Great! I will give it a try when I get a chance. Thanks for the update. Om
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Sascha Ahrend <sahr...@icloud.com> wrote: > Hi Om, > > i don’t know, what platforms you are using, but here is already a script I > managed to run on Illustrator CC 2014 (Mac). > > www.realcreation.com/S2F_Converter/AI_CC_2014.zip < > http://www.realcreation.com/S2F_Converter/AI_CC_2014.zip> > > It can be moved to Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 -> Presets -> <languageCode> > -> scripts > > and accessed through AI’s file menu -> scripts -> ExportFileAsFXG. > > ( > http://www.illustratorhints.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/script-placement.png > < > http://www.illustratorhints.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/script-placement.png> > ) > > It still needs S2F Converter installed or at least the xsl part of it (+ > update path inside script). > > Sorry I cannot provide you with a standalone plugin panel, as I’ve seen > that it’d require C++, what I am not familiar with. > > For now I just added standard SVG export settings, but you can manipulate > them easily inside the script. > > I will look into a vbscript version for Windows, for what I will have to > update the converter as well. > > Rgds., > > Sascha > > > > Am 14.11.2014 um 20:33 schrieb Sascha Ahrend <sahr...@icloud.com>: > > > > Well, I can’t promise any quick result, only that I will give it a try. > > > > Conservatively estimated it shouldn’t be too complex. > > > > There’s Adobe examples on exporting SVG, so adding a line to call the > converter when finished sounds feasible. > > > > I’ll let you know. > > > > Have a nice weekend, > > > > Sascha > > > > > >> Am 14.11.2014 um 20:09 schrieb OmPrakash Muppirala < > bigosma...@gmail.com <mailto:bigosma...@gmail.com>>: > >> > >> Hey, thats good to know. I should have probably waited for some more > time > >> before killing the app :-) > >> > >> It's really impressive that this big file got converted with this much > >> fidelity. Awesome job! > >> > >> I think I asked you this before, what do you think of creating a plugin > >> panel for Adobe Illustrator CC with this code? Or is that too much to > >> ask? I think this would be a great option for a seamless workflow, i.e. > >> being able to create FXG from the Illustrator itself. > >> > >> Thanks again for this work. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Om > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Sascha Ahrend <sahr...@icloud.com > <mailto:sahr...@icloud.com> <mailto:sahr...@icloud.com <mailto: > sahr...@icloud.com>>> wrote: > >> > >>> Hello Om, > >>> > >>> with Harbs’ help I was able to dig into the case. > >>> > >>> What I found is that the AI svg export (4.3 MB) is actually being > >>> converted, although it takes while to see the fxg result (3.3 MB). > >>> I tested it on a Mac Mini 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 and the conversion > inside > >>> the standalone app took approx. 3.5 minutes at >95% CPU usage. > >>> Then i performed the same test inside VirtualBox running Vista where it > >>> took even 5.5 minutes with the same CPU consumption. > >>> > >>> The reason why the app remains unresponsive while converting on > Windows is > >>> that it uses the internal Webkit XSL processor for SVG conversion, > while on > >>> Mac it calls a native process that runs in the background. > >>> In task manager you can see the process running quite busy. After > >>> finishing the app becomes responsive again. > >>> (On Mac the fxg file appears immediately, but it takes some time > before it > >>> gets its content.) > >>> Unfortunately both processors (which are based on libxslt) do not > return > >>> any progress data, so I do not see a chance to add a progress bar to > the > >>> app. > >>> > >>> You can find the fxg output (77750 lines) here: > >>> http://www.realcreation.com/S2F_Converter/testfxg/testfxg.fxg > >>> > >>> It looks like this (downscaled to 8.8%, please allow a moment to load): > >>> http://www.realcreation.com/S2F_Converter/testfxg/testfxg.html > >>> > >>> Comparing it at a glance with the original file ( > >>> http://mercury.io/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ios8_vector_zoom_out.png > <http://mercury.io/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ios8_vector_zoom_out.png> < > >>> http://mercury.io/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ios8_vector_zoom_out.png > <http://mercury.io/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ios8_vector_zoom_out.png>> ) > >>> i can see the following differences: > >>> > >>> - Bitmap images aren’t converted (that’s an actual limitation, > although I > >>> will have a look to add external images to the conversion method). > >>> - Some masks seem missing or misplaced. (I will investigate.) > >>> - The SVG uses multiline text, while the FXG only single line (I will > >>> check the specs.) > >>> > >>> I hope this helps. > >>> > >>> Rgds, > >>> > >>> Sascha > >>> > >>> > >>>> Am 12.11.2014 um 22:45 schrieb OmPrakash Muppirala < > bigosma...@gmail.com > >>>> : > >>>> > >>>> Sascha, > >>>> > >>>> This is a great tool and I see a lot of potential in it. Especially > >>> given > >>>> that Adobe has stopped supporting Export to FXG in Illustrator CC. > >>>> > >>>> I tried a pretty detailed AI file from here [1], exported it to SVG. > >>> Then > >>>> I used your tool to try to export it to FXG. Upon importing, the app > >>>> became unresponsive. Can you please take a look and see what's going > on? > >>>> > >>>> Also, is this code available somewhere for us to take a look? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> Om > >>>> > >>>> [1] http://mercury.io/blog/ios-8-illustrator-vector-ui-kit-update > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Sascha Ahrend <sahr...@icloud.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Everyone, > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> i updated S2F Converter, an open-source conversion tool for SVG or > SWF > >>> to > >>>>> FXG conversion: > >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.realcreation.com/S2F_Converter/ < > >>>>> http://www.realcreation.com/S2F_Converter/> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> It is now available for Windows and Mac. > >>>>> (Limitations on Win: Linear gradient rotation only along x/y-axis. No > >>>>> self-closing fxg tags.) > >>>>> > >>>>> In addition, you can launch it through the command line now. I added > >>> some > >>>>> sample plugins for Eclipse-based IDEs. > >>>>> > >>>>> See also this tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHlGfCi7pvw < > >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHlGfCi7pvw> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> In addition there is some SVG improvements like better AI > compatibility, > >>>>> gradient fixes, polygon and polyline support. > >>>>> > >>>>> On the SWF side, now multiple layers, frames, graphics (partially), > >>> movie > >>>>> clip (partially) are supported. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> If you still find it useful, I think this may be a good point for a > >>>>> donation. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I hope you like it. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Best Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Sascha > >
