Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Images to improve/Archive/Dec 2006: Difference between revisions

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::: I tweaked the islands, they should be a fair bit more visible now (in the larger version at least). --[[User:Interiot|Interiot]] 09:12, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

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== {{did}} Picatinny rail diagram ==

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Image:M1913A_Rail_CrossSection.gif|Original image

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'''Article(s):'''

*[[Picatinny Rail]]

'''Request:''' Reasonably simple technical drawing, ideal candidate for the SVG treatment [[User:151.44.163.107|151.44.163.107]] 08:17, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

'''Graphist opinion:'''

:Redrew by hand the diagram. --[[User:Andrew c|Andrew c]] 17:47, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

:: Very nice. --[[User:Interiot|Interiot]] 19:04, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Thanks. Do you think I should have put it on a white background? --[[User:Andrew c|Andrew c]] 19:53, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

::I would omit the caption and make the linework of the actual rail a little thicker, as it tends to confuse with the markers. Also, the angle guidelines don't seem to "connect" to the slopes on the rail they refer to --[[User:KJK::Hyperion|KJK::Hyperion]] 06:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

:There's a small mistake on the SVG - before the M in a circle in the top right corner should read .006 not .010. [[User:Pstuart84|Pstuart84]] <small>[[User talk:Pstuart84|Talk]]</small> 20:16, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

::Ack, good catch. I'll fix that in about 6 hours.--[[User:Andrew c|Andrew c]] 20:57, 21 December 2006 (UTC) ok, it's fixed but the thumbnails haven't updated yet.--[[User:Andrew c|Andrew c]] 14:56, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

:The thumbnail is still not correct - this will mislead anyone who doesn't open the source image file. What's the fix? [[User:Pstuart84|Pstuart84]] <small>[[User talk:Pstuart84|Talk]]</small> 21:27, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

::This is the usual thumbnail-caching bug we've been seeing lately: if an image is reuploaded or purged while the proxy notification system is down for some reason, the proxies will continue to serve old thumbnails even though the central image server believes they've been properly purged. I've tried to fix the thumbs I could find for this image, but if you keep seeing stale thumbnails and reloading the page doesn't help, do this:

::#Go to http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/thumb.php?f=M1913A_Rail_CrossSection.svg&w=120, replacing "120" with the width of the stale thumbnail in pixels.

::#After repeating the previous step for all the broken thumbnail sizes, go to http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:M1913A_Rail_CrossSection.svg&action=purge, and reload if necessary.

::The same trick should work for any image that's showing stale thumbnails. If even this doesn't help, go pester the server admins on #wikimedia-tech at [[meta:IRC|IRC]], or post to the [[WP:VPT|technical village pump]]; in that case, the odds are the proxy notification is broken again and someone needs to go fix it. —[[User:Ilmari Karonen|Ilmari Karonen]] <small>([[User talk:Ilmari Karonen|talk]])</small> 02:19, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Thanks for the great info. Knowing is half the battle!--[[User:Andrew c|Andrew c]] 02:33, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

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== {{did}} Slate in Wales==

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Image:SlateDeposits.PNG|Original image

Image:Welsh slate deposits.svg|SVG version

Image:Welsh slate deposits recoloured.svg|Alternative colour version

Image:Welsh slate deposits recoloured 2.svg|White background, patch colors slightly tweaked

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'''Article(s):'''

*[[Slate industry in Wales]]

'''Request''': This map, used in a featured article, is not in the SVG format. To remedy this problem, perhaps someone could use this blank map [[:Image:Gb4dot.svg]] as a starting point. Thanks in advance! --<font color="black">[[User:Zantastik|Zantastik]]</font> <font color="darkgreen" size="1">[[User talk:Zantastik|talk]]</font> 07:49, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

'''Graphist opinion:''' I've created this SVG from the map you suggested, but the areas of slate are not shown in very high resolution on the original, and so probably won't be particularly accurate on the SVG. Does anyone know where the data for the original map originally came from? [[User:Time3000|Time3000]] 15:32, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

:Posted a message on the [[User_talk:Rhion#Slate_in_Wales|user's talk page]]. I think the source is a book, to judge from the article. The user isn't always online, so we'll see if we get a timely response or not. And thanks!:) --<font color="black">[[User:Zantastik|Zantastik]]</font> <font color="darkgreen" size="1">[[User talk:Zantastik|talk]]</font> 19:38, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

