Inkscape : guide to a vector drawing program

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bah, Tavmjong, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inkscape (Electronic resource).

Computer graphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 473 p.) : ill.

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Prentice Hall 2011

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 Live Path Effects for tasks such as adding patterns along a path while maintaining complete editability More than two hundred pre-built SVG filters for adding textures, manipulating color, and so forth A tiling tool to create complex tilings with thirteen different symmetries Clipping and Masking objects An integrated spell checker Built-in bitmap-to-vector tracing The ability to export to more than a dozen graphics formats, including PDF and PostScript The ability to import from more than two dozen graphics formats, including PDF, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, AutoCad, and XFig Graphics Complete vector drawing program supporting the W3C SVG standard Three path-drawing tools (Pencil, Pen, Calligraphy) Five shape-drawing tools (Rectangles, Ellipses, Stars, Spirals, 3D Boxes) Linear and Radial Gradients Pattern fills Tweak Tool for fine adjus...

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Overview of What Is in This Book

Introduction

Chapter 1. Quick Start

Chapter 2. Files

Chapter 3. Changing the View

Chapter 4. Editing Basics

Chapter 5. Positioning and Transforming

Chapter 6. Geometric Shapes

Chapter 7. Paths

Chapter 8. Live Path Effects (LPEs)

Chapter 9. Text

Chapter 10. Attributes

Chapter 11. Tweak Tool

Chapter 12. Spray Tool

Chapter 13. Eraser Tool

Chapter 14. Paint Bucket Tool

Chapter 15. Clipping and Masking

Chapter 16. Filter Effects-Preset

Chapter 17. Filter Effects-Custom

Chapter 18. XML Editor

Chapter 19. Tiling

Chapter 20. Tracing Bitmaps

Chapter 21. Connectors

Chapter 22. Extensions

Chapter 23. SVG and the Web

Chapter 24. Customization

Chapter 25. Using the Command Line

Chapter 26. 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

Footnotes

Chapter 1

Chapter 6

Chapter 9

Chapter 17

Chapter 19

Chapter 22.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780132764155

0132764156

9780132764148

0132764148

OCLC:

741566631