Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Image workshop/Archive/Jan 2009
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Drawings in Nassak Diamond

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Drawings of the edges of the Nassak Diamond
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Shaded drawings three views of the Nassak Diamond
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Vectorized
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Vectorized
Article(s): Nassak Diamond
Request: Clean up' perhaps trace the lines, make them straighter where appropriate, etc. -- Suntag ☼ 04:53, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Vectorized 2nd Image, File:NassakDiamondPlate1904.svg -- GateKeeperX (talk) 07:15, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- Vectorized 1st Image -- GateKeeperX (talk) 07:44, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks. If needed, there is more info at museumdiamonds.com. -- Suntag ☼ 16:19, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- In the first image (the black and white), are you having any trouble seeing the white lines against the black backdrop? I can increase the line thickness to contrast more sharply if necessary. -- GateKeeperX (talk) 16:48, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- It looks fine in Nassak Diamond. However, I think the thicker lines in the original drawing represented those lines closer to the viewer and the skinner lines are the ones you would see through the diamond (that appear on the hidden side). In File:NassakDiamond1876.svg, can you mimic the different line thickness of the original drawing NassakDiamond1876 (make the forward lines thicker). Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 20:26, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- I uploaded a new version, with the lines in the back faded, but it appears quite hard to distinguish (at least at this size). I think increasing the thickness of the front lines, might help. -- GateKeeper(X) @ 01:47, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, if you look at the image used in the article Nassak Diamond, the new image looks pretty good. Some of the bolded lines in the original image don't seem to have carried through to the latest image. -- Suntag ☼ 04:50, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, I've corrrected the one with the black background, how do I upload an SVG? Do I have to register? Thx. december/5/2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.174.250.132 (talk) 20:54, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, I'm the one that made the above comment. I'll upload the SVG as soon as I have 4 days as a member (only then I can upload stuff). Moonsafari (talk) 17:11, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, I've corrrected the one with the black background, how do I upload an SVG? Do I have to register? Thx. december/5/2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.174.250.132 (talk) 20:54, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, if you look at the image used in the article Nassak Diamond, the new image looks pretty good. Some of the bolded lines in the original image don't seem to have carried through to the latest image. -- Suntag ☼ 04:50, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- I uploaded a new version, with the lines in the back faded, but it appears quite hard to distinguish (at least at this size). I think increasing the thickness of the front lines, might help. -- GateKeeper(X) @ 01:47, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- It looks fine in Nassak Diamond. However, I think the thicker lines in the original drawing represented those lines closer to the viewer and the skinner lines are the ones you would see through the diamond (that appear on the hidden side). In File:NassakDiamond1876.svg, can you mimic the different line thickness of the original drawing NassakDiamond1876 (make the forward lines thicker). Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 20:26, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- In the first image (the black and white), are you having any trouble seeing the white lines against the black backdrop? I can increase the line thickness to contrast more sharply if necessary. -- GateKeeperX (talk) 16:48, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks. If needed, there is more info at museumdiamonds.com. -- Suntag ☼ 16:19, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- Vectorized 1st Image -- GateKeeperX (talk) 07:44, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Nuclear binding energy

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Nuclear binding energy for several isotopes
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Nuclear binding energy for several isotopes with new gridlines
Article(s): Binding energy
Request: It's a nice picture, but it is hard to read. Adding gridlines to the plot would be great too, and it shouldn't be too hard, but I can't do anything in Inkscape to save my butt... Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 01:06, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I'm taking a crack at this. My plan is to use a logarithmic scale, as well as adding gridlines. We'll see what I can throw together in gnuplot... — ʞɔıu 04:16, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
- Oops, sorry to jump ahead, but I've extended the gridlines up in a new image, called File:Binding energy curve - common isotopes with gridlines.svg. Is that useful or not what you want? Mononomic (talk) 04:19, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
- No, it's cool. My logarithmic scale idea didn't pan out. Titoxd can decide if this is sufficient, or if s/he would like something else... — ʞɔıu 18:32, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
- Looks nice, but can we have horizontal gridlines as well? We can change the color of the data points if necessary. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 00:05, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
- I've added said gridlines. Do we need to change the color of the data points or are those OK? Mononomic (talk) 00:41, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
- Looks nice, but can we have horizontal gridlines as well? We can change the color of the data points if necessary. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 00:05, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
- No, it's cool. My logarithmic scale idea didn't pan out. Titoxd can decide if this is sufficient, or if s/he would like something else... — ʞɔıu 18:32, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Quick remark, I find the numbers on the elements pretty hard to read. Any way to make them bigger?Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 08:06, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
- I'd be happy to make them bigger. Is that OK, Titoxd? Mononomic (talk) 00:13, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
- That'd be okay, as would be switching the colors. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 14:26, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
- Any specific color requests or should I just make it look cool? Mononomic (talk) 15:47, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
- Ooh, forgot about this, my bad. Any color would do, as long as it is visible (making the line thicker would help too). Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 09:31, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
- Any specific color requests or should I just make it look cool? Mononomic (talk) 15:47, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
- That'd be okay, as would be switching the colors. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 14:26, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
OK, so I've tried to do that but I can only make the gridlines thicker without throwing everything else off. When I try to make the text bigger, the spacing in the graph gets all messed up. Does anybody else want to try or should I just thicken the grid lines and be done with it? Mononomic (talk) 17:29, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Well, the gridlines are thick enough, I'd say. Maybe leaving the main line the same thickness, just a different color? Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 06:04, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Lazare Ponticelli

