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Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola edit

Article(s): en:Democratic People's Republic of Angola

Request

Hello, I'm looking to see if anyone could remake the emblem used by UNITA's rival government of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola; the emblem is the same as the middle of the one on UNITA's party emblem but with the text SOCIALISMO, NEGRITUDE, DEMOCRACIA NÃO-ALINHAMENTO.
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Colors should be all the same as the one on the current logo of UNITA and the rooster & sun should be the same as the colors on the flag.
Thanks a million in advance if anyone takes this request :) --NorthTension (talk) 16:28, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I made some progress in Inkscape (not the full emblem though)
https://editsvgcode.com/d22r00ohf5lr2t17c4 SVG-image-maker (talk) 01:19, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is fantastic! Can't wait to see you finish :) NorthTension (talk) 18:22, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh right, @SVG-image-maker you should drop a message saying the request is taken in the Graphist opinion section. NorthTension (talk) 04:00, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey I'm sorry to ping you again, but it's been two months now, did you make any headway with this? NorthTension (talk) 19:28, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have found the high-quality image of the emblem: UNITA, Identity of a Free Angola. — UNITA. 1985. So, I extracted it from the book and uploaded the png-file to Commons. — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 10:15, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh hell dude thank you so much! NorthTension (talk) 12:01, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Seal of the Territory of New Mexico (1887–1912) - TIF to SVG edit

Article(s): New Mexico Territory, Seal of New Mexico

Request
Would anybody be able to redraw the above TIF file of the seal used by the New Mexico Territory from 1887 to 1912 as SVG please? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 13:28, 27 January 2024 (UTC) Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:32, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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You want it to be exactly like the TIFF or would relettering one of the SVGs in category:state seals of New Mexico do? Arlo James Barnes 07:00, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think it would probably be better for an SVG version of the seal to be the same as the current TIF version, in order to accurately reflect the differences between the seals used by the former territory and the modern state. But thanks for enquiring. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 14:08, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, well then I'll upload a simple autotrace and let the better vector experts overwrite it when ready. In the meantime we should figure out which of COM:FONTS best matches the rim lettering so that the text may truly be represented using text in the SVG. Arlo James Barnes 21:50, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's a great rendition, thank you very much! So do you have any particular font in mind that you think could match that of the outer rim? Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A heavy Scotch Roman such as Century or Clarendon would probably match closest. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 18:01, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

category:typeface Samples of Fonts available to Commons SVG engine is a more visual index of our options than COM:FONTS gives. I uploaded an un-curved sample for easy checking against (see gallery above). Arlo James Barnes 04:11, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos: Thank you for the advice! Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 13:11, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Arlo Barnes: Yes, that does look fairly accurate! Thanks for the visualisation! Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 13:11, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seal of Indiana (1879–1899) - PNG to SVG edit

Article(s): Any article this already features on.

Request
Would anyone be able to please redraw the above PNG file of the 1879–1899 State Seal of Indiana as SVG? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 21:29, 5 February 2024 (UTC) Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 13:24, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Diamond record icon.svg edit

Article(s): Many, but the Music page on Wikipedia Testsite (test.wikipedia.org) is an example.

Request
Make it look more Diamond-ish, i.e blue? Originally it was clear. A day later, the creator turned it orange. --The Master of Hedgehogs (talk) 21:11, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
@The Master of Hedgehogs: there are already two other discs at commons - you should upload new versions as new file instead of changing existing files - are you happy with silver and white? --Mrmw (talk) 05:43, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
yep! The Master of Hedgehogs (talk) 13:08, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@The Master of Hedgehogs: pls have a look at c:Template:Other versions/Discs --Mrmw (talk) 13:23, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SVG and split religious habits edit

Article(s): a lot of them!

Request
Hello. On the it.wiki's Graphics Lab we're working on converting to SVG and splitting religios habit/vestments sketches on Commons, so they can be used more easily and without scaling problems. Since it's a really long process, we would like to ask for your help taking some of that work.

