[Freeciv-Dev] (PR#13677) On the shape of the Iroquois flag

["Daniel Markstedt" <himasaram@xxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13677 >

Jason Short wrote:

><URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13677 >
>
>Um, please give your mails useful subject messages...
>
>I think the flag shouldn't have that stair-step pattern.  In the 
>pictures they show, the stair-step is just an artifact of the 
>rectangular weaving system.  Just make it use diagonal lines.
>
>-jason
>
I think it's actually a design choice. Here you can see both variants 
side by side: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-iroq.html

Anyhow, I made a new version whith diagonals instead. It might just make 
better game graphics too.

Daniel

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