Inkscape command line arguments have changed

Inkscape command line arguments have changed

[Thangalin]

$ inkscape --version
Inkscape 1.0 (4035a4fb49, 2020-05-01)
    Pango version: 1.44.7

With the new release of Inkscape, --export-pdf no longer exists. The
new options appear to be:

  --export=type=pdf
  --export=pdf-version=1.5 (or 1.4)
  --export-filename=filename.pdf

Aditya has shown a work-around on TeX.SE. I've changed the code a little:

\startluacode
figures.programs.inkscape={
  command="inkscape",
  pdfargument=[[
    "%oldname%"
    --export-dpi=600
    --export=type=pdf
    --export-filename="%newname%"
  ]],
  pngargument=[[
    "%oldname%"
    --export-dpi=600
    --export=type=png
    --export-filename="%newname%"
  ]],
}
\stopluacode

Unfortunately, this does override outdated command line argument.
ConTeXt appears to pass in the old argument:

context --purgeall --trackers=graphics.conversion filename.tex

Shows:

Unknown option --export-pdf=images/m_k_i_v_genealogy.svg.pdf

How would you replace the export-pdf option for the new version of Inkscape?

(I'll send a bug to the Inkscape issue tracker; it strikes me that
--export-pdf could have remained an alias.)

Thank you!
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Re: Inkscape command line arguments have changed

[Thangalin]

Minor correction:

\startluacode
figures.programs.inkscape={
  command="inkscape",
  pdfargument=[[
    "%oldname%"
    --export-dpi=600
    --export-type=pdf
    --export-filename="%newname%"
  ]],
  pngargument=[[
    "%oldname%"
    --export-dpi=600
    --export-type=png
    --export-filename="%newname%"
  ]],
}
\stopluacode

Still doesn't work, though. ConTeXt persists with using --export-pdf=...
Cheers!
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Re: Inkscape command line arguments have changed

[mf]

Il 19/05/20 20:50, Thangalin ha scritto:
> Minor correction:
> 
> \startluacode
> figures.programs.inkscape={
>    command="inkscape",
>    pdfargument=[[
>      "%oldname%"
>      --export-dpi=600
>      --export-type=pdf
>      --export-filename="%newname%"
>    ]],
>    pngargument=[[
>      "%oldname%"
>      --export-dpi=600
>      --export-type=png
>      --export-filename="%newname%"
>    ]],
> }
> \stopluacode
> 
> Still doesn't work, though. ConTeXt persists with using --export-pdf=...
> Cheers!
> 

The latest version of ConTeXt should detect Inkscape's version and adapt 
the command line options accordingly (I tested it successfully on Debian 
64 Buster + Inkscape 0.92 and Debian 64 Sid + Inkscape 1.0rc).

Next year's versions will no longer detect Inkscape's version and will 
use the newer syntax.

See https://wiki.contextgarden.net/SVG

This topic has already been discussed in this thread:
https://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg94153.html

Massi
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Re: Inkscape command line arguments have changed

[Thangalin]

As a work around, rename /usr/bin/inkscape to new-inkscape, such as:

# mv /usr/bin/inkscape /usr/bin/new-inkscape

Then change /usr/bin/inkscape to intercept and replace the command
line argument:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
/usr/bin/new-inkscape \
  $(echo "$@" | sed 's/--export-pdf/--export-type=pdf --export-filename/')

Then make sure the shell script is executable:

chmod +x /usr/bin/inkscape

This produces the expected results:

graphics        > inclusion > checking conversion of 'genealogy-sm',
fullname 'images/genealogy-sm.svg', old format 'svg', new format
'pdf', conversion 'default', resolution 'default', arguments ''
graphics        > inclusion > converting 'genealogy-sm'
('images/genealogy-sm.svg') from 'svg' to 'pdf'
graphics        > inclusion > new graphic, using hash
'images/m_k_i_v_genealogy-sm.svg.pdf->1->crop->->->default->default->default'

Stay safe everybody.
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