https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45640
Andre Klapper <aklap...@wikimedia.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Priority|Unprioritized |Lowest
Version|unspecified |1.21-git
--- Comment #3 from Andre Klapper <aklap...@wikimedia.org> ---
> * It's hard to import SVG into many widely used third party programs (e.g.
> OpenOffice, PowerPoint, etc.) therefore most people currently probably use a
> prerendered PNG versions loosing quality.
I don't see the connection to exporting to PDF or PS, and we have PNG export in
place already.
> * A common Windows installation isn't equipped with a software able to
> display
> (except Internet Explorer) or even edit SVG files. Therefore many people
> don't
> now how to use SVG whereas PDF is a common format nowadays.
PNG is too, so again I wonder.
> * Finally it seems like a feature to come "for free", since everything to
> convert SVG to PNG is already there and conversion to PDF would only need a
> small change in the command line call.
Still a good reason is welcome. "Just because we can" is nice but creates
maintenance costs when things break.
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