Interpreting Inkscape SVG path coordinates for HTML map
- by tovare
I needed some coordinates for a HTML MAP and tried to use inkskape by opening the image and just draw a path with my polygon coordinates.
My document properties are set to 256 x 256 pixels and units: px
When opening the svg file i get coordinates which are not immediately apparent.
<path
style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:1px;stroke-linecap:butt;
stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-opacity:1"
d="m 23.864407,126.91525 3.254237,
44.47458 35.79661,
44.47458 71.593216,
19.52542 71.59322,
-37.9661 22.77967,
-72.67797 L 218.0339,
64 192,49.898305 l -32.54237,
8.677966 -18.44068,
-35.79661 1.08474,
-17.3559322 -71.593215,0 L 45.559322,34.711864 35.
79661,57.491525 5.4237288,
74.847458 6.5084746,101.9661 23.864407,126.91525 z"
id="path2840" />
How can I get coordinates I can use ?
The original image
The SVG file from inkscape
Link to SVG
Progress:
I tried a tool called InkscapeMap which looks promising and simple, but unfortunately it looks like it didn't work with this particular svn file.
Solved!
Saving the file as a Plain SVG solved the problem and InkscapeMap worked perfectly.
(Btw. saving as an optimized svg caused a parsing error)
Update 13.11
Using inkscapeMap 0.6 and Inkscape 0.48 i needed to uncheck relative coordinates in SVG output preferences. Also if you get a C error message, hunt down the polygon with a C in it, and redraw the polygon using the XML editor in inkscape.
Update 25.11.2011
I modified the source to improve parsing.
http://tovare.com/articles/createhtmlimagemapsusinginkscape/
