July 2013 - Inkscape Devel - Inkscape Mailman

Re: [Inkscape-devel] Inkscape Website: Tutorials
by Jared Meidal 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

I can add a list of additional tutorials to the Tutorials webpage [http://staging.inkscape.org/en/learn/tutorials/] if third-party tutorials belong there, such as these: http://www.chrishilbig.com/a-crash-course-in-inkscape/ https://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/ http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/08/10-good-inkscape-tutorials-for-vector.ht… http://creativenerds.co.uk/tutorials/inkscape-tutorials/ I see the Videos section many "third-party" tutorials are being gathered there. These ones above are primarily not videos. Thanks for the feedback. --Jared

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[Recolor] Moving on: Class Hierarchy
by Arshdeep Singh 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

Hello, I started off with the final coding sub-phase for the mid-term yesterday. The whole ColorSelector class and the ColorWheelSelector class and their inheritance is confusing me. I need to get the ColorWheelSelector to access the GimpColorWheel member _wheel of ColorWheelSelector. How do I get hold of that object ? I tried this snippet, but it seems to be in effective ! *SPColorSelector *csel =SP_COLOR_SELECTOR(g_object_get_data((GObject*)psel->selector, "color-selector"));* *ColorNotebook *nb = dynamic_cast<ColorNotebook*>(csel->base);* * * *ColorWheelSelector *wsel = dynamic_cast<ColorWheelSelector*>(SP_IS_COLOR_WHEEL_SELECTOR(nb->getCurrentSelector())); * * * *GimpColorWheel *wheel = wsel->getGimpWheel() ;* *gimp_wheel_func ( wheel ); * Also, I need to get ColorWheelSelector because to my understanding, changing the colors from the ColorWheelSelector class object shall be a good idea. Please correct me if I am wrong in my thinking. For the final working model I will have to cut off the selection signals from the ColorWheelSelector object so that the entire selection's color isn't changed when I edit the colors on the GimpColorWheel. I hope I am clear with my doubt on the design of the interface. Its mostly 'Where to place the interface that makes the final changes'. -- Arshdeep Singh Third Year, Computer Engineering Delhi Technological University Ph: +91-9654115614 https://sites.google.com/site/adsingh1729/home

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Removal of assumed dead code, tips and trix, workflow and testing(?)
by Christoffer Holmstedt 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

While working on the metadata enhancements I've realised that there are quite a few lines of dead code. Even the entire file of document-metadata.cpp|h seems to be left overs from 0.48 when Document Metadata was in its own window (now within document properties). With limited testing going on (or perhaps just me missing out on it?) what is the best practice to remove as much dead code as possible and nothing more without breaking stuff? ### On a more specific problem I've just tested to remove src/ui/dialog/document-metadata.cpp|h from Makefile_insert and done a clean build though I ended up with a compilation error that I've a hard time understanding. First of all I think that the DocumentMetadata is instantiated somewhere though the error message points to panel-dialog.h which is a template and to "/panel/home-dialog.h" which is a file I don't think exists in the source. Any help is appreciated. Last lines from "make" error attached in text file. Code available at https://code.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/document-metadata-code-cl… Regards -- Christoffer Holmstedt

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[Tracing] Report #5
by Vinícius dos Santos Oliveira 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

Hi folk, I've been battling against splines extraction lately and my code is kind of messy (uncommitable). I've realized I was getting confused and decided to write a summary about what I'm doing and this would help me to get code faster. So, this "progress update post" is located at http://vinipsmaker.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/splines-extraction-on-kopf-lisc… . Well, I think I need to apologize for don't give news about the project too, but my punishment is several hours under the dictatorship of the great lord Pomodoro <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique>. I hope to get something useful to show ya. -- Vinícius dos Santos Oliveira https://about.me/vinipsmaker

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Paned vs (H|V)Paned and adding it to metadata-properties, namespace error?
by Christoffer Holmstedt 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

