September 2005 - Inkscape Devel

Inkboard screenshot and demos
by David Yip 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

Hi all, Here's some Inkboard demo materials: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yipdw/inkboard/inkboard-screenshot-1.png (1280x1024, 187 kB) http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yipdw/inkboard/inkboard-demo-2.mp4 (H.264 (using x264), 1136x864, ~187sec, 2.1 MB) http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yipdw/inkboard/inkboard-demo-2.avi (H.263 (using XviD), 1136x864, ~187sec, 11 MB) The videos have the same content; however, the video in the MP4 container is substantially smaller (and looks better, IMHO). I'd like to hear if it's playable by other people. (I know a Media Player Classic/recent version of ffdshow setup can handle it, but I'd like to hear reports from users of more "standard" players, i.e. QuickTime Player.) -- David

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Fwd: [ 1245838 ] Win32: Problem building Inkscape 0.42
by Adib Taraben 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

FYI. I do not have the mailinglist address on my debian section :-( so I guessed wrong. --- Adib Taraben <theadib@...36...> wrote: > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:33:31 -0700 (PDT) > From: Adib Taraben <theadib@...36...> > Subject: [ 1245838 ] Win32: Problem building > Inkscape 0.42 > To: inkscape-devel@...34... > > FYI, > --- > Hello release warden, > > attached there is a patch against the latest cvs. > > This should solve the issues building a win32 exe > from > the source.tgz published on sf. > > I only made the necessary changes for building the > .exe and did not added needed stuff for the win32 > installer. > > I would like to bring the nsis installer stuff for > the > first .rc Or during the string freeze. When is this > estimated ? (still almost no feedback for this) > > Thx, > > theAdib. > --- > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com> ? inkscape-0.42+devel.zip > ? makewin32.diff > ? src/test-all.cpp > ? src/dom/makefile > ? src/svg/test-svg-main.cpp > ? src/svg/test-svg.cpp > Index: Makefile.am > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvsroot/inkscape/inkscape/Makefile.am,v > retrieving revision 1.36 > diff -u -4 -r1.36 Makefile.am > --- Makefile.am 15 Sep 2005 13:21:06 -0000 1.36 > +++ Makefile.am 26 Sep 2005 20:58:45 -0000 > @@ -38,15 +38,14 @@ > inkscape.spec \ > Info.plist.in \ > Info.plist \ > inkscape.nsi \ > - Makefile.mingw \ > - Makefile.mingw.common \ > + config.h.mingw Makefile.mingw > Makefile.mingw.common mingwenv.bat \ > README README.ca.txt README.de.txt README.fr.txt > README.it.txt \ > HACKING.txt HACKING.de.txt HACKING.fr.txt > HACKING.it.txt \ > TRANSLATORS \ > inkscape.png \ > - inkscape.ico inkscape16.ico inkscape32.ico > inkscape64.ico \ > + inkscape.ico inkscape16.ico inkscape32-16.ico > inkscape32.ico inkscape64.ico \ > cxxtest/cxxtestgen.pl \ > cxxtest/cxxtestgen.py \ > cxxtest/cxxtest/Descriptions.cpp \ > cxxtest/cxxtest/Descriptions.h \ > @@ -93,9 +92,12 @@ > debian/inkscape.menu \ > debian/inkscape.xpm \ > debian/mime \ > debian/rules \ > - packaging/autopackage/default.apspec.in > + packaging/autopackage/default.apspec.in \ > + po/Makefile.mingw \ > + src/Makefile.mingw src/inkscape_version.h.mingw > src/inkscape.rc src/makedef.pl \ > + src/helper/sp-marshal.h.mingw > src/helper/sp-marshal.cpp.mingw > > # Note: it isn't clear that debian/* belongs in the > tar file: > # tarfile users should be able to use the official > Debian packages. > # They were added to EXTRA_DIST in v1.5, in > response to a message on > Index: Makefile.mingw > =================================================================== > RCS file: > /cvsroot/inkscape/inkscape/Makefile.mingw,v > retrieving revision 1.46 > diff -u -4 -r1.46 Makefile.mingw > --- Makefile.mingw 19 Aug 2005 17:16:28 -0000 1.46 > +++ Makefile.mingw 26 Sep 2005 20:58:46 -0000 > @@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ > $(MAKE) -C po -f Makefile.mingw clean > > minimal: > $(MAKE) -C src -f Makefile.mingw > - $(RM) inkscape$(S)inkscape.exe > + -$(RM) inkscape$(S)inkscape.exe > $(CP) src$(S)inkscape.exe inkscape > @echo "##################### D O N E > ####################" > > > Index: src/Makefile.mingw > =================================================================== > RCS file: > /cvsroot/inkscape/inkscape/src/Makefile.mingw,v > retrieving revision 1.28 > diff -u -4 -r1.28 Makefile.mingw > --- src/Makefile.mingw 10 Jun 2005 22:14:31 -0000 > 1.28 > +++ src/Makefile.mingw 26 Sep 2005 20:58:46 -0000 > @@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ > ################################### > # O U T P U T S > ################################### > > -outputs: inkscape.exe > +outputs: inkscape.exe inkview.exe > > > RES=inkres.o > > @@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ > #inkscape.exe: inkscape.dll main.o winmain.o $(RES) > > # $(CXX) -o inkscape.exe main.o winmain.o $(RES) > inkscape.la $(LIBS) > # strip inkscape.exe > > -inkview.exe: inkscape.dll inkview.o $(RES) > - $(CXX) -o inkview.exe inkview.o $(RES) > libinkscapedll.a $(LIBS) > - strip inkview.exe > +inkview.exe: libinkscape.a inkview.o $(RES) > + $(CXX) -o inkview.exe inkview.o $(RES) > libinkscape.a $(LIBS) > +# strip inkview.exe > + > +# DLL version. we need to make this work > +# inkview.exe: inkscape.dll inkview.o $(RES) > +# $(CXX) -o inkview.exe inkview.o $(RES) > libinkscapedll.a $(LIBS) > +# strip inkview.exe > > inkres.o: inkscape.rc > $(WINDRES) inkscape.rc $(RES) > > @@ -72,9 +77,9 @@ > inkscape.def: libinkscape.a > perl makedef.pl > > libinkscape.a: $(OBJ) > - $(RM) libinkscape.a > + -$(RM) libinkscape.a > ar crv libinkscape.a $(OBJ) > $(RANLIB) libinkscape.a > > inkscape.la: inkscape.dll > @@ -106,13 +111,13 @@ > ################################### > > clean: > $(foreach a, $(OBJ), $(shell $(RM) $(subst /,$(S), > $(a)))) > - $(RM) main.o winmain.o inkview.o > - $(RM) *.a > - $(RM) *.la > - $(RM) inkscape.def > - $(RM) *.dll > - $(RM) extension$(S)plugin$(S)*.o > - $(RM) extension$(S)plugin$(S)*.dll > + -$(RM) main.o winmain.o inkview.o > + -$(RM) *.a > + -$(RM) *.la > + -$(RM) inkscape.def > + -$(RM) *.dll > + -$(RM) extension$(S)plugin$(S)*.o > + -$(RM) extension$(S)plugin$(S)*.dll > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ? inkscape-0.42+devel.zip ? makewin32.diff ? src/test-all.cpp ? src/dom/makefile ? src/svg/test-svg-main.cpp ? src/svg/test-svg.cpp Index: Makefile.am =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/inkscape/inkscape/Makefile.am,v retrieving revision 1.36 diff -u -4 -r1.36 Makefile.am --- Makefile.am 15 Sep 2005 13:21:06 -0000 1.36 +++ Makefile.am 26 Sep 2005 20:58:45 -0000 @@ -38,15 +38,14 @@ inkscape.spec \ Info.plist.in \ Info.plist \ inkscape.nsi \ - Makefile.mingw \ - Makefile.mingw.common \ + config.h.mingw Makefile.mingw Makefile.mingw.common mingwenv.bat \ README README.ca.txt README.de.txt README.fr.txt README.it.txt \ HACKING.txt HACKING.de.txt HACKING.fr.txt HACKING.it.txt \ TRANSLATORS \ inkscape.png \ - inkscape.ico inkscape16.ico inkscape32.ico inkscape64.ico \ + inkscape.ico inkscape16.ico inkscape32-16.ico inkscape32.ico inkscape64.ico \ cxxtest/cxxtestgen.pl \ cxxtest/cxxtestgen.py \ cxxtest/cxxtest/Descriptions.cpp \ cxxtest/cxxtest/Descriptions.h \ @@ -93,9 +92,12 @@ debian/inkscape.menu \ debian/inkscape.xpm \ debian/mime \ debian/rules \ - packaging/autopackage/default.apspec.in + packaging/autopackage/default.apspec.in \ + po/Makefile.mingw \ + src/Makefile.mingw src/inkscape_version.h.mingw src/inkscape.rc src/makedef.pl \ + src/helper/sp-marshal.h.mingw src/helper/sp-marshal.cpp.mingw # Note: it isn't clear that debian/* belongs in the tar file: # tarfile users should be able to use the official Debian packages. # They were added to EXTRA_DIST in v1.5, in response to a message on Index: Makefile.mingw =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/inkscape/inkscape/Makefile.mingw,v retrieving revision 1.46 diff -u -4 -r1.46 Makefile.mingw --- Makefile.mingw 19 Aug 2005 17:16:28 -0000 1.46 +++ Makefile.mingw 26 Sep 2005 20:58:46 -0000 @@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ $(MAKE) -C po -f Makefile.mingw clean minimal: $(MAKE) -C src -f Makefile.mingw - $(RM) inkscape$(S)inkscape.exe + -$(RM) inkscape$(S)inkscape.exe $(CP) src$(S)inkscape.exe inkscape @echo "##################### D O N E ####################" Index: src/Makefile.mingw =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/inkscape/inkscape/src/Makefile.mingw,v retrieving revision 1.28 diff -u -4 -r1.28 Makefile.mingw --- src/Makefile.mingw 10 Jun 2005 22:14:31 -0000 1.28 +++ src/Makefile.mingw 26 Sep 2005 20:58:46 -0000 @@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ ################################### # O U T P U T S ################################### -outputs: inkscape.exe +outputs: inkscape.exe inkview.exe RES=inkres.o @@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ #inkscape.exe: inkscape.dll main.o winmain.o $(RES) # $(CXX) -o inkscape.exe main.o winmain.o $(RES) inkscape.la $(LIBS) # strip inkscape.exe -inkview.exe: inkscape.dll inkview.o $(RES) - $(CXX) -o inkview.exe inkview.o $(RES) libinkscapedll.a $(LIBS) - strip inkview.exe +inkview.exe: libinkscape.a inkview.o $(RES) + $(CXX) -o inkview.exe inkview.o $(RES) libinkscape.a $(LIBS) +# strip inkview.exe + +# DLL version. we need to make this work +# inkview.exe: inkscape.dll inkview.o $(RES) +# $(CXX) -o inkview.exe inkview.o $(RES) libinkscapedll.a $(LIBS) +# strip inkview.exe inkres.o: inkscape.rc $(WINDRES) inkscape.rc $(RES) @@ -72,9 +77,9 @@ inkscape.def: libinkscape.a perl makedef.pl libinkscape.a: $(OBJ) - $(RM) libinkscape.a + -$(RM) libinkscape.a ar crv libinkscape.a $(OBJ) $(RANLIB) libinkscape.a inkscape.la: inkscape.dll @@ -106,13 +111,13 @@ ################################### clean: $(foreach a, $(OBJ), $(shell $(RM) $(subst /,$(S), $(a)))) - $(RM) main.o winmain.o inkview.o - $(RM) *.a - $(RM) *.la - $(RM) inkscape.def - $(RM) *.dll - $(RM) extension$(S)plugin$(S)*.o - $(RM) extension$(S)plugin$(S)*.dll + -$(RM) main.o winmain.o inkview.o + -$(RM) *.a + -$(RM) *.la + -$(RM) inkscape.def + -$(RM) *.dll + -$(RM) extension$(S)plugin$(S)*.o + -$(RM) extension$(S)plugin$(S)*.dll

