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LGM 3 Presentation call — Heya!!!
by Louis Desjardins 07 Mar '08

07 Mar '08

Heya! Time to get yourself on the wiki for your presentations at LGM 3... it's coming! May 8-9-10-11 yes! 4 days! in Wroclaw, Poland, just 5-hour train ride from Berlin. http://create.freedesktop.org/wiki/index.php/Conference Please, don't be shy! Louis p.s. let us know you'll be there too. The Create List is our preferred one for talking most LGM stuff. Or get on IRC at freenode #lgm — Cheers!!!

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Fwd: Re: Extensions on win32]
by Aaron Spike 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Ted Gould wrote: > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Ted Gould <ted@...11...> > To: bulia byak <buliabyak@...400...>, Aaron Spike <aaron@...749...> > Cc: Inkscape Devel List <inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Extensions on win32 > Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:00:16 -0800 > > On Sun, 2008-03-02 at 20:01 -0400, bulia byak wrote: >> On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 9:59 AM, <J.B.C.Engelen@...1578...> wrote: >>> Now there should be a somewhat cleaner/better fix, however these two effects are broken again. The effects run successfully, but the parameters are not passed correctly. >> In rev 17608, function plotter works but dimensions and add nodes do >> not. Ted, can you please look into whether this might be caused by >> your recent fixes? > > With "Add Nodes" I get: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File > "/home/ted/Development/inkscape.work/install/share/inkscape/extensions/addnodes.py", line 91, in <module> > e.affect() > File > "/home/ted/Development/inkscape.work/install/share/inkscape/extensions/inkex.py", line 154, in affect > self.effect() > File > "/home/ted/Development/inkscape.work/install/share/inkscape/extensions/addnodes.py", line 81, in effect > splits = math.ceil(length/self.options.max) > ZeroDivisionError: float division The inx file would seem to indicate that a value of 0 for max is unallowed. Are these constraints no longer enforced? When you run add nodes do are you passing 0 for the parameter? <param name="max" type="float" min="0.1" max="10000.0" _gui-text="Maximum segment length (px)">10.0</param> > and with Dimensions I get: > > /home/ted/Development/inkscape.work/install/share/inkscape/extensions/dimension.py:60: TagNameWarning: Tag names must not contain ':', lxml 2.0 will enforce well-formed tag names as required by the XML specification. > marker.set('inkscape:stockid', name) > > Aaron, do you have any ideas on what these could be caused by? This is a real error in the script: marker.set('inkscape:stockid', name) should be: marker.set(inkex.addNS('stockid','inkscape'), name) Aaron

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lpe-blueprint
by jf barraud 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Hi all, I just added an lpe-blueprint<http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Lpe-blueprint>on launchpad. The goal is to gather ideas/props about lpe futur generations. The first part is about stacking lpe's from the UI viewpoint. Individual effects specifications are also collected, including propositions of new effects... (notice that things are not supposed to be developped in a short term; in particular, handling full svg data as parameter or output might require a lot of work!...) Remarks, comments, additions are wellcome! jfb.

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Fix for #168283 in 0.46?
by Joel Holdsworth 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

I've just committed a bug fix for bug #168283: "possible to create empty paths via text -> object to path". Should the change be merged into the 0.46 branch? If so, the release wardens simply need to apply the attached diff. Thanks Joel

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NEW: flasher when hovering over a path
by unknown＠example.com 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Quickly: When you hover over a path in nodetool, it highlights itself briefly like a helperpath. (this means it only works for things that have a helperpath: paths only for now... work in progress i guess) When you leave the object with the mouse, it hides instantly. I haven't add preferences yet, so you cannot turn it off now, sorry; it's probably pretty annoying if you don't want it. What preferences do people want? - on/off - flash time? - flash color? ( i don't know how to XOR it, so right now it is invisible for red stroked paths ) - show knots aswell? Thanks for your input, and thanks to Josh for the excellent idea :-) Johan

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Beyond CSS Fonts
by Gail Carmichael 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Just wanted to let you know that I sent an email yesterday to the Pango mailing list, asking about the possibilities of expanding the fonts Pango can represent beyond what CSS can represent. Haven't heard back yet, and have no idea if they will tell me this is technically impossible or philosophically undesirable. However, if I get good news, this may mean I can help expand it and then support more fonts in Inkscape as a result. Will keep you updated. Gail

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0.46 fails building on MacPorts
by Guido 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

I am trying to build Inkscape 0.46pre2 after updating the portfile of the 0.45 version (<http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/browser/trunk/dports/gnome/inksc…>) which works flawlessly, including the Python plugins. Since the first previews, the compilation has been failing reporting the following error: /opt/local/include/python2.5/Object.h:104: error: 'Py_ssize_t' does not name a type [...] extension/internal/pdfinput/pdf-parser.h:343: error: 'Object' has not been declared extension/internal/pdfinput/svg-builder.cpp: In member function 'gchar* Inkscape::Extension::Internal::SvgBuilder::_createTilingPattern(GfxTilingPattern*, GfxState*, bool)': extension/internal/pdfinput/svg-builder.cpp:659: error: no matching function for call to 'PdfParser::parse(Object*)' extension/internal/pdfinput/pdf-parser.h:162: note: candidates are: void PdfParser::parse(int*, GBool) make[2]: *** [extension/internal/pdfinput/svg-builder.o] Error 1 This happens also when cairo is built with the support for the PDF backend. Any suggestions? -Guido

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URIReference
by Gail Carmichael 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

Does our URIReference (used for clones etc) support linking to items in separate files? Gail

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NEW: temporary on-canvas indicators
by unknown＠example.com 04 Mar '08

04 Mar '08

Hi Diederik and others, First of all, I am very sorry if I broke compile on Linux, please fix what needs to be fixed, I cannot check if it works! (makefile?) I have just committed a new feature: temporary canvasitems. Now, it is possible to create a canvasitem, and pass it to SPDesktop saying it should be displayed for a certain timelength. When that time has elapsed, the object is automatically deleted. To make a canvasitem temporary, do this: spdesktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvasitem, 2000); This will destroy the canvasitem automatically after 2000 milliseconds. One can also prematurely delete the canvasitem (handy for showing snapping). One should do this: Inkscape::Display::TemporaryItem * tempitem; tempitem = spdesktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvasitem, 2000); And then later on to remove the item: spdesktop->remove_temporary_canvasitem(tempitem); It is perfectly safe to call this function even after the 2 seconds have elapsed, because it checks whether the object has already been deleted or not. In order to demonstrate and test the code, I have enabled the test LPEs, and added a Point parameter to lpe-Stacktest that is briefly flashed on-canvas when you press the edit oncanvas button. Draw a freehand path, apply lpe-'doEffect stack test', then press the edit oncanvas button next to the 'test' parameter; it should show a cross at the location of the parameter oncanvas. I have tested a bit, it *seems* bug-free... :) Special request to Diederik: Can you use the code from /live_effects/parameter/point.cpp, method param_editOncanvas, to flash the location of a snap ? This was my main motivation for writing all this! I hope people find other interesting things that can be briefly shown on canvas; like an arrow pointing to the parent object of a clone? :-) Cheers, Johan

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Fixed crash big in win32 native dialogs
by Joel Holdsworth 04 Mar '08

04 Mar '08

Hi All, I've located and fixed the crash bug in the win32 native dialogs. They seem to be working fine now, but let me know if there are still unresolved issues. Best Regards Joel

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recent 0.46 prelease for Mac OS X 10.4?
by J. Haas 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Hi, we were wondering, whether somebody could supply a recent pre release dmg package for Mac Os X 10.4? We are very happy about your achievements so far and found a few issues we would like to have a look at. issues we would like to check : 1. We found that in the 16573 release more than a few lines of text with or without sketches including transparency leads to a corrupted pdf file. 2. When changing the font to a font not supporting italics and then back again, the original formatting is lost. keep up the great work! Nicole, Juergen -- Juergen Haas, PhD Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Department Am Fassberg 11 D-37077 Goettingen Tel. +49-(0)-551-2012336 Germany

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Extensions on win32
by Ted Gould 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Hey, So I think that this patch fixes a bunch of the extensions problems, many of them on win32. Can someone test it on Windows for me? Thanks, Ted

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Authors
by Gail Carmichael 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

I was wondering if we minded updating the authors file from "Gail Banaszkiewicz" to "Gail Carmichael" ? :) (Maybe I could do it myself, but I don't know where it is - Max just told me about it.)

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on refactoring
by Alexandre Prokoudine 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Hi, The word "refactoring" is floating in the air ever since 0.46 was branched. What I'm curious about is whether we have the exact plan of what we want to do. This is especially interesting in the context of other words like "animation". Is it still planned to split Inkscape into InkCore to make it possible building new applications? Do we want animation as part of Inkscape or as a co-project? Alexandre

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You are correct - Win32 printing really is broken!
by Joel Holdsworth 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Seeing as I am a win32 developer - albeit with not much time, I just hooked up my old printer to investigate the notorious win32 printing bug. I see the problem - wierd blackness in both bitmap and vector mode, and messed up polygons in vector mode. I guess I'm stating the obvious here. I'm not sure what to suggest - this seems like a renderer (cairo?) problem to me. If cairo is broken, then we must either push through fixes to cairo, or revert back to the old system. I imagine cairo fixes will be too slow, so I suggest we revert printing to the pre-November version for win32 only, until we can get a proper fix in time for 0.46.1. What do people think? +1 for releasing all platforms at the same time - we need to make as a big a media rumble as we can. Joel

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splitting PO files
by Alexandre Prokoudine 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Hi, Here is an question that is triggered by a recent request in inkscape-translator@...233... While doing refactoring in 0.47, should we probably try to split translatable messages into several ones? E.g.: po/ po-lpe/ po-extensions/ po-tools/ ? Inkscape has grown *a lot* over the 0.46: amount of translatable messages has jumped from 2480 in 0.45.1 to 3465 in 0.46. While supporting one large already existing PO file is probably OK for translators (not quite correct for the case I started this email with), creating a whole new translation will be psychologically difficult at the same time. I've seen this with Xara Xtreme for Linux which had ~5700 messages last time I checked - and the pace of translation work into various languages was dead slow. On the other hand, I sometimes find myself jumping between po/ru.po and po-libgimp/ru.po and suspect that this will apply to Inkscape to some extent in case we choose this path. Anyway, what do you think? Alexandre

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0.46/0.47 about pictures
by Alexandre Prokoudine 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Hi, I know, maybe it's too early to discuss that, but what happened to the chosen 0.46 and 0.47/SVN about pictures? :) Alexandre

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Update spanish po for 0.46
by Lucas Vieites 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

Hi, I'm attaching the translated es.po in this mail. Please forgive me for not opening a patch o bug in launchpad as I am away from my own computer for a few days. Thanks in advance, -- Lucas Vieites Fariña <lucas@...1852...> Got the code, got the connection... codexion.com

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] 0.46, 0.45 startup problems on Leopard
by Stuart Edwards 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