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Ponticelli between two soldiers
Article(s): Lazare Ponticelli
Request: Could someone crop Ponticelli from the figure? ~the editorofthewiki (talk/contribs/editor review)~ 00:43, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Hi, retouched the image and removed soldier, hope it helps (: Don't know how to upload pics, so I uploaded it to here: img171.imageshack.us/img171/1987/25tb1.jpg
- Hi, I just registered so I can contribute non anonymously, but I just read that my account has to be at least 4 days old. Just go ahead and upload the image if you can, or wait 'til I can upload it. See you (: —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moonsafari (talk • contribs) 00:01, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
ZPCAS

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Map of member countries in JPG
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Flag of the ZPCAS
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SVG map
Article(s): en:South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone and iw
Request: Recreate them using vector graphics as an SVG file and highlighting the South Atlantic. As fast as possible! Please. Luan (talk) 01:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: "As fast as posible" and not saying at least "thanks", is the surest way to make people avoid doing this one as fast as posible.
- Map done. Not going to attempt the flag though. To big a risk of copyright problems. /Lokal_Profil 01:39, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- OK. Thanks. Luan (talk) 13:42, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Miami

Article(s): Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
Request: SVG please. Bewareofdog 04:49, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
- Have you got a link to a version of higher resolution? - SSJ ☎ 20:16, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Ideal layout plan

Hi! I am writing an article about the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos and could need an illustration of the ideal layout plan of the mission settlements. The plan should not depict a specific town, so there is some freedom for a creative mind. Ideally it would be 3D, but 2D is also fine.
The following elements should be visible at least:
- (almost) square plaza with a cross in the center and palm trees
- church with two patios, (external) tower, garden and "important" buildings on one side of the plaza
- other houses in rectangular shape and parallel to each other on the three remaining sides of the plaza
For inspiration I can offer the following pictures: ( pic1, pic2 and slideshow, page 4). A description in text form can be found here (English or Spanish)). Would be great if somebody could create such a plan.bamse (talk) 20:07, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
- Some more sources for inspiration: pic3 (search for "Idealplan einer Jesuitenmission") and pdf, page 28 (This layout is a bit unusual as it has extra streets.) bamse (talk) 01:34, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Dollar and euro

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World map with dollar and euro
Article(s): Currencies related to the euro, Currency board, Dollarization, Euro, United States dollar, World currency
Request: I'm partially colourblind, and I can't at all tell the difference between the euro and the CFA franc of sub-Saharan Africa. When I showed this to a non-colourblind friend, he said that it took him a moment to notice the difference. With these things in mind, could we please have the CFA franc and the euro made more different from each other in colour? The image description page includes a guide to the different colours, if you're not certain of which is which. Nyttend (talk) 06:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:Hi, working on it, what do you think of this scheme, do you see the different colors? check the image --> http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/4800/dollarandeurointheworldbm6.png I'm new so I have to wait 4 days 'til I can upload stuff (: --Moonsafari (talk) 05:02, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- I think the stripes would be hard to make out the difference at the low resolution the image is presented in. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 05:11, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- yes, I also think that, maybe just making them a lighter color will be better. Moonsafari (talk) 17:09, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- Slovakia is now on the Euro. gren グレン 16:05, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Generic Scout badge (our own image, please feel free)

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1
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2-SVG but wrong shape
Article(s): Scout request templates
Request: SVGify... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 17:58, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Can the previously requested scout logo be used straight off once the colours are changed? /Lokal_Profil 00:41, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
- No, sorry, this one is meant to be grey like the {{reqphoto}} template. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:46, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
- I think Lokal meant something like the above. Using the SVG that had already been created. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 07:10, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, that's what I meant. Seems ti have been done though =) /Lokal_Profil 13:33, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
- I think Lokal meant something like the above. Using the SVG that had already been created. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 07:10, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, I understand now. No, this one is meant to have distinctly different dimensions, thank you though! :) Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:27, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
- Just clarifying. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 21:00, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
- Up for a try? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 17:53, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
- Anyone? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:20, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- Kan give it a try if you describe in which ways you want the svg image (to the right in the gallery) to be changed. Firstly I'm guessing a different shade of grey and changed into a square shape. /Lokal_Profil 14:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- So, what needs to be changed? The gray is the exact same as the JPG, so the bottom section and some more spacing at the top between the fleur-de-lis and the trefoil? Anything else?§hep • ¡Talk to me! 03:40, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- Kan give it a try if you describe in which ways you want the svg image (to the right in the gallery) to be changed. Firstly I'm guessing a different shade of grey and changed into a square shape. /Lokal_Profil 14:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- Anyone? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:20, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- I just need an SVG, clean-line version of graphic 1, with no change in shape like was done in graphic 2. please overwrite graphic 2 with the same shape and dimensions as graphic 1. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 16:28, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- Here's my work-in-progress. Anyone feel free to step in and modify, I doubt I'll have time to finish this over tomorrow. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 03:22, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
- I've had it up to here *holds hand over head* with InkScape. Ever since I saved the file above it won't minimize or save and the brush tool doesn't work either! I've redownloaded InkScape a dozen times atleast and nothing. I'll leave a note if I can get something else that does vector. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:04, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
- Here's my work-in-progress. Anyone feel free to step in and modify, I doubt I'll have time to finish this over tomorrow. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 03:22, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Nassak Diamond copy.jpg

