February 2004 - Inkscape Devel

XMP support
by Jonathan Phillips 25 Feb '04

25 Feb '04

Jon, I read through the XMP support package. I wonder if you are developing our XMP metadata support as a separate library, that others projects can use, like the SCRIBUS, GIMP, and sodipodi. If you haven't read all the XMP hype from Adobe, it is pretty cool overall. http://www.adobe.com/products/xmp I know that to develop support for it as a separate library is more work, but I really think that it is something that would benefit all these projects (but this is my hopeful thinking). reJon -- Jonathan Phillips <jon@...15...>

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] inverse handles
by bulia byak 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

>What I am doing is to put a canvas behind the item/s I want to export, >which >in some cases is more useful. >1� I get a color background >2� I get the color I want as background. You can have bg color without adding extra objects in 0.37. Go to Dalogs > Document options and set the bg color/transparency of the page. It will also be used when exporting. _________________________________________________________________ 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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How to get Inkscape to produce <line> instead of <path>?
by Jason W May 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

When I draw a straight line in Inkscape, it generates a <path> element and never a <line>. If I import an existing SVG file with a <line>, edit and save, the <line> changes to <path>. Is it possible to have Inkscape output <line>? Should I care? Thanks, -Jason

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] auto scrolling
by bulia byak 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

>It's a bit sudden, could you make it proportional to distance outside the >window? It _is_ proportional - the farther you go beyond the edge, the faster you scroll. However I now added a new option.autoscrollspeed: the value of 1 gives the current speed, 0 disables autoscrolling, a value between 0 and 1 gives a slowed-down autoscrolling. Everyone please experiment and report which value works best for you, I'll set it as the default. As for adding a delay, it's a bad idea from usability viewpoint. Anything that may make you wait is bad enough, and especially when you are doing something awkward or difficult, such as dragging. The response must be predictable and soft, but immediate. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE 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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Re: [Inkscape-devel] inverse handles
by bulia byak 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

>Speaking of bugs and sodipodi, I noticed this bug was closed in sodipodi: > >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=851467&group_id=93… AFAIK it was "fixed" wrongly there. They just added stroke-width to exported size, which will still leave the shape truncated in case of miter corners or in some other circumstances where a shape extends beyond its curve's bounding box. We have arrived at an understanding of what is necessary for properly fixing this (we need to query the renderer for the true bbox) but it's not yet coded. Does anyone think that porting the quick-and-dirty fix (adding stroke width) is worth its while? _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE 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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[Fwd: Re: Inkscape 0.37 Released! Try it out!]
by Jonathan Phillips 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

I think we really need to get OS X DMG files, or an installer for OS X releases. The majority of OS X folks do not understand ./configure;make;make install. Jon -----Forwarded Message----- From: Daniel Zajicek <quadra_jack@...36...> To: Jonathan Phillips <jon@...15...> Subject: Re: Inkscape 0.37 Released! Try it out! Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 09:21:33 -0800 jon, Which file should I download for osx? I'm a little confused. dan > > INKSCAPE 0.37 RELEASED! > > A new version of Inkscape: Open Source Scalable > Vector Graphics Editor, > is now available for use. Inkscape 0.37 includes > many major new > features, numerous bug fixes, and extensive codebase > cleanup. > > Briefly > ======= > * New functionality: boolean operations on paths, > dynamic and linked > offsets, path outlining, standalone SVG viewer, > drag-and-drop, > letter-spacing. > * More convenient editing: top panel, new color > widget, 256x zoom, > snapped rotation with Ctrl everywhere, selecting > within groups, lots > of new shortcuts, and more. > * Interface and usability: saving view with the > document, zoom history, > fullscreen, hide/show all open dialogs, smarter > export dialog, helpful > statusbar, and much more. > * Inkscape internals: built with C++, brand new > classes for points, > rects, matrices, and URIs, massive cleanups. > * Last but not least: tutorial for new users, keys > and mouse reference, > Inkscape User mailing list, hassle-free Windows > builds. > > More Detailed Info > ================== > Release Notes > > http://www.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes037 > > Screenshots > http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/index.php > > Download From > ============= > > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 > > RPM, Debian, Windows, and source versions are > available. > > Please visit http://www.inkscape.org to learn more, > join our User > Mailing List, chat with the developers, and submit > your ideas for making > Inkscape the leading SVG-compliant vector graphics > tool. > > > > > -- > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps > Now. > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > -- > Jon Phillips > UCSD Graduate Researcher > Computational Media > PO BOX 948667 > La Jolla, Ca 92037 > > 858.361.2811 > www.rejon.org > jon@...235... > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools -- Jonathan Phillips <jon@...15...>