Thank you for the quick response. No trouble - just like to get to the bottom of it - On Feb 24, 2008, at 12:27 PM, jiho wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for the detailed report and sorry for the trouble. My answers > below. > > On 2008-February-24 , at 17:05 , Stuart Edwards wrote: >> Reboot >> Activate Inkscape >> Inkscape menu appears but no windows; X11 is not activated >> >> console messages are: >> >> 2/24/08 9:59:29 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] >> 2008-02-24 >> 09:59:29.816 defaults[245:10b] >> 2/24/08 9:59:29 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] The >> domain/ >> default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleAquaColorVariant) >> does not exist >> 2/24/08 9:59:29 AM defaults[246] The domain/default pair of >> (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleHighlightColor) does not exist >> 2/24/08 9:59:30 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] >> 2008-02-24 >> 09:59:29.922 defaults[246:10b] >> 2/24/08 9:59:30 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] The >> domain/ >> default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleHighlightColor) >> does not exist > > These are known and fixed in the latest versions (but there may not be > a build yet, can't remember when I did the last one). To work around > it you can open System prefs, change the appearance settings and it > will generate those two keys in the preferences. You can then switch > back to your previous settings (but in the meantime do yourself a > favor and switch to graphite and grey highlighting ;) ) Ok - now Inkscape 'opens' (still no X11 windows) but there are no console messages either. > > >> Activate X11 (this is X11.app at /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/ >> Contents/MacOS/X11 ) >> xterm window opens >> >> Activate Inkscape >> Inkscape menu appears but no X11 windows >> >> Console messages similar with a couple of additions, then the >> Activity >> Monitor goes a little crazy: >> [...] >> 2/24/08 10:10:26 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray >> objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) >> 2/24/08 10:10:46 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray >> objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) >> 2/24/08 10:10:46 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray >> objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) >> 2/24/08 10:10:46 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray >> objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) >> etc, once per second > > These I don't know about. They are Activity Monitor messages so I > guess there something wrong there. Do you notice it only with > Inkscape? My guess is that this is just a display problem since a > process was suppressed outside of activity monitor, while it was > running. Just triggered by Inkscape -- but not happening now after changing the settings / updating X11. > > >> Quit Inkscape and console says: >> >> 2/24/08 10:17:12 AM [0x0-0x23023].org.inkscape.Inkscape[367] Platypus >> App: PID 368 killed brutally >> 2/24/08 10:17:12 AM com.apple.launchd[84] >> ([0x0-0x23023].org.inkscape.Inkscape[367]) Stray process with PGID >> equal to this dead job: PID 368 PPID 1 inkscape-bin > > this is normal behavior when you force-quit inkscape. ok - > > >> Quit Activity Monitor >> >> Try to activate Inkscape and X11 several times - same results. >> Inkscape did actually fire up a couple of days ago, but seemed to >> freeze a lot on file management tasks. >> Unfortunately I can't recreate that today. > > Strange. The unknown keypairs are just for the gtk theme, Inkscape > should start without it and just use the default. No clue at this > point. strange that nothing would induce it to start today > > >> Go back to 0.45 >> Activate Inkscape (X11 is open) >> Inkscape window opens >> I usually have to have X11 open in order for Inkscape to find it -- >> been using it this way most of the time. 'Failed to start X11' >> screen >> is presented otherwise. > > 0.45 or 0.45.1? 0.45.1 universal was fixed to work on leopard and > according to the new behavior of X11, 0.45 was not. you're right - 0.45 > > >> Console messages are: >> >> 2/24/08 10:22:28 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] / >> Applications/Inkscape/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/script: line >> 17: >> open-x11: command not found >> 2/24/08 10:22:28 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] Unable >> to >> find application named 'XDarwin' > > ↑↑ This is probably 0.45 and not 0.45. Yes, it's 0.45 > >> 2/24/08 10:22:31 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] >> (inkscape- >> bin:686): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. >> 2/24/08 10:22:31 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] Using >> the fallback 'C' locale. > > This is OK. Not getting this now with xquartz > > >> 2/24/08 10:22:32 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] ** >> (inkscape-bin:686): WARNING **: Unknown verb name: FullScreen > > This is just a warning but we are having it a lot. This is related to > the new version of X11 but I don't know where it comes from on > Inkscape's side. Nor this > > >> 2/24/08 10:22:34 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] >> (inkscape- >> bin:686): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GDEF table 85 >> 2/24/08 10:22:34 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] >> (inkscape- >> bin:686): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GPOS table 85 >> 2/24/08 10:22:34 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] >> (inkscape- >> bin:686): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GSUB table 85 > > These are regular warnings too. ok, but they are gone too. > > >> This may shed some light on the X11 problem > > The X11 problem is the following: on Panther+Tiger X11 must be started > to run X11 applications so we started it manually in Inkscape > launcher, on Leopard, X11 is automatically launched when an > applications queries the DISPLAY variable (and X11 thing). So we just > had to surround the code which started X11 in the launcher by an if > condition ( if version is < 10.5 then start X11, else just skip it ). > This has been included in all recent devel versions of Inkscape (all > those compiled on Leopard at least) and has been "backported" to > 0.45.1. So all those should work on Leopard. So this definitely doesn't seem to be happening with Leopard or 0.45.1 (see below) > > In the devel version the gtk theme was added and this leads to > problems when the default Aqua appearance was never changed. I knew > about it last week or so, and fixed it. But in any case, it should > just start with an ugly theme. > > So my advice: > - do the appearance thing done > > - get the lastest build for leopard. It is kind of a pre-release build > so it has many bugs squashed out, better font support and python > support for extensions is included (hence the size of the download) > http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/Inkscape-17373-10.5-i386.dmg that's what I have - but I just downloaded it again to be sure. > > - get the latest X11 from Xquartz (*much* better than the default one > on Leopard, and kind of official > > http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz/wiki/X112.1.4 done - unfortunately the net result is no change as far as 0.46 is concerned. I downloaded 0.45.1 and it opens briefly, triggers X11 which opens and then Inkscape is gone. There are no Inkscape related console messages. > > With those, everything should be fine. If it is not, then let us know. > > JiHO So my fall back is opening X11 manually and running 0.45 -- that seems to be reasonably stable, although some of the effects are missing because of the lack of pyxml - but never mind. It's still a great program. Stu

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] clip/mask edit
by Guillermo Espertino 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

I really needed this feature. Good work! A couple of thoughts about clipping paths and masks. -Clipping should be also placed in the right-click menu on the canvas. It's a tool used very frequently and since it hasn't a keyboard shortcut (please correct me if I'm wrong) it's kind of "hidden". A more accesible place would be welcome. -Clipping path and mask nodes should be considered in snapping. Currently they aren't and it's very difficult to manually place clipped objects in a specific place when snapping is needed. -Finally, I agree with the idea to make the clip and mask editable directly from the path edit tool. It would be fast and intuitive. What do you guys think? If you agree with these ideas I'll fill the proper bug or RFE.

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Windows Native dialog (lost ubuntu)
by Guillermo Espertino 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

> I used to have Ubuntu64 on this machine along with WinXP (on AMD64 3000) until the routine win C: reformat after which Ubuntu was inaccessible. I guess boot partitions got corrupted? When I tried to install Ubuntu again it crashed during installation. Any idea what I might do to get Ubuntu back? When you reinstall windows the mbr (master boot record) is re-written and you loose the boot manager (usually GRUB). The data and partitions are there, but the boot record only has the information to boot windows. You have to reinstall grub mounting the partition with the LiveCD or use an excellent tool called Super Grub Disk (SGD) which is easily found googling. SGD lets you create a diskette or CD that boots and give you tools to revover the lost grub. Good luck!

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] 0.46 release debate
by Guillermo Espertino 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

In my honest oppinion, Inkscape 0.46 for Windows shouldn't be released until the printing issue is fixed. 0.46 may be released later, or event not be released, then release 0.47 directly. Being a linux user I see frequently software packages that aren't available for linux in the latest versions (skype, adobe reader and flash player, etc.). Even some open souce packages are released for windows first and we have to wait. So I don't think it's a big deal to opt for not releasing 0.46 due to its platform specific bugs. Windows users will keep using 0.45 or use devel compilations while they wait. If 0.46 is ready for Linux or other platform, then release it. A new stable version, at least in this platform will keep dragging attention and will show the project's health. Gez.

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Strings to translate in bitmap effects.
by Marcin Floryan 01 Mar '08

01 Mar '08

Hi! I was trying to review bitmap effects and found two where translation is not used properly. In /src/extension/internal/bitmap there are two files: addNoise.cpp and channel.cpp where strings are properly marked for translation (and thus are in the .po files) but do not appear to be used. I thought it would be nice to fix this for 0.46 since the strings are already there but I can't trace where the XML is used to create the UI. It seems like the items for Combo Box are not being created with a call to gettext. This could potentially benefit more then just those two effects and would also allow for the combox box items in the idx files to be translatable. Regards, -- Marcin Floryan http://marcin.floryan.pl/ [GPG Key ID: 0D5581C5]

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Windows Dev Build Feb 26 08 - improvements and problems...
by rygle 01 Mar '08

01 Mar '08

Hi, Just writing with some experiences of the latest Dev build for windows. 1. It seems to be rendering a bit faster lately. Probably due to Bob's hard work with dll's and the latest Cairo. Thanks! 2. PDF output seems to be doing gradients and transparency quite well (as vector art not raster), which is great :-D, but still not blurs :-((. Again probably due to Cairo improvements. Getting close! 3. The windows dialogues have kicked in I notice. Trying to view a thumbnail causes a crash on my system. I also miss the GTK ability to store your own folder shortcuts on the side. Have to find some windows program to do that! 4. With the windows dialogues (or perhaps related to Alexandre's changes - see http://www.nabble.com/Regarding-WMF%2C-PS-based-AI%2C-SK-and-FIG-files-supp… here ) the saving sequence seems to be messed up. 4a. If I select save as PDF via Cairo, it goes for the selection immediately below, which is PS. If I select EMF, it saves it as POV. Whatever I want, I have to go for the one above, but you can't now re-select Inkscape SVG. Always one step below, unless I just hit save, which does whatever was last without problem. 4b There's a weird loop going on when saving, which I think is related to the bug above. See my comment at step 4 below. 1. Save something as an Inkscape SVG (default). 2. Save as PDF or whatever else. 3. Save again as Inkscape SVG and try to close Inkscape. 4. Inkscape complains 'The file "{filename.svg}" was saved in a format that may cause data loss! Do you want to save the file as an Inkscape SVG?' options - Close Without Saving, Cancel, Save as SVG. (I think this is caused because now when you select Save As -> Inkscape SVG, you're actually choosing Plain SVG (the one below), which Inkscape thinks will cause data loss). 5. Click ' Save as SVG' 6. Back to step 3 and infinite loop - must select 'Close Without Saving' to escape the loop. Obviously some good steps forward have been made, but a few minor problems have crept in. I hope this is helpful. Rygle. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Windows-Dev-Build-Feb-26-08---improvements-and-proble… Sent from the Inkscape - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Change to NRRect
by Jon A. Cruz 01 Mar '08

01 Mar '08

I just did a change to NRRect's default constructor. Prior to this it was leaving all of its members uninitialized, and valgrind found that some like this were being checked for 'empty'. So random behavior could have been seen. I also did a fix under display, but that was an array index going below zero, but I think the loop would have exited anyway, so I don't expect that change to really affect the program. I'm mainly concerned that some bugs might have been caused by 'new' NRRect variables being seen as non-empty and now they'll show up as empty. BTW, these were the first two things I found by getting to run under Valgrind and seeing what was reported right off the bat. I'll probably try to actually explore the app a little more under valgrind, but I think these two were a good start.