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Photograph of a copy of the Nassak Diamond from the "Reich der Kristalle" museum in Munich.
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With corrections.
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Darkened, corrections
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the first vectorization by User:Demoeconomist
Article(s): Nassak Diamond
Request: Make it less grainy, improve, etc. -- Suntag ☼ 16:54, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Am I allowed to reduce the size by 20-25% to improve the quality, because that will help? Anyway, edited.--Kamangir1214 (talk) 04:42, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, do what ever you feel will help. -- Suntag ☼ 15:45, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm, what about this (copy2; darkened, graininess removed, etc.). Edited of the original. RockManQ (talk) 01:20, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- Crap, blank spaces got added in, I'll have to edit those out (I'm a little new to this). RockManQ (talk) 01:21, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- The image is used in the Nassak Diamond article infobox, so feel free to modify the image with that in mind. -- Suntag ☼ 04:48, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- uploaded a retouched one here: [1] hope it helps (: -- 189.174.250.132 20:07, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
- The image is used in the Nassak Diamond article infobox, so feel free to modify the image with that in mind. -- Suntag ☼ 04:48, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- I made the first vectorized version(in comparison to the old svg file) as shown above.--Demoeconomist (talk) 04:47, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- Photographs aren't really the ideal candidates for vectorisation. /Lokal_Profil 12:58, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- Crap, blank spaces got added in, I'll have to edit those out (I'm a little new to this). RockManQ (talk) 01:21, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm, what about this (copy2; darkened, graininess removed, etc.). Edited of the original. RockManQ (talk) 01:20, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Tom Collins news clipping

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1891 news clipping
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retouch 1
Article(s): Tom Collins
Request: Clean up and make easier to read. Keep sense of coming from an 1891 newspaper. -- Suntag ☼ 07:41, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
- Lemme see what I can do. L'Aquatique[talk] 08:25, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
- Darkened type, added slight yellowish tint to suggest old newspaper. What else? L'Aquatique[talk] 08:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the effort, but the original seems easier to read. By "Keep sense of coming from an 1891 newspaper," I meant keep the font style and layout. I was thinking that the Graphist could redo the lettering to make them crisper.-- Suntag ☼ 21:23, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- Darkened type, added slight yellowish tint to suggest old newspaper. What else? L'Aquatique[talk] 08:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
Wirral council election results 08

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A map of the Wirral showing the council election 2008 results.
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SVG version
Article(s): Wirral Council election, 2008
Request: Could the image be converted to SVG please. It's currently PNG. [User]Jamie JCA[Talk] 22:49, 2 December 2008 (UTC) Graphist opinion:
- How is this? ZooFari 03:49, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
- I don't know how it looks for you, but there's a lot of whitespace for me.Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 18:50, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
- Already fixed. ZooFari 01:59, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
- I don't know how it looks for you, but there's a lot of whitespace for me.Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 18:50, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Map of Russia's navigable river system

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Unfinished map
[2] - Map of Russia's navigable river system
Article(s): To be created...
Request: Is it possible to create a new (free) map based on that one? And is this the place to ask? Thanks! 189.104.7.8 (talk) 00:24, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Hey there. i am currently working on this one. --pbroks13talk? 06:20, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- So, do you need everything labeled? Or are there only certain things that need to be labeled? --pbroks13talk? 04:00, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
- I am not the initial requester but would like to give some suggestions. Are those really all of Russia's navigable rivers? If not, the filename is a bit misleading. The map looks good to me. I would at least label the rivers, lakes and major cities. The all-caps labels you used for the seas make it harder to read in my opinion. Also consider adding a minimap to show where this area is located. I know that it is not easy, but country borders would be great. bamse (talk) 12:03, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
- I have a Volga map that covers much of the same territory, feel free to copy from it with labels - without. Kmusser (talk) 20:46, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Second Sino-Japanese war maps