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Text to Path
by Craig Bradney 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Hi, With the chance of being told to RTFM (whats an M anyway?, I still havent read the Scribus ones!).. Where is the/Is there a Convert Text to Path option in Inkscape? (0.42.2) Why? Because importing text in an SVG into Scribus is ugly, due to a) limitations with our text frame sizes, b) PostScript vs SVG text definitions (IIRC). TIA Craig Scribus Team

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] update of roadmap
by Daniel Stiefelmaier 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

>Animation is a pretty Large goal. > > agreed :) >Full SVG Tiny support is a smaller goal, and looking back at implementing >the SVG specifications seems like a good way to refocus Inkscape on its >core goals. > > also agreed. maybe import filters could also be a goal. personally i'd love to see CorelDraw import. But i guess there are other more common formats, and cdr files seem to be hard to reverse engineer. On the other side, CorelDraw has quite a similar user interface, so new users may come from there ;) Well, and if animation will be a goal, then flash import/export couldn't be wrong ;) greets, Caliga

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0.43 Status
by Bryce Harrington 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Hi all, Okay, it sounds like from the earlier discussions that there is a rough concensus to do 0.43 as 100 points worth of RFE's followed by 100 points of bug fixes, then a hard freeze, and so on through the release. I'm going to start counting from Sept 1st for the RFE's, and will begin counting bugs as soon as we hit 100. Should be fun. :-) I'm curious to see how swiftly we can reach the hard freeze point. I'm betting on Sept 15th. RFE ID Pts Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ None yet! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total: 0 / 100 Bryce

