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If you prefer, you can install them from source, it is really easy. | If you prefer, you can install them from source, it is really easy. | ||
# download the source code from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1369&package_id=175103 sourceforge numpy repository] or [http://codespeak.net/lxml/index.html#download lxml download section] | |||
# download the source code from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id= | # unpack the <code>.tar.gz</code> file <pre>tar -xzf numpy***.tar.gz lxml***.tar.gz</pre> | ||
# unpack the <code>.tar.gz</code> file | # for each one <code>cd<code> into the newly created directory | ||
# build C extensions and install (the install is system wide so you need administrator priviledges)<pre>sudo python setup.py install</pre>and type your password. | |||
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The packages are installed in the <code>site-packages</code> directory of your Python install. This is <code>/Library/Python/2.*/site-packages/<code> for the stock install of Python on Mac OS X. | |||
== Perl Effects == | == Perl Effects == | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 18 December 2007
Setting Up Effects in Inkscape
For effects to work you need to be using inkscape .42 or later.
For info about what effects can do, screenshots, and how to make your own go to Aarons Site
See also GettingExtensionsWorking.
(Only necessary in some versions of Inkscape. Between .41 and .45)
On the "Misc" tab of the "Inkscape Preferences" dialog check the box labeled "Enable script effects" (0.41+CVS onwards only)
Close and reopen Inkscape
Python Effects
on Debian GNU / Linux
apt-get install python python-xml
on Microsoft Windows
GettingEffectsWorking/Windows Tutorial on Getting Effects to work on Windows
on Mac OS X
Mac OS X ships with python but without some packages that Inkscape uses: pyXML (which will be suppressed in version 0.46), numpy and lxml
Binary packages
You can install a binary version compiled by us, downloadable with the development builds of Inkscape:
You need to copy the folders for pyXML (_xmlplus), numpy (numpy) and lxml (*lxml*.egg or lxml) to /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site-packages (there is a link in the dmg on which the folders can be dropped).
Compiling from source
If you prefer, you can install them from source, it is really easy.
- download the source code from sourceforge numpy repository or lxml download section
- unpack the
.tar.gzfiletar -xzf numpy***.tar.gz lxml***.tar.gz
- for each one
cdinto the newly created directory - build C extensions and install (the install is system wide so you need administrator priviledges)
sudo python setup.py install
and type your password.
The packages are installed in the site-packages directory of your Python install. This is /Library/Python/2.*/site-packages/ for the stock install of Python on Mac OS X.
Perl Effects
on Debian GNU / Linux
apt-get install perl libxml-xql-perl
on Gentoo GNU / Linux
emerge -a XML-XQL
on Microsoft Windows
install ActivePerl
install XML::XQL::DOM (perhaps like this?)
1: install prereqs with ppm:
install xml-dom
install parse-yapp
install datemanip
2: download xml-xql from:
http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/T/TJ/TJMATHER/XML-XQL-0.68.tar.gz
3: open command prompt and locate perl"s lib directory with:
perl -e "print qq(@INC)" (mine was C:/Perl/site/lib)
4: unpack xml-xql archive
5: copy contents of XML-XQL-*\lib\XML into C:\Perl\site\lib\XML
6: copy XML-XQL-*\XQLParser\Parser.pm to C:\Perl\site\lib\XML\XQL
Plugin Effects
I have absolutely no idea. Please record your success here. :)
What if it doesn't work?
Run Inkscape from the console
Use the error messges printed to the console to diagnose the problem (very often missing dependencies)
On Windows you will have to redirect output to a text file like this: "inkscape > output.txt"