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CHAPTER 1:
Introduction
CHAPTER 2:
Quick Start
CHAPTER 3:
Files
CHAPTER 4:
Changing the View
CHAPTER 5:
Editing Basics
CHAPTER 6:
Positioning and Transforming
CHAPTER 7:
Geometric Shapes
CHAPTER 8:
Paths
CHAPTER 9:
Tex t
CHAPTER 10:
Attributes
CHAPTER 11:
Clipping and Masking
CHAPTER 12:
Filter Effects
CHAPTER 13:
XML Editor
CHAPTER 14:
Tiling
CHAPTER 15:
Tracing Bitmaps
CHAPTER 16:
Connectors
CHAPTER 17:
Effects
CHAPTER 18:
SVG and the Web
CHAPTER 19:
Customization
CHAPTER 20:
Using the Command Line
CHAPTER 21:
Challenges
APPENDIX A:
Inkview
APPENDIX B:
File Format
APPENDIX C:
Spheres
APPENDIX D:
Solutions for Challenges
APPENDIX E:
List of Dialogs
APPENDIX F:
Tips for Illustrator
Converts
Glossary
Index
Inkscape
Guide to a Vector
Drawing Program
Tavmjong Bah
www.prenhallprofessional.com
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Inkscape
Guide to a Vector Drawing Program
Tavmjong Bah
Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program
by Tavmjong Bah
0.13 (Documenting version 0.45.1)
Suggestions and corrections are welcome and can be sent to tavmjong@free.fr.
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the information or programs contained herein.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-13-1357945
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First release, July, 2007
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments .............................................................................................................................. ix
About the Author ............................................................................................................................... x
Overview of What is In This Short Cut ................................................................................................. xi
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1
How to Use This Book ............................................................................................................... 1
Vector Graphics .......................................................................................................................... 2
SVG ......................................................................................................................................... 4
The Inkscape Program ................................................................................................................. 4
Help ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2. Quick Start .................................................................................................................................... 6
The Anatomy of the Inkscape Window ........................................................................................... 6
The Swedish Flag - A Short Example ............................................................................................ 8
The European Flag - A More Elaborate Example ............................................................................ 18
A Hiking Club Logo - An Exercise in Paths .................................................................................. 22
The Northern Pacific Railway Logo - A Tracing Example ................................................................ 33
A Box for Cards - An Isometric Projection ................................................................................... 40
A Can of Soup - A Three-Dimension Drawing with Gradients .......................................................... 45
A Vine Design - A Tiling Example .............................................................................................. 57
A Neon Sign - Animation .......................................................................................................... 66
A Bank Note - Security Features ................................................................................................. 82
A Bottle - Photorealism ............................................................................................................ 92
3. Files .......................................................................................................................................... 102
Opening and Saving Files ......................................................................................................... 102
Importing Files ...................................................................................................................... 102
Exporting Files ....................................................................................................................... 104
Exporting PNG (Portable Network Graphic) Files ................................................................. 104
Exporting Other File Types .............................................................................................. 105
Printing Files ......................................................................................................................... 111
Vacuuming Files ..................................................................................................................... 111
4. Changing the View ...................................................................................................................... 112
Panning the Canvas ................................................................................................................ 112
Zooming the Canvas ............................................................................................................... 112
Miscellaneous View Commands ................................................................................................. 113
Hide/Show ..................................................................................................................... 113
Hide/Show Dialogs .......................................................................................................... 113
Outline ......................................................................................................................... 113
Full Screen Mode .......................................................................................................... 114
Switch Windows ............................................................................................................. 114
Duplicate Window .......................................................................................................... 114
Icon Preview ................................................................................................................. 114
5. Editing Basics ............................................................................................................................. 115
Undo and Redo ....................................................................................................................... 115
Selecting Objects .................................................................................................................... 115
Selecting with the Mouse ................................................................................................ 116
Selecting with the Keyboard ............................................................................................ 117
Selecting with the Find Dialog ......................................................................................... 117
Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Objects ....................................................................................... 118
Clones ................................................................................................................................... 118
Ordering Objects (Z-order) ....................................................................................................... 119
Groups .................................................................................................................................. 120
Layers ................................................................................................................................... 120
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