Hello I have a problem with tracing. I want to trace with centerline so I get a single line which I can edit. That is not possible with podtrace (or is it?) Autotrace seems te do the job. To get that working with Inkscape I must install Autotrace and its GUI Frontline. But although autotrace has a win binary, I can't find a win binary of Frontline. Any ideas? Greeting Jos

Thanks for your answer. But I have been there. No binaries for Windows. Link is dead ?! Jos > I don't have any direct experience, but the inkscape wiki states: > > -------------------------- > Alternatives to Potrace (Autotrace and Frontline) > > Autotrace >     An open source vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means > you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While > not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like > images. Doesn't do too well with color. >     Autotrace has some features not available in the embedded Potrace > dialog in Inkscape. For example, there is a centerline switch that is > especially usefull for tracing roads (in maps) or font characters. > Frontline >     A GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline can be > run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed > from Inkscape and GIMP. > > If you want to have tracing option, you have to install both Autotrace > and Frontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically > detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion > option to image menu. > > Both Autotrace and Frontline can be downloaded from Sourceforge. > Binaries are available for windows and linux. > ---------------------- > > > I can't find a windows binary for frontline, however. > > -Rob A> > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:43 AM,   wrote: >> Hello >> I have a problem with tracing. >> I want to trace with centerline so I get a single line which I can edit. >> >> That is not possible with podtrace (or is it?) >> Autotrace seems te do the job. >> To get that working with Inkscape I must install Autotrace and its GUI >> Frontline. >> But although autotrace has a win binary, I can't find a win binary of >> Frontline. >> >> Any ideas? >> Greeting Jos >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

Spoke to soon. Found these: http://sourceforge.net/projects/autotrace/files/ which includes a windows binary for Autotrace, though I'm on Ubuntu so can't test it. Has anyone managed to install frontline? I converted the rpm to a .deb using alien but when trying to launch I get the following error: frontline: error while loading shared libraries: libgnomeui.so.32: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Which is odd as I have that installed. If anyone has managed to install it could you provide instructions? Thanks Ant On 25 March 2010 21:45, Antonio Roberts <antonio@...2662...> wrote: > I found too that the link for Fronline doesn't go anywhere. It's also > not available in the Ubuntu repositories. Is there anywhere else to > download it? > > On 25 March 2010 18:21,  <josfon@...861...> wrote: >> Thanks for your answer. >> But I have been there. >> No binaries for Windows. >> Link is dead ?! >> >> Jos >> >> >>> I don't have any direct experience, but the inkscape wiki states: >>> >>> -------------------------- >>> Alternatives to Potrace (Autotrace and Frontline) >>> >>> Autotrace >>>     An open source vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means >>> you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While >>> not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like >>> images. Doesn't do too well with color. >>>     Autotrace has some features not available in the embedded Potrace >>> dialog in Inkscape. For example, there is a centerline switch that is >>> especially usefull for tracing roads (in maps) or font characters. >>> Frontline >>>     A GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline can be >>> run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed >>> from Inkscape and GIMP. >>> >>> If you want to have tracing option, you have to install both Autotrace >>> and Frontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically >>> detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion >>> option to image menu. >>> >>> Both Autotrace and Frontline can be downloaded from Sourceforge. >>> Binaries are available for windows and linux. >>> ---------------------- >>> >>> >>> I can't find a windows binary for frontline, however. >>> >>> -Rob A> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:43 AM,   wrote: >>>> Hello >>>> I have a problem with tracing. >>>> I want to trace with centerline so I get a single line which I can edit. >>>> >>>> That is not possible with podtrace (or is it?) >>>> Autotrace seems te do the job. >>>> To get that working with Inkscape I must install Autotrace and its GUI >>>> Frontline. >>>> But although autotrace has a win binary, I can't find a win binary of >>>> Frontline. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> Greeting Jos >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Download Intel&#174; Parallel Studio Eval >>> Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs >>> proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. >>> See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Download Intel&#174; Parallel Studio Eval >> Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs >> proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. >> See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape-user mailing list >> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >> >

Looks good But is no good for me: no windows application Jos > A day more of search and I've found potracegui, which acts as an > interface for potrace and autotrace http://potracegui.sourceforge.net/ > I think it's more worth using that instead of trying to get Frontline > to work. Could this recommendation be added to the wiki instead of > recommending using old broken software? > > Ant > > On 25 March 2010 22:07, Antonio Roberts <antonio@...2662...>

>> Spoke to soon. Found these: >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/autotrace/files/ which includes a >> windows binary for Autotrace, though I'm on Ubuntu so can't test it. >> >> Has anyone managed to install frontline? I converted the rpm to a >> .deb using alien but when trying to launch I get the following error: >> >> frontline: error while loading shared libraries: libgnomeui.so.32: >> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory >> >> Which is odd as I have that installed. If anyone has managed to >> install it could you provide instructions? >> >> Thanks >> >> Ant >> >> On 25 March 2010 21:45, Antonio Roberts <antonio@...2662...> >> >> wrote: >>> I found too that the link for Fronline doesn't go anywhere. It's >>> also not available in the Ubuntu repositories. Is there anywhere >>> else to download it? >>> >>> On 25 March 2010 18:21, <josfon@...861...> wrote: >>>> Thanks for your answer. >>>> But I have been there. >>>> No binaries for Windows. >>>> Link is dead ?! >>>> >>>> Jos >>>> >>>>> I don't have any direct experience, but the inkscape wiki states: >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------- >>>>> Alternatives to Potrace (Autotrace and Frontline) >>>>> >>>>> Autotrace >>>>> An open source vectorization program by Martin Weber. That >>>>> means you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector >>>>> graphics. While not optimal for photos, it does good job on line >>>>> art and poster-like images. Doesn't do too well with color. >>>>> Autotrace has some features not available in the embedded >>>>> Potrace dialog in Inkscape. For example, there is a centerline >>>>> switch that is especially usefull for tracing roads (in maps) or >>>>> font characters. Frontline >>>>> A GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline can >>>>> be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly >>>>> accessed from Inkscape and GIMP. >>>>> >>>>> If you want to have tracing option, you have to install both >>>>> Autotrace >>>>> and Frontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically >>>>> detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector >>>>> conversion option to image menu. >>>>> >>>>> Both Autotrace and Frontline can be downloaded from Sourceforge. >>>>> Binaries are available for windows and linux. >>>>> ---------------------- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I can't find a windows binary for frontline, however. >>>>> >>>>> -Rob A> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:43 AM, wrote: >>>>>> Hello >>>>>> I have a problem with tracing. >>>>>> I want to trace with centerline so I get a single line which I >>>>>> can edit. >>>>>> >>>>>> That is not possible with podtrace (or is it?) >>>>>> Autotrace seems te do the job. >>>>>> To get that working with Inkscape I must install Autotrace and >>>>>> its GUI >>>>>> Frontline. >>>>>> But although autotrace has a win binary, I can't find a win >>>>>> binary of >>>>>> Frontline. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any ideas? >>>>>> Greeting Jos >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>------------ Download Intel&#174; Parallel Studio Eval >>>>> Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find >>>>> bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel >>>>> performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during >>>>> beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>>>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>----------- Download Intel&#174; Parallel Studio Eval >>>> Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs >>>> proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. >>>> See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Download Intel&#174; Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. 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