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Extensions on win32
by Aaron Spike 01 Mar '08

01 Mar '08

Simon Mieth wrote: > Aaron Spike schrieb: >> Simon Mieth wrote: >>> Windows XP SP2, Inkscape daily build from Feb 29 2008: >>> Java extension and .NET error message >>> >>> Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library >>> Runtime Error! Inkscape internal error >> >> This must be a new issue. Could you please make a backtrace with gdb >> (there should be instructions on the wiki or website) and post a bug >> on launchpad? >> >> Aaron Spike >> > Ok I will try this. Thanks

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assert_close
by bulia byak 01 Mar '08

01 Mar '08

Back in 2004, Peter Moulder added assert_close to nr-matrix.cpp and used in it several matrix operators in libnr (such as multuplying a matrix by a scale, etc). All it does is just checks if two matrices are "close enough". I am going to remove this assert because: - what it tests is simply computer arithmetic, not something Inkscape itself can get wrong. I don't think it can discover any bugs for us. - used in basic operators, it likely slows the program down for no gain whatsoever. Unless there are objections, of course. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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guidlines warning
by Jon A. Cruz 01 Mar '08

01 Mar '08

Not sure if this actually affects anyone, but I ran across a clump of warnings display/guideline.cpp: In function ‘void sp_guideline_render (SPCanvasItem*, SPCanvasBuf*)’: display/guideline.cpp:140: warning: passing ‘double’ for argument 3 to ‘void sp_guideline_drawline(SPCanvasBuf*, gint, gint, gint, gint, guint32)’ ... eight of those in a row. I'll be fixing them.

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Tablet feature updates
by Jon A. Cruz 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

I've added the first cut of extending tablet support to switch tool based on input device being used. If anyone has a tablet and could give it a spin that would help.

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How to mark bugs for 0.46.x in LaunchPad?
by Maximilian Albert 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Hi, sorry for this seemingly stupid question, but how can I mark a bug as also affecting 0.46.x so that it can be picked up by Bryce or Josh and copied over to the release branch? Neither of "Also affects another project/package" seems to work. :( Thanks for any hints, Max

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Dev opinions needed: when to activate SPDesktops?
by Maximilian Albert 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Hi all, during my investigation for the cause of bug #195373 [Creating a new document breaks a 3D box] I have found that when a new desktop is created, it isn't automatically set active right away. Namely, in sp_desktop_widget_new() the function inkscape_add_desktop() is called, but in this function the new desktop is *appended* (instead of *prepended*) to the list of existing desktops. Thus the following 'if' construct if (DESKTOP_IS_ACTIVE (desktop)) { ... } is not triggered (except for the very first desktop). I wonder if this is intentional. Well, it probably is, but why? :) Is there any reason why new desktops shouldn't be activated upon creation? The current behaviour is what's causing bug #195373 since the perspectives in the _old_ desktop/document are updated according to the toggle states of toolbar buttons in the _new_ desktop. There might be other ways to fix this but the easiest I have found is to simply change g_slist_append (inkscape->desktops, desktop); to g_slist_prepend (inkscape->desktops, desktop); in line 891 of inkscape.cpp. However, this would render the above-mentioned 'if' construct obsolete and I guess that there was a reason for introducing it in the first place. But since inkscape_add_desktop is not called from any other place except sp_desktop_widget_new() it looks like a rather safe thing to do. I committed this change to SVN in rev. #17510. Please tell me if there are any objections or concerns that this could break other things. I will then revert it and try to find a different fix. Otherwise this should go into 0.46 as well (I'll file a bug in LaunchPad as soon as I know that it's safe to do). Thanks, Max

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Regarding README
by Alexandre Prokoudine 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Hi, Could somebody with a real extensions mojo please review "Extension Dependencies" section of README file in the root directory of sources? It looks kind of outdated. P.S. man page says: "...(C) 1999–2007..." Cheers, Alexandre

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minor items in LPE stuff
by Jon A. Cruz 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

I've seen these three warnings: live_effects/lpeobject.cpp: In member function 'LivePathEffectObject* LivePathEffectObject::fork_private_if_necessary(int)': live_effects/lpeobject.cpp:261: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions live_effects/lpe-curvestitch.cpp: In member function 'virtual std::vector<Geom::Path, std::allocator<Geom::Path> >Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPECurveStitch::doEffect_path (std::vector<Geom::Path, std::allocator<Geom::Path> >&)': live_effects/lpe-curvestitch.cpp:92: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions live_effects/lpe-curvestitch.cpp:93: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions I think the first one is minor, and the second pair just need a change from 'int' to 'gsize', but I'm not sure what it might do to calculations inside the loops. If anyone who knows those parts could give it a quick look, that would help. Thanks.

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Regarding WMF, PS-based AI, SK and FIG files support
by Alexandre Prokoudine 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Hi, During last weekend I played with UniConvertor and found out that: 1) Its support for WMF is better than the one of wmf2svg simply because objects are editable at once. You can also have a look at feature support tables at [1] and [2]. 2) Old PS-based Adobe Illustrator files look pretty cool, though the ones created with Freehand still don't open correctly. What doesn't work is importing text when fonts in use are absent. UC just drops such text objects. I'm talking to Igor about fixing it. We can have this by just replacing the converter call to cdr2svg.sh which is already written in a universal way. This implies no strings changes at all. If we look a little further, we can ditch the Sketch/Skencil dependency (skconvert, actually) for opening .sk files (UniConverter actually used to be part of Sketch not so long time ago, thus it's same as skonvert in this case). Same probably applies to XFig dependency (fig2dev utility) for opening .fig files, but the very few XFig 3.2 files I had around didn't work at all with UC. I'm talking to Igor about fixing this as well. What is beautiful about this approach is that we will have all these things for free on _all_ platforms, since we are shipping UniConvertor for both Linux, Mac and Windows in 0.46. Here is my proposal: 1. Rename cdr2svg.sh to uniconv2svg.sh 2. Fix ai_input.inx, cdr2svg.inx, sk_input.inx and wmf_input.inx to use it. Probably fig_input.inx too, if a bugfix UC release is out before we package 0.46. Is this acceptable during Hard Freeze? Later we could also add extensions to support CDT (CorelDRAW templates), CCX (Corel Compressed Exchange), CMX (Corel Presentation Exchange), CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile), AFF (Micrografix Draw) and SK1 files the very same way (I've already written .inx files). But this implies strings changes. Thus either 0.46.1 or 0.47. [1] http://www.sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Report&page=08 [2] http://www.sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Report&page=06 Alexandre

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object selection framework
by SF Markus Elfring 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Hello, I try to continue a discussion for a previous feature request. https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/186576 How much are details around the issue "multiple object selection" supported by the class "SPSelectContext" already? http://inkscape.modevia.com/doxygen/html/structSPSelectContext.php Regards, Markus

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Inkscape / GSoC '08 proposal
by Bryce Harrington 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Hi all, I'm hearing some rumblings that Google will be running their Summer of Code project again this year, and want to put out a proposal for discussion about how we should handle it this year. SoC has been great for bringing new ideas to Inkscape from a number of sources, yet often the newly written code needs follow up work to sand rough corners or to make it fit more correctly within our architecture. However, between SoC mentoring during the summers, and release work at other parts of the year, core developers haven't really had a good solid amount of time to focus on this digestion. There is concern that another summer's worth of code would put us further behind in this regard. Of course, given the major benefits that have accrued from our past involvement, it would be a shame to have to sit it out! But I think there is a compromise which will solve this, if we set two criteria for this year's involvement: 1. All Inkscape GSoC projects this year must be implemented as extensions, with no changes required to Inkscape's core 2. All mentoring be done by developers who will not be focusing on the 0.47 codebase refactoring efforts. (In particular, developers with good extension development experience.) We will limit the number of candidates we accept to the number of mentors available. I think this approach will prove valuable in a few different ways. First, extension writing is likely going to be a much easier learning curve for students than learning to build and work within inkscape's codebase. Second, it keeps their code distinct and discrete from inkscape's codebase, avoiding any increase in 'entropy' in our core code. Third, it will help add value to our extension community, and give them resources to do achieve things that would have had trouble competing against core codebase feature priorities. Please let me know what are your thoughts on this proposal? If you support it and have written extensions before, would you also be willing to be a mentor? Bryce

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[Solved] Rev ~ 17554 - build issues on linux
by Bernard Gray 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Hi Guys, I resolved this with some help in irc - I'm not sure whether that's logged anywhere though, so here's a static summary: I was receiving the following errors after running 'make' on rev ~ 1755x: ================= /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-object-repr.cpp:194: undefined reference to `sp_font_get_type()' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-object-repr.cpp:194: undefined reference to `sp_glyph_get_type()' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-object-repr.cpp:194: undefined reference to `sp_fefuncR_get_type()' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-object-repr.cpp:194: undefined reference to `sp_fefuncG_get_type()' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-object-repr.cpp:194: undefined reference to `sp_fefuncB_get_type()' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-object-repr.cpp:194: undefined reference to `sp_fefuncA_get_type()' libinkpre.a(sp-fecomponenttransfer.o): In function `sp_feComponentTransfer_children_modified': /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-fecomponenttransfer.cpp:112: undefined reference to `sp_fefuncR_get_type()' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-fecomponenttransfer.cpp:113: undefined reference to `sp_fefuncG_get_type()' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-fecomponenttransfer.cpp:114: undefined reference to `sp_fefuncB_get_type()' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/sp-fecomponenttransfer.cpp:115: undefined reference to `sp_fefuncA_get_type()' live_effects/liblive_effects.a(effect.o): In function `Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect::New(Inkscape::LivePathEffect::EffectType, LivePathEffectObject*)': /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/live_effects/effect.cpp:81: undefined reference to `Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPESketch::LPESketch(LivePathEffectObject*)' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/live_effects/effect.cpp:84: undefined reference to `Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEVonKoch::LPEVonKoch(LivePathEffectObject*)' /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/live_effects/effect.cpp:87: undefined reference to `Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEKnot::LPEKnot(LivePathEffectObject*)' extension/internal/libinternal.a(cairo-renderer.o): In function `sp_asbitmap_render': /home/bgray/svn/inkscape/src/extension/internal/cairo-renderer.cpp:392: undefined reference to `sp_generate_internal_bitmap(SPDocument*, char const*, double, double, double, double, unsigned int, unsigned int, double, double, unsigned long, _GSList*)' ============== I had not done a fresh checkout for ~ 6 months, and svn status showed lot of cruft left from various major code changes, deleting the directory and doing a fresh checkout from scratch resolved the issue - Regards, Bernie (cleary)

