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Graphics Lab Archive (all pre-October 2009, before the three current Workshops existed)
	Completed requests from the former workshops (Images to improve & Image workshop) were archived regularly: 2006 2007 2008 2009

meson nonets

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  Meson octet spin 0
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  Mesons nonet spin 1

Article(s): See images

Request: Alright, this is a bit complicated to explain.

Image on the left:

• In the middle, there should be a third particle. Currently there is a neutral pion ($\pi ^{0}$) and an eta meson ($\eta$), but there should also be an eta prime meson ($\eta ^{\prime }$). If possible, the three particles should be right under the middle circle, rather than next to it.
• $I_{3}$ should be $I_{z}$
• Upload the result as "UDS Meson nonet spin 0"

Image on the right:

• Should look similar to the image on the left after modifications, but with

• $\pi ^{0}$ <--> $\rho ^{0}$
• $\pi ^{+}$ <--> $\rho ^{+}$
• $\pi ^{-}$ <--> $\rho ^{-}$
• $K^{0}$ <--> $K^{*0}$
• ${\bar {K}}^{0}$ <--> ${\bar {K}}^{*0}$
• $K^{+}$ <--> $K^{*+}$
• $K^{-}$ <--> $K^{*-}$
• $\eta$ <--> $\omega$
• $\eta ^{\prime }$ <--> $\phi$

• Upload the result as "UDS Meson nonet spin 1".

Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 02:44, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: It might be best to contact the original author (Trassiorf). But I can try if need be. Tadpole9^{(talk • contribs)} 06:40, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

He's registered on the commons, and for some reason (inaptitude probably), my browser refuses to do anything properly on the commons, so I can't.Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 07:50, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

User:Trassiorf is also registered on several Wikipedias. Maybe you want to contact him there. Or I can contact him on commons. Tadpole9^{(talk • contribs)} 18:47, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

It's probably simpler if you do it. Sorry for the trouble.Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 23:16, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Actually, it looks likes I've contacted him a few months ago. It doesn't look like he's active.Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 23:18, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

If you're confused by what exactly needs to be don't just ask and I'll answer the best I can.Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 06:26, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Newton's dynamical equations

• Newton's dynamical equations
  Newton's dynamical equations
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  How about his?

Article(s): Physics

Request: Please convert to .svg. When I upload the .svg version it is not right. But png and .jpg seem to work for me. Thank you. Ancheta Wis (talk) 10:07, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I don't see any picture. What's the advantage of using a picture over the wikipedia/TeX markup? bamse (talk) 10:20, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

I made an svg-version nevertheless. bamse (talk) 01:01, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Aligning the equations' elements together (aka, p, F, F should be aligned together on the left, the equal signs should be aligned together, and on the right, m, dotted P and F aligned together) would improve the image IMO. Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 08:34, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Feel free to realign the elements. I was afraid that there would be too much empty space. The present version is rendered by TeX so I'd consider it standard. bamse (talk) 09:25, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

TeX isn't made to align things so, I'd just align them manually. However I suck at images, so I won't.Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 09:28, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

TeX isn't made to align things so? I thought that is what TeX is meant for.

${\begin{array}{lccll}\mathbf {p} &=&&m\mathbf {v} &(1)\\\mathbf {F} &=&&{\dot {\mathbf {p} }}&(2)\\\mathbf {F} _{12}&=&-&\mathbf {F} _{21}&(3)\end{array}}$

Old school:

${\begin{array}{lccll}{\boldsymbol {p}}&=&&m{\boldsymbol {v}}&(1)\\{\boldsymbol {F}}&=&&{\dot {\boldsymbol {p}}}&(2)\\{\boldsymbol {F}}_{12}&=&-&{\boldsymbol {F}}_{21}&(3)\end{array}}$

The last one doesn't really fit on WP

--Lionelbrits (talk) 16:34, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Boltzmann's equation

Resolved

 – Lokal_Profil 17:22, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Boltzmann's equation

Article(s): See image

Request: Replace that image by this one (right click and save):

${\frac {\partial {f}}{\partial {t}}}+{\frac {\partial {f}}{\partial {x}}}\cdot {\frac {\mathbf {p} }{m}}+{\frac {\partial {f}}{\partial {\mathbf {p} }}}\cdot \mathbf {F} =\int {\mbox{d}}\Omega \int {\mbox{d}}\mathbf {p} _{1}\sigma \left(\Omega \right)|\mathbf {p} -\mathbf {p} _{1}|\left(f^{\prime }f_{1}^{\prime }-ff_{1}\right)$

Or you could re-make it into something similar to this.

Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 08:27, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Done. if you already know how to use LaTeX I recommend. Tex Text which is a good latex plugin for Inkscape. /Lokal_Profil 17:22, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 19:13, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Make SVG

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  It's a diagram of the internals of a TEM
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  svg version

Article(s): Transmission electron microscopy

Request: Is it possible to get this made into an SVG, also made a bit upright, it is at a slight angle. Thankyou. Hat'nCoat (talk) 00:02, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: SVG version added with rotation, although it is 6x the size of the raster image. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 21:35, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• For something as detailed as this please don't just do an auto-trace. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 01:23, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Updated with actual (rather than automatic) tracing. I think it'll need someone who actually knows how it's meant to look to fix up the rest gringer (talk) 14:17, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

File:Tectonic plates (empty).svg

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  Empty map of tectonic plates
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  German labeled copy, center shifted
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  Requested empty map.

Request: I would like to have a second empty map with a center on Europe/Africa. The existing empty map is good but not practical for those areas which are cut because the map is centered on America (in this case: Australian an Eurasian plates are cut)

IF you can do it: Label it right away in Swahili! (see http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/sw/1/1e/Mabamba_gandunia_(tectonic_plates).png) --Kipala (talk) 17:18, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Uploaded png version of empty map, waiting for other designers to enter the Swahili/conversion to SVG. I will later on if no one picks this up. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 05:17, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Canadian North Map

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  A map highlighting the Canadian North
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  SVG version
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  Alternative SVG
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  Best alternative SVG?

Article(s): Northern Canada

Request: Please vectorize. This image is a REALLY bad PNG. Connormah (talk) 01:16, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: SVG version added. If anything is needed, just message me. --Kamangir1214 (talk) 20:41, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

The problem with that is that it actually removes some of the detail from the SVG... this really should be remade from a higher map of Canada because tracing low quality PNGs into SVGs just loses the details. Maybe File:Canada labelled map.svg or the map it was made from would be better templates? gren グレン 16:22, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

How about the new one? /Lokal_Profil 00:03, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

BTW if you could fix this image File:Canada labelled map.svg to be accurate, it would be a good idea. What is labelled NS (Nova Scotia) should be NB (New Brunswick). Nova Scotia is the clump of land on the southeast of New Brunswick (currently labelled NS).Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 15:07, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Done. It looks as though the thumbnail has rendered the text differently from before though, probably due to a MediaWiki software update. /Lokal_Profil 19:12, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Wizards of the Coast's logo

Article(s): Wizards of the Coast

Request: Convert to SVG format; I'm trying to get this article up to FA-Class, so the images should be as good as possible. -Drilnoth (talk) 23:57, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

