Converting SVG to PDF: No export filename given and no filename hint
I'm trying to convert svg to pdf. "inkscape -A stack.pdf stack.svg" works, but the resulting image has a lot of empty space. I tried adding -D but that gives me "WARNING **: No export filename given and no filename hint. Nothing exported."
Any help? FWIW I was able to use -D successfully in the past when converting svg to png files....
Thanks,
Yang
Retrying.
Yang Zhang wrote:
I'm trying to convert svg to pdf. "inkscape -A stack.pdf stack.svg" works, but the resulting image has a lot of empty space. I tried adding -D but that gives me "WARNING **: No export filename given and no filename hint. Nothing exported."
Any help? FWIW I was able to use -D successfully in the past when converting svg to png files....
Thanks,
Yang
I wanted to chime in. For some reason I can get any of the other save as options to work when I started downloading the nightly builds over the last few weeks. If I go back to the 45 stuff it works ok. I am just trying to learn this a little at a time, I would love to get at least the PDF saving working. The program does read PDF files well as long as they were created with the Adobe PDF Driver. If I use PrimoPDF then Inkscape has a problem with the font names for some reason.
Any suggestions or ideas on what might be wrong with what I have is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Kim Hovorka 801-785-3669 kimhovorka@...12...
--- On Thu, 1/24/08, Yang Zhang <yanghatespam@...155...> wrote:
From: Yang Zhang <yanghatespam@...155...> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Converting SVG to PDF: No export filename given and no filename hint To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008, 3:06 PM Retrying.
Yang Zhang wrote:
I'm trying to convert svg to pdf. "inkscape
-A stack.pdf stack.svg"
works, but the resulting image has a lot of empty
space. I tried adding
-D but that gives me "WARNING **: No export
filename given and no
filename hint. Nothing exported."
Any help? FWIW I was able to use -D successfully in
the past when
converting svg to png files....
Thanks,
Yang
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On Jan 25, 2008 2:00 PM, Kim Hovorka <kimhovorka@...12...> wrote:
I wanted to chime in. For some reason I can get any of the other save as options to work when I started downloading the nightly builds over the last few weeks. If I go back to the 45 stuff it works ok. I am just trying to learn this a little at a time, I would love to get at least the PDF saving working.
Have you tried save as "PDF via Cairo" ? That's been working quite nicely for me in recent builds. (Currently using this one: Inkscape0801231543.7z from here:http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/) Course that won't help you if you're on Linux or mac...
--bb
As noted on the man page for inkscape, many of the export options (including -D) are only available for PNG export. A request for support of these options under PDF is in the bug tracker at https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/171511
That bug report lists a couple workarounds that you may find useful. I use a command-line utility called pdfcrop, which came with my tetex distribution.
Tom
On Jan 24, 2008 9:11 PM, Bill Baxter <wbaxter@...155...> wrote:
On Jan 25, 2008 2:00 PM, Kim Hovorka <kimhovorka@...12...> wrote:
I wanted to chime in. For some reason I can get any of the other save as
options to work when I started downloading the nightly builds over the last few weeks. If I go back to the 45 stuff it works ok. I am just trying
to learn this a little at a time, I would love to get at least the PDF
saving working.
Have you tried save as "PDF via Cairo" ? That's been working quite nicely for me in recent builds. (Currently using this one: Inkscape0801231543.7z from here:http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/) Course that won't help you if you're on Linux or mac...
--bb
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