How to export selection as SVG image?

#1

The File -> Export -> Export selection as image does not show the SVG option even if inkscape is installed. What am I doing wrong?

I tried both Ubuntu and Windows but both do not show the option.

#2

My menu shows it and I do not have Inkscape installed.
Does it happen with all files or with some file only? In the latter case would you be able to share the file?

#3

Unfortunately it happens with all the files. I’m sharing my file anyway in case you may need it Google Drive Link to file.

This is a video of the problem in case you may need it too: Google Drive link to video

Maybe the problem is in the way I’ve installed TexMacs, could I ask you to share how did you install yours?

  1. For windows I used the standard .exe file, and have installed Inkscape through the Microsoft store.
  2. For Ubuntu I’ve used the flatpack install, (which is giving me some problems with the clipboard).
    • I have followed the standard guide to install texmacs: flatpak install -y flathub org.texmacs.TeXmacs
    • Then I gave it permission to access home: flatpak override --user --filesystem=home org.texmacs.TeXmacs
    • I first tried to solve the problem by allow TeXmacs to talk to Flatpak for host converters (or at least that’s what the guide said) flatpak override --user --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak org.texmacs.TeXmacs
    • Then I’ve installed sudo apt pdf2svg
    • Since none of this actually solved the problem, I tried installing all the components listed in the base guide hoping it would fix something: sudo flatpak install -y flathub \ org.texmacs.TeXmacs.Plugin.pack1 \ io.github.wxmaxima_developers.wxMaxima.Plugin.maxima \ org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.texlive//24.08 \ org.texmacs.TeXmacs.Plugin.cadabra

And in none of this ways the conversion worked, so how did you install your TexMacs?

#4

I have more info too.
The export to svg menu item exists for me under Xubuntu where I installed TeXmacs from the repositories. It does not exist under Windows, where I installed 2.1.2 instead of 2.1.4 b/c 2.1.4 has spacing bugs.

The difference between Linux and Windows is maybe due to the lack of some software that the converter needs. Maybe :slight_smile:
On Linux I do not have a clue of why one version does not have the menu item and the other does. let us see if someone can answer.

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#5

The Flatpak container doesn’t have pdf2svg installed, and I don’t think it’s possible to add it due to its dependencies in Qt5 and Qt6. Furthermore, simply granting the container permissions like “flatpak override --user --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak” won’t work on its own. The program needs to know how to interact with it to manage the resources it wants to access, and TeXmacs isn’t designed for that. However, it’s not difficult to do. If you’d like, I can add the bridge so TeXmacs can access pdf2svg on the host system. For a quick response, you can create an issue in the GitHub repository: https://github.com/flathub/org.texmacs.TeXmacs

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