So working on implementing my mockup sent to the mailing list concerning more advanced metadata editing into Inkscape now. Though I've hit an error I can't understand, any help is appreciated. ### My problem The problem I have is that I can add new VBox and ScrolledWindow without problem to document-properties.cpp|h and compile it. When I try to add Gtk::Paned or Gtk::HPaned I get the following errors. error: ‘Paned’ in namespace ‘Gtk’ does not name a type error: ‘HPaned’ in namespace ‘Gtk’ does not name a type I've tried to add it in a mockup outside of Inkscape and it works. Any ideas what this could be caused by? ### Another question As a side note I'm trying to add a paned window to the document properties notebook which has each page built up by tables/grids. Is it wise to add a Paned window to the this notebook and moving away from the common practices of using the table/grid layout? Regards -- Christoffer Holmstedt

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Inkscape Website problems and how to help
by Guiu Rocafort 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

Hi ! Today I noticed a problem with the new staging.inkscape.org page. In the "overview" tab the about and download buttons doesn't fit in the same row. I checked it using Firefox 22 and Chromium 28.0.1500.52 both in Ubuntu Studio with the same problem. Looking a little bit closer I noticed there is a 100px margin in the css class : #front-banner-overview.buttons-right #front-banner-read-more { margin-left: 100px; } Reducing that margin to 90px ( for instance, and to let some space between the buttons ) should solve the problem. There is another problem with the news pages. It seems to complain about an error with Django 1.5 but no clue about how Django works at all... Also noticed a problem with the drop-down language menu. If you don't move the mouse fast enough the drop-down closes before reaching it. The problem seems to be the top margin in the drop menu. In that space the mouse is not being detected as being in the drop-menu element. I would solve it adding a height fixed empty div inside the drop-menu with white background so it looks the same but not sure if a good solution. I would like to help solving this problems. Also I can help with Spanish and Catalan translations. So how can I help ? Thank you Guiu Rocafort -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

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Design Approach for Directory-Level Extensions?
by George Chriss 20 Jul '13

20 Jul '13

Hi, I'm seeking advice related to Inkscape Bug #1069248: Feature Request: Add 'Export to hOCR' in Save Dialog https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1069248 I've published a draft implementation of the extension (see comments) and am currently working on the next step, which is to say the ability to create multi-page PDFs from directories of hOCR html files and corresponding images. I have a standalone, draft version of this script based loosely on HocrConverter ( github.com/jbrinley/HocrConverter ); it's functionality I'd like to develop into a second Inkscape extension, if possible. So, two questions: 1) what steps are necessary to include the 'Export as hOCR' extension in Inkscape upstream? and 2) the 'next step' extension ("Create Multi-Page PDF from hOCR HTML Files" or similar): what would be the best way to integrate this into Inkscape? Most (all?) Inkscape exports/effects/operations operate on single documents, so it's a little different in scope. == An alternative method to create text-searchable PDFs within Inkscape is to open an image, create text boxes with opacity >= 0.4% (tested with Evince 3.4.0), then export as PDF using the current extension of the same name. Downsides to this approach are that the text is slightly visible and the loss of structured metadata (i.e., hOCR) which is extensible to other applications (e.g., DjVu, moz-hocr-editor) Sincerely, George

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[CAD] Status
by Sebastian Götte 20 Jul '13

20 Jul '13

Hi, I'm getting forward with the refactoring of the old connectors code. I'm still having trouble when changing the connector type but that does not seem too hard. The current code can be found on launchpad at https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~h-e-6/inkscape/connector-wip/changes It is based on revision 12380. The next TODO is cleaning up the connector context code and moving most of the logic from there to sp-connector.cpp. Regards, Sebastian

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Unit testing
by Jon Cruz 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

Hi guys, First off, I was wondering how many people out there have been running the unit tests along with builds. Secondly, the system we have now probably is in need of serious updating. Some of the test cases themselves aren't passing correctly, but the framework is also outdated. So does anyone have preferences in this area? Is there some framework we should consider other than Boost Test and Google Test. Or has it not been an issue for others and I should just go ahead and update to whatever keeps things working? Thanks.

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Win32, problem with rev 12419, LP Bug 1201689
by alvinpenner 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

just bumping the visibility of Bug 1201689, which is causing a crash on Windows - Alvin -- View this message in context: http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/Win32-problem-with-rev-12419-LP-Bug-120168… Sent from the Inkscape - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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