August 2017 - Inkscape Devel - Inkscape Mailman

Download Page Redirect Issue?
by Ryan Gorley 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

Can someone confirm that they're having similar behaviors: When I visit inkscape.org I am properly assigned my language (/en/), when I hover over the download link it shows the proper URL (https://inkscape.org/en/release/), but when I click the link I am redirected to the French language version of the page (https://inkscape.org/fr/release/0.92.2/). I've tested in three browsers, it's not a local caching issue as far as I can tell. Seems like a serverside page caching issue to me, or maybe a simple redirect typo. Just want to see if I'm the only one.

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Can not open .eps files
by Marc Alexander Gross 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

Hi, I installed today Inkscape. Unfortunately I could not open any .eps files. Neither if I open a jpg and translate it into EPS and safe it in EPS formate. Please could you help me out, to solve this problem? Regards Marc

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Please update 0.93 release notes
by Bryce Harrington 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

Everyone working on trunk, please take a few minutes to jot down what you've been working on: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.93 Also, if there's changes others have done that you're aware of, please add those too. Even placeholder text would help indicate where further fleshing out is needed. Thanks, Bryce

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Fwd: Re: Debian 8 compatibility falling apart after one month of Debian 9
by Michael Soegtrop 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

Dear Eduard, dear Inkscape Team > If this version matches the actual requirement unexpected build failures > like Michael was experiencing should be impossible as cmake would > already warn at the configure stage. I would think that CMake allows newer versions than the specified one, unless explicitly told otherwise. The issue here is that some GTK 3.16 are actually used although only GTK 3.8 features should be used (as far as I understood). I have some experience with creating build systems which use specific package versions based on Cygwin. Since there is a working MSys build, it shouldn't be difficult to build with specific package versions - one just has to create a local cygwin or MSys package repository, which keeps these specific versions and tell the Cygwin/MSys installer to use that one. The Cygwin installer creates a suitable repository as a cache automatically. Not sure how this works with MSys, but I guess it has similar features. The main issue here might be to get the versions mentioned in the Wiki. One might have to build them from scratch. If someone has a years old cache folder of Cygwin or MSys with all the old package versions, please put is somewhere. It would make sense to run two builds, one with the latest packages and one with an archived set of packages. Best regards, Michael .

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Organic Funding
by Martin Owens 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

Dear developers, We've just concluded our board meeting and one of the issues was funding. We're kicking around an idea of allowing some developers to use the service Patreon (http://patreon.com/) to collect subscriptions to fund their Inkscape development. This system of funding would be quite different from either a centralised funding model or the status quo of non-user involvement. These are some very raw thoughts for considering and I'd love to get more feedback from the wider developer community: * Developers would be allowed to create a Patreon page which describes their work on Inkscape. * Each developer would be shaping their focuses and would be responsible to keeping their Patreon pages up to date. * Developers may only define themselves as Inkscape developers on patreon if: . + They are Inkscape developers (in the list of devs) . + Are considered active in the project. . + Present Inkscape in a good light on their pages. . + Have asked for permission from the developers list. * Developers would be removed from the scheme by the developers if . + They are not active in the project for 2 months . + Are involved in an conduct infraction which gets them removed from the project. * People claiming to be Inkscape developers without permission will be considered to be using the Inkscape trademark inappropriately. (must check legal with Conservancy to make sure this is true) * The Inkscape general fund continues to be the donation headline, money going towards hackfests and other resources for the project. * The project would do periodic funding drives to improve donations and subscriptions to our patreon developers. Using social media and news announcements to improve funding. * Contributors to patreon developers would NOT receive sponsorship rewards from Inkscape (i.e. sponsorship levels on the website). * Patreon developers would continue to get sponsorship for hackfest expenses much like any other developer would. == Status == We have two developers who are prepared to trial such a system. Tav and Mc (Marc), both attended the hackfest, both have worked on Inkscape intensively for quite a while. I want to see if it's possible try and get a trial set up quickly. Mc will leave education in 2 months and must decide to continue developing Inkscape or move on to full time employment. Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Thanks making 0.92.2 happen
by Ryan Gorley 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

