Hi Friends, FAQ #3.8.1 contains some garbled text. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about using Inkscape from the command line.....or much about the command line, in the first place. So I'm not sure exactly how to fix it. The current text is below, for convenience. Or here's the URL: http://inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/#Missing_console_output_issue Fyi, I'll be combining this with item #2.20. Could someone either fix the current text, or offer a short re-write for me? It's the first sentence or 2, which need attention. Or if that info is outdated, I need to know the new info. If anyone wants to see what I'm working on: http://staging.inkscape.org/en/brynns-user-faq Comments welcome. Besides updating and re-organizing, I'm taking out a whole bunch of old useless code! (whole bunch!) It's probably about halfway finished, and then I'll start on the faq for developers. Note that I have uploaded some tiny images of icons, in the How-To section, but they have somehow become lost. Martin is on the case ;-) And btw, when I get to work on the Developer FAQ, for the most part, all I'll be able to do, is take out the useless code, and *try* to reorganize the items. Since I'm such a newbie to this world, I won't be able to decide if some need to be deleted, or if some text needs to be updated, or if new items need to be added. That part will have to be up to you guys :-) Text below. Thanks, brynn
"As of the 0.48.2 release of the windows installer an inkscape.exe and an inkscape.com. The start menu shortcut points to inkscape.exe which does not write any output to the console. However, if you type inkscape in a command prompt, and the install directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Inkscape) is in your path, the command prompt will resolve inkscape.com before inkscape.exe. The file inkscape.com is actually a windows executable, that callsinkscape.exe and attaches it to the console window, therefore displaying stdout and stderr to said console.
If you call inkscape.exe from the command prompt, things like exporting or converting to plain SVG do work, they just do not output anything to the console.
If you are using an older version of Inkscape, or just wish for historical context, see this mailing list thread."