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Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers

By : Bethany Hiitola
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Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers

By: Bethany Hiitola

Overview of this book

<p>Do you think that your website could do with more visual appeal? Are you looking to spice it up with attractive designs and effects? Enter <i>Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers</i>&mdash;the only book specifically tailored to using Inkscape for web design. This book will teach you how to effectively use the fascinating new Inkscape vector graphics editor, which, despite being in version 0.48 <i>and</i> having no dearth of competitors, has already separated itself from the competition. Learn everything you need to know about enhancing your website&mdash;from site layouts to templates and animations&mdash;whether you are looking for a new website design or just some eye-candy.<br /><br />The Inkscape graphics editor is powerful, but getting started is often difficult. <i>Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers</i> walks you through the challenge of using Inkscape from a web design perspective in the easiest way possible. <br /><br />The first book to unlock the potential of Inkscape for web design, it begins with an introduction to the basics of Inkscape and then journeys you through implementing them in your website one by one.<br /><br />Learn to build your first website design using Inkscape. Create web page and desktop wallpapers with repeating pattern backgrounds and swirling designs. Incorporate icons and interactive maps on your website. Style and graphically manipulate text&mdash;from simple headings to shadowing, following paths, reflections, 3D effects, and more. Enhance your web pages using flowcharts, diagrams, and site maps and learn how to export them. Spruce it all up using animations. <br /><br />This book will teach you all that and more, in a simple effective manner; and what's more&mdash;you'll have fun doing it.</p>
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Keyboard Shortcuts
Glossary of Terms
Index

Appendix A. Keyboard Shortcuts

The following are the basic keyboard shortcuts for Inkscape .48 release of software.

Note

If you are using the Windows operating system, all instances of Command (Cmd) should be replaced with the Control (Ctrl) key.

You can also download and use a graphical version of the Inkscape Keyboard Layout from: http://www.openclipart.org/detail/81331.

Keyboard shortcut

Feature function

File menu shortcuts

Cmd+N

create new document

Cmd+O

open an SVG document

Shift+Cmd+E

export to PNG

Cmd+I

import bitmap or SVG

Cmd+P

print document

Cmd+S

save document

Shift+Cmd+S

save under a new name

Shift+Cmd+Alt+S

save a copy

Cmd+Q

exit Inkscape

Tools shortcuts

F1, s

Selector

Space

Switch to the Selector tool temporarily; another Space switches back

Shift+F2, w

Tweak tool

F3, z

Zoom tool

F4, r

Rectangle tool

Shift+F4, x

3D box tool

F5, e

Ellipse/arc tool

F6, p

Freehand (Pencil) tool

Shift+F6, b

Bezier (Pen) tool

Cmd+F6, c

Calligraphy tool

Shift+F7, u

Paint Bucket tool

Cmd+F1, g

Gradient tool

F7, d

Dropper tool

F8, t

Text tool

F9, i

Spiral tool

Shift+F9,

Star tool

Cmd+F2, o

Connector tool

Dialog windows

Shift+Cmd+F

Fill and Stroke

Shift+Cmd+W

Swatches

Shift+Cmd+T

Text and Font

Shift+Cmd+M

Transform

Shift+Cmd+L

Layers

Shift+Cmd+A

Align and Distribute

Shift+Cmd+O

Object Properties

Shift+Cmd+H

Undo History

Shift+Cmd+X

XML Editor

Shift+Cmd+D

Document Preferences

Shift+Cmd+P

Inkscape Preferences

Shift+Cmd+E

Export to PNG

Cmd+F

Find

Shift+Alt+B

Trace Bitmap

Shift+Cmd+7

Path Effects

Basic object shortcuts

Shift+Cmd+Y, Cmd+Z

Undo

Shift+Cmd+Z, Cmd+Y

Redo

Cmd+C

Copy selection

Cmd+X

Cut selection

Cmd+V

Paste clipboard

Cmd+Alt+V

Paste in place

Shift+Cmd+V

Paste style

Cmd+7

Paste path effect

Cmd+D

Duplicate selection

Alt+D

Clone object

Shift+Alt+D

Unlink clone

Shift+D

Select original

Alt+B

Create a bitmap copy

Shift+Alt+B

Trace bitmap

Alt+I

Object(s) to pattern

Shift+Alt+I

Pattern to object(s)

Shift+Cmd+U, Cmd+G

Group selected objects

Shift+Cmd+G, Cmd+U

Ungroup selected group(s)

Home

Raise selection to top

End

Lower selection to bottom

PgUp

Raise selection one step

PgDn

Lower selection one step