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To create modern avionics, Inkscape is the most common tool these days, and is recommended not just for [[Canvas]] based displays, but also those using [[Phi]] ref>{{cite web  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=219105#p219105  |title  =  <nowiki> FGWebPanel aka FGPanel 2.0 or: FGPanel goes html </nowiki>  |author =  <nowiki> Torsten </nowiki>  |date  =  Sep 22nd, 2014  |added  =  Sep 22nd, 2014  |script_version = 0.36  }}</ref>


Tom (Canvas) mentioned originally that for cockpit instruments using Inkscape with maybe a plugin will probably fit better.<ref>{{cite web  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=174726&sid=fb7d4a146459429fd4d7384771e99750#p174726  |title  =  <nowiki> Re: Canvas custom GUI </nowiki>  |author =  <nowiki> TheTom </nowiki>  |date  =  Jan 17th, 2013  |added  =  Jan 17th, 2013  |script_version = 0.36  }}</ref>
Tom (Canvas) mentioned originally that for cockpit instruments using Inkscape with maybe a plugin will probably fit better.<ref>{{cite web  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=174726&sid=fb7d4a146459429fd4d7384771e99750#p174726  |title  =  <nowiki> Re: Canvas custom GUI </nowiki>  |author =  <nowiki> TheTom </nowiki>  |date  =  Jan 17th, 2013  |added  =  Jan 17th, 2013  |script_version = 0.36  }}</ref>

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To create modern avionics, Inkscape is the most common tool these days, and is recommended not just for Canvas based displays, but also those using Phi ref> Torsten  (Sep 22nd, 2014).  FGWebPanel aka FGPanel 2.0 or: FGPanel goes html .</ref>

Tom (Canvas) mentioned originally that for cockpit instruments using Inkscape with maybe a plugin will probably fit better.[1]

Inkscape’s extension architecture can be easily used with Python. There is also some support for other scripting languages. communications between inkscape and its extensions is fairly limited and can be made to easily work for simple command-line (CLI) appliications.

Background

Inkscape couuld also be used to directly establish a "connection" with FlightGear (think telnet/props, httpd etc)

Goal

Come up with a simple Inkscape extension that can serve as the foundation for creating Canvas based MFDs more easily. Ideally, in conjunction with Richard's MFD framework and the Emesary IPC system (eventually).

Python

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References
  1. ↑ TheTom  (Jan 17th, 2013).  Re: Canvas custom GUI .
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