Template:Convert to SVG

This image could be re-created using vector graphics as SVG files. 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}}.

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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

Or use the shorthand

{{ConvertToSVG}}, {{SVG}}, {{ToSVG}}, {{Svg}}, {{ShouldBeSVG}}, {{Should be SVG}}, {{Should be svg}}, {{Better as SVG}}, {{Better as svg}}, {{Tosvg}}, {{Svg}}

The following are possible values for parameter 1: [edit subpage]

Topic value	Used for…	Category	#
architecture	architecture blueprints	category	522
art	simple images based on artwork, or otherwise related to culture and art	category	675
astronomical map	a subcategory of map	category	94
battle map	maps of battles and war events	category	175
biology	images related to biology, e.g. animal/plant diagrams, human anatomy, anything biological in nature	category	1,578
biogeographical map	distribution & range maps of species	category	1,664
chemical	only for chemical structural formulae, especially skeletal formulae; use chemistry for everything else	category	1,847
chemistry	images related to chemistry, e.g. molecular orbitals, crystal structure, lab equipment (use chemical for structural formulae)	category	1,239
circuit	electronic circuit diagrams, etc.	category	894
city map	a subcategory of map	category	361
coat of arms	coats of arms	category	13,873
demographic map	demographic maps	category	121
diagram	diagrams (e.g. mind maps, flow charts, tree data structures, schematics) that do not fit any other subcategory	category	6,157
economic map	a subcategory of map	category	243
economy	economic charts	category	63
election map	maps of elections and votes	category	800
family tree	a subcategory of tree diagram	category	108
fictional map	a subcategory of map	category	76
flag	flags	category	5,985
flag map	a subcategory of map	category	734
game	a subcategory of sport	category	95
geology	images related to geology	category	345
graph	visual plots of data, e.g. line charts, pie and bar charts, etc. (add graphs to a more specific category like economy, math, physics, chemistry or biology where appropriate)	category	5,999
health map	maps of diseases	category	68
historical map	a subcategory of map	category	1,228
history map	a subcategory of map	category	1,228
icon	icons, which would be suitable as desktop icons for example (otherwise symbol may be better)	category	3,694
incident map	maps of incidents and accidents	category	73
law-related map	a subcategory of map	category	95
license plate	images of license plates	category	23
linguistic map	a subcategory of map	category	589
locator map	a subcategory of map	category	10,112
logo	logos, or images intended to be logos	category	11,485
map	geographical maps	category	5,801
math	mathematical content (see also should use TeX)	category	2,616
military insignia	military insignia	category	1,348
military map	a subcategory of map	category	336
military related	military related images	category	57
musical	music-related images	category	72
musical notation	sheet music, musical scales, images of notes, etc.	category	838
old map	a subcategory of map	category	81
organization map	maps of organizations memberships	category	46
physics	images related to physics	category	1,304
proposed entity map	a subcategory of map	category	37
realistic	images of realistic physical objects, people, etc.	category	109
religion map	a subcategory of map	category	79
ribbon	a subcategory of military insignia	category	989
road map	a subcategory of map	category	324
seal	seal images	category	498
sign	images of road signs, information and prohibitive signs	category	465
signature	most images of signatures are best stored in vector format	category	693
simple	simple images, which are to be converted with little effort	category	263
sport	sport-related images (except for logos)	category	318
sport logo	a subcategory of logo	category	676
sport map	a subcategory of map	category	214
sports clothing	a subcategory of sport	category	812
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	1,140
tartan	images of (Scottish) tartans	category	186
technology	images related to technology 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	1,694
text	images mainly consisting of text in any language (but use text logo for textlogos)	category	2,345
text logo	a subcategory of logo	category	4,100
transport map	a subcategory of map	category	1,373
tree diagram	a subcategory of diagram	category	195
Other	default (but see below)	category	4,776

Any other parameter value xxxx not mentioned above will cause:

if the subcategory “Category: Xxxx images that should use vector graphics” exists, the file is categorized therein
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 or clearer.

You can use a user-script with the following code (the first highlighted line is optional and can be customized). 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 = "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	optional
`2`	English: class Deutsch: Einfachheit	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
`3`	unused	specify something to indicate that the file is not at all used (no need to convert it, no categorization)	empty	optional
`category`	category	Specify another category (with brackets, otherwise it will become a comment). Set empty by typing `category=` to avoid categorizing.	empty	optional
`nfu`	no fair use	add any value to create the msg “no fair use”	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

Template data

Parameter text is empty

TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.

Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

Used to tag images which should be converted to SVG.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
topic	`1`	Classify image by topic. Suggested values `architecture` `art` `astronomical map` `battle map` `biogeographical map` `biology` `chemical` `chemistry` `circuit` `city map` `coat of arms` `demographic map` `diagram` `economic map` `economy` `election map` `family tree` `fictional map` `flag` `flag map` `game` `geology` `graph` `health map` `historical map` `icon` `incident map` `law-related map` `license plate` `linguistic map` `locator map` `logo` `map` `math` `military insignia` `military map` `military related` `musical` `musical notation` `old map` `organization map` `physics` `proposed entity map` `realistic` `religion map` `ribbon` `road map` `seal` `sign` `signature` `simple` `sport` `sport logo` `sport map` `sports clothing` `symbol` `tartan` `technology` `text` `text logo` `transport map` `tree diagram` Default other	Line	optional
<div class="description mw-content-ltr en" dir="ltr" lang="en"><span class="language en" title="English"><b>English: </b></span> class</div> <div class="description mw-content-ltr de" dir="ltr" lang="de"><span class="language de" title="German"><b>Deutsch: </b></span> Einfachheit</div>	`2`	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. Suggested values `simple`	Line	optional
unused	`3`	specify something to indicate that the file is ''not at all'' used (no need to convert it, '''no categorization''') Suggested values `yes`	Line	optional
category	`category`	Specify another category (with double square brackets, otherwise it will become a comment beneath the info box). Set empty by typing “category=” to avoid categorizing.	Line	optional
no fair use	`nfu`	add any value to create the msg “no fair use” Suggested values `yes`	Line	optional
vector data	`vectordata`	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 “Images that should use vector graphics (vector data available)” category.	Line	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

Localization

català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ eesti ∙ English ∙ español ∙ Esperanto ∙ euskara ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ italiano ∙ lietuvių ∙ magyar ∙ Nederlands ∙ norsk ∙ norsk bokmål ∙ norsk nynorsk ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ português ∙ polski ∙ português do Brasil ∙ română ∙ shqip ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ suomi ∙ svenska ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ Türkçe ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ македонски ∙ русский ∙ српски / srpski ∙ українська ∙ ქართული ∙ മലയാളം ∙ ไทย ∙ ភាសាខ្មែរ ∙ 한국어 ∙ 日本語 ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（中国大陆） ∙ 中文（新加坡） ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ 粵語 ∙ עברית ∙ العربية ∙ فارسی ∙ +/−

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.

Template:Convert to SVG

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Usage

Template parameters

Additional information

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Localization