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Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program, Fourth Edition, is the guide to the Inkscape program. With coverage of versions 0.47 and 0.48, this authoritative introduction and reference features hundreds of useful illustrations.Using Inkscape, you can produce a wide variety of art, from photorealistic drawings to organizational charts. Inkscape uses SVG, a powerful vector-based drawing language and W3C web standard, as its native format. SVG drawings can be viewed directly in browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer 9. A subset of SVG has been adopted by the mobile phone market. Inkscape is available free for Windows,Macintosh, and Linux operating systems.
Systematic coverage of the entire Inkscape program begins with twelve tutorials ranging in difficulty from very basic to highly complex. A new tutorial introduces the use of interactive SVG in HTML5.The remainder of the book covers each facet of Inkscape in detail, with an emphasis on practical solutions for common problems. The book is filled with valuable tips and warnings about the use of Inkscape and SVG. Find dozens of Inkscape illustrations from the book in the online color supplement available at http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/.
Updated for Inkscape version 0.48, this edition includes complete coverage of new features, including the new Spray Tool, updated Node and Text tools, improved bitmap image import, LaTeX export for PDF/EPS/PS, added extensions including the JessyInk extension for web-based presentations, the adaptive UI, and the new Glyphs dialog.
Complete Coverage of New and Improved Inkscape 0.48 Features
Acknowledgments xi
About the Author xii
Overview of What Is in This Book xiii
Introduction xiv
Chapter 1: Quick Start 1
The Anatomy of the Inkscape Window 1
The Swedish Flag—A Short Example 5
The European Flag—A More Elaborate Example 16
A Hiking Club Logo—An Exercise in Paths 19
The Northern Pacific Railway Logo—A Tracing Example 31
A Box for Cards—An Isometric Projection 38
A Can of Soup—A Three-Dimensional Drawing with Gradients 43
A Vine Design—A Tiling Example 56
An SVG Button—SVG and the Web 66
A Neon Sign—Animation 73
A Bank Note—Security Features 89
A Bottle—Photorealism 101
Chapter 2: Files 110
Opening and Saving Files 110
Importing Files 111
Exporting Files 114
Printing Files 128
Vacuuming Files 129
Chapter 3: Changing the View 130
Panning the Canvas 130
Zooming the Canvas 130
Miscellaneous View Commands 131
Chapter 4: Editing Basics 134
Undo and Redo 134
Selecting Objects 134
Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Objects 137
Clones 138
Ordering Objects (Z-Order) 139
Groups 140
Layers 140
Chapter 5: Positioning and Transforming 143
Inkscape Coordinates 143
Transformations 144
Snapping 152
Alignment and Distribution of Objects 157
Chapter 6: Geometric Shapes 161
Rectangles and Squares 161
3D Boxes 163
Ellipses, Circles, and Arcs 166
Regular Polygons and Stars 167
Spirals 169
Chapter 7: Paths 172
Bezier Curves 172
Creating Paths 173
Editing Paths 185
Path Operations 194
Chapter 8: Live Path Effects (LPEs) 197
Bend 198
Construct Grid 199
Envelope Deformation 199
Gears 199
Hatches (Rough) 200
Interpolate Sub-Paths 201
Knot 202
Pattern Along Path (LPE) 203
Ruler 206
Sketch 206
Spiro Spline 208
Stitch Sub-Paths 209
VonKoch 212
Chapter 9: Text 216
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