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
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
See Also:
T62263: Rethink how EasyTimeline works (no more PNGs?)
T29156: EasyTimeline: replace perl script & Ploticus backend with PHP and output via GD or SVG
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Feature | None | T37320 Make Timeline generate SVG instead of PNG images | ||
| Declined | None | T29156 EasyTimeline: replace perl script & Ploticus backend with PHP and output via GD or SVG | |||
| Open | None | T62263 Rethink how EasyTimeline works (no more PNGs?) |
(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?
(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