Zeus Gómez Marmolejo wrote: > I've done some tests with "rlxtools" and I've found that the conversion from > SVG > to PDF is done really bad now. It passes through PS (with the inkscape > command > line) and then the ghostscript is executed to produce the PDF. But I've found > a > better way to do it.
before i look into this ... what version of inkscape? when i wrote the code ps was the only way that could be trusted (successive version of inkscape were broken etc) > I've modified the file "graphics/inkscape" (it's a ruby source code). At line > 69 > was: > resultpipe = "--without-gui --print=\">#{tmpfilename}\" 2>#{logfile}" > > and now: > resultpipe = "--without-gui --export-pdf=\"#{outfilename}\" 2>#{logfile}" > > After this, all these lines can be commented out: > > # ghostscript = GhostScript.new(@logger) > > # ghostscript.setvariable('inputfile',tmpfilename) > # ghostscript.setvariable('outputfile',outfilename) > > # report("converting #{tmpfilename} to #{outfilename}") > > # ghostscript.convert > > # begin > # File.delete(tmpfilename) > # rescue > # end > > The difference is that inkscape can export directly to pdf and the conversion > is > done much better, with transparencies and all the stuff. > > Also, I noticed that at first it didn't work for me because at line 44 > (logfile=System.null), I don't know why but this strings is "/dev/null/" in > my > system and when executing the command a message was echoed: > "sh: /dev/null/ is a directory" and nothing was produced. Now I've modified > the > caller to pass explictly "/dev/null" as logfile (in pstopdf.rb source, line > 401) > and now all is working perfectly. > > I hope you can solve these little bugs. > > Regards, > Zeus. > > > Hans Hagen escribió: >> Zeus G?mez Marmolejo wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm working with Inkscape and I would like to embed some figures >>> directly in vector format. How do I do that?? >>> >>> I'm trying this: >>> >>> \externalfigure[system][type=svg][scale=1000] >>> >>> But a "dummy" image appears. Is there any svg support in context?! >>> >> >> \usemodule[res-08] \setups[rl:manipulate] >> >> \setupexternalfigures[conversion=pdf] >> >> \starttext >> >> \externalfigure[system.svg] >> >> \stoptext >> >> if you're lucky, it works, otherwise you need to look into how rlxtools >> works >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE >> Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands >> tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com >> | www.pragma-pod.nl >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the > Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________