']:
+					if grad.getAttribute(attr) != ograd.getAttribute(attr):
+						someGradAttrsDoNotMatch = True
+						break;
+				
+				if someGradAttrsDoNotMatch: continue
+
+				# compare xlink:href values too
+				if grad.getAttributeNS(NS['XLINK'], 'href') != ograd.getAttributeNS(NS['XLINK'], 'href'):
+					continue
+
+				# all gradient properties match, now time to compare stops
+				stops = grad.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'stop')
+				ostops = ograd.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'stop')
+
+				if stops.length != ostops.length: continue
+
+				# now compare stops
+				stopsNotEqual = False
+				for i in range(stops.length):
+					if stopsNotEqual: break
+					stop = stops.item(i)
+					ostop = ostops.item(i)
+					for attr in ['offset', 'stop-color', 'stop-opacity']:
+						if stop.getAttribute(attr) != ostop.getAttribute(attr):
+							stopsNotEqual = True
+							break
+				if stopsNotEqual: continue
+
+				# ograd is a duplicate of grad, we schedule it to be removed UNLESS
+				# ograd is ALREADY considered a 'master' element
+				if not gradientsToRemove.has_key(ograd):
+					if not duplicateToMaster.has_key(ograd):
+						if not gradientsToRemove.has_key(grad):
+							gradientsToRemove[grad] = []
+						gradientsToRemove[grad].append( ograd )
+						duplicateToMaster[ograd] = grad
+	
+	# get a collection of all elements that are referenced and their referencing elements
+	referencedIDs = findReferencedElements(doc.documentElement)
+	for masterGrad in gradientsToRemove.keys():
+		master_id = masterGrad.getAttribute('id')
+		for dupGrad in gradientsToRemove[masterGrad]:
+			# if the duplicate gradient no longer has a parent that means it was
+			# already re-mapped to another master gradient
+			if not dupGrad.parentNode: continue
+			dup_id = dupGrad.getAttribute('id')
+			# for each element that referenced the gradient we are going to remove
+			for elem in referencedIDs[dup_id][1]:
+				# find out which attribute referenced the duplicate gradient
+				for attr in ['fill', 'stroke']:
+					v = elem.getAttribute(attr)
+					if v == 'url(#'+dup_id+')' or v == 'url("#'+dup_id+'")' or v == "url('#"+dup_id+"')":
+						elem.setAttribute(attr, 'url(#'+master_id+')')
+				if elem.getAttributeNS(NS['XLINK'], 'href') == '#'+dup_id:
+					elem.setAttributeNS(NS['XLINK'], 'href', '#'+master_id)
+			
+			# now that all referencing elements have been re-mapped to the master
+			# it is safe to remove this gradient from the document
+			dupGrad.parentNode.removeChild(dupGrad)
+			numElemsRemoved += 1
+			num += 1
+	return num
+
+def repairStyle(node, options):
+	num = 0
+	if node.nodeType == 1 and len(node.getAttribute('style')) > 0 :	
+		# get all style properties and stuff them into a dictionary
+		styleMap = { }
+		rawStyles = node.getAttribute('style').split(';')
+		for style in rawStyles:
+			propval = style.split(':')
+			if len(propval) == 2 :
+				styleMap[propval[0].strip()] = propval[1].strip()
+
+		# I've seen this enough to know that I need to correct it:
+		# fill: url(#linearGradient4918) rgb(0, 0, 0);
+		for prop in ['fill', 'stroke'] :
+			if styleMap.has_key(prop) :
+				chunk = styleMap[prop].split(') ')
+				if len(chunk) == 2 and (chunk[0][:5] == 'url(#' or chunk[0][:6] == 'url("#' or chunk[0][:6] == "url('#") and chunk[1] == 'rgb(0, 0, 0)' :
+					styleMap[prop] = chunk[0] + ')'
+					num += 1
+
+		# Here is where we can weed out unnecessary styles like:
+		#  opacity:1
+		if styleMap.has_key('opacity') :
+			opacity = float(styleMap['opacity'])
+			# opacity='1.0' is useless, remove it
+			if opacity == 1.0 :
+				del styleMap['opacity']
+				num += 1
+				
+			# if opacity='0' then all fill and stroke properties are useless, remove them
+			elif opacity == 0.0 :
+				for uselessStyle in ['fill', 'fill-opacity', 'fill-rule', 'stroke', 'stroke-linejoin',
+					'stroke-opacity', 'stroke-miterlimit', 'stroke-linecap', 'stroke-dasharray',
+					'stroke-dashoffset', 'stroke-opacity'] :
+					if styleMap.has_key(uselessStyle):
+						del styleMap[uselessStyle]
+						num += 1
+
+		#  if stroke:none, then remove all stroke-related properties (stroke-width, etc)
+		#  TODO: should also detect if the computed value of this element is stroke="none"
+		if styleMap.has_key('stroke') and styleMap['stroke'] == 'none' :
+			for strokestyle in [ 'stroke-width', 'stroke-linejoin', 'stroke-miterlimit', 
+					'stroke-linecap', 'stroke-dasharray', 'stroke-dashoffset', 'stroke-opacity'] :
+				if styleMap.has_key(strokestyle) :
+					del styleMap[strokestyle]
+					num += 1
+			# TODO: This is actually a problem if a parent element has a specified stroke
+			# we need to properly calculate computed values
+			del styleMap['stroke']
+
+		#  if fill:none, then remove all fill-related properties (fill-rule, etc)
+		if styleMap.has_key('fill') and styleMap['fill'] == 'none' :
+			for fillstyle in [ 'fill-rule', 'fill-opacity' ] :
+				if styleMap.has_key(fillstyle) :
+					del styleMap[fillstyle]
+					num += 1
+					
+		#  stop-opacity: 1
+		if styleMap.has_key('stop-opacity') :
+			if float(styleMap['stop-opacity']) == 1.0 :
+				del styleMap['stop-opacity']
+				num += 1
+		
+		#  fill-opacity: 1 or 0
+		if styleMap.has_key('fill-opacity') :
+			fillOpacity = float(styleMap['fill-opacity'])
+			#  TODO: This is actually a problem if the parent element does not have fill-opacity=1
+			if fillOpacity == 1.0 :
+				del styleMap['fill-opacity']
+				num += 1
+			elif fillOpacity == 0.0 :
+				for uselessFillStyle in [ 'fill', 'fill-rule' ] :
+					if styleMap.has_key(uselessFillStyle):
+						del styleMap[uselessFillStyle]
+						num += 1
+		
+		#  stroke-opacity: 1 or 0
+		if styleMap.has_key('stroke-opacity') :
+			strokeOpacity = float(styleMap['stroke-opacity']) 
+			#  TODO: This is actually a problem if the parent element does not have stroke-opacity=1
+			if strokeOpacity == 1.0 :
+				del styleMap['stroke-opacity']
+				num += 1
+			elif strokeOpacity == 0.0 :
+				for uselessStrokeStyle in [ 'stroke', 'stroke-width', 'stroke-linejoin', 'stroke-linecap', 
+							'stroke-dasharray', 'stroke-dashoffset' ] :
+					if styleMap.has_key(uselessStrokeStyle): 
+						del styleMap[uselessStrokeStyle]
+						num += 1
+
