On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:50:29 -0800, oisin feeley <ofeeley@...155...> wrote:
I would like to create vector graphics with Inkscape, then save them to EPS and use those EPS figures in LyX (LaTeX) created documents. Currently (inkscape-0.41-1, lyx-1.3.5-3) I cannot do this with figures that have transparency or gradients. What happens is that EPS exported figures with more than a single layer are completely munged so that a single plane of color is produced. PNG exported are slightly better.
So here's a sort of work around if anyone has the same problem: use Scribus to take the SVG file and export it to PDF or PNG.
PS and EPS do not support transparency, there's nothing we can do about it. PS level 3 however supports gradients, and the CVS version of Inkscape exports gradients (without transparency) correctly to PS or EPS.
For PDF, you can either use Scribus or convert Inkscape-exported PS to PDF.
As for PNG, our export is completely wysiwyg. No need to use any other tools.
However scribus-1.2.1-3 is able to get the layering and gradient fill correct with PNG exports
PNG format does not have any layers. As for gradients, they were always exported correctly to PNG from Inkscape. What is the problem with that?
and the layering correct with PDF exports (but not the gradient, even if I choose the Acrobat-5.0 compatibility)
Try EPS export from Inkscape CVS and then ps2pdf from Ghostscript or Adobe Distiller. Gradients should work (but, again, without transparency).