: The map is based on a map in Richards, Alun John 1995 ''Slate quarrying in Wales'' Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-319-4. However his map does not show the slate areas in very high resolution either. [[User:Rhion|Rhion]] 21:14, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

::I can't easily get hold of a copy of that, and if it's also quite low resolution then it's probably not worth it. I had a look round on the internet for anything that might help, but I couldn't find anything that could be remotely useful. The map is still reasonably OK, so it's probably easiest just to leave it like it is, unless someone with the book (or something else) wants to improve it. [[User:Time3000|Time3000]] 15:45, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

::: Looks great to me. Given the information available it's the best one can do with this request, imo. But wouldn't the SVG be better with another background? The light grey colour in the PNG looks better to me.

::: / [[User:Mats Halldin|Mats Halldin]]<small> ([[User talk:Mats Halldin|talk]])</small> 19:05, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

::::Not a graphist, but the grey certainly makes for a better contrast in thumbnail. [[User:Circeus|Circeus]] 19:13, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

:::::OK, I've recoloured using similar colours to the original (they are in fact slightly lighter, which in my opinion looks better). I've also moved the key down slightly, so that the island just off the northern peninsula isn't obscured. [[User:Time3000|Time3000]] 18:25, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

:'''Comment'''. There's a suggested colour scheme [[Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Maps|here]]. [[User:Pstuart84|Pstuart84]] <small>[[User talk:Pstuart84|Talk]]</small> 21:30, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

::I've uploaded a version with white water and 25% gray land areas as recommended on the map page. I also tweaked the patch colors slightly, though I'll leave it to others to decide whether that's an improvement or not. I've made the rivers white as well; I tried using the recommended blue shade, but didn't like the result at all. —[[User:Ilmari Karonen|Ilmari Karonen]] <small>([[User talk:Ilmari Karonen|talk]])</small> 01:49, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

:::That looks good, though I have to say that I prefer the blue background - the grey and white seem slightly sterile. But here isn't the place to debate that. The rivers definitely look better than they would if they were blue, though I'm not sure about the bright blue Silurian colour... [[User:Time3000|Time3000]] 16:39, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

:::: Good work! I think we can consider this request fulfilled.

:::: / [[User:Mats Halldin|Mats Halldin]]<small> ([[User talk:Mats Halldin|talk]])</small> 06:26, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

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== {{Did}} Map of Islay ==

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Image:Islay.svg|Cropped and recolored from [[:Image:Gb4dot.svg]]

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'''Article(s):'''

*[[Islay]]

*[[Cenél nÓengusa]]

'''Request:''' Would be improved by conversion to SVG and [[Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Maps|wikipedia map colours]]. [[User:Pstuart84|Pstuart84]] <small>[[User talk:Pstuart84|Talk]]</small> 18:24, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

'''Graphist opinion:'''

:Done. —[[User:Ilmari Karonen|Ilmari Karonen]] <small>([[User talk:Ilmari Karonen|talk]])</small> 23:54, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

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== {{Did}} Requesting SVG for [[:Image:Scoutsgreengoldnoscroll.png]] ==

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Image:Scout logo.svg |

Image:Scout logo2.svg |Recoloured

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'''Article(s):''' Used as the primary WikiProject logo for [[WP:SCOUT]]

'''Request:''' Would someone be willing to create an SVG version of this image? Thanks. --[[User:BigDT|BigDT]] 22:18, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

'''Graphist opinion:'''

Do you have a not so dithered version available? It's hard making out the details and picking the right colour. --[[User: Antilived|antilived]]^{[[User_talk:Antilived|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Antilived|C]] | [[User:Antilived/Gallery|G]]} 23:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

::I it was originally done to look like the texture of a patch. I think that is the reason it is dithered like that ... I will reference this question at the project talk page. Thanks. --[[User:BigDT|BigDT]] 16:39, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

One SVG. [[User:Time3000|Time3000]] 12:05, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

:Realised that the colours weren't quite right when you look at the two alongside each other, so I've created another version which corrects this. I think that's about as close as I can get because (as Antilived says) the dithering is a problem. [[User:Time3000|Time3000]] 16:16, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

::Wow ... that is beautiful. Thank you - I'm going to bring this to [[WP:SCOUT]] for consideration. --[[User:BigDT|BigDT]] 16:36, 10 January 2007 (UTC)