December 2003 - Inkscape Devel

select within group
by bulia byak 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

I want to enable ctrl-click to select within group, but I don't see how it can be done. I've delved deep into the arena code and found that if a group is "transparent" then its members can be selected one by one. But how can I do that on ctrl-click? In select-context.c, the handler that checks what button/key was pressed seems to already get a selected item as an argument from the arena code. Will I have to analyze this preselected item on my own, or is there a more elegant way? Please enlighten me! -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] button size
by bulia byak 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

For now I would vote for: #define TOOL_BUTTON_SIZE 28 #define AUX_BUTTON_SIZE 22 but I think we need to try to add more stuff to the secondary toolbar to see how it will look. > Well, as it is the toolbar size forces the window to a fairly large > minimum height. I'm a little uncomfortable forcing a much larger > minimum size. We have a lot of room to grow :) Currently the default window is very small - 400x400 if without the toolbar strut. BTW maybe we should increase this a bit, say to 640x480. But ultimately the size and maximized state of the document window should be remembered from previous session. > Do you think it would be okay to permit the button bar to be cut off if > the window is resized smaller? I think the main toolbar should not be cut (and it's not likely to be cut anyway), but the secondary toolbar must be permitted to be cut off if the window is small. > Well, perhaps I should use the GTK detachable toolbar widget there, > though the plain GTK one is kind of weak. :/ What is wrong with it? Is there an alternative? Maybe in Gtkmm? It would be nice to have this done without coding it from scratch :) -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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Warnings for unimplemented SVG styles
by Bryce Harrington 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

I've put in a change to the codebase for some warning messages. Previously, if Inkscape encountered style properties that were not implemented, it would issue a generic warning such as: Unimplemented style property id: 1042 I've created specific warnings for each feature, so now it will report: Unimplemented style property id SP_PROP_FONT_SIZE_ADJUST: value: -4 This won't affect the quantity of warnings issued, just their specificity. I figured as we strive to gain better SVG compliance, we'll want to know more precisely what features we're missing. The warnings are all in style.c. If you're interested in trying your hand at adding a new SVG style property, have a look-see there at the sp_style_merge_property function. Bryce

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] button size
by bulia byak 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

Also, I think it makes sense to establish a certain difference in style between the primary and secondary buttons. The primaries may be more 3Dish, with shades and highlights; the primaries should be much simpler, with less colors, without any highlights or gradients. This contrast need not be too drastic, but still it may be helpful. Thus, from this viewpoint, the current node editor secondaries are OK, while for the selector, only the three last buttons (rotate and flip) are OK, others must be made simpler, flatter and more laconic. The same goes for zoom secondaries which are currently "too beautifil". -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] button size
by Robert Crosbie 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

IMHO, I think the top bar could use the larger buttons too. Rob. http://members.rogers.com/rcrosbie >From: MenTaLguY <mental@...3...> >To: Inkscape ML <inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net> >Subject: [Inkscape-devel] button size >Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:12:50 -0500 > >I made the tool selection buttons along the side larger than the buttons >for various commands up top. > >While I'd experimented with this a while back and abandoned it, it's >since been suggested a number of times (most recently by Jon), and Xara >appears to do so as well, I decided to try it again. > >See what y'all think... > >-mental ><< signature.asc >> _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.ms…

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