January 2006 - Inkscape Devel

export bitmap doesn't respect file extension
by Wolfram Quester 08 Jan '06

08 Jan '06

Hi, I received a bug report against debian's 0.43 version of inkscape: > In the export bitmap entry of the File menu, the default is to have an > image with an extension (and format) of png. However, if I change this > to file.jpg, inkscape silently decides that it'll still export a png, > but with the *extension* jpg. > > Instead, inkscape should do as the Gimp does, and do smart things with > the extension and/or offer the user a choice. > > At the bare minimum, give a warning and/or save the file as file.jpg.png > so there is no ambiguity about the filetype. I thought I should submit this here before I add it to the tracker due to the recent discussion about changes in the export dialog. Perhaps we could warn the user in this dialog that at the moment only png is supported for bitmap exports. With best wishes, Wolfi

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enumerating resource files
by MenTaLguY 07 Jan '06

07 Jan '06

Have we got a portable way in the tree to enumerate resource files (e.g. stuff in /usr/share/inkscape/[dir] and ~/.inkscape/[dir] ?) -mental

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Page properties - size errors
by Lucas Vieites 07 Jan '06

07 Jan '06

Hi, I'm running cvs version of Inkscape 0.43 and I'm having trouble wtih the paper size. When I create a new document I usually use A4 paper size. My default units are mm, and according to the Document properties an A4 sheet of paper is 248,03 x 350,79 mm. This is incorrect, should be 210 x 279 mm. When I accept this setting and return to the main window I create a vertical guideline at 0mm, which goes correctly to the left edge, and another guideline at 210mm, which goes correctly to the right edge. Strange... On the other hand horizontal guidelines go wrong; a hor. guide at 0 mm goes correctly to the bottom edge, but a guide at 279mm goes way below the top edge. Another curious thing is that, although it uses 248,03 x 350,79 mm as the size in mm for A4 when I change the units to cm, it sets the page size to 21,26 x 30,07 cm. It didn't convert correctly. How to reproduce this: - Open a new document. - Open "Document Properties" (Shift+Ctrl+D) - Set page size to A4 - Set units to mm (note the width and height) - Set units to cm (note the width and height) If this is a know "feature" I'll wait for it's solution, otherwise I'll be happy to file a bug. OK, I just checked the bug list on sourceforge and I guess this is just a confirmation of bug: [ 1391348 ] Win32: 0.43 devel+: wrong page sizes http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1391348&group_id=9… I'm using Ubuntu Breezy, so I can confirm that. Cheers. -- ¡No olvide visitar nuestra tienda On-line! <http://www.asixinformatica.com/tienda> =================================================== Lucas Vieites Fariña <lucas@...212...> Web: <http://www.asixinformatica.com/users/lucas/> Blog: <http://www.asixinformatica.com/blog/>

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WEBFORM Inscape Doc
by Rohdimus 07 Jan '06

07 Jan '06

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: Rohdimus email: rohdimus@...1140... submitted the following: Enter your message or news here. Hi Can you the Docmentaion of inscape to offer download in a HTML files for Offline Dokomentaion? Rohdimus

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NEW: Metadata dialog
by Ralf Stephan 07 Jan '06

07 Jan '06

Hello, this is just to remind people the Document Properties dialog has been split. So, if you use $(HOME)/.inkscape/menus.xml then you might want to generate a new one, or add the DialogMetadata tag to it. Work continues on both dialogs. Regards, rwst

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font not working
by David Christian Berg 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Hey guys! I've a font consisting of 18 styles... it's in pfb as well as afm, pfm and inf format. I've not clue, which files I actually need, but I think the pfbs are the ones, because they have a preview :) Anyways, when trying to use them in Inkscape I see the list with all the different styles, right as one would expect, on selecting the font. However, the styles aren't rendered properly. Is it an Inkscape or an Pango bug? Abiword and OOo skrew up as well, but after all they can't handle that many styles anyway. Scribus doesn fine. Thanx for you help! David

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problems with linked offsets
by Ian Bruce 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Inkscape version: 0.43 (Debian package, i386) If you create a "linked offset", and then move the primary object to which that offset is linked, the offset moves FARTHER (in the same direction) than the primary. Watching this process in the XML editor, it appears that moving the primary inserts a "translate" block into the SVG code for the offset, which was not initially present. If this tag is removed, the offset will then recenter on the primary at its new location. Rotating the primary creates similar problems. The linked offset will NOT rotate, but it does move around, although in this case the "translate" tag does not appear in its SVG code. I don't know whether this behavior is intentional or not; to me, it seems kind of disfunctional, like some vector transformations are being applied in the wrong order or something. It's easy to reproduce; it happens every time. So is this behavior a bug, or a "feature"? -- Ian Bruce

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WEBFORM use trace tiles clone
by michele 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: michele email: michele.ingenuo@...1138... submitted the following: how to use tiles clones for images in backgroung??? please

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WEBFORM Line with arrows
by Aguiar 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: Aguiar email: reginojapao@...864... submitted the following: Pls I would like to know if there is a command for insert arrow (left and right) to a line. Thank you!

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UberConverter
by Eric Wilhelm 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Hi all, I'm nearing completion on the xar2crs, crs2xar, svg2crs, and crs2svg connectors which represent the xar <-> svg conversion for the UberConverter. I threw together a build script today. If anyone feels like testing, now would be a good time to checkout from the svn and start playing with it. You'll need svn, perl, Module::Build, and svn co http://scratchcomputing.com/uc/trunk/ uber-converter/ cd uber-converter/code/perl/ perl Build.PL ./Build ./Build install --install-base=/tmp/uc/ PATH=$PATH:/tmp/uc/bin/ PERL5LIB=/tmp/uc/lib/perl5/ svg2crs foo.svg | crs2xar > foo.xar The "perl Build.PL" step should complain if you're missing prerequisites. Assuming you have the cpan command-line client, you might just: cpan XML::SAX cpan YAML cpan Compress::Zlib cpan Class::Accessor cpan SVG cpan Test::More cpan CAD::Calc cpan CSS::SAC::LexicalUnit cpan CSS::SAC cpan Math::Vec Let me know if the build process gives you any trouble. I'm sure there are still some gaping holes in the code itself, but I thought some of the braver souls might be interested in trying things at this stage. Please do use svn, this is still too in-flux for tarballs. Thanks, Eric -- Consumers want choice, consumers want openness. --Rob Glaser --------------------------------------------------- http://scratchcomputing.com ---------------------------------------------------

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