# AI guide · andrazdjuric.com Guide version 0.12.3; content revision 7910effdf903a59c. Capability review dates are per tool; the baseline review date for unchanged records is 2026-09-20. Current guide: https://andrazdjuric.com/ai-guide Current text: https://andrazdjuric.com/ai-guide.txt Machine-readable catalogue: https://andrazdjuric.com/ai-tools.json This is a snapshot of public documentation, generated from the project catalogue and existing public Guides. It is not a live connection, an installed integration, or a guarantee of AI behaviour. ## Site purpose (author-stated aim) This work aims to support your persistence - through understanding, tools that extend your capabilities or save time and effort, and creative experiences. It is made to serve you without exploiting you, while preserving your freedom and control. Everything here is free of charge, and wherever possible, free to modify. This is the author’s stated aim, not a verified benefit of every item or encounter. 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Check current Guides for compatibility, limits, data handling and rights. ## Selected tool Symbol Populator Repeat a symbol on a canvas. Set the canvas size, colours and exact count, then download PNG or vector SVG. Open: https://andrazdjuric.com/tools/symbol-populator Scope: mini tool Standing: Test · maintained · v0.1.0 Rights: MIT · original and third-party artwork retain their own licences Guide: https://andrazdjuric.com/tools/symbol-populator/guide Platform: Modern browser with Canvas and SVG Capability facts reviewed: 2026-10-12 Cost: Free to use Data and network: Artwork processing and downloads are local. Selected symbol libraries load from this site. No input uploads or remote icon API. Initial loading needs a connection; offline availability is not promised. Execution: documented interactive UI; no public callable endpoint. Inputs: child, document or dot preset; selected bundled icon or emoji; PNG, JPG, WebP or static SVG; canvas dimensions, exact symbol count, columns, padding, gap and colours Outputs: PNG; true vector SVG for vector artwork; image with required artwork notices (ZIP) Limits: Canvas edges are whole numbers from 1 to 16384, with at most 16 million output pixels. Uploads are bounded to 5 MiB and 16 million pixels. Amount is a nonnegative safe integer counting the exact drawn symbols; it does not scale a statistical population. Symbols keep their aspect ratio in a deterministic grid. Invalid layouts are reported without silently dropping symbols. Long rendering yields in batches of up to 4096 placements and can be cancelled. SVG is bounded to 64 MiB of actual UTF-8 output. SVG requires vector artwork; raster uploads export PNG. Original colours or an explicit monochrome silhouette are separate choices. The child and document presets are Andraž Đurič CC BY 4.0 adaptations. Artwork licences remain separate from the MIT code licence; required notices accompany selected assets. The temporary in-memory workspace survives local Guide/Settings visits; reload, tab closure or leaving the tool clears it. ## Operating guide ## Symbol Populator Guide Fill a canvas with an exact number of repeated symbols. ### 1. Choose a symbol Start with the child pictogram, document or dot preset. Alternatively, choose an icon or emoji from the bundled collections, or upload your own PNG, JPG, WebP or static SVG. One selected symbol is repeated throughout the composition. The selected name appears below the chooser; searching a collection does not replace it until you choose a symbol. The 18 optional icon and emoji collections are shared with Icon Maker. Collection names and counts appear in the selector. A collection’s name index loads when you open it, and only displayed pages of artwork load after that. Search uses icon names, including style and weight variants. Original presets do not load these collections. Uploads accept up to 5 MiB and 16 million pixels. Animated PNG and WebP are rejected; choose a still image. SVG uploads must use static paths and shapes with presentation attributes. Convert text to outlines and remove scripts, animation, embedded images, filters, external resources and CSS styles first. Unsupported content produces an error instead of being silently removed. ### 2. Canvas and layout Enter the exact number of symbols and the canvas width and height in pixels. The 4K, Full HD and Square buttons set the dimensions; they leave your count, artwork, colours and spacing unchanged. Zero symbols produces an empty canvas. Counts must be non-negative safe whole numbers; symbols are never silently rounded or omitted. Automatic columns fit a regular grid to the canvas and the symbol’s proportions. Manual columns let you choose the grid width. Padding is the distance from the canvas edges; gap is the space between cells. Symbols keep their aspect ratio, and a partial last row is centred. Impossible spacing or dimensions produce a visible error; reduce padding, gap or columns to make the layout fit. Canvas dimensions are whole pixels from 1 to 16,384, with at most 16 million pixels in total. The on-screen preview is scaled to fit; downloaded PNGs use the complete dimensions. Very dense layouts can make individual symbols indistinguishable. A density warning does not alter the requested count or establish that the image communicates it clearly. ### 3. Colours Choose a transparent or solid background. Original colours preserve the selected artwork. Single-colour tint replaces its visible colour while keeping transparency, outlines and cutouts. Background and symbol colours are independent of the website theme. Use the picker, HEX field, swatches or RGB sliders. HEX fields