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qpixel · c4activestarted Apr 15Auto draft — not yet reviewed

SVG Export

Looks done — ready to closeBlock and merged-shape SVG export, PNG export, a test page and tests all exist in the code; only committing and writing it up are left.

To close: Commit the export code (it sits in qpixel's uncommitted library rewrite). · Write the Outcome, including that full outline tracing was not attempted. · Move the cycle to HISTORY.md.

last activity Aug 15

Why we did this

Qpixel could only export text files. Web pages and design tools need vector images, and drawings now mix blocks, line characters and words.

What happened

SVG and PNG export were built, with a merged-shapes option and a test sheet that checks edges stay sharp. The code is uncommitted and the cycle was never closed.

New in this cycleAn SVG button turns a drawing into a vector image; blocks become rectangles and words stay words.

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At a glance
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Who helped
MPMark ParsonQpoint team

What changed

The two changes that matter most, in plain words. Open any one to see it.

  1. 1

    An SVG button turns a drawing into a vector image; blocks become rectangles and words stay words.

    Drawings export as sharp vector images · came from Mark Parson

  2. 2

    A second export option joins touching blocks of the same color into one rectangle.

    Smaller files from merged shapes · came from Mark Parson

Also in this cycle
  • A test page and automated checks catch blurry edges and colors that bleed. New in this cycle
  • A PNG button exports the same drawing as an ordinary image. In words

How we got here

Each change, traced back to the conversation it came from. A solid mark means the record names the source; a dashed one was matched by the draft and waits for review.

Someone said

From the record: no recorded conversation behind this one.

We decided

No ruling needed: the work itself is the change.

So now

An SVG button turns a drawing into a vector image; blocks become rectangles and words stay words.

Someone said

From the record: no recorded conversation behind this one.

We decided

No ruling needed: the work itself is the change.

So now

A second export option joins touching blocks of the same color into one rectangle.

Thanks to

People outside Qpoint first. Every thank-you points at something they said or made.

MP
Mark Parson
Qpoint team

Asked for two export modes and a way to check them

His initial prompt asked for block and merged-shape export, pixel-snapped sizes and a test sheet to verify them. The record names nobody else.

All images

Every picture from this cycle. Click any one to step through them all.

The pairs

Drawings export as sharp vector imagesNew in this cycle
A test sheet for sharp edgesNew in this cycle

Everything captured · 7

The full record 0 decisions · 0 key-change entries · 965 words · 7 captures

The record stays as written, for agents and for audit: Key Changes, every decision, the artifacts and the visual record.

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