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.IX Title "INKSCAPE 1"
.TH INKSCAPE 1 "2006-03-26" "Inkscape\-0.44.1pre2" "Inkscape"
.SH "NAME"
Inkscape \- an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editing program.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\f(CW\*(C`inkscape [options] [filename ...]\*(C'\fR
.PP
options:
.PP
.Vb 3
\&    \-?, \-\-help          
\&        \-\-usage       
\&    \-V, \-\-version
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 2
\&    \-f, \-\-file=FILENAME               
\&    \-s, \-\-slideshow
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 13
\&    \-e, \-\-export\-png=FILENAME         
\&    \-a, \-\-export\-area=x0:y0:x1:y1     
\&    \-C, \-\-export\-area\-canvas
\&    \-D, \-\-export\-area\-drawing
\&        \-\-export\-area\-snap
\&    \-i, \-\-export\-id=ID     
\&    \-j, \-\-export\-id\-only     
\&    \-t, \-\-export\-use\-hints
\&    \-b, \-\-export\-background=COLOR     
\&    \-y, \-\-export\-background\-opacity=VALUE     
\&    \-d, \-\-export\-dpi=DPI              
\&    \-w, \-\-export\-width=WIDTH          
\&    \-h, \-\-export\-height=HEIGHT
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 4
\&    \-P, \-\-export\-ps=FILENAME
\&    \-E, \-\-export\-eps=FILENAME
\&    \-T, \-\-export\-text\-to\-path
\&    \-B, \-\-export\-bbox\-page
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    \-l, \-\-export\-plain\-svg=FILENAME
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 5
\&    \-I, \-\-query\-id=ID     
\&    \-X, \-\-query\-x
\&    \-Y, \-\-query\-y
\&    \-W, \-\-query\-width
\&    \-H, \-\-query\-height
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    \-x, \-\-extension\-directory
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    \-p, \-\-print=PRINTER
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 2
\&    \-g, \-\-with\-gui                    
\&    \-z, \-\-without\-gui
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 1
\&        \-\-vacuum\-defs
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 1
\&        \-\-g\-fatal\-warnings
.Ve
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBInkscape\fR is a \s-1GUI\s0 editor for \fBScalable Vector Graphics (\s-1SVG\s0)\fR format
drawing files, with capabilities similar to \fBAdobe Illustrator\fR,
\&\fBCorelDraw\fR, \fBVisio\fR, etc. Inkscape features include versatile
shapes, bezier paths, freehand drawing, multi-line text, text on path,
alpha blending, arbitrary affine transforms, gradient and pattern fills, node
editing, SVG-to-PNG export, grouping, layers, live clones, and more.  The interface is
designed to be comfortable and efficient for skilled users, while
remaining conformant to \fB\s-1GNOME\s0\fR standards so that users familiar with
other \s-1GNOME\s0 applications can learn its interface rapidly.
.PP
\&\fB\s-1SVG\s0\fR is a W3C standard \s-1XML\s0 format for 2D vector drawing. It allows
defining objects in the drawing using points, paths, and primitive
shapes.  Colors, fonts, stroke width, and so forth are specified as
`style' attributes to these objects.  The intent is that since \s-1SVG\s0 is a
standard, and since its files are text/xml, it will be
possible to use \s-1SVG\s0 files in a sizeable number of programs and for a
wide range of uses.
.PP
\&\fBInkscape\fR uses \s-1SVG\s0 as its native document format, and has the goal of
becoming the most fully compliant drawing program for \s-1SVG\s0 files
available in the Open Source community.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-?\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR" 8
.IX Item "-?, --help"
Show help message
.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR" 8
.IX Item "-V, --version"
Show Inkscape version and build date.
