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kicad:pdf_output_from_kicad_in_linux [2013/06/29 22:50] mithatkicad:pdf_output_from_kicad_in_linux [2013/06/29 22:52] mithat
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   * In Pcbnew: //File > Print SVG//   * In Pcbnew: //File > Print SVG//
  
-However, converting these files to PDF isn't quite as straight-forward. I wrote **[[svg2pdf-d]]** to automate the conversion process. Just drop a copy of the script into a KiCad project directory and run it whenever you want to convert files. +However, converting these files to PDF isn't quite as straight-forward. I wrote **[[svg2pdf-d]]** to automate the conversion process. Just drop a copy of the script into a KiCad project directory and then run it whenever you want to convert files.
  
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 There are a few things more you should note: There are a few things more you should note:
-  * The script relies on [[http://inkscape.org/|Inkscape]]---which it runs in batch/shell mode. Inkscape isn't really that light, but it’s arguably something that should be in your FOSS toolkit anyway.+  * The script relies on [[http://inkscape.org/|Inkscape]]which it runs in batch/shell mode. Inkscape isn't really that light, but it’s arguably something that should be in your FOSS toolkit anyway.
   * The script relies on [[https://help.gnome.org/users/zenity/stable/|Zentiy]]. If this offends your KDE or other sensibilities, I have a [[svg2pdf-dgxmessage|version]] that uses [[http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~trmusson/programs.html#gxmessage|gxmessage]] or [[http://linux.die.net/man/1/xmessage|xmessage]] as well as a pure [[svg2pdf-dbash|command-line version]]. I won't promise to keep these updated though.   * The script relies on [[https://help.gnome.org/users/zenity/stable/|Zentiy]]. If this offends your KDE or other sensibilities, I have a [[svg2pdf-dgxmessage|version]] that uses [[http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~trmusson/programs.html#gxmessage|gxmessage]] or [[http://linux.die.net/man/1/xmessage|xmessage]] as well as a pure [[svg2pdf-dbash|command-line version]]. I won't promise to keep these updated though.
  
kicad/pdf_output_from_kicad_in_linux.txt · Last modified: 2016/02/06 18:21 by mithat

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