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Use this image as a starting point
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EXAMPLE ONE
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EXAMPLE TWO
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Taiwan Map 1939
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Imperial Japan Map 1939
Article(s): Empire of Japan, Taiwan under Japanese rule, Dadao government.
Request:
Create one where Taiwan is Red and the rest is pink, as seen in EXAMPLE ONE for the Taiwan under Japanese rule article.
Create one where the Empire of Japan, as seen in EXAMPLE TWO, is Red and the rest is pink.
Create a close up of the area around Shanghai, where the Shanghai area is Red, the rest pink, for the Dadao government.
Thanks. --SelfQ (talk) 13:22, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
- BTW, The map its self is already SVG, all that is required is to change the collours.--SelfQ (talk) 15:27, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Just to make sure: by "rest pink" you mean that all the other countries should have the colour of India (not of Manchuko) as in File:Mengjiang map 1939.svg ? The years in the map should be removed? What about the borders in what is nowadays China? If all you want to show in the first two maps is Taiwan and Japan why do you need everything from India to the Pacific Islands? Wouldn't a more zoomed-in map suffice? The third map would require creating a new map if I understand correctly? bamse (talk) 23:37, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- No, keep the map as it is with the dates, text, the area under the control of Japan and its allies pink (and then the island of taiwan as seen in EXAMPLE ONE/All of the Empire of Japan as seen in EXAMPLE TWO/Shanghai in red) and keep the rest of the countries orange/brown. Taiwans map needs to have the full scale because it was a annexed dependency of the Empire of Japan, so it needs to show the full extent of the empire, from its most eastern pasific island to its most western conquests.
- As for the Shanghai map, I would like something that looks like this: file:China Shanghai.svg, useing the Mengjiang map as a base. Thanks for taking the time to look at my request and feel free to ask if I still arnt clear enough.--SelfQ (talk) 00:31, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- I made a first attempt for the Taiwan map. Is this how you want it? Please let me know of a suitable file name for this and the other maps. Also the image description needs to be added. bamse (talk) 11:12, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- This was exactly what I was going for, great stuff. I have taken the liberty of changing the description. As for the file name something along the line of "Dadao map 1939" and "Imperial Japan map 1939" will do fine. Side not though, I could not help but notice the font in your map was abit less readable at thumb size? Anyway thanks again. --SelfQ (talk) 14:36, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, it took 5 seconds in inkscape. I requested the map to be renamed to Dadao map 1939.svg on commons. That should happen automagically over the next days. I uploaded the second map, where I coloured the four main islands of Japan, Korea and Sachalin. How about the Kuril Islands or any other small islands? Do they need to be coloured red as well? Please feel free to add to the description and to add categories to the maps. I am now going to tackle the last map. PS: As for the font, I don't know. All I did was to open the map in inkscape, change the colour and save it. Possibly the original file used an uncommon font which is note available on my computer or the wikipedia renderer does not have this font. bamse (talk) 15:35, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)Fonts can be problematic in MediaWiki tried uploading a new version where the two changes were made in a text editor (to avoid Inkscape interference). However it looks as though the fonts still render differently which makes no sense. Tried purging caches but so far no luck. /Lokal_Profil 15:38, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- I see. I will try saving it as a plain svg (instead of inkscape svg file). Maybe that will help. I also noticed that the original svg-file is not very clean and has some extra stuff which lie outside the visible area. bamse (talk) 15:51, 16 December 2008 (UTC) - No success it seems... bamse (talk) 16:00, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)Fonts can be problematic in MediaWiki tried uploading a new version where the two changes were made in a text editor (to avoid Inkscape interference). However it looks as though the fonts still render differently which makes no sense. Tried purging caches but so far no luck. /Lokal_Profil 15:38, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, it took 5 seconds in inkscape. I requested the map to be renamed to Dadao map 1939.svg on commons. That should happen automagically over the next days. I uploaded the second map, where I coloured the four main islands of Japan, Korea and Sachalin. How about the Kuril Islands or any other small islands? Do they need to be coloured red as well? Please feel free to add to the description and to add categories to the maps. I am now going to tackle the last map. PS: As for the font, I don't know. All I did was to open the map in inkscape, change the colour and save it. Possibly the original file used an uncommon font which is note available on my computer or the wikipedia renderer does not have this font. bamse (talk) 15:35, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- This was exactly what I was going for, great stuff. I have taken the liberty of changing the description. As for the file name something along the line of "Dadao map 1939" and "Imperial Japan map 1939" will do fine. Side not though, I could not help but notice the font in your map was abit less readable at thumb size? Anyway thanks again. --SelfQ (talk) 14:36, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- I made a first attempt for the Taiwan map. Is this how you want it? Please let me know of a suitable file name for this and the other maps. Also the image description needs to be added. bamse (talk) 11:12, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- About the Kuril Islands and other small islands, only the following please: Okinawa Prefecture, Kuril Islands, Jeju-do and the smaller islands around Taiwan. So non of the islands from the South Pacific Mandate. Also could you put a red dot on Port Arthur, Japan had a exclave there that was part of the empire prior to the war.--SelfQ (talk) 16:26, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's not about plain svg/inkscape svg, the original file is saved in Inkscape svg anyhow. When inkscape opens the file it sometimes changes the code of objects. E.g. if the original file has "fill:blue" newer versions of incscape will change that to (the equivalent) "fill:#0000FF" when that object is changed in any way. I was thinking that perhaps similar things had happened to the fonts. However in this case it's due to some MediaWiki change since reuploading File:Mengjiang map 1939.svg as File:Test.svg renders it differently, and they are exactly the same file. /Lokal_Profil 17:14, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the clarification Lokal Profil. It seems we can only wait for another update to MediaWiki, upload the file as png or convert the text in the svg into paths. bamse (talk) 18:29, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- I've asked on Wikipedia:SVG_Help#Identical_images_render_differently. Guessing it's the svg renderer which has been updated. Problem with uploading png or converting font to paths is that this would require you to have the font on your computer. Otherwise the result would look the same as now (or worse). Hopefully things will get sorted though. /Lokal_Profil 23:06, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the clarification Lokal Profil. It seems we can only wait for another update to MediaWiki, upload the file as png or convert the text in the svg into paths. bamse (talk) 18:29, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's not about plain svg/inkscape svg, the original file is saved in Inkscape svg anyhow. When inkscape opens the file it sometimes changes the code of objects. E.g. if the original file has "fill:blue" newer versions of incscape will change that to (the equivalent) "fill:#0000FF" when that object is changed in any way. I was thinking that perhaps similar things had happened to the fonts. However in this case it's due to some MediaWiki change since reuploading File:Mengjiang map 1939.svg as File:Test.svg renders it differently, and they are exactly the same file. /Lokal_Profil 17:14, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Coat of arms of Qing Dynasty

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flag (use)
Article(s): Qing Dynasty, Qing Hanedanı
Request: SVG please and Can you upload Commons, please.--Lord Leatherface (talk) 16:37, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Please simplify some vector maps

Request: Kmusser (talk · contribs) made vector images out of some shapefiles of Oregon's state legislative districts, which can be found at the bottom of this page. His images are [3] and [4]. The Oregon state government does apparently have the legal right to general copyright authority, and I do not know the extent of this right — however, it is my understanding, per this discussion on WP:MCQ that the government's shapefiles are free, insofar as the data they provide cannot be copyrighted. So any derivative work that does not retain any of the source's copyrightable "expression" of the data is also free. Knusser holds no copyright to his derivative works, since all he did was change their file type, as well as the map projection for one, so I believe they are free.
That said, his files are horrendously huge. It doesn't seem right that they would be about a megabyte. The Oregon county maps, such as this one, are of roughly comparable detail, and are a little over a tenth the size.
Four things appear to be causing this:
- The first thing, which re-saving with Inkscape seems to mostly fix, is all the white space in the source code. Lines of coordinates are double-spaced, for example.
- The next thing, which Inkscape seems to aggravate in my experience, is the way the coordinates are represented. In the Oregon county maps, I see clean-looking coordinate strings like "M 30044,-14006 l 941,-42 30,0 341,-25 315,-14 305,-14 66,-1...". That's seven coordinates. In the legislative district maps, I see "M63.11998,248.46112 L63.11998,248.22106 L63.35998,247.74094 L63.35998,247.02077...". That's only four coordinates. It seems like way too many digits are used for each coordinate. These two formats must be interchangeable, right?
- Almost all of the districts are constructed using more than one object. One, with a fill but no stroke, is used for the body of the district, while one or sometimes two more are used just to make the actual boundary, with a stroke but no fill. The superfluous objects are easily deleted in Inkscape, and they do significantly reduce the file sizes to 500 and 700 kilobytes. But I think this is still way too large.
- Each object has way too many nodes. There are multiple nodes for straight lines. This is very bad. Using Inkscape to automatically simplify the image does reduce the file size drastically, but I do not like the rounding effects on the objects. I've found that manually deleting unneeded nodes gives some results while preserving the visible detail, but it's horribly tedious.
Is there anything the Graphic Lab can do about this? Äþelwulf Talk to me. 22:42, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Coat of arms of Sultanate of Egypt