.IP "\fB\-a\fR \fIx0:y0:x1:y1\fR, \fB\-\-export\-area\fR=\fIx0:y0:x1:y1\fR" 8
.IX Item "-a x0:y0:x1:y1, --export-area=x0:y0:x1:y1"
In \s-1PNG\s0 export, set the exported area in \s-1SVG\s0 user units (anonymous length units normally used
in Inkscape \s-1SVG\s0).  The default is to export the entire document canvas.  The point (0,0)
is the lower-left corner.
.IP "\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-export\-area\-canvas\fR" 8
.IX Item "-C, --export-area-canvas"
In \s-1PNG\s0 export, exported area is the entire canvas (page). Usually this is the default, so you
don't need to specify this unless you are using \-\-export\-id to export a specific object.
.IP "\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-export\-area\-drawing\fR" 8
.IX Item "-D, --export-area-drawing"
In \s-1PNG\s0 export, exported area is the entire drawing (not canvas), i.e. the bounding box
of all objects of the document. With this option, the exported image will
display just the visible objects of the document without margins or cropping. Can be
used in combination wtih \-\-export\-use\-hints.
.IP "\fB\-\-export\-area\-snap\fR" 8
.IX Item "--export-area-snap"
Snap the export area outwards to the nearest integer \s-1SVG\s0 user unit (px) values. If you are using the 
default export resolution of 90dpi and your graphics are pixel-snapped to minimize antialiasing, this switch 
allows you to preserve this alignment even if you are exporting some object's bounding 
box (with \-\-export\-id or \-\-export\-area\-drawing) which is itself not pixel-aligned.
.IP "\fB\-b\fR \fI\s-1COLOR\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-background\fR=\fI\s-1COLOR\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-b COLOR, --export-background=COLOR"
Background color of exported \s-1PNG\s0.
This may be any \s-1SVG\s0 supported color string, for example \*(L"#ff007f\*(R" or \*(L"rgb(255, 0, 128)\*(R".
If not set,
then the page color set in Inkscape in the Document Options dialog will be used (stored in the pagecolor= attribute of sodipodi:namedview).
.IP "\fB\-d\fR \fI\s-1DPI\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-dpi\fR=\fI\s-1DPI\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-d DPI, --export-dpi=DPI"
The resolution used for bitmap export.
The default is 90, which corresponds to 1 \s-1SVG\s0 user unit 
(px, also called \*(L"user unit\*(R") exporting to 1 bitmap pixel.
This value overrides the \s-1DPI\s0 hint if used with \-\-export\-use\-hints.
.IP "\fB\-e\fR \fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-png\fR=\fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-e FILENAME, --export-png=FILENAME"
Specify the filename for \s-1PNG\s0 export.
If it already exists, the file will be overwritten without asking.
.IP "\fB\-f\fR \fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR, \fB\-\-file\fR=\fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-f FILENAME, --file=FILENAME"
Open specified document(s).
Option string may be omitted, i.e. you can list the filenames without \-f.
.IP "\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-with\-gui\fR" 8
.IX Item "-g, --with-gui"
Try to use the \s-1GUI\s0 (on Unix, use the X server even if \f(CW$DISPLAY\fR is not set).
.IP "\fB\-h\fR \fI\s-1HEIGHT\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-height\fR=\fI\s-1HEIGHT\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-h HEIGHT, --export-height=HEIGHT"
The height of generated bitmap in pixels.
This value overrides the \-\-export\-dpi setting (or the \s-1DPI\s0 hint if used with \-\-export\-use\-hints). 
.IP "\fB\-i\fR \fI\s-1ID\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-id\fR=\fI\s-1ID\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-i ID, --export-id=ID"
The id attribute value of the object that you want to export from the document.  By
default the exported area is the bounding box of the object; you can override this using
\&\-\-export\-area, \-\-export\-area\-canvas, or \-\-export\-area\-drawing.
.IP "\fB\-j\fR, \fB\-\-export\-id\-only\fR" 8
.IX Item "-j, --export-id-only"
Only export the object whose id is given in \-\-export\-id. All other objects are hidden and won't 
show in export even if they overlay the exported object. Without \-\-export\-id, this option is ignored.
