As SVG files grow they may end up with unused definitions inside. For -example, if you stop using a pattern or gradient, tags used to define -them are considered unused definitions then. Inkscape 0.46 brings the -`Vaccum Defs' feature to remove those unused definitions from SVG -files. The `Vaccum Defs' feature is available both at graphical -interface and command line interface. +
Many of the no-longer-used gradients, patterns, and markers (more +precisely, those which you edited manually) remain in the +corresponding palettes and can be reused for new objects. However if +you want to optimize your document, use the `Vacuum Defs' command +in `File' menu. It will remove any gradients, patterns, or +markers which are not used by anything in the document, making the +file smaller.
-If you have one or two couple of files, removing unused SVG -definitions using graphical interface may be enough to you. In -contrast, if you have houndred of files to maintain it is not a fun -task to use the gui interface to remove unused SVG definitions editing -those files one by one. +
If you have one or two couple of files, removing unused definitions +using the graphical interface may be enough to you. In contrast, if +you have dozens or even houndreds of scalable vector graphic files to +maintain it is not a fun task to use the gui interface to remove +unused definitions editing those files one by one.
-To remove unused SVG definitions from several SVG files, the -`centos-art.sh' script uses Inkscape's command-line interface, -specifically with the `--vaccum-defs' option. +
To remove unused definitions from several scalable vector graphic +files, the `centos-art.sh' script uses Inkscape's command-line +interface, specifically with the `--vaccum-defs' option.
diff --git a/Manuals/en/Info/Repository/repository.info.bz2 b/Manuals/en/Info/Repository/repository.info.bz2 index 3489fa2..1fae1b0 100644 Binary files a/Manuals/en/Info/Repository/repository.info.bz2 and b/Manuals/en/Info/Repository/repository.info.bz2 differ diff --git a/Manuals/en/Plaintext/Repository/repository.txt b/Manuals/en/Plaintext/Repository/repository.txt index 758561d..800f0b5 100644 --- a/Manuals/en/Plaintext/Repository/repository.txt +++ b/Manuals/en/Plaintext/Repository/repository.txt @@ -4808,22 +4808,22 @@ Artwork Repository. 3.45.2.2 Unused definitions ........................... -As SVG files grow they may end up with unused definitions inside. For -example, if you stop using a pattern or gradient, tags used to define -them are considered unused definitions then. Inkscape 0.46 brings the -`Vaccum Defs' feature to remove those unused definitions from SVG -files. The `Vaccum Defs' feature is available both at graphical -interface and command line interface. - - If you have one or two couple of files, removing unused SVG -definitions using graphical interface may be enough to you. In -contrast, if you have houndred of files to maintain it is not a fun -task to use the gui interface to remove unused SVG definitions editing -those files one by one. - - To remove unused SVG definitions from several SVG files, the -`centos-art.sh' script uses Inkscape's command-line interface, -specifically with the `--vaccum-defs' option. +Many of the no-longer-used gradients, patterns, and markers (more +precisely, those which you edited manually) remain in the corresponding +palettes and can be reused for new objects. However if you want to +optimize your document, use the `Vacuum Defs' command in `File' menu. +It will remove any gradients, patterns, or markers which are not used +by anything in the document, making the file smaller. + + If you have one or two couple of files, removing unused definitions +using the graphical interface may be enough to you. In contrast, if +you have dozens or even houndreds of scalable vector graphic files to +maintain it is not a fun task to use the gui interface to remove unused +definitions editing those files one by one. + + To remove unused definitions from several scalable vector graphic +files, the `centos-art.sh' script uses Inkscape's command-line +interface, specifically with the `--vaccum-defs' option. 3.45.3 Usage ------------ diff --git a/Manuals/en/Texinfo/Repository/trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Svg.texi b/Manuals/en/Texinfo/Repository/trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Svg.texi index a010716..541e964 100644 --- a/Manuals/en/Texinfo/Repository/trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Svg.texi +++ b/Manuals/en/Texinfo/Repository/trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Svg.texi @@ -127,22 +127,23 @@ Artwork Repository. @cindex Unused definitions @subsubsection Unused definitions -As SVG files grow they may end up with unused definitions inside. For -example, if you stop using a pattern or gradient, tags used to define -them are considered unused definitions then. Inkscape 0.46 brings the -@samp{Vaccum Defs} feature to remove those unused definitions from SVG -files. The @samp{Vaccum Defs} feature is available both at graphical -interface and command line interface. - -If you have one or two couple of files, removing unused SVG -definitions using graphical interface may be enough to you. In -contrast, if you have houndred of files to maintain it is not a fun -task to use the gui interface to remove unused SVG definitions editing -those files one by one. - -To remove unused SVG definitions from several SVG files, the -@file{centos-art.sh} script uses Inkscape's command-line interface, -specifically with the @option{--vaccum-defs} option. +Many of the no-longer-used gradients, patterns, and markers (more +precisely, those which you edited manually) remain in the +corresponding palettes and can be reused for new objects. However if +you want to optimize your document, use the @samp{Vacuum Defs} command +in @samp{File} menu. It will remove any gradients, patterns, or +markers which are not used by anything in the document, making the +file smaller. + +If you have one or two couple of files, removing unused definitions +using the graphical interface may be enough to you. In contrast, if +you have dozens or even houndreds of scalable vector graphic files to +maintain it is not a fun task to use the gui interface to remove +unused definitions editing those files one by one. + +To remove unused definitions from several scalable vector graphic +files, the @file{centos-art.sh} script uses Inkscape's command-line +interface, specifically with the @option{--vaccum-defs} option. @subsection Usage