Difference between revisions of "Output format requirements"

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Inkscape's extensions allow for importing and exporting non-SVG file types and direct editing of the current SVG document. For more information about the Extensions that appear in the Effects menu read Getting Effects Working.

Open *.TXT

install perl
install SVG perl module

Open *.AI

install perl and optionally Image::Magick
Only handles Illustrator versions prior to version 9 (version 9 onwards stores files as PDF according to https://createpdf.adobe.com/cgi-feeder.pl/formats?BP=&LOC=en_US)

Save *.AI

requires pstoedit with the ps2ai filter
uses Inkscapes internal ps output extension

Open *.PS

requires skconvert python script from sketch =>> install sketch

Open *.WMF

requires wmf2svg, part of libwmf (http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html)

Save *.PDF (Win32) - Outdated

install GhostScript http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/get851.htm
create ps2pdf.cmd in %instdir%/share/extensions/

   REM BEGIN
   @echo off
   REM edit %GSDIR% to match the ghostscript installation directory
   set GSDIR=%PROGRAMFILES%\gs\gs8.51\
   set GSBINDIR=%GSDIR%bin
   set GSLIBDIR=%GSDIR%lib
   set PATH=%GSBINDIR%;%GSLIBDIR%;%PATH%
   ps2pdf.bat %1 -
   REM END

edit pdf_output.inx

   <inkscape-extension>
       <name>PDF Output</name>
       <id>org.inkscape.output.pdf</id>
       <dependency type="extension">org.inkscape.output.ps</dependency>
       <dependency type="executable" location="extensions">ps2pdf.cmd</dependency>
       <output>
           <extension>.pdf</extension>
           <mimetype>image/x-portable-document-format</mimetype>
           <filetypename>Adobe PDF (*.pdf)</filetypename>
           <filetypetooltip>Adobe Portable Document Format</filetypetooltip>
       </output>
       <script>
           <command reldir="extensions">ps2pdf.cmd</command>
           <helper_extension>org.inkscape.output.ps</helper_extension>
       </script>
   </inkscape-extension>

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-{{Needs update}}
+{{Template:MovedToOtherSite|topic=Extension development|new_url=https://inkscape.gitlab.io/extensions/documentation/|new_site=GitLab}}
-{{Other languages|en=Output format requirements}}
+----
 Inkscape's extensions allow for importing and exporting non-SVG file types and direct editing of the current SVG document. For more information about the Extensions that appear in the Effects menu read [[GettingEffectsWorking|Getting Effects Working]].
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 * requires wmf2svg, part of libwmf (http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html)
-=== Save *.PDF (Win32) ===
+=== Save *.PDF (Win32) - Outdated ===
-* install [[GhostScript]] http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/get851.htm
+*install [[GhostScript]] http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/get851.htm
 * create ps2pdf.cmd in %instdir%/share/extensions/
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          </script>
      </inkscape-extension>
-=== Save *.XCF ===
-??
 [[Category:Extensions]]