.IP "\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-export\-plain\-svg\fR=\fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-l, --export-plain-svg=FILENAME"
Export document(s) to plain \s-1SVG\s0 format, without sodipodi: or inkscape: namespaces and without \s-1RDF\s0 metadata.
.IP "\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-extension\-directory\fR" 8
.IX Item "-l, --extension-directory"
Lists the current extension directory that Inkscape is configured to use and
then exits.  This is used for external extension to use the same configuration
as the original Inkscape installation.
.IP "\fB\-p\fR \fI\s-1PRINTER\s0\fR, \fB\-\-print\fR=\fI\s-1PRINTER\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-p PRINTER, --print=PRINTER"
Print document(s) to the specified printer using `lpr \-P \s-1PRINTER\s0'.
Alternatively, use `| \s-1COMMAND\s0' to specify a different command to pipe to,
or use `> \s-1FILENAME\s0' to write the PostScript output to a file instead of printing.
Remember to do appropriate quoting for your shell, e.g.
.Sp
inkscape \-\-print='| ps2pdf \- mydoc.pdf' mydoc.svg
.IP "\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-slideshow\fR" 8
.IX Item "-s, --slideshow"
Show given files one by one, switching to the next one by any key or mouse event.
.IP "\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-export\-use\-hints\fR" 8
.IX Item "-t, --export-use-hints"
Use export filename and \s-1DPI\s0 hints stored in the exported object (only with \-\-export\-id).
These hints are set automatically when you export selection from within Inkscape.
So, for example, if you export a shape with id=\*(L"path231\*(R" as /home/me/shape.png at 300 dpi from document.svg using Inkscape \s-1GUI\s0, and save the document,
then later you will be able to reexport that shape to the same file with the same resolution simply with 
.Sp
inkscape \-i path231 \-t document.svg
.Sp
If you use \-\-export\-dpi, \-\-export\-width, or \-\-export\-height with this option,
then the \s-1DPI\s0 hint will be ignored and the value from the command line will be used.
If you use \-\-export\-png with this option,
then the filename hint will be ignored and the filename from the command line will be used. 
.IP "\fB\-w\fR \fI\s-1WIDTH\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-width\fR=\fI\s-1WIDTH\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-w WIDTH, --export-width=WIDTH"
The width of generated bitmap in pixels.
This value overrides the \-\-export\-dpi setting (or the \s-1DPI\s0 hint if used with \-\-export\-use\-hints). 
.IP "\fB\-y\fR \fI\s-1VALUE\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-background\-opacity\fR=\fI\s-1VALUE\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-y VALUE, --export-background-opacity=VALUE"
Opacity of the background of exported \s-1PNG\s0.
This may be a value either between 0.0 and 1.0 (0.0 meaning full transparency, 1.0 full opacity)
or greater than 1 up to 255 (255 meaning full opacity).
If not set and the \-b option is not used,
then the page opacity set in Inkscape in the Document Options dialog will be used (stored in the inkscape:pageopacity= attribute of sodipodi:namedview).
If not set but the \-b option is used,
then the value of 255 (full opacity) will be used. 
.IP "\fB\-P\fR \fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-ps\fR=\fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-P FILENAME, --export-ps=FILENAME"
Export document(s) to PostScript format.
.IP "\fB\-E\fR \fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR, \fB\-\-export\-eps\fR=\fI\s-1FILENAME\s0\fR" 8
.IX Item "-E FILENAME, --export-eps=FILENAME"
Export document(s) to Encapsulated PostScript format.
.IP "\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-export\-text\-to\-path\fR" 8
.IX Item "-T, --export-text-to-path"
Convert text objects to paths on export, where applicable (currently works with \s-1EPS\s0 only).
.IP "\fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-export\-bbox\-page\fR" 8
.IX Item "-B, --export-bbox-page"
Export files with the bounding box set to the page size, where applicable (currently works with \s-1EPS\s0 only).
