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Re: Taking SVG screenshots is real

 

Got it from the Libre Graphics Magazine issue 1.4 -
http://libregraphicsmag.com/ ;)

By the way, issue 1.2 has a really interesting article on Adaptable GIMP,
this is roughly what we're trying to do with Scratch but better. I
recommend reading that one.

2013/1/28 Alfredo Hernández <aldomann.designs@xxxxxxxxx>

> Wow!! I am completely astonished. This is incredible, thanks for the tip,
> mate :D
>
> Regards.
> On 27 Jan 2013 22:42, "Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff" <
> sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> Rejoice! The dream of taking vector screenshots is real! Just sudo
>> apt-get install apt-get install gtk-vector-screenshot and log out/in!
>>
>> So, if you want to make a pixel-perfect mockup of a modification of some
>> app, you no longer have dig through earlier mockups, to look for an
>> [incomplete] mockup kit and hack things together - just take a
>> fully-inkscapeable screenshot and hack away!
>>
>> The catch(es):
>>  * Works on GTK3 only, in particular only on Cairo-rendered parts (e.g.
>> doesn't work for Audience)
>>  * The icons are raster, but that should not be a problem
>>  * The DPI is a bit off, but you can return things to original size by
>> downscaling the result by the factor of 0.8 (at least on my machine)
>>
>> Here are some example screenshots I took:
>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5279564/gtk-vector-screenshot/granite-demo.svg
>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5279564/gtk-vector-screenshot/pantheon-files.svg
>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5279564/gtk-vector-screenshot/scratch.svg
>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5279564/gtk-vector-screenshot/about.svg
>>
>> As Cassidy reminded recently, not every mockup should be pixel-perfect
>> (see http://elementaryos.org/journal/design-process) but if you need
>> one, making it just got a lot easier!
>>
>> --
>> Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
>> OS architect @ elementary
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