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+ | ===== SVG Files ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Creating SVG diagrams: Some notes from experience ==== | ||
+ | === from Nevil Brownlee, 18 July 2018 === | ||
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+ | The version of SVG that will be allowed in RFCs is described in RFC 7996, "SVG Drawings for RFCs: SVG 1.2 RFC", its formal syntax was updated in author: draft-7996-bis. | ||
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+ | As one of the tools for using SVG 1.2 RFC, we have produced *check_svg.py, | ||
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+ | Many people have asked for advice about how best to create SVG diagrams; in this note I summarise my experiences of doing that. To start with, Wikipedia has a good survey of both Open Source and Proprietary | ||
+ | packages at [[wp> | ||
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+ | === Inkscape === | ||
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+ | Of the Open Source packages, in my opinion Inkscape is the best of them. It's a big package, though, with many features, so there' | ||
+ | Note, however, that **SVG 1.2 RFC only allows objects that are part of black-and-white line drawings.** | ||
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+ | Again, Inkscape uses markers for line-end symbols (even if you create your own markers using Object -> Objects to Marker). | ||
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+ | Another nice feature of Inkscape is that its ' | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | === LibreOffice Draw === | ||
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+ | This is good if you're used to LibreOffice, | ||
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+ | Create your drawing using Draw, group it into a single object, then export it. (For me, that makes an SVG diagram that emacs and Inkscape display properly, but Firefox donesn' | ||
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+ | === dia === | ||
+ | Runs on Windows, OSX, GNU/Linux and Unix. Install it from http:// | ||
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+ | Dia is simple to use. Save your drawing as xxx.dia, then export it as xxx.svg. | ||
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+ | Dia draws line-end arrowheads as filled polygons, and it doesn' | ||
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+ | === Proprietary Applications === | ||
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+ | If you're familiar with Adobe Illustrator, |