.IP "\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-query\-id\fR" 8
.IX Item "-I, --query-id"
Set the \s-1ID\s0 of the object whose dimensions are queried. If not set, query options will 
return the dimensions of the drawing (i.e. all document objects), not the page or viewbox
.IP "\fB\-X\fR, \fB\-\-query\-x\fR" 8
.IX Item "-X, --query-x"
Query the X coordinate of of the drawing or, if specified, of the object with \-\-query\-id. The returned value is in px (\s-1SVG\s0 user units). 
.IP "\fB\-Y\fR, \fB\-\-query\-y\fR" 8
.IX Item "-Y, --query-y"
Query the Y coordinate of of the drawing or, if specified, of the object with \-\-query\-id. The returned value is in px (\s-1SVG\s0 user units). 
.IP "\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-query\-width\fR" 8
.IX Item "-W, --query-width"
Query the width of of the drawing or, if specified, of the object with \-\-query\-id. The returned value is in px (\s-1SVG\s0 user units). 
.IP "\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-query\-height\fR" 8
.IX Item "-H, --query-height"
Query the height of of the drawing or, if specified, of the object with \-\-query\-id. The returned value is in px (\s-1SVG\s0 user units). 
.IP "\fB\-\-vacuum\-defs\fR" 8
.IX Item "--vacuum-defs"
Remove all unused items from the <lt>defs<gt> section of the \s-1SVG\s0 file.  If this
option is invoked in conjunction with \-\-export\-plain\-svg, only the exported file
will be affected.  If it is used alone, the specified file will be modified in place.
.IP "\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-without\-gui\fR" 8
.IX Item "-z, --without-gui"
Do not open the \s-1GUI\s0 (on Unix, do not use X server); only process the files from console.
This is assumed for \-p, \-e, \-l, and \-\-vacuum\-defs options. 
.IP "\fB\-\-g\-fatal\-warnings\fR" 8
.IX Item "--g-fatal-warnings"
Part of the standard \s-1GTK\s0 option that are recognized.  This forces any \s-1GTK\s0
warnings to cause Inkscape to abort.  This option is listed because it gets
used for debugging.
.IP "\fB\-\-usage\fR" 8
.IX Item "--usage"
Display a brief usage message.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
.IX Header "CONFIGURATION"
The preferences.xml configuration file located in ~/.inkscape/ is used
to customize the application settings for the user.  
.IP "\fBinterface\fR" 8
.IX Item "interface"
The \fBinterface\fR element(s) of the config file is used to set parameters
related to the \s-1GUI\s0 interface, such as the open/closed status of various
\&\s-1GUI\s0 elements, etc. 
.ie n .IP "\fBgroup id=""documents""\fR" 8
.el .IP "\fBgroup id=``documents''\fR" 8
.IX Item "group id=documents"
The documents group is used for containing the recent files list.  Each
document is listed with its uri (path) and name indicated.
.ie n .IP "\fBgroup id=""template""\fR" 8
.el .IP "\fBgroup id=``template''\fR" 8
.IX Item "group id=template"
The template group is used for storing parameters related to blank
documents. 
.ie n .IP "\fBgroup id=""tools""\fR" 8
.el .IP "\fBgroup id=``tools''\fR" 8
.IX Item "group id=tools"
The tools group is used for storing the user style preferences for
different event contexts (i.e., shapes, freehand or calligraphic stroke
properties, etc.).
.ie n .IP "\fBgroup id=""palette""\fR" 8
.el .IP "\fBgroup id=``palette''\fR" 8
.IX Item "group id=palette"
The palette group allows setting of dash styles.  This allows you to
define the stroke lengths for different kinds of dashes.
.ie n .IP "\fBgroup id=""dialogs""\fR" 8
.el .IP "\fBgroup id=``dialogs''\fR" 8
.IX Item "group id=dialogs"
The dialogs group allows persisting the position and width of each of
the dialogs in the application, so that they'll start up in the last
place the user had them at the next time the app is run.
