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[Brian Sidebotham <brian.sidebotham@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 30 August 2011 19:33, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 08/30/2011 12:09 PM, fabrizio wrote:
>> I have just finished convert ALL KiCad icons. I am now cleaning up all
>> the .svg files so that no useless attributes are included. I am using
>> this for the cleaning process:
>> http://codedread.com/scour/
>>
>> I suspect that once the .svg files are clean the derived .png files
>> are clean too and maybe no additional png cleaning is necessary.
>>
>> I'll be able to say more later today
>>
>> Cheers
>> Fabrizio
>
> Fabrizio,
>
>
> OK, assuming you (or the project) has copyright to all the work, I'd say run it
> once, and then never again.
>
> If Inkscape then re-inserts some attributes like this, we will have to deal with
> them downstream.
>
> We will be in Inkscape editing these things.
>
>
> I just tried Wayne's solution and it seems to have worked.  Fabrizio confirm
> this please.
>
>
>    -rem alla
>
>
> to pngcrush.
>
>
> To the tune of over a 10% space savings from what I see.
>
> We do not need this *.py tool in our workflow.
>
> I would not want to have to post process the *.svg files before using them as
> part of the normal work flow directly into PNG.
>
> So this tool you reference Fabrizio, should not be part of our work flow.
> Whereas, pngcrush now will be.
>
> Thanks to everyone for your help.  I think we are nearly in sight of a clear
> path to completion.
>
> Brian, enjoy yourself tonight, no program needed.

No problem, if there's an easier way then all the better.

Looking forward to seeing the results from this work, keep it up! :-)

Best Regards,

Brian.