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flag (You can use it.)
Article(s): Sultanate of Egypt
Request: SVG please and Can you upload Commons, please.--Lord Leatherface (talk) 16:37, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Map of Chech

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Map of the Chech Region
Article(s): Chech, and all (about) 80 settlements associated with the map.
Request: Add topographic data, add all settlements (I can provide all coordinates based on books and databases) and vectorize. Chech Explorer (talk) 00:18, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Please vectorize!

Article(s): Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Cooper Car Company, Barbados Boy Scouts Association
Request: Please vectorize these images. Connormah (talk) 05:14, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Resolved
File:Jeff in thailand.jpg

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Deceased Wikipedian Jeff Woloson in Thailand
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Attempted modification of File:Jeff in thailand.jpg
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Second Modification of Jeff in Thailand.jpg
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Modification on the removal of the background woman/man
Article(s): Happiness
Request: Jeff Woloson was a Wikipedian who died in August 2008. His family remembers how much Wikipedia meant to him and stated so in the Memoriam dedicated to Jeff. File:Jeff in thailand is his mother's favorite photo of Jeff. I tried to improve the photo at File:Jeff in thailand 2 by cropping it and erasing the guy blowing his nose. However, it needs the hands of someone with more skill and better tools. Please improve "File:Jeff in thailand" and place any improvement at "File:Jeff in thailand 2.PNG". Perhaps crop better and erase that guy walking in the background. make the colors more vibrant, the image more clear, etc. Coming from Wikipedia, this improvement to his mother's favorite photo would really mean a lot to Jeff's family. Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 20:29, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I attempted to clean up some jpg artifacts around the woman behind Jeff and raised the quality a moderate amount, along with removing the man you requested. I added my attempt to the gallery. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 04:22, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
- Looking good. Is it possible to remove the man walking and the foot below his right hand in the File:800px-Jeff in thailand3.jpg image? -- Suntag ☼ 16:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Oh wow, I actually forgot about this. I think I attempted to do what you asked a while ago, and I was unable to. Sorry about that.--Kamangir1214 (talk) 00:23, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- I removed the woman behind the eagle. I had to modify some features like the sky and the ground. But overall, it is pretty decent and barley noticeable. ZooFari 00:15, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks! File:800px-Jeff in thailand4.jpg looks great. -- Suntag ☼ 19:01, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Upgrade the map - Arctic Council

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SVG with China and Italy
Article(s): Arctic Council Request: Italy and China are observers. Thanks! Amiens984 (talk) 23:05, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
- Done Lokal_Profil 03:55, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- This has been resolved I assume?--SelfQ (talk) 16:17, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks! Amiens984 (talk) 17:14, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
iPhone map

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Example,
but it's outdated -
To be rotated
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Done
Article(s): iPhone
Request: So I would like a map of iPhone availability that is up-to-date. I like the color scheme of this version, with dark blue being released in 2007, light blue representing 2008, and green "coming soon". Resources:
- List of countries by date
- Apple's list, which does not include dates but does have upcoming releases
- Python script designed to automate this sort of thing.
This seems like a fairly easy sort of thing to do if you can work the Python script. Thanks!--HereToHelp (talk to me) 01:52, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
- Should be fairly easy to update even without the python script. Just wondering though if the flat and compact map wouldn't be better, after all iPhone is never likely to be available in Antarctica. /Lokal_Profil 15:02, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
- Perhaps so. I tried to update it by hand but the countries are listed by two letter codes. Inkscape can't alphabetize them, making it very difficult. As for finding the countries by hand, WYSIWYG, good luck.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 00:41, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- Also: Can someone rotate the photo viewer app photo so it's square and then upload over the original file? It's completely separate from the map but it should be really easy. Background removal would be nice if it can be done cleanly and easily, but it's not required. Thanks! HereToHelp (talk to me) 01:17, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- OK, I've fixed the rotation and made the background white. The left side is slightly larger than the right, but it's not very noticeable. CountingPine (talk) 04:43, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- Perhaps the camera was a little bit closer to the left. Can you crop out some of the whitespace, reducing the horizontal dimension? I tried to do that myself and the resulting file was larger than the original…my program must not have very good compression. Also, still waiting on the map.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 22:42, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- Perhaps so. I tried to update it by hand but the countries are listed by two letter codes. Inkscape can't alphabetize them, making it very difficult. As for finding the countries by hand, WYSIWYG, good luck.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 00:41, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- So I've created a new map based on the info on the apple.com page. Not sure I see what additional info there is on the applelot.org page though (apart from saying that the US, Germany, UK and France got it in 2007). Apple.com has info about upcoming releases (such as quatar) which aren't on the applelot.org page. /Lokal_Profil 02:27, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Uploaded, please note that dark blue is slightly differently defined from above. /Lokal_Profil 02:44, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- And updated the original. /Lokal_Profil 02:52, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! When you mean "slightly differently defined," I take it as we're ignoring the year and worrying about whether the original iPhone was ever available, correct? Ireland didn't get the original iPhone until '08, but it did have it [5] and is the darker blue on the map. That's probably more useful information anyway, so thanks again.HereToHelp (talk to me) 03:46, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Changed the definition based on which countries had been coloured in the version you referred to above (after having scratched my head to figure out why Austria was coloured). /Lokal_Profil 18:50, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! When you mean "slightly differently defined," I take it as we're ignoring the year and worrying about whether the original iPhone was ever available, correct? Ireland didn't get the original iPhone until '08, but it did have it [5] and is the darker blue on the map. That's probably more useful information anyway, so thanks again.HereToHelp (talk to me) 03:46, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- And updated the original. /Lokal_Profil 02:52, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Uploaded, please note that dark blue is slightly differently defined from above. /Lokal_Profil 02:44, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
1965 logo

