On Fri, 30 Sep 2005, RoSourceforge wrote:
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:54:54 +0200 From: RoSourceforge <rosae@...16...> Reply-To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Can't import postscript
At 17.18 30/09/2005, you wrote:
Hi,
I am a completely new user and I installed inkscape mainly to manipulate postscript files. The installation was done with inkscape-0.42.2.x86.package on suse 9.0. My problem is that I can't seem to be able to import .ps files doing "File -> Import " and setting the filter to "All files". Inkscape tells me that it is unable to load the (.ps) file I choose.
Hi, inkscape is a very powerfull graphic editor, but it can't import ps and eps files,
I'm a little concerned about some of the claims people have been making on behalf of Inkscape. I am worried some of the claims are misleading and people may be disappointed when things do not "Just Work" when they try out Inkscape.
Inkscape does not natively support Poscript (PS) or Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) however Inkscape can be made to support more formats with the help from a variety of third party scripts and plugins. (I am not the best one to ask on how to set it all up though.)
I think it's due to the copyright covering the Ps Adobe format :-)
That has nothing to do with it. Postscript is an open standard, heck it is a Turing complete programming language but that is another story.
Sincerely
Alan Horkan
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