January 2015 - Inkscape Devel

Team cleanup for inkscape-web
by Martin Owens 14 Jan '15

14 Jan '15

Hey Devels, I'm going to do a bit of cleaning on inkscape-web's admin team, anyone who joined before 2013, I'll set to expire in 6 months with the aim of clearing out people who aren't interested in a renewal. Hopefully some people will renew. https://launchpad.net/~inkscape-webadmin/+members Any issues anyone can see with this plan? Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Website
by Hinerangi Courtenay 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

Hello Inkscape developers, I've been away from this list for a while - I designed the current Inkscape website a few years back, and it's been online for a few months now thanks to your hard work! I tried a couple of times to get the local web development environment up and running on my computer, but unfortunately life kept getting in the way. Back when I first did the designs, responsive web design was still relatively new - but now with a few more years experience I'd love to help make the website work responsively in my spare time. Would giving it a fresh lick of paint as well--to bring it in with current trends--be welcome? Something more along the lines of this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m2f988q3jqn2vbr/mockup-hp-2014-26-12_v0.1.png?dl=0 (it's a draft so it's missing important stuff like search, languages, etc, only has Arial fonts, and doesn't show what happens at different screen sizes)... Happy holidays,Hinerangi Courtenay

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bzr howto change to specific revno
by the Adib 12 Jan '15

12 Jan '15

Hello all, I am hunting a bug where inkscape 0.91_pre3 win64 crashes before printing. I can reproduce the error, it does not happen on win32 and might be related to the devtools. So I want to rollback the devtools on my machine to a specific version: (there was a significant change on rev14) > bzr checkout lp:inkscape-devlibs64 \devlibs64 > bzr revno ->tells me rev 16 then I do > bzr revert -r14 > bzr revno ->tells me rev 16 > bzr update > bzr revno ->tells me rev 16 So how can I reset the files on my computer to a specific version? Best regards, Adib. --

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build issues on windows?
by mathog 10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15

I have not built on windows in a while. After upgrading to rev 13846 btool trundles along and then blows up with a ton of errors. There were so many it scrolled off the end of the terminal buffer. Anyway, near the bottom these include: build\obj\widgets\ink-action.o:ink-action.cpp:(.text+0x83c): multiple definition of `ink_action_new' build\obj\ink-action.o:ink-action.cpp:(.text+0x83c): first defined here build\obj\widgets\ink-action.o:ink-action.cpp:(.text+0x8cc): multiple definition of `ink_toggle_action_get_type' build\obj\ink-action.o:ink-action.cpp:(.text+0x8cc): first defined here and build\obj\interface.o:interface.cpp:(.text+0x107f): undefined reference to `SPDocument::getDefaultUnit() const' build\obj\interface.o:interface.cpp:(.text+0x10b4): undefined reference to `SPDocument::getDefaultUnit() const' build\obj\interface.o:interface.cpp:(.text+0x11a1): undefined reference to `inkscape_active_desktop()' build\obj\interface.o:interface.cpp:(.text+0x11bc): undefined reference to `inkscape_active_desktop()' This is with devlibs 50. New version needed? If so, I really, really wish that btool would consult with build.xml to see if the minimum required version was present and emit a simple warning and stop. It's no fun playing 'why did it blow up this time'! How hard can this be? Worse comes to worse leave a file with the version number in the devlibs directory and have a corresponding "devlibs_version" in build.xml. Regards, David Mathog mathog@...1176... Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Export SVG to EMF using command line
by Diego Nuñez 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

Thanks David! You are right, after closing the GUI, the command line reminded the last configuration set in the GUI. So, I can create now the emf files without exporting texts to paths using command line. I also agree with Sebastian, that an option for setting that directlly in the command line would be better and cleaner. Thanks for your help

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Add command line parameter for explaining other parameters
by Sebastian Zartner 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

There should be a command line parameter, which outputs detailed descriptions for each available parameter. For this purpose the --help parameter could be reused. E.g. calling inkscape --help --verb would list a verbose description of the --verb parameter. When the proposal for tightening up the command line parameters[1] is implemented, the call could look like this inkscape help query for getting a description of the 'query' command and like this inkscape help convert -edit for getting a description of the -edit parameter of the 'convert' command. Sebastian [1] http://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/33219331/

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Suggestions to make the UI more flexible
by Sebastian Zartner 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

