(by Brian Clarke)
This document describes how to get Inkscape up and running on Mac OS X10.5 (Leopard) using MacPorts. It may work with other versions of MacOS X; I am not able to test this.
1 Open Inkscape and navigate to Edit/Preferences to take note of which folder your User Extensions are stored. 2 Click on the link below to download our open source plugins, then save or copy the file to the User Extension folder you just looked up. Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor; it can be used to create or edit vector graphics such as illustrations, diagrams, line arts, charts, logos and complex paintings. Inkscape's primary vector graphics format is Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), however many other formats can. For Mac OS X 10.4 or later, although you'll need to install the X11 server. The first time that you run Inkscape, it will take a few minutes to start up. Mac OS X Leopard users have a version of Inkscape adapted to their system. Click here to download it. How to install Inkscape. Using a web browser, go to the page in Inkscape.org where you download the Inkscape installer for the Mac. Click the box labelled “Mac OS X 10.7 Installer (xQuartz)” to download the.dmg file, which contains this installer. A new window showing the installer downloading will appear in your browser window. How to install Inkscape Using a web browser, go to the page in Inkscape.org where you download the Inkscape installer for the Mac. Click the box labelled 'Mac OS X 10.7 Installer (xQuartz)' to download the.dmg file, which contains this installer. A new window showing the installer downloading will appear in your browser window.
DISCLAIMER: I make no guarantee that this will work, and cannot beresponsible for anything that happens to your computer as a result ofyou trying to install Inkscape via this guide. I am a relatively newuser to Inkscape and MacPorts and have written this simply as aconvenience for other newbies and to help them get past thedifficulties I encountered.In addition, this file was written based on the situation at aparticular time (Feb 2008). By the time you read it, it could beoutdated.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Most of this was culled together from comments onthe MacPorts bug tracking server. So thanks to everyone whocontributed there.
PREREQUISITES: I’ll assume that you’re at least somewhat familiar withthe UNIX underpinnings of OS X, in particular, you should know how touse the Terminal, a text editor (for plain text files) and the command“sudo”.
The first thing you need to do is to get MacPorts installed. To dothis, follow the instructions on the Macports website:
Paragon CampTune X v10.13.433. Once this is installed, you’ll need to install the port called“inkscape”. Normally, you would do this by simply issuing the command:
in the Terminal, then getting yourself a cup of coffee (or five) whilewaiting for it to compile.
Unfortunately, the current port of inkscape has a bug that causes theinstalled executable to hang and eat up 100% of your processorcycles. The problem seems to be with the boehmgc 7.0, which is usedby MacPorts to build Inkscape. There is no problem with boehmgc 6.7,though, so we’re going to hack the inkscape portfile to use boehmgc6.7.
We need to create a local portfile for boehmgc 6.7, since it’s notpart of the current MacPorts distribution. So first, create adirectory called “ports” (without the quotation marks) in your homedirectory. In that directory, create a directory “devel”, and in thatdirectory, create a directory “boehmgc67”.
Now, enter the “boehmgc67” directory and use your favorite text editorto create a text file called “Portfile”. The contents of that fileshould be the following (not including the dashes at the top andbottom):
This file tells the “port” command how to download, build and installboehmgc 6.7. But we still need to make sure the port command knowsabout it, so we change to the “~/ports” directory and run the command:
Assuming this goes well, it should output something like:
Now that “port” knows about our local portfile, we need to create a“variant” of the Inkscape package that uses boehmgc67 instead ofboehmgc.
The portfile for Inkscape is located in the excessively long-named directory:
https://supernalshed631.weebly.com/nvidia-drivers-for-mac-os-x-snow-leopard.html. Edit the file “Portfile” (you’ll need to do this as root to be able tosave your changes) and add this lines (again, without the dashes atthe top and bottom):
Tomtom home 2 download mac. I added these below the other bracketed expressions involving variantsand before the lines involving “post-patch”. I don’t know if this isnecessary, though.
Now that this is all set up, we are ready to install Inkscape. Dothis with the command:
Now, go get yourself a cup of coffee (or five), as this can take quitesome time. When it’s done, though, you should have a working copy ofInkscape, which you can launch by simply entering the command“inkscape” into the Terminal. (On OS X versions previous to Leopard,you’ll have to do this in an xterm.)
If any problems arise during the install process, consult the MacPortsTracTicketing page and search for the error you get:
Otherwise, happy drawing!
MacPorts Textext Howto¶
(by Brian Clarke)
This document describes how to get Textext up and running on Mac OS X10.5 (Leopard) using the MacPorts version of Inkscape. It may workwith other versions of Mac OS X; I am not able to test this.
How Do I Install Inkscape On Mac
DISCLAIMER: I make no guarantee that this will work, and cannot beresponsible for anything that happens to your computer as a result ofyou trying to install Textext via this guide. I am a relatively newuser to Inkscape and MacPorts and have written this simply as aconvenience for other newbies and to help them get past thedifficulties I encountered.In addition, this file was written based on the situation at aparticular time (Feb 2008). By the time you read it, it could beoutdated.
