April 2020 - Inkscape Devel - Inkscape Mailman

win32 build working again
by Bob Jamison 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

The win32 build, which was broken for the weekend, is working again. I just made a "manual autobuild" again, so that we can see how it looks on Windows: http://troi.titan-aeu.com/~rjamison/inkscape/builds/ Bob

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Regarding the serialization of Spiro control points
by Fred Brennan 28 Mar '22

28 Mar '22

Greetings, I write from the FontForge project. Of particular interest to me is the Spiro spline feature, which was originated around ten years ago by Raph Levien. One thing I'd like to add, (which would benefit both our projects,) is the ability of FontForge to understand the Inkscape Spiro serialization format. However, there are several things about the format which to me as an outsider appear to be defects serious enough that I have no idea how to even *import* these splines correctly, much less export our Spiro splines to this format. I would very much like to support the _de facto_ standard Inkscape has originated of supporting Spiro in SVG, but I am lost. George Williams, FontForge's original author, noticed this defect over eleven years ago.[1] Things are virtually unchanged since then, I checked `git blame`. Spiro has five point types, not including beginning and ending points. They are: * G4 curve (o) * G2 curve (c) * Corner (v) * Left Constraint ([) * Right Constraint (]) The ASCII single letters are the normal method of Spiro serialization, as championed by Raph Levien and by us in FontForge. Inkscape seems to create what I will call a "pseudo-SVG path". So, it is not really an SVG path, but rather is an SVG path which undergoes transformation into the typical Spiro format. Inkscape stores this in the "original-d" attribute. So, given a Bezier spline with control points defined as (x, y, c1, c2), Inkscape interprets a control point with only (x, y) to be a corner, meanwhile a control point with all four is a G4 curve, and (x, y, c1, NULL) is a left constraint while (x, y, NULL, c2) is a right constraint. I can probably overcome this, although George Williams was right to be skeptical of this format. There is no way I can see to define a G2 curve in this strange "original-d" format. Thus, this email. I write to ask a few things. I suppose first of all, what are the chances that we can convince you guys to store Spiro splines in plate[2] format, or another widely accepted Spiro serialization format? Second, if we cannot convince you to do that, how do I export FontForge spiros which contain G2 control points to Inkscape's original-d format? It's not possible, yes? So should I just silently fail and save them as G4? The curves will not be the same if I do that. Should I disallow export to SVG w/Spiro if glyph contains G2 control point? That seems a steep cost that will just confuse my users, so perhaps I should abandon the whole thing if it comes to that. Cordial regards, Fredrick Brennan (@ctrlcctrlv) [1]: https://narkive.com/63FADpG3.4 [2]: https://levien.com/garden/ppedit/README, section "Plate files"

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Inkscape Board Meeting this Friday (May 1st)
by Ted Gould 02 May '20

02 May '20

Howdy folks, This is a reminder that we have an Inkscape Board meeting coming up this Friday (May 1st) at high noon Texas time. For those not in Texas you can use this handy link to figure out the time where you are. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Inkscape+Board+Me… I imagine the discussion will largely be about the upcoming release. Everyone is welcome to attend. Ted

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Need help with random transform in cache
by Jabier Arraiza Cenoz 28 Apr '20

28 Apr '20

Hi all. I need help with this about random scaling of cached elements to document units. In the function "scheduleTransform" in "src/display/drawing- item.cpp:603" I recive randomly not scale/document scale affine in "ctm_change" var. Can anyone give a look I spend 2 days on it without result... to me is a 1.0 blocker. Asume you have this conditions to test: * Inkscape with cache enabled (size>0) * Document units diferent than pixels Testing: * Output the affine "ctm_change" prefiously mentioned. * Open inkscape. * Draw a bigest circle that cover your screen. * Create multiple text with click + type some leters as fast you can over the circle. When the circle become a box, see the output and you discober there is a diferent scaling with the doc scale, normaly is 0 scale. Thanks so much for get into, Jabier.

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Vectors need your help for the 1.0 release article and beyond!
by Maren Hachmann 25 Apr '20

25 Apr '20

Hi everyone! We would like to include a couple quotes from Inkscape contributors - new and old - into the 1.0 release article and need urgent help for that. Please make some time this weekend and head over to https://framaforms.org/inkscape-contributor-interview-1587833730 to tell us a bit about yourself, your motivation to contribute to Inkscape and your contributions! When you have filled in the form, you can give us a heads up in https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_vectors so we can more quickly process it and get back to you if we have any questions. Thank you!