+		# stroke-width: 0
+		if styleMap.has_key('stroke-width') :
+			strokeWidth = getSVGLength(styleMap['stroke-width']) 
+			if strokeWidth == 0.0 :
+				for uselessStrokeStyle in [ 'stroke', 'stroke-linejoin', 'stroke-linecap', 
+							'stroke-dasharray', 'stroke-dashoffset', 'stroke-opacity' ] :
+					if styleMap.has_key(uselessStrokeStyle): 
+						del styleMap[uselessStrokeStyle]
+						num += 1
+		
+		# remove font properties for non-text elements
+		# I've actually observed this in real SVG content
+		if node.nodeName in ['rect', 'circle', 'ellipse', 'line', 'polyline', 'polygon', 'path']:
+			for fontstyle in [ 'font-family', 'font-size', 'font-stretch', 'font-size-adjust', 
+								'font-style', 'font-variant', 'font-weight', 
+								'letter-spacing', 'line-height', 'kerning',
+								'text-anchor', 'text-decoration', 'text-rendering',
+								'unicode-bidi', 'word-spacing', 'writing-mode'] :
+				if styleMap.has_key(fontstyle) :
+					del styleMap[fontstyle]
+					num += 1
+
+		# remove inkscape-specific styles
+		# TODO: need to get a full list of these
+		for inkscapeStyle in ['-inkscape-font-specification']:
+			if styleMap.has_key(inkscapeStyle):
+				del styleMap[inkscapeStyle]
+				num += 1
+
+		# visibility: visible
+		if styleMap.has_key('visibility') :
+			if styleMap['visibility'] == 'visible':
+				del styleMap['visibility']
+				num += 1
+		
+		# display: inline
+		if styleMap.has_key('display') :
+			if styleMap['display'] == 'inline':
+				del styleMap['display']
+				num += 1
+				
+		# overflow: visible or overflow specified on element other than svg, marker, pattern
+		if styleMap.has_key('overflow') :
+			if styleMap['overflow'] == 'visible' or node.nodeName in ['svg','marker','pattern']:
+				del styleMap['overflow']
+				num += 1
+				
+		# marker: none
+		if styleMap.has_key('marker') :
+			if styleMap['marker'] == 'none':
+				del styleMap['marker']
+				num += 1
+		
+		# now if any of the properties match known SVG attributes we prefer attributes 
+		# over style so emit them and remove them from the style map
+		if options.style_to_xml:
+			for propName in styleMap.keys() :
+				if propName in svgAttributes :
+					node.setAttribute(propName, styleMap[propName])
+					del styleMap[propName]
+
+		# sew our remaining style properties back together into a style attribute
+		fixedStyle = ''
+		for prop in styleMap.keys() :
+			fixedStyle += prop + ':' + styleMap[prop] + ';'
+			
+		if fixedStyle != '' :
+			node.setAttribute('style', fixedStyle)
+		else:
+			node.removeAttribute('style')
+	
+	# recurse for our child elements
+	for child in node.childNodes :
+		num += repairStyle(child,options)
+			
+	return num
+
+def removeDefaultAttributeValues(node, options):
+	num = 0
+	if node.nodeType != 1: return 0
+	
+	# gradientUnits: objectBoundingBox
+	if node.getAttribute('gradientUnits') == 'objectBoundingBox':
+		node.removeAttribute('gradientUnits')
+		num += 1
+		
+	# spreadMethod: pad
+	if node.getAttribute('spreadMethod') == 'pad':
+		node.removeAttribute('spreadMethod')
+		num += 1
+		
+	# x1: 0%
+	if node.getAttribute('x1') != '':
+		x1 = SVGLength(node.getAttribute('x1'))
+		if x1.value == 0:
+			node.removeAttribute('x1')
+			num += 1
+
+	# y1: 0%
+	if node.getAttribute('y1') != '':
+		y1 = SVGLength(node.getAttribute('y1'))
+		if y1.value == 0:
+			node.removeAttribute('y1')
+			num += 1
+
+	# x2: 100%
+	if node.getAttribute('x2') != '':
+		x2 = SVGLength(node.getAttribute('x2'))
+		if (x2.value == 100 and x2.units == Unit.PCT) or (x2.value == 1 and x2.units == Unit.NONE):
+			node.removeAttribute('x2')
+			num += 1
+
+	# y2: 0%
+	if node.getAttribute('y2') != '':
+		y2 = SVGLength(node.getAttribute('y2'))
+		if y2.value == 0:
+			node.removeAttribute('y2')
+			num += 1
+
+	# fx: equal to rx
+	if node.getAttribute('fx') != '':
+		if node.getAttribute('fx') == node.getAttribute('cx'):
+			node.removeAttribute('fx')
+			num += 1
+
+	# fy: equal to ry
+	if node.getAttribute('fy') != '':
+		if node.getAttribute('fy') == node.getAttribute('cy'):
+			node.removeAttribute('fy')
+			num += 1
+
+	# cx: 50%
+	if node.getAttribute('cx') != '':
+		cx = SVGLength(node.getAttribute('cx'))
+		if (cx.value == 50 and cx.units == Unit.PCT) or (cx.value == 0.5 and cx.units == Unit.NONE):
+			node.removeAttribute('cx')
+			num += 1
+
+	# cy: 50%
+	if node.getAttribute('cy') != '':
+		cy = SVGLength(node.getAttribute('cy'))
+		if (cy.value == 50 and cy.units == Unit.PCT) or (cy.value == 0.5 and cy.units == Unit.NONE):
+			node.removeAttribute('cy')
+			num += 1
+
+	# r: 50%
+	if node.getAttribute('r') != '':
+		r = SVGLength(node.getAttribute('r'))
+		if (r.value == 50 and r.units == Unit.PCT) or (r.value == 0.5 and r.units == Unit.NONE):
+			node.removeAttribute('r')
+			num += 1
+
+	# recurse for our child elements
+	for child in node.childNodes :
+		num += removeDefaultAttributeValues(child,options)
+	
+	return num
+
+rgb = re.compile("\\s*rgb\\(\\s*(\\d+)\\s*\\,\\s*(\\d+)\\s*\\,\\s*(\\d+)\\s*\\)\\s*")
+rgbp = re.compile("\\s*rgb\\(\\s*(\\d*\\.?\\d+)\\%\\s*\\,\\s*(\\d*\\.?\\d+)\\%\\s*\\,\\s*(\\d*\\.?\\d+)\\%\\s*\\)\\s*")
+def convertColor(value):
+	"""
+		Converts the input color string and returns a #RRGGBB (or #RGB if possible) string
+	"""
+	s = value
+	
+	if s in colors.keys():
+		s = colors[s]
+	
+	rgbpMatch = rgbp.match(s)
+	if rgbpMatch != None :
+		r = int(float(rgbpMatch.group(1)) * 255.0 / 100.0)
+		g = int(float(rgbpMatch.group(2)) * 255.0 / 100.0)
+		b = int(float(rgbpMatch.group(3)) * 255.0 / 100.0)
+		s  = 'rgb(%d,%d,%d)' % (r,g,b)
+	
+	rgbMatch = rgb.match(s)
+	if rgbMatch != None :
+		r = hex( int( rgbMatch.group(1) ) )[2:].upper()
+		g = hex( int( rgbMatch.group(2) ) )[2:].upper()
+		b = hex( int( rgbMatch.group(3) ) )[2:].upper()
+		if len(r) == 1: r='0'+r
+		if len(g) == 1: g='0'+g
+		if len(b) == 1: b='0'+b
+		s = '#'+r+g+b
+	
+	if s[0] == '#' and len(s)==7 and s[1]==s[2] and s[3]==s[4] and s[5]==s[6]:
+		s = s.upper()
+		s = '#'+s[1]+s[3]+s[5]
+
+	return s
+	
+def convertColors(element) :
+	"""
+		Recursively converts all color properties into #RRGGBB format if shorter
+	"""
+	numBytes = 0
+	
+	if element.nodeType != 1: return 0
+
+	# set up list of color attributes for each element type
+	attrsToConvert = []
