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Graphics Lab/Illustration workshop

The Graphics Lab is a project to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. Requests for image improvements can be added to the workshop pages: Illustrations, Photographs and Maps. For questions or suggestions one can use the talk pages: Talk:Graphics Lab, Talk:Illustrations, Talk:Photographs and Talk:Maps.
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A tool to monitor and improve images in Wikiprojects

Hi there! I've been a wikigrpahist for some months now. I thought about a tool to find needed images in a Wikiproject and also to find low resolution images needing improvements.

I called it Visual Content Assessment Tool, or simply VCAT.

A working version of VCAT can be found at VCAT-dashboard, you can try it using one of the samples of data I already extracted, or you can extract data for any Wikiproject using the extraction tool, a command line tool I created for this purpose.

Some of the actions you can do with this tool are:

Monitoring the visual content coverage in a Wikiproject
Detecting articles needing images (eg. articles without images)
Detecting low resolution images to improve (eg. raster diagrams to be vectorized(

What do you think? Could it be a useful tool? MingoBerlingo (talk) 15:06, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How can I resize SVG images (not objects)?

E.g. If I have a 100x100 px image, and want to reduce it to 20x20 px without any change in appearance. (Apart maybe from stroke width, which I can set manually in Inkscape.) It's helpful to have all images in a series set to the same size, line weight, etc., for display but especially when merging them into new images.

I understand 'scale' [under 'transform'], 'fit canvas to object size', etc. in Inkscape, but those will ruin the alignment of the object on the canvass.

If some program other than Inkscape could do this in bulk, that would be even better. I could then clean up the stroke width if I needed to in Inkscape.

BTW, I'm on Linux.

Thanks, — kwami (talk) 00:25, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Kwamikagami: Normally it would be best to ask these types of questions at Wikipedia:SVG help. However, if I understand your question correctly, you might use a text editor to try:

<g transform="translate(hhh,vvv) scale(0.2, 0.2)"> . . . </g>

or

<g transform="scale(0.2, 0.2) translate(hhh,vvv)"> . . . </g>

where hhh and vvv are horizontal and vertical adjustments, respectively.

Experiment with ordering of the translate and scale specifications, as this is a guess. I hope this helps. —RCraig09 (talk) 04:01, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'll give it a shot. — kwami (talk) 04:04, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help with vectorizing a logo off Wikipedia

Hello,

I'm needing assistance with vectorizing a JPG logo outside of Wikipedia. I can't seem to get it to convert cleanly. Is someone able to assist me? Feel free to email me via wikipedia if you're able to help! Thanks in advance, Corky 18:47, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Datasource issues

