How to install Inksmoto into Inkscape
Contents
- 1 Using Inksmoto 0.6.0
- 2 Required software
- 3 Installation on Windows
- 4 Insallation on Linux
- 5 Installation on Mac OS X
- 6 Test the installation to see if its ok
- 7 Making levels using Inksmoto 0.6.0
- 8 Using Inksmoto 0.7.0
- 9 Installation of Windows
- 10 Installation of Ubuntu/Linux
- 11 Installation on Mac OS X
- 12 Using Inksmoto 0.7.0 svn for Mac OS X
- 13 Test the installation to see if its ok
- 14 Making levels using Inksmoto 0.7.0
- 15 Bugs when using Inksmoto 0.6.0, and 0.7.0
- 16 Development version of Inksmoto
Using Inksmoto 0.6.0
About
Inksmoto 0.6.0 is an extensions tool for Inkscape that will let you create X-Moto levels. This documentation is for Inksmoto 0.6.0 only. Inksmoto 0.6.0 requires Python, python-tk, and Inkscape.
Required software
Inksmoto 0.6.0 requires:
*Inkscape 0.46 or 0.47(or any version of Inkscape) *Python(any version of Python) *python-tk
Installation on Windows
To install for Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, and 8, download and execute this file: http://download.tuxfamily.org/xmoto/svg2lvl/0.6.0/Inkscape-0.46.1_inksmoto-0.6.0_win32.exe
Insallation on Linux
Ubuntu and Linux
For Debian/Ubuntu and Linux users, run terminal and type in:
sudo apt-get install inkscape python python-tk libglade2-0
Next, download and unpack Inksmoto 0.6.0: http://download.tuxfamily.org/xmoto/svg2lvl/0.6.0/inksmoto-0.6.0.tar.gz
Next, copy the files from the extracted extensions directory, and paste it in the Inkscape extensions folder.
/usr/share/inkscape/extensions
Launch Inkscape and test the Inksmoto extensions. If you installed it correctly, you should have no problem with Inksmoto.
Installation on Mac OS X
Its pretty simple to install Inksmoto in Mac OS X. You just need 4 things.
Required software
- Inkscape 0.48
- Python 2.7
- PIL 1.1.7a2
- Inksmoto 0.6.0
Note: Inksmoto 0.6.0 is not compatible with Inkscape 48.1, nor 48.2. 0.47 and 0.48 are both compatible with it.
Downloading and installing dependencies
Download the Inkscape 0.48 from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/files/inkscape/0.48/Inkscape-0.48.0-1-LEOPARD%2B.dmg/download
After its finished, open the .dmg and drag the Inkscape.app into your Applications folder, to install it.
Python 2.7: http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/python-2.7-macosx10.5.dmg
PIL 1.1.7a2: http://effbot.org/media/downloads/PIL-1.1.7a2-py2.5-macosx10.5.mpkg.zip(Even though it says its for Python 2.5, its compatible with Python 2.7).
Install them.
Installing Inksmoto
Download Inksmoto 0.6.0 from here: http://download.tuxfamily.org/xmoto/svg2lvl/0.6.0/inksmoto-0.6.0.tar.gz
Unzip it with the appropriate Mac OS X tool, then drag the contents of the extracted extensions directory, into your Inkscape extensions folder.
Then, launch Inkscape to test if everything is properly installed and works correctly.
Test the installation to see if its ok
There is a couple of ways to test to see if Inksmoto 0.6.0 is properly installed correctly.
- 1st way, go to the "Extensions/Effects" menu to see if the is an Xmoto extensions menu.
- 2nd way, save the .svg as a X-Moto level(.lvl).
If you still have any problems, come by the IRC or the X-Moto chat to see why it failed.
Making levels using Inksmoto 0.6.0
You can find the tutorial for 0.6.0 here: http://wiki.xmoto.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Inksmoto-0.6.0
Using Inksmoto 0.7.0
About
Inksmoto 0.7.0 is an extensions tool for Inkscape using to create X-Moto levels. Inksmoto 0.7.0 needs to have any Inkscape version that will work. Inksmoto 0.7.0 will not be using Tcl/Tk, it uses PyGTK for the windows toolkit.
