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== Future manual outline ==
== Future manual outline ==
Présentation d'inkscape
''Introduction to Inkscape''


La boîte à outils
'''Introduction to Inkscape'''
''Toolbox'' | how far, should we include here all tool options? for example "How to use bézier tool"
* About SVG
* State of available SVG software
* Inkscape Goals


Les dialogues
'''Basics''' (already outlined, needs some refinement)
''Windows and Dialogs''
* Interface ''(no real depth here - just a basic overview of how these things work, where they are, what they look like...)''
**                    Menus
**                    Command Bar
**                    Toolbars
**                    Tool Options
**                    Working with the Canvas
**                    Rulers, Guides and Grids
**                    Palette
**                    Information Bar
**                    Dialogs (at least the difference between floating/docked)


le menu Chemin
'''Documents'''
''Path Menu''
* Document properties
* Creating templates
* Metadata


le menu Effets et les filtres
'''Toolbox'''
''Effects and Filters Menu''
* Selector
* Navigation tools
* Drawing tools
* Transformation tools
* Color tools
* Text
* Connector


les raccourcis claviers
'''Objects'''
''Keyboard Map'' | do we need to put other input information together with keyboard stuff (pen tablet and even mouse related)?
* copying and pasting (+ styles)
* transformations
* grouping
* cloning
* whatever else


'''Layers'''
* layers
* working with layers in Inkscape


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.
'''Paths'''
 
'''Colors'''
* fill'n'stroke
* swatches
* color management
* link to gradient tool
* probably "clean up defs"
 
'''Patterns'''
 
'''Effects'''
* modification effects
* raster effects
* Live Path Effects
* SVG filters
* creating new effects (i.e. Python scripts tutorial)
 
'''Setting up Inkscape (Preferences)'''
 
'''Additional help resources'''
* everything from Help menu
* copy of the page that links to international sites
* mailing lists

Latest revision as of 13:16, 15 July 2008

Future manual outline

Introduction to Inkscape

  • About SVG
  • State of available SVG software
  • Inkscape Goals

Basics (already outlined, needs some refinement)

  • Interface (no real depth here - just a basic overview of how these things work, where they are, what they look like...)
    • Menus
    • Command Bar
    • Toolbars
    • Tool Options
    • Working with the Canvas
    • Rulers, Guides and Grids
    • Palette
    • Information Bar
    • Dialogs (at least the difference between floating/docked)

Documents

  • Document properties
  • Creating templates
  • Metadata

Toolbox

  • Selector
  • Navigation tools
  • Drawing tools
  • Transformation tools
  • Color tools
  • Text
  • Connector

Objects

  • copying and pasting (+ styles)
  • transformations
  • grouping
  • cloning
  • whatever else

Layers

  • layers
  • working with layers in Inkscape

Paths

Colors

  • fill'n'stroke
  • swatches
  • color management
  • link to gradient tool
  • probably "clean up defs"

Patterns

Effects

  • modification effects
  • raster effects
  • Live Path Effects
  • SVG filters
  • creating new effects (i.e. Python scripts tutorial)

Setting up Inkscape (Preferences)

Additional help resources

  • everything from Help menu
  • copy of the page that links to international sites
  • mailing lists