+	if element.nodeName in ['rect', 'circle', 'ellipse', 'polygon', \
+							'line', 'polyline', 'path', 'g', 'a']:
+		attrsToConvert = ['fill', 'stroke']
+	elif element.nodeName in ['stop']:
+		attrsToConvert = ['stop-color']
+	elif element.nodeName in ['solidColor']:
+		attrsToConvert = ['solid-color']
+
+	# now convert all the color formats
+	for attr in attrsToConvert:
+		oldColorValue = element.getAttribute(attr)
+		if oldColorValue != '':
+			newColorValue = convertColor(oldColorValue)
+			oldBytes = len(oldColorValue)
+			newBytes = len(newColorValue)
+			if oldBytes > newBytes:
+				element.setAttribute(attr, newColorValue)
+				numBytes += (oldBytes - len(element.getAttribute(attr)))
+	
+	# now recurse for our child elements
+	for child in element.childNodes :
+		numBytes += convertColors(child)
+
+	return numBytes
+
+def cleanPath(element) :
+	"""
+		Cleans the path string (d attribute) of the element 
+	"""
+	global numBytesSavedInPathData
+	global numPathSegmentsReduced
+	global numCurvesStraightened
+	
+	# this gets the parser object from svg_regex.py
+	oldPathStr = element.getAttribute('d')
+	pathObj = svg_parser.parse(oldPathStr)
+	
+	# however, this parser object has some ugliness in it (lists of tuples of tuples of 
+	# numbers and booleans).  we just need a list of (cmd,[numbers]):
+	path = []
+	for (cmd,dataset) in pathObj:
+		if cmd in ['M','m','L','l','T','t']:
+			# one or more tuples, each containing two numbers
+			nums = []
+			for t in dataset:
+				# convert to a Decimal
+				nums.append(Decimal(str(t[0])) * Decimal(1))
+				nums.append(Decimal(str(t[1])) * Decimal(1))
+					
+			# only create this segment if it is not empty
+			if nums:
+				path.append( (cmd, nums) )
+			
+		elif cmd in ['V','v','H','h']:
+			# one or more numbers
+			nums = []
+			for n in dataset:
+				nums.append(Decimal(str(n)))
+			if nums:
+				path.append( (cmd, nums) )
+			
+		elif cmd in ['C','c']:
+			# one or more tuples, each containing three tuples of two numbers each
+			nums = []
+			for t in dataset:
+				for pair in t:
+					nums.append(Decimal(str(pair[0])) * Decimal(1))
+					nums.append(Decimal(str(pair[1])) * Decimal(1))
+			path.append( (cmd, nums) )
+			
+		elif cmd in ['S','s','Q','q']:
+			# one or more tuples, each containing two tuples of two numbers each
+			nums = []
+			for t in dataset:
+				for pair in t:
+					nums.append(Decimal(str(pair[0])) * Decimal(1))
+					nums.append(Decimal(str(pair[1])) * Decimal(1))
+			path.append( (cmd, nums) )
+			
+		elif cmd in ['A','a']:
+			# one or more tuples, each containing a tuple of two numbers, a number, a boolean,
+			# another boolean, and a tuple of two numbers
+			nums = []
+			for t in dataset:
+				nums.append( Decimal(str(t[0][0])) * Decimal(1) )
+				nums.append( Decimal(str(t[0][1])) * Decimal(1) )
+				nums.append( Decimal(str(t[1])) * Decimal(1))
+				
+				if t[2]: nums.append( Decimal(1) )
+				else: nums.append( Decimal(0) )
+
+				if t[3]: nums.append( Decimal(1) )
+				else: nums.append( Decimal(0) )
+				
+				nums.append( Decimal(str(t[4][0])) * Decimal(1) )
+				nums.append( Decimal(str(t[4][1])) * Decimal(1) )
+			path.append( (cmd, nums) )
+		
+		elif cmd in ['Z','z']:
+			path.append( (cmd, []) )
+
+	# calculate the starting x,y coord for the second path command
+	if len(path[0][1]) == 2:
+		(x,y) = path[0][1]
+	else:
+		# we have a move and then 1 or more coords for lines
+		N = len(path[0][1])
+		if path[0] == 'M':
+			# take the last pair of coordinates for the starting point
+			x = path[0][1][N-2]
+			y = path[0][1][N-1]
+		else: # relative move, accumulate coordinates for the starting point
+			(x,y) = path[0][1][0],path[0][1][1]
+			n = 2
+			while n < N:
+				x += path[0][1][n]
+				y += path[0][1][n+1]
+				n += 2
+	
+	# now we have the starting point at x,y so let's save it 
+	(startx,starty) = (x,y)
+	
+	# convert absolute coordinates into relative ones (start with the second subcommand
+	# and leave the first M as absolute)
+	newPath = [path[0]]
+	for (cmd,data) in path[1:]:
+		i = 0
+		newCmd = cmd
+		newData = data
+		# adjust abs to rel
+		# only the A command has some values that we don't want to adjust (radii, rotation, flags)
+		if cmd == 'A':
+			newCmd = 'a'
+			newData = []
+			while i < len(data):
+				newData.append(data[i])
+				newData.append(data[i+1])
+				newData.append(data[i+2])
+				newData.append(data[i+3])
+				newData.append(data[i+4])
+				newData.append(data[i+5]-x)
+				newData.append(data[i+6]-y)
+				x = data[i+5]
+				y = data[i+6]
+				i += 7
+		elif cmd == 'a':
+			while i < len(data):
+				x += data[i+5]
+				y += data[i+6]
+				i += 7			
+		elif cmd == 'H':
+			newCmd = 'h'
+			newData = []
+			while i < len(data):
+				newData.append(data[i]-x)
+				x = data[i]
+				i += 1
+		elif cmd == 'h':
+			while i < len(data):
+				x += data[i]
+				i += 1
+		elif cmd == 'V':
+			newCmd = 'v'
+			newData = []
+			while i < len(data):
+				newData.append(data[i] - y)
+				y = data[i]
+				i += 1
+		elif cmd == 'v':
+			while i < len(data):
+				y += data[i]
+				i += 1
+		elif cmd in ['M']:
+			newCmd = cmd.lower()
+			newData = []
+			startx = data[0]
+			starty = data[1]
+			while i < len(data):
+				newData.append( data[i] - x )
+				newData.append( data[i+1] - y )
+				x = data[i]
+				y = data[i+1]
+				i += 2
+		elif cmd in ['L','T']:
+			newCmd = cmd.lower()
+			newData = []
+			while i < len(data):
+				newData.append( data[i] - x )
+				newData.append( data[i+1] - y )
+				x = data[i]
+				y = data[i+1]
+				i += 2
+		elif cmd in ['m']:
+			startx += data[0]
+			starty += data[1]
+			while i < len(data):
+				x += data[i]
+				y += data[i+1]
+				i += 2
+		elif cmd in ['l','t']:
+			while i < len(data):
+				x += data[i]
+				y += data[i+1]
+				i += 2
+		elif cmd in ['S','Q']:
+			newCmd = cmd.lower()
+			newData = []
+			while i < len(data):
+				newData.append( data[i] - x )
+				newData.append( data[i+1] - y )
+				newData.append( data[i+2] - x )
+				newData.append( data[i+3] - y )
+				x = data[i+2]
+				y = data[i+3]
+				i += 4
+		elif cmd in ['s','q']:
+			while i < len(data):
+				x += data[i+2]
+				y += data[i+3]
+				i += 4
+		elif cmd == 'C':
+			newCmd = 'c'
+			newData = []
+			while i < len(data):
+				newData.append( data[i] - x )