.ie n .IP "\fBgroup id=""printing""\fR" 8
.el .IP "\fBgroup id=``printing''\fR" 8
.IX Item "group id=printing"
The printing group is for storing different printer settings.  Each
setting is identified with an id.  Properties include \fIbitmap\fR
(true/false), \fIresolution\fR, and \fIdestination\fR.
.ie n .IP "\fBgroup id=""options""\fR" 8
.el .IP "\fBgroup id=``options''\fR" 8
.IX Item "group id=options"
The options group allows persisting various user selected options
including \fInudgeddistance\fR, \fIrotationstep\fR, \fIcursortolerance\fR, and
\&\fIdragtolerance\fR. 
.SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
.IX Header "DIAGNOSTICS"
The program returns zero on success or non-zero on failure.
.PP
A variety of error messages and warnings are printed to \s-1STDERR\s0 or
\&\s-1STDOUT\s0.  If the program behaves erratically with a particular \s-1SVG\s0 file
or crashes, it is sometimes useful to look at this output for clues.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
While obviously \fBInkscape\fR is primarily intended as a \s-1GUI\s0 application,
it can be used for doing \s-1SVG\s0 processing on the commandline as well.
.PP
Print an \s-1SVG\s0 file:
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename.svg \-p \[aq]| lpr\[aq]
.Ve
.PP
Export an \s-1SVG\s0 file into \s-1PNG\s0 with the default resolution of 90dpi (one \s-1SVG\s0 user unit translates to one bitmap pixel):
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename.svg \-\-export\-png=filename.png
.Ve
.PP
Same, but force the \s-1PNG\s0 file to be 600x400 pixels:
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename.svg \-\-export\-png=filename.png \-w600 \-h400
.Ve
.PP
Same, but export the drawing (bounding box of all objects), not the page:
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename.svg \-\-export\-png=filename.png \-\-export\-area\-drawing
.Ve
.PP
Export to \s-1PNG\s0 the object with id=\*(L"text1555\*(R", using the output filename and 
the resolution that were used for that object last time when it was exported from the \s-1GUI:\s0
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename.svg \-\-export\-id=text1555 \-\-export\-use\-hints
.Ve
.PP
Same, but use the default 90dpi resolution, specify the filename, 
and snap the exported area outwards to the nearest whole \s-1SVG\s0 user unit values 
(to preserve pixel-alignment of objects and thus minimize antialiasing):
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename.svg \-\-export\-id=text1555 \-\-export\-png=text.png \-\-export\-snap\-area
.Ve
.PP
Convert an Inkscape \s-1SVG\s0 document to plain \s-1SVG:\s0  
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename1.svg \-\-export\-plain\-svg=filename2.svg
.Ve
.PP
Convert an \s-1SVG\s0 document to \s-1EPS\s0, converting all texts to paths:
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename.svg \-\-export\-eps=filename.eps \-\-export\-text\-to\-path
.Ve
.PP
Query the width of the object with id=\*(L"text1555\*(R":
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    inkscape filename.svg \-\-query\-width \-\-query\-id text1555
.Ve
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
\&\fB\s-1DISPLAY\s0\fR to get the default host and display number.
.PP
\&\fB\s-1TMPDIR\s0\fR to set the default path of the directory to use for temporary
files.  The directory must exist.
.SH "THEMES"
.IX Header "THEMES"
To load different icons sets instead of the default
\&\fB$PREFIX\fR/share/inkscape/icons/icons.svg file, the directory
\&\fB$HOME\fR/.inkscape/icons/ is used.  Icons are loaded by name
(e.g. \fIfill_none.svg\fR), or if not found, then from \fIicons.svg\fR.  If the
icon is not loaded from either of those locations, it falls back to the
default system location.
