[SOLVED] SVG and inkscape SVG

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Ponny
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[SOLVED] SVG and inkscape SVG

Postby Ponny » Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:20 pm

Meow

Anybody know, what is difference about SVG and inkscape SVG file type?
But explanation for dummies please.


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Re: SVG and inkscape SVG

Postby tylerdurden » Fri Nov 08, 2013 12:52 am

Inkscape SVG files include the construction/design information: guidelines, grids, layers, etc.

Yet, they can be displayed by many systems that display standard SVG files, because Inkscape uses SVG as a construction format; it does not use an intermediate or construction filetype. Editing a standard format/filetype is often referred to as editing "natively", without translation or conversion to another format/filetype.

Compare to GIMP, which uses its own file format (.xcf) to store construction/design information in the .xcf filetype... those .xcf files must be rendered as other filetypes (.gif, .png, etc.) for use in browsers and other programs, because those filetypes don't save construction info (layers, guidelines, etc.).

P.S.

SVG Image
PONY.svg
Inkscape
(6.78 KiB) Downloaded 227 times



SVG Image
PONY.svg
plain
(5.04 KiB) Downloaded 193 times


As you can see, both have the same filename and both display in the browser, but the Inkscape version will have guidelines and each letter on a separate layer.
Have a nice day.

I'm using Inkscape 0.92.2 (5c3e80d, 2017-08-06), 64 bit win8.1

The Inkscape manual has lots of helpful info! http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/

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Re: SVG and inkscape SVG

Postby Uktrunie » Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:06 pm

Another take:

Inkscape does things that the SVG standard doesn't allow, for example layers. Inkscape stores this information in a way that is ignored by a non-Inkscape SVG reader. This is done in such a way that ignoring that data shouldn't affect the end result displayed on the screen. In the case of layers, for example, the other program will just show all objects as a group on the same and unique layer that an SVG graphic has.

For compatibility reasons, Inkscape can also save the plain 100% pure standard SVG file. It won't have any of the Inkscape stuff in it and thus when you open it again in Inkscape you would have lost some structural things.


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