• Since this is a non-free logo, and our fair use policy state use must be kept to a minimum, and be of a lesser quality, (low resolution, etc), I see no reason to vectorize this graphic, and believe doing so would violate our fair use policy. I highly doubt this will be a FA issue for the article. If it comes up, please send the objector my way, but really, this image should do fine.-Andrew c ^[talk] 22:25, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
  • We vectoirize logos here all the time, it's never been an issue. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 22:50, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
    • It doesn't sound like there is an issue with it being a PNG for the purposes of the review, but I thought that I'd mention it here anyway since it was tagged. It doesn't really matter to me either way. -Drilnoth (talk) 01:35, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
      • There is nothing wrong with having a vector non-free logo. I don't know what Andrew C was thinking at the time. I have never seen a policy that says that logos used here should be lesser quality. The only policy I've seen is that the logo should only be used at web resolution (i.e. the size should be regulated in the [[Image:]] tag if the internal pixel size is to big). [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 05:56, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
        • www.brandsoftheworld.com has a version of the Wizards of the Coast logo (see link). Unfortunately, the purple stripe at the top of the logo is missing (compare the logo at the link to your logo). Let me know if you are satisfied with the logo at the link (I'm betting the missing stripe is a deal breaker). [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 06:09, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
          • I think that an SVG version has already been uploaded since this request was made... File:Wizards of the Coast logo.svg. A missing stripe would be a problem, but it's kind of a moot point now. Thanks! -Drilnoth (talk) 14:11, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Vancouver SkyTrain

Stale

 – DyceBot (talk) 08:03, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

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  A map of the Vancouver SkyTrain.
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  A map of the Vancouver SkyTrain with only the SkyTrain stations.

Article(s): SkyTrain (Vancouver), List of Vancouver SkyTrain stations

Request: If you look at the images, you'll see that Main Street-Science World has a transfer station on it. The station is a ordinary station, and is not a transfer station, so should be changed to a ordinary station. -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{(spell my name backwards)} at 05:32, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

CKM Angles

Resolved

 – 119:06, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

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  Euler angles
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  CKM Angles

Article(s): Will eventually be uploaded in CKM matrix and possibly Quark.

Request: Could someone rename the blue $x\ ,y\ ,z$ axis into $|\mathrm {d} \rangle \ ,|\mathrm {s} \rangle \ ,|\mathrm {b} \rangle$ and the red $x\ ,y\ ,z$ axis into $|\mathrm {d^{\prime }} \rangle \ ,|\mathrm {s^{\prime }} \rangle \ ,|\mathrm {b^{\prime }} \rangle$, as well as rename the α, β, and γ angles into $\theta _{12}\ ,\theta _{13}\ ,\theta _{23}$ (unitalicized thetas please). Upload under "CKM angles". Thanks. Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 22:57, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I decided to pick up Inkscape again now that I know how to not get evil black boxes. It still can't get the images to look like they do in inkscape, (the angles look assy) but it's good enough for me right now.Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 04:57, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Berlin-Tegel Airport

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  Berlin-Tegel Airport layout

Article(s): Berlin-Tegel Airport

Request: The diagram showing the terminal layout, is written in German and furthermore not correct at all (it shows the planned layout of 1970, not the current one, and does not correspond with the text). Alas, I am not able to do it by myself, but maybe someone likes to do such things...

Graphist opinion:

• Comment:Do you have a link to the correct layout? §hep • ¡Talk to me! 01:14, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

• Comment:Yes, sorry for not alreading having posted it: http://www.berlin-airport.de/EN/ReisendeUndBesucher/AmFlughafen/Terminalplan/TXL.html Per aspera ad Astra (talk) 09:50, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

• Comment:...and here for the parking areas: http://www.berlin-airport.de/EN/ReisendeUndBesucher/AnUndAbreise/AnfahrtAuto/TXL.html Per aspera ad Astra (talk) 09:54, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Alsace TER map

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  Map of TER Alsace from the German Wikipedia.
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  Conversion of original (German version) into SVG
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  English translation SVG

Article(s): TER Alsace

Request: My primary goal was a translation of this (and if you speak German and can, please do) but I realized it was very much line drawing and not trying to fully represent Alsace that this could be (hopefully) relatively easily SVGified. I'd like an SVG using text tags so that someone with minimal SVG skill can make the translation of this into French / English. If you can do any language please do. The image name is currently in German and the default image (French?) might want to be File:TER Alsace.svg using the French name but naming scheme is not overly important. gren グレン 15:57, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I can do SVG conversion and handily enough speak some english, german and french. I'll give it a go. Mfield (talk) 00:11, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

