SVG is scalable vector graphics. You can look at it as text. I don't see
bitmaps.

On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 5:00 PM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@gmx.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:49:01 -0700 (PDT)
> Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> dijo:
>
> >   Less than obvious way:
> >
> >wget http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/12.10/gldt1210.svg
> >
> >   Then there's the issue of viewing it. 'display' doesn't seem to
> > work; inkscape might.
>
> Wget worked, and it views OK in Inkscape, although my default GUI
> viewer wouldn't open it.
>
> The problem is that it is only 2220x10112 pixels. And in Inkscape I can
> select objects but they appear to be bitmaps, so scaling will be a
> problem.
>
> In any event, looking at it satisfied me that my 12x18 printer is not
> nearly big enough. We need one of those big printers that drafting
> people use. And first we need an image of much higher resolution.
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