April 2022 - Inkscape Devel - Inkscape Mailman

call of 'virtualenv' with option 'p=python3' syntactically wrong
by fi＠igh.de 04 Jun '24

04 Jun '24

Dear Maintainers, after pulling revision 5448704355e03a97d2838e1ba30272db335f0dbb I have built inkscape according to https://inkscape.org/develop/getting-started/ Trying to manage extensions (Extensions -> Manage Extensions) I receive the following error message: There has been a problem creating the python environment: Return Code: 3: b'' b'The path =python3 (from --python==python3) does not exist\n' args: ['/usr/bin/virtualenv', '-p=python3', '/home/xx/.config/inkscape/extensions'] Indeed the call is syntactically wrong. Instead of '-p=python3' the option '-p python3' ### without equal sign should be used. As far as I understand, the problem seems to exist in inkscape/share/extensions/extension-manager-bootstrap.py:69 call('virtualenv', TARGET_DIR, p='python3') which then in inkex/command.py:to_args() is evaluated to the wrong sytnax. According to the (very good) comments in to_args() :Keyword Arguments: * *name* (``str``) -- Becomes ``--name="val"`` ... * *n* (``str``) -- Becomes ``-n=val`` ... it should become ``-n val``. I do not know whether a change would result in problems using other programs that want -n=val. Which should that be? Best regards Torsten -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Torsten Finke fi(a)igh.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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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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Fw: Re: Introduction
by Shlomi Fish 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

Please see https://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/netiquette/email/reply-to-l… . Begin forwarded message: Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:43:12 +0200 From: "Fares M. Basosy" <faresbasousy(a)gmail.com> To: Shlomi Fish <shlomif(a)shlomifish.org> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Re: Introduction Is there a task that i am supposed to do? On Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 7:30 AM Shlomi Fish <shlomif(a)shlomifish.org> wrote: > Welcome, Fares! > > please see https://inkscape.org/contribute/ and > > https://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/open-source/how-to-start-co… > . > > On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:02:40 +0200 > Fares El-Basousy <faresbasousy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello I’m a student from GSOC and I’m willing to contribute to Inkscape, > > my name’s Fares and I am in 3rd year in computer engineering, > > > > My main languages are C/C++ and python, I am new to open-source > community > > and I am willing to give it my all the thing I love the most about > this is > > that I can gain new experiences and get to know more people in the field > as > > well, > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ > NSA Factoids - https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/NSA/ > > Buffy: OK, Xandoosh, can you perform a search to find where such a > duplicator > is present? > Xander: Sure! Hey, Wil, can you use a spell for that? > — https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/Buffy/A-Few-Good-Slayers/ > > Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - https://shlom.in/reply > . > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape Devel mailing list -- inkscape-devel(a)lists.inkscape.org > To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-devel-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org > -- Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ Funny Anti-Terrorism Story - https://shlom.in/enemy Chuck Norris ability to destroy is only matched (and exceeded) by Summer Glau’s ability to undo his destruction. — https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Summer-Glau/ Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - https://shlom.in/reply .

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Introduction
by Fares El-Basousy 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

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Creating an Inkscape wiki login
by Solutions Master 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

I am trying to set up an account on https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=C…. This page says the following: > Automatic account creation has been disabled due to high levels of spam. To request an account please email the developer list Can anyone give me access, or know a more proper way to get/request access? Thanks.