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Old PNG logo
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New SVG version
Article(s): 1965 Records
Request: SVG-ify if possible, remove whitespace. I understand it is a non-free image but i figured removing white space would not come under as a violation of that. Please! SteelersFanUK06 ReplyOnMine! 15:33, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: How does it look? Do you want the letters and numbers opaque (i.e. the lettrs & numbers will be white no matter what background the logo's placed on), or do you want them as they are currently? (i.e. transparent, letters/numbers will be the same color as the background the logo's placed on.) [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 07:38, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
- Having no response yet, I have gone ahead and put the new SVG logo on the article so that it won't be speedy deleted on New Year's Day. [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 06:42, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
- Apologies, i only received a message on my talk page yesterday. Going by its multiple usage of green padlock with various backgrounds, i would say that transparent would be a more suitable option, although i think you have already done this? --SteelersFanUK06 ReplyOnMine! 13:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, the letters/numbers are already transparent. [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 07:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for your help! --SteelersFanUK06 ReplyOnMine! 19:29, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, the letters/numbers are already transparent. [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 07:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- Apologies, i only received a message on my talk page yesterday. Going by its multiple usage of green padlock with various backgrounds, i would say that transparent would be a more suitable option, although i think you have already done this? --SteelersFanUK06 ReplyOnMine! 13:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
NHL Shield

Article(s): National Hockey League
Request: Needs to be converted to a .SVG. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Connormah (talk • contribs) 20:45, December 18, 2008
Graphist opinion: How's that for you? --pbroks13talk? 17:42, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
-Awesome! Thanks alot, and Merry Christmas!! Connormah (talk) 16:31, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Quark decay

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Quark decay
Article(s): See image link.
Request: Quark is about to be FA'd, but the image should be improved before it is.
- Add two arrows fainter than the rest.
- One pointing from t do d
- One pointing from b to u
- Add "Rarer" to the legend (with the type of arrow used).
- The "minus sign" used right now isn't a minus sign, it's a dash. It should be a real minus sign rather than a dash. Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 08:09, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Done, and replaced the image. Revert if it's not to your liking. Mononomic (talk) 18:55, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
- Looks pretty good to me. Thanks.Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 04:41, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Dell logo
Article(s): Dell
Request: Could somebody please convert this JPG image to a SVG image with transparent background? I would do it myself but I use Inkscape and the low image resolution plus the fact it's a JPG means that it would be quite difficult for me to do it myself, and even then it would have errors. [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 10:51, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I'm also a homebrew Inkscape user, and I don't trust my graphic talents any more than you do yours. However, I know enough to have a hunch that a plain Dell logo, with just the text, might be helpful.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 13:39, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
- I'm on it. Do you want the black circle around the logo? If so, do you want it shiny-styled (like in the photo) or just plain ol' black? Mononomic (talk) 16:52, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
- Oh well, I guess I'm just impatient. I tried the logo, but it's not shiny. Let me know if you want it to be. Mononomic (talk) 17:09, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
- Looks like a bot removed it. Take a look at File:Dell logo.svg. Mononomic (talk) 19:11, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's not bad, but the shine would make it closer to the real thing. Try the shine, and if that doesn't work, I'm going to brandsoftheworld.com to re-upload the plain old Dell wordmark logo. Still, the no shine version would qualify. [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 05:28, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
- OK, I've updated the image. How is it now? Mononomic (talk) 16:27, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's Perfect! Thank you very much. I will now put it on the article. [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 00:00, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
- OK, I've updated the image. How is it now? Mononomic (talk) 16:27, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's not bad, but the shine would make it closer to the real thing. Try the shine, and if that doesn't work, I'm going to brandsoftheworld.com to re-upload the plain old Dell wordmark logo. Still, the no shine version would qualify. [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 05:28, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
- Looks like a bot removed it. Take a look at File:Dell logo.svg. Mononomic (talk) 19:11, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
- Oh well, I guess I'm just impatient. I tried the logo, but it's not shiny. Let me know if you want it to be. Mononomic (talk) 17:09, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
I tweaked this a bit to make it look more like the logo on Dell's website, witha gradient in the E. Thanks, 19:50, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you. It's now even better! [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 07:39, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Delta Sigma Theta Logo

Article(s): Delta Sigma Theta
Request: Take the white space off of the image. miranda 20:07, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I'll get to work on this image; basically, it needs to be redrawn. As the image has thousands of pieces to it, a redraw would clean the image the best. --Pbroks13talk? 05:07, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
- Okay, what do you think of that? --Pbroks13talk? 05:19, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
- Great! Thanks. miranda 22:19, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Vectorizing request

Article(s): CHEK-TV, CJNT-TV, CHCA-TV
Request: All three images needed to be vectorized. Chca.png needs to have the same colour scheme as the other two. Emarsee (Talk • Contribs) 01:48, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I'll get to these shortly, tomorrow, after all, today is Christmas! Have a Merry one! Connormah (talk) 17:12, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
- Done one. Connormah (talk) 17:12, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
- Also, thought I might let you know, the font used in these logos is Trade Gothic Bold. Connormah (talk) 18:07, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
{{Doing}} Q T C 03:03, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Not done Did the first one, link avail from Image page, S might need touched up a bit, dont have time atm to do the other two. Q T C 03:57, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Done Finished converting them to SVG. A special thank you to Connormah for telling me what font was used in the logo. Emarsee (Talk • Contribs) 20:29, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Granada(Top)PortOrange(Bottom)Bridges.PNG