How's that for a start? The accents need adding in as I am running Inkscape on OSX and cannot persuade the character map to work with the X server (fixed that). Let's get the German version correct and agreed on and then I'll convert it into the other two languages. Are the colors used in the original fixed to colors used in official transport maps etc. or can they be changed to improve legibility. As it is I have shifted some of them slightly to make them more distinctive. Mfield (talk) 03:40, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

As far as I know there is nothing official about this map. It is the work of a German Wikipedian writing about Alsace's trains so you can change as you see fit. It looks very good, thank you. gren グレン 19:34, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

OK so if you don't think anything needs altering I'll go ahead and create English and French versions? Mfield (talk) 20:55, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

There's the English, I think I will leave someone with native French to do that translation. Mfield (talk) 00:01, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Excellent. The only thing is Strassburg should be Strasbourg (as spelled in English and French). Checking, it seems all of the other city names were left in French (or have no German equivalent... although Mulhouse is Mulhaussen in German) and for the map key "Number" should just be "number" I think... since it's only capitalized in German because of their noun rules. Actually since it's all in text I can change it myself :) Thanks! gren グレン 19:12, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I made the changes... and everything looks right as far as I can tell. But, the file sized changed by way too much since I edited text "Number" to "number" and "Strassburg" to "Strasbourg". I haven't reverted but hope I didn't mess anything up... gren グレン 19:17, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

well, the file size is rounded to the nearest 1k, so a 1 byte difference could cause a change from 68k to 69k. Your edit worked fine :). Mfield (talk) 19:22, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

I checked the actually file size (not just what media wiki shows me) and it was a bunch of bytes... but, I'll assume everything's fine (because it looks fine). Thanks. gren グレン 15:18, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

BBC logo

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  Logo of the BBC

Article(s): BBC

Request: The current image shows the logo which is intended for display on a TV, and so displays the wrong dimensions (i.e. the squares are not exactly square). There are logo sources here which are intended for display on a computer screen (under "Download images"). Contrast this image and this one to see what I'm on about. Could the PC display version be used to replace the current image please? Gammondog (talk) 17:00, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Origin of Species

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  Illustration from Darwin's On the Origin of Species

Article(s): Will probably appear in On the Origin of Species#Struggle for existence, and natural selection, and will surely be used in wikisource:On the Origin of Species (1859)

Request: Please make a SVG version of this. Also don't forget to include the text in the lower left corner. Diego_pmc ^Talk 13:28, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Would you like the paper background behind the text, or just a conversion of the text? Both are doable. 7OA Happy Holidays! 16:24, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Just the text. Of course the lines should be straightened out and everything (they're a little tilted in this scan). Diego_pmc ^Talk 17:12, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

I noticed that. It's getting late here, after I noticed your reply. I'll work on it first thing tomorrow, if that's okay. Thanks, 7OA Happy Holidays! 03:53, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Sure. Diego_pmc ^Talk 16:43, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello? Diego_pmc ^Talk 20:29, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Lake Superior Geology Map

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Article(s): Lake Superior, Geology of North America, Lake Nipigon, User:SEWilco/Images, Talk:Abiogenic petroleum origin/Archive 1, Slave craton, Superior craton, Churchill craton, Rae craton, List of shields and cratons, Midcontinent Rift System, Volcanism in Canada, File:North america terrain 2003 map.jpg, Innuitian orogeny, Trans-Hudson orogeny, Wyoming craton.

Request: Please vectorize, and change colors to Wikipedia-style, as the current ones are quite blinding. Thanks. Connormah (talk) 23:24, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to bump, but I feel this NEEDS to be done...Connormah (talk) 23:59, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Lenin order

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  Lenin order
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  an attempt at vectorizing the image

Article(s): Soviet related articles

Request: Please make a SVG version of this PRODUCER ^(TALK) 16:43, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

It's my first ever attempt at vectorizing an image, so it's far from perfect, but i guess it's still no worse than the low-res image. :) If you don't think it's good enough, dont use it, or better yet, improve it yourself.--Ghazer (talk) 04:25, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

That's pretty good work for a first time! Connormah (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 17:38, 10 January 2009 (UTC).

