Updating the po files in svn
by Lucas Vieites
Hi,
I see that the decision to start thinking about a 0.44 release is
taking shape and in order to save us translators a big hurry in the
final days it would be nice to have all the waiting patches related to
translation in svn.
I am speaking for myself, but I think other translators will agree. My
last patch is from 23/04/2006 (#1475120) and from the last svn update I
see that there's quite a few changes. I'm afraid that if I do a local
intltool-update I could screw up some things (I know 'cause it has
happened before ;-)
So, pretty please,
--
Lucas Vieites Fariña <lucas@...212...>
Web: <http://www.asixinformatica.com/users/lucas/>
Blog: <http://www.asixinformatica.com/blog/>
16 years, 10 months
SVN is broken
by Joshua A. Andler
I verified the following with current svn builds both on Win32 & Linux.
1) Using the Rectangle, Pencil, Bezier, & Selector tools cause crashes
2) In Document Properties, if you change the units for canvas size, the
conversion doesn't happen and it zeroes out the values.
-Josh
16 years, 10 months
Inkscape as SVG convertor
by Mike M. Volokhov
Hello,
I'm fairly new to Inkscape, but after some usage I've found it as
powerful enough vector editor, with which I can cover most of my needs.
Thank you for doing good work, folks!
One of feature I need is an export to PS/EPS format. Resulting files
looks very clean, but how about "quality" of produced PostScript? Any
known nitpicks here?
And yet another question. Inkscape can be used as standalone SVG
converter, but I believe many of supported code doesn't really needed
for this only feature. Could you consider, please, splitting out the
SVG processing and graphical editing capabilities (or whatever else),
if it possible, of course?
It would be really nice to have such elegant and powerful SVG renderer,
and IMO this can be a good project for upcoming SoC'2006.
Thank you.
--
Mishka
P.S. Or could someone point me to standalone SVG->EPS converter?
16 years, 10 months
Inkscape 0.44 Status
by Bryce Harrington
Hi All,
This weekend I checked in with several of the developers to see how
they're progressing on features. Below is the updated status.
Of the 24 tasks, 4 have been resolved so far (3 are done, 1 is going to
be held until the next release.) I know folks will hammer out more in
the next couple weeks, but we'd probably be in a more comfortable
position right now if we had 12 resolved (either done or held).
Could you review this list and see if I've missed some that are done, or
if there are items that can be safely held for the next release?
Thanks,
Bryce
Current Feature Work
ICC Preview
===========
Jon Cruz is working on this. Plans to have feature to a finished point
for the release.
* Update Release Notes
CMYK support
============
Jon Cruz is working on this. Plans to have feature to a finished point
for the release.
* Update Release Notes
ArtLibre named icon and cursor loading
======================================
Jon Cruz is working on this. Plans to have feature to a finished point
for the release.
* Update Release Notes
Palette editing and per-file color sets
=======================================
Jon Cruz is working on this. Plans to have feature to a finished point
for the release.
* Update Release Notes
Tablet Bugs
===========
MentalGuy is working on this. Says for the release he wants to get
these resolved.
Something drops tablet motion events on the floor while the button is
held down. This occurs for some tools, but not with others. The bugs
are quite annoying but weird. They don't affect all tablet users.
4/29 - Still underway
Brush size adjustment on zoom toggle for calligraphic pen
=========================================================
MentalGuy is working on this and plans to have it to a finished point
for the release.
Layer dialog
============
This is an important feature for the release, and on MentalGuy's todo
list. However, work has been stuck getting Inkscape::LayerManager to
compile due to a subtle detail with sigc::mem_fun(), and it's uncertain
if there is sufficient time to unstick it and finish the feature prior
to the release. Additional people's help may be needed here.
[Beyond the memory issue, are there other aspects to the layer dialog
that others could help with, such as UI work or coding helper features
or whatever? --bh]
* Update Release Notes
4/29 - Still under way
Fit Canvas to Selection - DONE
=======================
This is a feature ACSpike has been working on, and plans to complete for
the release. The patch is here:
http://www.ekips.org/comp/inkscape/inx/current.diff
ODG Format Support
==================
Ishmal is working on this currently. Help is needed from someone who
knows inkscape gradients, such as mental or bulia. He needs to know how
to read gradient info from an SPGradient object.
