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= Tips for getting Extensions to work =
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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 GettingEffectsWorking.
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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 [[GettingEffectsWorking|Getting Effects Working]].


=== Open *.TXT ===
=== Open *.TXT ===
- install perl
* install perl
- install SVG perl module
* install SVG perl module


=== Open *.AI ===
=== Open *.AI ===
- install perl and optionally Image::Magick
* install perl and optionally Image::Magick
- Only handles Illustrator versions prior to using PDF as the internal format (Version Number?)
* 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) ===
* 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>
    <!--<dependency type="executable">ps2pdf</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>
 
=== Save *.XCF ===
 
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[[Category:Extensions]]

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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

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

Save *.PDF (Win32)

   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>

Save *.XCF

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