SVG import / export status ?

[stuseven]

+ In the past week of daily releases for Linux, the
XaraLX package has included "xarasvgfilter" and "xarasvgfilterui",
which, according to the author, may be used as command line
conversion tools with XaraLX...
...and, in other discussion, we see that SVG import should now
be possible, via the import menu... but, for me, none of these
features have worked - this, again, in any of the four or five
newest releases I've downloaded.

Is SVG import/export still a work in progress, or is there some
way to do this already, before it appears in the menus ?

Thanks to anyone who may know !

[abligh]

+ In the past week of daily releases for Linux, the
XaraLX package has included "xarasvgfilter" and "xarasvgfilterui",
which, according to the author, may be used as command line
conversion tools with XaraLX...
...and, in other discussion, we see that SVG import should now
be possible, via the import menu... but, for me, none of these
features have worked - this, again, in any of the four or five
newest releases I've downloaded.

Is SVG import/export still a work in progress, or is there some
way to do this already, before it appears in the menus ?

Thanks to anyone who may know !

It's still a work-in-progress in the sense that it needs fully integrating. I don't think anyone has tested it on the command line, but very recent builds should do SVG import (I think). Whether autopackage is installing the SVG filter right right is another matter: we've done a lot of fiddling there (not helped by renaming the binaries). What's the most recent build you've tried?

The recommended 0.7 version (when released) should have functional SVG import.

Alex

[stuseven]

+ Alex - Thanks for your reply.

As I said, I've been downloading the daily builds... so... yesterday's
will have been the latest I'd installed - however, that version did not
include menu items for either SVG import or export (and I was unable to
get the svgfile binaries to produce anything useable).

I have downloaded, but not yet installed, today's XaraLX release, (version 0.7 Revision 1680 Built 08-Aug-06 12:00)... I'm still not at my
Linux machine, and haven't tried it yet. Hopefully, this newest one will
do it ! If not, I'm happy to wait... it should be a great new feature
when it's ready.

It's still a work-in-progress in the sense that it needs fully integrating. I don't think anyone has tested it on the command line, but very recent builds should do SVG import (I think). Whether autopackage is installing the SVG filter right right is another matter: we've done a lot of fiddling there (not helped by renaming the binaries). What's the most recent build you've tried?

The recommended 0.7 version (when released) should have functional SVG import.

Alex

[jedfrechette]

Its not working here either.

With revision 1680 SVG does not appear as an option under either the import or export menu. Furthermore, trying to import a rather simple SVG produces: "That file is not recognized by any of the installed filters."

Cheers,

--
Jed

[fjgaude]

SVG import (r1680) can't handle any of the Open Clipart Library files. Only the simplest of drawing can be imported, from Inkscape, and offset to the upper-right of the screen, off the page.

frank

[NeilH]

Please can those people reporting that SVG import isn't available after Autopackage install please answer the following questions.

- Are you installing the autopackage with default options (so files get installed under /usr)?

- Can you see all the following files are installed:-
/usr/bin/xarasvgfilter
/usr/bin/xarasvgfilterui
/usr/share/xaralx/filters/svgfilter.xml
/usr/share/xaralx/filters/svgfilterc.xml

Please try using revision 1680 or higher.

Once installed, you should see that SVG is included as one of the many import file types. Do File, Import. Go to the file type list near the bottom of the dialog (it will show *.XAR by default). You should see SVG included in the list of types in that list.

After choosing a file (choose a simple one for now as this is work in progress) you should find the data has been imported into your current design. Usually it appears above and to the right of your current view (bug), so zoom out to see it.

Thanks

Neil

[abligh]

SVG import (r1680) can't handle any of the Open Clipart Library files. Only the simplest of drawing can be imported, from Inkscape, and offset to the upper-right of the screen, off the page.

frank

That's a different problem to it not being installed (indeed it shows it is installed). I 'm hoping most of that's fixed in r1687 (certainly the offset bug).

We are aware that the SVGFilter is not yet complete.

Alex