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Inkscape Wiki updated (Compiling on MacOs)
by Marcin Floryan 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hi, I have recently come back to doing little work with Inkscape and managed to get it compiled on a Mac using packages from Homebrew not MacPorts I wanted to add this information to the wiki page: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=CompilingMacOsX What's the best way of going about it? Thanks, Marcin

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Re: Inkscape 1.0-rc1 (Release Candidate) and Inkscape 0.92.5 released
by Andrew Kurn 13 Apr '20

13 Apr '20

I am running OS X 10.12.6 One small bug. When starting Inks, it doesn't become the top window. The window is buried; you have to activate it manually. A > > From: Marc Jeanmougin <marc(a)jeanmougin.fr> > Date: Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 12:47 PM > To: "inkscape-announce(a)lists.inkscape.org" <inkscape-announce(a)lists.inkscape.org>, "inkscape-devel(a)lists.inkscape.org" <inkscape-devel(a)lists.inkscape.org>, "inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org" <inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org> > Subject: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 1.0-rc1 (Release Candidate) and Inkscape 0.92.5 released > > ================ > Inkscape 1.0-rc1 > ================ > > We are about to release the long-awaited Inkscape 1.0 version which has > a ton of new features and most notably runs on GTK 3 to provide decent > support for macOS and HiDPI screens. We consider the state of this > branch to be stable enough to warrant large user testing to prepare for > the launch. A big thanks to all our developers, testers, translators, > bug triagers, and vectors who are making this release possible! > > Download on https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finkscape.… << > > AppImage and snap are available for Linux users as well as a ppa coming > soon, Installers (.exe, .msi) and portable app (.7z) are available for > Windows and a .dmg is available for macOS. > > The full changelog can be found on the wiki: > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.inks… > > Please report all bugs you find on https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finkscape.… so that > they can be triaged and fixed. > > > =============== > Inkscape 0.92.5 > =============== > > Inkscape has launched the latest version in the 0.92 series, namely > version 0.92.5. This update is a bugfix release, and its most notable > improvements are python3 support for extensions, and better user font > detection for Windows 10. > > Download on https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finkscape.… << > > The full changelog can be found on the wiki: > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.inks… > > ============ > Translations > ============ > > We are always on the look for translators in most languages, and if you > feel that the translation for your language is not complete or could be > improved, feel free to join our translator teams by subscribing to our > translators mailing-lists on > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.ink… > > ======== > Join us! > ======== > > There is always room for new contributors! If you want to join and help > the Inkscape project on the development side, or on your areas of > expertise (whether it is documentation, translation, outreach to new > users, promotion, UX research, etc.), all help is appreciated and we can > help you find your place in the project. Feel free to contact us on IRC > (#inkscape on freenode) or on > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchat.inks… > > Thanks everyone! > > -- > The Inkscape team ;) > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Re: Inkscape 1.0-rc1 (Release Candidate) and Inkscape 0.92.5 released
by doctormo＠gmail.com 13 Apr '20

13 Apr '20

Hi Skip, This is a full and important error report, it's just in the wrong place. Could you add it here for me: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/issues Thanks! Best Regards, Martin Owens On the Hook for Extensions On Mon, 2020-04-13 at 06:43 +0000, Skip Palin wrote: > Team, > > Downloaded the new Inkscape 1.0cr1 for MAC book pro Catalina version > 10.15.4 Proc 2.9 GHz Quad-core Intel core I7 Mem 16GB receiving the > following errors. > > Orientation points have not been defined! A default set of > orientation points has been automatically added. > > Cutting tool has not been defined! A default tool has been > automatically added. > > Tool 'Default tool' has no shape. 45 degree cone assumed! > > When trying to create gcode for engraving. > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "gcodetools.py", line 5923, in <module> > Gcodetools().run() > File > "/Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/share/inkscape/extensi > ons/inkex/base.py", line 123, in run > self.save_raw(self.effect()) > File "gcodetools.py", line 5874, in effect > self.options.active_tab() > File "gcodetools.py", line 4774, in tab_engraving > gcode_3Dleft = self.my3Dlayer.add(Group(gcodetools="Gcode 3D L")) > AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'add' > > Steps take to get to this point. > > File > Document Properties (Width 170 mm Height 160 mm > Path > Trace Bitmap Single scan > update > ok > X > Delete image leave bit trace > Path > Object to path > dynamic offset > Extensions > gcodetools > engraving. Engraving settings File > output.ngc, Directory: /Users/skip, Z safe height for G00 5k mm, post > processor: none. The rest are blank. > > Skip > > > From: Marc Jeanmougin <marc(a)jeanmougin.fr> > Date: Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 12:47 PM > To: "inkscape-announce(a)lists.inkscape.org" < > inkscape-announce(a)lists.inkscape.org>, " > inkscape-devel(a)lists.inkscape.org" <inkscape-devel(a)lists.inkscape.org > >, "inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org" < > inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org> > Subject: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 1.0-rc1 (Release Candidate) and > Inkscape 0.92.5 released > > ================ > Inkscape 1.0-rc1 > ================ > > We are about to release the long-awaited Inkscape 1.0 version which > has > a ton of new features and most notably runs on GTK 3 to provide > decent > support for macOS and HiDPI screens. We consider the state of this > branch to be stable enough to warrant large user testing to prepare > for > the launch. A big thanks to all our developers, testers, translators, > bug triagers, and vectors who are making this release possible! > > > > Download on > > > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finkscape.… > > > << > > > AppImage and snap are available for Linux users as well as a ppa > coming > soon, Installers (.exe, .msi) and portable app (.7z) are available > for > Windows and a .dmg is available for macOS. > > The full changelog can be found on the wiki: > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.inks… > > Please report all bugs you find on > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finkscape.… > so that > they can be triaged and fixed. > > > =============== > Inkscape 0.92.5 > =============== > > Inkscape has launched the latest version in the 0.92 series, namely > version 0.92.5. This update is a bugfix release, and its most notable > improvements are python3 support for extensions, and better user font > detection for Windows 10. > > > > Download on > > > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finkscape.… > > > << > > > The full changelog can be found on the wiki: > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.inks… > > ============ > Translations > ============ > > We are always on the look for translators in most languages, and if > you > feel that the translation for your language is not complete or could > be > improved, feel free to join our translator teams by subscribing to > our > translators mailing-lists on > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.ink… > > ======== > Join us! > ======== > > There is always room for new contributors! If you want to join and > help > the Inkscape project on the development side, or on your areas of > expertise (whether it is documentation, translation, outreach to new > users, promotion, UX research, etc.), all help is appreciated and we > can > help you find your place in the project. Feel free to contact us on > IRC > (#inkscape on freenode) or on > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchat.inks… > > Thanks everyone! > > -- > The Inkscape team ;) > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org