+				newData.append( data[i+1] - y )
+				newData.append( data[i+2] - x )
+				newData.append( data[i+3] - y )
+				newData.append( data[i+4] - x )
+				newData.append( data[i+5] - y )
+				x = data[i+4]
+				y = data[i+5]
+				i += 6
+		elif cmd == 'c':
+			while i < len(data):
+				x += data[i+4]
+				y += data[i+5]
+				i += 6
+		elif cmd in ['z','Z']:
+			x = startx
+			y = starty
+			newCmd = 'z'
+		newPath.append( (newCmd, newData) )
+	path = newPath
+	
+	# remove empty segments
+	newPath = [path[0]]
+	for (cmd,data) in path[1:]:
+		if cmd in ['m','l','t']:
+			newData = []
+			i = 0
+			while i < len(data):
+				if data[i] != 0 or data[i+1] != 0:
+					newData.append(data[i])
+					newData.append(data[i+1])
+				else:
+					numPathSegmentsReduced += 1
+				i += 2
+			if newData:
+				newPath.append( (cmd,newData) )
+		elif cmd == 'c':
+			newData = []
+			i = 0
+			while i < len(data):
+				if data[i+4] != 0 or data[i+5] != 0:
+					newData.append(data[i])
+					newData.append(data[i+1])
+					newData.append(data[i+2])
+					newData.append(data[i+3])
+					newData.append(data[i+4])
+					newData.append(data[i+5])
+				else:
+					numPathSegmentsReduced += 1
+				i += 6
+			if newData:
+				newPath.append( (cmd,newData) )
+		elif cmd == 'a':
+			newData = []
+			i = 0
+			while i < len(data):
+				if data[i+5] != 0 or data[i+6] != 0:
+					newData.append(data[i])
+					newData.append(data[i+1])
+					newData.append(data[i+2])
+					newData.append(data[i+3])
+					newData.append(data[i+4])
+					newData.append(data[i+5])
+					newData.append(data[i+6])
+				else:
+					numPathSegmentsReduced += 1
+				i += 7
+			if newData:
+				newPath.append( (cmd,newData) )
+		elif cmd == 'q':
+			newData = []
+			i = 0
+			while i < len(data):
+				if data[i+2] != 0 or data[i+3] != 0:
+					newData.append(data[i])
+					newData.append(data[i+1])
+					newData.append(data[i+2])
+					newData.append(data[i+3])
+				else:
+					numPathSegmentsReduced += 1
+				i += 4
+			if newData:
+				newPath.append( (cmd,newData) )
+		elif cmd in ['h','v']:
+			newData = []
+			i = 0
+			while i < len(data):
+				if data[i] != 0:
+					newData.append(data[i])
+				else:
+					numPathSegmentsReduced += 1
+				i += 1
+			if newData:
+				newPath.append( (cmd,newData) )
+		else:
+			newPath.append( (cmd,data) )
+	path = newPath
+	
+	# convert straight curves into lines
+	newPath = [path[0]]
+	for (cmd,data) in path[1:]:
+		i = 0
+		newData = data
+		if cmd == 'c':
+			newData = []
+			while i < len(data):
+				# since all commands are now relative, we can think of previous point as (0,0)
+				# and new point (dx,dy) is (data[i+4],data[i+5])
+				# eqn of line will be y = (dy/dx)*x or if dx=0 then eqn of line is x=0
+				(p1x,p1y) = (data[i],data[i+1])
+				(p2x,p2y) = (data[i+2],data[i+3])
+				dx = data[i+4]
+				dy = data[i+5]
+				
+				foundStraightCurve = False
+				
+				if dx == 0:
+					if p1x == 0 and p2x == 0:
+						foundStraightCurve = True
+				else:
+					m = dy/dx
+					if p1y == m*p1x and p2y == m*p2y:
+						foundStraightCurve = True
+
+				if foundStraightCurve:
+					# flush any existing curve coords first
+					if newData:
+						newPath.append( (cmd,newData) )
+						newData = []
+					# now create a straight line segment
+					newPath.append( ('l', [dx,dy]) )
+					numCurvesStraightened += 1
+				else:
+					newData.append(data[i])
+					newData.append(data[i+1])
+					newData.append(data[i+2])
+					newData.append(data[i+3])
+					newData.append(data[i+4])
+					newData.append(data[i+5])
+					
+				i += 6
+		if newData or cmd == 'z' or cmd == 'Z':
+			newPath.append( (cmd,newData) )
+	path = newPath
+
+	# collapse all consecutive commands of the same type into one command
+	prevCmd = ''
+	prevData = []
+	newPath = [path[0]]
+	for (cmd,data) in path[1:]:
+		# flush the previous command if it is not the same type as the current command
+		# or it is not an h or v line
+		if prevCmd != '':
+			if cmd != prevCmd:# or not prevCmd in ['h','v']:
+				newPath.append( (prevCmd, prevData) )
+				prevCmd = ''
+				prevData = []
+		
+		# if the previous and current commands are the same type and a h/v line, collapse
+		if cmd == prevCmd: # and cmd in ['h','v','l']:
+			for coord in data:
+				prevData.append(coord)
+		
+		# save last command and data
+		else:
+			prevCmd = cmd
+			prevData = data
+	# flush last command and data
+	if prevCmd != '':
+		newPath.append( (prevCmd, prevData) )
+	path = newPath
+
+	# convert line segments into h,v where possible	
+	newPath = [path[0]]
+	for (cmd,data) in path[1:]:
+		if cmd == 'l':
+			i = 0
+			lineTuples = []
+			while i < len(data):
+				if data[i] == 0:
+					# vertical
+					if lineTuples:
+						# flush the existing line command
+						newPath.append( ('l', lineTuples) )
+						lineTuples = []
+					# append the v and then the remaining line coords						
+					newPath.append( ('v', [data[i+1]]) )
+					numPathSegmentsReduced += 1
+				elif data[i+1] == 0:
+					if lineTuples:
+						# flush the line command, then append the h and then the remaining line coords
+						newPath.append( ('l', lineTuples) )
+						lineTuples = []
+					newPath.append( ('h', [data[i]]) )
+					numPathSegmentsReduced += 1
+				else:
+					lineTuples.append(data[i])
+					lineTuples.append(data[i+1])
+				i += 2
+			if lineTuples:
+				newPath.append( ('l', lineTuples) )
+		else:
+			newPath.append( (cmd, data) )
+	path = newPath
+
+	# for each h or v, collapse unnecessary coordinates that run in the same direction
+	# i.e. "h-100-100" becomes "h-200" but "h300-100" does not change
+	newPath = [path[0]]
+	for (cmd,data) in path[1:]:
+		if cmd in ['h','v'] and len(data) > 1:
+			newData = []
+			prevCoord = data[0]
+			for coord in data[1:]:
+				if isSameSign(prevCoord, coord):
+					prevCoord += coord
+					numPathSegmentsReduced += 1
+				else:
+					newData.append(prevCoord)
+					prevCoord = coord
+			newData.append(prevCoord)
+			newPath.append( (cmd, newData) )
+		else:
+			newPath.append( (cmd, data) )
+	path = newPath
+	
+	newPathStr = serializePath(path)
+	numBytesSavedInPathData += ( len(oldPathStr) - len(newPathStr) )
+	element.setAttribute('d', newPathStr)
+
+def parseListOfPoints(s):
+	"""
+		Parse string into a list of points.
