Split text in Inkscape
Posted: 2022-01-31 Filed under: drawing | Tags: inkscape, split, text Leave a commentI have a block of text in Inkscape that represents a single selection. However, I want to split it, making each individual row as a be separate entry, so it can be selected independently. It is actually quite easy to do, I just keep forgetting it.
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Rotate text in Inkscape
Posted: 2021-11-27 Filed under: drawing | Tags: inkscape, rotate, text Leave a commentI am preparing a figure where I need to label several violin plots. I do not have enough space under the figure to fit everything without looking cluttered. So, I want to make the labels slanted at 45 degrees. How to do it in Inkscape?
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Keep lines thickness in Inkscape
Posted: 2020-09-26 Filed under: drawing | Tags: border, inkscape, line, proportion, scale, stroke Leave a commentI am preparing some figures in Inkscape. Something that always gets on my nerves is fixing lines (border) width when scaling objects. The solution is quite simple and actually obvious.
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Color calculator
Posted: 2019-12-03 Filed under: drawing | Tags: color, colour, harmony Leave a commentI’ve been preparing some figures, where I needed a colour palette that is visually appealing and offers good contrast between at least two colours. I am not a designer and I have no experience with these things… So, I googled a bit and I found the Color Calculator, offered by Sessions College for Professional Design.
Rotate object around other object center in Inkscape
Posted: 2019-11-30 Filed under: drawing | Tags: center, inkscape, object, rotate Leave a commentI had do design a simple scheme of a cell with certain markers expressed on its surface. The idea is pretty straightforward: draw a circle for the cells and draw a rectangle for the protein. But what if I want to change its position, by rotating it around the circle center?
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