The Book of Inkscape, 2nd Edition: The Definitive Guide to the Graphics Editor

A comprehensive user’s guide to Inkscape, a vector illustration application.

Dmitry Kirsanov, a former core Inkscape developer, shares his
knowledge of Inkscape's inner workings as he shows how to use
Inkscape to draw with various tools, work with objects, apply realistic
and artistic effects, and more. Step-by-step task-based tutorials show
you how to create business cards, animations, technical and artistic
drawings, and graphic assets for games.

This second edition covers the new tools, improved text features,
advanced new path effects and filters, as well as many new UI
conveniences in Inkscape 1.0. A new chapter describes Inkscape's
extensions for both users and developers.

Learn how to:
  •  Navigate the canvas and customize your workspace and views
  •  Create new objects and transform, style, clone, and combine them
  •  Use gradients, patterns, filters, and path effects to liven up your work
  •  Work with layers, groups, object order, and locks to control your artwork
  •  View and manipulate your document’s structure with the XML Editor and the new Objects dialog
  •  Export your work to various formats

《Inkscape全面使用指南》是一本關於向量插圖應用程式Inkscape的使用手冊。

前Inkscape核心開發者Dmitry Kirsanov分享了他對Inkscape內部運作的了解，並展示了如何使用Inkscape進行繪圖、使用各種工具、應用逼真和藝術效果等。逐步的基於任務的教學示範向讀者展示了如何創建名片、動畫、技術和藝術繪圖，以及遊戲圖形資源。

這本第二版介紹了Inkscape 1.0中的新工具、改進的文字功能、高級的新路徑效果和濾鏡，以及許多新的用戶界面便利功能。新的一章描述了Inkscape的擴展，包括用戶和開發者兩方面。

學習內容包括：
- 導航畫布並自定義工作區和視圖
- 創建新對象並對其進行變換、樣式、克隆和結合
- 使用漸變、圖案、濾鏡和路徑效果為作品增添活力
- 使用圖層、群組、對象順序和鎖定來控制作品
- 使用XML編輯器和新的對象對話框查看和操作文檔結構
- 將作品匯出為各種格式

Dmitry Kirsanov is an author, developer, and graphic designer. For
many years, he was a core Inkscape developer and added many features to the program while making its UI more fluent and flexible. He currently works as an XML/SVG developer and web developer; in his spare time, he writes and edits books for IT publishers.

「Dmitry Kirsanov」是一位作家、開發者和平面設計師。多年來，他一直是Inkscape的核心開發者，為該程式添加了許多功能，同時使其用戶界面更加流暢和靈活。他目前擔任XML/SVG開發者和網頁開發者；在閒暇時間，他為IT出版商撰寫和編輯書籍。