Required software
*Inkscape(Any version of Inkscape) *Python(tested on 2.7) *Python-gtk2 *Python-lxml *libglade2-0
Installation of Windows
To install Inksmoto 0.7.0 for Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, and 8, download and execute this file: http://download.tuxfamily.org/xmoto/svg2lvl/0.7.0/Inkscape-0.47.1_inksmoto-0.7.0_win32.exe
Installation of Ubuntu/Linux
To install Inksmoto for Ubuntu/Linux, open terminal and type in:
sudo apt-get install inkscape python python-lxml python-gtk2 libglade2-0
Next, download and install Inksmoto 0.7.0 from here: http://download.tuxfamily.org/xmoto/svg2lvl/0.7.0/inksmoto-0.7.0.tar.gz
Extract it, and copy all of the files from the extracted extensions directory, into the Inkscape extensions folder.
/usr/share/inkscape/extensions
Launch Inkscape to test Inksmoto 0.7.0, to make sure it properly installed and working.
Installation on Mac OS X
To install Inksmoto 0.7.0 for Mac OS X, here is a list of dmgs for recommended and latest versions of Inkscape.
For Mac OS X Tiger 10.4: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/159987131/Inksmoto%20Mac%20OS%20X%20DMGS/Inkscape-0.46-Inksmoto-0.7.0-macosx-UNIVERSAL-TIGER.dmg
For Mac OS X Leopard(If you are lower than 10.5.8): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/159987131/Inksmoto%20Mac%20OS%20X%20DMGS/Inkscape-0.48.1-Inksmoto-0.7.0-macosx-UNIVERSAL-LEOPARD.dmg
For Mac OS X Leopard(If you on 10.5.8 or higher), 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, and 10.8 Mountain Lion: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/159987131/Inksmoto%20Mac%20OS%20X%20DMGS/Inkscape-0.48.2-Inksmoto-0.7.0-macosx-UNIVERSAL-LEOPARD+.dmg
Using Inksmoto 0.7.0 svn for Mac OS X
You can grab the dmgs of Inksmoto 0.7.0 svn version, for testing and reporting bugs.
For Mac OS X Tiger 10.4: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/159987131/Inksmoto%20Mac%20OS%20X%20DMGS/Inkscape-0.46-Inksmoto-0.7.0-svn-macosx-UNIVERSAL-TIGER.dmg
For Mac OS X Leopard(If you are lower than 10.5.8): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/159987131/Inksmoto%20Mac%20OS%20X%20DMGS/Inkscape-0.48.1-Inksmoto-0.7.0-svn-macosx-UNIVERSAL-LEOPARD.dmg
For Mac OS X Leopard(If you on 10.5.8 or higher), 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, and 10.8 Mountain Lion: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/159987131/Inksmoto%20Mac%20OS%20X%20DMGS/Inkscape-0.48.2-Inksmoto-0.7.0-svn-macosx-UNIVERSAL-LEOPARD+.dmg
Read the README file of how to install it.
There is no maunal way to install Inksmoto 0.7.0. It gets complicated of editing the launcher script, and making a python command. So, just download the premade dmgs above.
Test the installation to see if its ok
There is a couple of ways to test to see if Inksmoto 0.7.0 is properly installed correctly.
- 1st way, go to the "Extensions/Effects" menu to see if the is an Xmoto extensions menu.
- 2nd way, save the .svg as a X-Moto level(.lvl).
If you still have any problems, come by the IRC or the X-Moto chat to see why it failed.
Making levels using Inksmoto 0.7.0
You can find the tutorial for 0.7.0 here: http://wiki.xmoto.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Inksmoto-0.7.0
Bugs when using Inksmoto 0.6.0, and 0.7.0
Go to this page, if you encounter bugs when using Inksmoto 0.6.0, and 0.7.0, and how to fix them: http://wiki.xmoto.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Known_Issues_when_using_Inksmoto
Development version of Inksmoto
Currently, there is no development version of Inksmoto yet. Its not stable and not fully tested, but you can test it here: http://wiki.xmoto.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Inkscape-dev