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DokuWiki Logo
DokuWiki's logo was found in a Logo Contest and was created by Esther Brunner.
The logo represents different aspects of DokuWiki. The multicolored pens do represent multiple users editing the same pages. Pages are simply linked (symbolized by the arrows).
The logo is licensed under GPL like the rest of DokuWiki.
Other Sizes
See also
Changing the Logo
- Changing the Logo for the DokuWiki Template
- Changing the Logos for the sprintdoc Template
- tbc – i.e. feel free to add the link to your preferred template(s)
Tools for Logos & Icons
- Inkscape – A powerful, free design tool
- GIMP – The Free & Open Source Image Editor
- RealFaviconGenerator – Favicon Generator. For real.
- The one-size-fits-all myth – There is no “one size fits all” icon.
Transforming Data Formats
The a.m. dokuwiki-logo.svg
DokuWiki Logo is provided in SVG data format quite appropriately. The Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an vector image format for defining two-dimensional graphics, providing excellent support for interactivity and animation.
However, there may be the need to provide other graphical data formats for both compatibility and usability reasons. Please read the a.m. article for background information.
MS-Windows
– i.e. tbc
GNU/Linux
– i.e. tbc
Mac OS X / macOS
Transforming several files over a range of graphical data formats is easily supported by help of the CLI1) tool SIPS on Mac OS X / macOS out of the box e.g., as follows:
sips -s format png ./*.gif --out mypng-folder
The above command would collect any GIF files in the working directory i.e. the current folder and would produce a new sub-folder containing the new PNG files in the result of graphical transformation. By help of man sips
one may read the applicable manual page on Apple Mac OS X / macOS first.
Legacy
SVG Data Format
Obviously, the a.m. dokuwiki-logo.svg
DokuWiki Logo was created in an older version of Inkscape (90 DPI) and we need to make it compatible with newer versions (96 DPI). Thus “Scaling the whole document – This file contains digital artwork for screen display” would be the most appropriate option for this document in the current Inkscape 1.3.2 release.
GIF & PNG
One may recall the former Unisys and LZW patent enforcement discussion concerning the legal availability of the GIF data format. Nevertheless, the Lempel–Ziv–Welch (LZW) class of lossless data-compression algorithms itself (and consequently GIF) have been free to use since July 2004.
However, the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) was designed as a replacement for GIF during that time. Please note PNG offers better compression and more features than GIF, with animation being the only significant exception apparently.