{inkscape} concerns the free vector-based drawing software InkScape
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Creating a drop shadow with guassian blur
How can I add a drop shadow to a \includegraphics picture? The effect should be very minute just to be a little bit eye pleasing. I know you can use \shadowbox in fancybox package but the output would ...
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How do I make a script to make inkscape TikZ more human readable
When I export a svg file from inkscape to TikZ, the result is often huge, and not very human readable. I would like to write a perl script for post processing the output. The script should be able to:
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Pictures from Inkscapes pdf+LaTeX export positioned wrong in nodes
Sometimes I use Inkscape to add some graphical elements and text to my pictures. Inkscape allows to export this as pdf+LaTeX, where the pdf contains the picture and all graphical elements and the ...
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votes
2answers
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Big diagram in LaTeX with the help of PGF/TikZ
I managed to make this big diagram in Inkscape adding the codes in LaTeX using the plugin textext. See this question for more.
I wish I knew how to draw the big diagram about dual linear spaces ...
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votes
1answer
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Can TexText in Inkscape only load certain packages? - Or, how to recreate a page from a thread-bound Chinese book?
I've finally managed to install Inkscape 0.48 on my Mac OS X Mountain Lion. My TeX distribution is TeX Live.
I've installed TexText 0.4.4. and I can use the extension to write simple LaTeX text (I ...
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LibreOffice + Inkscape EPS-Latex
I'm trying to import a graphic created in LibreOffice Draw in a LaTeX document.
So far I've tried the Way:
Export Document to SVG file.
Open with Inkscape and Export using eps+latex
Including ...
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votes
1answer
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Replacement for \curveto in the tikz library - Inkscape export svg to tikz
I need to draw a complex curve and I wanted to help a vector program Inkscape.
In first step I tried to use Inkscape to TikZ exporter (http://code.google.com/p/inkscape2tikz/)to convert curve to tikz, ...
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Insert MathTime Pro 2 math in Inkscape
I'm using Inkscape (and TeX Live 2009/Debian, with MTPro2 fonts installed), and I want to insert LaTeX math code in images created in Inkscape and have the math rendered in the MTPro2 font.
I'm aware ...
2
votes
1answer
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Text size in inkscape
I use the pdf+tex output for inkscape drawings so image fonts match document fonts and TeX can render the mathematics. When I scale the image for inclusion in my document, text does not scale (a well ...
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votes
0answers
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What is the default saturation for a beamerposter HTML colour?
I'm making a poster using beamerposter, with a background defined by a html colour code 682860. I am drawing my pictures in Inkscape, filling the background of the picture with the same colour code. ...
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svg from inkscape — doesn't work in xelatex?
I want to make use of "svg in tex" technology.
Here's a tex:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\newcommand{\executeiffilenewer}[3]{%
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How to convert an SVG image with LaTeX in Inkscape, to PNG?
I'm using Inkscape to draw images, together with the ability to produce the separate LaTeX file with all the text, as described here. So far, this has been working great, but now I am restricted to ...
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vote
1answer
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inkscape pdf+latex, unclean exit
I have expected this question to be asked before, but searched and no luck. It took some effort to produce this MWE.
I have followed this link. When I pdflatex compile this, it produces an exit with ...
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Can't find pdf_tex from inkscape
I'm experiencing the same issue as here: I want to make use of "tex in inkscape" technology.
Here's a tex:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{color}
\begin{document}
...
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1answer
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Create macro for insertion of inkscape figure with width as a variable
To input figures directly from Inkscape I write this in a figure environment
\centering
\def\svgwidth{0.5\columnwidth}
\input{name.pdf_tex}
However, I would like to be able to just use a macro ...
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votes
1answer
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Problem in converting visio file to eps file for latex
I am now writing thesis using LaTeX. I tried Microsoft visio to draw flowcharts and wanted to create eps file so as to incorporate in LaTeX document, while converting, I face the following problems,
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Inkscape text on path export [closed]
I have an Inkscape svg with a text on a path inside. I like to export this with pdf+latex to have it nice in the document. But I can't get it to work. Everything else looks like expected except the ...
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Error using textext [closed]
I am getting this error when using textext with Inkscape:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "textext.py", line 210, in cb_ok
self.callback(self.text, self.preamble_file, self.scale_factor)
File ...
