[Clipart] Now down to business...

[Seb]

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Jarod Russel <JarodR at gmx.de> wrote:
> I think that is a great idea SEb. There are many graphics that are part of a
> set already on OCAL. The set function could also be used if some uploaded an
> outline and another member colorized the outline and uploaded it too.

Not exactly. A modified version is a remix. I'm more or less
comfortable with the remix as they are. I do have 1 issue with the but
the 'set' feature would solve it.

My issue is that currently
If  X and Y are both remixes of Z.
X is not a remix Y.
Nor is Y a remix of X

Which is  most often fine but not always desirable.  For example My
gold medal (Z) has 2 remixes a Silver medal(X) and a bronze medal (Y)
. Both which are not remixes of each other.  But really should be.

Z (http://www.openclipart.org/detail/57571)
Y (http://www.openclipart.org/detail/57583)
X (http://www.openclipart.org/detail/57577)

If I could create a set instead of a remix this would not be and issue.

The 'set' feat i imagine is a bit restrictive in the sense that they
would be restricted to the artist. It would be a set as in the way
that the artist himself created the work as a set.

A 'user set' on the other hand could be a 'collection'. I like bacon,
so i could create a bacon collection of all bacon related clip art.

So Artist can make sets of their art to present to users and users can
make collections for their own use.

> What also comes to mind with this idea is a OCAL version of a blogs related
> posts function. Meaning if I view the clipart of a tiger, I will see
> underneeth the related (Other cliparts you may like) cliparts to the one I
> am viewing.

A related clipart section is good too but that is really the same as
search by tags.

Seb.



> Am 28-Apr-10 08:11 AM, schrieb SEb:
>>
>> First I'd like to congratulate you guys for the new beta interface. I
>> must admit one of the reasons I never used the site before is because
>> it made me cringe every time I looked at it and it wasn't very fun to
>> navigate. The new interface is much better.
>>
>> I'm currently uploading a bunch of contribution of my own  and I was
>> wondering how I can help integrate a few ideas I have in mind.  I can
>> write HTML, PHP and some javascript when needed and I pretty familiar
>> with Apache. So I can possibly lend a hand on the technical side.
>>
>> My ideas include the ability to make sets. For example I made a set of
>> clipart with a 'magic theme' as and openoffice.org extension.
>> (http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/trick_n_magic)
>>
>> Now I'm splitting those and uploading them but wouldn't it be nice if
>> I could tell people. 'Hey, this clipart if part of a set!' and offer
>> the option to view the rest of the set. From there, since clipart are
>> often used in office suites, have the option to download the set as an
>> openoffice.org extension.
>>
>> An openoffice.org extension is really just a zip file so it wouldn't
>> be too hard to wrtte a script that fills the various information using
>> the user data and some extra data collected when creating a set, then
>> gathers the svg that are part of the set, generates png files and
>> compresses the whole thing as and extensions.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents for now.
>>
>> In the meantime I'll resume my bug hunting and report any findings to
>> launchpad.
>>
>> Seb.
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