June 2008 - Inkscape Devel - Inkscape Mailman

Re: [Inkscape-devel] GTK file dialogs on Windows
by Bob Jamison 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

Hi, all, Actually, considering that the pre-existing Gtkmm dialog is not new, but is actually compiled along with the new native dialog, I would think that the possibility of using either should be simple. But making it runtime selectable rather than compile-time selectable is the issue, I think. There need not be a GUI for it, so there is no "user disconcertion" problem. (BTW, I don't look to Mr Spolsky's site for software wisdom). If it -is- a compile time switch, then it should be according to capabilities, rather than according to platform: #ifdef WIN32 <- not settable #ifdef HAVE_NATIVE_WIN32_FILECHOOSER <-- easily settable In fact, I believe that we have had a general "style" of avoiding platform-specific switches as much as possible. bob -----Original Message----- >From: Joel Holdsworth <joel@...1709...> >Sent: Jun 18, 2008 9:15 AM >To: Bill Baxter <wbaxter@...400...> >Cc: "inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net" <inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net> >Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] GTK file dialogs on Windows > >Can I suggest you add shortcuts into your My Documents folder to link to >the places you want to go to. Either that, or you can customise the >places bar by modifying your registry as explained here: >http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc300434.aspx > >I specifically want to avoid adding more preferences for things like >this if possible. This article explains why: >http://www106.pair.com/rhp/free-software-ui.html > >Does that make sense? What do you think? > >All the best >Joel > >On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 11:14 +0900, Bill Baxter wrote: >> I didn't realize these new native file dialogs on Windows were going >> to completely replace the GTK ones. >> >> I actually find the GTK ones to be easier to use because of those >> handy user links you can make on the left, and because of the way >> incremental search works. >> >> I figured there would be something in Preferences to bring back the >> GTK dialog, but I couldn't find such a thing. Is it just hiding from >> me somewhere? >> >> --bb >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >> just about anything Open Source. >> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape-devel mailing list >> Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >It's the best place to buy or sell services for >just about anything Open Source. >http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php >_______________________________________________ >Inkscape-devel mailing list >Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel

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inkscape git mirror?
by MenTaLguY 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

I'm interested in setting up a git mirror of Inkscape SVN; who's the person in charge of our server currently? We'll need to have a fairly current version of git, libsvn, and the libsvn perl bindings installed to do this. -mental

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Weekly svn builds on debian sid @ http://art.sidux.com
by Bernard Gray 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

Hi folks, This is just a heads up - I've setup a debian unstable (sid) repository at http://art.sidux.com/ - currently the only package is weekly svn builds of inkscape (as well as the sidux-art-keyring gpg pkg), including i386 and amd64 arches, plus source. My interest is part inkscape, part learning how to maintain a relatively complex debian package, and I'm learning as I go - I've been keeping it up now for > 3 months so I figured it's safe to announce - The intention is to eventually include development builds of various other tools useful to the sidux art team, but for now... I'm keeping it simple :) Any/all feedback welcome - Regards, Bernie

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Building unit tests on Win32
by Jasper van de Gronde 17 Jun '08

17 Jun '08

I uploaded a patch to the bug tracker that enables building of CxxTest unit tests on Windows. Basically it adds a target linkcxxtests that generates an executable that performs all the tests. The relevant bug is: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/208821 There are two main points I'd like some feedback on: 1. Is the way I let buildtool generate the required .cpp files using cxxtestgen (see the compile target) acceptable? 2. Does anyone have a (big) problem with compiling (not linking) the (unit) tests as part of the normal build process? I added the cxxtest files to the normal compile target because it was easier that way (I had some problem with the dependencies if I did it differently) and because it will break the build if anyone breaks a test (which people really shouldn't do). Note that I'm only talking of compile-time problems here. As it is now the tests are not linked during in the normal link target, and they are definitely not executed. Jasper van de Gronde

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OSX native compile error
by Matt Peterson 17 Jun '08

17 Jun '08

I have been attempting to compile a native version of Inkscape for Mac OS 10.4 on a PowerBook G4, and using the latest SVN I am getting the following error: In file included from 2geom/sbasis.h:43, from 2geom/concepts.h:34, from 2geom/d2.h:39, from libnr/nr-convert2geom.h:16, from sp-item.h:27, from sp-lpe-item.h:17, from sp-shape.h:18, from sp-ellipse.h:18, from arc-context.cpp:27: 2geom/linear.h: In member function `bool Geom::Linear::isFinite() const': 2geom/linear.h:91: error: `__isfinite' undeclared (first use this function) 2geom/linear.h:91: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in.) make[2]: *** [arc-context.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make: *** [all] Error 2 I have heard that there have been problems with this before. What do I need to do to fix it? -- Matthew Peterson Programmer Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center

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l-system fern formula
by Mihaela 15 Jun '08

15 Jun '08

I'm trying to draw fern pattern using l-system, I found a formula on a website that says you get this: http://www.home.aone.net.au/~byzantium/ferns/leaf34.gif if you use this formula(s): angle 8 axiom x a=n n=o o=p p=x b=e e=h h=j j=y x=F[+A(4)]Fy y=F[-B(4)]Fx F=@1.18F@...1985... (I separated rules with ; ) But the result I got doesn't match: http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1948/fernmt4.png Is this a bug in l-system, or are these rules wrong, or am I using the effect wrong? btw the image I got was made with order 34 as the website suggested, but it takes a long while till Inkscape calculates it (nearly 100000 nodes), I'd suggest a much lower order for testing ;)

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NEW: relinking clones
by bulia byak 15 Jun '08

15 Jun '08

A new command, Relink Clone to Copied in Edit > Clone, allows you to relink any clone to a different original object without changing its other properties. Just copy (Ctrl+C) the object you want to be the new original, select any number of clones, and choose the Relink command. Now all selected clones are linked to the copied object. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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PS/EPS import proposal
by bulia byak 14 Jun '08

14 Jun '08

Would anyone object if I switch PS and EPS import from using pstoedit/skconvert to this: - convert ps to pdf with ps2pdf from Ghostscript - import pdf to Inkscape? Reasons: - Ghostscript is doubtlessly the most competent open source software for dealing with Postscript; it is cross-platform, actively updated and is much more commonly installed than anything else we've been using - our PDF importer is the best importer we have, and it works better than any third party things that claim to produce svg - for multipage postscript, we get for free a dialog for selecting the page (and later, the option to import multiple pages into one multipage SVG will only have to be coded once for PDF and work for PS at once). Testing by people in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190424 as well as my own experience tells me this route works quite well. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Poppler 0.8.3 change to GfxFont
by Bob Jamison 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

-----Original Message----- >From: Luca Bruno <gnug.torte@...112...> > >I know little about poppler but I really trust this guy and know he has >deep knowledge about poppler, and as far as I've the claim is true. >So, can you guys please check the current status and reply/act as >needed? > Yes, I think everyone knows that :) >> Inkscape's sneaky use of some private Poppler APIs finally bit us! However, what I gather is that what Inkscape needs is more than what their APIs provide. Unless there is a hook that can catch each parse event and do some kind of callback into Inkscape code, the dependency will remain. Maybe Miklos can look into that. bob

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warning in LPE
by Jon A. Cruz 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

Does anyone have insight on this: live_effects/lpe-envelope.cpp: In member function 'virtual Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEEnvelope::doEffect_pwd2(const Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> >&)': live_effects/lpe-envelope.cpp:218: warning: control reaches end of non-void function I've been thinking I can address the structural and return issues, but I'd need to know what *should* be returned in the fallback case. Any ideas?

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