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Inkscape SVG workshop

Co-presented with Adam Hyde at Wikimania 2008.

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July 17, 2008

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Transcript

  1. Inkscape SVG workshop Adam Hyde & Brianna Laugher Alexandria, Wikimania

    2008 1

  2. Introduction: Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/ 2

  3. 3 Introduction: FLOSS Manuals http://en.flossmanuals.net/ Inkscape booksprint http://en.flossmanuals.net/inkscape

  4. Introduction: Scalable Vector Graphics 4

  5. Introduction: Inkscape http://www.inkscape.org/ (sudo apt-get install inkscape) 5

  6. [[Image:Capillary Attraction Repulsion (PSF).jpg]]

  7. [[Commons:Pearson Scott Foresman]] Educational publisher donated 16 boxes of illustrations

    to the Wikimedia Foundation (=>PD) Scanning + image optimising = huge manual work! 7

  8. Open Inkscape File > Import... File > Document Properties Path

    > Trace Bitmap... with Brightness cutoff 0.95 (see also Help > Tutorials > Tracing) Delete PNG element 8

  9. Create text elements Create closed Bezier curve Object > Fill

    and stroke Colour white Copy, Paste in place Apply pattern fill – polka dots, large 9

  10. Save as plain SVG View in Firefox 10

  11. Upload to Wikimedia Commons Provide metadata! (Can use DerivativeFX tool)

    [[Category:Fluid dynamics]] 11

  12. SVG Translate http://toolserver.org/~nikola/ svgtranslate.php 12

  13. MediaWiki SVG rendering issues 13

  14. Uploading a new version of a file 14

  15. 15 Purging image cache Commons [[Special:Preferences]]:

  16. 16 What next? Graphics Lab (Commons, Wikipedias) Image requests Documentation