July 2009 - Inkscape Devel - Inkscape Mailman

Re: [Inkscape-devel] "Grid" transformations and water imitation
by Pajarico 12 Jul '09

12 Jul '09

> You can do this using a DisplacementMap filter... but it is not > necessarily easy or the best way. See: > > http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Filters-Pixel.html#Filters-Dis… > > Tav Thanks Tav, but actually I'm looking for a solution that's not based on bitmaps. PS: I'm resending this message because I forgot to send it to the mailing list.

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Inkscape 0.47pre1
by Ted Gould 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

Sorry to be terse, but I'm running late... here is the 0.47pre1 distribution. Lots of great fixes, please test and ensure we have a truly great release! == Download == https://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/files/ (Not there yet, I'm guessing a caching issue on SF's side... I'll be on a plane, but someone e-mail the list if they don't show up in a little while.) == MD5 Sums == f79696d4e8350f8de0d2558865f3009a inkscape-0.47pre1.tar.bz2 8ef7d31a015260f1123688c234661721 inkscape-0.47pre1.tar.bz2.asc 5bb2e12c2c269aeb6e416e8e3ffada76 inkscape-0.47pre1.tar.gz 50d7d3c63e7377fadb3203b0980bc34e inkscape-0.47pre1.tar.gz.asc 2a2f242fcdd3e9e9f41fc7610f55690b inkscape-0.47pre1.zip b5fc9864e25af0ea9032c8c7940be830 inkscape-0.47pre1.zip.asc Hopefully binaries will start appearing shortly. Cheers, Ted

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"Grid" transformations and water imitation
by Pajarico 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hi, I'm drafting a blueprint [1] for simulation of deformations caused by water. What I want to see is something like [2]. I've been trying to achieve it with the envelope effect to no avail, because only the borders can be bent. Photoshop has a tool [3] closer to what I'm looking for. I'm coming to the conclusion that one way would be to deform paths pulling the vertex and intersections of a grid. Now, if my memory is right, we had something like this some time ago but I don't recall its name and is not on the LPE menu on the latest revisions (maybe it was pulled?). Suggestions about how to achieve the water waves effect are welcome. I'm trying to generate a sample of what I'm looking for, but so far inkscape is not helping me with the envelope LPE so I will probably have to resort to manual editing. One of my ideas is to use the named "grid" LPE and plug a list of sub-effects like ripple effect, water waves, horizontal waves, vertical waves... Each mode would present a set of settings, for example: * Ripple: freq, amplitude, position of the generator... * Waves: frequency, amplitude, randomness... * H/V waves: frequency and amplitude... [1]: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/inkscape/+spec/water-lpe [2]: http://www.freewareosx.com/screenshots/sslotsawater.jpg [3]: http://www.caminocreativo.com/images/vaso_cerveza/Image_005.jpg

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] Python API
by Aaron Spike 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

