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Your signature

Hi Sohambanerjee1998. I don't want to be a pest, but could you please check out the page at Wikipedia:Signatures and make a signature that clearly identifies you. Oh, and by the way, Parlez ici is French for 'speak here'. Cheers, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:57, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Hey nevermind, will this one work - Soham☸Banerjee 09:31, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

I think so, as long as part of it links to your user page and part of it links to your talk page. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:41, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Can I keep this one? As adding the link to my user page would exceed the 255 character limit and I have seen numerous users (few admins also) keep only 1 link i.e. to their talk page Soham☸Banerjee 09:44, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Well, I suppose so. The link to the talk page is the most important. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:47, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

+1 I share the thought too. Soham☸Banerjee 09:55, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

You'll probably have to reduce the the number of characters to be able to make the link to your talk page. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:12, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

To me the signature's border projects into the line above and partially obscures the text there. That should be fixed. My personal advice would be to use a plainer one. Huon (talk) 12:07, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Provide me the code for a plainer one and I will apply it with immediate effect. Sohambanerjee1998 12:09, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

I meant a plainer signature. The default one works fine, after all, or one that simply modifies the text without bothering with a border. Huon (talk) 12:34, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Oh I see, will look into that once I come back fully. Sohambanerjee1998 13:34, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Here's a suggestion for a great signature: Plain blue. Here's the code: [[User:Sohambanerjee1998|Sohambanerjee1998]] It will look like mine, but the words will be different. Pretty snazzy, eh? :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:14, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Yup! Sohambanerjee1998 (talk)

Encapsulated it! --Sohambanerjee1998 14:31, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Re:Saw this edit?

Yeah, I saw it. How dare that idiot (pardon my language) called me a vandal?----Jionpedia ✉ 12:18, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Re: Teach me SVG

The problem you are observing does not depend on SVG format itself but by the rendering made by some web browsers of a zoomed (may be >700% = 7x) SVG file because those browsers first renders SVG into a bitmap at its original size and then they scale up the bitmap (a rasterized pixel-based non-vectorial image) instead of rendering the SVG file/image at its new zoom level (upscaled). This same problem also occurs in some apps. For example Adobe After Effects (AE) has a pixel-based output and can produce terrible results, especially for text elements. If you are having problem with AE (by importing vector graphics from AI) then click the "continuously rasterize" switch within the Toggle Switches / Modes button. A workaround for getting browsers (eg. Firefox) work fine with SVG is to save the SVG graphic at a larger size or wait for them to be 100% compliant with and fully understand this format.

One of the main advantages of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is that they can be scaled up without the pixelation problem associated with enlarging bitmapped pixel-based graphics, such as JPEG and GIF, but also PNG. SVG is an application of XML markup language used for two-dimensional vector graphics applications and images (including animations). The following is a simple example of the source code of a circle of 100 pixels radius:

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<circle r="100" />
</svg>

Some browsers (eg. Firefox) need the <?xml and <!DOCTYPE declaration on top of the document/graphic as the opening tags (just before the <svg tag:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">

for SVG ver. 1.0; and:

<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">

for SVG 1.1.

There are several SVG primitive predefined graphics and non-graphics elements; specifically:

Basic/standard shapes: circle, ellipse, line, polygon, polyline, and rect, plus image and use which are graphics referencing elements.
Animation elements: animate, animateColor, animateMotion, animateTransform, and set.
Container elements: a, defs, glyph, g, marker, mask, missing-glyph, pattern, svg, switch, and symbol.
Descriptive elements: desc, metadata, and title.
filter and filter primitive elements: feBlend, feColorMatrix, feComponentTransfer, feComposite, feConvolveMatrix, feDiffuseLighting, feDisplacementMap, feFlood, feGaussianBlur, feImage, feMerge, feMorphology, feOffset, feSpecularLighting, feTile, and feTurbulence.
Gradient elements: linearGradient and radialGradient.
Light source elements: feDiffuseLighting, feDistantLight (1.1 only), fePointLight (1.1 only), feSpecularLighting, and feSpotLight (1.1 only).

There are also several attributes. The id and xml:base attributes are available on all SVG elements. Other attributes are specific to each element (or group of). For the lists of SVG elements, attributes, and poperties, see:

To create and edit SVG file you can use an ASCII or Unicode text editor (eg. Notepad++) or vector graphics editors such as Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, or CorelDRAW.

The following are some useful web links about SVG:

For Wipedia's resources about SVG, please see:

You may contact gurlz & guyz who are working and are involved on those projects to get help about SVG and Wikipedia, as well as contact me whenever you want. All the best. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:46, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so very much!

Here is another great link (SVG Tutorial at W3Schools website) with SVG references, examples, and test pages to "try it yourself" (on the fly). Once again, thank you! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 18:28, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

SVG transparent beackground in AI

A SVG file has a transparent background. To make a coloured SVG background you need to create a rect element that covers the whole graphic area or by using CSS to set the background colour of the main container. In AI you need to create a clipping mask or try to save it for Web & Devices (I am not 100% sure about this second method; I know it runs fine with PNG but I have not tested it with SVG files.) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 19:12, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

You do not need to use a rect element or other containers. In AI, try to use a clipping mask or, from the File menu, Save for Web & Devices.
A workaround should be to use opacity within the style attribute or rgba colours. Here is an example with three different rectangles (squares in this case) and a star (through the polygon element):

