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Published inMay 2011

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ISBN-139781849516181

Edition1st Edition

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Inkscape

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Web Design

Author (1)

Bethany Hiitola

Installing Inkscape

Inkscape is available for download for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, or Solaris operating systems.

Note

To run on the Mac OS X operating system, it typically runs under X11—an implementation of the X Window System software that makes it possible to run X11-based applications in Mac OS X. The X11 application has shipped with the Mac OS X since version 10.5.

When you open Inkscape on a Mac, it will first open X11 and run Inkscape within that program. Loss of some shortcut key options will occur but all functionality is present using menus and toolbars.

Let's briefly go over how to download and install Inkscape:

Go to the official Inkscape website at: http://www.inkscape.org/ and download the appropriate version of the software for your computer.
For the Mac OS X Leopard software, you will also need to download an additional application. It is the X11 application package 2.4.0 or greater from this website: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X112.4.0.
Once downloaded, double-click the X11-2.4.0.DMG package first. It will open another folder with the X11 application installer. Double-click that icon to be prompted through an installation wizard.
Double-click the downloaded Inkscape installation package to start the installation.
Note
For the Mac OS, a DMG file is downloaded. Double-click on it and then drag and drop the Inkscape package to the Application Folder. For any Windows device, an .EXE file is downloaded. Double-click that file to start and complete the installation. For Linux-based computers, there are a number of distributions available. Be sure to download and install the correct installation package for your system.
Now find the Inkscape icon in the Application or Programs folders to open the program.
Double-click the Inkscape icon and the program will automatically open to the main screen.

Note

In this book, the screenshots will be specific to the Mac OS X software. Don't be concerned if this is not the computer operating system of your choice; the software itself is very similar between them and notable differences in the Inkscape software screens will be noted.

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Author (1)

Bethany Hiitola

Bethany Hiitola is a working writer and technology geek. With a degree in Scientific and Technical Communications, she's worked as a technical writer and multimedia developer for over 12 yearsshe spends the rest of her time as a wife, mother, gadget geek, and Master of the Household. She's written more user manuals than she can count, essays, novels, and a few technical booksincluding Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers. More details are at her website: bethanyhiitola.com
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