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Toolbar Button/Icon question
by Richard Querin 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Hi, Sorry if this sounds like a silly question, but is there any way to vary the number of buttons that appear on the Commands Bar? I know I can hide the bar entirely, but I'd like to remove the rightmost one or two buttons if possible. Any way to do that? I guess I could always poke around the source code and remove them that way, but I wanted to avoid that if possible. Richard

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clip/mask edit
by bulia byak 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Johan, thanks for adding that, but I think a menu command which unexpectedly switches tools is not a good idea. No other menu commands do that, it just does not fit into the UI we have. I propose that instead of a command, we just add a toggle button to the Node controls bar which would switch it to editing clip/mask and back (and would be grayed out if there's no clip/mask). -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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tref update
by Gail Carmichael 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Does anyone know why I might be suddenly (and seemingly randomly) having problems compiling old revisions under Windows? For instance, I checked out Rev. 15430 fresh and get an error message at the beginning of the compile, as per below. The weird thing is that I was able to compile this earlier - this is the last revision I committed anything before tref stopped working... The current revision and some interim ones also work. Thoughts? > C:\Inkscape>mingwenv.bat > Setting environment variables for MinGw build of Inkscape > > C:\Inkscape>set GTK=c:/gtk210 > > C:\Inkscape>set GTKDOS=c:\gtk210 > > C:\Inkscape>set > path=c:\mingw\bin;c:\gtk210\bin;C:\MiKTeX26\miktex\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOW > S;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program > Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\OpenCV\bin;"C:\Prog > ram Files\apache-maven-2.0.8\bin"; > C:\Inkscape>g++ buildtool.cpp -o btool > > C:\Inkscape>btool > #################################################### > # BuildTool v0.7.1, 2007 Bob Jamison > #################################################### > ######## PARSE : build.xml > ######## PARSE COMPLETE > ######## EXECUTE > ## Target : init : Do all preparatory tasks, like make directories and > copy files > ---- task : mkdir > : build > ---- task : mkdir > : inkscape > ---- task : copy > : src/helper/sp-marshal.h.mingw to src/helper/sp-marshal.h > : 1 file copied > ---- task : copy > : src/helper/sp-marshal.cpp.mingw to src/helper/sp-marshal.cpp > : 1 file copied > ---- task : makefile > : inkscape_version.h > ---- task : makefile > : config.h > ## Target : compile : compile the source to .o > ---- task : cc > : regenerating C/C++ dependency cache > : compile of build/obj/arc-context.o required by > src/arc-context.cpp > ============ cmd ============ > i686-pc-mingw32-g++ -c -Wall -O3 -mms-bitfields -DVERSION=\"0.46dev\" > -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DXP_WIN -D_IN > TL_REDIRECT_INLINE -DHAVE_SSL -DRELAYTOOL_SSL="static const int > libssl_is_present=1; static int __at > tribute__((unused)) libssl_symbol_is_present(char *s){ return 1; }" > -I. -Ic:/gtk210/include -Ic:/gtk > 210/include/glibmm-2.4 -Ic:/gtk210/lib/glibmm-2.4/include > -Ic:/gtk210/include/gtkmm-2.4 -Ic:/gtk210/ > lib/gtkmm-2.4/include -Ic:/gtk210/include/gdkmm-2.4 > -Ic:/gtk210/lib/gdkmm-2.4/include -Ic:/gtk210/in > clude/pangomm-1.4 -Ic:/gtk210/include/atkmm-1.6 > -Ic:/gtk210/include/cairomm-1.0 -Ic:/gtk210/include/ > sigc++-2.0 -Ic:/gtk210/lib/sigc++-2.0/include > -Ic:/gtk210/include/gtk-2.0 -Ic:/gtk210/lib/gtk-2.0/in > clude -Ic:/gtk210/include/atk-1.0 -Ic:/gtk210/include/pango-1.0 > -Ic:/gtk210/include/glib-2.0 -Ic:/gt > k210/lib/glib-2.0/include -Ic:/gtk210/include/libxml2 > -Ic:/gtk210/include/freetype2 -Ic:/gtk210/incl > ude/cairo -Ic:/gtk210/include/poppler -Wno-comment > -Ic:/gtk210/perl/lib/CORE -Ic:/gtk210/python/incl > ude -Isrc -Isrc/application -Isrc/debug -Isrc/dialogs -Isrc/display > -Isrc/dom -Isrc/dom/io -Isrc/d > om/js -Isrc/dom/js/fdlibm -Isrc/dom/odf -Isrc/dom/svg -Isrc/dom/util > -Isrc/extension -Isrc/extension > /implementation -Isrc/extension/internal > -Isrc/extension/internal/libwpg -Isrc/extension/internal/pd > finput -Isrc/extension/script -Isrc/extension/script/CXX > -Isrc/graphlayout -Isrc/helper -Isrc/inkjar > -Isrc/io -Isrc/jabber_whiteboard -Isrc/jabber_whiteboard/dialog > -Isrc/libavoid -Isrc/libcola -Isrc/ > libcroco -Isrc/libnr -Isrc/libnrtype -Isrc/libvpsc > -Isrc/libvpsc/pairingheap -Isrc/livarot -Isrc/ped > ro -Isrc/removeoverlap -Isrc/svg -Isrc/trace -Isrc/trace/potrace > -Isrc/ui -Isrc/ui/cache -Isrc/ui/di > alog -Isrc/ui/view -Isrc/ui/widget -Isrc/util -Isrc/widgets -Isrc/xml > src/arc-context.cpp -o build/o > bj/arc-context.o > ============================= > Make error line 179: executeCommand : could not create process : The > system cannot find the file spe > cified. > Make error line 179: problem compiling: > > C:\Inkscape>

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Snapping to nodes (within same path)
by Diederik en Rezi 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Op Wo, 27 februari, 2008 09:46, schreef J.B.C.Engelen@...1578...: > (one could think of snapping to all nodes except for smooth nodes...) It's already implemented that way! I just verified that it also works in the node tool (although the self-snapping is still missing of course). Please be aware though that the Bezier handle locations are being used to find out whether the node is smooth, and that the node-type attribute is irrelevant. E.g. when changing the type of a node from smooth to cusp, the handles and path do not move. The node will remain smooth and will not be snapped to, until the Bezier handles are being dragged. Diederik

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Geo_Inkscape wiki page
by MilesTogoe 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

For any SVG mapping fans, I've started a geo_inkscape wiki page where we can put down all kinds of information of how to use Inkscape with mapping, GIS, etc. I've just thrown down a few bits of info - so the page is rough and needs lots of work - feel free to contribute. At SCALE we had a chance to meet and talk with some of the Open Street Map folks. They are already using Inkscape to create their mapping tiles. I'll try to get some more time to flush out some tasks that can allow both projects to integrate better. Meanwhile I've posted a blueprint for a KML-SVG translator as a GSoC project. This would enable users to draw cool, scalable, geo-referenced icons and overlays in Inkscape and add to Google Earth or Google Maps - it would most likely involve XSLT work - any interested students ?

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] More z-order operations
by Rob Antonishen 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Still having problems explicitly adding a parameter to the extension's command line. I suppose resorting to a separate inx/py set may be the only option. I guess I could pull common code into a lib file, but there would still be significant code duplication in each py file. If noone has a better suggestion I will just press on. -Rob A. On 2/20/08, Rob Antonishen <rob.antonishen@...400...> wrote: > Yes. > > I tried: > <command reldir="extensions" interpreter="python">z_order.py > --mode=o</command> > > and get this error calling the extension: > File "C:\DOCUME~1\RobA\LOCALS~1\Temp\ink_ext_XXXXXX.svgIJQG6T", line 1 > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> > > ^ > > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > Note sure why, this seems to be loading the created temp file. > > I also found this in launchpad: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/171870 > > requesting a hidden param. > > One thing I am also playing with is using an option group with only > one option...but it seems to not work properly. > > -Rob A> > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 2:32 AM, bulia byak <buliabyak@...400...> wrote: > > On Feb 20, 2008 1:42 AM, Rob Antonishen <rob.antonishen@...400...> wrote: > > > Is there a way to have a "hidden" parameter in an .inx file? > > > > did you try to just add them to the command in <command> tag? > > > > > > > > -- > > bulia byak > > Inkscape. Draw Freely. > > http://www.inkscape.org > > >

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GSoC project proposal ideas
by Bryce Harrington 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Hi all, Google has officially announced the 2008 summer of code project this year. Project applications will be accepted starting March 3rd. A first step is to gather ideas of projects for students. To do this, if you have an idea, please register it as a blueprint in launchpad: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/inkscape/ When I submit our application, I will be using the blueprints as the source of ideas for projects, so please help post project ideas there. Also, if you are willing to mentor the project, please indicate it in launchpad via the 'Offer mentorship' link on the blueprint page. Oh, and also, if you know of one or more bugs that relate to the blueprint, you can link them via the 'Link to bug report' link. Thanks, Bryce

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Text in GSoC '08
by Gail Carmichael 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Hi all, I am hoping to try and get in on GSoC again this year because it would seem that having it as a "job" is the only way to ensure I have time to contribute during school (boooo!). Ideally, what I would like to do is continue with the font work I was doing before; that is, trying to support non-CSS fonts. This would require the ability to contribute and change Pango, and I have no idea if they would want to do that. So I will soon try to talk to those guys and see what they think. If that doesn't work out, I would be interested in working on anything text, including UI if so desired. Think about what items might be desired and that are GSoC'able (something like underlines, for example, has the potential to be too much to get something bug free ready, not sure). As a tref update, I have at least narrowed down the problems to be between a couple of my unrelated commits. Good in the sense that it probably means I didn't create the issue, but bad because that makes it that much harder to find the exact cause. Will be spending some more time compiling and recomipling tonight. Gail

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How to change notification settings in Launchpad?
by Maximilian Albert 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Hi all, sorry if this is a dumb question but how can I change my Launchpad settings so that I do not receive an email each time someone works on one of the bugs? Is this the default behaviour for members of the "Inkscape Bug Team" group? Currently I am sent a notification for each and every change, but I'd prefer not to get my inbox flooded and rather browse the list myself when appropriate. It may be just my infamiliarity with Lauchpad (and lack of time for detailed investigation), but I wasn't able to find out how turn this off. Thanks in advance. Max

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tref
by Gail Carmichael 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Speaking of GSoC work needing polishing... It has recently come to my attention that the tref elements are not working. To be honest, I am very surprised because the last time I looked at this, which was when I committed the work 6+ months ago, it was working. Not sure what happened or when. I think it is very important to fix this for the release, as I had entered release notes and provided samples way back when. I am looking at this over the next few days and will submit a patch that could be tested and hopefully submitted to the release branch. I was just wondering - is there any way to know when it stopped working? For example, are the SVG compliance test results archived, and if so where? It should have passed sometime in the summer and stopped since then (if it never passed then I'll be really worried!). Thanks! Gail

