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Promiscious Bits

Last week the question came up of transforming audio to text and back again. What does it mean to re-interpret bits as another media? An example.

Promiscous interfaces

Computer languages are naturally "promiscuous" in that the interesting things they do are typically provided by libraries -- which is like a software application that you use by programming through the language.

Python supports a flexible concept of typing sometimes called duck typing. What if we secretly replaced our turtle with another turtle trained to respond in exactly the same way as the one built-in to Python, but with a alternative agenda ;)

Some concepts

Inkscape (application)
SVG (a standard for vector graphics)
XML / Markup (an abstract standard for markup)
Inkscape Plugin (a program that transforms an SVG file, typically run from within the Inkscape interface)

Rough Notes

Inkscape: XML Editor
SVG: Open in a text editor... draw by typing, search and replace

Turtle Vectors

Seymour!

Promiscuity

Inkscape: Apply path tools to a resulting drawing (need good example -- how to join nodes ?!)
Python: Load a JSON feed (following Max's example?)

Inkscape forums

Results for search "Joining nodes inkscape":

Afternoon

Practice with Seymour

Extra: Think about other Inkscape/Python plugins

Examples

http://archipels.be A website I worked on that uses SVG+html plus some other random tools

Putting SVG Online

http://code.google.com/p/svgpan/
http://www.cyberz.org/projects/SVGPan/tiger.svg ... cue 80s music!

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 Sept 23 2013: 1.02 "Turtles & Ducks"
-Promiscious Bits
-* Playing audio as text and back again...
-"Promiscous" interfaces
+== Promiscious Bits ==
-- what if turtle is reprogrammed...
-as an Inkscape Plugin!
-* Inkscape
+Last week the question came up of transforming audio to text and back again. What does it mean to re-interpret bits as another media? An example.
-* SVG
-* XML / Markup
-* Plugin
-** XML Editor -- show source....
+== Promiscous interfaces ==
-** Open Inkscape Drawing in Text Editor
+Computer languages are naturally "promiscuous" in that the interesting things they do are typically provided by libraries -- which is like a software application that you use by programming through the language.
+Python supports a flexible concept of typing sometimes called [[Wikipedia:Duck typing|duck typing]]. What if we secretly replaced our turtle with another turtle trained to respond in exactly the same way as the one built-in to Python, but with a alternative agenda ;)
+== Some concepts ==
+* Inkscape (application)
+* SVG (a standard for vector graphics)
+* XML / Markup (an abstract standard for markup)
+* Inkscape Plugin (a program that transforms an SVG file, typically run from within the Inkscape interface)
+== Rough Notes ==
+* Inkscape: XML Editor
+* SVG: Open in a text editor... draw by typing, search and replace
+== Turtle Vectors ==
 [[Seymour]]!
-Promiscuity
+== Promiscuity ==
+* Inkscape: Apply path tools to a resulting drawing (need good example -- how to join nodes ?!)
 * Python: Load a JSON feed (following Max's example?)
-* Inkscape: Apply path tools to a resulting drawing (need good example -- how to join nodes ?!)
 == Inkscape forums ==
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 * http://imagesbyheatherm.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/joining-lines-in-inkscape-using-the-node-tool/
-(Afternoon: Practice with Seymour / Extra: Think about other Inkscape/Python plugins)
+== Afternoon ==
+Practice with Seymour
-> evt show archipel? (SVG + html)
+Extra: Think about other Inkscape/Python plugins
+== Examples ==
+* http://archipels.be A website I worked on that uses SVG+html plus some other random tools
 Putting SVG Online
 * http://code.google.com/p/svgpan/
 * http://www.cyberz.org/projects/SVGPan/tiger.svg  ... cue 80s music!