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Hey, does anyone know if there is a method of (semi-)automatically replacing png images in articles with their equivalent SVG? I am thinking about re-making a map in SVG, which is a lot of work (but somewhat interesting), but I don't want to replace the image like 200 times in a dozen different wikipedias, which is a lot of work (and incredibly boring). So before I start the work, I'd like to know if this is effective. I have no interest in adding to the long list of https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Top_200_images_which_have_a_vector_version_available_by_usage - I really don't.--[[Special:Contributions/91.64.209.25|91.64.209.25]] ([[User talk:91.64.209.25|talk]]) 19:59, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

: Yes, SVG maps can be scaled better, but good maps usually contains a lot of text, also curved text etc. and the wiki renderer often does not display the fonts correctly. As a cartographer I just don't want to keep several versions of maps which contains embedded text. They are useless when you need to update the maps. Then you have to place the text completely new. But you can only understand something so annoying if you have actually made maps by yourself. --[[User:Lencer|Lencer]] ([[User talk:Lencer|talk]]) 10:05, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

== Ukraine ==

<gallery>

File:Ukraine (orthographic projection).png|png file

Ukraine (orthographic projection).svg|SVG base map

Ukraine - disputed (orthographic projection).svg|SVG requested map

</gallery>

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[[Ukraine]]

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Is there any way to replace the main png map of [[Ukraine|Ukraine's]] article with an svg version, since it would obviously just look so much more better/clearer? I asked on Ukraine's talk page and they referred me to here so I don't know? Specifically this file [[:File:Ukraine (orthographic projection).png]]. [[User:Hgh1985|Hgh1985]] ([[User talk:Hgh1985|talk]]) 04:21, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

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{{I take|[[User:M.Bitton|M.Bitton]] ([[User talk:M.Bitton|talk]]) 12:58, 23 March 2022 (UTC)}}

{{re|Hgh1985}} With regard to the light green regions: do you have any idea what source was used to highlight part of the Donbas? [[User:M.Bitton|M.Bitton]] ([[User talk:M.Bitton|talk]]) 17:11, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

:{{re|M.Bitton}} I have no clue [[User:Hgh1985|Hgh1985]] ([[User talk:Hgh1985|talk]]) 17:50, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

::{{Done}} {{re|Hgh1985}} Luckily, some of the maps in the [[Donbas]] article are sourced (I used the sources to show the occupied territories). You'll notice that I created two maps: a "SVG base map" and a "SVG requested map" (the SVG equivalent of the png map). Also, unlike the png map, the projection is centred on Ukraine (in line with similar maps). [[User:M.Bitton|M.Bitton]] ([[User talk:M.Bitton|talk]]) 22:27, 25 March 2022 (UTC)