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
 <rect width="200" height="200"
  style="fill:rgb(255,0,255);stroke:rgb(0,255,0);stroke-width:1;opacity:0.4" />
 <rect x="5" y="5" width="190" height="190"
  style="fill:rgb(0,255,255);stroke:rgb(255,192,203);stroke-width:5;fill-opacity:0.6;stroke-opacity:0.9;" />
 <rect x="9" y="9" width="182" height="182"
  style="fill:rgba(255,255,0,0.5);stroke:rgba(255,0,0,0.5);stroke-width:1;" />
 <polygon points="100,10 40,180 190,60 10,60 160,180"
  style="fill:red;stroke:yellow;stroke-width:5;fill-rule:evenodd;" />
</svg>

The first rectangle covers the whole area (200×200) and has an opacity of 0.6 (=60% opaque = 40% transparent); the second rectangle starts at [5,5] and has two different values for the opacity of the fill and stroke areas; the third rectangle, which starts at [9,9], uses rgba values. The a in rgba stands for "alpha channel", which specifies the opacity/transparency of an object, and is a decimal number between 0.0 (fully transparent) and 1.0 (fully opaque). Try to play with these elements and attributes by changing theirs values directly in the source code of a SVG file and see what happens in AI and web browsers. Best! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:28, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

You are welcome! Please, if you have any further questions do not hesitate to get in touch. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:16, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words in my talk :D

Hello. You have a new message at Cullen328's talk page.

I really appreciate that :) Miss Bono^[zootalk] 12:15, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Cover size

What's the perfect cover size, in your opinion? "Editors Formaldehyde cover.jpg" was already reduced to 360x360, as the original had 500x500 px. Some of the covers I upload come from iTunes and are 340x340, and no one has ever added the {{Non-free reduce}} template to any of them. I would understand if you added it to a 600x600 or 500x500 file, but 360x360? Seriously? I set the size of the "Formaldehyde" cover to 360x360 on purpose, as the letters on this one are very, very small and won't be legible in smaller cover sizes. — Mayast (talk) 12:37, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Mayast as you said iTunes gives 340x340 album arts and you yourself uploaded with 360x360 pixels. The music which is bought with iTunes provides 340 ones that are legal. Now suppose a pirate is roaming around for the cover (in most cases he will be) and he chances upon your 360 one which supersedes legitimate ones by 20 pixels and fixes it with his copy of the music. Now people would obviously go for the 360 one (free and illegal) and this results in the singer/label/producer houses in losing money and inevitably they'll one day shut down. The sole person to be held responsible - you. Now one might and will say "you started with a suppose" then I'll lead you to this page Wikipedia:Fair use/Definition of "low resolution". This cover indeed has small letters therefore I would advice you to go with 320 ones since they are less than iTunes contray to 300pixel thumb rule atleast which you did. So there's nothing to whine about, the matter ends here I guess. Hope this explanation helps. Sohambanerjee1998 13:45, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

I'm not whining, I was just surprised :) You don't have to write about "pirates roaming", that's obvious, I just didn't know that a value of 340 px is some kind of a legal limit. Of course, the 300x300 seems to be the most popular size, but I've also seen much larger covers here on Wikipedia (like 500x500). So, summing up, if I had uploaded a 340x340 cover for this one (eg. from iTunes) at the beginning, it would be ok? — Mayast (talk) 13:57, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

By the way, may I also add that Editors make the pirate's job much easier, as they uploaded a 500x500 cover to their official website? ;) — Mayast (talk) 13:59, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Absolutely not the size should be proper enough so as to read the credits and at the same time be inferior to the ones supplemented with legal versions. For the 500x500 ones you chance upon my advice, immediately upload a lower resolution one and tag it Non-free reduced. Sohambanerjee1998 14:02, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

I already did that two hours ago ;) I'm just asking for the future. So regarding those covers from iTunes – 340x340 is still too large? — Mayast (talk) 14:08, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes but to be on the safe side stick to 300 ones they keep servers active for long and admins away from your talk (its not that I hate admins). Cheers Sohambanerjee1998 14:11, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Ok, so I'll be resizing them from 340 to 300 px from now on. Thanks for the tips :) — Mayast (talk) 14:15, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Anytime, dealing with album arts since I was 5 now 15, you do the maths. Sohambanerjee1998 15:02, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Mayast look at the album arts for this Album Hesitation Marks. Perfect examples. Sohambanerjee1998 15:14, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Excellent New Editor's Barnstar A new editor on the right path
		{{{1}}}

Thanks for that Jion, appreciate that someone appreciates my work. Sohambanerjee1998 17:24, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Note: Uploading new version of non free images

I had already told you above not to upload new version of images (specially non free images unnecessarily). You should not upload new version of non free file unnecessarily for reasons like, the new file is better, the new file has one more character etc as you have done in File:Satyanweshi movie poster.jpg. Unless it is absolutely necessary, generally new version of non-free images are not uploaded. And one must make file description changes after uploading a version. --Tito☸Dutta 19:33, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Explaining

I patrolled your page. I went through the enormously-backlogged list of newly-created pages and confirmed that your page was okay: not spam, not an attack page, not a copyright violation, not any of the other reasons for which I would delete someone's page without asking. Then I clicked "patrolled" to remove it from the list of "pages that have not yet been patrolled", and moved on to the next entry. That's all. DS (talk) 14:58, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

:)

Do you like Richard Bona? ;) — Mayast (talk) 17:52, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Uh uh. Most of my songs consist of Eminem, Dr Dre, 50 Cent, Biggie smalls and every other one here and there. Sohambanerjee1998 17:55, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

I see... So why did you thank me for adding new article? :) — Mayast (talk) 18:01, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

New articles are of utmost importance. Down the way who knows some of them will be GA's or FA's? Sohambanerjee1998 05:01, 7 September 2013 (UTC)