More precisely, the steps are the following:

  1. Creating an SVG version of the sketches and uploading it
  2. Uploading the individual sketches on Commons

If it's possible, I would ask for coherence to make them on the style of those sketches: 1, 2, 3, since it's the one used by most of the sketches already present

Thanks a lot --Sciking (talk) 15:19, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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SVG emblems request edit

Article(s): en:Indian Navy and en:Indian Air Force

Request
• For the Indian Navy emblem, the colour of the emblem having the motto is wrong, while the emblem with correct colours is missing the motto. Source - Official website of Indian Navy
• For the Indian Air Force emblem, the motto is missing in the vector version of the emblem but the emblem with motto is not in SVG format. Source - Indian Air Force --Bairagi Ram (talk) 12:27, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Vectorize raster logo files edit

Article(s): en:West Coast Express, en:Rapid Ride, and en:Line 5 Eglinton

Request
Hi! Please vectorize this raster logo files. Thanks! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 01:19, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
@OrdinaryScarlett:   Done for #3. #1 is probably best recreated from scratch; I'm having trouble identifying the typeface for #2, but am working on it! Fvasconcellos (t·c) 12:22, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

House flag of Bristol City Line edit

Article(s): en:Bristol City Line

Request
Please make a house flag used by Bristol City Line. [1] [2] Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:43, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)

@Swiãtopôłk:   Done Colohisto (talk) 22:42, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Colohisto: Thanks for taking care of it so quickly, I would also like a gray frame like in LB to mark the shape. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:39, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos: Hi there. Sorry for the bother, but (even though this isn't my request) I couldn't help but ask how you'd feel about adding the grey frame to the Bristol City Line flag (as desired by Swiãtopôłk) so as to complete this request? Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:41, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No problem at all, although I would give @Colohisto a courtesy ping as they've been active lately and might prefer to do it themselves! Fvasconcellos (t·c) 16:49, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

edit

Article(s): en:Qiuwen

Request
Could you make a green colored variant of the logo without the WMC text? Source

Also please make a SVG of Qiuwen baike logo.--2001:4455:21F:D700:D6:BCEF:F820:63E1 03:04, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Seal of the Central Council of Ukraine edit

Article(s): en:Central Rada

Request
Can you, please, make an svg-version of this seal (with transparent background)? Additional images of this seal: 1, 2. The text on this seal: Украінська Центральна Рада, У. Ц. Р.. — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 23:04, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Seal of the Islamic State edit

Article(s): en:Territory of the Islamic State

Request
Please, make an svg-version of this seal. The background should be transparent. Here is a remastered version of the original image: image. — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 23:15, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
@صلاح الأوكراني: Hi! I would try to create this if you would share the text in Arabic, as I don't speak it. QuickQuokka [⁠talkcontribs] 06:58, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
https://tools.wmflabs.org/ws-google-ocr/api.php?image=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/IS_seal.png&lang=ar
الدولة الإسلامية
Glrx (talk) 20:41, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@QuickQuokka: And the text in small squares below is دولة الخلافة, but letters are separated (not joined), so: د و ل ة     ا ل خ لا ف ة
@QuickQuokka: The upper text (in the circle; الدولة الإسلامية) is written using the thuluth font. — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 14:31, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Erroneous flag of Alaska (Liggett & Myers) edit

Article(s): Flag of Alaska

Request
Can someone please create an SVG file of the flag that was erroneously displayed as the flag of Alaska on a cigarette silk available from various brands of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company circa 1905–1917, as seen as part of this image here. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 22:42, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Flag of Malpas, Cornwall edit

Article(s): Malpas, Cornwall, List of Cornish flags, Saint Piran's Flag

Request
Could someone please create an SVG file of the flag of the Cornish village of Malpas, as seen here. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 23:19, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
@Snow Lion Fenian: 1) Is the heron wearing a little hat?? 2) Is that water around its legs or a coiled serpent at its feet? Fvasconcellos (t·c) 13:20, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos: 1) Yes, I do get the impression that the heron is indeed wearing a hat. 2) I'm inclined to believe that it is meant to signify water around its legs. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 22:44, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Article(s): w:zh:中华人民共和国国徽, [[3]], [[4]]

Request
I have just uploaded sufficiently clear bitmap materials about the Chinese national emblem when it was first released, providing assurance in image quality (600dpi/1200dpi).
This can be considered its appearance when it was first seen by the Chinese people. I hope to see a more accurate vector version.
A comparison reveals that:
Some of the three-dimensional details are inaccurately drawn, failing to reflect the proper perspective.
The wheat ring appears thicker in comparison.
The stacking order of some wheat grains is incorrect.
There are discrepancies in the depiction of Tiananmen.
The gears below Tiananmen are flat, lacking a three-dimensional layout.
The depiction of the folds at the lower end of the ribbon is incorrect, and its position and angle are inconsistent.
The path outline is too thick compared to the material I provided, resulting in lower precision.

