The ability to import from more than two dozen graphics formats, including PDF, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, AutoCad, and XFig Graphics.The ability to export to more than a dozen graphics formats, including PDF and PostScript.A tiling tool to create complex tilings with thirteen different symmetries.More than two hundred pre-built SVG filters for adding textures, manipulating color, and so forth.Live Path Effects for tasks such as adding patterns along a path while maintaining complete editability.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.Ĭomplete Coverage of New and Improved Inkscape 0.48 Features Find dozens of Inkscape illustrations from the book in the online color supplement available at. The book is filled with valuable tips and warnings about the use of Inkscape and SVG. 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.

Systematic coverage of the entire Inkscape program begins with twelve tutorials ranging in difficulty from very basic to highly complex. Inkscape is available free for Windows,Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. A subset of SVG has been adopted by the mobile phone market.

SVG drawings can be viewed directly in browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer 9. Inkscape uses SVG, a powerful vector-based drawing language and W3C web standard, as its native format. 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: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program, Fourth Edition, is the guide to the Inkscape program.

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