CAD ans USD Exchange Rates Graph

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  A comparison graph of the CAD and USD exchage rates.
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  File:FrederictonNBCAFlag.jpg
• Flag of Burnaby, BC
  Flag of Burnaby, BC
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  File:GrandePrairie-flag.jpg

Article(s): Burnaby, Fredericton, C$

Request: Please vectorize these. Thanks in advance, Wikigraphists! Connormah (talk) 04:01, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Baffin Island Map

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  Location of Baffin Island, Canada
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  SVG
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  Another SVG

Article(s): Baffin Island

Request: Please vectorize and upload to commons. Connormah (talk) 05:51, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I did a fairly standard version in the grey and green that's normally used for location maps, then discovered that there's a slightly more imaginative version which already exists but doesn't display properly. It could probably be fixed if you prefer it. Time3000 (talk) 12:13, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, it's GREAT! Connormah (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 17:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC).

BBC2

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  BBC2 share of viewing graph

Article(s): BBC2

Request: SVGify.

Graphist opinion: Do you have a link to the data? Some of the data points are fractional and it will be easier to recreate it from the data than tracing that image. gren グレン 22:16, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Brookline MA Seal

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  File:Brookline, MA Seal.png

Article(s): Brookline, MA

Request: Needs to be vectorized, as this suffers from lossy compression artifacts. Connormah (talk) 01:13, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: A simple web search found this. You could save that image, make it smaller, then upload it over the one you have issues with. I'd be glad to do it for you if you don't have software to resize the image. If we have another better quality image from an official source, and the image is non-free, I'm not sure we even need an SVG since this new image I found does not suffer from the artifacts. We could also make it black and white if you prefer, but the color doesn't seem problematic to me either. What do you think about that?-Andrew c ^[talk] 15:20, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Maps Needing to be Vectorized!

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  Great Bear Lake
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  Great Slave Lake
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  Lake Athabasca
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  Beaufort Sea

Article(s): Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake, Lake Athabasca, Beaufort Sea

Request: SVGify and upload to commons. Connormah (talk) 01:45, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Map of Syria with Turkish names

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  Latest CIA map of Syria.
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  SVG without text

Article(s):

Request: The following is copied from my user talk page. --Timeshifter (talk) 08:04, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Could you tell me how can we edit writings on a PNG file? Actually, I wanna translate the words of the map Syria into Turkish language. Do you know how to work on such files? Gracias--Tuleytula (talk) 19:49, 10 January 2009 (UTC) By the way, my homewikipedia is here:Tuleytula, and this is my discussion page:Tuleytula Mesaj--Tuleytula (talk) 19:52, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

I assume the request was made of me due to my editing of File:Gaza-Israel war casualties.png which is used in 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. I am not too experienced though with adding text to images. I will leave a left a note on his talk page, (Tuleytula Mesaj), pointing him to here.

This map category may be of use: commons:Category:Maps of Syria. The latest CIA Factbook map of Syria is here:

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html

I uploaded the latest version to File:Sy-map.gif and File:Sy-map.png in the Commons. --Timeshifter (talk) 08:04, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

I want to translate the texts on the map of Syria into Turkish language such as Deyrizor instead of Dayr az Zawr. Shliahov told me I can use Inkscape to make changes on a SVG file. Thanks to Shliahov, I will try it. I also wonder how can we change writings on a PNG or a GIF file?--Tuleytula (talk) 15:31, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