HyBoxwood (talk) 0:00, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

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Flag of Andorra (end of the 19th century-c. 1930s) edit

Article(s):

Request
Please correct the crown drawing in this file. Unfortunately, it is not possible to indicate one correct version, but I think that the best model will be this one, even if it is not the original flag. All the images I found show a crown with only outlines, usually black, and five rings (probably pearls) on the top. Old versions of the file show a better but imperfect crown that can be used to help. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 21:25, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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SVG military emblems edit

Article(s): en:List of active duty United States three-star officers, en:List of active duty United States rear admirals

Request
SVG versions of these military emblems. SuperWIKI (talk) 14:23, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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House flag of the Alcoa Steamship Company edit

Article(s): Alcoa

Request
Please make a house flags of the Alcoa Steamship Company [5]. These are three consecutive flags, 1917-1963 [6] [7] [8], 1963-1990s [9] and present [10] [11][12]. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 01:09, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Vector version of old Bromsgrove School coat of arms edit

Article(s): s:en:The Bromsgrovian/Volume 2/Number 5

Request
I would like a vector version of the old Bromsgrove School coat of arms, which appears on the cover of many back issues of The Bromsgrovian. The school motto is "Deo, regi, vicino"; the coat of arms looks like a variant of the UK coat of arms, with the lions, fleurs-de-lis and crown, and the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense". I don't know what the appropriate colors are. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talkcontribs) 03:39, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
  Comment: Those are just the arms of Henry VIII, plus the school motto. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 15:27, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Old style vest edit

Article(s): [[]]

Request
Request svgization, does not include the background and words of the original image --Thyj (talk) 11:58, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Flag of Sark edit

Article(s): en:Flag of Sark

Request
Could the flag be adjusted so that the lions positioned above the cross according to the official grant be changed to match the ones used in the Seigneur's flag please? Could the Seigneur's flag be renamed and the bordered one be renamed as the "flag of Sark" please? The C of E (talk) 18:34, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
@The C of E: The current Flag of Sark.svg cannot be overwritten or renamed, and it doesn't need to be edited; simply reverted to a previous version. The best way to go about this would be an edit request at File talk:Flag of Sark.svg, if there is incontrovertible evidence that the current version is incorrect. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 19:10, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos: I think you might be misunderstanding my request. I'd like the bordered version to be renamed as Flag of Sark (and svg-ed) according to the flag's design when it was officially granted to the island by the late Queen Elizabeth. The current Flag of Sark article needs to be moved to "Flag of the Seigneur of Sark" because the Lions positioning is different between the Island's flag and the Seigneur's flag. The C of E (talk) 19:24, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@The C of E: I meant that the current Flag of Sark.svg could be reverted to the immediate previous version and it would then match the grant of arms, which would obviate the need to rename the file (or, indeed, make any changes to Flag of Sark (bordered).svg). A "fresh" flag of the Seigneur could then be uploaded.
The current version of Flag of Sark (bordered).svg can instead be changed to match the grant, but I don't think it can be moved (or Flag of Sark.svg renamed) while the latter is protected; need to check that with an admin. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 19:51, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@The C of E: Flag of Sark (bordered).svg updated. You will need admin assistance for the corresponding renaming requests, though! Fvasconcellos (t·c) 23:37, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed flags of the Portuguese colonies edit

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Article(s):

Request
Please make the first unaccepted proposals for symbols for the Portuguese colonies. If these squares are too difficult, you can ignore them.
  1. Flag for Cape Verde (1932) [13]
  2. Flag for Angola (1932) [14]
  3. Flag for Portuguese Guinea (1932) [15]
  4. Flag for Macau (1932) [16]
  5. Flag for Mozambique (1932) [17]
  6. Flag for São Tomé and Príncipe (1932) [18]
  7. Flag for Portuguese Timor (1932) [19]
  8. Flag for Portuguese India (1932) [20]