The new release is available for download on the slick new release page <https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.92.2/>, the announcement <https://inkscape.org/en/news/2017/08/07/inkscape-0-92-2-release-announcemen…> is up, and we're in the midst of letting the world know <https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-vectors/press/issues/1>. From my vantage point it was really awesome to see /many/ of you step up to pull this all together--often during busy schedules and into the early mornings. I just wanted to say wow, and thank you! -- Ryan Gorley // Dijt <https://dijt.co> // Managing Partner

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Inkscape .deb package
by Bryce Harrington 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

Our PPA to do autobuilds of releases broke with the switch from bzr to git; I tried coaxing it back to life but no go so far. Is anyone familiar with creating .deb packages, and available right now to help build a regular .deb package of Inkscape? If so, catch me on IRC. Bryce On Wed, Aug 02, 2017 at 08:08:35PM -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote: > == Release Meeting == > > Following the board meeting, 1pm Pacific time Friday, will be an > opportunity to review status ahead of the release this weekend. This > meeting will be held on #inkscape-devel. Everyone's welcome to attend, > but particularly people who have been testing or developing the release > candidate to gather feedback on any remaining issues. I'd also love to > see members of the new Vectors team to discuss announcement plans. > > Agenda: > * QA status / issues > * Translation team status > * Vector team status > * Web team status > * Release team status > * Final Go/No-go on release > * Other business > > There was also a question recently about policies for versions of > dependencies (i.e. what do we target for LTS). Time permitting we could > discuss this a bit as well. > > Thanks, > Bryce > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] inkscape-0.92.2pre0 - testers welcome
by brynn 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