.PP
The needed icons are loaded from \s-1SVG\s0 files by searching for the \s-1SVG\s0 id with
the matching icon name.  (For example, to load the \*(L"fill_none\*(R" icon from
a file, the bounding box seen for \s-1SVG\s0 id \*(L"fill_none\*(R" is rendered as the
icon, whether it comes from \fIfill_none.svg\fR or \fIicons.svg\fR.)
.SH "FILES"
.IX Header "FILES"
\&\fB$HOME\fR/.inkscape/preferences.xml \- The user's preference settings. 
.PP
\&\fB$HOME\fR/.inkscape/extensions.xml \- The filter programs to be used in
the application.
.PP
\&\fB$HOME\fR/.inkscape/icons/{*,icons}.svg \- Icons to overload for themes.
.SH "OTHER INFO"
.IX Header "OTHER INFO"
The canonical place to find \fBInkscape\fR info is at
http://www.inkscape.org/.  The website includes links to other relevant
documentation, tutorials, user manual, examples, mailing list archives,
the latest released version of the program, and more. 
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fIgimp\fR\|(1), autotrace, potrace, frontline, ill2svg, \fIrsvg\fR\|(1), \fIxfig\fR\|(1), sodipodi,
karbon14, dia(1X), batik.
.PP
\&\s-1SVG\s0 compliance test suite:  http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/Test/
.PP
\&\s-1SVG\s0 validator:  http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/
.PP
\&\fIScalable Vector Graphics (\s-1SVG\s0) 1.1 Specification\fR
\&\fIW3C Recommendation 14 January 2003\fR
<http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/>
.PP
\&\fIScalable Vector Graphics (\s-1SVG\s0) 1.2 Specification\fR
\&\fIW3C Working Draft 13 November 2003\fR
<http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG12/>
.PP
\&\fI\s-1SVG\s0 1.1/1.2/2.0 Requirements\fR
\&\fIW3C Working Draft 22 April 2002\fR
<http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2Reqs/>
.PP
\&\fIDocument Object Model (\s-1DOM\s0): Level 2 Core\fR
\&\fIArnaud Le Hors et al editors, W3C\fR
<http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM\-Level\-2\-Core/>
.SH "GUI NOTES"
.IX Header "GUI NOTES"
To learn Inkscape's \s-1GUI\s0 operation, read the tutorials in Help > Tutorials.
.PP
Inkscape can import (File > Import) most bitmap formats (\s-1PNG\s0, \s-1BMP\s0, \s-1JPG\s0, \s-1XPM\s0, \s-1GIF\s0 etc.),
plain text (requires Perl), and \s-1AI\s0 format (Adobe Illustrator documents, versions up to 7 only;
requires Perl). 
.PP
Inkscape exports 32\-bit \s-1PNG\s0 images (File > Export) as well as \s-1AI\s0, \s-1PS\s0, \s-1EPS\s0, \s-1PDF\s0 (requires
Ghostscript), \s-1DXF\s0 and several other formats via File > Save as.
.PP
Inkscape can use the pressure and tilt of a graphic tablet pen for width and angle of
the Calligraphic tool.
.PP
Inkscape includes a \s-1GUI\s0 front-end to the Potrace bitmap tracing engine
(http://potrace.sf.net) which is embedded into Inkscape.
.PP
Inkscape can use external scripts (stdin-to-stdout filters) that are represented by
commands in the Effects menu. A script can have a \s-1GUI\s0 dialog for setting various
parameters and can get the IDs of the selected objects on which to act via the command
line. Inkscape comes with an assortment of effects written in Python, mostly for path
manipulation.
.SH "KEYBINDINGS"
.IX Header "KEYBINDINGS"
To get a complete list of keyboard and mouse shortcuts, view doc/keys.html, or use the Keys and Mouse command in Help menu from the \s-1GUI\s0 to see an \s-1SVG\s0 chart.