Swiãtopôłk (talk) 22:17, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)
@Swiãtopôłk: It's actually quite easy to make a set of these once you have a template. Have a look at the first flag/banner pair (Cabo Verde) and let me know what you think; if they look good, I will proceed with the rest. (This also gives me an excuse to slowly pursue a longstanding wish of mine: vectorize the banners of Portuguese municipalities...) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:43, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos: As usual, it's good. I'm happy the banners won't be difficult. Only recently I noticed that the ribbon bend of some of the coats of arms is white, although it looks better when colored grey. It's not your mistake, it's the graphic who provided the coats of arms, but it would be good to fix it right away. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 07:56, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Swiãtopôłk: Well spotted! I've fixed the missing shadow on the scroll and will do so for the others as well. I've also cleaned up the code quite a bit. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 15:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Swiãtopôłk: Full set   Done. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 20:40, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos: Thank you for all.Swiãtopôłk (talk) 17:23, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed coats of arms of the Portuguese colonies edit

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Article(s):

Request
Please make three temporary coats of arms representing the colonies at the Porto Colonial Exhibition in 1934.
  1. Coat of arms for Angola (1934)
  2. Coat of arms for Mozambique (1934)
  3. Coat of arms for Portuguese India (1934)

Swiãtopôłk (talk) 22:17, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)
  Done! Fvasconcellos (t·c) 19:58, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Swiãtopôłk (talk) 13:37, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flags of the Commissioners of Irish Lights edit

Article(s): Commissioners of Irish Lights, List of flags of Ireland, List of flags used in Northern Ireland, Saint Patrick's Saltire, Flag of England

Request
Alright, would it be possible for somebody to please create SVG files for both the current flag of the Commissioners of Irish Lights (as seen here and here), as well as the pre–1970 version of the flag (as seen here and here). Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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seal of the United States Naval Observatory edit

Article(s): w:en:United States Naval Observatory

Request
This one could use vectorisation to bring out the details on Urania's skysphere... --Arlo James Barnes 06:42, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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House flag of John Byford and Son edit

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Article(s): Welsh Dragon, Flag of Wales

Request
Can someone please create an SVG file for the house flag of the John Byford and Son company, as seen here? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 19:40, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
  Done. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 21:08, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos: Many thanks! Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 21:40, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seal of Algeria edit

Article(s):Emblem of Algeria; Request:Coat of Arms

Hi, could someone kindly create a new emblem based on the original one? (other former version) The original emblem is at risk of being deleted in the near future due to its ambiguous copyright status. --Riad Salih (talk) 01:48, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Flags of Angolan political parties edit

Article(s): en:Democratic Party for Progress – Angolan National Alliance, en:Angolan National Democratic Party, en:Angolan Democratic Forum, en:Liberal Democratic Party (Angola)

Request
Please vectorize 5 political flags from Angola from this link [21]
  1. Democratic Party for Progress – Angolan National Alliance P.D.P.-A.N.A., For copyright reasons, please use the hand from the yellow arm. The letters are two parts of the abbreviation. [22]
  2. Angolan National Democratic Party P.N.D.A., due to poor quality, ignore the subtitles, and for copyright reasons, draw a simplified dove.
  3. Angolan Democratic Forum F.D.A., I haven't found a logo in good quality, but it will definitely be too complex, so ignore it completely and just make a three-color flag
  4. Social Democratic Party P.S.D., the wreath must be made by eye
  5. Liberal Democratic Party P.L.D., [23] Replace the logo with its simplified shape. An alternative way is to submit it to the English wiki with an appropriate restriction.

I am not asking for the rest because they already exist, they are too complicated, or the parties do not meet the wiki validity criteria. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:54, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Flags of UNITA edit

Article(s): [[]]

Request
Please change the shade of green in the current file to something similar to these photos [24] [25] [26]. I also ask you to make two additional variants that are sometimes used: a mirror version [27] and a version with centered symbols [28] [29] [30].
Swiãtopôłk (talk) 07:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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edit

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Article(s): en:Brave (web browser)

Request
Need a new font for the wordmark. --Ahri.boy (talk) 11:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
@Ahri.boy: What seems to be the issue with the current one? It matches https://brave.com/. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 20:03, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't match with https://search.brave.com/ Ahri.boy (talk) 23:21, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Withdrawn Ahri.boy (talk) 00:25, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seal of Kentucky (1911) - PNG to SVG edit

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Article(s): Any article this already appears on.

