December 2005 - Inkscape Devel

Alphabetical order internationalization
by Ted Gould 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

If I want to sort a list of strings in alphabetical order, obviously that is dependent on the alphabet being used. How do I find out the order of the alphabet being used? Or, better yet, is their a function to rank two strings based on that alphabet? I don't see anything to do this. The standard functions just seem to use ASCII numbering, which of course doesn't really work for any language besides English. What happens when you sort by name in Nautilus? Is this a known problem I just don't realize? --Ted

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WEBFORM website design
by Sasi 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: Sasi email: info@...1096... submitted the following: I like inkscape and if you like this http://viragelet.pardey.org/inkscape_home_by_szabolcs_sinka.jpg plan, then that is my support towards the project. You can use it for free, you don\'t even have to mention my name. If you like it, tell it and i will send the psd or any format you like. Sincerely, Szabolcs Sinka Hungary - Budapest

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[Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report
by Bryce Harrington 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Cool, the About dialog problems have been fixed! :-) Bryce ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:21:05 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report = Analysis Report for inkscape = Report Time: Tue Dec 6 12:36:47 2005 (Run 893) Snapshot: inkscape-20051206-1000.tar.bz2 Status: finished Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 0 0 4 0 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == none == Warnings == display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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Two new contests at deviantART!
by Joshua A. Andler 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

We have two new contests going over at deviantART! The first contest is for an Inkscape calendar (which has a deadline of next Monday, 12/12/05) and which we will be choosing 12 winning images. The second contest is for Inkscape T-shirt designs to help fund Inkscape development (which we have no arbitrary number of winners for, if it's good it'll probably be accepted as one of many designs). You can read more over at: http://inkscapers.deviantart.com/journal/7226595/ -Josh

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[Desktop_architects] Portland: The Linux Desktop Integration Interface
by Bryce Harrington 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

One of the things that's come out of the desktop architect's meeting was the need for something to simplify having to choose between GNOME and KDE. This need has spawned a new project called "The Portland Project", formed by leaders from KDE and GNOME (and a bunch of other projects). Briefly stated, the goal of the Portland Project is to make KDE and GNOME work so well together that a software developer could choose either Gtk or Qt at their whim, and it will "just work" and fit natively for either desktop environment, including look and feel, themes, services, and so on. The kickoff announcement is below. There is a mailing list on freedesktop.org for this just forming. Bryce ----- Forwarded message from "Bastian, Waldo" <waldo.bastian@...1100...> ----- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 19:49:50 -0800 From: "Bastian, Waldo" <waldo.bastian@...1100...> To: desktop_architects@...701... Subject: [Desktop_architects] Portland: The Linux Desktop Integration Interface In the followup session aimed at making the live of ISVs easier wrt targetting the Linux Desktop two topics were discussed. The first topic addressed the issue of integrating with the two different desktop environments. The second topic addressed the issue of API/ABI stability. I will not be addressing the second topic here. During the meeting on Thursday a number of desktop integration points were identified that would benefit from having a well defined interface, independent of the desktop environment in use. In the follow up meeting it was discussed how we can move forward to make such common interface a reality. Nothing is real without a name and so "Portland" was adopted as the name of this initiative. Since the goals of Portland are very much in line with the mission of FreeDesktop.org it was agreed that FreeDesktop.org was the proper place to drive this effort. To speed up the process a task force of 4 people will be created with two representatives from both Gnome and KDE. Alex Graveley (Gnome) and George Staikos (KDE) agreed to lead the task force and will each invite one additional member. The goal of the task force is to prioritize integration points, solicit feedback from ISVs and identify existing functionality in Gnome and KDE that can be used to implement Portland, and possibly provide a first draft implementation. The task force will do a first report out before Linux.Conf.au (End of Jan, 2006) The goal is to have the first version of Portland ready for inclusion in LSB 4.0 which is scheduled for the end of 2006. In order to reach this goal it is important that Portland is available in early 2006 so that it can be included in distributions before LSB adoption. It is understood that the first version of Portland may not be able to address all integration points and that additional versions may follow. Cheers, Waldo Linux Client Architect - Channel Software Operation - Intel Corporation _______________________________________________ Desktop_architects mailing list Desktop_architects@...701... https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop_architects ----- End forwarded message -----

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[cairo] GTK+ cairo canvas widget
by Bryce Harrington 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

