In Gimp one can "flatten" a document to put all layers and all pieces into one object. Once this is done one can crop to a segment of the object and if needed enlarge it to a new size. I need those steps or equivalent to create a multi page (and more readable) version of the help document "keys.svg. "
What are the Inkscape analogs of flatten and crop?
Flattening I guess would be about the same as grouping in InkS. Select all the items you want together. CTRL+G to group them.
Then draw a box around whatever it is you want to keep. OBJECT>CLIP>SET
Bam! Cropped image.
John R. Culleton wrote:
In Gimp one can "flatten" a document to put all layers and all pieces into one object. Once this is done one can crop to a segment of the object and if needed enlarge it to a new size. I need those steps or equivalent to create a multi page (and more readable) version of the help document "keys.svg. "
What are the Inkscape analogs of flatten and crop?
On May 28, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Dave Niezabitowski wrote:
Flattening I guess would be about the same as grouping in InkS. Select all the items you want together. CTRL+G to group them.
Then draw a box around whatever it is you want to keep. OBJECT>CLIP>SET
Bam! Cropped image.
Be aware, though, that the other stuff remains in the image, just invisible.
A destructive crop action could probably be done via boolean ops.
On Tuesday 29 May 2007 10:53, Jon A. Cruz wrote:
On May 28, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Dave Niezabitowski wrote:
Flattening I guess would be about the same as grouping in InkS. Select all the items you want together. CTRL+G to group them.
Then draw a box around whatever it is you want to keep.
A box object or a selection? Neither one worked for me. IMO a crop tool would be most useful.
OBJECT>CLIP>SET
Bam! Cropped image.
Be aware, though, that the other stuff remains in the image, just invisible.
A destructive crop action could probably be done via boolean ops.
Seems likely. I'll try that when I have time. In the meantime I'll do screen captures of segments. I know how to make that technique work, crude as it may be.
It didn't work?
That's strange. Here follow these steps EXACTLY.
1. Open the uncropped image. 2. Select box tool or Beizer 3. Box in the viewable area 4. Select the boxed area 5. SHIFT+Click on the outside area. 6. Go to OBJECT>CLIP>SET 7. It will now crop to that area. 8. You can now export the image as a PNG (TIP: Use the SELECTIO option if you want ONLY that area saved.)
Here is an example of a PNG file I cropped. Example Croped
Here is the original image: http://www.freewebsitetemplates.com/preview/halo/
If it doesn't work, something in the steps you followed are askew.
John R. Culleton wrote:
On Tuesday 29 May 2007 10:53, Jon A. Cruz wrote:
On May 28, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Dave Niezabitowski wrote:
Flattening I guess would be about the same as grouping in InkS. Select all the items you want together. CTRL+G to group them.
Then draw a box around whatever it is you want to keep.
A box object or a selection? Neither one worked for me. IMO a crop tool would be most useful.
OBJECT>CLIP>SET
Bam! Cropped image.
Be aware, though, that the other stuff remains in the image, just invisible.
A destructive crop action could probably be done via boolean ops.
Seems likely. I'll try that when I have time. In the meantime I'll do screen captures of segments. I know how to make that technique work, crude as it may be.
What is the differences between Clip and Mask? Is wich situations should be used each of those two commands?
Thanks in advance, Victor Domingos
Clip will always obliterate anything oustide the clipped area. Good for keeping what you want and getting ride of what you don't.
Mask will obscure the image to various degrees. Anything covered by 100% black will not show through the mask. Anything covered by 100% white will show through the mask completely. If you do shades of grey, the image will look faded. Good for creating effects. I've used it to make things look like they're out in the distance or to obsuce something that's supposed to look like a reflection. There are, undoubtely, other uses. I saw a tut on the inkscape site that use mask and blur to great the illusion of depth on a pen.
~A
On 5/29/07, Victor Domingos <editor.arcosonline@...155...> wrote:
What is the differences between Clip and Mask? Is wich situations should be used each of those two commands?
Thanks in advance, Victor Domingos
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