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Proposal: Inkscape 0.47 Extensions Package
by Bryce Harrington 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

I've been kicking this idea around since the last release, and would like to put it out for discussion for us to do in 0.47... Extensions have proven to be a great way for people to contribute new ideas to the project, but unfortunately the maturity, quality, and maintenance put into the extensions can vary quite a bit. Unfortunately, a consequence is that they complicate our core Inkscape codebase releases. * Old extensions sometimes break, but their original developers aren't available to fix them. It's a regression, but is it important enough to block the release? * Extensions are quick to write, yet having to wait a full Inkscape development cycle to get them formally distributed to users seems rather excessive. * While extensions won't make Inkscape crash, they certainly can have serious bugs, but it's currently hard to roll fixes out to users. We wouldn't roll a new point-release of inkscape just to fix extension bugs. It seems that a logical solution would be to establish an inkscape extensions package separate from the Inkscape core, that could be released with more or less frequency, as appropriate. Along with that would be an 'unstable' extension package, that would contain scripts not as ready. I think our existing release processes could handle this additional package; it'd just be one additional piece to rev and upload. However, I would love to see a new team of extension writers form around this and take ownership of maintaining it and producing releases as appropriate (and hopefully more frequently than the core codebase). Let me know your thoughts. Bryce

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New win32 lib bundle with Dwarf2
by Bob Jamison 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Hi, all, I just uploaded a new lib bundle on the server. It has been over a year since I last updated the C++ libs. I also have wanted for months to move from the existing setjump/longjump (sjlj) exception handling to the new (to MinGW) Dwarf2 EH. Gcc has had Dwarf2 for years, but only recently has MinGW started providing it. It should allow better backtraces and slightly smaller binaries. I made a build with it manually this morning: http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/Inkscape-0710221807-dw2.7z I assembled some MinGW binaries to make this working compiler: http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32libs/mingw-4.2.1-071022-dw2.7z ...and here is the new bundle. http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32libs/gtk210-071022-dw2.7z Note that the C++ compiler, library bundle, and Inkscape build must all be either sjlj or Dwarf2. You can't mix them, else there will be a linking error. I also added a version of build.xml to the trunk to handle this, build-dw2.xml. This should keep from breaking everyone else's build. To use it: ./btool -f build-dw2.xml Of course there is a corresponding cross-compiler: http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32libs/xmingw-4.2.1-dw2.tar.bz2 ...which made this build, which looks ok, but I haven't run yet: http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/Inkscape0710230156.7z It looks larger, but none of the DLLs have been stripped yet. From now on, all of the "autobuilds" there will be Dwarf2. Probably in a couple of weeks when everyone catches up, it will become the default. Have fun! ishmal(bob)

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automated regression tests
by Felipe Sanches 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

sourceforge does not allow us to have pre-commit regression tests http://alexandria.wiki.sourceforge.net/Subversion+-+Version+Control+for+Sou… Hook Scripts SVN is capable of running server-side scripts during the various stages of a SVN commit operation. These hook scripts are very powerful, but due to the implementation of hook scripts in SVN, projects are not permitted full control over them. This is quite a large change from how CVS handles pre- and post- commit scripts. Accordingly, SourceForge.net makes available to projects specific scripts which may be of use to hosted projects. The following scripts are available for your use: * svnnotify: Sends email notifications of changes made during a SVN commit. Two versions of this hook script are available, one that includes a diff of the changes, and one that doesn't. * check-case-insensitive.py: Checks to make sure filenames are valid for a case insensitive environment (Windows, for example) * check-mime-type.pl: Checks to ensure a mime-type property is set for files added to the repository * ciabot_svn.py: Reports commit activity to cia.navi.cx.

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] tref
by Gail Carmichael 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

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PDF, CMYK and cairo
by Aubanel MONNIER 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

2008/2/22, Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre.prokoudine@...400...>: > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Aubanel MONNIER wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I was looking at the cairo-pdf export code and wondered how hard it > would be > > to output PDFs in CMYK(a) colorspace ? From what I've seen it shoudl be > > fairly easy on inkscape side. However the status of CMYK(a) support in > Cairo > > looks unclear to me (found some references in cairo ML but nothing in > the > > actual cairo headers, + a ruby (?) implementation for it). Does anyone > have > > a some knowledge / pointers on that ? > > > Not implemented yet. > > I spoke to Carl Worth and Behdad Esfahbod about it before (November > 2007) and they basically told me that everyone asking about it has > his/her own understanding of what CMYK support means. > > Specifically, Behdad told me that a good proposal coming from Inkscape > team might help designing API. > > Alexandre > > I'm not sure that I understand everything, but in terms of API i think the _rgba functions should be replaced by _color functions with type color = | Rgba of int8 * int8 * int8 * int8 | Cmyka of int8 * int8 * int8 * int8* int8 | Spot of spot_color Possibility to define a conversion function for back-ends whose do not know how to handle certain color types might prove useful I guess (defaults to returning an error "I do not know how to handle this color type"); Additional thought might be necessary for CMYK and TIFFs in CMYK, but I guess this could be handled transparently (just look at the data in the bitmap ?). For me the only big question in terms of API is: should the colorspace be document specific or on a per color basis ? Is there any use case where you want to mix on the same document RGBs and CMYKs ? I don't think so, but I might be wrong.

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Mac OS X printing/packaging issue...
by Jamie Kimberley 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Hi all, I've been using the 0.46pre2 release on os X 10.4.11 PPC for a few days now and am having issues with printing using the .app bundle generated by the included bundling script. Here is the scenario: After building from source I can run the compiled binary (not the packaged .app) from the command line and printing works as expected. However after using the included script (osx-app.sh) to bundle the binary into a double-click-able .app the print dialog shows no printers. I've also tried launching the binary inside the .app from the command line (i.e. inkscape.app/Contents/MacOS/Inkscape) but the same issue with the print dialog exists. It seems that this is most likely an issue with the packaging script, but I could be wrong. I can provide more info if you let me know what you would be useful. Thanks, Jamie "It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems with just potatoes."--Douglas Adams __________________ Jamie Kimberley Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Mechanical Engineering The Johns Hopkins University Office: 410.516.4398 Mobile: 217.621.8272 Fax: 410.516.4316 E-Mail:jamie.kimberley@...1884...

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Kidscape (Inkscape version for kids)
by Ocetalo 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Greetings I've posted this suggestion in user-inkscape and in the Inkscape Forums. Since I can't help on coding, I just registered blueprint<https://blueprints.launchpad.net/inkscape/+spec/kidscape-project>in Inkscape Launchpad. If you like this idea, please contribute. Let's discuss. God bless you all -- Favor no cambiar el ASUNTO Please don't change SUBJECT

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quartz engine
by Alexandre Prokoudine 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Hi, http://people.imendio.com/richard/archives/2008/02/native_mac_them.html That looks impressive :) Any chance this can be used for upcoming release? Alexandre

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Inkscape 0.47 development trunk open!
by unknown＠example.com 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Now that the release branch is established, the main svn head is back open for regular development. Commit freely! Bryce P.S., while you're developing, if you spot a fix that ought to go into the release, please file a bug report with a description and the commit ID, and mark it milestone 0.46. Josh and I will take it from there.

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Failure on .xcf save
by Tom Davidson 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

XCF export was just fixed a couple days ago in the development branch by Aaron Spike: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/189871 https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/168277 If you are still having this problem in the latest svn (or in the next preview release of 0.46), please leave a comment at one of those bugs... -Tom On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Alan Lord <alanslists@...400...> wrote: > Hi, > > I was trying to save a simple image tonight so I could play with it in > the gimp. > > It's a rectangle, white, with a drop shadow. If I try to save as an xcf > for the gimp I get the following error. > > " > ** (inkscape:6325): WARNING **: Format autodetect failed. The file is > being opened as SVG. > No batch interpreter specified, using the default 'plug-in-script-fu-eval'. > > (gimp:6327): Gimp-Base-WARNING **: tile cache not empty (1096832 bytes left) > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/gimp_xcf.py", line 92, in <module> > e.affect() > File "/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/inkex.py", line 157, in affect > self.effect() > File "/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/gimp_xcf.py", line 87, in effect > x = open(xcf, 'r') > IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: > u'/tmp/tmpWU79O2/ink_ext_4W.xcf' > " > > I am running 'Inkscape 0.45.1, built Sep 20 2007' on an up-to-date > ubuntu 7.10 desktop. I have attached the svg. Try and save it in xcf and > see if the same problem occurs for you. > > Cheers > > Al > > -- > The way out is open! > http://www.theopensourcerer.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel > >

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Native File Dialogs Now Merged
by Joel Holdsworth 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

I've just merged the Native File Dialogs for Windows branch into the mainline. All comments, criticisms or bug reports are very welcome!

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Kidscape (Inkscape version for children)
by Zelus et Radix 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Greetings Since I can't help on coding, I just registered a https://blueprints.launchpad.net/inkscape/+spec/kidscape-project blueprint in Inkscape Launchpad. If you like this idea, please contribute. Let's discuss. God bless you all -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Kidscape-%28Inkscape-version-for-children%29-tp156420… Sent from the Inkscape - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Failure on .xcf save
by Alan Lord 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Hi, I was trying to save a simple image tonight so I could play with it in the gimp. It's a rectangle, white, with a drop shadow. If I try to save as an xcf for the gimp I get the following error. " ** (inkscape:6325): WARNING **: Format autodetect failed. The file is being opened as SVG. No batch interpreter specified, using the default 'plug-in-script-fu-eval'. (gimp:6327): Gimp-Base-WARNING **: tile cache not empty (1096832 bytes left) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/gimp_xcf.py", line 92, in <module> e.affect() File "/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/inkex.py", line 157, in affect self.effect() File "/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/gimp_xcf.py", line 87, in effect x = open(xcf, 'r') IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: u'/tmp/tmpWU79O2/ink_ext_4W.xcf' " I am running 'Inkscape 0.45.1, built Sep 20 2007' on an up-to-date ubuntu 7.10 desktop. I have attached the svg. Try and save it in xcf and see if the same problem occurs for you. Cheers Al -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Native File Dialogs Now Merged
by Joel Holdsworth 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Changing build.xml causes build.dep to be recreated, which is what makes it compile. The dialogs/filedialog-win32.cpp file is now gone, so the exclude line makes no difference whether it's there or not - I've now removed that line from the SVN; Thanks for spotting that! There is a filedialog-win32.cpp file, but that's completely different code now located in /ui/dialogs. On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 22:36 +0200, Simon Dahlbacka wrote: > no I hadn't, but i found <exclude > name="dialogs/filedialog-win32.cpp"/> in build.xml that I commented > out, and now I got it successfully building. > > /Simon > > 2008/2/23, Joel Holdsworth <joel@...1709...>: > Strange, it compiles for me from a fresh check-out. Have you > done that > trick where you delete build.dep? I introduced a couple of new > files. > > On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 19:59 +0200, Simon Dahlbacka wrote: > > > FWIW, I still get a link problem: > > > > Make error line 372: LINK problem: build > > \libinkscape.a(filedialog.o):filedialog.cpp:(.text+0x371): > undefined > > reference to > > > `Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileSaveDialogImplWin32::FileSaveDialogImplWin32(Gtk::Window&, Glib::ustring const&, Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileDialogType, char const*, Glib::ustring const&)' > > build\libinkscape.a(filedialog.o):filedialog.cpp:(.text > +0x3da): > > undefined reference to > > > `Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileOpenDialogImplWin32::FileOpenDialogImplWin32(Gtk::Window&, Glib::ustring const&, Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileDialogType, char const*)' > > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > > > and regarding the copyright year, the one I was referring to > the one > > in inkview.rc but seemingly inkscape.rc also says 2007 > > > > > > > > 2008/2/23, Joel Holdsworth <joel@...1709...>: > > Hey, thanks for picking that up! I have no idea why > that > > didn't merge > > properly - but it's in now. > > > > Thanks > > Joel > > > > > > On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 18:24 +0200, Simon Dahlbacka > wrote: > > > > > > As far as I can see the file show-preview.bmp > referred to by > > > inkview.rc is missing, and FWIW should the > copyright year be > > 2007? > > > > > > /Simon > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio > 2008. > > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > Inkscape-devel mailing list > > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel >

