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(newest | oldest) View (newer 100 | older 100) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 22:57, 14 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Screenshot 2023-11-14 at 22.52.12.png
- 22:57, 14 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs uploaded File:Screenshot 2023-11-14 at 22.52.12.png
- 22:27, 12 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Screenshot 2023-11-12 at 19.55.38.png
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- 22:20, 12 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Adding Drop Shadows (Created page with "=== Introduction === When creating basic shields we can use the preferences pane to chose the "Shiny" appearance. This tries to make shields look a little more authentically metallic by putting a highlight in the top left and adding a coloured drop-shadow to the bottom left. The other appearance choices may well bring in other effects but none of them include the drop shadow. If you wish to add a drop shadow to one of the other appearance choices I suggest the followin...")
- 22:14, 12 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Inkscape-shadow-screenshot.png
- 22:14, 12 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs uploaded File:Inkscape-shadow-screenshot.png
- 22:02, 12 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs uploaded File:Screenshot of save file pane.png
- 22:02, 12 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Screenshot of save file pane.png
- 21:54, 12 November 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Category:Tips (Created page with "Adding Drop Shadows - How to add drop shadows to any shield using Inkscape")
- 18:57, 22 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page DrawShield From the Command Line (Created page with "= Locally Installed DrawShield = It is possible to run DrawShield by installing it on your system and invoking it from the command line. == Pre-requisites == You will need PHP8.1 or above (8.2 may generate deprecation warnings). You will need PHP extensions for libxml and possibly some others, you should get warning messages about what is needed. The basic program will produce SVG files. For conversion to other formats I suggest installing ImageMagick and using its '...")
- 22:44, 5 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page The DrawShield API (Created page with "The Shield Drawing function of DrawShield can be invoked in 3 ways: 1. From the command line (no options are processed and the output is fixed as PNG). This mode is largely for debugging but might also be useful for bulk generation of PNG images. 1. Via an HTTP POST request - this is the recommended method as it gives the greatest flexibility and range of options (described below). This the method used by the drawshield.net website "create" page. 1. Via an HTTP GET re...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 22:14, 4 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page The JSON Output Format (Created page with "== The JSON Output Format == This format combines several items of useful data wrapped in a JSON object. Top level object properties are as follows: * image (string) This is the shield image, in PNG format at the requested size, but encoded as Base64 text. It is the identical image that you would have received had the output format been set to 'png'. * tree (string) This is the result of the parsing stage and contains a representation of the blazon in XML, conformin...")
- 21:36, 4 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Category:Technical (Created page with "== Introduction == This section contains technical information relating to the implementation of <ds/> and the drawshield.net website. It is largely of interest to developers or those wishing to use the various APIs that are available. === Alphabetical List of Pages in this Category === Category:Technical")
- 22:21, 3 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs uploaded File:Revised-metadata.png
- 22:21, 3 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Revised-metadata.png
- 21:58, 3 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs uploaded File:Original-metadata.png
- 21:58, 3 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Original-metadata.png
- 18:55, 3 October 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Changes to Metadata (Created page with "==Stages in Drawing Shields== In creating heraldic images DrawShield goes through several stages: # Parse the blazon to create an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) # Draw an SVG representation of the blazon, based on the AST # (optionally) convert the SVG to a different image format The AST is an XML based data structure conforming to a custom schema called BlazonML. ==The MetaData== Metadata ("data about data") in DrawShield comes from several sources: * Debugging inform...")
- 23:14, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs deleted page 202304 News (Author request: content was: "Back to the main announcements page '''1st''' New Charge - horse collar Back to the main announcements page", and the only contributor was "Karlw" (talk))
- 23:14, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs deleted page 202303 News (Author request: content was: "Back to the main announcements page 20th Fixes: remove Dove volant artifact, restore arranging by rows New charges: sphere of brazil, wolf paw print, wolf sejant affronty, cerberus, cerberus snake tailed 28th I've added the following Total War: Shogun 2 clan symbols: chosokabe clan symbol, date clan symbol, hattori clan symbol, hojo clan symbol, mori clan symbol...", and the only contributor was "Karlw" ([[User...)