+	
+		Returns a list of containing an even number of coordinate strings
+	"""
+	
+	# (wsp)? comma-or-wsp-separated coordinate pairs (wsp)?
+	# coordinate-pair = coordinate comma-or-wsp coordinate
+	# coordinate = sign? integer
+	nums = re.split("\\s*\\,?\\s*", s)
+	i = 0
+	points = []
+	while i < len(nums):
+		x = SVGLength(nums[i])
+		# if we had an odd number of points, return empty
+		if i == len(nums)-1: return []
+		else: y = SVGLength(nums[i+1])
+		
+		# if the coordinates were not unitless, return empty
+		if x.units != Unit.NONE or y.units != Unit.NONE: return []
+		points.append( str(x.value) )
+		points.append( str(y.value) )
+		i += 2
+	
+	return points
+	
+def cleanPolygon(elem):
+	"""
+		Remove unnecessary closing point of polygon points attribute
+	"""
+	global numPointsRemovedFromPolygon
+	
+	pts = parseListOfPoints(elem.getAttribute('points'))
+	N = len(pts)/2
+	if N >= 2:		
+		(startx,starty) = (pts[0],pts[0])
+		(endx,endy) = (pts[len(pts)-2],pts[len(pts)-1])
+		if startx == endx and starty == endy:
+			pts = pts[:-2]
+			numPointsRemovedFromPolygon += 1		
+	elem.setAttribute('points', scourCoordinates(pts))
+
+def cleanPolyline(elem):
+	"""
+		Scour the polyline points attribute
+	"""
+	pts = parseListOfPoints(elem.getAttribute('points'))		
+	elem.setAttribute('points', scourCoordinates(pts))
+	
+def serializePath(pathObj):
+	"""
+		Reserializes the path data with some cleanups.
+	"""
+	pathStr = ""
+	for (cmd,data) in pathObj:
+		pathStr += cmd
+		pathStr += scourCoordinates(data)
+	return pathStr
+
+def scourCoordinates(data):
+	"""
+		Serializes coordinate data with some cleanups:
+			- removes all trailing zeros after the decimal
+			- integerize coordinates if possible
+			- removes extraneous whitespace
+			- adds commas between values in a subcommand if required
+	"""
+	coordsStr = ""
+	if data != None:
+		c = 0
+		for coord in data:
+			# add the scoured coordinate to the path string
+			coordsStr += scourLength(coord)
+			
+			# only need the comma if the next number is non-negative
+			if c < len(data)-1 and Decimal(data[c+1]) >= 0:
+				coordsStr += ','
+			c += 1
+	return coordsStr
+
+def scourLength(str):
+	length = SVGLength(str)
+	coord = length.value
+	
+	# reduce to the proper number of digits
+	coord = Decimal(unicode(coord)) * Decimal(1)
+	
+	# integerize if we can
+	if int(coord) == coord: coord = Decimal(unicode(int(coord)))
+
+	# Decimal.trim() is available in Python 2.6+ to trim trailing zeros
+	try:
+		coord = coord.trim()
+	except AttributeError:
+		# trim it ourselves
+		s = unicode(coord)
+		dec = s.find('.')
+		if dec != -1:
+			while s[-1] == '0':
+				s = s[:-1]
+		coord = Decimal(s)
+
+		# Decimal.normalize() will uses scientific notation - if that
+		# string is smaller, then use it
+		normd = coord.normalize()
+		if len(unicode(normd)) < len(unicode(coord)):
+			coord = normd
+	
+	return unicode(coord)+Unit.str(length.units)
+
+def embedRasters(element, options) :
+	"""
+		Converts raster references to inline images.
+		NOTE: there are size limits to base64-encoding handling in browsers 
+	"""
+	global numRastersEmbedded
+
+	href = element.getAttributeNS(NS['XLINK'],'href')
+	
+	# if xlink:href is set, then grab the id
+	if href != '' and len(href) > 1:
+		# find if href value has filename ext		
+		ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(href))[1].lower()[1:]
+				
+		# look for 'png', 'jpg', and 'gif' extensions 
+		if ext == 'png' or ext == 'jpg' or ext == 'gif':
+
+			# check if href resolves to an existing file
+			if os.path.isfile(href) == False :
+				if href[:7] != 'http://' and os.path.isfile(href) == False :
+						# if this is not an absolute path, set path relative
+						# to script file based on input arg 
+						infilename = '.'
+						if options.infilename: infilename = options.infilename
+						href = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(infilename), href)				
+			
+			rasterdata = ''
+			# test if file exists locally
+			if os.path.isfile(href) == True :
+				# open raster file as raw binary
+				raster = open( href, "rb")
+				rasterdata = raster.read()
+
+			elif href[:7] == 'http://':
+				# raster = open( href, "rb")
+				webFile = urllib.urlopen( href )
+				rasterdata = webFile.read()
+				webFile.close()
+			
+			# ... should we remove all images which don't resolve?	
