[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Betr: Re: (PR#7123) Metaissue for FS

["Raimar Falke" <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7123 >

On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 04:39:53AM -0800, thomas@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > How you considered using Thomas/CapTVK's scans? They are black/white,
> > IIRC, but quite nice drawings of ancient places. RT used to show one of
> > them.
> 
> I searched but didn't found them.
> 
> Here's a sample
> (ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/incoming/OLD/romeinse-eetzaal-b.png).
> There should be a zipfile in /incoming containing a number of otherv scans

It is ftp://freeciv.org/freeciv/incoming/Freeciv-graphics-01.zip.

> as well. I have plenty more at home and i would be happy to provide more
> if need be. 

I took the harbour picture because it was big enough. The cropped
version is at:
http://freeciv.org/~rfalke/fs3_pics/harbour-of-athens.png

Do you have any suggestions for the placement, size and color of the
various controls? Just changing the background image and using the
previous settings gives
http://freeciv.org/~rfalke/fs3_pics/screen-0000.png. Which doesn't
look good.

> > Also, using real photography is an option.
> >See eg the file pd_images.zip
> > in Freeciv incoming.
> 
> Most of them would be ok for wonder/improvement/tech icons. But IMHO
> only the earth picture are general enough.

I agree.

        Raimar

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