Can we please start requiring that vectorization requests cite a reliable source for the existence and usage of flags and other symbols, as opposed to WP:FOTW and other categorically unreliable vendors? There are enough fake and unverifiable flags that are tolerated on Commons for some reason, we really don't need to keep manufacturing more. Remsense ‥ 论 08:00, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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+== A tool to monitor and improve images in Wikiprojects ==
-== SVG Translating tool ==
-Hello the graphic team, I just got words that [https://tools.wmflabs.org/svgtranslate/ SVGtranslate] have been [[:meta:Community_Tech/SVG_translation|revamped]] and is in beta before public release announcement. This tool's ancestor was actually created in 2008 following WP:GL's wikigraphists' requests. Feel free to use this new version of it to translate your SVG graphics and maps, and spread the word about it. Feed backs appreciated ([[:meta:Community_Tech/SVG_translation|here ?]]) ! [[User:Yug|Yug]] [[User talk:Yug|<small><span style="color:green;">(talk)</span></small>]] 15:49, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
+Hi there! I've been a wikigrpahist for some months now. I thought about a tool to find needed images in a Wikiproject and also to find low resolution images needing improvements.
-==Discussion on the use of "cartoonish" graphics for medical content==
-[[File:Farm-Fresh eye.png|15px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;You are invited to join the discussion at [[Talk:Social distancing#Cartoonishness of graphics]].  [[User:Sdkb|Sdkb]] ([[User talk:Sdkb|talk]]) 05:15, 24 March 2020 (UTC){{Z48}}<!-- [[Template:Please see]] -->
-:It seems discussion is moving in the direction of openness to new graphics you might be able to help us create. As a plug, these images are used at [[Coronavirus disease 2019]] and [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], so assuming pageview trends continue, any new ones you create will likely be seen by ''tens of millions'' of readers in the coming weeks. [[User:Sdkb|Sdkb]] ([[User talk:Sdkb|talk]]) 19:28, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
+I called it [[User:MingoBerlingo/Visual content assessment tool|Visual Content Assessment Tool]], or simply VCAT.
-== Archive bot is far too fast ==
-Hi there, the current archival system via bot [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AGraphics_Lab%2FIllustration_workshop&type=revision&diff=949008224&oldid=948981148 seems] to archive satisfied request taggued {{tl|done}} '''the very next day'''. This is bad for community learning. Give it some time, showcasting our work is rewarding, encouraging for us, a role model for new graphists. I'am pretty sure we would gain from having about 6 to 12 {done} work still display on the page. If needed, let's go back to a dual bot + hand-done archival model. ''Mutual learning by examples is at the core of the Graphic Labs'', fast archival plays against it. Could we have some support or help to move back this such practice. [[User:Yug|Yug]] [[User talk:Yug|<small><span style="color:green;">(talk)</span></small>]] 18:41, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
-:After some digging it seems to be due to {{u|Snow Lion Fenian}} adding {resolved} and ClueBotIII reacting to it shortly after. Then, It's just best practice issue. @Snow Lion Fenian, thanks you for the fast archiving, such efforts is encouraging. Yet per above rational, it may be more interesting for the community to slow down ;) [[User:Yug|Yug]] [[User talk:Yug|<small><span style="color:green;">(talk)</span></small>]] 18:50, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
-:{{ping|Snow Lion Fenian}} Hi there, any idea what balance we can find to increase learning without overloading too much the page ? --[[User:Yug|Yug]] [[User talk:Yug|<small><span style="color:green;">(talk)</span></small>]] 19:55, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
+A working version of VCAT can be found at [https://aquets.github.io/VCAT-dashboard/#/dashboard VCAT-dashboard], you can try it using one of the samples of data I already extracted, or you can extract data for any Wikiproject using the [https://aquets.github.io/VCAT-dashboard/#/extraction extraction tool], a command line tool I created for this purpose.
-== Mississippi flag opportunity ==
+Some of the actions you can do with this tool are:
-{{Ping|Snow Lion Fenian}} you did not notify me about [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Graphics_Lab/Illustration_workshop&diff=967001232&oldid=966915077 this removal,] did you? [[User:EllenCT|EllenCT]] ([[User talk:EllenCT|talk]]) 06:05, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
-== "Illustration workshop" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] ==
+* Monitoring the visual content coverage in a Wikiproject
-[[File:Information.svg|30px]]
+* Detecting articles needing images (eg. articles without images)
-A discussion is taking place to address the redirect [[:Illustration workshop]]. The discussion will occur at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 January 24#Illustration workshop]] until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. <!-- from Template:RFDNote --> [[User:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰]] ([[User talk:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠]]) 10:57, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
+* Detecting low resolution images to improve (eg. raster diagrams to be vectorized(
+What do you think? Could it be a useful tool? [[User:MingoBerlingo|MingoBerlingo]] ([[User talk:MingoBerlingo|talk]]) 15:06, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
+== How can I resize SVG images (not objects)? ==
+E.g. If I have a 100x100 px image, and want to reduce it to 20x20 px without any change in appearance. (Apart maybe from stroke width, which I can set manually in Inkscape.) It's helpful to have all images in a series set to the same size, line weight, etc., for display but especially when merging them into new images.
+I understand 'scale' [under 'transform'], 'fit canvas to object size', etc. in Inkscape, but those will ruin the alignment of the object on the canvass.
+If some program other than Inkscape could do this in bulk, that would be even better. I could then clean up the stroke width if I needed to in Inkscape.
+BTW, I'm on Linux.
+Thanks, [[User:Kwamikagami|— kwami]] ([[User talk:Kwamikagami|talk]]) 00:25, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
+: {{reply|Kwamikagami}} Normally it would be best to ask these types of questions at [[Wikipedia:SVG help]]. However, if I understand your question correctly, you might use a text editor to try:
+::: <code><g transform="translate(hhh,vvv) scale(0.2, 0.2)"> . . . </g></code>
+::::: or
+::: <code><g transform="scale(0.2, 0.2) translate(hhh,vvv)"> . . . </g></code>
+::: where hhh and vvv are horizontal and vertical adjustments, respectively.
+: Experiment with ordering of the ''translate'' and ''scale'' specifications, as this is a guess. I hope this helps.  —<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:dark blue;background-color:transparent;;">[[User:RCraig09|RCraig09]] ([[User talk:RCraig09|talk]])</span> 04:01, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
+::Thanks! I'll give it a shot. [[User:Kwamikagami|— kwami]] ([[User talk:Kwamikagami|talk]]) 04:04, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
+== Help with vectorizing a logo off Wikipedia ==
+Hello,
+I'm needing assistance with vectorizing a JPG logo outside of Wikipedia. I can't seem to get it to convert cleanly. Is someone able to assist me? Feel free to email me via wikipedia if you're able to help! Thanks in advance, [[User talk:Corkythehornetfan|<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #231f20">'''Corky'''</span>]] 18:47, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
+== Datasource issues ==
+Can we please start requiring that vectorization requests cite a reliable source for the existence and usage of flags and other symbols, as opposed to [[WP:FOTW]] and other categorically unreliable vendors? There are enough fake and unverifiable flags that are tolerated on Commons for some reason, we really don't need to keep manufacturing more. <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;‥&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 08:00, 24 September 2024 (UTC)