DOM Support
===========
Ishmal has been working on this. The newest code is all imported and
builds. [Is there anything else needing to be done prior to release?]
SIOX Support
============
Ishmal has this over half done. The code is all imported and building,
and the selection mechanism is now done. Getting Inkscape and SIOX
intercommunication working, but this can be built as a filter to
potrace, which simplifies things. The transformation issues reported
previously have been sorted out, using a "confidence matrix".
Extensions
==========
Ted is focusing on cleaning up extension parameters and felt he'd have
this wrapped up by the end of the month. The plan is to have longer
text (tool tips) available, and a few more widgets. More spacing in the
autogui will be added to make it look nicer.
* Ted reports there is an unverified bug in the ordering of the
effects in the menu, to be investigated.
The Extension Editor is further off, and not being planned for this
release.
5/1 - Ted reports the feature is not yet working, but feels it shouldn't
be a problem to get it fixed in the next couple weeks.
Snapping
========
Ralf is coming up to speed on this issue. Hopefully Carl can also shed
light on things. On 4/26 Carl said he hopes to have a look at it over
the coming week.
* Need to fix the freeze when dragging multiple selected objects:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1429049&group_id...
* Update Release Notes
Rendering Performance Speedup - DONE
=============================
Andrius has a very interesting rendering speedup patch. The feature is
complete and accepted for the release. There is one known issue to
address with scrolling, but Andrius feels this can be fixed.
4/30 - Andrius reports this is now done, and no other issues are known.
Screenshots
===========
Scislac has taken this task on, and plans to have it done for the
release.
Two screenshots are done currently, and one more is in the works. There
will be a call for more screenshots on the Deviant Art site.
Tutorials
=========
Calligraphy is mostly done, and a few of the other updates to the other
tutorials have been drafted but that stuff definitely needs more work.
Should be possible to have them done by the end of April.
Man page should be current.
Bulia will update keys.xml shortly.
Note: The sooner these can be finalized, the sooner translators can get
going on them.
Calligraphic interface tweak
============================
Bulia is working on this change requested by MentalGuy, and feels they
are minor and should have no trouble completing for the release.
Windows font handling bugfixes - DONE
==============================
Richard (cyreve) has completed these bug fixes and updated the release notes.
* Update ReleaseNotes
Python Extensions on Windows
============================
!!! No owner has been identified for this task !!!
Bulia reports that extensions that rely on PyXML still do not work on
Windows. Due to the number of python extensions, this would be a major
missing feature for Windows users.
Text/Fonts UI
=============
deadchip (aka Milosz Derezynski <internalerror at gmail dot com>) has
written a font lister Gtkmm class, to enable re-use of the font list.
He is planning to write a font picker dialog, and rewrite the current
font picker to use the font _listing_ class. This enables using normal
Gtk components (ListStore, etc.) for accessing the font info. He plans
to have this work done by May 1st, or May 15th at the latest.
Windows "dialogs on top" Patch for GTK
======================================
!!! No owner has been identified for this task !!!
This is not exactly an Inkscape-specific problem, since the code changes
wouldn't be to Inkscape, but it would be nice to have it finally fixed.
This 0.44 release effort may be a good vehicle to tie it to, but we
won't hold up the release if it doesn't get done. Scislac had contacted
the author previously.
* Send a reminder email to the author to find status on this
Undo/Redo Dialog - HOLD
================
Gustav Broberg (broberg at kth dot se) is planning to try to get the
changes Mental suggested prior to the Feature Freeze.
We have a patch for this. Also needed is undo annotations.
4/30 - Gustav reports that due to more changes required than expected,
this feature will be postponed until the next release.
New File Chooser in Export
==========================
We have a patch for this, but there were some thoughts of embedding it
in the export dialog directly. In the spirit of "patch first, discuss
later", the best approach may be to stick in the current patch for 0.44,
see what folks think, and do the embedding later.
Additional Release Tasks
========================
The following tasks will need to be done for the release, but are not
required to be done prior to the Feature Freeze:
* Identify the list of must-fix bugs. To keep the freeze phase from
dragging out, we will need to be very choosy in what we allow to be
must-fix bugs.
