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2018-08-08T21:21:24Z

Nitrofurano: xomf is way incomparably better than imageshack!

Old MacOS (7.1 to 8.0 68k version) utility which allows to print a typeface collection datalog from the computer installed typefaces

example of a print result (us-letter, 300dpi):
http://i.xomf.com/nqcqp.png

KeyTypeBook

2018-08-08T16:00:08Z

Nitrofurano:

Talk:PythonEffectTutorial

2012-09-29T15:18:40Z

Nitrofurano: without class and self

==Current issues==
* None left that I know of, it should work now with a current installation. --[[User:Rubikcube|Rubikcube]] 21:21, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

==without class and self==
how possible is to code an effect without class and self? everything i code in Python is without them, but i don't know how to code this way for inkscape

User:Daleharvey

2008-06-12T12:49:03Z

Nitrofurano: tutorial documentation: very important! :-)

<h2>Whiteboard</h2>

<p>I had intended on a working prototype at this point of the program, however an unexpected delay came up with a bug in server implementations which needs to be resolved, I am about to go on a holiday until the 27th and will not be able to undertake any more development until this time</p>

<p>Throughout the time of summer of code I had expected to complete a release worthy implementation of the whiteboard extension, however as I am yet to recieve the first payment from the program. I had to spend a significant time that i had planned on using on the whiteboard project in finding a job and working to get the money I had budgeted to recieve from google, which has seriously affected my timeline.</p>

<p>Following is a Todo list of the tasks I have yet to do, and a timescale in which i plan to implement them</p>

<h3>TODO</h3>
<ol>
<li>Finalise manually serialising incoming message - 2 days, 30th August</li>
<li>Apply incoming changes to the whiteboard - 5 days, 4th September</li>
<li>Finalise and implement MUC session establishment - 6 days, 9th September</li>
<li>implement conflict resolution - 5 days,14 September</li>
<li>I will give 2 weeks afterwards dedicated to making sure the whiteboard is release worthy</li>
<li>Easy to follow step-by-step whiteboard tutorial documentation, specially how to use it on a GoogleTalk account (GoogleTalk is Jabber).</li>
</ol>

<p>Given this timescale I fully expect to have a release worthy implementation for October</p>

<h4>Progress</h4>
<ol>
<li>Serialising Incoming messages - done, jabber.org ensures the in-order processing</li>

<li>Apply Incoming Changes - 80% complete, need to handle special case nodes such as defs, and transformation matrices, plus ordering of objects</li>

<li>Conflict resolution - 90% complete, need to finalise rollbacks</li>
</ol>

<h3>Done</h3>
<ul>
<li>State and Session Handling<li>
<li>Peer to peer session establishment</li>
<li>Whiteboard clients broadcast all changes to the document</li>
<li>Developed a formal protocol in liason with joonas of the psi project location : http://debrowse.com/whiteboard/wb.xml</li>
</ul>

<p>Sorry to all who expected the whiteboard to be working at a time before this, for the reasons given above I have been unable to stick the the original schedule. However I fully plan on sticking to the timescale given and finishing the whiteboard. And of course after the whiteboard is complete I fully intend to carry on working on its, or other aspects of inkscapes future development</p>

Tools

2006-07-07T13:27:43Z

Nitrofurano: ai2svg.py

=== SVG Validator ===
A [http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/ validator service] (and downloadable tool) is provided by the [[W3C]]. It will complain about sodipodi or inkscape namespaced items in the document, unless you've exported to plain SVG.

=== SVG::Metadata ===
[http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BR/BRYCE/SVG-Metadata-0.10.tar.gz Perl module and set of scripts] to help in adding and processing metadata in SVG files.

=== Autotrace and Frontline ===
Autotrace an open source vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like images. Doesn't do too well with color.

Autotrace has some features not available in the embedded [[Potrace]] dialog in Inkscape. For example, there is a ''centerline'' switch that is especially usefull for tracing roads (in maps) or font characters.

Frontline is GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline can be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed from Inkscape and GIMP.

If you want to have tracing option, you have to install both Autotrace and rontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion option to image menu.

Both autotrace and frontline can be downloaded from [http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge]. Binaries are available for windows and linux.

=== Potrace ===
[[Potrace]] is now embedded into Inkscape. You don't need to run it separately.
*[[Potrace|Using Potrace through Inkscape]]
*[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace page at Sourceforge]

=== Delineate ===
Front end written in java that does interesting things with color images.
*[http://delineate.sourceforge.net/ Delineate at Sourceforge]

=== ill2svg ===
ill2svg (Illustrator to SVG) is a small script that helps turn Adobe
Illustrator .ai files into SVG. While it doesn't always do a perfect job,
it can sometimes be of great help.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>ill2svg.pl [-l "string" -h] infile > outfile.svg

options:
-l specify the file's line-ending convention: dos, mac,
or unix; the default is unix

-h print this message and exit
</pre>

=== ai2svg.py ===
ai2svg (Illustrator to SVG, recoded in python) is as well a small script that helps turn Adobe Illustrator .ai files into SVG. The Python recode aims to help developers more familiar to python than perl, as well fixing some lacks from ill2svg.pl - supports dashes, layers, textboxes (ascii-latin), and joined pathes.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>python ai2svg.py drawing.ai

the result will appear as neighbour, named drawing.ai.svg

options:
--help print this message and exit
</pre>

available at http://www15.brinkster.com/nitrofurano/python/ (that .zip file, in the tools folder)

=== gimp2sodipodi ===
Shandy Brown has assembled a somewhat obscure but useful set of tools to get from GIMP to Sodipodi (and thus to Inkscape). That is, convert raster to vector.
*[http://sjbrown.users.geeky.net/gimp2sodi/HOWTO.html gimp2sodipodi instructions.]

=== GIMP ===
GIMP is a bitmap graphics tool in the first place, but:
* it imports SVG (with help of librsvg) into bitmap or vector path, exports SVG.
* GIMP's selection can be converted to a vector path, and paths can be exported/imported as SVG.

GIMP can be used to create nice textures to use in Inkscape or shapes that can be vectorized in Inkscape. Importing SVG drawings from Inkscape to GIMP allows you to do several effects by filling and stroking shapes.

There is a limited support for drag'n'drop between GIMP and Inkscape:
* path, can be drag'n'droped from Gimp path dialog to Inkscape
* pictures can be drag'n'droped from Gimp document history to Inkscape if it's in a file format that Inkscape understands.

*[http://www.gimp.org gimp.org]

=== Linux Video Editing System ===
LIVES is the Linux Video Editing System that permits editing and
making video without worries about formats, frame sizes, or frame
rates. It doesn't support SVG directly yet, but you can create animated
works by moving your shapes in Inkscape and exporting as numbered
png's.

*[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Esalsaman/lives/ LIVES]

[[Category:About Inkscape]]

KeyTypeBook

2006-05-09T10:28:08Z

Nitrofurano: ktb_