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GSoC Proposal for integrating Tesseract OCR into Inkscape
by Bashar Ahmed 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

Hello everyone, I am Bashar Ahmed, a CSE Sophomore at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. I wanted to get some feedback on my proposal before the final submission. I have already sent it on the IRC. Any reviews will be valuable https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C10mlxyYuyTDBY7B9g6xS09RKzYbdJqwXWAm0ff…

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Help Vote on 1.2 Release Video Features - Urgent
by Ryan Gorley 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

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From Roy Torley: support to evaporate soon for gtkmm?
by Roy Torley 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

Hello, I took a quick look at Kjell Ahlstedt's statement that he will cease to maintain gtkmm and other such modules soon. Before I write him to find out what's happening, I would like to get a few ideas from any of you what you want to see in gtkmm so that I can write a letter that is worth reading. For context about me, I am just getting back into C++ after a 20-year hiatus and am in the process of reviewing latest developments in the language. I have written an introductory tutorial series for Inkscape, so I have a decent feeling for how to use it so I can talk with you about it intelligently (I hope). My basic idea is that, if Kjell wants to move on from gtkmm, might it be worth our while to step in where he leaves off? Might there be other options? I speak naively because I am new to this particular arena of software development and yet am interested in contributing to Inkscape's good health in a meaningful way. I appreciate and salute all of you who are doing all this work for Inkscape and for all those graphic artists who desperately want to learn, improve, and realize their creative potential with this powerful tool. Your thoughts and perspectives are more than welcome. Best wishes for the early Spring, Roy Torley

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Inkscape 1.1.2 and Inkscape 1.2-alpha released
by Marc Jeanmougin 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

Inkscape 1.1.2 ============== Inkscape 1.1.2 is now released. You can download it at: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.1.2/ then, if you want to support Inkscape, donate to the project at: https://inkscape.org/support-us/ ---------------- Inkscape 1.1.2 is mainly a stability and bugfix release. It fixes numerous crashes and several major inconveniences, such as lost styling when when converting text to path, or relative position of clones pasted into a new document ---------------- In addition, we are releasing an alpha version of Inkscape 1.2, to facilitate testing of major upcoming features, such as the multipage support, editable markers, on-canvas alignment, revamped alignment and snapping options, layer and objects dialog, etc. If you find any issue with this new version, please report it tohttps://inkscape.org/report You can download it at https://inkscape.org/release/1.2alpha0/ ----------------------------- Join an Inkscape project team ----------------------------- Inkscape is always happy to welcome new contributors in various areas: code, docs, translation, UX, bug triaging, or even outreach! The main ways to get involved are listed onhttps://inkscape.org/contribute/ and you can get in touch with us onhttps://chat.inkscape.org/ Thanks to everyone involved in this release! -- The Inkscape team

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From Roy Torley: gtkmm lack of maintenance
by Roy Torley 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

Hi Martin, I have read your musings about gtkmm and I wonder: is it worthwhile for somebody else to cultivate the Web site and help gtkmm keep up with the rest of the world? I am sorely tempted to get involved, especially because I am reviewing my old C++ from about 20 years ago. Maintaining and improving gtkmm would be a huge task and, indeed, much more than one person can do, and yet, that is how wonderful things get started, or revivified. I have looked over the gtkmm Web site and noted that it is a good Web site. To keep it up-to-date is a huge project for one person. On the other hand, might it be worth thought and energy for new blood to maintain gtkmm and its Web site? I am tangentially involved with a science fiction and fantasy convention organization in Portland, Oregon, USA, called Orycon. We are aging out and desperately need new blood to continue a worthwhile and valuable tradition in this city. The challenge for us involves reaching out and contacting younger people of a New Age culture to become involved in keeping Orycon alive and vibrant. I spend time thinking about what we can do to keep gtkmm alive and thriving. I remember that a new fellow in India, Soham, just contacted us and is interested in getting involved. This is a good sign. How can we recruit more? This is just a naive rhetorical question right now, perhaps all the more rhetorical because I have a busy and chaotic work schedule. At least, I can sit with a glass of a nice white wine and think through what we can do. I hope I'm not wasting your time. I like to sit on the sofa and think about projects and, when the time is good, act on those thoughts. The tutorial I was writing is finished and now I can move on to other things, such as gtkmm. I appreciate your time, thoughts, and concern. You are not alone. I hope that I can provide good company. Best wishes, Roy Torley

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