* Set up a ReleaseChecklist wiki page or similar to keep track of The
List.
* Designate 2 release maintainers.
* Keep and update the above list and encourage people to achieve
completion of the items.
* Notify translators to complete translation work
* Wiki updates
+ Update Roadmap
+ Review/Update FAQ
+ Update InkscapeFeatures
* PR / marketing efforts
+ Plan efforts
+ Draft press release
+ Finalize press release
+ Send out press release [rejon]
* Packaging
16 years, 10 months
Re: [Inkscape-devel] path effect grammar
by unknown＠example.com
On Tue, 2 May 2006, MenTaLguY wrote:
>> Well, atleast for parameters, the names aren't valid if the extension
>> isn't specified as the names could repeat for various different
>> extensions. I don't really want to repeat the extension ID within each
>> parameter name...
>
> Ah, wait. This is for the extension description file, isn't it?
>
> If so, never mind.
Well, no, it would be in the <defs> section of the SVG. I'm thinking
something like this:
<svg:defs>
<inkscape:patheffect id="patheffect1" extension="org.inkscape.a">
<inkscape:extension-param name="foo" val="5" />
<inkscape:extension-param name="bar" val="10" />
</inkscape:patheffect>
</svg:defs>
The problem I see is that the "name" in the parameter really only has
meaning when associated with the extension "org.inkscape.a". So if that
would change to some sort of reference, then the parameters really don't
have meaning.
--Ted
16 years, 10 months
Re: [Inkscape-devel] path effect grammar
by unknown＠example.com
On Tue, 2 May 2006, MenTaLguY wrote:
> On Mon, 01 May 2006 21:56:07 -0700, Ted Gould <ted@...11...> wrote:
>> <inkscape:extension-params extension="org.inkscape.a" />
>>
>> says this is very Inkscape specific, don't touch, as much as:
>>
>> <inkscape:extension-params
>> extension="x-inkscape-extension:org.inkscape.a" />
>
> The idea behind using URIs is that that it would permit us, later,
> to have things like e.g. extension="#blah" (perhaps refering to an
> extension "pipeline" defined in the document).
Well, atleast for parameters, the names aren't valid if the extension
isn't specified as the names could repeat for various different
extensions. I don't really want to repeat the extension ID within each
parameter name...
I'm not against doing this, I just want to understand it, if you still
think it is important gzip will take care of the repetition in the text :)
--Ted
16 years, 10 months
Call for Screenshots
by Joshua A. Andler
Better late than never. ;)
We have posted the information regarding the call for screenshots over
at deviantART (dA).
Please read the journal post on the right side of the page. The URL is
http://inkscapers.deviantart.com/
It is not required for you to join dA to submit a screenshot. If you
aren't a dA member, please feel free to reply to this message on the
user-list with a URL for your screenshot.
For those who are unfamiliar with dA, it is the largest art community on
the web. They have over 21 million pieces of art of all varieties from
artists around the globe. The art types are anything from poetry,
fractals, vector, 3d, photography, etc (there are many categories with
many more sub-categories). You can find out more by visiting the site at
http://www.deviantart.com and their summary of what dA is at
http://help.deviantart.com/117/
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
scislacATgmailDOTcom or through dA.
-Josh
16 years, 10 months
snapping update?
by bulia byak
One thing that we can't release without is workable snapping. Since
more and more people start talking about releasing, I thought I'd ask
for an update.
Overall, it seems to me that this area, which was actively worked upon
a few months ago, has been abandoned since and is now in some
semi-working state. At the very least, the
freeze-when-dragging-many-objects bug MUST be fixed. There are many
other snapping bugs and RFEs, and there's probably some work that was
left unfinished.
Carl, is there any chance you will address the freeze bug in the near
future? What about other bugs?
Mathieu, I know you were working on some features that were
conditional on Carl's work. Can you please give us an update of the
current status? What is required to enable your features? Do you think
you could help us with the bugs and general cleanup in absence of
Carl?
Of course, any insights on the situation, or better yet, help with
coding will be much appreciated from anyone.
Thanks!
--
bulia byak
Inkscape. Draw Freely.
http://www.inkscape.org
16 years, 11 months
