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# Illuscape
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> Inkscape configured for Adobe Illustrator migrants.
# 🎨 Illuscape
Illuscape patches Inkscape's config to match Illustrator's keyboard shortcuts,
workspace layout, scroll/zoom behavior, color palettes, and document templates —
without modifying Inkscape itself.
**Inkscape that feels like Adobe Illustrator — keyboard shortcuts, scroll behavior, palettes, and templates, without touching Inkscape itself.**
## What it does
[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
[![Inkscape](https://img.shields.io/badge/inkscape-%3E%3D1.2-orange.svg)](https://inkscape.org/)
[![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-linux-lightgrey.svg)](#requirements)
| Feature | Detail |
|---------|--------|
| Keyboard shortcuts | Adobe Illustrator CC or CS6 presets — your choice at install |
| Scroll/zoom | Mouse wheel pans (not zooms); Ctrl+wheel zooms — matching Illustrator |
| Canvas | White background, cyan guides, rubber-band selection (touching, not enclosed) |
| Node handles | Square handles, rotation handles hidden until needed |
| Palettes | Illustrator Defaults, Grays, and Earth Tones swatches |
| Templates | Letter, A4, Web 1920x1080, Web 1280x720, Print CMYK Letter, Print CMYK A4 |
| Symbols | Common symbol library (arrows, checkmark, star, cross) |
| Recent files | 20 (matching Illustrator; Inkscape default is 4) |
| Single-window mode | On by default |
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## Requirements
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- Inkscape 1.2 or later
- Python 3.8+
- Bash 4+
Illuscape is a config patch for Inkscape, modeled after [PhotoGIMP](https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP). It installs replacement and overlay config files — keyboard maps, scroll/zoom prefs, palettes, templates, and a symbol library — so Inkscape behaves the way Illustrator users expect.
## Install
Nothing in Inkscape itself is modified. Uninstalling fully restores your original config.
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## What changes
| Feature | What Illuscape sets |
|---|---|
| **Keyboard shortcuts** | Adobe Illustrator CC or CS6 presets — choose at install |
| **Scroll and zoom** | Mouse wheel pans (not zooms); Ctrl+wheel zooms |
| **Canvas** | White background, cyan guides, rubber-band selection (touching, not enclosed) |
| **Node handles** | Square handles; rotation handles hidden until needed |
| **Palettes** | Illustrator Defaults, Grays, and Earth Tones swatches |
| **Templates** | Letter, A4, Web 1920×1080, Web 1280×720, Print CMYK Letter, Print CMYK A4 |
| **Symbol library** | Arrows, checkmark, star, cross |
| **Recent files** | 20 entries (Illustrator default; Inkscape default is 4) |
| **Single-window mode** | On by default |
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## Quick start
```bash
git clone https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/Circuit-Forge/illuscape
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Follow the prompt to choose your Illustrator era (CC or CS6), then open Inkscape.
### Non-interactive (for scripts / MenagerieOS)
---
```bash
./install.sh --preset=cc --yes
# or
./install.sh --preset=cs6 --yes
```
## Install
### Requirements
- Inkscape 1.2 or later
- Python 3.8+
- Bash 4+
### Supported Inkscape installs
- Native (apt, pacman, etc.)
- Native (apt, pacman, dnf, etc.)
- Flatpak (`org.inkscape.Inkscape`)
- Snap
### Non-interactive install (scripts / automated setup)
```bash
# Illustrator CC shortcuts
./install.sh --preset=cc --yes
# Illustrator CS6 shortcuts
./install.sh --preset=cs6 --yes
```
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## Uninstall
```bash
./uninstall.sh
```
Your original Inkscape config is restored from the backup created at install time.
Your original Inkscape config is restored from the timestamped backup created at install time.
## Tool mapping from Illustrator to Inkscape
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## Tool reference — Illustrator to Inkscape
| Illustrator tool | Key | Inkscape equivalent |
|-----------------|-----|---------------------|
|---|---|---|
| Selection | V | Selection tool |
| Direct Selection | A | Node tool |
| Pen | P | Pen tool |
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| Type | T | Text tool |
| Rectangle | M | Rectangle tool |
| Ellipse | L | Ellipse tool |
| Rotate | R | Transform > Rotate |
| Scale | S | Transform > Scale |
| Reflect | O | Transform > Flip |
| Rotate | R | Transform Rotate |
| Scale | S | Transform Scale |
| Reflect | O | Transform Flip |
| Gradient | G | Gradient tool |
| **Mesh** | **U** | **Mesh Gradient tool (direct equivalent)** |
| Eyedropper | I | Dropper tool |
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| Symbol Sprayer | Shift+S | Spray tool (clone mode) |
| Live Paint | K | Paint Bucket tool |
## Planned extensions (post-v1)
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## Planned (post-v1)
- Artboards panel
- Character Styles
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- Object Styles
- Export for Screens (1x/2x/3x batch)
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## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Issues and PRs welcome.
## License