File talk:Flag of Albania.svg

This version of the flag has the same problems that the CIA world Factbook has. It has been passed through some software and it's highly distorted / stylized. The wings should be in a straight line and the thing extending for the eagles is the tongue... example:

• http://www.albanovaonline.com/immagini/storia/flamuri1.gif
• http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/albums/album07/Pergatitjet.sized.jpg
• http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/albums/album07/Fitore.sized.jpg
• http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/albums/album07/FSHF.sized.jpg
• http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/albums/album07/Simboli_Yne.sized.jpg

Albania is not a the forefront of the technology so online pictures of the flag are scarce. In Albanian flag is:

To google:
Flag -> Flamur
The Flag -> Flamuri
An Albanian Flag -> Flamur Shqiptar / Flamur Shqipëtar
The Albanian Flag -> Flamuri Shqiptar / Flamuri Shqipëtar

We will fix it, no worries. ¦ Reisio 12:11, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Should be much more accurate now. Little unsmooth here and there still; will make better later. ¦ Reisio 01:09, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

The reason why I said the image was broken was I tried to toy around with it in Inkscape, and the image went FUBAR on me. But it still looks good. Zscout370 20:18, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Just delete the right side of the bird after you open it. ¦ Reisio 01:03, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

proportions

Denel, where'd you get 750:500 from? ¦ Reisio 04:27, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps it was a typo in the image editor that he/she was using? 71.8.198.140 01:15, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

—Said I, if it matters. Ardric47 01:19, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Color issues

This is what I found out. The law at http://qpz.gov.al/doc.jsp?doc=docs/Ligj%20Nr%208926%20Dat%C3%AB%2022-07-2002.htm says:

"Neni 3

Format dhe përmasat e flamurit kombëtar

1. Flamuri kombëtar paraqet një fushë me ngjyrë të kuqe gjaku, me një shqiponjë të zezë dykrenore në mes, me krahë të hapur anash. Secili nga krahët e shqiponjës ka nëntë pendë, ndërsa bishti ka shtatë pendë.

2. Përmasat e flamurit kombëtar përcaktohen në raportin 1 me 1,4 njësi.

3. Pamja e flamurit kombëtar, fortësia e ngjyrave të tij dhe raportet janë ato të përcaktuara në shtojcën nr.1, që i bashkëlidhet këtij ligji dhe është pjesë përbërëse e tij."

Google Translation:

"Article 3

Format and size of the national flag

1. The national flag represents a field of blood red, with a black two-headed eagle in the middle, with open wings out. Each of the wings of an eagle feather has nine, while the tail has seven feather.

2. Size of the national flag are defined in the ratio 1 to 1, 4 units.

3. View of the national flag, the strength of his colors and reports are those set out in Appendix No. 1 attached to this law and is an integral part of it."

So we need to find an copy of appendix 1 of this law "LIGJ Nr.8926, datë 22.7.2002 PËR FORMËN DHE PËRMASAT E FLAMURIT KOMBËTAR, PËRMBAJTJEN E HIMNIT KOMBËTAR, FORMËN DHE PËRMASAT E STEMËS SË REPUBLIKËS TË SHQIPËRISË DHE MËNYRËN E PËRDORIMIT TË TYRE" to get the information. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return fire)} 03:46, 23 February 2011 (UTC)