First of all Happy New Year to everyone! Jelle, I renamed the subject in order to cover your points. Parts of your suggestions seem to be covered in this thread: http://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/inkscape-devel/thread/CAL6-Be6E45… I'm not an Inkscape developer - and someone of the developers please correct me if I'm wrong - though I think it would be the best to split your suggestions into smaller parts and create an issue or a blueprint for each one: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape AFAICS the suggested points are: - customizable UI - dynamically load and unload extensions - rearranging options in default UI (part of the findings of the thread above) Sebastian On 21 December 2014 at 06:46, Jelle Mulder <jelle.mulder2@...3139...> wrote: > Hello all, > > Let's start saying this. I really appreciate the idea to tackle the UI and > make it into something more coherent, but... > > If there's going to be a whole team of people on the job, how possible > would it be to create something like the Coreldraw UI that let's the user > move tools and UI objects around, hide and show them from view and > basically create the UI he would like. I felt this to be the greatest > strength of Coreldraw and it was one of the reasons why my production time > using Coreldraw was about 4 times faster than when using Illustrator. It > enabled the noobs to have a basic UI and for me to lard my text editing > widgets with all the functions I needed to do some decent Typography. > > For those not familiar with Coreldraw, download a trial version and use > the tools -> customisation to get the idea. It could be quite a hassle to > get everything set, but once you did, it made working a breeze. What would > make a real difference though would be to unlike Coreldraw that loaded the > whole shebang, load and offload functionality on demand. > > For Inkscape it would be a great way of organising the abundance of > extensions as well if such UI widgets would be linked to loading or not > loading of said extensions. Maybe by using an extension panel where you > can load or unload extensions. They are really nice and all, but in > general you will only use a few of those and it becomes a bit of a bloat > to load them all. > > Likewise if It would to my idea also open up more space to try new and > unstable functions if they'd be able to be loaded and unloaded > dynamically. That way Inkscape can be build as a stable core with API to > hang up new functionality and even allow for radical changes of UI objects > depending on what functionality is being used. Thinking of animation, web > design, print etc. > > Now I understand that that is all a bit far fetched at the current state > of Inkscape, but creating a flexible UI might lay a base for realising > such concepts. > > On the concept UI as I saw it, I would state that the importance of UI > objects like the node editor would call for a top location as it is now. > In the design phase of objects it is my most used tool and it might > actually have some of the tools that are now in the dynamic bar moved to > the toolbox (smooth node editing, cusped nodes etc.) to make access > quicker. With the last chosen option made prevalent. > > Likewise, there are some tools grouped together now that make me switch a > lot. For instance gradients and drop shadows are in the same group, > whereas I often use both in succession to make a nice effect on text > objects. Maybe a reconsideration as to how things are grouped is in order. > They seem more chronological than functional to me. > > Cheers, > > Jelle > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel >

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Export SVG to EMF using command line
by Diego Nuñez 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

Hi! I have tested the export from svg to emf (in windows) using the GUI and I noticed a checkbox for exporting the texts as paths. This checkbox is by default checked, so as I didn't want that configuration I have unchecked it and the export worked like a charm. When I tried the same from command line by typing inkscape svgBasicChart.svg --export-emf=svgBasicChart.emf the export performed had the texts exported as paths, but I didn't find any option to avoid that from command line as I found in the GUI. Is this option available in any way for command line? Thanks in advance Diego Nuñez

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how to write Inkscape extensions - guide needed
by Brynn 07 Jan '15

07 Jan '15

Hi Friends, I think I asked this before, but it was mixed up with another subject. And there seems to be a bit of a lull in the action, on the dev mailing list. So I thought it would be a good time to try again, when this is the only subject. In forums, probably 3 to 5 times in a year, people post a message asking either how to write an extension for Inkscape, or about some technical aspect of writing an extension. Or another version is - how to get an extension they wrote to be packed with Inkscape. Unfortunately, most of us don't have a clue about any of it, and there is no place to refer them. Now I'm working on fleshing out the Contribute page of the website, and it would be really nice to be able to provide a link to some kind of guide, or instructions, or article on the subject. It doesn't necessarily need to be a newbie's guide; so it wouldn't be teaching someone like me to write an extension. It would be addressed towards people who already have the needed skills and experience. So if anyone is interested, it would really be a great benefit to the Inkscape community, to have some information, in any kind of format, on how to write an Inkscape extension. It could be placed on the Inkscape wiki, or maybe even in your InkSpace (the gallery on the website) in Tutorials category. Thanks in advance, and thanks for listening. If anyone is interested, just let me know where to find it, when finished, and a link will be included on the Contribute page. :-) Thanks again, brynn

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UnitTest Fix under Windows
by Mark Harmer 07 Jan '15

07 Jan '15

Hi, So I'm not sure the process for submitting patches that aren't tied to a bug report, the Wiki ( http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Working_with_Bazaar#Working_with_pa…) didn't seem to mention where patches should be sent so I figured this might be the best place. Let me know if there's a better place to send these. I've attached a minor fix that corrects a unittest failure under Windows due to path separator differences.

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