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[edit] Burning with curiosity

Sorry, Gary, but I just have to know: why on earth did you feel the need to replace the red ribbon image on my userpage with another one? Jeffpw 19:27, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

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Hi Jeff.

I created a vector version of the Red Ribbon image. I did this because images composed of simple shapes, lines, and letters are often better expressed using vector graphics. These have a number of advantages such as making it easier for subsequent editors to edit them, enabling arbitrary scaling at high quality, and sharp high-resolution renderings for print versions. I have been using WP:AWB to go to all pages that had the old image, and place it with the new one.

Gary van der Merwe ^(Talk) 19:40, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] .svg

Hi Gary.. I'm a novice when it comes to creating or modifying SVG images. I have photoshop but can't see where I can save to .svg format. I'm trying to use your rowing oar (blade) template to fill in clubs for South Australia. If you could help I'd appreciate it. Thanks Ozdaren 05:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

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Hi Daren.

Photoshop is designed as a raster image editor, and so it is not equipped to edit .svg files. A .svg file is xml, so if you want to, you can just edit the file with a text editor. This is what I do.

If you want to change the color of a solid blade, you would need to change the bold text:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="500" height="230">
  <defs>
    <linearGradient id="loomGradient" x2="0%" y2="100%">
      <stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:black;" />
      <stop offset="25%" style="stop-color:lightgray;" />
      <stop offset="60%" style="stop-color:black;" />
     </linearGradient>
    
    <linearGradient id="ridgeGradient" x2="0%" y2="100%"> 

      <stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:#800000;" /> 
      <stop offset="45%" style="stop-color:#A00000;" />
      <stop offset="55%" style="stop-color:#600000;" />
      <stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:#800000;" />
    </linearGradient>
    
    <radialGradient id="fadeRidgeGradient" cx="0%" cy="50%" r="100%">
      <stop offset="50%" style="stop-color:#800000; stop-opacity:0"  />
      <stop offset="95%" style="stop-color:#800000;" />
    </radialGradient> 

    
    <path id="spoonPath" d="M 105,75 C 105,76 106,77 107,77 C 139,89 170,149 177,181 C 231,199 389,201 455,201 C 458,201 461,198 461,195 L 450,27 C 450,24 447,21 444,21 L 113,43 C 112,43 111,44 111,45  Z" />

    <clipPath id="spoonClip">
      <use xlink:href="#spoonPath"/>
    </clipPath>
  </defs> 

  <use xlink:href="#spoonPath" style="stroke:Black; stroke-width:1; fill:#800000;" />
  <g transform="rotate(9) translate(117,41)">
    <rect x="-200" y="-14" height="28" width="200"  style="stroke:Black; stroke-width:1; fill:url(#loomGradient);" />  

    <rect x="0" y="-15" height="30" width="200" class="spoon" style="stroke:none; fill:url(#ridgeGradient);" />
    <rect x="0" y="-15" height="30" width="200" class="spoon" style="stroke:none; fill:url(#fadeRidgeGradient);" />
  </g>
  <g clip-rule="nonzero" clip-path="url(#spoonClip)" opacity="0.9">
  </g>
  <g>
    < !--Put deign in here-->
  </g>

</svg>

If you want to create a blade with a design, I recommend drawing the design in Inkscape, then copy the design svg into the blade template. Please let me know how I goes. Let me know if you get stuck.

Gary van der Merwe ^(Talk) 08:14, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks I'll try it out over the next day or so. Have a nice Christmas. Ozdaren 09:51, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

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