I have been using Inkscape for making images for buttons. The native
Inkscape file format is svg (scalable vector graphics) with a pixel
canvas. I changed the canvas units to points with a size of 32 x 32 or
smaller, set the grid size to one point wide, and then draw my stuff
with the vector tools so that it looks correctly on the 1 x 1 point
grid. I then save as a pdf (a single vector image inside) and then use
the pdf directly in Interface Builder. So far it works well. The
background is transparent and it renders very well at all user
interface resolutions in Quartz Debug with just a single image and file.
There are a few bugs in Inkscape but so far I have been able to work
around them. Some of the issues seem to be perhaps related to the fact
that the pixel canvas and point canvas are internally different sizes.
I have a tradition mechanical draftsman type of background and so find
the entire path based vector drawing paradigm and tools extremely
bizarre but I am getting used to it. The primary thing I like about
Inkscape is that it is free.
Inkscape works natively on WindowsXP which I have been using. I also
downloaded the version of Inkscape for use with Leopard and X11
yesterday. It seems to work just the same as on XP including the same
bugs with the same workarounds required.
If anyone with more graphics experience than myself would like to
comment on the pros and cons of this approach the feedback would be
welcome.
Richard
On Oct 19, 2008, at 3:20AM, Roland King wrote:
I need a make a few icons and other graphics for my app, simple
stuff like a small yellow triangle with an invisible background. I'm
totally and completely graphically challenged which never helps. I
can't find a simple (preferably free!) drawing program which will
let me make stuff like this. What does everyone use for these things?
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