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Palette tweaks
by Jon A. Cruz 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

I did a quick write-up of the color palette changes I got in this week. http://codewideopen.blogspot.com/2008/02/color-palette-tweaks-for- inkscape-046.html I know Bulia had more ideas of what might be done, so perhaps others do too. What I'd be most interested in would be experience in using it, along with any "wishlist" use cases for additions. Thanks.

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crash on pdf/ps export
by the Adib 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

I found that an access to a NULL-pointer caused the crashes on pdf/ps export. The pointer access is in the file src/extension/prefdialog.cpp line 178 in the function: void PrefDialog::on_response (int signal) { The function was last edited by gouldtj as follow: r17821@...1818...: ted | 2008-01-31 12:59:57 -0800 Okay, I'm not 100% sure what all these changes are but I want to start working on this again from a checked in point. I'll fix the bugs from here. So if one can review the diff from 17244 to 16419. Right now I just test for NULL in that specific case I found. HTH, Adib.

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Native File Dialogs Now Merged
by Joel Holdsworth 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Strange, it compiles for me from a fresh check-out. Have you done that trick where you delete build.dep? I introduced a couple of new files. On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 19:59 +0200, Simon Dahlbacka wrote: > FWIW, I still get a link problem: > > Make error line 372: LINK problem: build > \libinkscape.a(filedialog.o):filedialog.cpp:(.text+0x371): undefined > reference to > `Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileSaveDialogImplWin32::FileSaveDialogImplWin32(Gtk::Window&, Glib::ustring const&, Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileDialogType, char const*, Glib::ustring const&)' > build\libinkscape.a(filedialog.o):filedialog.cpp:(.text+0x3da): > undefined reference to > `Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileOpenDialogImplWin32::FileOpenDialogImplWin32(Gtk::Window&, Glib::ustring const&, Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileDialogType, char const*)' > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > and regarding the copyright year, the one I was referring to the one > in inkview.rc but seemingly inkscape.rc also says 2007 > > > > 2008/2/23, Joel Holdsworth <joel@...1709...>: > Hey, thanks for picking that up! I have no idea why that > didn't merge > properly - but it's in now. > > Thanks > Joel > > > On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 18:24 +0200, Simon Dahlbacka wrote: > > > > As far as I can see the file show-preview.bmp referred to by > > inkview.rc is missing, and FWIW should the copyright year be > 2007? > > > > /Simon > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Native File Dialogs Now Merged
by Simon Dahlbacka 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

As far as I can see the file show-preview.bmp referred to by inkview.rc is missing, and FWIW should the copyright year be 2007? /Simon

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fix of feTurbulence transform bug
by jf barraud 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Hi, Here <https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/188814> is a partial fix of #188814: object carrying a turbulence are now tranfsormed correctly. (they used to become more transparent). I have been looking at other effects that do not render properly when transformed, but I need help about the code: can someone help me with "area_enlarge"? -is the area in display coordinates? -how to interpret the filter parameters (for instance scale for displacement map) in these coordinates? Thanks, jfb.

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Inkscape 0.46 Branched - Hard Freeze
by Bryce Harrington 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Hi all, The codebase has been branched, and we're now in the hard freeze period of the release. This release branch can be checked out via the command: svn checkout https://inkscape.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/inkscape/inkscape/branches/REL… inkscape-0.46-branch Please note that since we're now at Hard Freeze, changes to the release branch are at release warden discretion - please contact Josh Andler or I for any patches needing to be incorporated into the release. Bryce

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PDF, CMYK and cairo
by Aubanel MONNIER 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hello all, I was looking at the cairo-pdf export code and wondered how hard it would be to output PDFs in CMYK(a) colorspace ? From what I've seen it shoudl be fairly easy on inkscape side. However the status of CMYK(a) support in Cairo looks unclear to me (found some references in cairo ML but nothing in the actual cairo headers, + a ruby (?) implementation for it). Does anyone have a some knowledge / pointers on that ?

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release notes - gentle reminder
by Alexandre Prokoudine 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi, Some bits of Release Notes are not finished yet: [text toolbar - deadchip?] - absent [Open Clip Art Library import and export - rejon] - absent [toolbars - JonCruz] - doesn't look complete [filedialogs - JonCruz] - absent Alexandre

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Hard Freeze coming tomorrow night
by Bryce Harrington 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi all, Just a note that we will be entering Hard Freeze Friday night (Pacific time). We will also be splitting off a branch for release work at that time, and entering string freeze. Bryce

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Fwd: Launchpad 1.2.2: faster PPA builds, enhanced bug subscriptions and more karma!
by Bryce Harrington 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

----- Forwarded message from Matthew Revell <matthew.revell@...1798...> ----- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:22:37 +0000 From: Matthew Revell <matthew.revell@...1798...> To: warthogs <warthogs@...1799...> Subject: Launchpad 1.2.2: faster PPA builds, enhanced bug subscriptions and more karma! X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,EMPTY_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=3.2.4 It's time for another Launchpad release and this is one with something for just about everyone! * Karma fiends take note: registering branches and linking branches to bugs or blueprints now earns you karma! Want to know more about karma? Take a look at https://help.launchpad.net/KarmaCalculation * Faster PPA builds: we've cut the time it takes to build packages in PPAs. The moment you upload your source, Launchpad starts building. * More bug notifications: now you can subscribe to get bug mail about any milestone, project, package or distribution. * Savannah bug watches: keep an eye on bugs tracked at savannah.gnu.org and savannah.nognu.org * Improved branch registration page: it's now easier to register a branch in Launchpad. There's also exciting news for Launchpad beta testers! You can now apply to use Launchpad to run a mailing list for a team you're involved with. Find out more at https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp Not a beta tester yet? You're missing out on first looks at new features and the chance to shape the future of Launchpad. Learn more at https://help.launchpad.net/BetaTesting Read on for more of what's new in Launchpad 1.2.2. Package management and PPAs (Soyuz) =================================== * PPA build times have been cut by up to an hour. Now, the build process starts as soon as you upload a package. * Packages in PPAs now have a changelog and details of the resultant binary packages. Visit https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu/+archive and expand one of the packages listed to see an example. (Bug 181323) * Ubuntu's unapproved package queue is now visible to all Launchpad users. Visit https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+queue?queue_state=1 (Bug 181297) * Rejecting language packs from the upload queue previously caused a UI OOPS or queue-tool crash. This is now fixed. (Bug 187285) * If a package fails to build because it depends on a binary that is not available, DEPWAIT will now retry the build only if it can fulfil all dependencies from a compatible component. This will result in cleaner build logs and more build slots for other packages. (Bug 177827) * Packages synced from Debian are now automatically overridden to the correct Ubuntu component. 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(Bug 144062) * When searching for a branch - for example, to create a bug-branch link - you can now search for the full unique name of the branch, such as ~bzr/bzr/trunk. (Bug 173121) Bug Tracker =========== * Staying informed of the latest bugs associated with something that interests you is now supremely easy. Simply click "Subscribe to bugmail" in the Actions menu on the overview page of a milestone, project, distribution package or a distribution itself. Subscriptions for project-groups (e.g. https://launchpad.net/mozilla) will come later this year. (Bugs 186607, 186611, 186612, 186616 and 186619) * You can now use Launchpad to watch bugs that are tracked on savannah.gnu.org and savannah.nognu.org. (Bug 45386) * Using the bug tracker's email interface? Now you can attach files to a bug report without having to use the web interface. Simply attach the file to an email and send it to the bug tracker. Certain types of file, such as email signatures, are ignored. 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object properties dialog
by Alexandre Prokoudine 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hi again, Object properties dialog is not dockable yet. Are we aiming to fix this for 0.46? Alexandre

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undo history palette
by Alexandre Prokoudine 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hi, Is there any particular reason to make Undo History palette that high by limiting minimal amount of displayed actions to 10? Would 5 probably work too? Alexandre

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Color management in win32
by Rock Star 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Could someone explain how to use new color management in Windows? I'm really not an expert on this, but as far as I understand the "color management profile" should be saved in some ICC file. In GIMP for example you have an option to load ICC profile from the file on the disk, but there is no such option in Inkscape. At least not in Windows build. So where the profile is suppose to be taken from? Thanks for the explanation :) Best regards, Rok

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[NEW] extenstion for creating latex figures from inkscape.
by Richard Henwood 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hi Folks, Some time ago, I looked into adding a feature to 'pstricks' output to /not/ convert fonts to paths. I failed to make progress on that, so have tackled the problem using an extension (attached). I've knocked up a website with a description: http://richard.henwood.googlepages.com/inkscapelatexextension A couple of questions: Is it possible to get the current filename into an extension? Do extensions live on the wiki somewhere? please report any good or bad experiences; Richard. rjhenwood@...529...

