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Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 17:49:12 -0700
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Subject: Re: SVG/SWF to FXG Converter
From: OmPrakash Muppirala <bigosmallm@gmail.com>
To: users@flex.apache.org
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On Sep 6, 2014 2:23 PM, "jude" <flexcapacitor@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> FYI There is some new commands in AS3 to getGraphicsData(). Basically, yo=
u
> may be able to load a SWF and run exportGraphicsData to get the vectors
> data and then you can use that to create SVG or FXG.
> http://www.bytearray.org/?p=3D4893
>
> Also, there is this,
>
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Photos_Graphics/Web_Graphics/Macro=
media_Flash/Q_28213225.html
>
>
> Om, there are XML processors in almost all the browsers. Do you know is i=
t
> only Webkit that has an XSLT processor or do others as well? I'm thinking
> if what you guys are talking about would run in the browser.

I know that XSLT works on Safari(webkit) and Firefox.  Google has declared
a an intent to remove it from their Blink engine.

I believe you need to do some ActiveX calls for IE.

Thanks,
Om

>
> For example, this JS function is used to create an XML document:
>
>                     // IE
>                     if (window.ActiveXObject) {
>                         var xmlDoc =3D new
ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
>                         xmlDoc.async =3D "false";
>                         xmlDoc.loadXML(txt);
>                     }
>
>                     // Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, etc.
>                     else if (document.implementation.createDocument) {
>                         var parser =3D new DOMParser();
>                         var text =3D txt;
>                         var xmlDoc =3D parser.parseFromString(text,
> "text/xml");
>                     }
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Sascha Ahrend <sahrend@icloud.com> wrote:
>
> > A direct way to export FXG from Illustrator CC would be to e.g. run an
> > AppleScript to Export SVG. Example here:
> >
> >
> >
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/illustrator/sdk/CC20=
14/Illustrator%20Scripting%20Reference%20-%20AppleScript.pdf
> >
> > Then add an additional code line in the AppleScript to call the
> > 'svg2fxg.xls' (included in the app source code) just the same way I did
by
> > using 'xsltproc=E2=80=98.
> >
> >
> >
> > I will see to add some (silent) command line arguments to the converter
as
> > well together with a Win/Mac version.
> >
> > S
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Am 05.09.2014 um 21:32 schrieb Sascha Ahrend <sahrend@icloud.com>:
> >
> > >
> > > I meant to convert the swf to fxg after.
> > >
> > > Yes, of course there is dependencies. It's rather meant as a
workaround.
> > >
> > > Rgds.,
> > >
> > > Sascha
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> Am 05.09.2014 um 21:28 schrieb OmPrakash Muppirala <
> > bigosmallm@gmail.com>:
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Sascha Ahrend <sahrend@icloud.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>> Any thoughts on creating an plugin/extension for Illustrator CC?
It
> > >>> would
> > >>>> be a great feature to have this integrated into the workflow.
> > >>>
> > >>> Actually the best way to convert AI files is to import an .ai into
the
> > >>> stage of a Flash Pro file with 'Text as vector outline=E2=80=98 and=
 'all
layers
> > >>> into a single flash-layer=E2=80=98 and release straight away as .sw=
f.
> > >>> Supposed you removed all bitmap data, you will get pretty accurate
> > results.
> > >> That is one way, but you don't get it in the FXG file format and all
the
> > >> benefits that come with it.  Also, it adds a dependency on Flash Pro=
.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Om
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> S
> > >>>
> > >>>> Am 04.09.2014 um 19:56 schrieb OmPrakash Muppirala <
> > bigosmallm@gmail.com>:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Sascha Ahrend <sahrend@icloud.co=
m
>
> > >>>> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Hello all,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> following a recent thread on Design tools for Flex, I built a
> > SVG/SWF to
> > >>>>> FXG converter.
> > >>>>> The SVG conversion scheme is a modified version of Inkscape=E2=80=
=99s
> > upcoming
> > >>> FXG
> > >>>>> export scheme (no release date yet.)
> > >>>>> The SWF conversion is based on the as3swf library.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Sascha, this is awesome.  Thanks for working on this.  I will play
> > with
> > >>> it
> > >>>> and give you some feedback soon.  Any chance you will be willing t=
o
> > >>> donate
> > >>>> it to Apache Flex so that we can have the community work on it and
> > make
> > >>> it
> > >>>> better?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> You can find the converter as well as the source code here:
> > >>>>> http://www.realcreation.com/S2F_Converter/
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Windows users:
> > >>>>> As Microsoft Windows doesn't ship with any built-in XSL processor
> > >>>>> (necessary for the SVG conversion), this code is for Mac OS only.
> > >>>>> However, you can adjust it to use a Windows 3rd party XSL command
> > line
> > >>>>> processor (e.g. Saxon, msxsl, etc.) by just changing a few lines
of
> > >>> code.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> When I built an FXG to SVG converter (reverse of what you have don=
e
> > >>> here),
> > >>>> I built an AIR app and called the XSLT function from the embedded
> > >>> browser.
> > >>>> Webkit comes with an XSLT converter, so it should be pretty
> > >>> straightforward
> > >>>> to make this tool cross-platform when used with AIR.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I also wrote a small tutorial, what may be of some general use,
when
> > >>>>> working with FXG conversion.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Any thoughts on creating an plugin/extension for Illustrator CC?
It
> > >>> would
> > >>>> be a great feature to have this integrated into the workflow.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Thanks,
> > >>>> Om
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> I hope you like it.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Best Regards,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Sascha
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> >

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