I'll be grateful too if anybody guide me how I can change the texts on a JPEG file such as that Golan map. Thanks--Tuleytula (talk) 16:02, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: @Tuleytula: You should distinguish between Bitmap files like png, jpg, gif, ... and vector files like svg. In svg you basically store the elements (line, square, text,...) that make up the picture. That's why you can easily edit such files. In inkscape for instance you would just select the text, move it around or type in a new text. Since the background is saved independently from the text, there is no problem. Bitmaps on the other hand are pixel-based, which means that you store colour information at every point in the picture (simplified). Texts, lines or other elements are not distinguished in bitmaps. They are just areas of uniform colour. There is for instance no background behind the text! This is a problem if you want to change the text as a different area of the background will be covered by the new text. If the background is uniform (one colour/brightness) you could remove the old text with some image editor like GIMP. If the background is not uniform you might be able in some cases to reconstruct it from other sources (for instance border lines). If you have a relief in the background or other complicated structure it is much too complicated to recreate it. In this case it is better to create a new map from scratch or to contact the original author of the map. As for the CIA Syria map, you have almost everywhere a uniform background behind the text so you could edit it with GIMP or photoshop. Just redraw the border at the Golan Heights which is covered by 'Al'. However, the resolution of that map is not that great and I am not sure that the CIA maps can be legally edited. You might consider putting text into File:Syria outline map.png instead (with inkscape for instance). Hope it answered your question.bamse (talk) 18:22, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Image license notes: CIA maps are in the public domain. So the map or its derivatives can be edited in any way. Almost any media produced by the U.S. Federal government is in the public domain. See the license tag at commons:File:Sy-map.gif. See also: commons upload for images from a US federal government source. See also: commons:Commons:Copyright tags#United States. --Timeshifter (talk) 01:05, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Indeed they are PD. No problem with the license. But the map is low resolution anyway. bamse (talk) 09:44, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

UN maps might work, and are larger maps with higher resolution than the CIA maps for the most part. They are free images too. There is also an image license template for UN maps: Template:UN map. Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps may be able to help, and they have sources for some higher resolution maps. --Timeshifter (talk) 09:54, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

I found an image on commons that seems to have been produced by the German map lab, and is just an SVG of the CIA map but without the text. Time3000 (talk) 17:22, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Balloons

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Article(s):WikiProject Xbox

Request: If anyone would make this image transparent, it would be appreciated. BW21.--BlackWatch21 17:24, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

When you mean "transparent", do you mean like "see through"? Also, do you want it in SVG or the current GIF? ZooFari 18:06, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

I think it'll do best in SVG... Connormah (talk) 18:20, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Hows that for an SVG? --Pbroks13^talk? 18:35, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Crop without re-uploading?

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  Parliament Hill in winter.

Article(s): Parliament Hill

Request: Can this image be cropped using code or in some other manner within Wikipedia? I.e. without having to do so in Photoshop and then re-uploading. Miesianiacal (talk) 15:18, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:No it cannot, it will need to be cropped externally and uploaded as an edit. Mfield (talk) 17:10, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Cheers. --Miesianiacal (talk) 18:47, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

So we shouldn't do a crop? §hep • ^Talk 22:27, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

File:LateCretaceousGlobal.jpg

W Tethys

E Tethys

File:LateCretaceousGlobal.jpg

Europe about 90 million years ago. The landmass in the top left corner is Greenland, and the left edge of the one in the middle is Norway.

Template:Annotated image can be used to crop and zoom, as shown - look at the original to see how powerful this. The downside in this extreme case is that a huge image is downloaded. However I often use it to trim excess bg from images, to avoid layout problems (whihc are becoming more difficult with the spread of widescreens). --Philcha (talk) 09:29, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

That's a new one. §hep • ^Talk 00:03, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Cuban convertible peso

Article(s): Cuban convertible peso

Request: fix perspective, cut off background... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:40, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: How's that? Mfield (talk) 06:15, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Map SVG request

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Article(s): Algonquin

Request: Vectorize...this is a horrible resolution, and looks like it was created in MS Paint. Connormah (talk) 04:48, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: There's not much accurate, sourced data in that image to make into an SVG. Any SVG would be very very approximate and not add anything more to the article than the original. If there were a better version of the map an SVG could be made from that. gren グレン 22:10, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

File:Koei Warriors.png

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  Logo for WikiProject Koei Warriors Games
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Article(s): WikiProject Koei Warriors Games