- 23:13, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs deleted page 202301 News (Author request: content was: "Back to the main announcements page '''6th Here's the list of new charges:''' animal => crocodile rampant, frog couchant bird => bat sejant, bird foot, bird rising, bird, crane volant, crow rising, dove displayed , dove volant affronty, duck displayed, duck enraged, duck foot, duck naissant, duck passant , egg, goose enraged, goose reguardant, heron rising,...", and the only contributor was "Karlw" ([[User...)
- 23:13, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page April 2023 News (Created page with "Back to the main announcements page '''1st''' New Charge - horse collar Back to the main announcements page")
- 23:12, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page March 2023 News (Created page with "Back to the main announcements page 20th Fixes: remove Dove volant artifact, restore arranging by rows New charges: sphere of brazil, wolf paw print, wolf sejant affronty, cerberus, cerberus snake tailed 28th I've added the following Total War: Shogun 2 clan symbols: chosokabe clan symbol, date clan symbol, hattori clan symbol, hojo clan symbol, mori clan symbol, otomo clan symbol, sanada clan symbol, takeda clan symbol, tokikikyo clan symbol, tokuga...")
- 23:11, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page January 2023 News (Created page with "Back to the main announcements page '''6th Here's the list of new charges:''' animal => crocodile rampant, frog couchant bird => bat sejant, bird foot, bird rising, bird, crane volant, crow rising, dove displayed , dove volant affronty, duck displayed, duck enraged, duck foot, duck naissant, duck passant , egg, goose enraged, goose reguardant, heron rising, heron volant, heron wings displayed , heron, hummingbird, magpie displayed, merlette, m...")
- 23:08, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page 202304 News (Created page with "Back to the main announcements page '''1st''' New Charge - horse collar Back to the main announcements page")
- 20:56, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page 202301 News (Created page with "Back to the main announcements page **6th Here's the list of new charges:** animal - crocodile-rampant frog-couchant bird - bat-sejant bird-foot bird-rising bird crane-volant crow-rising dove-displayed dove-volant-affronty duck-displayed duck-enraged duck-foot duck-naissant duck-passant egg goose-enraged goose-reguardant heron-rising heron-volant heron-wings-displayed heron hummingbird magpie-displayed merlette moorcock peacock-feather r...")
- 18:48, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page 202303 News (Created page with " 20th Fixes: remove Dove volant artifact, restore arranging by rows New charges: sphere of brazil, wolf paw print, wolf sejant affronty, cerberus, cerberus snake tailed 28th I've added the following Total War: Shogun 2 clan symbols: chosokabe clan symbol, date clan symbol, hattori clan symbol, hojo clan symbol, mori clan symbol, otomo clan symbol, sanada clan symbol, takeda clan symbol, tokikikyo clan symbol, tokugawa clan symbol And also a Japanese coin and some impro...")
- 18:34, 31 March 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Announcements (Created page with "See the links below for recent updates, bug fixes and new features April 2023 News Maerch 2023 News")
- 23:26, 11 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page The Azure Tutorial from Envite - Solutions 1 (Created page with "The solutions to the previous exercises are: <code>or an eagle sable</code> Well, this is the Coat of Arms of the Federal Republic of Germany. Coats of Arms may be simple! <code>purpure an arming sword</code> Yes, both "a" and "an" work likely and mean "one". The program doesn't uses English grammar, but its own. <code>vert a lion or</code> I prefer to write this one as <code>sinople a lion or</code> but that is a personal preference. '''Sinople''' is also a tradition...")