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RE: [Inkscape-devel] Are these bugs?
by bulia byak 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

> > >http://www.charlietech.com/tmp/inkscape-oo-er.png I see. The reason for the difference is that the "Rect attributes" dialog shows you the raw SVG coordinates, while the top panel shows user corrdinates. The difference between them is typically a 0.8 multiplier (ask Mental about the origin of that multiplier, I'm not entirely sure) and the Y axis being turned upside down (for user, 0,0 is the lower left corner, but in SVG it's the top left corner). There were discussions about converging these two coordinate systems, but I'm not sure about the current status of that. In any case, the "object attributes" dialog is more of a debug tool, it's not really intended for end users. We will nuke it as soon as we have all of its functionality (and more) in the top panel. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoi…

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RE: [Inkscape-devel] User Comments?
by bulia byak 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

>I do design (mostly for tee shirts), and I love what you have been doing >with Inkscape (although I must admit that I am still using Illustrator for >most of my work). Anyway, is it appropriate for me to post to this list >(not being a developer)? I have plenty of thoughts on the things that are >being discussed here and on the wiki, but my programming skills are pretty >weak. You're welcome. >On another issue, I've noticed that making an item insensitive does not >prevent it from being selected by a rubberband or a shift-click. Is this >the intended behavior, or should I submit a bug? The sensitive/insensitive property of objects is not actively supported at the moment, because we plan to implement layers instead (a layer can be made invisible and/or insensitive) and then perhaps eliminate the per-object sensitivity. However this bug of yours seems to be easy to fix, so please submit it to the tracker and I'll see to it when I have time. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjo…

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] inverse handles
by Robert Crosbie 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

Speaking of bugs and sodipodi, I noticed this bug was closed in sodipodi: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=851467&group_id=93… Perhaps someone who is familiar with the internals of inkscape and sodipodi could quickly port the necessary code over. I added a note to link to the original CR. Cheers, Rob. http://members.rogers.com/rcrosbie >From: Bryce Harrington <bryce@...1...> >To: Nestor Diaz Valencia <nestordiaz@...207...> >CC: Jonathan Phillips <jon@...15...>, bulia byak ><archiver_1@...19...>, inkscape <inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net> >Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] inverse handles >Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:29:34 -0800 (PST) > >On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Nestor Diaz Valencia wrote: > > by the by, how's the bug hunting? I must say that it's been impossible >for me > > to making it crash. On the other hand I find it heavier than Sodipodi, >could > > that be true or it's my imagination? > > > > yours: > > Nestor > >The bug hunting is going fairly well, although we could always use more >help. A lot of the easier bugs have already been squashed so the ones >that are left are going to take some programmer musclepower to knock >out. > >By 'heavier' what do you mean? > >There are a lot of underlying differences folks have implemented that >could be showing up in how the app feels, such as changes to underlying >data types, conversion to C++, etc. However it'd be a little surprising >if they affect the performance in a noticeable way. > >Bryce > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. >Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with >a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! >http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click >_______________________________________________ >Inkscape-devel mailing list >Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.ms…

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] inverse handles
by bulia byak 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

>Any screenshots? please See the new one at http://inkscape.org/screenshots _________________________________________________________________ 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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