From fe4433a2514ebe328464abf979aedb6a1a219e08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Dufour Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:11:18 +0100 Subject: Tutorials. Global tutorials update (see Bug #169020, Bug #672423 and Bug #438307). (bzr r10007) --- share/tutorials/tutorial-tips.svg | 226 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 105 insertions(+), 121 deletions(-) (limited to 'share/tutorials/tutorial-tips.svg') diff --git a/share/tutorials/tutorial-tips.svg b/share/tutorials/tutorial-tips.svg index 176f9c753..89f8b5b20 100644 --- a/share/tutorials/tutorial-tips.svg +++ b/share/tutorials/tutorial-tips.svg @@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ - - - - - + + + + + + + @@ -27,34 +29,22 @@ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + - - Use Ctrl+down arrow to scroll - + + Use Ctrl+down arrow to scroll + - + :: - + @@ -63,21 +53,21 @@ the use of Inkscape and some “hidden” features that can help you speed up pr tasks. - + Radial placement with Tile Clones - + - It's easy to see how to use the Tile Clones dialog for rectangular grids and + It's easy to see how to use the Tile Clones dialog for rectangular grids and patterns. But what if you need radial placement, where objects share a common center of rotation? It's possible too! - + @@ -87,15 +77,15 @@ and the like. A more general method, however, is as follows. - + Choose the P1 symmetry (simple translation) and then compensate for -that translation by going to the Shift tab and setting Per -row/Shift Y and Per column/Shift X both to -100%. Now all +that translation by going to the Shift tab and setting Per +row/Shift Y and Per column/Shift X both to -100%. Now all clones will be stacked exactly on top of the original. All that remains to do is to go -to the Rotation tab and set some rotation angle per column, then +to the Rotation tab and set some rotation angle per column, then create the pattern with one row and multiple columns. For example, here's a pattern made out of a horizontal line, with 30 columns, each column rotated 6 degrees: @@ -131,7 +121,7 @@ out of a horizontal line, with 30 columns, each column rotated 6 degrees: - + @@ -140,7 +130,7 @@ central part by a white circle (to do boolean operations on clones, unlink them - + @@ -231,14 +221,14 @@ other; within each column, individual lines are 2 degrees apart: - + In the above examples, the line was rotated around its center. But what if you want the center to be outside of your shape? Just create an invisible (no fill, no stroke) rectangle which would cover your shape and whose center is in the point you need, group -the shape and the rectangle together, and then use Tile Clones on +the shape and the rectangle together, and then use Tile Clones on that group. This is how you can do nice “explosions” or “starbursts” by randomizing scale, rotation, and possibly opacity: @@ -318,18 +308,18 @@ scale, rotation, and possibly opacity: - + How to do slicing (multiple rectangular export areas)? - + Create a new layer, in that layer create invisible rectangles covering parts of your image. Make sure your document uses the px unit (default), turn on grid and snap the rects to the grid so that each one spans a whole number of px units. Assign meaningful -ids to the rects, and export each one to its own file (File +ids to the rects, and export each one to its own file (File > Export Bitmap (Shift+Ctrl+E)). Then the rects will remember their export filenames. After that, it's very easy to re-export some of the rects: switch to the export layer, use Tab to select the one you need (or use Find by id), and @@ -338,7 +328,7 @@ all of your areas, with a command like: - + @@ -346,21 +336,21 @@ all of your areas, with a command like: - + for each exported area. The -t switch tells it to use the remembered filename hint, otherwise you can provide the export filename with the -e switch. Alternatively, you can -use the svgslice utility to +use the svgslice utility to automate exporting from Inkscape SVG documents, using either a slice layer or guides. - + Non-linear gradients - + @@ -369,7 +359,7 @@ non-linear translations between colors). You can, however, emulate them by multistop gradients. - + @@ -388,7 +378,7 @@ make the resulting gradient. Here's the initial black-white gradient with t - + @@ -485,11 +475,11 @@ Editor): - + Excentric radial gradients - + @@ -511,39 +501,39 @@ need it, you can snap the focus back by dragging it close to the center. - + Aligning to the center of the page - + To align something to the center or side of a page, select the object or group and then -choose Page from the Relative to: list in