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Excel .xlsx spreadsheets that automatically generate XML code for .SVG graphics
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  Warming stripes  ... in a shape  Warming stripes bar chart  Bar chart  Pie chart .svg) Variable-width bar chart  Line charts  Scatterplot  Radar chart I've uploaded spreadsheets that automatically generate XML code for charts in SVG format. Summary: You simply paste or enter your data into the spreadsheet, and specify image dimensions, number of grid lines, data ranges, font sizes, etc. The spreadsheets instantly and automatically generate a column of XML code. You simply copy and paste that code into a text editor and save as an ".svg" file. The spreadsheets produce lean SVG code, and should save you time in creating SVG charts. Though my original spreadsheets are written in Microsoft Excel, I've received reports that they also work if read into other spreadsheet programs. Feedback and suggestions on my talk page are welcome. RCraig09 (talk) 23:41, 19 February 2021 (UTC) Click HOW TO for detailed explanation.
Click here to see an example of how the spreadsheets work, internally.
Example SVG files: Category:SVG graphics created with spreadsheet.
An Excel .xlsx spreadsheet automatically+ generated the XML code for the following SVG images:
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False or misleading statements by Donald Trump
Please do not deliberately introduce no-target errors as you did here. While your intentions may have been good, you broke references in the text. If you want to get rid of those sources you will need to re-write the article to avoid using them. DuncanHill (talk) 20:18, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry, a bad start to the year. My mistake was that I didn't appreciate there were Template:Sfn cites. —RCraig09 (talk) 21:39, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
CS1 error on 2026 in climate change
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Christian nationalism image
Hi RCraig09!
I don't know if you take requests, but would it be possible for a version of the image from this Axios article about the prevalence of Christian nationalism in the United States? I believe this would greatly serve as a visual aid for the page on this topic. Unfortunately, I am not as skilled with image editing to make this myself! BootsED (talk) 14:18, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
Discussion at Talk:Illegal immigration § Requested move 25 February 2026
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Illegal immigration § Requested move 25 February 2026. Edittttor (talk) 20:31, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
Graphing tool
What tool did you use to create File:2017- Donald Trump veracity - composite graph.png? Did you have applicable work experience? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 21:15, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
- @Mandruss: Microsoft Excel --> export to PNG --> minor revisions and text additions in Photoshop Elements. Electronics engineer with a MS in computer science: I have been mostly self-taught in graphics. —RCraig09 (talk) 21:24, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
- Yikes. I'm merely a retired software developer with a high school diploma. I don't have Excel or Elements, let alone know how to create a graph with them. Too old and tired to feel like that much of a learning effort. I want to create a graph showing how Trump's net worth changed over a span of years, as estimated by Forbes. Forbes has the most accurate, least biased estimates that we've run across so far.Would you have any interest in collaborating with me on that? I could help find the data points in reliable sources (I don't think Forbes maintains the history in an accessible form). I ran across an independent graph showing Forbes' estimates for 2014-2024, but I failed to save the URL and now I can't find it. Also I would prefer a wider time span, since most of that time span was while he was in office. I don't wish to give the appearance of trying to make a political point with this graph ("look how much he has used the office to get richer!"). My goal is merely to provide neutral factual information and allow the reader to derive what they choose to derive from it. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 21:58, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
(I don't think Forbes maintains the history in an accessible form)
- But I could be wrong. This comes directly from Forbes and would make a good Wikipedia graph. For now, my part of the work is done! Maybe the graph could be extended farther back using other RS, but that would be Phase 2. That should also be Forbes estimates, else it would be an apples-and-oranges graph; but it wouldn't necessarily have to come directly from Forbes.I think we would be largely dependent on you to keep the graph updated with each year's new estimate—unless you could find someone willing to assume that responsibility. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 00:02, 26 March 2026 (UTC)- I would first add the graph to Wealth of Donald Trump. If accepted there, I would try it at Donald Trump. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 00:31, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
- @Mandruss: I found longer-duration charts at this archive (slow to render) and this archive (faster to render, but from the deprecated archive.today)—both direct from Forbes. I'm very willing to do a chart, especially if this data looks acceptable to you. Let me know if you have further thoughts before I proceed, so there's no wasted effort. —RCraig09 (talk) 05:02, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
- The Wayback one is a good find.