.SH "BUGS"
.IX Header "BUGS"
Many bugs are known; please refer to the website (inkscape.org) for reviewing the reported ones and to
report newly found issues.  See also the Known Issues section in the Release Notes for
your version (file `\s-1NEWS\s0').
.SH "AUTHORS"
.IX Header "AUTHORS"
This codebase owes its existance to a large number of contributors
throughout its various incarnations.  The following list is certainly
incomplete, but serves to recognize the many shoulders on which this
application sits:
.PP
Josh Andler,
John Bintz,
Arpad Biro,
Daniel Borgmann,
Hans Breuer,
Nicu Buculei,
Bulia Byak,
Chema Celorio,
Johan Ceuppens,
Zbigniew Chyla,
Alexander Clausen,
John Cliff,
Kees Cook,
Ben Cromwell,
Robert Crosbie,
Jon Cruz,
Milosz Derezynski,
Daniel D\['i]az,
Larry Doolittle,
Tim Dwyer,
Maxim V. Dziumanenko,
Danilo Egan,
Frank Felfe,
Andrew Fitzsimon,
Edward Flick,
Fred,
Ben Fowler,
Ted Gould,
Bryce Harrington,
Carl Hetherington,
Karl Ove Hufthammer,
Richard Hughes,
Nathan Hurst,
Thomas Ingham,
Bob Jamison,
Lauris Kaplinski,
Lynn Kerby,
Petr Kovar,
Raph Levien,
Nicklas Lindgren,
Vitaly Lipatov,
Colin Marquardt,
Dmitry G. Mastrukov,
Matiphas,
Michael Meeks,
Federico Mena,
MenTaLguY,
Aubanel Monnier,
Derek P. Moore,
Peter Moulder,
J\[:o]rg M\[:u]ller,
Yukihiro Nakai,
Christian Neumair,
Andreas Nilsson,
Mitsuru Oka,
Jon Phillips,
Zdenko Podobny,
Alexandre Prokoudine,
Alexey Remizov,
Frederic Rodrigo,
Juarez Rudsatz,
Xavier Conde Rueda,
Christian Schaller,
Marco Scholten,
Tom von Schwerdtner,
Shivaken,
Bo\[vs]tjan \[vS]peti\[ah]c,
Aaron Spike,
Kaushik Sridharan,
Ralf Stephan,
Dariusz Stojek,
Pat Suwalski,
Adib Taraben,
David Turner,
Aleksandar Uro\[vs]evi\[ah]c,
Lucas Vieites,
Michael Wybrow,
Daniel Yacob,
David Yip,
Masatake Yamato
.PP
This man page was put together by Bryce Harrington
<brycehar@bryceharrington.com>.
.SH "HISTORY"
.IX Header "HISTORY"
The codebase that would become Inkscape began life in 1999 as the
program Gill, the \s-1GNOME\s0 Illustrator application, created by Raph
Levien.  The stated objective for Gill was to eventually support all of
\&\s-1SVG\s0.  Raph implemented the PostScript bezier imaging model, including
stroking and filling, line cap style, line join style, text, etc.  
Raph's Gill page is at http://www.levien.com/svg/.  Work on Gill appears
to have slowed or ceased in 2000.
.PP
The next incarnation of the codebase was to become the highly popular
program Sodipodi, led by Lauris Kaplinski.  The codebase was turned
into a powerful illustration program over the course of several
year's work, adding several new features, multi-lingual support, porting
to Windows and other operating systems, and eliminating dependencies.
.PP
Inkscape was formed in 2003 by four active Sodipodi developers, Bryce
Harrington, MenTaLguY, Nathan Hurst, and Ted Gould, wanting to take a
different direction with the codebase in terms of focus on
\&\s-1SVG\s0 compliance, interface look-and-feel, and a desire to open
development opportunities to more participants.  
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
\&\fBCopyright (C)\fR 1999\[en]2005 by Authors.  
.PP
\&\fBInkscape\fR is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the \s-1GPL\s0.