PREREQUISITES: I’ll assume that you’re at least somewhat familiar withthe UNIX underpinnings of OS X, in particular, you should know how touse the Terminal, a text editor (for plain text files) and the command“sudo”.Also, I’ll assume that you’ve installed Inkscape via MacPorts (e.g.,by using the guide above). You could in theoryalso install the .dmg package from the Inkscape website, but you’llthen have to somehow set up your environment so that Inkscape uses theright version of Python and that it finds the necessary files. Youalso need to have a working TeX distribution.
If you don’t have MacPorts installed, you can do this by following theinstructions on the MacPorts homepage:
Once MacPorts is installed, you can use it to install the dependenciesfor Textext. This is done by simply entering the command:
into Terminal. You’ll be prompted for your login password, and thenMacPorts will get to work installing the software. Presumablyeverything will go fine; if problems arise, search the MacPorts bugdatabase at:
Now, assuming everything went okay, we’re ready to install Textext.If you’ve run Inkscape before, you should have a directory named“.inkscape” in your home directory. If not, you’ll need to createthis. Inside the “.inkscape” folder, create another folder called“extensions”. This is where we need to install Textext’s files.
Download Textext from:
After unpacking the archive, you’ll have a folder called“textext-X.Y.Z”, where X.Y.Z is the version number. Move all of thesefiles to the folder you created, “~/.inkscape/extensions/”.
Now, open Inkscape (e.g., by running the command “inkscape” inTerminal), and you can access Textext through the “Effects” menu.After you enter your LaTeX and hit “OK” you may get some kind of gtkerror. This seems to be harmless, though, so just click it away andenjoy the new LaTeX in your Inkscape drawing.
Start with Inkscape
- Introduction
- Installing Inkscape
- Getting Around in Inkscape
- Drawing with Geometrical Shapes
- Freehand Drawing
- Color
- Text
- Advanced Techniques
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For Inkscape to run properly on a Mac, you will first need to install XQuartz, then Inkscape.
How to install XQuartz
- Using a web browser, go to XQuartz's website, which is xquartz.org or xquartz.macosforge.org.
- Click the XQuartz dmg icon to download it.
- Once it's fully downloaded, go to the folder your browser is set for files to be downloaded into — usually it's the Downloads folder (System/Users/nameofuser/Downloads) — and double-click the XQuartz.dmg file to open it.
- A new window will appear. Double-click the XQuartz.pkg icon to open it.
- Another new window, which enables you to install XQuartz, will appear. Follow the steps and instructions in this window.
- Restart your Mac. You can either shut down or log out of it.
How to install Inkscape
- Using a web browser, go to the page in Inkscape.org where you download the Inkscape installer for the Mac.
- Click the box labelled 'Mac OS X 10.7 Installer (xQuartz)' to download the .dmg file, which contains this installer.
- A new window showing the installer downloading will appear in your browser window.
- Once it's fully downloaded, go to the folder your browser is set for files to be downloaded into — usually it's the Downloads folder (System/Users/nameofuser/Downloads) — and double-click the installer to open it.
- Click and drag the Inkscape icon to the Applications icon as instructed in this window. This will install Inkscape to your Mac.
Setting Up Inkscape
- Open Inkscape by double-clicking its icon in the Applications folder.
- Click OK in this window, which appears the first time Inkscape is opened.
- Wait for Inkscape to open. This might take a few minutes, since Inkscape is caching the fonts in your system. The next time you open Inkscape, it will not take nearly as long to show up. As soon as Inkscape does open, its interface will appear inside XQuartz.
- Open Inkscape's/XQuartz's preferences.
- Click the Input tab, and configure its settings to this.
- Click the Pasteboard tab and configure its settings to this.
- Close Preferences. You are now ready to use Inkscape.
Other Ways to Install Inkscape
You can also build Inkscape in your Mac using Homebrew or MacPorts.
How to install Inkscape with Homebrew
- Install Homebrew by doing the following:
- Open Terminal in System/Applications/Utilities.
- Open Terminal in System/Applications/Utilities.
- In Terminal, do either of the following:
- If you've never installed Inkscape with Homebrew before, type:
- If you have installed Inkscape with Homebrew before, type:
- If you've never installed Inkscape with Homebrew before, type:
How to install Inkscape with MacPorts
- Install Xcode. Read this guide on how to do it, since there are different ways of installing Xcode for different versions of OS X.
- Install MacPorts. Read this guide on how to do it, since there are different ways of installing MacPorts for different versions of OS X.
- Open Terminal in System/Applications/Utilities.
- In Terminal, type either of the following:
- For the X11 version of Inkscape:
- For the Quartz version of Inkscape (be warned this might be less stable):