- @Mandruss: I found longer-duration charts at this archive (slow to render) and this archive (faster to render, but from the deprecated archive.today)—both direct from Forbes. I'm very willing to do a chart, especially if this data looks acceptable to you. Let me know if you have further thoughts before I proceed, so there's no wasted effort. —RCraig09 (talk) 05:02, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
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- Some of those discrepancies are significant, probably any above 5% absolute. One could reason that Forbes graph 2 is more accurate, having been published three years later. Except for 2016 and 2017, that would work against Trump's favor (too bad for Trump). On the other hand, his 2016 and 2017 would look a lot better. I guess I'm suggesting that you use Forbes graph 2 for the years 2001-2026, unless you have a better idea.The space for the years 1990-1995 should be spanned with one occurrence of the words "no data".For the purposes of this chart, I don't think we need the numbers at the top of each bar as in Forbes graph 2. The vast majority of readers don't need that kind of precision; those who do can refer to the cited sources. From a UI standpoint, every visual element of the chart should earn its keep with a high bar. Just a Y-axis scale is enough, at perhaps $1B increments.What do you think about using a line graph instead of a bar graph? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 05:22, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
Suggested image caption, short and to the point:
Trump's net worth for the years 1982–2026, as estimated by Forbes[1][2]
―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 09:26, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
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I see you using |upright=1.5 for charts. I think that would be too much for the relatively short Donald Trump#Wealth, which is about more than net worth. (That existing image would have to be relocated or removed.) I might go as high as |upright=1.2 there. I say this because it might impact your choices for text size. Be careful not to make any text too small to be easily legible at 1.2, bearing in mind that some (many?) readers have poor vision. From MOS:SMALLFONT: "No text should be reduced below 85% of the page's default font size." This sentence is the recommended minimum size. This principle isn't often applied to text within images, but it should be imo. Accessibility is no less important with charts. Consider marking only every tenth year on the X-axis (1990, 2000, 2010, 2020). ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 13:29, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
Can we consult about typefaces before you start? Make me an offer. I have no particular preferences except sans serif. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 13:29, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
- @Mandruss: I plan to generate a chart by the end of the weekend. Broadly, I agree with your suggestions above. Liberation Sans is acceptable on Commons from a copyright standpoint, as used in the Democracy Indices chart you have posted above. —RCraig09 (talk) 15:06, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
- Ok, I was kind of thinking that typeface would probably work. What do you think about using a line graph instead of a bar graph? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 15:28, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
- Graphists would probably favor a bar chart (Forbes does). Line charts tend to communicate quantities that ~continuously change or have a definite ~smooth trend, while bar charts represent quantities of which we take periodic snapshots or that vary more spasmodically. While it is theoretically true that DJT's net worth varies from moment to moment (depending on the news of the day), for tax and accounting purposes such quantities are measured annually or maybe quarterly. Collectively, these observations favor a bar chart—which I will pursue. —RCraig09 (talk) 18:11, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
- Ok, I was kind of thinking that typeface would probably work. What do you think about using a line graph instead of a bar graph? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 15:28, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
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- Chart is uploaded in .svg format, with future-proofed caption and expanded footnotes. I used procedure described in User:RCraig09/Excel to XML for SVG. If there are no objections as to substance, I will post to article(s) within a few days. —RCraig09 (talk) 17:11, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
- That was fast. Looks awesome. Love your understated color choice. If I wanted to be very picky (I don't), I would enlarge the X-axis labels a little, per earlier discussion here. I might bold the $xBs since they appear pretty "thin" at 1.2. Or make them black for maximum contrast on white. Somewhat more important would be enlarging the "no data" text, which I can't read at all at 1.2. So much for not being picky. Strategically speaking, I think I should do the BOLD at Donald Trump, and that only after acceptance elsewhere. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 00:10, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
- In Version 2, I blackened and enlarged vertical axis labels to 45 pixels, and enlarged horizontal axis labels to 40 px. (In my hundreds of charts, I've treated 35 px as readable even without