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Filter General Settings
by Alexandre Prokoudine 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hi, "Filter General Settings" now allows setting "coordinates" and "dimensions". However, it's not quite clear what the unit again is. Percents? Should we probably make those less cryptic by adding help messages popping up on hovering mouse above widgets? P.S. Are we adding such help messages to filter primitive options? Alexandre

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Security report that requires attention
by john cliff 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hi Guys, Thought this needed bringing to peoples attention. http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=594 Cheers Sim

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Problems with translations - N_() and Q_()
by Marcin Floryan 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

Hi! I wanted to bring your attention to some internationalization issues I came across when fixing various bugs. I hope some clarification can be made so that we can avoid further problems. 1.) Using the N_ macro The N_ macro is used to mark strings as being translatable but does not translate them. It has to be used when strings can't be directly translated (most common in the string array initializers). So whenever N_ is added in the code - it needs another call to _() later in the code to actually perform the translation. There have been some circumstances before where this second call was missing and I will try and track if there are any more. Please note that I don't think the N_ macro cannot be simply substituted with, say Q_ (vide: rev. 17415 and panel.cpp) 2.) Using the Q_ macro I have a feeling there is some slight misconception of how this macro is supposed to work. The idea is that the original string is turned into "prefix|string" to make it unique and a call to _() is replaced with a call to Q_(). The Q_() macro itself will call _() (ie. gettext()). The Q_macro will also make sure, that where no translation is available the prefix will be strip from the untranslated text. Please note the attached patch for illustration where this would work OK but an extra call to _() can be avoided. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Hope this helps. Regards, -- Marcin Floryan http://marcin.floryan.pl/ [GPG Key ID: 0D5581C5]

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Missing files
by Ted Gould 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

Hey all, These files are in the source tree but not part of the distribution. I'll delete them unless someone objects (they'll still be in the SVN history) src/extension/internal/bitmap/convolve.cpp src/live_effects/lpe-skeleton.cpp src/ui/dialog/session-player.cpp src/ui/dialog/whiteboard-connect.cpp src/ui/dialog/whiteboard-sharewithchat.cpp src/ui/dialog/whiteboard-sharewithuser.cpp --Ted

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Patch to issue warning when attempting to set or get a non-existent preference
by Tom Davidson 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

Hi all, Currently when you try to access the value of a preference setting within Inkscape, no warning is issued if the requested preference doesn't exist. Instead, a default value provided by the caller is returned. This can cause bugs if there is a typo in the preference name, or if the pref is not created properly in src/preferences-skeleton.h. The latter problem caused the 'oversample bitmaps' preference to be broken for at least 2 releases (0.44 and 0.45) (bug 167824 and bug 168346). I wrote a patch to issue a warning when the requested preference doesn't exist, and found that this 'silent failure' behavior is actually used in a few places to allow debugging parameters to be passed in by manually adding items to your preferences.xml file. I saw warnings for 'options.filtertest', 'options.bulia', and 'debug.icons', but there may be more in code paths that I just haven't passed through yet. I can see 3 ways to address this usage while adding the new warning. I have implemented #3 in the attached patch. 1) Deprecate/disallow the use of the preferences file for passing in arbitrary debugging parameters. pro: "clean" con: would remove useful functionality; hard to systematically find all the debugging pref names 2) Introduce a flag in the preferences get/set functions that suppresses the warning. pros: debugging usage would be explicit; no changes to current prefs names con: would have to rewrite all callers 3) Do not issue a warning for prefs that begin with "debug.", and move existing debug prefs to this namespace (options.filtertest becomes debug.filtertest, etc.) pro: captures the developer's intent to use the pref for debugging, without having to rewrite function calls as in #2 con: developers who currently use these flags would have to manually change their preferences.xml files I chose to implement the warning in inkscape_get_repr in src/inkscape.cpp, rather than in the helper functions in src/prefs-utils.cpp, in order to avoid duplication. This may be a bit late for 0.46? Since it's just adding a warning, it seems like a low risk patch, but I don't have SVN access in any case, so will defer to the wisdom of the list... Thoughts/suggestions welcome: I'm new to this! -Tom

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More z-order operations
by Rob Antonishen 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

Hi- I have been playing with more z-order operations. I wrote the restack extension I posted about a while back, and have been adding features... first arbitrary angle reordering, then radial reorderring, and most recently, I have (in my version) added some more basic z-order functions, such as reverse the selected objects z-order, randomize the z-orders, and shift (rotate?) the z-orders. All these options are making the single extension UI an ugly mess, as many of them have options that only apply to some of the choices. I am thinking of breaking it into three separate extensions. What is the policy for providing extensions like this? Currently I have it under Effects->Modify Path... but don't like that as it is really doesn't modify the paths, just changes the z-order. It seems more like the Object->Raise, Lower, Top, Bottom functions (though it always moves them to the top after adjusting the z-order). I am considering registering these as Object->Change Z-order->*** and having XX separate extensions (or can I have XX menu entries in one extension?) Right now I have: 1: Orthagonal (pick comparison point and 1 of 4 directions) 2: Arbitrary Angle (comparison point and angle slider) 3: Radial (comparison point and direction option-outward or inward) 4: Random (no options) 5: Reverse (no options) 6: Shift (+/- slider either in actual numbers or % of objects in the selection) Are there guidelines for how to best to do this? Thanks, -Rob A>

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Release Announcement edits by Brian Forte
by Andy Fitzsimon 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

Andy, Below is a copy-edit of my original PR re-write. I've corrected a couple of typos (blame them on the lateness of the writing hour last night) and added your 'what 3D Box' does sentence. I haven't tried to re-write the Tweak Tool or Live Path Effects paragraphs, however. I still think they need re-writing, but I don't know enough about the tools to do the re-write blind. If someone wants to throw some hard data up about what the tools do, I'd be happy to go over said data with an editorial eye. Hope this is at least diverting, if not useful. Regards, Brian. -- tech writer: <http://apac.redhat.com/> columnist: <http://www.redhatmagazine.com/category/documentation/> mobile: +61 (0)439 721 274 email: <mailto:bforte@...43...> ___________________________________________________________________ The Inkscape Community Releases Inkscape 0.46 New York, NY yyyy/mm/dd — The Inkscape community today announced the release of Inkscape 0.46, the newest stable version of their multi-platform, open-source vector graphics editor. This newest Inkscape release includes a plethora of new tools and improvements, beginning with native PDF support. Developed with the assistance of the 2007 Google Summer of Code, and utilising the open source Cairo and Poppler libraries, Inkscape 0.46 provides an easy, open source tool for editing and creating PDF documents. The 2007 Google Summer of Code also produced the new 3D Box tool, the Tweak tool and Live Path Effects. As its name suggests, the 3D Box tool makes it possible to create and edit the perspective of three-dimensional boxes. The Tweak Tool [something other than market speak here: what exactly is the Tweak Tool and what does it do?]. Live Path Effects can be used to create "brushes" and organic effects while keeping the original paths editable. [This needs to be more concrete as well.] As well, gradient editing is now done visually and on-canvas. Gradient stops are depicted as nodes, and multiple nodes can be selected and moved simultaneously. Colour management has also been improved, with initial support for colour spaces other than sRGB, including Adobe RGB and calibrated CMYK. This makes it possible to use calibrated colour values, including CMYK values, that are preserved across applications. The new Paint Bucket Tool allows bounded areas to be filled with colour at the click of a mouse button. This new tool creates a closed-path based on the visible canvas and is useful for quickly colouring line drawings. The Gaussian Blue filter, introduced in Inkscape 0.45, was the first SVG Filter. Inkscape 0.46 expands on this with Offset, Blend, Diffuse Lighting, Specular Lighting and Turbulence primitives. There is also a new, dedicated user interface for creating and altering filters based on these new primitives. Finally, Inkscape 0.46 introduces workflow and user interface improvements. Dialogue boxes can now be docked and minimised to a side-panel, reducing visual clutter and making the relationship between documents and interaction choices clearer, especially when working on multiple documents in separate Inkscape instances. With 0.46 out, the Inkscape community is already working on future releases, including the upcoming 0.47. Full compatibility with SVG Mobile/Tiny is slated for version 0.50 and version 1.0 will include complete W3C SVG 1.1 compliance. Inkscape users have contributed many features and ideas to the project and the community invites anyone to contribute to the project. The more help Inkscape gets, the sooner we reach these goals.

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Bounding box calculation
by Pierre-Luc Auclair 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Hi, It would be really nice if Inkscape would take into account the cap-end style of lines when doing bounding box calculations. Right now, it makes it *impossible* to have a 1px line both on the pixel grid on display and on the pixel grid when exporting the object when butt-cap cap style is applied. Now I have to create invisible objects to export these lines, and it's really tedious and a serious time-waster. You can't also simply set the Y coordinates (if vertical, X if horizontal) through the main toolbar because it results in misaligned pixels. It's a major PITA for me and I'm sure it is for others, it would really require a fix soon. Thanks, Pierre-Luc

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Release 0.46pre2
by Ted Gould 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Hello all, I've put together another tarball, which unfortunately took longer than expected. If anyone has some spare time, run "make check" and see how many of those they can get to pass :) Here's the download page: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=991… MD5 Sums: b08fd4821c9f44fdab1b2d7ca4e9531d inkscape-0.45+0.46pre2.tar.bz2 e8ed5d6737058f689763f3d36adc1a87 inkscape-0.45+0.46pre2.tar.bz2.sig cd6b7a74d99e109d07eca31a36bea918 inkscape-0.45+0.46pre2.tar.gz 74cb640225bebbaaf47183cddd026f0a inkscape-0.45+0.46pre2.tar.gz.sig ba21e89b796451d62548f19aae8e0f45 inkscape-0.45+0.46pre2.zip a57b8e435d23d0619467cb3d3defb228 inkscape-0.45+0.46pre2.zip.sig --Ted

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Optimized path data
by Jasper van de Gronde 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

I just submitted a patch (id: 1896251) to the patch tracker that changes Inkscape::SVG::PathString to generate the shortest possible path string with decent spacing (that is, it uses the same spacing rules as the old PathString). It does this by eliminating repeated operators when it can, as well as using relative coordinates if it helps. Using this patch I got file size reductions of about 10% on car.svg(z), the new about screen and some of my own files (I looked at both the uncompressed and the compressed svg's). To do this I opened the files, selected all objects and performed a translation of 0px on them, then saved the file (as uncompressed svg, and then again as compressed svg). The optimized path strings are about just as readable as the old ones (sometimes they're even easier to read). I would welcome any suggestions/comments.