+			if rasterdata != '' :
+				# base64-encode raster
+				b64eRaster = base64.b64encode( rasterdata )
+
+				# set href attribute to base64-encoded equivalent
+				if b64eRaster != '':
+					# PNG and GIF both have MIME Type 'image/[ext]', but 
+					# JPEG has MIME Type 'image/jpeg'
+					if ext == 'jpg':
+						ext = 'jpeg'
+
+					element.setAttributeNS(NS['XLINK'], 'href', 'data:image/' + ext + ';base64,' + b64eRaster)
+					numRastersEmbedded += 1
+					del b64eRaster				
+
+def properlySizeDoc(docElement):
+	# get doc width and height
+	w = SVGLength(docElement.getAttribute('width'))
+	h = SVGLength(docElement.getAttribute('height'))
+
+	# if width/height are not unitless or px then it is not ok to rewrite them into a viewBox	
+	if ((w.units != Unit.NONE and w.units != Unit.PX) or
+		(w.units != Unit.NONE and w.units != Unit.PX)):
+	    return
+
+	# else we have a statically sized image and we should try to remedy that	
+
+	# parse viewBox attribute
+	vbSep = re.split("\\s*\\,?\\s*", docElement.getAttribute('viewBox'), 3)
+	# if we have a valid viewBox we need to check it
+	vbWidth,vbHeight = 0,0
+	if len(vbSep) == 4:
+		try:
+			# if x or y are specified and non-zero then it is not ok to overwrite it
+			vbX = float(vbSep[0])
+			vbY = float(vbSep[1])
+			if vbX != 0 or vbY != 0:
+				return
+				
+			# if width or height are not equal to doc width/height then it is not ok to overwrite it
+			vbWidth = float(vbSep[2])
+			vbHeight = float(vbSep[3])
+			if vbWidth != w.value or vbHeight != h.value:
+				return
+		# if the viewBox did not parse properly it is invalid and ok to overwrite it
+		except ValueError:
+			pass
+	
+	# at this point it's safe to set the viewBox and remove width/height
+	docElement.setAttribute('viewBox', '0 0 %s %s' % (w.value, h.value))
+	docElement.removeAttribute('width')
+	docElement.removeAttribute('height')
+
+def remapNamespacePrefix(node, oldprefix, newprefix):
+	if node == None or node.nodeType != 1: return
+	
+	if node.prefix == oldprefix:
+		localName = node.localName
+		namespace = node.namespaceURI
+		doc = node.ownerDocument
+		parent = node.parentNode
+	
+		# create a replacement node
+		newNode = None
+		if newprefix != '':
+			newNode = doc.createElementNS(namespace, newprefix+":"+localName)
+		else:
+			newNode = doc.createElement(localName);
+			
+		# add all the attributes
+		attrList = node.attributes
+		for i in range(attrList.length):
+			attr = attrList.item(i)
+			newNode.setAttributeNS( attr.namespaceURI, attr.localName, attr.nodeValue)
+	
+		# clone and add all the child nodes
+		for child in node.childNodes:
+			newNode.appendChild(child.cloneNode(true))
+			
+		# replace old node with new node
+		node = parent.replaceChild( newNode, node )
+	
+	# now do all child nodes
+	for child in node.childNodes :
+		remapNamespacePrefix(child, oldprefix, newprefix)	
+
+# this is the main method
+# input is a string representation of the input XML
+# returns a string representation of the output XML
+def scourString(in_string, options=None):
+	if options is None:
+		options = _options_parser.get_default_values()
+	getcontext().prec = options.digits
+	global numAttrsRemoved
+	global numStylePropsFixed
+	global numElemsRemoved
+	global numBytesSavedInColors
+	doc = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(in_string)
+
+	# for whatever reason this does not always remove all inkscape/sodipodi attributes/elements
+	# on the first pass, so we do it multiple times
+	# does it have to do with removal of children affecting the childlist?
+	if options.keep_editor_data == False:
+		while removeNamespacedElements( doc.documentElement, unwanted_ns ) > 0 :
+			pass	
+		while removeNamespacedAttributes( doc.documentElement, unwanted_ns ) > 0 :
+			pass
+		
+		# remove the xmlns: declarations now
+		xmlnsDeclsToRemove = []
+		attrList = doc.documentElement.attributes
+		for num in range(attrList.length) :
+			if attrList.item(num).nodeValue in unwanted_ns :
+				xmlnsDeclsToRemove.append(attrList.item(num).nodeName)
+		
+		for attr in xmlnsDeclsToRemove :
+			doc.documentElement.removeAttribute(attr)
+			numAttrsRemoved += 1
+
+	# ensure namespace for SVG is declared
+	if doc.documentElement.getAttribute('xmlns') != 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg':
+		doc.documentElement.setAttribute('xmlns', 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg')
+		# TODO: throw error or warning?
+		
+	# check for redundant SVG namespace declaration
+	attrList = doc.documentElement.attributes
+	xmlnsDeclsToRemove = []
+	redundantPrefixes = []
+	for i in range(attrList.length):
+		attr = attrList.item(i)
+		name = attr.nodeName
+		val = attr.nodeValue
+		if name[0:6] == 'xmlns:' and val == 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg':
+			redundantPrefixes.append(name[6:])
+			xmlnsDeclsToRemove.append(name)
+			
+	for attrName in xmlnsDeclsToRemove:
+		doc.documentElement.removeAttribute(attrName)
+	
+	for prefix in redundantPrefixes:
+		remapNamespacePrefix(doc.documentElement, prefix, '')
+
+	# repair style (remove unnecessary style properties and change them into XML attributes)
+	numStylePropsFixed = repairStyle(doc.documentElement, options)
+
+	# convert colors to #RRGGBB format
+	if options.simple_colors:
+		numBytesSavedInColors = convertColors(doc.documentElement)
+	
+	# remove empty defs, metadata, g
+	# NOTE: these elements will be removed even if they have (invalid) text nodes
+	elemsToRemove = []
+	for tag in ['defs', 'metadata', 'g'] :
+		for elem in doc.documentElement.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], tag) :
+			removeElem = not elem.hasChildNodes()
+			if removeElem == False :
+				for child in elem.childNodes :
+					if child.nodeType in [1, 3, 4, 8] :
+						break
+				else:
+					removeElem = True
+			if removeElem :
+				elem.parentNode.removeChild(elem)
+				numElemsRemoved += 1
+
+	# remove unreferenced gradients/patterns outside of defs
+	while removeUnreferencedElements(doc) > 0:
+		pass
+
+	if options.strip_ids:
+		bContinueLooping = True
+		while bContinueLooping:
+			identifiedElements = findElementsWithId(doc.documentElement)
+			referencedIDs = findReferencedElements(doc.documentElement)
+			bContinueLooping = (removeUnreferencedIDs(referencedIDs, identifiedElements) > 0)
+	
+	if options.group_collapse:
+		while removeNestedGroups(doc.documentElement) > 0:
+			pass
+
+	while removeDuplicateGradientStops(doc) > 0:
+		pass
+	
+	# remove gradients that are only referenced by one other gradient
+	while collapseSinglyReferencedGradients(doc) > 0:
+		pass
+		
+	# remove duplicate gradients
+	while removeDuplicateGradients(doc) > 0:
+		pass
+	
+	# clean path data
+	for elem in doc.documentElement.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'path') :
+		if elem.getAttribute('d') == '':
+			elem.parentNode.removeChild(elem)
+		else:
+			cleanPath(elem)
+
+	# remove unnecessary closing point of polygons and scour points
+	for polygon in doc.documentElement.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'polygon') :
+		cleanPolygon(polygon)
+
+	# scour points of polyline
+	for polyline in doc.documentElement.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'polyline') :
+		cleanPolygon(polyline)
+	
+	# scour lengths (including coordinates)
+	for type in ['svg', 'image', 'rect', 'circle', 'ellipse', 'line', 'linearGradient', 'radialGradient', 'stop']:
+		for elem in doc.documentElement.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], type):
+			for attr in ['x', 'y', 'width', 'height', 'cx', 'cy', 'r', 'rx', 'ry', 'x1', 'y1', 'x2', 'y2', 'fx', 'fy', 'offset']:
+				if elem.getAttribute(attr) != '':
+					elem.setAttribute(attr, scourLength(elem.getAttribute(attr)))
+
+	# remove default values of attributes
+#	print doc.documentElement.toxml()
+	numAttrsRemoved += removeDefaultAttributeValues(doc.documentElement, options)		
+	
+	# convert rasters references to base64-encoded strings 
+	if options.embed_rasters:
+		for elem in doc.documentElement.getElementsByTagNameNS(NS['SVG'], 'image') :
+			embedRasters(elem, options)		
+
+	# properly size the SVG document (ideally width/height should be 100% with a viewBox)
+	properlySizeDoc(doc.documentElement)
+
+	# output the document as a pretty string with a single space for indent
+	# NOTE: removed pretty printing because of this problem:
+	# http://ronrothman.com/public/leftbraned/xml-dom-minidom-toprettyxml-and-silly-whitespace/
+#	out_string = doc.documentElement.toprettyxml(' ')
+	out_string = doc.documentElement.toxml()
+	
+	# now strip out empty lines
+	lines = []
+	# Get rid of empty lines
+	for line in out_string.splitlines(True):
+		if line.strip():
+			lines.append(line)
+
+	# return the string stripped of empty lines
+	if options.strip_xml_prolog == False:
+		xmlprolog = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>\n'
+	else:
+		xmlprolog = ""
+		
+	return xmlprolog + "".join(lines)
+
+# used mostly by unit tests
+# input is a filename
+# returns the minidom doc representation of the SVG
+def scourXmlFile(filename, options=None):
+	in_string = open(filename).read()
+	out_string = scourString(in_string, options)
+	return xml.dom.minidom.parseString(out_string.encode('utf-8'))
+
+# GZ: Seems most other commandline tools don't do this, is it really wanted?
