fenix-skills/skills/emacs-svg-maps/SKILL.md

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emacs-svg-maps	Emacs workflows for SVG map editing — nxml-mode, EWW preview, Inkscape integration, and emacsclient commands for itinerary map projects.

Emacs SVG Map Editing

Quick Emacs Commands for SVG Work

Open SVG for source editing (nxml-mode)

emacsclient --socket-name=water --eval '(find-file "netherlands3.svg")'

Quick preview in EWW (limited but fast)

emacsclient --socket-name=water --eval '(eww-open-file (expand-file-name "netherlands3.svg"))'

Tell Fénix to press g in EWW to reload after changes.

Navigate to MARKERS layer in SVG source

emacsclient --socket-name=water --eval '(progn (find-file "netherlands3.svg") (goto-char (point-min)) (search-forward "ITINERARY MARKERS"))'

Check marker count

emacsclient --socket-name=water --eval '(with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect "netherlands3.svg") (count-matches "marker-" (point-min) (point-max)))'

SVG + nxml-mode Tips

• SVG files open in nxml-mode automatically — syntax highlighting and tag matching
• C-c C-f / C-c C-b — fold/unfold XML elements (navigate large SVG layers)
• C-c C-n — narrow to current element (focus on one marker)
• M-x nxml-balanced-close-start-tag — auto-close SVG tags

Integration with geo2svg.py

After running python3 geo2svg.py --builtin netherlands3.svg:

1. Emacs auto-reverts if auto-revert-mode is on
2. Otherwise: M-x revert-buffer in the SVG buffer
3. Check diff: M-x magit-diff-buffer-file or C-x v =

Inkscape ↔ Emacs Handoff

When editing in Inkscape:

• Save in Inkscape → Emacs auto-reverts the buffer
• Edit source in Emacs → reload in Inkscape (F5 or reopen)
• Use git diff before committing to filter Inkscape metadata noise