- 20:53, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page File:TATFE-Excersise 1.png
- 20:53, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded File:TATFE-Excersise 1.png
- 20:42, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:TAFTE-Lion.png
- 20:42, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:TAFTE-Eagle.png
- 20:41, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:TAFTE-Compass rose.png
- 20:40, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:TAFTE-Arming sword.png
- 20:35, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page File:TAFTE-Lion.png
- 20:35, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded File:TAFTE-Lion.png
- 20:35, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded File:TAFTE-Eagle.png
- 20:35, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page File:TAFTE-Eagle.png
- 20:34, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page File:TAFTE-Compass rose.png
- 20:34, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded File:TAFTE-Compass rose.png
- 20:34, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page File:TAFTE-Arming sword.png
- 20:34, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs uploaded File:TAFTE-Arming sword.png
- 20:03, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page The Azure Tutorial From Envite - Exercises 1 (Created page with "Well, after the Berlin Bear you know how to use '''tinctures''', '''fields''' and '''charges'''. Prev<")
- 13:12, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page The Azure Tutorial from Envite (Created page with "So you have come here to start making your first Coats of Arms. This tutorial will show you from the simplest to the most complex of DrawShield. Lets start with the simplest: the Coat of Arms of Berlin. It consists just on a bear. Simple enough? Go to https://drawshield.net/create/index.html and write: <code>argent a bear sable rampant</code> You should get this: thumb")
- 13:11, 4 February 2023 Envite talk contribs created page File:TATFE-Berlin.png
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- 22:28, 2 February 2023 Karlw talk contribs blocked 15.158.1.22 talk with an expiry time of 3 months (anonymous users only, account creation disabled)
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- 22:16, 2 February 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page User:Envite (Creating user page for new user.)
- 22:16, 2 February 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page User talk:Envite (Welcome!)
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- 22:46, 16 January 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Axes (Created page with "This includes both tools and weapons and most can have handles, blades of a different colour. {{#mkgallery:/catalog/charges/axe}} Category:Charges")
- 22:45, 16 January 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Astronomical (Created page with "Note that there is some overlap with the alchemical symbols. {{#mkgallery:/catalog/charges/astronomical}} Category:Charges")
- 22:43, 16 January 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Armour (Created page with "{{#mkgallery:/catalog/charges/armour}} Category:Charges")
- 22:42, 16 January 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Annulets (Created page with "{{#mkgallery:/catalog/charges/annulet}} Category:Charges")
- 22:41, 16 January 2023 Karlw talk contribs deleted page Anullets (Author request: content was: " {{#mkgallery:/catalog/charges/annulet}} Category:Charges", and the only contributor was "Karlw" (talk))
- 22:40, 16 January 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Anullets (Created page with " {{#mkgallery:/catalog/charges/annulet}} Category:Charges")
- 22:30, 16 January 2023 Karlw talk contribs created page Alchemical Symbols (Created page with " Note that there is some overlap with the symbols of the planets. {{#mkgallery:/catalog/charges/alchemical}} Category:Charges")
- 22:41, 12 November 2022 Karlw talk contribs uploaded File:Roll-example.png
- 22:41, 12 November 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Roll-example.png
- 20:04, 12 November 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Armorials (Created page with "In addition to creating individual shields, <ds/> can also be used to create an Armorial Roll, which is a single image containing multiple heraldic shields. The creation of a roll is alternative to creating a single coat of arms and must be started using the following syntax: <keyterm>An armorial roll...</keyterm> (You can also just call it a <keyterm>roll</keyterm> or <keyterm>table</keyterm> - other names can be added if needed.) Category:Manual")
- 14:35, 20 September 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Campaign cartographer (Created page with "The website drawshield.net provides tools to, err, Draw Shields, and coats of arms. Campaign Cartographer 3 is used to create fantasy maps. Hmmm, wonder if there is any mileage in getting them to work together... Now the easiest way to create shields on DrawShield is to use the "Build from Parts" page. This lets you build up a shield by choosing from (very many) options just by clicking on them. Let's take a look a few of the steps... File:8f62f6018432ae730259d153479...")
- 14:35, 20 September 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page File:4c61650d1bd1a0cfe6dee123b1657185.png
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- 21:50, 19 September 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Star of Confusion (Created page with "Heralds of yore have tended to be a bit inconsistent in their terminology around some of the common charges - in particular there are various pointy things that are described as "stars", "mullets" and "estoilles", often in contradictory ways. DrawShield, being a computer program, isn't happy with ambiguity so I've had to define these terms a bit more precisely, however I haven't explained these things very well, an ommission I hope to rectify now! ==Mullets== In DrawS...")
