[Clipart] blur

[gwalker at ihcomm.com]

Thank you for the suggestions. I wound up on the clipart page from an
Inkscape.org link. I thought I was on the Inkscape discussion forum!

Grant


> Open Clip Art Library Feedback Form wrote:
>> Name: Grant Walker
>> E-mail: gwalker@
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Been using Inkscape and like it very much. Also use GIMP, Open
>> Office, Pixie and MySQL.
>>
>> But, how do I do a Guassian Blur in Inkscape? I read instructions
>> that came with the program but cannot get it to work. Where can I
>> find good documentation on node editing and making a blur?
>
> A question about using Inkscape is best asked on the Inkscape users
> mailing list: inkscape-user at lists.sourceforge.net
>
> As an Inkscape user, I will try to help, but the subject is offtopic
> here, on the Open Clip Art Library:
>
> - unfortunately, Gaussian Blur is problematic in Inkscape: the proper
> way to create this effect is to use SVG filters, and Inkscape has not
> implemented SVG filters, developers are interested in this feature, but
> it was not added yet. I can mention a couple of workarounds:
> i. use the Effects -> Blur Edge (you may have to enable in Preferences
> the experimental Effects menu)
> ii. use the dropshadow extension, which will create a blurred shadow as
> a bitmap
>
> - for node editing, see the relevant chapter
> http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/ch08s03.html#Paths-Editing-Node
> from this wonderful manual
> http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php
>
> --
> nicu
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