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Bridge comparison image
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Corrected image
Article(s): Granada Bridge
Request: Please clean up the image perimeters and stretch the smaller image to be the same length as the larger image.-- Suntag ☼ 21:19, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Have tidied image borders and adjusted size of lower image to match the one above it, hope this is ok. -- Tango22 User talk:Tango22 15:49, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
- Seeing as the new image is being used I am asuming resolved.--SelfQ (talk) 17:17, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Flag of the Republic of China-Nanjing Outdoors

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War Ensign
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War Ensign, vectorized
Article(s): Republic of China-Nanjing related articles.
Request: clear background and/or SVGify, rename... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 09:21, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- May I just add upon this request and suggest some new file names. Also I would like to request that the other 2 versions of the Peace, Anti-Communism and National Construction flag be created in a svg format as well [6].--SelfQ (talk) 14:28, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I could give it a shot. Any chance I could get the Chinese characters in the second image in text form (like フィッチ but obviously in Chinese, not 日本語)? Also, the two other images that SelfQ mentioned: are those on Wikipedia yet? If not, I'll need to upload them. Let me know. Thanks! Mononomic (talk) 16:19, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- Sure, here for both flags: Text in flag 1: 和平反共建國, Text in flag 2: 國民黨. Note however that the characters in the flag have been stylized and sould remain as such. Also yes you are correct the other 2 versions of the state flag have not yet been uploaded to any wiki. Do you want me to do it or? Thanks --SelfQ (talk) 11:06, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- It'd be great if you could upload those two images. I'll get working on the first two. Mononomic (talk) 17:16, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- Here's one. Mononomic (talk) 20:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- And here's the other. Are you sure that the last character that you gave me was correct (it doesn't look quite right here)?
- Here's one. Mononomic (talk) 20:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- It'd be great if you could upload those two images. I'll get working on the first two. Mononomic (talk) 17:16, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Here are the other two flags, plus a zoom in of the character I used, it is identical to the one that sould be on the flag. perhaps the error is on your side? Also on the Naval Jack, could you put tiny bit of transparent space between the flag and pendant? to point out they are not connected.--SelfQ (talk) 23:14, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- I have renamed the fully finished flag, uploaded to commons, added a description and applied to the respective articles, great work! --SelfQ (talk) 23:44, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- I don't know where the original Wang flag.png went, but thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 23:48, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- I removed the Wang_flag.png and finished svg from the request page because there were to many flags on here to be able to see what belongs with what and what still needs to be done. Sorry if I caused any confusion.--SelfQ (talk) 00:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- I don't know where the original Wang flag.png went, but thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 23:48, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- OK, I've corrected the character problem and added the spacing - is that better now? I'll get started on the other two flags. Mononomic (talk) 02:40, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Done. How's that? And could you upload to Commons and delete your character file that you uploaded to Wikipedia when you're done? Thanks! Mononomic (talk)
- Uploaded to commons, added discription and added to articles. Great work Mononomic, I have just one final request, the war flag of the Republic of China-Nanjing. Could you turn it into a svg aswell?--SelfQ (talk) 13:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Done. I'm trying to learn how to use commons, and I think I've figured out how to use it. I use the move-to-commons tool and then nominate the one on Wikipedia for deletion. But once that new file is deleted, how does Wikipedia know to use the other image, the one on commons? Mononomic (talk) 16:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for all the great work Mononomic! about your question, if the file is deleted before it is moved it wont work. Personally I just download the file and upload to commons, this also allows for name changes plus there seem to be some bug that cause loss of information if the file is moved through other methods.--SelfQ (talk) 18:28, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Done. I'm trying to learn how to use commons, and I think I've figured out how to use it. I use the move-to-commons tool and then nominate the one on Wikipedia for deletion. But once that new file is deleted, how does Wikipedia know to use the other image, the one on commons? Mononomic (talk) 16:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Uploaded to commons, added discription and added to articles. Great work Mononomic, I have just one final request, the war flag of the Republic of China-Nanjing. Could you turn it into a svg aswell?--SelfQ (talk) 13:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Done. How's that? And could you upload to Commons and delete your character file that you uploaded to Wikipedia when you're done? Thanks! Mononomic (talk)
Quick comment, the blue colors don't match and the sun is bigger on the original. Dunno if that's an issue to you people, I'm just pointing it out.Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 15:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- Not a issue, seeing as its based of of the Blue Sky with a White Sun the colors are correct.--SelfQ (talk) 17:04, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Cabibbo angle

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Hum ... See the description I guess.
Article(s): None yet. CKM matrix and possibly quarks in the future.
Request: I used Inkscape to produce this image and it looked just fine, but Wikipedia gives me ugly boxes where there is supposed to be text. There's also a ton of whitespace. What did I do wrong? Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 00:35, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: To crop an image so there the canvas is only the image in Inkscape, make sure the object is selected and go to File->Document Properties and press "Fit page to Selection". That will fit the canvas perfectly. Now the text thing I cannot help you with. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 00:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Alright, here is what you should make sure to do when dealing with uploading SVG files that include text to wikipedia:
- Do not use flowed text (that is when you drag open a text box); just click the text icon, click somewhere on the page, no dragging open.
- To make sure your image's text render's perfectly, click on the text then click Path->Object to Path. That will make your text a path and no longer "text". However, don't always use it, because editable SVG files are better.
- Hope that helps! --pbroks13talk? 02:03, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks.Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics}
Barnstar image clean up