- 15:31, 19 September 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Comments (Created page with "Sometimes it is helpful to document or explain parts of your blazon, or to temporarily ignore parts, or to include parts of the blazon which cannot actually be drawn by <ds/> but you still want to have present. You may also wish to include the name of the armiger within the blazon text but obviously this should be considered part of the blazon to be drawn. <ds/> supports several mechanisms for this purpose. ===Indicating the Armiger=== To show to whom a particular coat...")
- 14:53, 19 September 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Numbers (Created page with "When referring to the quantity of things, such as charges, <ds/> can recognise numbers between 1 and 64 using either digits or words - <example>8 bars</example> or <example>twelve ermine spots</example>. <herald>In reality, numbers above 12 are ''very'' rarely found in blazonry - remember that the purpose of a coat of arms was originally ease of recognition so small numbers of easily recogised objects in simple patterns are typically used.</herald> In addition, words...")
- 10:49, 19 September 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Category:Discussion (Created page with "This category includes pages which cover themes and issues that are best dicussed at greater length rather than a short note on the relevant page. As such they are a bit random! Some of them may also be a bit contentious heraldically so please feel free to comment and contribute on the relevant ''talk'' page.")
- 23:21, 17 August 2022 User account Genuensium praesidium talk contribs was created by Karlw talk contribs and password was sent by email (Contributor)
- 23:21, 17 August 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page User:Genuensium praesidium (Creating user page for new user.)
- 23:21, 17 August 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page User talk:Genuensium praesidium (Welcome!)
- 23:18, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Category:Catalog (Created page with "These are all the pages that contain visual images of <nowiki><ds/></nowiki> components") Tag: Visual edit
- 23:13, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs uploaded File:Semy-of-bees.png (Azure semy of bees or)
- 23:13, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Semy-of-bees.png (Azure semy of bees or)
- 23:13, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs uploaded File:Bees-hives.png (Azure semy of bees or and beehives brunatre)
- 23:13, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page File:Bees-hives.png (Azure semy of bees or and beehives brunatre)
- 23:11, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Semy Charges (Created page with "In addition to arranging a specific number of charges in rows or shapes, we can place them regularly all over the field. To do this we use the phrase <keyword>semy of charge</keyword> (you can think of it as "<keyword>strewn with</keyword>", which is an alternative construction). For example: <blazon>azure semy of bees or</blazon> Additionally you can give two charges which will be placed alternately (in a slightly different pattern), for example: azon>azure semy of b...")
- 22:59, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Named Arrangements (Created page with "The default arrangement can be over-ridden by specifying a particular named arrangement instead - typically this goes after the charges have been described. Not all arrangements are valid for every number - a warning will be generated if an invalid arrangement is requested. <herald>You can give the named arrangement before the charge description if that seems more natural. Because of this, two sets of charges both with arrangnements specified can be ambiguous. Use ';'...")
- 22:55, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Category:Arrangements (Created page with " {{#addbodyclass:no-categories}} By default, charges get arranged in a sort of triangular arrangement depending on how many there are and whether the space available is wide or narrow. They are evenly spaced apart and some charges may be stretched either horizontally or vertically to make best use of the space. It is possible to override the default arrangement of charges in various ways: Named Arrangements Charges on Ordinaries Semy Charges Charge Gr...")
- 22:45, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Patterned Divisions (Created page with "This section contains divisions that are combinations of barry divisions that create various patterns. <herald>The difference between these patterned divisions and treatments is largely arbitrary. (<ds/> refers to these as divisions largely becuase they share code with other divisions, other heraldic sources may legitmately refer to them as treatments, but the end result is the same).</herald> Divisions which may have variant edge types are shown with '+' symbols. =...")
- 22:37, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Gyronny Divisions (Created page with "This section contains the various gyronny divisions. ==Catalog== {{#mkgallery:/catalog/divisions/gyronny}} Category:Divisions")
- 22:34, 30 June 2022 Karlw talk contribs created page Divisions of Multiple Bars (Created page with "This section contains divisions containing multiple bars. These are different to ordinaries of multiple bars as the divsion bars are spread evenly across the whole field. Divisions which may variant edge types are shown with '+' symbols. The number of "bars" can be specified for all of these variations, from anywhere between 1 and 64. Numbers below 4 look strange and numbers above 16 are pretty indistinguisable. Examples of some of the more useful numbers for barry ar...")