Last modified: 2006-07-07 13:58:43 UTC
We propose to admins in DefaultSettings.php << /** Pick one of the above */ $wgSVGConverter = 'ImageMagick'; >> Why ? We us for our project rsvg. rsvg in this case is better. Worth, imagemagick is unable to work with the SVG content on Wikipedia. Just try to use it for example with http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg I propose: << /** Pick one of the above */ $wgSVGConverter = 'rsvg'; >>
If you install rsvg, then you may use it. Otherwise, it obviously won't work. You must configure your server.
Ok, but the same answer may be given for imagemagick ? No ? Or you mean that ImageMagick is a requested software dependence, and rsvg only a suggested one. In any case, ImageMagick doesn't do what it has to do... And I ask me if that's a good idea at all to propose it for this purpose in the SVG2PNG converter list... I just created this bug report, because I lost time with this problem, to: * detect that the problem cames from Imagemagick, * do a bug report to Imagemagick devel list, (http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-bugs/2006-July/002466.html), * search how you solved the problem, * test rsvg To my opinion, each personn who wants to work with SVG will exactly do again this error. Or mabe theire is a way to get the LocalSettings.php file used with Wikipedia, it's shared ? Ok, that'all.... you can close the bugreport :-) Emmanuel
No, ImageMagick isn't a required component. When wishing to use rsvg to rasterise SVG images with MediaWiki, you have to install rsvg and make MediaWiki aware of it. We expect users of our software to read the documentation and various bits of information.
To expect that users read the documentation is one thing, do not propose the best default configuration is an other thing. So, although I still don't understand why Imagemagick is prefered to rsvg, I trust your lead-developer opinions.
