This is my case: I have a multi-page document with printable numbered labels where each label should have a specific text on it. I have cloned this text so I only need to change it in one text object. With a single page I could use the export and just edit that text, edit the filename accordingly and press Export. When I found out that I would need more labels per file = more than one page, export options did not work well with multi-page (at least I could not find how to not end up with one combined page). So then I was back to the more cumbersome "Save copy as" pdf. This is more mouse clicks including the need to select file type as pdf each time + more clicks.
So from command line I would like to input the cloned text for each new file and save copy as pdf with filename equal to the input text + some standard string.
I guess that would be someting like:
inkscapecom (open original file) (change text in text object with id="text1" to "XXX") (save copy as pdf with filename "XXX_labels.pdf")
Ideally I would like to input a list of XXX values and loop through these. Is that possible too?
Any pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated.
Is it something which absolutely has to be done via the command line ( I presume that you want to use powershell ). ?
The reason being, this is an easy task for a python extension. Input svg file selection widget, input csv file widget or user list in the extension window. Output folder selection widget.
All to a temp folder, then Inkscape command call svg-->pdf with custom name.
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For the command line solution.
Inkscape has `object-set-attribute` to set an attribute and `object-set-property` to set a style property.
However, text is not an attribute or a property. It is a text node. So cannot be changed in this way.
It would require some powershell code to edit the xml node ( which is totally doable without 3rd party tools )
The NextGenerator sounds like the perfect option for this case. Thanks for pointing me to it.
I was not motivated to create an extension just for this short-term need and hopet it would be a chance to test out command line functionalities. I guess I will leave that for another task and go for the NextGenerator extension.
Beyond the Basics Command line startup problems
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I have a case where I'd like to test the command line option in Inkscape, but I fail from the start block.
I am on Windows 11 using Inkscape 1.3 downloaded as .7z to have parallell version installed. This is what I have tried:
in cmd.exe
cd <...path to v1.3...>\bin
inkscape --help (nothing happen, neither with --? nor with --verb-list or --shell)
inkscape (start the gui version)
in PowerShell:
seems to tell me to use .\inkscape.exe instead of inkscape and this start the GUI, but adding tokens give ParserError
What am I doing wrong?
Can you try using
inkscapecom(assuming you have added inkscape you to your path during installation )I don't use windows that often - but it seems this change was made 1.2-->1.3
typing inkscape runs silently
Thanks - that seems to be the trick to get me startet. 👍
At least
inkscapecom --helpgave the expected result of information and I realize that --verb-list is outdated.If you need a sample command line to do something, just post :)
It's actions only now ( and there are a couple of extra options for pdf etc )
A sample command would be luxurious.
This is my case: I have a multi-page document with printable numbered labels where each label should have a specific text on it. I have cloned this text so I only need to change it in one text object. With a single page I could use the export and just edit that text, edit the filename accordingly and press Export. When I found out that I would need more labels per file = more than one page, export options did not work well with multi-page (at least I could not find how to not end up with one combined page). So then I was back to the more cumbersome "Save copy as" pdf. This is more mouse clicks including the need to select file type as pdf each time + more clicks.
So from command line I would like to input the cloned text for each new file and save copy as pdf with filename equal to the input text + some standard string.
I guess that would be someting like:
inkscapecom (open original file) (change text in text object with id="text1" to "XXX") (save copy as pdf with filename "XXX_labels.pdf")
Ideally I would like to input a list of XXX values and loop through these. Is that possible too?
Any pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated.
Is it something which absolutely has to be done via the command line ( I presume that you want to use powershell ). ?
The reason being, this is an easy task for a python extension. Input svg file selection widget, input csv file widget or user list in the extension window. Output folder selection widget.
All to a temp folder, then Inkscape command call svg-->pdf with custom name.
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For the command line solution.
Inkscape has `object-set-attribute` to set an attribute and `object-set-property` to set a style property.
However, text is not an attribute or a property. It is a text node. So cannot be changed in this way.
It would require some powershell code to edit the xml node ( which is totally doable without 3rd party tools )
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Another option might be to just make the first label a variable using the https://inkscape.org/~Moini/%E2%98%85nextgenerator-replace-export
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Let me know what you think - see if I can come up with something
The NextGenerator sounds like the perfect option for this case. Thanks for pointing me to it.
I was not motivated to create an extension just for this short-term need and hopet it would be a chance to test out command line functionalities. I guess I will leave that for another task and go for the NextGenerator extension.