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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"


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'''Patterns'''


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


*Introduction to Inkscape
'''Setting up Inkscape (Preferences)'''
** 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)
'''Additional help resources'''
** Selector
* everything from Help menu
** Node Tool
* copy of the page that links to international sites
** Tweak Tool
* mailing lists
** 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
** 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

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