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Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program, Fourth Edition
By: Tavmjong Bah
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: May 06, 2011
Print ISBN-10: 0-13-276414-8
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-276414-8
Web ISBN-10: 0-13-276417-2
Web ISBN-13: 978-0-13-276417-9
Pages in Print Edition: 504
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Overview
Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program, Fourth Edition, is
the guide to the Inkscape program, with coverage of versions 0.47
and 0.48. This authoritative introduction and reference features
hundreds of useful illustrations. With Inkscape, you can produce a
wide variety of art, from photorealistic drawings to organizational
charts. Inkscape uses SVG, a powerful vector-based drawing language
and W3C web standard, as its native format. SVG drawings can
be viewed directly in browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari,
Opera, and Internet Explorer 9. A subset of SVG has been adopted by
the mobile phone market. Inkscape is available free for the
Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. Systematic
coverage of the entire Inkscape program begins with eleven
tutorials ranging in difficulty from very basic to highly complex.
The remainder of the book covers each facet of Inkscape in detail
with an emphasis on practical solutions for common problems. The
book is filled with valuable tips and warnings about the use of
Inkscape and SVG. Find dozens of Inkscape illustrations from the
book in the online color supplement available at
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/.
Updated for Inkscape v0.48, this edition includes complete coverage
of new features, including the new Spray Tool, updated Node and
Text tools, improved bitmap image import, LaTex export for
PDF/EPS/PS, added extensions including the JessyInk extension for
web-based presentations, the adaptive UI, and the new Glyphs
dialog.
Subscriber Reviews
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"The book!" - by aimsmuaklek on 19-FEB-2013
Reviewer Rating:
I have been using the book for almost a year. I find it comprehensive. It provides avenues to explore the functions of Inkscape. As a speaker of English as a second language, I find this book easy to understand. Perhaps, more graphic (screen cast) could have been used to make it faster to follow. Nevertheless, I have no regrets of having bought this book. I have no reservation to recommend to another total beginner to Inkscape. Please note that I have never used other similar software in the past.
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