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msgid ""
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msgid ""
"I've wanted to change this website's favicon from a plain `.ico` file to a "
"proper SVG. The problem I was trying to solve was to reuse the same image on"
" other places, such as avatars."
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"Generating a PNG from the existing 16x16 icon was possible but bad: the "
"final image was blurry. Converting the `.ico` to an SVG was possible, but "
"sub-optimal: tools try to guess some vector paths, and the final SVG didn't "
"match the original."
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"Instead I used a tool to draw the \"vector pixels\" as black squares, and "
"after getting the final result I manually cleaned-up the generated XML:"
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n"
"<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">\n"
" <path d=\"M 0 8 L 1 8 L 1 9 L 0 9 L 0 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 0 13 L 1 13 L 1 14 L 0 14 L 0 13 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 1 8 L 2 8 L 2 9 L 1 9 L 1 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 1 13 L 2 13 L 2 14 L 1 14 L 1 13 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 2 8 L 3 8 L 3 9 L 2 9 L 2 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 2 13 L 3 13 L 3 14 L 2 14 L 2 13 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 3 8 L 4 8 L 4 9 L 3 9 L 3 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 3 13 L 4 13 L 4 14 L 3 14 L 3 13 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 4 7 L 5 7 L 5 8 L 4 8 L 4 7 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 4 8 L 5 8 L 5 9 L 4 9 L 4 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 4 13 L 5 13 L 5 14 L 4 14 L 4 13 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 5 6 L 6 6 L 6 7 L 5 7 L 5 6 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 5 7 L 6 7 L 6 8 L 5 8 L 5 7 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 5 13 L 6 13 L 6 14 L 5 14 L 5 13 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 6 5 L 7 5 L 7 6 L 6 6 L 6 5 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 6 6 L 7 6 L 7 7 L 6 7 L 6 6 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 6 14 L 7 14 L 7 15 L 6 15 L 6 14 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 7 1 L 8 1 L 8 2 L 7 2 L 7 1 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 7 14 L 8 14 L 8 15 L 7 15 L 7 14 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 7 15 L 8 15 L 8 16 L 7 16 L 7 15 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 7 2 L 8 2 L 8 3 L 7 3 L 7 2 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 7 3 L 8 3 L 8 4 L 7 4 L 7 3 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 7 4 L 8 4 L 8 5 L 7 5 L 7 4 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 7 5 L 8 5 L 8 6 L 7 6 L 7 5 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 8 1 L 9 1 L 9 2 L 8 2 L 8 1 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 8 15 L 9 15 L 9 16 L 8 16 L 8 15 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 9 1 L 10 1 L 10 2 L 9 2 L 9 1 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 9 2 L 10 2 L 10 3 L 9 3 L 9 2 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 9 6 L 10 6 L 10 7 L 9 7 L 9 6 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 9 15 L 10 15 L 10 16 L 9 16 L 9 15 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 10 2 L 11 2 L 11 3 L 10 3 L 10 2 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 10 3 L 11 3 L 11 4 L 10 4 L 10 3 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 10 4 L 11 4 L 11 5 L 10 5 L 10 4 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 10 5 L 11 5 L 11 6 L 10 6 L 10 5 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 10 6 L 11 6 L 11 7 L 10 7 L 10 6 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 11 6 L 12 6 L 12 7 L 11 7 L 11 6 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 11 8 L 12 8 L 12 9 L 11 9 L 11 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 10 15 L 11 15 L 11 16 L 10 16 L 10 15 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 11 10 L 12 10 L 12 11 L 11 11 L 11 10 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 11 12 L 12 12 L 12 13 L 11 13 L 11 12 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 11 14 L 12 14 L 12 15 L 11 15 L 11 14 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 11 15 L 12 15 L 12 16 L 11 16 L 11 15 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 12 6 L 13 6 L 13 7 L 12 7 L 12 6 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 12 8 L 13 8 L 13 9 L 12 9 L 12 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 12 10 L 13 10 L 13 11 L 12 11 L 12 10 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 12 12 L 13 12 L 13 13 L 12 13 L 12 12 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 12 14 L 13 14 L 13 15 L 12 15 L 12 14 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 13 6 L 14 6 L 14 7 L 13 7 L 13 6 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 13 8 L 14 8 L 14 9 L 13 9 L 13 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 13 10 L 14 10 L 14 11 L 13 11 L 13 10 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 13 12 L 14 12 L 14 13 L 13 13 L 13 12 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 13 13 L 14 13 L 14 14 L 13 14 L 13 13 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 13 14 L 14 14 L 14 15 L 13 15 L 13 14 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 14 7 L 15 7 L 15 8 L 14 8 L 14 7 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 14 8 L 15 8 L 15 9 L 14 9 L 14 8 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 14 9 L 15 9 L 15 10 L 14 10 L 14 9 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 14 10 L 15 10 L 15 11 L 14 11 L 14 10 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 14 11 L 15 11 L 15 12 L 14 12 L 14 11 Z\" />\n"
" <path d=\"M 14 12 L 15 12 L 15 13 L 14 13 L 14 12 Z\" />\n"
"</svg>\n"
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"With the new favicon file, I now had to add to the templates' `<head>` a "
"`<link>` to this icon:"
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"<head>\n"
" <meta charset=\"UTF-8\" />\n"
" <link rel=\"icon\" type=\"image/svg+xml\" href=\"/static/favicon.svg\">\n"
" ...\n"
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"Still missing is a bitmap image for places that can't handle vector images. "
"I used Jekyll generator to create an PNG from the existing SVG:"
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"module Jekyll\n"
" class FaviconGenerator < Generator\n"
" safe true\n"
" priority :high\n"
"\n"
" SIZE = 420\n"
"\n"
" def generate(site)\n"
" svg = 'static/favicon.svg'\n"
" png = 'static/favicon.png'\n"
" unless File.exist? png then\n"
" puts \"Missing '#{png}', generating...\"\n"
" puts `inkscape -o #{png} -w #{SIZE} -h #{SIZE} #{svg}`\n"
" end\n"
" end\n"
" end\n"
"end\n"
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"I had to increase the priority of the generator so that it would run before "
"other places that would use a `{% link /static/favicon.png %}`, otherwise "
"the file would be considered missing."
msgstr ""
msgid "title: SVG favicon"
msgstr ""
msgid "date: 2020-12-29"
msgstr ""
msgid "updated_at: 2021-01-12"
msgstr ""
msgid "layout: post"
msgstr ""
msgid "lang: en"
msgstr ""
msgid "ref: svg-favicon"
msgstr ""
msgid ""
"The good thing about this new favicon (at "
"[`/static/favicon.svg`](/static/favicon.svg)) is that a) it is simple enough"
" that I feel comfortable editing it manually and b) it is an SVG, which "
"means I can generate any desired size."
msgstr ""
#~ msgid ""
#~ "title: SVG favicon\n"
#~ "date: 2020-12-29\n"
#~ "layout: post\n"
#~ "lang: en\n"
#~ "ref: svg-favicon"
#~ msgstr ""
#~ msgid ""
#~ "The good thing about this new favicon is that a) it is simple enough that I "
#~ "feel comfortable editing it manually and b) it is an SVG, which means I can "
#~ "generate any desired size."
#~ msgstr ""
