UserManualOutline

Future manual outline

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

My organisation (elisa):

• Introduction to Inkscape
  • About SVG
  • State of available SVG software
  • Inkscape Goals
  • Interface (no real depth here)
    • Menus
    • Barre des commandes (bar where have icon to save etc)
    • Barre de contrôle des outils (bar tool option)
    • Toolbars
    • Working with canvas
    • Règles, guides, grille
    • Palette
    • information's bar

For me, dialogs, how to work with canvas, how to work with tool, it's after. (/elisa)

• 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)

(elisa) for me color bar not here, but at the begining in presentation of interface. (/elisa)

• 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

(elisa) For me, all ok,all the dialogs and the effects here.(/elisa)

• 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