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Inkscape 1.0-rc1 (Release Candidate) and Inkscape 0.92.5 released
by Marc Jeanmougin 12 Apr '20

12 Apr '20

================ Inkscape 1.0-rc1 ================ We are about to release the long-awaited Inkscape 1.0 version which has a ton of new features and most notably runs on GTK 3 to provide decent support for macOS and HiDPI screens. We consider the state of this branch to be stable enough to warrant large user testing to prepare for the launch. A big thanks to all our developers, testers, translators, bug triagers, and vectors who are making this release possible! >> Download on https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0rc1/ << AppImage and snap are available for Linux users as well as a ppa coming soon, Installers (.exe, .msi) and portable app (.7z) are available for Windows and a .dmg is available for macOS. The full changelog can be found on the wiki: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.0 Please report all bugs you find on https://inkscape.org/report so that they can be triaged and fixed. =============== Inkscape 0.92.5 =============== Inkscape has launched the latest version in the 0.92 series, namely version 0.92.5. This update is a bugfix release, and its most notable improvements are python3 support for extensions, and better user font detection for Windows 10. >> Download on https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-0.92.5/ << The full changelog can be found on the wiki: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.92.5 ============ Translations ============ We are always on the look for translators in most languages, and if you feel that the translation for your language is not complete or could be improved, feel free to join our translator teams by subscribing to our translators mailing-lists on https://lists.inkscape.org/postorius/lists/inkscape-translator.lists.inksca… ======== Join us! ======== There is always room for new contributors! If you want to join and help the Inkscape project on the development side, or on your areas of expertise (whether it is documentation, translation, outreach to new users, promotion, UX research, etc.), all help is appreciated and we can help you find your place in the project. Feel free to contact us on IRC (#inkscape on freenode) or on https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/inkscape_user Thanks everyone! -- The Inkscape team ;)

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Hi, is there any ongoing projects with goal of making inkscape also as modular UX/UI design tool ?
by cosmobird 11 Apr '20

11 Apr '20

in my search for foss design tool for UX/UI, Flow design and organization, so far only very few are available, out of that only few seems to be working (with some hardwork). but most of them are proprietary solutions or else oriented towards it. afaik, inkscape has better design features than any other design tool out there ... however it lacks a few features to make it as a design tool for any front end designer. those are : 1. svg to code conversion 2. library management for projects 3. parametric design convention 4. standard templates 5. animation if those are made available through python, then it will become invincible, and i dont know about akira so far, tried but failed to build several times in this year. like this : 1. select a target device, 2. choose a template dimension, 3. make flow for ux (from synthesized user flow in ux design with api), 4. collect/make icons, fonts, color palettes, 5. get standard components for the chosen device, 6. integrate together activity by activity in each discrete flow part of the 3 step. 7. convert every single ui from step 6 to css or android xml so that the layers, objects can be reused in Qt, Android, React. This would definitely give free software projects an upper hand among the developer community like Fdroid, and other web based projects. However some very few projects are avaible in FOSS with such ideas, are no where near to inkscapes design versality. regards cosmobird.

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