[LAD] [OT] vector drawing software

[Pau Arumí]

On dt, 2008-07-29 at 16:16 +0200, MarcOChapeau wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:57:03 -0400, Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, 2008-07-29 at 15:05 +0200, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> >> Anyone knows a good vector drawing program for Linux ?
> >>
> >> Absolute requirements are:
> >>
> >> - Lines, arrows, boxes, circles, etc.
> >> - Linewidths and styles, colors, filling.
> >> - Text
> >> - PDF or PS export.
> >> - PNG and JPEG import (no bitmap editing required).
> >> - Accuracy.
> >>
> >> I've been using TGIF for years, but I'm more and
> >> more being blocked by its main flaw which is that
> >> it seems to use a unit of 0.2mm internally (in
> >> metric mode) which is orders of magnitude too big.
> >>
> >> Tried QCAD and INKSCAPE, both fail basic
> >> requirements (and have other problems).
> > 
> > what basic requirements does inkscape fail?
> 
> I'd say PDF/PS export is not there yet. PNG has always been there but not
> JPEG.

Yes it's there (I'm using version 0.46 - Apr 2008)
I actually use it as the preferred command-line SVG->PDF converter for
LaTeX docs:

$ inkscape <source-svg> --without-gui --export-pdf=<target-pdf>

I'm curious to know what other requirements does inkscape fail, because
I find it extremely useful -- it is true that you have to get use to
some tricks, like for example painting arrows.

Pau