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Environment Barnstar
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Working Man's Barnstar
Article(s): Template:The Environmental Barnstar / Template:The Working Man's Barnstar
Requests:
- Enviro: Make background transparent instead of white, consistent with other barnstars.
- Working: Fixing outline/"glow" of barnstar so it is not cut off.
Your help will be appreciated! Eustress (talk) 03:02, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Done. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 03:24, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
- I appreciate your help but feel the issues persist. The Working Man's Barnstar doesn't look any different. The blue glow at the points is still cut short. Regarding the Environmental Barnstar, doesn't the background need to appear "checkered" (like the others) in order to signify the transparent formatting?
- Thanks for your further attention. --Eustress (talk) 04:10, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
- There is a checkered background for the Environment Barnstar. The blue glow is not cut off for the Working Man's Barnstar. I believe your browser is not refreshing the images correctly, because the issues do not persist. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 01:47, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
- Yeah, maybe it was my browser because issue is resolved now...thanks! --Eustress (talk) 18:52, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
- There is a checkered background for the Environment Barnstar. The blue glow is not cut off for the Working Man's Barnstar. I believe your browser is not refreshing the images correctly, because the issues do not persist. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 01:47, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Peter Falk

Article(s): Peter Falk
Request: rotate to straight as encyclopedic... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:04, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Just want to add a warning that this image is probably unfree. /Lokal_Profil 14:56, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
- Resolved since file has been deleted. /Lokal_Profil 14:03, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Particle overview
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Finished product
Article(s): None yet
Request: Un-uglify and upload under "Particle overview". Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 15:30, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Done - Look above. 7OA Happy Holidays! 20:11, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
- A good first draft. I guess I should've been a bit more specific when I said "un-uglify". I also meant to align things in a better fashion (for example the lines going from Forces carriers to the gluon/W and Z/... should have a common "starting point", boxes should have their frames aligned, the "titles" centered in the boxes, etc... Two things I got wrong, there should be a line from "Electromagnetism" to "QED", and QLG should be replaced by "Quantum Gravity". Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 00:11, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- I gave it a shot, but there's still some weird problems with it. Fonts overlap each other on small versions of the image. Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 06:41, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
- If you have a version which looks fine in your editor then upload that version. If you get font issues in MediaWiki then convert the text to paths and reupload it above the old version with a comment like "Text converted to paths, use previous version for derivatives and updates/improvements". As long as a pure text version exists it's not a problem if the one we view uses paths instead. /Lokal_Profil 14:07, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
- I gave it a shot, but there's still some weird problems with it. Fonts overlap each other on small versions of the image. Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 06:41, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Navy Nuke Userbox image

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Fouled anchor with trifoil
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SVG version
Article(s): User:Jerry/Userboxes/NavyNuke
Request: Vectorize. Jerry delusional ¤ kangaroo 08:47, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Vectorized. I hope you like it. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 00:15, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
- Kamangir1214, it's nice that you're carrying out these requests. However, I really don't think it's worth making SVG versions if they're just traces of the original. In most cases, the result is no cleaner and no more useful, and the file size is significantly larger than it would be if it were done properly. Vector images can often be more useful than bitmap images, but I would say it's preferable to have an original bitmap graphic, than a dumb computerised tracing of it.
- I've redone this one, by hand. It's not a particularly great work of art, but notice that the result is a lot cleaner, and - to a certain extent, the image is made up of separate components that can be easily modified. The file size is also a lot smaller. These are some of the siginificant advantages that vector graphics can often allow. With best regards, CountingPine (talk) 12:47, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
- Asuming resolved?--SelfQ (talk) 19:25, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, totally awesome job! Thanks, Jerry delusional ¤ kangaroo 17:52, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
- Asuming resolved?--SelfQ (talk) 19:25, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
- I've redone this one, by hand. It's not a particularly great work of art, but notice that the result is a lot cleaner, and - to a certain extent, the image is made up of separate components that can be easily modified. The file size is also a lot smaller. These are some of the siginificant advantages that vector graphics can often allow. With best regards, CountingPine (talk) 12:47, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

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Lightened, desaturated background
Article(s):
Request: Please clean up and brighten however able to improve the overall quality of this photo. It is the only photo we presently have of this US Congressman. -- Banjeboi 17:32, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I've desaturated the background a little bit, and made his face lighter. Is this better or does it need more work? Mononomic (talk) 15:32, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
- That's quite wonderful actually. Thank you!
Floorplan of the National Gallery, London

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Original file
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PNG version
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SVG version
Article(s): National Gallery (London)
Request: I drew this on Paint three years ago; when reduced to thumbnail size it looks very scrappy. Could someone with a better imaging program please redraw it as an SVG? Absolute accuracy is not essential. Here are some images that may be helpful:
- This image is very schematised but gets the proportions of the Sainsbury Wing (in blue) and the North Wing (in orange) right.
- Aerial view, Google Earth
- The Gallery in 1836 and 1894. Please don't copy the chamfered-off corners in these images, as those rooms were remodelled in the 20th century.
My original sources are cited on the Image page but are not essential for the purposes of redrawing. Ham 23:47, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Vectorized. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 01:29, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Please don't send that out as a final. It looks like you used the InkScape bitmap tarce or something similar. The text isn't text, the shapes aren't as straight as the original or their own objects. I don't have the time to look at this but please, don't send that out. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 03:25, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- In lieu of a suitable vector image replacement, I've done a straight conversion to PNG format, to try and fix the "scrappy thumbnail" issue. I don't know if that's any better for you, but the file size is at least smaller. CountingPine (talk) 15:58, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
- I re-traced from the GIF, and cleaned up the image. gringer (talk) 10:36, 13 January 2009 (UTC)