+class HeaderedFormatter(optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter):
+	"""
+		Show application name, version number, and copyright statement
+		above usage information.
+	"""
+	def format_usage(self, usage):
+		return "%s %s\n%s\n%s" % (APP, VER, COPYRIGHT,
+			optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter.format_usage(self, usage))
+
+# GZ: would prefer this to be in a function or class scope, but tests etc need
+#     access to the defaults anyway
+_options_parser = optparse.OptionParser(
+	usage="%prog [-i input.svg] [-o output.svg] [OPTIONS]",
+	description=("If the input/output files are specified with a svgz"
+	" extension, then compressed SVG is assumed. If the input file is not"
+	" specified, stdin is used. If the output file is not specified, "
+	" stdout is used."),
+	formatter=HeaderedFormatter(max_help_position=30),
+	version=VER)
+
+_options_parser.add_option("--disable-simplify-colors",
+	action="store_false", dest="simple_colors", default=True,
+	help="won't convert all colors to #RRGGBB format")
+_options_parser.add_option("--disable-style-to-xml",
+	action="store_false", dest="style_to_xml", default=True,
+	help="won't convert styles into XML attributes")
+_options_parser.add_option("--disable-group-collapsing",
+	action="store_false", dest="group_collapse", default=True,
+	help="won't collapse <g> elements")
+_options_parser.add_option("--enable-id-stripping",
+	action="store_true", dest="strip_ids", default=False,
+	help="remove all un-referenced ID attributes")
+_options_parser.add_option("--disable-embed-rasters",
+	action="store_false", dest="embed_rasters", default=True,
+	help="won't embed rasters as base64-encoded data")
+_options_parser.add_option("--keep-editor-data",
+	action="store_true", dest="keep_editor_data", default=False,
+	help="won't remove Inkscape, Sodipodi or Adobe Illustrator elements and attributes")
+_options_parser.add_option("--strip-xml-prolog",
+	action="store_true", dest="strip_xml_prolog", default=False,
+	help="won't output the <?xml ?> prolog")
+
+# GZ: this is confusing, most people will be thinking in terms of
+#     decimal places, which is not what decimal precision is doing
+_options_parser.add_option("-p", "--set-precision",
+	action="store", type=int, dest="digits", default=5,
+	help="set number of significant digits (default: %default)")
+_options_parser.add_option("-i",
+	action="store", dest="infilename", help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+_options_parser.add_option("-o",
+	action="store", dest="outfilename", help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+
+def maybe_gziped_file(filename, mode="r"):
+	if os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower() in (".svgz", ".gz"):
+		return gzip.GzipFile(filename, mode)
+	return file(filename, mode)
+
+def parse_args(args=None):
+	options, rargs = _options_parser.parse_args(args)
+
+	if rargs:
+		_options_parser.error("Additional arguments not handled: %r, see --help" % rargs)
+	if options.digits < 0:
+		_options_parser.error("Can't have negative significant digits, see --help")
+	if options.infilename:
+		infile = maybe_gziped_file(options.infilename)
+		# GZ: could catch a raised IOError here and report
+	else:
+		# GZ: could sniff for gzip compression here
+		infile = sys.stdin
+	if options.outfilename:
+		outfile = maybe_gziped_file(options.outfilename, "w")
+	else:
+		outfile = sys.stdout
+
+	return options, [infile, outfile]
+
+def getReport():
+	return ' Number of elements removed: ' + str(numElemsRemoved) + \
+		'\n Number of attributes removed: ' + str(numAttrsRemoved) + \
+		'\n Number of unreferenced id attributes removed: ' + str(numIDsRemoved) + \
+		'\n Number of style properties fixed: ' + str(numStylePropsFixed) + \
+		'\n Number of raster images embedded inline: ' + str(numRastersEmbedded) + \
+		'\n Number of path segments reduced/removed: ' + str(numPathSegmentsReduced) + \
+		'\n Number of bytes saved in path data: ' + str(numBytesSavedInPathData) + \
+		'\n Number of bytes saved in colors: ' + str(numBytesSavedInColors) + \
+		'\n Number of points removed from polygons: ' + str(numPointsRemovedFromPolygon)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	if sys.platform == "win32":
+		from time import clock as get_tick
+	else:
+		# GZ: is this different from time.time() in any way?
+		def get_tick():
+			return os.times()[0]
+
+	start = get_tick()
+	
+	options, (input, output) = parse_args()
+	
+	print >>sys.stderr, "%s %s\n%s" % (APP, VER, COPYRIGHT)
+
+	# do the work
+	in_string = input.read()
+	out_string = scourString(in_string, options).encode("UTF-8")
+	output.write(out_string)
+
+	# Close input and output files
+	input.close()
+	output.close()
+
+	end = get_tick()
+
+	# GZ: unless silenced by -q or something?
+	# GZ: not using globals would be good too
+	print >>sys.stderr, ' File:', input.name, \
+		'\n Time taken:', str(end-start) + 's\n', \
+		getReport()
+	
+	oldsize = len(in_string)
+	newsize = len(out_string)
+	sizediff = (newsize / oldsize) * 100
+	print >>sys.stderr, ' Original file size:', oldsize, 'bytes;', \
+		'new file size:', newsize, 'bytes (' + str(sizediff)[:5] + '%)'
+
+
diff --git a/share/extensions/svg_regex.py b/share/extensions/svg_regex.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10fd9c385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/svg_regex.py
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+# This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software.
+# OSI Certified is a certification mark of the Open Source Initiative.
+# 
+# Copyright (c) 2006, Enthought, Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+#  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+#    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+#    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#  * Neither the name of Enthought, Inc. nor the names of its contributors may
+#    be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+#    specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+# DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+# ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+# (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+# LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+# ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+# SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+""" Small hand-written recursive descent parser for SVG <path> data.
+
+
+In [1]: from svg_regex import svg_parser
+
+In [3]: svg_parser.parse('M 10,20 30,40V50 60 70')
+Out[3]: [('M', [(10.0, 20.0), (30.0, 40.0)]), ('V', [50.0, 60.0, 70.0])]
+
+In [4]: svg_parser.parse('M 0.6051.5')  # An edge case
+Out[4]: [('M', [(0.60509999999999997, 0.5)])]
+
+In [5]: svg_parser.parse('M 100-200')  # Another edge case
+Out[5]: [('M', [(100.0, -200.0)])]
+"""
+
+import re
+
+
+# Sentinel.
+class _EOF(object):
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'EOF'
+EOF = _EOF()
+
+lexicon = [
+    ('float', r'[-\+]?(?:(?:[0-9]*\.[0-9]+)|(?:[0-9]+\.?))(?:[Ee][-\+]?[0-9]+)?'),
+    ('int', r'[-\+]?[0-9]+'),
+    ('command', r'[AaCcHhLlMmQqSsTtVvZz]'),
+]
+
+
+class Lexer(object):
+    """ Break SVG path data into tokens.
