Difference between revisions of "UserManualOutline"

Revision as of 13:04, 16 October 2007

Here's a more detailed outline proposal. I know it's missing some stuff. If you have any suggestions, feel free to add and/or comment on them. -JF

Introduction to Inkscape
- About SVG
- State of available SVG software
- Inkscape Goals
- Interface (no real depth here)
  - Using the mouse & Keyboard
  - Working with the canvas
  - Working with simple objects
    - Basics of object properties
  - Opening / Saving files
  - Elements of Interface
    - Menus
    - Toolbars / Bottom bar
    - Dialogs
      - How they work (or Different types: Floating / Docked)
      - How to use them

Toolbox (In depth, but limited to what you can do simply by clicking on the tool and using its toolbar controls)
- Selector
- Node Tool
- Tweak Tool
- Magnification Tool
- Object Tools
  - Box Tool
  - Elipse Tool
  - Shape Tool
  - Spiral Tool
- 3D Tool
- Drawing Tools
  - Freehand Tool
  - Bezier Tool
  - Calligraphy Tool
    - Engraving Tool
- Paint Bucket / Fill Tool
- Text Tool
- Diagram Tool
- Color Tools
  - Gradient Tool
  - Color Picker / Dropper
  - Color Bar (Not really in the Toolbox, but makes sense here - however, I think plans are to do something different with it)

Advanced Topics (Stuff in menus and dialogs)
- Fill / Stroke
- Effects
  - Filter (Different from path effects?)
  - Path
  - Raster
- Arrangement of Objects
  - Coordinates (?)
  - Layers
  - Aligning
  - Grids, Guides & Snapping
- Object Operations
  - Path Operations
  - Selecting / Copying / Pasting
  - Grouping
  - Duplicating / Cloning / Tile Cloning
  - Transforming
  - Clip / Mask
  - Bitmap Functions (any operation particular to bitmaps not covered elsewhere)
    - Make Bitmap Copy
- Text (Detailed)
- Input (Mouse, Keyboard, Pen Tablet, Telekinesis :)
- Document Properties
- (Vacuum Defs)
- Import / Export / Saving As (detailed)
  - Openclipart Import / Export Script
- Printing
- Inkscape Preferences

Super Advanced Topics ("Power User" stuff, hidden options, etc)
- XML Editor
- Color Profiling (Color Management)
- Whiteboard
- Hidden Options
- Command Line
- Scripting
- Using Inkview (Can it do anything besides display a file?)

Resources
- Tutorials (Either included or linked to online version)
- Website / Wiki
- Forums / Mailing Lists
- SVG Spec Reference
- Other Pertinent Links

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 == Future manual outline ==
-Présentation d'inkscape
-''Introduction to Inkscape''
-La boîte à outils
-''Toolbox'' | how far, should we include here all tool options? for example "How to use bézier tool"
-Les dialogues
-''Windows and Dialogs''
-le menu Chemin
-''Path Menu''
-le menu Effets et les filtres
-''Effects and Filters Menu''
-les raccourcis claviers
-''Keyboard Map'' | do we need to put other input information together with keyboard stuff (pen tablet and even mouse related)?
-I would add some step by step tutorials like the "beginning with inkscape" but on other subjects. This has been done by gimp docs team very successfully.
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 Here's a more detailed outline proposal.  I know it's missing some stuff.  If you have any suggestions, feel free to add and/or comment on them.  -JF