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keys.xml
by Tobias Jakobs 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Hi, I used the Inkscape keys.xml to make a Gimp keys and mouse reference[1]. Perhaps you are interested in this shortcuts that are used in the GTK file dialogs. MfG Tobias <group> <title>Within a File Dialog</title> <keys><key><shift/>L</key> <action>Open Location</action></keys> <keys><key><alt/> <up/></key> <action>Up-Folder</action></keys> <keys><key><alt/> <down/></key> <action>Down-Folder</action></keys> <keys><key><alt/><misc f="Home"/></key> <action>Home-Folder</action></keys> <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>Close Dialog</action></keys> </group> [1] http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316423

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Bugs making it hard to translate tutorials
by Daniel Stiefelmaier 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

>>oh, btw... we could scale in one direction with crtl-alt+numpad... RFE >>for that? :) >>hm... and shift to scale in two directions? >> >> sorry, i thought it was obvious, but as i think of it again... well, objects could be scaled in one direction by the eight numpad keys surrounding 5. So ctrl+alt+7 would scale to the upper left, ctrl+alt+8 would be the representation for dragging the handle on the top. But now that i think about it, shift should then be used to scale down. ctrl+alt+shift+9 would be the same then dragging the upper right handle towards the lower left. Maybe the Num-Lock key could be used to switch between pixel-accurate scaling and normal scaling. Alternatively: Scaling is always pixel-accurate, Num-Lock is used to switch between up- and downscaling, and shift is used to scale in two directions. ctrl+alt+shift+6 or ctrl+alt+shift+4 would scale the object horizontally, keeping its original center. greets, caliga

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pdf_input.inx
by Alexandre Prokoudine 25 Sep '05

25 Sep '05

Hi, Looking at roadmap I realised that with current extensions infrastructure there should be just one simple step to have pdf2svg import - to write an inx file and to put pdf2svg files in right places. I thiunk I have succeded with the first part, but failed with the other. When I try to import a PDF file, Inkscape tells me: Can't locate Math/Matrix.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.7 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.7 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/perl/5.8/Parser.pm line 20. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl/5.8/Parser.pm line 20. Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/share/inkscape/extensions/pdf2svg line 20. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share/inkscape/extensions/pdf2svg line 20. Being a non-programmer I understand now that maybe I tried to do too much :) If anyone is keen to look into this, inx files is attached. I might be back to this task when I learn my Perl math (if ever) :) http://www.solidcode.net/pdf2svg/ is the home page of the script. Alexandre

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Inkscape 0.43 Tasks
by Bryce Harrington 25 Sep '05

25 Sep '05

Tasks for 0.43 Hard Freeze Phase -------------------------------- Here are the things we've identified as needing to be done prior to the Hard Freeze. Let me know of the status on these items as we go forward, and I'll keep the list updated and try to repost it daily. Let me know either if you've completed the task, or are working on it and plan to ensure it's completed for the release. 1. Ensure libraries do not crash on win98 [rswt] 1289800 - SuSE 10.0.RC1: Crash on Align http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1289800&group_id=9… 2. Integrate Ted's patches for menu.xml 3. Enable python on windows 4. Create Static RPMS 5. Create screenshots for each of the new features a. pressure-calligraphic [Popolon] b. connector tool - (DONE) Create screenshots [Alexandre] http://lrn.ru/~avp/images/connector1.png http://lrn.ru/~avp/images/connector2.png - Add them to the website c. whiteboard - (DONE) Create screenshots [yipdw] http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yipdw/inkboard/inkboard-screenshot-1.png http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yipdw/inkboard/inkboard-demo-2.mp4 http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yipdw/inkboard/inkboard-demo-2.avi - Add them to the website 6. (DONE) Integrate mental's memory leak patch. [bryce] - On mailing list see 'theoretical memory leak' post 7. Update calligraphy tutorial to cover the new pressure sensitivity stuff. 8. [ 1245838 ] Win32: Problem building Inkscape 0.4 9. Integrate Spanish po translation file https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1303320&group_id=…

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Inkscape 0.42.2-0 static RPM package
by Jean-Francois Lemaire 25 Sep '05

25 Sep '05

Hello, Better late than never, they say. Anyway, I've set up a static build environment today and tested it on the previous Inkscape release. The resulting static RPM installs and works fine on my RPM-based distro (SuSE LInux 9.3). It would be great if it could be tested on other systems, though. Well, I suppose that means I'm volunteering for the creation of static RPMs from now on :-) Now, should I upload inkscape-0.42.2-0.static.i686.rpm to SourceForge right away or should I just don't bother and wait for the 0.43 release? The i386 package is currently building. -- Jean-François Lemaire

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