https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=ArunInkscape Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-01T13:37:35ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.36.1https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Current_PDF_Support&diff=6062Talk:Current PDF Support2006-03-21T07:02:56Z<p>Arun: </p>
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<div>I find the title of the page a bit misleading, since not only pdf is discussed here?!</div>Arunhttps://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Current_PDF_Support&diff=6061Current PDF Support2006-03-21T07:01:19Z<p>Arun: /* PS Export */</p>
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<div>== Current PDF support ==<br />
<br />
=== PDF Import ===<br />
<br />
There is currently no support to automatically import PDF files in Inkscape.<br />
<br />
=== PDF Export ===<br />
<br />
<code>pdf_output.inx</code> exports PDF files by first saving them as Postscript and use an external converter to creat PDFs.<br />
<br />
Requirements:<br />
* <code>ps2pdf</code> (Installed separately)<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
<br />
Weaknesses:<br />
<br />
== Current Postscript support ==<br />
<br />
=== PS Import ===<br />
<br />
<code>ps_input.inx</code> imports Postscript files by using two external conversion scripts:<br />
<br />
Requirements:<br />
* <code>pstoedit</code> (Installed separately)<br />
* <code>skconvert</code> (Installed separately)<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
<br />
Weaknesses:<br />
<br />
=== PS Export ===<br />
<br />
Inkscape has built-in support to write Postscript files.<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
* Outputs nice readable Postscript<br />
<br />
Weaknesses: <br />
* Doesn't support fill patterns and clipping, see bugs 1208874 and 1170322<br />
* Postscript doesn't support transparency and Inkscape doesn't emulate this, so they are just ignored, that is you get the color you would get with opacity:1<br />
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== Current Adobe Illustrator support ==<br />
<br />
The files used by [[AdobeIllustrator]] were earlier postscript files but are now Pdf files.<br />
<br />
=== AI Import ===<br />
<br />
Requirements:<br />
* <code>ill2svg.pl</code> requires perl<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
<br />
Weaknesses:<br />
* Only works on the old Postscript-based Adobe format<br />
* Code is sort of a hack<br />
* No maintainer exists for this code<br />
<br />
=== AI Export ===<br />
<br />
<code>ai_output.inx</code> exports Illustrator files by first saving them as Postscript and use an external converter to creat AIs.<br />
<br />
Requirements:<br />
* <code>ps2ai.ps</code> (requires gs)<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
<br />
Weaknesses:</div>Arunhttps://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Current_PDF_Support&diff=6048Current PDF Support2006-03-20T07:58:22Z<p>Arun: /* PS Export */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Current PDF support ==<br />
<br />
=== PDF Import ===<br />
<br />
There is currently no support to automatically import PDF files in Inkscape.<br />
<br />
=== PDF Export ===<br />
<br />
<code>pdf_output.inx</code> exports PDF files by first saving them as Postscript and use an external converter to creat PDFs.<br />
<br />
Requirements:<br />
* <code>ps2pdf</code> (Installed separately)<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
<br />
Weaknesses:<br />
<br />
== Current Postscript support ==<br />
<br />
=== PS Import ===<br />
<br />
<code>ps_input.inx</code> imports Postscript files by using two external conversion scripts:<br />
<br />
Requirements:<br />
* <code>pstoedit</code> (Installed separately)<br />
* <code>skconvert</code> (Installed separately)<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
<br />
Weaknesses:<br />
<br />
=== PS Export ===<br />
<br />
Inkscape has built-in support to write Postscript files.<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
* Outputs nice readable Postscript<br />
<br />
Weaknesses: <br />
* Doesn't support fill patterns and clipping, see bugs 1208874 and 1170322<br />
* Postscript doesn't support gradients or transparency and Inkscape doesn't emulate this, so gradients and transparency are just ignored.<br />
<br />
== Current Adobe Illustrator support ==<br />
<br />
The files used by [[AdobeIllustrator]] were earlier postscript files but are now Pdf files.<br />
<br />
=== AI Import ===<br />
<br />
Requirements:<br />
* <code>ill2svg.pl</code> requires perl<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
<br />
Weaknesses:<br />
* Only works on the old Postscript-based Adobe format<br />
* Code is sort of a hack<br />
* No maintainer exists for this code<br />
<br />
=== AI Export ===<br />
<br />
<code>ai_output.inx</code> exports Illustrator files by first saving them as Postscript and use an external converter to creat AIs.<br />
<br />
Requirements:<br />
* <code>ps2ai.ps</code> (requires gs)<br />
<br />
Strengths:<br />
<br />
Weaknesses:</div>Arun