the +choose Page from the Relative to: list in the Align and Distribute dialog (Ctrl+Shift+A). - + Cleaning up the document - + Many of the no-longer-used gradients, patterns, and markers (more precisely, those which you edited manually) remain in the corresponding palettes and can be reused for new -objects. However if you want to optimize your document, use the Vacuum +objects. However if you want to optimize your document, use the Vacuum Defs command in File menu. It will remove any gradients, patterns, or markers which are not used by anything in the document, making the file smaller. - + Hidden features and the XML editor - + @@ -553,11 +543,11 @@ more SVG features than are accessible from the GUI. The XML editor is one way to access to these features (if you know SVG). - + Changing the rulers' unit of measure - + @@ -565,16 +555,16 @@ access to these features (if you know SVG). in Inkscape it's equal to 0.8pt or 1/90 of the inch). This is also the unit used in displaying coordinates at the lower-left corner and preselected in all units menus. (You can always hover your mouse over a ruler to see the tooltip with the units it uses.) To -change this, open Document Preferences -(Ctrl+Shift+D) and change the Default units on the -Page tab. +change this, open Document Preferences +(Ctrl+Shift+D) and change the Default units on the +Page tab. - + Stamping - + @@ -584,11 +574,11 @@ drag an object (or scale or rotate it), and while holding the mouse button down, repeat it as many times as you wish. - + Pen tool tricks - + @@ -597,7 +587,7 @@ repeat it as many times as you wish. - + @@ -606,7 +596,7 @@ repeat it as many times as you wish. - + @@ -615,7 +605,7 @@ repeat it as many times as you wish. - + @@ -624,7 +614,7 @@ repeat it as many times as you wish. - + @@ -632,18 +622,18 @@ repeat it as many times as you wish. - + Note that while the path is unfinished (i.e. is shown green, with the current segment red) it does not yet exist as an object in the document. Therefore, to cancel it, use either Esc (cancel the whole path) or Backspace -(remove the last segment of the unfinished path) instead of Undo. +(remove the last segment of the unfinished path) instead of Undo. - + @@ -653,11 +643,11 @@ either Esc (cancel the whole path) or - + Entering Unicode values - + @@ -670,27 +660,27 @@ an em-dash (—). To quit the Unicode mode without inserting anything press Esc. - + Using the grid for drawing icons - + Suppose you want to create a 24x24 pixel icon. Create a 24x24 px canvas (use the -Document Preferences) and set the grid to 0.5 px (48x48 gridlines). +Document Preferences) and set the grid to 0.5 px (48x48 gridlines). Now, if you align filled objects to even gridlines, and stroked objects to odd gridlines with the stroke width in px being an even number, and export it at the default 90dpi (so that 1 px becomes 1 bitmap pixel), you get a crisp bitmap image without unneeded antialiasing. - + Object rotation - + @@ -703,7 +693,7 @@ rotation center to any place. - + @@ -713,11 +703,11 @@ degrees). The same [] keys with - + Drop shadows - + @@ -728,26 +718,26 @@ and lower than original object. Now open Fill And Stroke dialog and change Blur say, 5.0. That's it! - + Placing text on a path - + To place text along a curve, select the text and the curve together and choose -Put on Path from the Text menu. The text will start at the beginning +Put on Path from the Text menu. The text will start at the beginning of the path. In general it is best to create an explicit path that you want the text to be fitted to, rather than fitting it to some other drawing element — this will give you more control without screwing over your drawing. - + Selecting the original - + @@ -758,11 +748,11 @@ offset, or clone, and press Shift+D to m corresponding path, offset source, or clone original. - + Window off-screen recovery - + @@ -770,15 +760,15 @@ corresponding path, offset source, or clone original. you may find Inkscape has saved a window position that places the window out of reach on your screen. Simply maximise the window (which will bring it back into view, use the task bar), save and reload. You can avoid this altogether by unchecking the global -option to save window geometry (Inkscape Preferences, -Windows tab). +option to save window geometry (Inkscape Preferences, +Windows tab). - + Transparency, gradients, and PostScript export - + @@ -794,7 +784,7 @@ apply this procedure to each piece. - + @@ -808,7 +798,13 @@ color. - + + + + + + + @@ -820,30 +816,18 @@ color. - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + - - Use Ctrl+up arrow to scroll - + + Use Ctrl+up arrow to scroll + -- cgit v1.2.3