upright=designations.) Because "Data unavailable" is a side issue (what's important is the trend), I purposely reduced it so that casual readers wouldn't be inspired to read it; details are in the textual caption's footnote. I think it's ready for primetime. —RCraig09 (talk) 03:33, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
- In Version 2, I blackened and enlarged vertical axis labels to 45 pixels, and enlarged horizontal axis labels to 40 px. (In my hundreds of charts, I've treated 35 px as readable even without
- That was fast. Looks awesome. Love your understated color choice. If I wanted to be very picky (I don't), I would enlarge the X-axis labels a little, per earlier discussion here. I might bold the $xBs since they appear pretty "thin" at 1.2. Or make them black for maximum contrast on white. Somewhat more important would be enlarging the "no data" text, which I can't read at all at 1.2. So much for not being picky. Strategically speaking, I think I should do the BOLD at Donald Trump, and that only after acceptance elsewhere. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 00:10, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
- Chart is uploaded in .svg format, with future-proofed caption and expanded footnotes. I used procedure described in User:RCraig09/Excel to XML for SVG. If there are no objections as to substance, I will post to article(s) within a few days. —RCraig09 (talk) 17:11, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
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| For File:1982- Net worth of Donald Trump.svg, now accepted at two articles. Better quality than the Forbes charts on which it is based. Great aesthetics and not a pixel wasted. And fast! The problem with being really good at something: You may get asked to do it a lot. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 22:06, 3 April 2026 (UTC) |
AI and AGI
I've been watching a lot of related videos on YouTube. What are your thoughts? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 07:29, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
- @Mandruss: I don't know what you are getting at. In what context: Wiki content? Generating charts? Affecting democracy? —RCraig09 (talk) 15:08, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
- Affecting humanity. If you believe some of the experts, we're in for a colossal shitstorm very soon, if not collapse of civilization or extinction of the species—unless we enact a pause in AI development to give us more time study it. Here's Bernie Sanders with a good 37-minute overview of the problem. He doesn't claim to be an expert on the subject, but he claims to take his ideas from experts—and the ideas are consistent with what I've seen from many of the recognized experts who lack a massive profit motive.Dude, you don't have to keep pinging me from here. You have a guaranteed share of my attention for awhile. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 15:23, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
- We're already seeing humans over-relying on AI, which does not articulate the ~reasoning underlying its conclusions or actions. Though I'm skeptical about the extreme view that AI will destroy humanity, a pause in AI development is about as likely as a pause in human avarice. —RCraig09 (talk) 18:19, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
a pause in AI development is about as likely as a pause in human avarice.
Sure, but such a pause would be legislated, not voluntary. To whatever extent lawmakers don't own AI stock, avarice is not much of a factor. If lawmakers think it will improve their chances of re-election, they will vote for a pause.I'm currently in the middle on this. I think collapse of Western civilization is more likely than human extinction, but I'm giving us only about 50 years. Glad I won't be around to see much more of it, but I pity my grandchildren. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 02:53, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
- We're already seeing humans over-relying on AI, which does not articulate the ~reasoning underlying its conclusions or actions. Though I'm skeptical about the extreme view that AI will destroy humanity, a pause in AI development is about as likely as a pause in human avarice. —RCraig09 (talk) 18:19, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
- Affecting humanity. If you believe some of the experts, we're in for a colossal shitstorm very soon, if not collapse of civilization or extinction of the species—unless we enact a pause in AI development to give us more time study it. Here's Bernie Sanders with a good 37-minute overview of the problem. He doesn't claim to be an expert on the subject, but he claims to take his ideas from experts—and the ideas are consistent with what I've seen from many of the recognized experts who lack a massive profit motive.Dude, you don't have to keep pinging me from here. You have a guaranteed share of my attention for awhile. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 15:23, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
POV graphs
This isn't aimed at a specific edit of yours, it's just a pattern that I've noticed about your edits. A lot of the graphs you add give off a hint of WP:POV. This isn't saying there's anything wrong with the sources themselves, it's just how you present it. I'm not one to give my personal opinion on your edits or if it's wrong or right to do so, but I think you need to understand that it can be seen that way. CutlassCiera 00:10, 31 March 2026 (UTC)