## Contents

- What is it?
- Requirements
- Installation and Run
- Bug Reports and Feedback
- Licensing and legal issues

## What is it?

> Sketsa is a SVG vector based drawing application. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a graphics format and technology based on XML developed by W3C. For more information on SVG please visit W3C SVG site. With Sketsa, you can create vector graphics that can be scaled and printed at any resolution, without losing detail or clarity. You also can get instant visual feedback on what you changed.

> Sketsa features various tools for optimizing content creation, giving designers unsurpassed support for creativity. These tools include property palette, DOM editor, resources editor, SVG specific shape tools, transformation tools, and additional illustration tools. It also uses SVG as a native file format.

> Features:

> - SVG native file format
> - Property palette
> - DOM Editor
> - Source Editor
> - Resource Editor: gradient and filter
> - SVG-specific shape tools <rect>, <ellipse>, <line>, <polyline>, <polygon>
> - Additional illustration tools: Pencil tool for freeform shape and Pen tool for curve shape
> - Transformation tool: rotate, skew, scale, and translate
> - Rasterizer or export to JPEG and PNG
> - Written entirely in Java™

> The latest news about Sketsa can be found on http://www.kiyut.com

> Note: You need to have Java VM (JRE) 1.4.1 or above, for installation and use. You can download from Sun Java site (http://www.java.com)

## Requirements

> - Java VM (JRE) 1.4.1 or above - you can download from Sun Java site (http://www.java.com)
> - 800 x 600, 16-bit (thousands of colors) color display or higher
> - Mouse or equivalent pointing device

## Installation and Run

> To install the product do the following:

> - unzip the file
> - On Microsoft Windows double click setup.exe or setup.jar
>   On Linux/Unix run setup.sh, if necessary chmod +x setup.sh to make it executable
>   Other platform type 'java -jar setup.jar'
> - follow the on screen instruction

> To run the product after install:

> - On Microsoft Windows just run sketsa.exe on the Start Menu
>   On Linux/Unix run sketsa.sh on the [INSTALL_DIR]/bin, if necessary chmod +x sketsa.sh to make it executable
>   Other platform on the [INSTALL_DIR]/lib, type 'java -jar sketsa.jar'
> - Enjoy the product

## Bug Reports and Feedback

> For bug reports and feedback, please send email to support@kiyut.com.
> Please include details of your development environment, steps to recreate the problem and attach any examples you have where applicable.

## Licensing and legal issues

> For legal and licensing issues, please read the LICENSE file in the legal directory.

> Thank you for using Sketsa.