Hi :) If it is easeir and faster to keep using whatever is currently used and then plan to migrate to Draw then i don't see any problem with that. I imagine there was a deliberate decision made on the basis of finding the best tool for the job, or because of some problem so i think moving to Draw is a "nice to have" rather than being essential this time. On the other hand it would be nice and maybe this is exactly the right time for the move.
This is all, of course, just my own personal opinion. Regards from Tom :) On 19 January 2015 at 09:20, PeeWee <psaut...@libreoffice.org> wrote: > Thank you Dave > > I shall be combining your suggestions with those from Kurt Jurgens and > hopefully we can get new covers in Draw. I will also be using Liberation > fonts so that everything about the covers is an LO product. > > Regards > > PeterS > > >> On 19 Jan 2015, at 00:11, Dave Barton [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] >> <ml-node+s969070n4136554...@n3.nabble.com> wrote: >> >> PeeWee wrote: >> >> > Hello >> > >> > The link below is an SVG file of the Math Guide front cover opened in Draw. >> > >> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/urcyejp28cii9dx/Front_V42_opened_in_LO.odg?dl=0 >> > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/urcyejp28cii9dx/Front_V42_opened_in_LO.odg?dl=0> >> > >> > As you can see, it is a bit of a disaster and the conclusion is to me that >> > Draw cannot open an SVG file correctly. If there is a method of getting an >> > SVG file into Draw and display correctly, then please tell me. Also, when >> > you try to insert an SVG into a Draw document you get the message that the >> > file cannot be loaded. >> > >> > If somebody could send me the individual graphics and which font type and >> > sizes to use, I would like to create front and rear covers using Draw. >> > Remember that the front and rear covers are full page and scaling should >> > not >> > be a problem. >> > >> > Exporting a graphic from Draw into SVG creates a graphic with layers and no >> > groups. >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > PeterS >> >> It has always puzzled me why we use SVG to create our cover artwork. Not >> that there is anything wrong with SVG per se, but one of our main >> principles is to promote the use of ODF, so we should be prepared to >> "eat our own dog food" and use Draw. >> >> With this in mind, I have created and uploaded "User Guide Covers (Short >> Form).odg" to ODFAuthors: >> http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/resources-for-contributers/proposal-for-guide-covers-in-draw-format/view >> >> <http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/resources-for-contributers/proposal-for-guide-covers-in-draw-format/view> >> >> This (Short Form ~800Kb) is an adaptation of my original file (~2.5Mb) >> which included front & back covers + some other possibly useful bits & >> pieces. The uploaded file contains 6 slides: >> 1. A basic front cover. >> 2. A possible Getting Started front cover. >> 3. A possible Writer Guide cover. >> 4. Large module icons in PNG format. (These are probably unnecessary, >> since we already have PNG artwork for them, but mine are sized to >> provide good resolution on an A4/Letter page.) >> 5. Header & footer backgrounds with the RGB colors used in previous guides. >> 6. A basic back cover, using the Getting Started guide as a template. >> >> Even though our design guidelines suggest using the "Vegur" font, I have >> used "Liberation Sans" to be in keeping with the standard font used in >> the guides. >> >> With the exception of the Header & footer backgrounds, in slide 5, the >> slides are not fully converted to Draw objects. There are still some >> parts in SVG and PNG. If there is sufficient interest in using Draw for >> our user guides cover artwork, I am prepared to spend the time and >> effort to convert/recreate all the slide components to Draw objects. >> >> The file made available under the Creative Commons >> Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 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