Re: Conlang flag in actual cloth

On 12/24/05, Sai Emrys <sai@...> wrote:
> What format is .svg? I have Photoshop, and can't open it even in that...
SVG is an 'XML' graphics format that was pioneered about half a decade
ago, and Adobe was actually one of the first companies to produce a
working version of it as I recall, but doesn't seem to be pursuing it.
 Since then, the Open Sourcerers have taken it up so there's now a
free editor for it, Inkscape, and Firefox 1.5 displays them (and
allows you to fiddle with one with Javascript :-)).  Inkscape is a
neat tool, basically a knock-off of Adobe Illustrator, with a simpler
interface and some interesting new features.

I drew up the word 'gaerdin' in Quenya with Inkscape's calligraphy
tools.  I was very impressed with the tool set, which allows you to
parametrize your pen's width and angle as expected, but also by how
much to thin the line as you make a fast stroke, how much the angle
will fixate to the direction you are drawing, and the inertia and drag
of the pen to make your strokes smooth.  Again, I was very impressed.

http://cixar.com/~kris.kowal/blog/art/inkscape-gaerdin.html

Kris Kowal.