[R] reading & understanding SVG?

[Spencer Graves]

Hello:


       What would you suggest I use to read and manipulate an SVG file?


       I'd like to extract components of an svg file.  I see it's XML, 
but I have very little experience with either SVG or XML.  I've tried 
GIMP and findFn{sos} without finding a clear suggestion of where to start.


       Thanks,
       Spencer