+
+    The SVG spec requires that tokens are greedy. This lexer relies on Python's
+    regexes defaulting to greediness.
+
+    This style of implementation was inspired by this article:
+
+        http://www.gooli.org/blog/a-simple-lexer-in-python/
+    """
+    def __init__(self, lexicon):
+        self.lexicon = lexicon
+        parts = []
+        for name, regex in lexicon:
+            parts.append('(?P<%s>%s)' % (name, regex))
+        self.regex_string = '|'.join(parts)
+        self.regex = re.compile(self.regex_string)
+
+    def lex(self, text):
+        """ Yield (token_type, str_data) tokens.
+
+        The last token will be (EOF, None) where EOF is the singleton object
+        defined in this module.
+        """
+        for match in self.regex.finditer(text):
+            for name, _ in self.lexicon:
+                m = match.group(name)
+                if m is not None:
+                    yield (name, m)
+                    break
+        yield (EOF, None)
+
+svg_lexer = Lexer(lexicon)
+
+
+class SVGPathParser(object):
+    """ Parse SVG <path> data into a list of commands.
+
+    Each distinct command will take the form of a tuple (command, data). The
+    `command` is just the character string that starts the command group in the
+    <path> data, so 'M' for absolute moveto, 'm' for relative moveto, 'Z' for
+    closepath, etc. The kind of data it carries with it depends on the command.
+    For 'Z' (closepath), it's just None. The others are lists of individual
+    argument groups. Multiple elements in these lists usually mean to repeat the
+    command. The notable exception is 'M' (moveto) where only the first element
+    is truly a moveto. The remainder are implicit linetos.
+
+    See the SVG documentation for the interpretation of the individual elements
+    for each command.
+
+    The main method is `parse(text)`. It can only consume actual strings, not
+    filelike objects or iterators.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, lexer=svg_lexer):
+        self.lexer = lexer
+
+        self.command_dispatch = {
+            'Z': self.rule_closepath,
+            'z': self.rule_closepath,
+            'M': self.rule_moveto_or_lineto,
+            'm': self.rule_moveto_or_lineto,
+            'L': self.rule_moveto_or_lineto,
+            'l': self.rule_moveto_or_lineto,
+            'H': self.rule_orthogonal_lineto,
+            'h': self.rule_orthogonal_lineto,
+            'V': self.rule_orthogonal_lineto,
+            'v': self.rule_orthogonal_lineto,
+            'C': self.rule_curveto3,
+            'c': self.rule_curveto3,
+            'S': self.rule_curveto2,
+            's': self.rule_curveto2,
+            'Q': self.rule_curveto2,
+            'q': self.rule_curveto2,
+            'T': self.rule_curveto1,
+            't': self.rule_curveto1,
+            'A': self.rule_elliptical_arc,
+            'a': self.rule_elliptical_arc,
+        }
+
+#        self.number_tokens = set(['int', 'float'])
+        self.number_tokens = list(['int', 'float'])
+
+    def parse(self, text):
+        """ Parse a string of SVG <path> data.
+        """
+        next = self.lexer.lex(text).next
+        token = next()
+        return self.rule_svg_path(next, token)
+
+    def rule_svg_path(self, next, token):
+        commands = []
+        while token[0] is not EOF:
+            if token[0] != 'command':
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a command; got %r" % (token,))
+            rule = self.command_dispatch[token[1]]
+            command_group, token = rule(next, token)
+            commands.append(command_group)
+        return commands
+
+    def rule_closepath(self, next, token):
+        command = token[1]
+        token = next()
+        return (command, None), token
+
+    def rule_moveto_or_lineto(self, next, token):
+        command = token[1]
+        token = next()
+        coordinates = []
+        while token[0] in self.number_tokens:
+            pair, token = self.rule_coordinate_pair(next, token)
+            coordinates.append(pair)
+        return (command, coordinates), token
+
+    def rule_orthogonal_lineto(self, next, token):
+        command = token[1]
+        token = next()
+        coordinates = []
+        while token[0] in self.number_tokens:
+            coord, token = self.rule_coordinate(next, token)
+            coordinates.append(coord)
+        return (command, coordinates), token
+
+    def rule_curveto3(self, next, token):
+        command = token[1]
+        token = next()
+        coordinates = []
+        while token[0] in self.number_tokens:
+            pair1, token = self.rule_coordinate_pair(next, token)
+            pair2, token = self.rule_coordinate_pair(next, token)
+            pair3, token = self.rule_coordinate_pair(next, token)
+            coordinates.append((pair1, pair2, pair3))
+        return (command, coordinates), token
+
+    def rule_curveto2(self, next, token):
+        command = token[1]
+        token = next()
+        coordinates = []
+        while token[0] in self.number_tokens:
+            pair1, token = self.rule_coordinate_pair(next, token)
+            pair2, token = self.rule_coordinate_pair(next, token)
+            coordinates.append((pair1, pair2))
+        return (command, coordinates), token
+
+    def rule_curveto1(self, next, token):
+        command = token[1]
+        token = next()
+        coordinates = []
+        while token[0] in self.number_tokens:
+            pair1, token = self.rule_coordinate_pair(next, token)
+            coordinates.append(pair1)
+        return (command, coordinates), token
+
+    def rule_elliptical_arc(self, next, token):
+        command = token[1]
+        token = next()
+        arguments = []
+        while token[0] in self.number_tokens:
+            rx = float(token[1])
+            if rx < 0.0:
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a nonnegative number; got %r" % (token,))
+
+            token = next()
+            if token[0] not in self.number_tokens:
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a number; got %r" % (token,))
+            ry = float(token[1])
+            if ry < 0.0:
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a nonnegative number; got %r" % (token,))
+
+            token = next()
+            if token[0] not in self.number_tokens:
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a number; got %r" % (token,))
+            axis_rotation = float(token[1])
+
+            token = next()
+            if token[1] not in ('0', '1'):
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a boolean flag; got %r" % (token,))
+            large_arc_flag = bool(int(token[1]))
+
+            token = next()
+            if token[1] not in ('0', '1'):
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a boolean flag; got %r" % (token,))
+            sweep_flag = bool(int(token[1]))
+
+            token = next()
+            if token[0] not in self.number_tokens:
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a number; got %r" % (token,))
+            x = float(token[1])
+
+            token = next()
+            if token[0] not in self.number_tokens:
+                raise SyntaxError("expecting a number; got %r" % (token,))
+            y = float(token[1])
+
+            token = next()
+            arguments.append(((rx,ry), axis_rotation, large_arc_flag, sweep_flag, (x,y)))
+
+        return (command, arguments), token
+
+    def rule_coordinate(self, next, token):
+        if token[0] not in self.number_tokens:
+            raise SyntaxError("expecting a number; got %r" % (token,))
+        x = float(token[1])
+        token = next()
+        return x, token
+
+
+    def rule_coordinate_pair(self, next, token):
+        # Inline these since this rule is so common.
+        if token[0] not in self.number_tokens:
+            raise SyntaxError("expecting a number; got %r" % (token,))
+        x = float(token[1])
+        token = next()
+        if token[0] not in self.number_tokens:
+            raise SyntaxError("expecting a number; got %r" % (token,))
+        y = float(token[1])
+        token = next()
+        return (x,y), token
+
+
+svg_parser = SVGPathParser()