Decent Multi-Format SVG Converter? 27
gbulmash asks: "I've been messing with the graphics in the Open Clipart Library and it feels as if SVG is a standard like 'meatball' is a standard. Most of the graphics render just fine in Inkscape, but you'll get 5 different renders in 5 different applications. For example, one of the Baby Tux drawings renders differently in Firefox, Corel Draw X3, Illustrator, and Inkscape, and generates error messages from Batik's rasterizer. If I use Inkscape to export to EPS, the EPS opens in Illustrator pretty much like the SVG does, but (and this may be a problem with Corel) doesn't import well into Corel Draw X3. Is there an application that can render SVG images as well as Inkscape can, but will also produce an output to EPS & SWF that looks like the render? Is there something that can output to a more normalized SVG that will render more faithfully in Illustrator or Corel for the sake of conversion to EPS and SWF?"
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Sketsa (Score:2, Informative)
60 something SVG programs (Score:5, Informative)
different SVG programs.
Vector vs Raster (at maa.org)
http://www.maa.org/editorial/mathgames/mathgames_
Sounds like an article that trudges through SVG compliance for
all these programs is needed.
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Very good link. Unfortunatly most of the free solutions require either an additional GTK- or Java-Installation which is a killer argument for my use.
O. Wyss
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Huh? The standard Linux desktop environment is GNOME and it uses GTK, so it is likely that you already have GTK on your system. Even those who are still stuck with an older system such as KDE usually have GTK installed. I don't see how it could be a "killer argument". If you want the best environment and the best applications, you will need GTK anyway. And just in case you would be
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None of the people I'm looking for an SVG editor use Gnome nor any other Linux desktop system. They all use Windows and there's no chance to convert them to anything other. Besides none would ever try to install a GTK or Java-Runtime since they all are more or less computer illiterates.
O. Wyss
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No, why do you come to this conclusion?
O. Wyss
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And installing the Java Runtime is not brain surgery.
So you're asking for a program that can perfectly convert SVGs to whatever and are installable and usable by computer illiterates? Sortof a different target.
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What sort of flame is this? KDE (and lots of other toolkits) are currently developed, and are thus quite new. It's not as if GTK is even a superior toolkit, meaning that it has some points where it is better, and some where it is worse. Thus personal opinion matters much; e.g, the printer support in GTK is pretty horrid.
On the subject, I think that rendering the image to PNG or even GIF is the only option that produce consistent, if non-scalable, resul
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Flamebait. KDE is a very lively project that provides all the bells and whistles and releases new versions on a regular basis. I give GNOME a chance every year or so, most recently a few months ago with Ubuntu, yet KDE has remained my preferred environment since 2001. GNOME vs. KDE is a matte
Canvas? (Score:2, Informative)
firefox (Score:3, Informative)
Make sure to use at least FF 1.5 as the 1.x series renders very poorly.
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adobe (Score:2, Funny)
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Sure. Similarly, staying in the Corel line until you generate the output works beautifully. Indeed, you can even produce an EPS in CorelDraw that you can use just fine in InDesign.
But I'm not sure what all this has got to do with the actual question, which was how to produce an SVG that renders the same in a variety of products from different sources.
VectorSection (Score:5, Informative)
Anyway, I'm sure that the Inkscape folks would be interested in bug reports if there's something wrong with their EPS export. You could also try saving as PDF instead and see if that works better.
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"Anyway, I'm sure that the Inkscape folks would be interested in bug reports if there's something wrong with their EPS export."
Actually, for these issues we have sufficient bug reports; next we could really use some patches to fix them... Anyone want to become the resident EPS expert for Inkscape? :-)
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Batik error with baby tux (Score:3, Informative)