September 2017 - Inkscape Devel

Deactivate scaling of imported bitmaps
by Lino Milkau 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

Hello, I have an svg layer with certain width and height. When I import an image, I want to be able to rotate it and mirror it, but I want the resizing function disabled. Is this possible to hard code this? If so, how? Kind Regards Lino Milkau

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Mailing List logs
by Martin Owens 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

Dear Developers, Since 11th July sourceforge has changed the way they're giving us access to our mailing list log. It used to contain the full email mbox for all the messages sent to the system. Now they are giving us smaller, stripped mbox files that aren't as complete. I believe all messages are there, but headers are modified and email addresses are changed to bryce@...3609... etc. We've been collecting our mailing list records ever since we started planning moving our mailing lists away from sourceforce. When it comes to do the import into the new mailman, I'm going to try and retain as much of the old messages as possible and then add on the stripped messages since then, but it would be nice to have the full log. If anyone has a complete record of inkscape messages, please let me know. (also double cool if we have pre-sourceforce records, but no worries if they're lost to time) Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] the Scale setting and Display units
by brynn 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Thanks, Maren. I will try to find some time to read those. But I was really hoping for a shorter answer. It's not that I mind learning new things. But if it takes that much reading to understand a program's feature, then I think the feature needs to be redesigned, so that users are eased into it. (Original message posted to User list, but now copying to the devel list) If this would help for developers or advanced users know how to answer, here is the basic question. How to change the display units, so that the file is using those units, and so that the drawing is as close to the real life units as the user's screen resolution permits (like for printing or cutting). Also, an issue was raised in a forum, that symbols and some extensions don't work properly if the scale is not set a certain way. ("don't work properly" means that the resulting sizes aren't correct.) In this case, I mean for a new drawing in the current version of Inkscape (not opening a file which was started in an earlier version). Thanks again, brynn -----Original Message----- From: Maren Hachmann Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 3:49 PM To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] the Scale setting and Display units Suggested reading: https://www.patreon.com/posts/units-part-i-13563546 https://www.patreon.com/posts/units-part-ii-13566508 https://www.patreon.com/posts/units-part-iii-13741251 https://www.patreon.com/posts/units-part-iv-13993147 (Articles written by Marc Jeanmougin, for his patrons on Patreon and for the whole Inkscape community) Maren Am 14.09.2017 um 23:11 schrieb brynn: > Hi Friends, > Sending up a signal flare from the not-so-technially-inclined > user community. Please either explain the Scale setting and how users > can easily change the Display units; or fix the UX so we can use it. > > Thank you so very much, > brynn > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] the Scale setting and Display units
by brynn 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Developers often seem to answer, so I thought I was getting both here. But now copied to the devel list. Thanks, brynn -----Original Message----- From: Martin Owens Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 3:40 PM To: Inkscape User Community Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] the Scale setting and Display units You should make sure this flare goes to the devel mailing list too. On Thu, 2017-09-14 at 15:11 -0600, brynn wrote: > Hi Friends, > Sending up a signal flare from the not-so-technially-inclined > user > community. Please either explain the Scale setting and how users can > easily > change the Display units; or fix the UX so we can use it. > > Thank you so very much, > brynn > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Election Inkscape Vectors Team: Results
by unknown＠example.com 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Dear Inkscape Developer, The election for Inkscape Vectors Team is now concluded. -- RESULTS -- * Martin Owens (Elected) * Tavmjong Bah ---- Full Results: http://www.inkscape.org/en/*inkscape-vectors/elections/test-election-2017/

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Blur branch
by Jabier Arraiza 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

Hi all. I want to know the status of the blur branch, I think it introduce a great improvement but need to be tested well so the faster is landed in trunk the better. I don`t undertand his changes, also dont remember the branch location, recently cleanup my mailbox..., I remember Tav made some comments to it to be done. Cheers, Jabier.

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[brett@...3057...: Upcoming changes to the travel policy]
by Bryce Harrington 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

