[Freeciv-Dev] Re: next changes for nations...

[Daniel Markstedt <himasaram@xxxxxxxx>]

On 2005-09-21, at 05.37, Jason Dorje Short wrote:
> > > - 3:2 aspect ratio for flags. If this is what's desired, we should 
> > > change the renderer to enforce it and fix any flag that doesn't show 
> > > properly at this ratio.
> > I like this proposition. However, it'd be nice if the rendering code 
> > allowed everything in between 3:2 and 1:1, instead of stretching them 
> > horizontally. Just limit their vertical size to match that of 3:2 so 
> > they won't look so oversized. I know that for example the Danes and 
> > Swiss are quite picky about the form factor of their respective 
> > flags..
> OK, I agree that we can't enforce the 3:2 in the renderer.  We can 
> limit the vertical size in addition to the horizontal size but this 
> will take a little ugly coding in convert_png.
> Also many of the 2:1 flags (SVG files) should be replaced with 3:2 
> variants.  I think you had a patch for this...could you revive it?
I think the patch you're looking for is over at ticket #13806.

There are a few more flags that needs attention, but this is a good 
start.
Daniel