Skencil
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 The vector graphics program Skencil |
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| Current version | 0.6.17 (June 19, 2005) |
| operating system | Linux , macOS , Solaris , FreeBSD |
| programming language | C , python |
| category | Graphics software |
| License | LGPL ( Free Software ) |
| www.skencil.org | |
Skencil (former name Sketch ) is a free vector graphics program for macOS and various Unix derivatives that was released under the GNU Lesser General Public License , but is no longer being developed.
Functionality
Skencil allows the design and positioning of objects such as geometric primitives (lines, Bézier curves , rectangles, ellipses), text, EPS and raster graphics with the aid of a mouse and keyboard on a graphic surface. All objects can be rotated, scaled and sheared. Skencil has effects like blending, masking groups, text along a path or text to curves. Import filters are available for Xfig , AI (up to version 8), WMF , Corel CMX and SVG files. Export is possible in the formats EPS, AI, PDF and SVG. With the program pstoedit PostScript files can be prepared for further processing in Skencil. For Skencil there are additional modules (plugins) from various authors that provide special functions such as the integration of LaTeX text, graphic effects or a softproof .
technology
Skencil is mainly programmed in Python and contains modules written in C for computationally intensive operations . It runs under the operating systems GNU / Linux , macOS , Solaris and FreeBSD on various computer architectures such as IA-32 , PowerPC , Alpha or SPARC . The GUI library Tk is used for the graphical user interface .
history
The first publicly available version Sketch 0.5.0 was published on October 31, 1998. Up to the versions of the 0.6.x branch, the graphical user interface was implemented with Tk . The 0.7.x series uses GTK + and should be able to run on more operating systems on this basis. B. offer better text functions. However, it has not yet been published and the last publication of the project as a whole (version 0.6.17 from June 19, 2005) is now years ago. A Ukrainian development team has started a spin-off called sK1 , which will be continued with the Tk interface and will concentrate on the requirements in the area of prepress.
