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Bug 35320 - Timeline tag generates PNG images rather than SVG
Timeline tag generates PNG images rather than SVG
Status: NEW
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Classification: Unclassified
EasyTimeline (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Low enhancement (vote)
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Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this!
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Depends on: 27156
Blocks:
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Reported: 2012-03-19 09:18 UTC by Justin Anthony Knapp
Modified: 2014-02-18 16:27 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Justin Anthony Knapp 2012-03-19 09:18:15 UTC
The <timeline> tag generates images that are perfectly suited for SVG, but PNGs are created instead. Why? E.g. from the English Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_This_American_Life_episodes
Comment 1 Sam Reed (reedy) 2012-03-19 14:21:52 UTC
By the look of the code, I think it actually creates both..
Comment 2 Justin Anthony Knapp 2012-03-19 19:37:17 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> By the look of the code, I think it actually creates both..

Hm... Well, I have to admit that I'm not terribly savvy here--why does Firefox display a PNG, then?
Comment 3 Bawolff (Brian Wolff) 2012-03-19 19:41:11 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > By the look of the code, I think it actually creates both..
> 
> Hm... Well, I have to admit that I'm not terribly savvy here--why does Firefox
> display a PNG, then?

It used to creates both, but then only tells the web-browser about the png version.

I believe the svg conversion wasn't quite as good quality as the png version (due to issues with the program/less testing/the fact no one ever saw the svg versions, so no one gave them love)

I'm not sure if it still creates both by default. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/9a1ee536d328a98d4cb1d03df23cf44c.svg is 404.


This bug should perhaps be duped to bug 27156

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