Request: Could you make a more detailed ".svg" version of it? Also, could there be like a black curve going off the tip of the sword in a 90° turn centered on the middle of the sword? (The black curve refers to the Koei Warriors Games' opening movies using black lines instead of blood.) Thank you! -BlueCaper (talk) 13:21, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

I wasn't able to do the 90 degree curve. Also, I wasn't sure if you wanted it with the red background. Let me know if this is okay. ZooFari 03:25, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

To be more correct, the W in the logo should be in the Garamond font instead of Times New Roman. The difference is that Garamond's W looks like two V's overlapping, while TNR has the W looking like the above SVG version (look at Wikipedia's logo, the W looks like two overlapping V's. Same with your red background logo). Let me know if you want the Garamond W, as I've got Garamond. [|Retro00064 | (talk/contribs) |] 23:42, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Tuvan People's Republic

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Article(s): Tuvan People's Republic

Request: SVGify... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:34, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I don't think this is good enough quality to do a trace. Do you have a link to a higher quality verison? gren グレン 22:03, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Bag o' nothin' yet, found this http://flagspot.net/flags/ru-ty_h.html will keep trying. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 02:29, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

File:BookofLife.svg

Article(s): None

Request: I created this on Inkscape and then uploaded. It uses text boxes (title), which are blacked out for some reason- can someone fix it?.Resident Mario (talk) 21:30, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: The fonts cannot be translated using the MediaWiki software. You will need to convert the texts to paths. Connormah (talk) 02:14, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Never mind. Some passerby looked at it and deleted it, anyway. Haha, my work just got deleted before I could even try fixing it.Resident Mario (talk) 20:47, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Really? The user was not suppose to delete it without notifying you. You could of rejected the deletion since you were going to fix it. Now that is what I call a bad administrator. ZooFari 00:26, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

I have asked for a good admin to restore it. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 02:01, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

The admin replied "Can they work on it on Commons? It’s GFDL so being on commons it won’t get deleted. Have the guy upload it there. The Graphics Lab can download from there to work on it." Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 02:17, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Asked the deleting admin to restore it (with reference to this discussion. /Lokal_Profil 14:27, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Sarajevo flag

Resolved

 – Looks great thanks alot PRODUCER ^(TALK) 18:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

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  the flag
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  coat of arms
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  SVG flag

Article(s): Sarajevo

Request: Please create a SVG of the flag. PRODUCER ^(TALK) 21:19, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: How's that? Time3000 (talk) 16:28, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Looks great thanks alot PRODUCER ^(TALK) 18:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Flag-map of Guyana-alternate

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  I used this one because it is elongate like the country

Article(s): none yet, test idea

Request: Too much of the flag detail is cut off in the original sideways flag. Please create a second one with the triangles starting from the top, and with a 1 cm green border. Thanks. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:27, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Correction of my drawing from .jpg to svg

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  Hajos-Parrish-ketols-2
• Hajos-Parrish-ketols-2 from the present .jpg to the svg format as suggested by the Wikipedia Editors. Thanks, Zghajos January 17, 2009 ~~~~
  Hajos-Parrish-ketols-2 from the present .jpg to the svg format as suggested by the Wikipedia Editors. Thanks, Zghajos January 17, 2009 ~~~~
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  Mattress size diagram

Article(s): Mattress#Mattress_dimensions

Request: SVGify, prettify. (possibly semi-transparency would make it easier to see with multiple colors on top of each other? But, the main goal is to translate the chart here into something similar to the image above. Can do for US or Europe or both. gren グレン 23:57, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Translation of text for a map (from Spanish to English)

Please see Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2009 January 11 (section "File Translation Needed").
-- Wavelength (talk) 00:07, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Cheshire coat of arms

Article(s): Cheshire and Cheshire County Council, and it will also be used as the logo of WikiProject Cheshire

Request: The Cheshire WikiProject is hoping someone can create a free use, svg version of the first picture here. It's a coat of arms depicting three gold wheatsheaves on a blue shield supported by two lions. Thanks, Nev1 (talk) 00:53, 18 January 2009 (UTC)