Dev/File/Setup/Windows
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If you run into issues with this install, then you may will need to install the components manually. The sections below provide more detail.
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ImageMagick
ImageMagick is used for image rendering. It is a free and open-source library, and is probably used by Wikipedia on its website.
Installation should take approximately 5-10 minutes.
- Navigate to http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php#windows
- Download the latest version of ImageMagick: ImageMagick-*-Q16-windows.zip
- Unzip the file to C:\xowa\bin\windows_64\imagemagick. When you are done, you should have a file called C:\xowa\bin\windows_64\imagemagick\convert.exe
Inkscape
Inkscape is used for SVG rendering. Note that ImageMagick can be designated the SVG renderer, but it will fail to convert a small percentage of SVGs.[1]
Inkscape is also a free and open-source library, and may be used by Wikipedia on its website.
Installation should take approximately 5-10 minutes.
- Navigate to the http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en
- Download the 7zip version
- Unzip the file to C:\xowa\bin\windows_64\inkscape. When you are done, you should have a file called C:\xowa\bin\windows\inkscape_64\inkscape.com.
Enable download
- Navigate to Options: Files - General and check "Download enabled"
- Restart XOWA and navigate to any page. Any images will be downloaded automatically.
Notes
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^ ImageMagick indicates that it is not a full-fledged SVG solution: [1]
"Note that SVG is a complex specification and support for the specification in ImageMagick is not complete."
Specifically, the following SVGs are converted improperly by ImageMagick. (They are marked with a Corel format.)- In en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black Hole: File:BH-no-escape-1.svg, File:BH-no-escape-2.svg, File:BH-no-escape-3.svg
- In en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton Affair: File:US flag 29 stars.svg