Quote from: Lüc on October 06, 2022, 02:54:51 AMSo folks, what of the following functions do you often use/would you like to use?

- "Latest 59" (wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?action=recent)
- Unread posts (wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?action=unread)
- Updated topics (wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?action=unreadreplies)

Just so I can take informed choices when designing the theme?

I've been a user of unread posts for years. That's the only way I get my Talossan fix every day.

There's §3.9.1 from ICAO Document 9303 part 3, "Displayed facial image".

Quote from: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on August 08, 2022, 11:26:23 AMThank you all for the feedback! Here is the full set using just the central tower.

If I may approach the College, I have a comment regarding this design.

It is absolutely marvelous to see something new, fresh and definitive for the Ziu, but I believe the isolated symbol (middle of the building) is very difficult to understand without looking at the image of the entire building first. I mean, just looking at that alone... what is it?

Also, is it supposed to be funny with the eyes and the mouth? Not that it was put there intentionally, but I feel it demerits the seriousness of the house of law that it should represent.

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on July 24, 2022, 03:41:19 PM
Even tho I'm a Fiôván, I think it should be named Maricopan Poker Tournament as you were the ones who created this tournament, I don't know what do you think of it.

Good call. As a Maricopan, I can endorse this revival.

Count me in. Options A to D are fine.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on July 22, 2022, 01:05:17 PM
Decided while I was out running errands to make a meal of it. Americano with amaretto flavoring, accompanied by a "Coltrane" sandwich, New Moon Cafe, Oshkosh, WI. Va estomaçéu isch radă.

I'm incredibly jelly you're so close to Wittman. I want to plan something for next year's AirVenture.

WHEREAS it has been more than a fortnight since @Bråneu Excelsio first posted on Wittenberg, following his introduction to the citizens of the Kingdom by officers of the Immigration Ministry, and

WHEREAS he has, in that time, demonstrated an active, genuine, and continuing interest in Talossan life, culture, and language, and

WHEREAS he desires citizenship in the Kingdom of Talossa, and

WHEREAS by all indications it appears that he would be a loyal and dedicated citizen, and a credit to this nation if he obtains the grant of citizenship he requests, and

WHEREAS he's rooting for the wrong soccer team, Tigres, but we can make him see the light with the correct one, Rayados,

THEREFORE I, Danihel Txechescu, a citizen in good standing of the Province of Maricopa and of the Kingdom of Talossa, do by the present petition the Secretary of State @Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM to issue a grant of citizenship to Bråneu Excelsio, as specified by law.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

I'll vote for BenArd this time around.

Quote from: Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM on April 17, 2022, 06:11:43 PM
A few more days of voting, and we have a tie!

What happens on a tie?

Please pardon me if I interrupt...

I have created (and used) this medallion directly from my arms:


Here it is on a case:


And I even got myself an embosser! Here's a sample on a soft tissue (hehe):

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 22, 2022, 08:24:55 PM

Quote from: Danihel Txechescu on March 22, 2022, 06:57:37 PM[...]
Now, you're the one with the keen eye on design and you've probably seen my preference, but I'm not in love with the font for the captions on the front.

That's far overselling me, but I appreciate it. ;D  Is there something specific about the font you don't like? I'm always open to changes, maybe if I know what seems off about it I can find a better option more easily.

I think a less blocky font would fit better here, and seems to be more often used in documents of this kind.

Quote from: Danihel Txechescu on March 22, 2022, 06:57:37 PM
I still believe that there should be both the Talossan/English captions for Sex, even when it's unspecified.

Quote[...] Regarding point two: ICAO 9303-5 (relevant for ID-1 size documents -- like these) reads:

As such, translation into English would yield the exact same initial, so we should really only use one.

Please see the Appendix A to part 5. It lists F / F for English/French, even though the same initials would be used in both M and F.

I've got to say: I'm absolutely delighted to see that we're discussing standards! Whatever the outcome, this is a whole new level of work!

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 22, 2022, 01:10:22 AM
After integrating much of the feedback -- as well as doing my best to make these ISO- and ICAO-compliant, I submit the following:
[...]
Document number is [Last Initial][4-digit Citizen #][Year of issue][Check digit][Version/edition, starting at A]. Check digit is a wee bit simpler than its ICAO counterpart: take the value of each non-check digit (or 1-26 if it's a letter), including the edition, sum each of them, square that, and sum up the value of those digits. If over 26, take each of the digits of that sum and sum those, at which point you really should be under 26. Assign a letter based on the value gotten.

As an example, mine is A055122-A. A = 1. 1+0+5+5+1+2+2+1=17. 17^2=289. 2+8+9=19. The 19th letter of the alphabet is S.

I don't particularly see a strong case of a check digit there, and feel that the last (name?) initial should definitely not be at the beginning or be there at all. I like the series (version/edition) at the beginning or in both the beginning and end:
* issuance series + citizen + year + serial, such as A05512200 or 05512200,
* issuance series + year + citizen + serial, such as A22055100 or 22055100.

In any case, I'm not married to any format. I'm just thinking that it needs to be easily tracked by the government (in a spreadsheet/database) and relatively straight-forward to generate.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 22, 2022, 01:10:22 AM
I actually thought the design for the back was pretty good as it was, although from my reading of ICAO 9303 the Machine Readable Zone is supposed to have a white background. I'll freely admit I could be misinterpreting that out of caution, though. (And as luck would have it, we do actually have the same check digit on the second line.) [...]

I thought so too initially, but then I saw a bunch of actual passports (like my own) and cards (like visas I've been issued) that have a non-blank background in the MRZ. That opens up *a huge* opportunity to space the overall design. I guess the requirement is for it to have sufficient contrast.

Now, you're the one with the keen eye on design and you've probably seen my preference, but I'm not in love with the font for the captions on the front.

Maybe the two elements of Zone I can coexist at the same baseline level since they are of differing colors (might be a little tight).

I still believe that there should be both the Talossan/English captions for Sex, even when it's unspecified.

The Document number field is missing its Talossan translation.

All in all, I think it's brilliant.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 18, 2022, 12:15:11 PMThis is all good to know! Admittedly I was mostly trying to get the overall design down at this point, but it is good to know the ISO standard I'm looking for (I had ISO-7810 already for the size, this is in compliance with that). You used a mix of ISO and ICAO, though?

Yup. ICAO 9303 builds upon a bunch of other standards (like ISO/IEC's 7810 and 3166). In fact, Document 9303 is the same as ISO/IEC 7501 BUT is freely available. I mentioned that here and posted some SVG files too: http://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=700.msg8979#msg8979.

There's SO MUCH behind such little thingies, always there, that I had no idea about.

Quote from: Açafat del Val on March 18, 2022, 10:29:06 AM
@Mic'haglh Autófil, what software do you use for these designs? Do you use more than one?

I said elsewhere that I don't want to see the Florencia flag tarnished by a canton, but otherwise your designs are absolutely wonderfully brilliant. Even if you create art only when the inspiration hits you, I hope that your passion does not cease. Please continue to post and create and mix. Seeing this post has stirred me for the first time in a very long time to open Inkscape and doodle.

I second this. Besides not seeing the point on merging (and personally opposing the proposal against the great Maricopa), it is worth noting that these designs and those published elsewhere are very, very pretty. Keep that up!