I think the following email came directly to me but was intended for the list. I invite everyone who is interested in this to also look at the recent thread by Soren on the dev list. Aaron Spike Maarten van der Velde wrote: > Inkscape users, > > In response to Aarons' request, I´ve set up a page in the Inkscape WIKI that > outlines my request. > > http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/QuickDrawingAPI > > This page is meant as a proposal and a discussion platform for outlining a > "quick drawing API" in Python. The purpose of this page is to summarize the > needs of end-users ("designers") for a collection of Python-functions to > assist in the quick drawing and manipulation of graphical objects on the > canvas. > > This API should help everyday-users to quickly write a script to assist in > the drawing of your works of art. :) > > I´d like to encourage everybody to join the discussion and make changes if > needed in this page. > > Thanks! > > Maarten > > > > On 7/3/09 1:21 PM, "Aaron Spike" <aaron@...749...> wrote: > >> Maarten van der Velde wrote: >>> I hope you don't mind me sending you a personal message. I thought it might >>> get too irrelevant for the email. If it isn't, we can post this message as >>> well. >>> >>> Why would designing the API hold people back? As I understand, it kind of >>> involves listing the functions and the classes that would be usefull, >>> together with the arguments they need, am I right. Can I do this without any >>> real training as a programmer? >> Well, I guess we're equals then, if you have no real training as a >> programmer. :-) >> >> Designing a good API is indeed hard. But if you post it on the wiki and >> ask for feedback, others can comment on good or bad points. >> >> I think desire and need are getting in the way. People who are good >> programmers, probably understand the XML handling or easily learn it. So >> those people most qualified to design an API don't want to because they >> don't need to. Even if the API would make things more convenient it >> isn't a life or death grade need. >> >> You can ask for an API. People do ask. I'm sure I can dig up feature >> requests. But if no one goes through the trouble to specify exactly what >> they want in more detail then the developers can't know what is desired >> or needed. Who would want to take time to code something they don't >> personally need or want if there is a pretty large chance it isn't what >> other people want either. :-) >> >> Without specifying the API its hard to know where your wants sit on the >> continuum between simple and reimplementing all of Inkscape in python in >> order to support all of the SVG spec. If you want simple that's great! >> Its probably doable. But as you get nearer to implementing all of SVG, >> as I said in my last email, I will want to hold out for live access to >> the Inkscape internals. Inkscape has already implemented Inkscape! It >> was an immense task that I wouldn't want to attempt again on my own. >> >> Hope that better explains my thoughts. >> >> Aaron Spike > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Maarten van der Velde > graphic designer > > Powel ASA Klæbuveien 194, NO-7037 Trondheim, NORWAY > Phone: +47 73 80 45 00 - Fax: +47 73 80 45 01 > Direct line: +47 73 80 46 21 - Mobile: +47 48 16 46 21 / +31 (0) 6 30 80 > 95 91 > Email: Maarten.van-der-Velde@...1771... > http://www.powel.com/ > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.powel.no > ********************************************************************** > >

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Updated bug hunt tally: 312/500
by Tavmjong Bah 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

The current bug hunt tally is now 312/500. Newly fixed bugs: 3 327533 JazzyNico Calligraphy presets are not translatable 9 390162 Kosinski Wrong defaults for Calligraphy tool 3 396322 Wybrow Spell checker crashes the OS X package 3 396070 van Lierop Node snapping doesn't work with a group... Top 5 bug hunters: 102 Diederik van Lierop (almost 1/3 of all points!!) 30 Jon A. Cruz 27 theAdib 27 Thomas Holder 18 JazzyNico Tracked at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Info_for_0.47 Tav

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color managed display
by SorinN 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

we will count on color managed view only on the stable realease, only on 0.47 ? -- Nemes Ioan Sorin

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German pdf user manual
by Ratajski Stefan 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Hello, I write a German pdf user manual via inkscape 0.46. In this book are screenshots of Inkscape. I would like to publish the book. I'd like to have your permission. *Do I need a permit? *Please, who is my contact? Who can help me here? Please inform me, thank you. Best Regards Stefan Ratajski ratajski@...173...

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Missing Node-Tool Tool-Controls in SVN
by Tavmjong Bah 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Hi, I seem to suddenly be missing the Tool Controls for the Node Tool. The others Tool Controls are still there. Has anybody else seen this? This is with SVN r21751. Tav

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extension-errors.log errors
by Tavmjong Bah 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Can somebody tell me how to interpret these error messages found in extension-errors.log? Are they valid errors or remnants of old extensions? Thanks. Tav Extension "EPSI Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: extension location: path string: org.inkscape.output.ps Extension "AI 8.0 Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: extension location: path string: org.inkscape.output.ps Extension "Sketch Input" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: executable location: path string: skconvert Extension "DXF Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: extension location: path string: org.inkscape.output.ps

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Wiki tracking page for Release 0.47
by Tavmjong Bah 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Hi all, I've created a page for tracking the 0.47 release. You can find it at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Info_for_0.47 Please add any useful information. The bug hunt tally now rests at 304/500. Tav

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