January 2009 - Inkscape Devel

LPE dropdown box (was : NEW: LPE Interpolate)
by Steren 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

>> The LPE choose dropdown box is getting really huge now. Who wants to >> make mockups of what is a better system for applying effects? > > What about just a hierarchical menu with submenus, similar to the Effects menu? I think this is an issue that needs more to be discussed before coding anything (search for filters ?) Here is a first draft for LPE submenus, please comment and modify : =Artistic= // Everything that changes the path style (on a visual point of view) Freehand Shape Interpolate Sub-Paths Pattern Along Path Sketch Stitch Sub-Paths =Create= // create a very different path Gears Spiro spline ? VonKoch =Path Tweak= //small modifications Knot =Distort= // change the path shape Bend Envelope Deformation Lattice Deformation Perspective path =Technical= // tools for tech and serious drawings Angle bisector Boolops Circle (center+radius) Circle through 3 points Construct grid Mirror symmetry Offset Parallel Perpendicular bisector Ruler Rotate copies Tangent to curve

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PASS svgtestsuite-1.1 coords-units-02-b.svg
by unknown＠example.com 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

Hi all, Percentages are now correctly transformed to coordinates and lengths for circles, rects and lines. Now Inkscape passes svgtestsuite-1.1/coords-units-02-b.svg. Cheers, Johan

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Tango icons as default set.
by Guillermo Espertino 24 Jan '09

24 Jan '09

Since the Tango icon set for inkscape seems to be pretty complete and revised, I'd like to propose making it the default set in SVN (of course mantaining the current set as an alternative for people who preferes it). I know it is already possible to test the set easily, but I think that making it the default set will force users (of the development versions) to test it and will be a good opportunity to see if the general consensus is to leave it or roll back to the current set. It may be helpful to discover some bugs, too. What do you think? I haven't commit rights to do the change myself, so i'd like to ask someone who do, to apply the change if there are no objections.

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Interactive extensions? (Scripting console)
by Glimmer Labs 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Glimmer Labs has been designing an interactive scripting console designed to provide a consistent UI for multiple languages and multiple programs called MediaScript. Currently it works standalone or as a GIMP plugin and handles several dialects of Scheme and soon will have python support. MediaScript is written in C using the GTK toolkit and will eventually be multi-platform as well. Unlike our previous scheme scripting console for Inkscape, MediaScript is a fully-featured editor with tabs, indentation, highlighting and more. (Apologies for the lack of communication about the cessation of work on SchemeInk and the development of it's successor, MediaScript.) I was looking for ways to add support for scripting Inkscape but I have not found a way to do so interactively. That is, all of the support for scripting seems to be a one time interaction, either through the command line or through menu items that call an outside program and pass it some information. Is there any API (similar to libgimp) that would be more suitable for this purpose? Is there is an incomplete system being developed I may be able to devote some time to, rather than hacking out a workaround? I remember hearing about some work that Bob Jamison was doing in this area and seeing some code stubs but I can't seem to find anything about it in the current code. Ted and MenTaLguY, I would be especially interested in hearing your thoughts on this matter. Thank you for your time, -Soren Berg

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Inkscape promotion in Colombia
by Ocetalo 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Hi there! I apologize for using this list, found it most related to current topic. I've got a proposal for you. Here in Colombia there is the SENA<http://www.sena.edu.co/portal>, a government service for training people -mostly youth and low income- in several trades by technical degrees and courses, graphic design among those. As far as I know, they've been using Corel and traditionals so I want to introduce Inkscape to them. I've found someone who can help pushing into the SENA office here in Cartagena<http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariedoucet/sets/72157611795508388/>. A first step would be to prepare an introduction material for this person, something she finds atractive and digestible (bear in mind she's a bureaucrat). I think it would be of great help, given that SENA targets people who can't afford licensed programs, as well as a window for Inkscape with a big chance of national coverage. Would you be interested? God bless you

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Clamwin is flagging the 0.46 installer as infected....
by john cliff 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Hi Guys, a user on the inkscapeforum has reported that clamwin is finding Trojan.Downloader-65039 in the 0.46 installer from sourceforge. I downloaded and installed clamwin and used it to check a fresh download and can confirm it flagging it. Any suggestions on what to do with it? Cheers John

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Building libraries for Win32
by Bob Jamison 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Hi all, I am very sorry that I have been extremely busy with the day job since Thanksgiving (last Thurs in Nov, for you heathens (j/k) :-) ) I am going to put some text on the wiki how to build libs on win32/mingw for the bundle. It's actually quite easy. I'll start putting info on the site this weekend. But in the meantime, if you want to be able to add libs to the bundle (or build Gtk how Tor Lillqvist does it) you should download MSYS in the meantime. Several people have been trying to contact me about rebuilding Boehm-GC with a different option. I received your emails... sorry I was away at the time. This weekend, let's talk on the IRC/XMPP channel. bob

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my build.xml change
by bulia byak 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

This works for me, but since I rarely build for Windows I wanted to alert others in case this may turn problematic: cxxtests use python, but they assume there's a python executable in the path, which may not work for everyone, so I switched that to use ${devlibs}/python/python.exe -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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LPE cleanup
by bulia byak 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

Hi guys, what if, as a first step towards 0.47, we clean up the mess in our LPE list - remove proofs of concept, hide those that only make sense in a tool, merge similar ones per our discussion, remove or fix those that crash? Can anyone who's more in the loop please make a list of suggestions? -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Input Devices cleanup
by bulia byak 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

I just noticed that we have two "input devices" commands in File menu. Please whoever did this, decide which one we will use and delete the other! In general, I would propose a "bus tomorrow" rule as a general guideline for committing stuff to our SVN: Before committing, imagine you are hit by bus tomorrow and cannot continue your work. Is your work so far still better off committed? That is, please do not willfully introduce duplication in the code and especially in the UI unless this solves some problems for the user (not you). What you commit must not be perfect and complete (nothing is ever perfect or complete), but it must be immediately useful for something and must not introduce confusion for the user. An exception can be made when your commit does not change the UI; committing unused code is still bad but can be tolerated so long as it's hidden. But two same-purpose commands in the menu or two indistinguishable LPEs are not acceptable in any case. Either we do the switch or we do not. If you expect users to give you feedback after comparing the two commands, forget it. People are too busy to bother. If not ready, do not commit; if ready, just make the switch, as early in the release cycle as possible, and be ready to answer angry emails :) -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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