----- Forwarded message from Damon Chaplin <damon@...1099...> ----- Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:13:58 +0000 From: Damon Chaplin <damon@...1099...> To: cairo@...278... Subject: [cairo] GTK+ cairo canvas widget Hi, I've been working on a GTK+ cairo canvas widget, goocanvas: http://www.dachaplin.dsl.pipex.com/goocanvas/ See the TODO file for things left to finish. I'm fairly new to cairo, so if anyone spots a problem with the cairo code let me know (I think the image drawing code may be wrong, for instance). Also, currently the layout of the text (using Pango) changes when you zoom in/out, even though I've used CAIRO_HINT_METRICS_OFF. If anyone knows a way to fix that I'd really appreciate it. Damon _______________________________________________ cairo mailing list cairo@...278... http://cairographics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cairo ----- End forwarded message -----

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NEW: misc
by bulia byak 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

* Guidelines are made easier to pick: now you don't need to position mouse <i>exactly</i> over a guideline to activate it, instead there's a small position tolerance (1 screen pixel on each side of the guideline). * The keyboard shortcut for "Make selected segments curves" in Node tool is changed from Shift+K to Shift+U for better mnemonics. * In Calligraphic tool, Esc deselects as in most other tools. * In Selector, Ctrl+Enter enters the selected group (making it a temporary layer). Ctrl+Backspace leaves the current layer and goes one layer up in the hierarchy (but not to root). -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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[Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report
by Bryce Harrington 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

The About Box error is persisting... You can see from the name of the snapshot that this is against the current snapshot. Bryce ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:21:04 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report = Analysis Report for inkscape = Report Time: Mon Dec 5 11:09:58 2005 (Run 883) Snapshot: inkscape-20051205-0820.tar.bz2 Status: finished Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 2 4 2 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == ui/dialog/aboutbox.cpp:88: error: no matching function for call to `Inkscape::UI::Dialog::AboutBox::size_request()' /usr/include/gtkmm-2.4/gtkmm/widget.h:510: error: candidates are: void Gtk::Widget::size_request(const Gtk::Requisition&) == Warnings == display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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PDF Export/Import via Cairo
by Bryce Harrington 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Hi all, I talked with Carl a bit more today about the PDF functionality with Cairo and what it'd take to use it with Inkscape. Here's some additional info. Carl, correct me if I've captured any of this wrong. Some clarification on libsvg, when Carl said he wasn't supporting it, I interpreted this to mean it needed another maintainer. He clarified this; the reasons he had forked libsvg from librsvg originally was to try out replacing its libart backend with a cairo backend. Now that librsvg uses cairo as it's back end, there's no reason for libsvg to be used, and in fact it lacks capabilities that are in librsvg. So... The plan going forward would be this. svg2pdf as it exists now is probably ok for a start; it's at least better than we got now, and fits within our existing system. I think it's mainly going to be a packaging issue to hook it into our extension framework. Beyond that, svg2png needs to be modified to use librsvg instead of libsvg. This is probably a fairly simple task, as svg2png is a really short bit of code. I told Carl about UberConverter. He wasn't sure if the design of Cairo's PDF functionality would match UberConverter's structure, so a crs2pdf via Cairo may not be the right approach. Carl also mentioned something called Poppler(?) which does PDF _import_, that works in conjunction with Cairo, and that would give us a good round-trip to and from PDF. This sounds worth checking out. Bryce

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PDF Support in Inkscape
by Bryce Harrington 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Hi all, I've been noticing a LOT of requests for PDF/PS support in Inkscape. Either export or import or both. I'm fairly certain that this is the #1 top feature need for Inkscape right now. Over the past year or so, I've been fishing around for a volunteer to implement this. But unfortunately I'm coming up dry. Ain't no one I can find with an itch to implement this, not on a volunteer basis anyway. However, there are a TON of users with this need. Some of whom, I'm fairly certain, would be willing to pledge some money towards it. Maybe a little, maybe a lot, who knows. I think if enough people pitched in funds, we could actually make this happen. This is one feature I think we as a community could just force through, by hiring some mercenary to attack and kill it for us, hardcore style. Can you all tell me what you think? I really have no solid idea if enough people would be open to this plan. Are you a user that'd be willing to pledge $100 or more towards this? Are you a developer that'd be willing to commit to doing this work for some $k? Or do you have some ideas on how we could make this need get met? Please email me and let me know what you think. Bryce

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