FYI #2, this one does affect us but is good news: 1. More flexibility in selecting flights for time vs. lowest cost 2. Slightly higher limits for international flights 3. Bit more flexibility in approvals and reimbursement ----- Forwarded message from Brett Smith <brett@...3057...> ----- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:38:27 -0400 From: Brett Smith <brett@...3057...> To: project-reps@...3057... Subject: Upcoming changes to the travel policy Reply-To: policies-discuss@...3057... Hi again everyone, Now for the good news. At their most recent meeting, Conservancy’s board approved the proposed changes to the travel policy that were recently submitted to policies-discuss. Let me give a quick recap of those changes so I can discuss next steps for PLCs. First, the new policy provides additional budget to book flights that save substantial time over the cheapest available fare. This was the most common request we heard, and definitely we recognize the value of saving people’s time. In order to keep the rules simple, the budget increases at specific time savings marks. You can see the new rules here <https://k.sfconservancy.org/policies/files/783dcdd92fc61f3f150e1c65782c0fe5…>. Second, the policy increases the cost of international flights that require preapproval, from $1,500 to $1,650. This change is just to keep pace with fares we’re seeing; the $1,500 limit has been in place since at least 2012, and of course fares have risen since then. This should reduce the number of flights that require preapproval. There are also a couple of changes that just provide additional flexibility in handling reimbursement requests. The new rules clarify that our 90-day limit on reimbursement requests starts from the last day of travel, not the day the expense was incurred. (This is how we’ve treated it since the 90-day rule was introduced, but now it’s official.) Expenses that require preapproval can be approved by any officer of Conservancy, not just the executive director. This should help us be more responsive to your requests. There are also non-rules changes, like updates to the currency rates we use (forced on us because the Bank of Canada stopped providing them) and Markdown formatting. For more background, see the messages to policies-discuss <https://lists.sfconservancy.org/pipermail/policies-discuss/2017-August/thre…> and the Git history <https://k.sfconservancy.org/policies/changelog?branch=2017-08-proposed-upda…>. Next steps: We would like to make these changes effective in a week, on 20 September. The reason for the gap is we want to give you time to discuss them internally. Because these changes potentially mean increased project expenses, we understand you might not be prepared to take those on. If you would like to follow the old policies, or other rules that are stricter than ours, you can always do that. Just let us know through your project alias, and we’ll handle your reimbursement requests accordingly. If we don’t hear from you, we’ll follow the new rules for any reimbursed expenses incurred on or after 20 September. I really hope you all like these changes; our goal in pushing them forward was really to try to address head-on a lot of the feedback I’ve heard about flight reimbursements and preapprovals while I’ve been helping with our bookkeeping, and I’m optimistic we’ve made good progress there. If you have any questions about the changes, feel free to ask us through your project alias, or on policies-discuss if it’s appropriate for public discussion. Best regards, -- Brett Smith ----- End forwarded message -----

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[brett@...3057...: Rackspace OSS discount ends at the end of the year]
by Bryce Harrington 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

FYI. Although, this doesn't affect us. ----- Forwarded message from Brett Smith <brett@...3057...> ----- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 09:46:41 -0400 From: Brett Smith <brett@...3057...> To: project-reps@...3057... Subject: Rackspace OSS discount ends at the end of the year Reply-To: Brett Smith <brett@...3057...> Hi everyone, I have good news and bad news for you today, so I’ll start with the bad news. Many of you are relying on Rackspace’s OSS discount to host servers for your project. Unfortunately, Rackspace just informed us yesterday that they’ll be ending the program at the end of the year. The entire business is shifting focus away from running their own cloud infrastructure, to providing support in the Big Three clouds, so as part of that they’re ending incentive programs structured around their cloud. Conservancy hosts our own servers through this program, and so we’re already reaching out to other cloud providers to see if they might be willing to offer something similar. We realize it would be ideal if we could find a similar replacement program that covers each of you separately, and we’ll be trying to do that first. If you have contacts at hosting providers that we should be talking to about providing such a service, please let us know; this is a big enough deal that we’re eager to talk to anybody who might help. If they’re sufficiently generous, we may consider recognizing them as an in-kind sponsor on our web site. If you’re affected by this, it would probably be prudent to start planning how you’ll migrate your servers off Rackspace to another provider. I realize that’s difficult to fully plan without knowing where you’re going, but at least it would be helpful to review your system configurations and make sure you understand what you need to migrate. You might also consider if there are ways you could consolidate or streamline your servers. Rackspace’s OSS discount program is /extremely/ generous; we might find a similar program that is merely /very/ generous. Alternatively, if you’re willing to pay Rackspace for hosting, you can do that too if you have the funds. Your Rackspace bills (which are usually zeroed about by the discount) are in our Subversion server along with the rest of your financial records, usually under |Expenses/Rackspace/|. If you need help with accessing that, just let me know. If you don’t currently have an OSS discount account with Rackspace, but you were thinking about getting one, I’m afraid that’s no longer available. If you want to talk with us about this change for any reason, it’s probably best to do so through your specific project alias. I’m following all those conversations and can follow up there. I’ll keep you updated about our progress in finding a replacement program. Best regards, -- Brett Smith ----- End forwarded message -----

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Election Inkscape Vectors Team: Voting Open
by unknown＠example.com 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Dear Inkscape Developer, The election for the Inkscape Vectors Team team is now open for voting. Please go to the link below to fill in your ballot. You have 3 days (Sept. 14, 2017) to complete your ballot. Only members of the Inkscape Developer team have ballots and members who join after this point will not be added to the election. ---- Vote: http://www.inkscape.org/en/*inkscape-vectors/elections/test-election-2017/

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Updating the FAQ with pictures and diagrams
by C R 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

Brynn brought it to attention that the FAQ could use some updating to include pictures and diagrams to help explain. I'm already looking at the Raster vs. Vector sections, but would like to know other hot-button questions (questions which we get a lot) that the FAQ doesn't quite address clearly enough, or possibly could address better with graphics. Thanks! -C

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