accept six digits after `#`. Transparent cutouts show the chosen background; they are not painted white or erased from an opaque canvas. ### 4. Downloads Choose a file name and PNG or SVG, then choose **Prepare download** and the resulting download link. PNG is a raster image with the requested canvas dimensions and transparency. SVG retains genuine vector geometry and internal symbol references; it is available for vector presets, bundled collections and supported SVG uploads. Raster uploads remain raster and cannot be exported as vector SVG. Changing the artwork, layout, colours, format or name removes the previous download so it cannot be mistaken for the current composition. Cancel stops an export. Processing yields during long operations so cancellation and edits remain available. SVG output is bounded to 64 MiB; excessively complex work produces an error rather than a partial result. Very large counts can take longer even when the visible marks are tiny. Original or third-party artwork with licence notices downloads in a ZIP containing the image and `ATTRIBUTION.txt`. Keep that notice with redistributed artwork. Your own uploads do not acquire a new licence from this tool. ### 5. Privacy and licences Image decoding, layout, rendering and export happen on your device. Your files are not uploaded. The website downloads its own code and selected bundled collections as needed from this site. No remote image service, account, telemetry or external artwork search is used. Initial loading needs a connection; offline availability is not promised. Your in-memory workspace survives visits to this tool’s Guide and Settings. Processing is cancelled while the workspace is hidden. Returning preserves your edits and completed download. Reloading, closing the tab or leaving the tool clears the workspace; download completed files before doing so. Original Symbol Populator code is MIT-licensed. [Download source and build instructions](https://andrazdjuric.com/downloads/symbol-populator-0.1.0-source.zip). The code reuses Icon Maker’s artwork loading, static-SVG validation and colour-control pattern. Its count, rectangular layout and repeated-symbol exports are separate from Icon Maker’s icon and favicon outputs. The child pictogram is a traced vector adaptation of Andraž Đurič’s original bitmap, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The document is adapted from his original generator under the same licence, with corrected transparent cutouts. Their notices record these adaptations. The dot is a basic circle supplied with the MIT-licensed tool code. Artwork licences remain separate from the tool’s code licence. Third-party collections retain their own MIT, ISC, Apache or CC BY notices. Game Icons, Solar, Font Awesome Free and Twemoji require attribution; Game Icons names the individual artist. Share-alike and brand-only collections remain excluded. Composition or tinting does not remove attribution duties, and artwork licences do not grant trademark rights. This is a Test release; inspect your downloaded composition before using it. ### Website settings **Main site** and the named parents above the page follow the site’s hierarchy. Guide and Settings use local pages where available. [Settings](https://andrazdjuric.com/tools/symbol-populator/settings) lets you hide the header and choose Light, Light Gray, Dark or Pitch Black / OLED. Light Gray is the first-visit default. The parent row and footer remain available when the header is hidden. Choose System, DM Sans, Outfit, or Outfit headings with DM Sans body text in Settings. The preview and interface change immediately. Outfit is the first-visit default; fonts are served by these websites. Your saved selection is preserved. Theme, header and font preferences are shared across `andrazdjuric.com` websites in this browser. They contain no document data or visitor identifier and are separate from installed application settings. Open this tool’s Guide or Settings and return using the tool’s named parent above the page without losing this tab’s files or results. Processing and cancellation follow the tool-specific instructions above. Reloading, closing the tab or leaving this website clears this in-memory workspace. Local file processing does not guarantee offline availability. Contact in the footer opens the main site’s contact options in a new tab. Use it for questions, problem reports or suggestions. The [shared interface rules](https://andrazdjuric.com/guide#design) explain navigation, link markers, themes, raised surfaces and control states. ## Shared website controls ### Website settings **Main site** and the named parents above the page follow the site’s hierarchy. Guide and Settings use local pages where available. [Settings](https://andrazdjuric.com/settings) lets you hide the header and choose Light, Light Gray, Dark or Pitch Black / OLED. Light Gray is the first-visit default. The parent row and footer remain available when the header is hidden. Choose System, DM Sans, Outfit, or Outfit headings with DM Sans body text in Settings. The preview and interface change immediately. Outfit is the first-visit default; fonts are served by these websites. Your saved selection is preserved. Theme, header and font preferences are shared across `andrazdjuric.com` websites in this browser. They contain no document data or visitor identifier and are separate from installed application settings. Contact in the footer opens the main site’s contact options in a new tab. Use it for questions, problem reports or suggestions. The [shared interface rules](https://andrazdjuric.com/guide#design) explain navigation, link markers, themes, raised surfaces and control states.