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4.10 Scribus SVG Export
Scribus 1.0 includes an SVG export plug-in, which enables you to export Scribus pages or objects as SVG.
This plug-in has the capability to export SVG 1.0 standards 2D graphics primitives and text, which can then be displayed in web browsers with SVG capability, within SVG viewers or further edited with SVG capable vector editors, like Sketch, Sodipodi or Adobe Illustrator.
Using the Plug-in:
Simply have the page you want to be exported, selected and use File > Export > Save as SVG..
Scribus - SVG Q and A
Why add SVG Export to Scribus?
Increasingly, Scribus has more sophisticated drawing tools, which are both familiar and easy to use. End users might like to use Scribus created objects in other applications like web design. Many other applications can import SVG and export an SVG object into other file formats. This also makes it easy for your print and web objects to be created from the same source.
What features can I export with the plug-in?
Basic 2D graphics and text. Text on a path works sometimes with other applications, sometimes not. Adobe Illustrator and Sodipodi (increasingly) both do a good job of importing Scribus SVG.
What features are not supported
Compression - SVGZ, Images like TIFF and PNG, animations. Compression and images are on the todo list.
Why SVG ?
SVG as a file format has many advantages:
- Easy to implement. The SVG file format is based on XML and has many similarities to Scribus' native file format.
- SVG is a scalable vector graphics, so graphics do not become pixelled when zoomed.
- They are XML format, text based and quick to load - much smaller than bitmap images. A typical SVG files is under 10k.
- SVG is an open XML-based standard from the W3 consortium
- It is platform neutral
- Can be scripted for user interaction and control. Also has support for ICC color spaces so color display accurately, even within a browser.
- Browser support is increasing. KDE has support for SVG in the latest versions.
A Scribus page displayed in a broswer:
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