Request
Would it be possible for someone to please redraw the above PNG file of the 1911 Seal of Kentucky as SVG? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 02:32, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
  Done ReneeWrites (talk) 18:10, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ReneeWrites: Terrific job, thank you! And thanks for swapping out the files on the articles as well! Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 20:17, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You're very welcome ^^ ReneeWrites (talk) 23:57, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]


A to Z in a circle edit

i tried to make an svg of A to Z forming a circle after finding no existing svg. i hammered out this code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<svg viewBox="0 0 300 300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<circle
     r="100"
     stroke="#000"
     cy="140"
     cx="-30"
     stroke-width="0"
     fill="none"
     id="Circle1" />
<text font-size="32" fill="#000000" letter-spacing="6.5" font-family="monospace">
<textPath xlink:href="#Circle1">ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ</textPath></text>
</svg>

problems:

  1. is there a better way to achieve this? so that the 26 letters are truly equally spaced out? i tried to do the math but i cant get it right probably because i got the units wrong, so now they are just manually spaced to be roughly equidistant.
  2. png doesnt render.

(math i did:)

fontsize = x pt = 4x/3 px
26*(fontsize+spacing)=2 pi r
r = 13*(4x/3+spacing)/pi

--RZuo (talk) 07:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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@RZuo: Unfortunately, librsvg (Wikimedia's SVG renderer) does not implement text-on-path; see Help:SVG. You need to either convert the text to paths or have each character as an individual text element with the appropriate transforms. I've overwritten the file with some example code so it renders, feel free to revert or tweak it at your discretion. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 16:41, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos thx a lot! your replacement is good enough for the time being. i dont have the expertise to handle more complicated svg either.
i guess specifying the positions for each letter is the only feasible method now. RZuo (talk) 17:00, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sadly, this problem runs into many SVG agent limitations. WMF's uses librsvg, but it has many limitations — including no support for textPath. Chrome does not like textPath using a circle (a path that does not have a starting position). Using a path element with arc segments runs into other issues when trying to make a complete circle.
It gets worse. In theory, setting textLength="100%" should expand the text to fit the whole path (similar to startOffset="50%"). Firefox apparently ignores the textLength attribute, and Chrome does not use the correct value. Chrome will accept an explicit length of textLength="628" (but that puts no spacing between Z and A).
note change to cy and cx
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<svg viewBox="0 0 300 300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <defs>
        <circle
            r="100"
            cy="150"
            cx="150"
            id="Circle1" />
        <!-- A rx ry x-axis-rotation largearc sweep x y -->
        <path d="M 149.0 250.0 A 100.0 100.0 0.0 1 1 151.0 250.0 Z" id="Path1"/>
        <!-- SVG does not like an arc that is a full circle. Split in two. -->
        <path d="M 150.0 250.0 A 100.0 100.0 0.0 1 1 250.0 150.0 A 100.0 100.0 0.0 0 1 150.0 250.0 Z" id="Path2"/>
    </defs>
    <rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="pink"/>
    <use xlink:href="#Path1" stroke="blue" fill="none" />
    <text font-size="32" font-family="monospace" text-anchor="middle">
        <textPath startOffset="50%" textLength="628" xlink:href="#Path1">ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ</textPath>
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Glrx (talk) 17:33, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

House flag of the Shamrock Shipping Company edit

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Article(s): List of flags used in Northern Ireland, List of flags of Ireland

Request
Will someone please create an SVG file of the house flag used by the Shamrock Shipping Company, as seen here? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 17:49, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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@Snow Lion Fenian:   Done! Fvasconcellos (t·c) 18:52, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fvasconcellos: My thanks! Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 20:10, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vector plan of a castle edit

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Request
Please, vectorize and upload the plan of the Pieniny Castle from here. Fill the walls with color like here. --Filipny (talk) 18:56, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Flags of Brischan edit

Article(s): w:List of Algerian flags

Request
Please make two flags of the town of Brischan as seen on medieval maps. What I'm talking about is the drawing from the Atlas of Catalonia, which contains a red hexagram on a white flag in the shape typical of this source. The second version I want to use is a drawing by Guillelmus Soleri, there is already a very similar flag, but representing a different place. The second version I want to use is a drawing by Guillelmus Soleri, there is already a very similar flag, but representing a different place, so I am asking for a new file with modified graphics. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 15:32, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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House flags of Irish Continental Line edit

Article(s): Irish Continental Group, List of flags of Ireland, Fleur-de-lis, Shamrock, Saint Patrick's Saltire

Request
Would anyone be able to please create SVG files for the historical house flags of Irish Continental Line, specifically the 1973–1978 version and the 1978–1988 version? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:44, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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