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I created this image as a replacement for a PNG (It's summary read: "This image is a temporary placeholder for articles (mostly those utilizing the table from Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Tables) which still need a picture to illustrate them. You can help by uploading an image for any of the articles listed below under "File links"." - Written ...
Translate an SVG: fr: Inkscape Translate or modify a map or diagram without redrawing it entirely (svg or bitmap) Copy a bitmap map into SVG: fr: Inkscape Copy a bitmap map into SVG Centre or crop an image: fr: Inkscape or The Gimp Centre or crop an image Level 1 tutorials media:Tutorial-cartography_(basic).svg: Inkscape
A "bad" SVG can be identified because it will convert slowly (more than 5 seconds), it will be very large for an SVG (over 500kB-1MB) and it will render very slowly on WP - there is a long wait while the text and other images on the page are loaded, but the SVG image does not show up. Bad SVGs put a lot of strain on the Wiki servers.
The fix is to open the SVG file in a text editor, find the <image> element, locate "image/jpg", change it to "image/jpeg" and re-save. At right is an example of this problem. The Commons SVG Checker looks for this problem; see Commons:Commons:Commons SVG Checker/KnownBugs#Checks for details.
MediaWiki converts the SVG image to a PNG image. The SVG format is the working format of the stored image so that people can more easily convert images for use in different languages. If you're using a browser other than Internet Explorer, just keep clicking the image and you'll eventually get the full-size image, which will be the SVG version ...
Place descriptive text in the caption. If needed you can also write extended information in the image description page. Use only the fonts supported by MediaWiki (listed here). Don't convert the text into paths. Use Unicode characters. You can find the complete Greek alphabet on Commons. Check character display after uploading.
[1] A number of vector graphics editors exist for various platforms. Potential users of these editors will make a comparison of vector graphics editors based on factors such as the availability for the user's platform, the software license, the feature set, the merits of the user interface (UI) and the focus of the program.
Select the page of the PDF you are interested in if the PDF is a multi-page document (Illustrator will only open one page at a time). Go to File > Save As (Shift + Ctrl + S). From the Format drop-down menu, select SVG (*.SVG). Save As. In the resulting dialog box: Under SVG Profiles, choose a profile (usually SVG 1.0 or SVG 1.1).