Template:Convert to SVG

All images in this gallery could be recreated using vector graphics as an SVG file. This has several advantages; see Commons:Media for cleanup for more information. If an SVG form of this image is available, please upload it and afterwards replace this template with {{vector version available|new image name}}.

Documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:Convert to SVG/doc.

Used to tag images which should be converted to SVG.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Within the main category Category:Images for cleanup either the subcategory Category:Images that should use vector graphics or (for files of the type "JPG") its subcategory Category:JPG images that should use vector graphics will be used; for JPG files also the tag {{BadJPEG}} will be set automatically.

The type of the image (such as "flag", see table below) should be given as a parameter, to add the image to an appropriate sub-category (e.g. Category:Flag images that should use vector graphics). If an invalid value is specified the image defaults to "Category:Other images that should use vector graphics".

Usage

{{Convert to SVG |1= }}

The following are possible values for parameter 1:

Value	Used for...	Category	#
alphabet	images of characters, font examples, etc.	category	930
architecture	architecture blueprints	category	312
art	simple images based on artwork, or otherwise related to culture and art	category	244
astronomical map	a subcategory of map	category	60
biology	images related to biology, e.g. animal/plant diagrams, human anatomy, anything biological in nature	category	873
chemical	only for chemical structural formulae, especially skeletal formulae; use chemistry for everything else	category	1,506
chemistry	images related to chemistry, e.g. molecular orbitals, crystal structure, lab equipment (use chemical for structural formulae)	category	1,134
circuit	electronic circuit diagrams, etc.	category	646
city map	a subcategory of map	category	252
coat of arms	coats of arms	category	17,636
diagram	diagrams (e.g. mind maps, flow charts, tree data structures, schematics) that do not fit any other subcategory	category	3,490
economic map	a subcategory of map	category	152
fictional map	a subcategory of map	category	45
flag	flags	category	5,836
flag map	a subcategory of map	category	631
glyph	for glyphs and letters, e.g. Unicode	category	2
graph	visual plots of data, e.g. line charts, pie and bar charts, etc. (add graphs to a more specific category like math, physics, chemistry or biology where appropriate)	category	3,798
icon	icons, which would be suitable as desktop icons for example (otherwise symbol may be better)	category	584
linguistic map	a subcategory of map	category	324
locator map	a subcategory of map	category	8,922
logo	logos, or images intended to be logos	category	4,536
map	geographical maps	category	2,421
math	mathematical content (see also should use TeX)	category	1,543
military insignia	military insignia	category	1,290
musical notation	sheet music, musical scales, images of notes, etc.	category	691
physics	images related to physics	category	680
realistic	images of realistic physical objects, people, etc.	category	53
ribbon	a subcategory of Military insignia	category	866
road map	a subcategory of map	category	308
signature	most images of signatures are best stored in vector format	category	157
sport	sport-related images (except for logos)	category	428
symbol	simple arrangements of lines and shapes (e.g. warning and informational signs, road signs, arrow symbols, etc.); use icon if it looks like a desktop icon	category	1,464
technology	images related to technology and/or engineering, e.g. construction plans, blueprints, technical drawings of cars/planes/ships/weapons, illustrations of industrial processes, etc. (use circuit for electronic circuits and architecture for architecture blueprints, though).	category	978
text	images mainly consisting of text (but use logo for textlogos and consider using alphabet where appropriate)	category	544
tartan	images of (Scottish) tartans	category	265
transport map	a subcategory of Map images that should use vector graphics	category	913
Other	default (but see below)	category	5,452

Any other parameter value xxxx not mentioned above will cause:

1. if the subcategory "Category: Xxxx images that should use vector graphics" exists, the file is categorized therein
2. if such a subcategory does not (yet) exist, the file will be default categorized to Other images that should use vector graphics

 Note This scheme might still need some work. Feel free to improve the definition of the respective category types to make them more precise and/or clearer.

You can use a user-script with the following code (the first highlighted line can be custom and additional). Simply paste it into your common.js (or other MediaWiki skin related) JavaScript page. You can also edit this (script page) per user-preferences:

var convertToSVGTypes = "geology, meteorology, road sign";
importScript('User:Perhelion/fixconverttosvg.js');

If reasonable please notify the uploader(s) by placing the following code on their talk page:

{{subst:SVG/notify|Filename.ext}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	topic	Classify image by topic, as above (complete list)	other	required
2	class	Classify image by simplicity Specify with 2=simple very simple images, extremely easy to draw with a text editor for files of trivial SVG code	empty	optional
vectordata	vector data	Specify (e.g. give a URL or Wikilink) where existing vector data can be found that may help to do the vectorization. This can be an image in a different vector format (e.g. PDF, PS or EPS) but also a similar SVG that already contains parts of the image that needs to be converted. If set, the file is automatically added to Category:Images that should use vector graphics (vector data available).	empty	optional
category	category	Specify another category (with brackets, otherwise it will become a comment). category= to avoid categorizing	empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement: At the bottom of the page

See also

• {{Vector version available}} – the counterpart of this; once the image has been converted
• Help:SVG: Converting to SVG – for specific instructions on converting to SVG
• {{N2+SVG}} – for Nuvola or Nuvola 2.0+ icon images
• {{BadSVG}} – for SVG files with embedded raster images
• {{subst:Please use SVG}} – for generally notify an uploader

Localization

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:Convert to SVG/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Convert to SVG/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.