[R-wiki] How to upload a graphics file?

[Philippe Grosjean]

If you want, I can place it myself...
Best,

Philippe

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Tony Plate wrote:
> Philippe, thanks, I guess I missed the error message the first time 
> (small font, different part of the screen from where the "Upload" button 
> is...)
> 
> I added a page to the wiki describing the RSVGTipsDevice package and I 
> had wanted to include an SVG image precisely because of the special 
> abilities of SVG -- pop-up tool-tips identifying points.  So, using 
> another graphics format pretty much defeats the purpose.  But, I 
> included an external link to the SVG image.
> 
> thanks anyway!
> 
> -- Tony
> 
> Philippe Grosjean wrote:
>> Hello Tony,
>>
>> This is because the file format is not accepted. You should have a 
>> clear message in red telling that the "upload is denied because the 
>> file extension is not accepted" at the top of the upload page.
>>
>> Here is the list of accepted extensions (file formats):
>>
>> jpg     image/jpeg
>> jpeg    image/jpeg
>> gif     image/gif
>> png     image/png
>> tgz     application/octet-stream
>> tar     application/x-gtar
>> gz      application/octet-stream
>> zip     application/zip
>> pdf     application/pdf
>> txt     text/plain
>> html    text/html
>> htm     text/html
>> xml     text/xml
>> swf     application/x-shockwave-flash
>> r       application/r
>> rd      application/rd
>>
>> plus a couple of other, less common ones. The .svg extension is not in 
>> this list because not all Web browsers support this extension. I 
>> suggest to convert your file into one of the supported formats. If you 
>> would like to keep it in vector format, convert it into .pdf or, 
>> better, .swf. Also, if you change the name of the file, do not forget 
>> to place the right extension at the end of the new name.
>> Best,
>>
>> Philippe Grosjean
>>
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>> ( ( ( ( (    Prof. Philippe Grosjean
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>> ( ( ( ( (    Numerical Ecology of Aquatic Systems
>>   ) ) ) ) )   Mons-Hainaut University, Belgium
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>> Tony Plate wrote:
>>> I was trying to upload a .svg file to the Wiki, but I couldn't see 
>>> how to do it.
>>>
>>> I clicked the "Add images or other files" button and got a page (with 
>>> the category Mediafile Selection packages:cran), where I could browse 
>>> to the file on my computer (mlgvswgt1.svg) and click "Upload".  
>>> However, even though it gave no error, there was no indication that 
>>> the file was successfully uploaded, and I couldn't find it.  The 5 or 
>>> 6 filenames and images in the right hand side of the "Add images..." 
>>> window didn't change.
>>>
>>> How do I go about uploading an image?
>>>
>>> -- Tony Plate
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