Unanswered Questions
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How to batch convert multiple Inkscape SVG to plain svg and converts all objects/layers to paths?
I'm making some illustrations for a dissertation in Inkscape and I like this software.
However, when inserting those illustrations to Word files, there appear some weird artifacts like:
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Is there a way to auto set alt tags on images in PDFs with Acrobat Pro?
We're creating pdfs of images in acrobat pro using create pdf ->combine files.
The files we are using are all large file images that have been fully marked up in adobe bridge. We need these PDFs to ...
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What is the math governing the shape of Inkscape's spiro paths?
I have begun experimenting with Inkscape's "spiro" mode for curves. Since I usually end up writing Python to create art that Inkscape just doesn't have the tools to accomplish, I'm curious what the ...
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Export svg without anti-aliasing in Inkscape 1.0 by command line
Inkscape 1.0 has the choice to export svg to png without anti-aliasing by GUI:
I want to export svg to png from the command line without anti-aliasing, but I'm not able. I've read the Inkscape man ...
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Inkscape not showing svg that displays correctly in browser
This svg from wikimedia, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/OOjs_UI_icon_language-ltr.svg, is visible in web-browers, but shows nothing in Inkscape 0.91r13725
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My InDesign PDF is larger than what I set my document as?
So I'm trying to upload a PDF to Blurb.ca, and it only accepts the file if it's within the dimensions it requires (21x26 cm). I have my file set to 20x25 cm (which is the final booklet size) with a ...
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Looking for svg editing software that supports the animate function
I am currently doing some simple svg files by hand. They contain simple graphics. Think of a circle representing a planet and a smaller circle passing in front of it representing a moon. I use the ...
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Problem converting pdf to eps - grey hue (using Pixelmator and Inkscape)
I am not a graphic designer at all, but a science grad student.
I need to submit figures to a journal in .eps format, they do not accept .pdf.
When I try to convert my .pdf files to .esp, different ...
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How can I change every instance of sans-serif to a different font in Inkscape?
This question asks about bulk changing a font in Inkscape: How to change font of all the text in an SVG image at once using inkscape?
That works, but only on text with a font selected. Text with the ...
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How do I combine paths in Inkscape while preserving overlap?
I'd like to CNC draw an image. The image is composed of many, many shapes that overlap with each other.
Say I'd like to draw this image:
Visually I can see the outline of the star, but part of the ...
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Inkscape copy text from one image to another
I just got introduced to Inkscape and it seems like a pretty cool piece of software.
I have a very simple task: I have several images that are maps of a certain location. I added the names of the ...
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What is the best way to convert text to outlines?
I know convertthis is horrible and I cringe every time the printer asks.
However, my team builds our files in InDesign and supplies print PDFs. The printer opens the PDFs in Illustrator or a program ...
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pdf: are CID Type 0C fonts better than Type 1 fonts?
For years, I took care to only have Type 1 fonts in the PDF produced by LaTeX.
Now switching to LuaLaTex, I realize that LuaLaTex uses by default "CID Type 0C".
Example output of pdffonts:
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InDesign: TAC of sRGB photos exceeds ink limit - does this cause issues when encapsulated in a PDF-X/3 document for print?
I'm using InDesign and I am exporting a photo book for an online printing service (Blurb) in PDF/X-3 (I use unaltered an Export profile that they provided). In the Output tab of the Export Adobe PDF ...
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How do I set a new SVG Path starting point?
I'm animating an SVG using CSS and I need to edit the SVG to have a new starting point for the animation.
The path is relative.
How can I go about doing this in Inkscape?
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