I'm not sure where we are with the new vectors team. But hopefully starting with the next release, it will be organized enough to handle making the announcments. Meanwhile, would you like a News items for this? I was just about to make posts in forums, but maybe a News item would would be helpful as well? All best, brynn -----Original Message----- From: Eduard Braun Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 3:27 AM To: inkscape-user@...6... Subject: [Inkscape-user] inkscape-0.92.2pre0 - testers welcome Am 26.07.2017 um 01:06 schrieb Bryce Harrington: > The first (and hopefully only) pre-release package for the upcoming > 0.92.2 release is now available: > > https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/=inkscape-package/0922pre0/ Hi all Bryce just released the source tarball for the 0.92.2 pre-release (see above), the final release is to be expected around Aug 7th. I want to invite you all to test the pre-release. Especially the builds for Windows should receive some extensive testing as I switched the build system for this release (it's now built with MSYS2 instead of our custom-built devlibs for those interested in the details). Overall this should result in less bugs, some additional features and maybe even slightly improved performance, but - as with all fundamental changes - it might have introduced regressions we're not aware of. Therefire please let me know if you find any new issues that might block this release (we'll fall back to the way we built Inkscape before in this case). A full set of Windows builds (7z, exe, msi - x86/x64) is available from: https://inkscape.org/en/~eduard.braun/galleries/inkscape-0922pre/ Regards, Eduard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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Inkscape Gradient Handles Python API
by Alejandro Tejada 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Greetings from Santiago, After looking for this information all around the web: (List of 1231 Inkscape verbs) http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=32187 (Inkscape Source code) http://inkscape.sourcearchive.com/documentation/0.48.2-0ubuntu1/structGrDra… I decided just asking experts. This is my first post in this mail list. Does Inkscape Python API provide access to current coordinate points of gradient handles? Radial gradient handles have three coordinates (similar to an L-shape) and Linear gradient handles shows only two coordinates (drawing a single line) Does exists a plugin that could draw these handles similar to Visualize Path plugin "draw handles" (handles.py inside Inkscape extensions folder)? In the forum, I posted a SVG and a PNG Take a look at both attached files: http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=32784 or copy and paste the SVG code at the end of this message into a new SVG document. I am using this information for importing SVG files with gradients into my Android Application. Thanks in advance! Al SVG File: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>  <svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd" xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" width="213.33333" height="213.33333" viewBox="0 0 200 200" id="svg3478" version="1.1" inkscape:version="0.92.1 r15371" sodipodi:docname="200x200_gradients_01.svg"> <defs id="defs3480"> <linearGradient id="linearGradient4326" inkscape:collect="always"> <stop id="stop4328" offset="0" style="stop-color:#0000ff;stop-opacity:1" /> <stop id="stop4330" offset="1" style="stop-color:#00ff00;stop-opacity:0.51764709" /> </linearGradient> <linearGradient inkscape:collect="always" id="linearGradient4296"> <stop style="stop-color:#ff0000;stop-opacity:0.51764709" offset="0" id="stop4298" /> <stop style="stop-color:#ffff00;stop-opacity:1" offset="1" id="stop4300" /> </linearGradient> <radialGradient inkscape:collect="always" xlink:href="#linearGradient4296" id="radialGradient4312" cx="95.666649" cy="987.04877" r="95" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" gradientTransform="matrix(0.62319928,0.62388171,-1.0181927,1.0170788,1017.3415,-88.883758)" /> <linearGradient inkscape:collect="always" xlink:href="#linearGradient4326" id="linearGradient4322" x1="10.292649" y1="861.79907" x2="190.29543" y2="1041.7491" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" /> </defs> <sodipodi:namedview id="base" pagecolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="#666666" borderopacity="1.0" inkscape:pageopacity="0.0" inkscape:pageshadow="2" inkscape:zoom="2.11" inkscape:cx="95.04257" inkscape:cy="120.77776" inkscape:document-units="px" inkscape:current-layer="layer1" showgrid="false" units="px" height="200px" inkscape:window-width="1024" inkscape:window-height="540" inkscape:window-x="-4" inkscape:window-y="-4" inkscape:window-maximized="1" /> <metadata id="metadata3483"> <rdf:RDF> <cc:Work rdf:about=""> <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format> <dc:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" /> <dc:title /> </cc:Work> </rdf:RDF> </metadata> <g inkscape:label="artwork" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer1" transform="translate(0,-852.3622)" style="display:inline"> <rect style="color:#000000;display:inline;overflow:visible;visibility:visible;opacity:1;fill:#ff0000;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none;stroke-width:10;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1;marker:none;enable-background:accumulate" id="rect3486-8" width="200" height="200" x="0" y="852.36218" /> <rect style="color:#000000;display:inline;overflow:visible;visibility:visible;opacity:1;fill:url(#radialGradient4312);fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:url(#linearGradient4322);stroke-width:10;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1;marker:none;enable-background:accumulate" id="rect3486" width="180" height="180" x="10" y="862.36218" /> </g> <g inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer2" inkscape:label="gradientHandles" style="display:inline"> <path style="color:#000000;display:inline;overflow:visible;visibility:visible;opacity:1;fill:none;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:0.99999994;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1;marker:none;enable-background:accumulate" d="M 131.47545,181.7753 72.047652,122.30296 169.2084,25.215022" id="rect4338" inkscape:connector-curvature="0" sodipodi:nodetypes="ccc" /> <path style="display:inline;fill:none;fill-rule:evenodd;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:0.99999994px;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-opacity:1" d="M 10,9.9999957 189.99999,189.99998" id="path4332" inkscape:connector-curvature="0" sodipodi:nodetypes="cc" /> </g> </svg>

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Compiling Inkscape on Windows 10 with Visual Studio Community 2017
by Ivano Arrighetta 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

As in the subject, how do I compile Inkscape on Windows 10 using Visual Studio Community 2017? Thanks in advance for any help. Bye, Ivano.

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