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] ocal import broken
by Bryce Harrington 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 12:51:54PM -0500, bulia byak wrote: > On Feb 17, 2008 11:07 AM, Jon Phillips <jon@...235...> wrote: > > Yes, what about only showing SVG entries from openclipart import in > > inkscape? I think that would be good...ppl. want the svgs...its ocal's > > main feature :) If agreeable, could we get that through for the upcoming > > inkscape release...thx for fixing btw... > > Agreed, when both PNG and SVG are available, it must select SVG and > ignore the PNG. This is an important issue with one of the headline > new features in 0.46, so it must be addressed. I agree we probably should not release with this feature enabled without this issue fixed. Would someone like to take ownership of implementing a fix for it? Bryce

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Plain SVG generated by 0.46 preview 1 not valid
by unknown＠example.com 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

http://openclipart.org/people/molumen/molumen_lollipops_dispenser.svg created in Inkscape 0.46 preview1 (on Windows) and saved as plain SVG appears to be not valid. I tested it with http://validator.w3.org/ Here's what I got: Line 16, Column 6: there is no attribute "id". id="perspective443" /><inkscape:perspective Line 16, Column 24: element "inkscape:perspective" undefined. id="perspective443" /><inkscape:perspective Line 17, Column 25: element "inkscape:perspective" undefined. id="perspective4412" /><inkscape:perspective Line 18, Column 25: element "inkscape:perspective" undefined. id="perspective8338" /> Line 156, Column 18: there is no attribute "inkscape:label". inkscape:label="filter16913" Line 164, Column 22: there is no attribute "inkscape:collect". inkscape:collect="always" /></filter><linearGradient Molumen

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Filter region and filter updating
by Felipe Sanches 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

yeah! if possible, report these issues in the bug tracker, so we don't forget it. On Feb 18, 2008 10:46 AM, Tavmjong Bah <tavmjong@...8...> wrote: > > Hi, > Nice to see the filter region settings in the Filter Effects > dialog! > The tab should probably also have the ability to select between > objectBoundingBox and userSpaceOnUse filterUnits... or at least show > which is being used. Also needed is an indication if the bounding box is > being referred to as a number between 0 and 1 or between 0 and 100%. > > Also nice to see that filters are being updated better. I noticed > that > there is still a small problem when the filter region is reduced in > size. Not all the region outside the new filter region is updated > properly. > > Tav > > > >

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ocal import broken
by bulia byak 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Kees, I noticed you changed something in ocal import and decided to test it - but as of rev 17362 it does not work. Dialog and search work, previews work, but when I click Open nothing gets inserted into the document. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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unused perspectives
by bulia byak 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hi Max, I noticed that you now add a default inkscape:perspective element to a document even if it does not used any 3D boxes. I'm sure a lot of people will not be happy about it. Can you fix it to only add it when necessary? -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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OCAL import tries to compile even without gnome VFS
by jiho 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hi everyone, This seems recent. In configure I have: . . . checking for PANGOFT2... yes checking for GNOME_VFS... no <-- I don't have gnome-vfs no <-- don't know what this is... checking whether byte ordering is bigendian... no . . . Use gnome-vfs: no . . . And then when I try to build: g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -I/opt/local-exp/include/freetype2 -I/ opt/local-exp/include -I/opt/local-exp/include -I/opt/local-exp/ include/poppler -I/opt/local-exp/include/poppler/glib -I/opt/local- exp/include/poppler -I/opt/local-exp/include/gtk-2.0 -I/opt/local-exp/ lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/opt/local-exp/include/cairo -I/opt/local-exp/ include/glib-2.0 -I/opt/local-exp/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/opt/local- exp/include -I/opt/local-exp/include/pango-1.0 -I/opt/local-exp/ include/freetype2 -I/opt/local-exp/include/libpng12 -I/opt/local-exp/ include/pixman-1 -DPOTRACE=\"potrace\" -D_REENTRANT -I/opt/local-exp/ include/gdkmm-2.4 -I/opt/local-exp/lib/gdkmm-2.4/include -I/opt/local- exp/include/glibmm-2.4 -I/opt/local-exp/lib/glibmm-2.4/include -I/opt/ local-exp/include/pangomm-1.4 -I/opt/local-exp/include/gtk-2.0 -I/opt/ local-exp/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/opt/local-exp/include/cairomm-1.0 -I/ opt/local-exp/include/sigc++-2.0 -I/opt/local-exp/lib/sigc++-2.0/ include -I/opt/local-exp/include/glib-2.0 -I/opt/local-exp/lib/ glib-2.0/include -I/opt/local-exp/include -I/opt/local-exp/include/ pango-1.0 -I/opt/local-exp/include/cairo -I/opt/local-exp/include/ freetype2 -I/opt/local-exp/include/libpng12 -I/opt/local-exp/include/ pixman-1 -I/opt/local-exp/include/gtkmm-2.4 -I/opt/local-exp/lib/ gtkmm-2.4/include -I/opt/local-exp/include/atkmm-1.6 -I/opt/local-exp/ include/atk-1.0 -I/opt/local-exp/include/libxml2 -I../cxxtest -I/ opt/local-exp/include -Wall -Wformat-security -W -Wpointer-arith - Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Woverloaded-virtual -Wswitch - D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wno-unused-parameter -O3 -Wall -MT ui/dialog/ ocaldialogs.o -MD -MP -MF $depbase.Tpo -c -o ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.o ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp &&\ mv -f $depbase.Tpo $depbase.Po ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp: In member function ‘virtual void Inkscape::UI::Dialog::FileListViewText::on_cursor_changed()’: ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:362: warning: label ‘failquit’ defined but not used ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:360: warning: label ‘fail’ defined but not used ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp: At global scope: ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:370: warning: unused parameter ‘path’ ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:370: warning: unused parameter ‘column’ ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:388: error: ‘GnomeVFSHandle’ was not declared in this scope ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:388: error: ‘handle’ was not declared in this scope ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:388: error: expected primary-expression before ‘char’ ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:388: error: expected primary-expression before ‘int’ ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:388: error: initializer expression list treated as compound expression ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:389: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘{’ token ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:529: warning: unused parameter ‘dir’ ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:529: warning: unused parameter ‘dir’ ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp:388: warning: ‘Inkscape::UI::Dialog::vfs_read_callback’ defined but not used make[2]: *** [ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make: *** [all] Error 2 Does Inkscape _require_ gnome-vfs now? If it is so, it should be enforced at configure time. JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr/

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Blank menu items
by John Faith 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

Hello, With svn 17242, selected menu items are blank for me on OS X (10.3). For example, in the attached image, the "Help" and "Tutorials" menu text is invisible. The application is still usable, but it's an annoying bug. I looked in launchpad and found old similar bugs like this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/168694 , which is marked as fixed. Does this sound familiar to anyone or does anyone know the root cause? Is this a gtk issue? Thanks! , John

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Translating names of gimp color palettes
by Marcin Floryan 14 Feb '08

14 Feb '08

Hi! I was looking at UI after some Polish translations were updated and started wondering if it was at all possible to translate names of the colour pallets available. It seems the following tweak could do the trick: Index: swatches.cpp =================================================================== --- swatches.cpp (revision 17341) +++ swatches.cpp (working copy) @@ -889,7 +891,7 @@ @@ -889,7 +891,7 @@ if ( *name ) { if ( strcmp( "Name", name ) == 0 ) { - onceMore->_name = val; + onceMore->_name = _(val); } else if ( strcmp( "Columns", name ) == 0 ) { But I am not sure how relevant ids could be fed into the template file (pot). Regards, -- Marcin Floryan http://marcin.floryan.pl/ [GPG Key ID: 0D5581C5]

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raster effects
by Alexandre Prokoudine 14 Feb '08

14 Feb '08

Hi, Here are several more notes on current implementation of raster effects. 1. Terminology and hints. In some cases terminology used in effects coming from ImageMagick is not quite obvious. For instance, you might want to reread a course on math to understand what "Sigma" stands for in "Sharpen"/"Unsharp Mask" effects ;-) We might either rename some of the labels (not good for experienced ImageMagick users) or provide hints to explain the meaning of each option. 2. Raster effects are not the only ones to suffer from it, but here goes: effect dialogs inherit caption from menu item name. In several cases the caption is too long and is shrinked. This is not quite visually appealing. Two solutions comes to mind: 1) automatically resize dialog to match caption's length and 2) provide a separate string to dialog's caption which translators could try to make smaller. 3. Cancelling isn't working reliably. I run "Reduce noise" on a 2200x1500 picture and when I click "Cancel" nothing really happens. 4.Should we probbaly implement a "Resize" effect too? Alexandre

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Release Wardens for 0.46
by Bryce Harrington 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Hi all, Josh Andler (aka ScislaC) has agreed to take on the role of Release Warden with me for 0.46. For those who for whom this is their first release: When we're not in release mode, Inkscape development is left fairly free-form. In the run-up to a release, though, we gradually formalize and restrict work that goes on in the tree. When we hit Hard Freeze, things get quite restrictive, and in fact we switch to a model similar to the Linux kernel development process, with commits to the tree required to be authorized by two people(*) - who we call the Release Wardens. Each Release Warden serves for two consecutive releases. I worked on 0.45 and will do so again on 0.46; Josh will have this role for 0.46 and 0.47. [* - Since often a large chunk of the work late in the release is application of translation patches, we also typically delegate authority to one or two Translation Integrators to be able to commit submitted translation work freely in the po/ directory. I expect we'll do the same this release.] The primary job of the Release Wardens is to ensure that the releases' stability is high enough. They review bugs and decide which need to be fixed for the release, and follow up with bug assignees to ensure they get addressed quickly, or that they can be left as "Known Issues" in the release notes. When the Wardens reach concensus that Inkscape is "stable enough" in their judgement, the tree is tagged and their job is done. Josh and I will probably be splitting up the work such that he focuses a bit more on bugs/stability-testing, and I'll focus more on patch review/integration, but I'm sure there'll be some overlapping. Please join me in thanking Josh for volunteering for this role! Bryce

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Icons Q
by bulia byak 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

On Feb 13, 2008 4:10 PM, Josh Andler <scislac@...400...> wrote: > I opened up the icons.svg to add a new icon (dice for randomization... > however it looks like a single die will work better given the size) and > decided to vacuum defs... I saw that it vacuumed roughly 40 from the file. I > assume that is okay for me to commit with those gone when I'm done, or would > that be bad? Please let me know. Yes on that, but also: I'd like everyone who commits icons.svg to also make sure they have the following in ~/.inkscape/preferences.xml, before they save the file: <group id="svgoutput" usenamedcolors="0" numericprecision="7" minimumexponent="-8" inlineattrs="1" indent="0" /> This makes quite a difference in file size, and for such time-critical file as this, every millisecond counts. Thanks! -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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composition guides
by Alexandre Prokoudine 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Hi, While approaching 0.46 release, here is an idea. With this new version we seem to have a flexible architecture for creating new grid types. But how exactly flexible is it? Could we probably use it to display composition guides like golden spiral? ;-) A blueprint is started: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/inkscape/+spec/composition-guides Diederik, what do you think? Alexandre

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Small translation patch to commit.
by Marcin Floryan 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Following arrangements on inkscape-translate I've prepared a small patch to improve some translations and add context in a few cases. Could someone please commit the patch available here: http://www.mm.waw.pl/~mfloryan/various_strings.diff.gz My SVN source still build with this patch so hopefuly it should be OK. Regards, -- Marcin Floryan http://marcin.floryan.pl/

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bitmap effects submenu
by Alexandre Prokoudine 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi, Just curious: are we sure we don't want categorizing bitmap effects and distributing them across submenus? Right now on some low resolution displays (like 1024x768, 1200x800) this menu overlays status bar with help messages. Alexandre

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C++ifying tools
by Joel Holdsworth 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi All, I'm just beginning to look at a strategy for implementing the fillet mini-tool. From my current understanding it would best to implement the tool with a tool context similar to all the other tools. Now looking at the code for the tools, they're currently all implemented in C with C pseudo-classes. I'm wondering is there any plan to transition these tools over to C++ to use true classes? and if so, if I'm creating a new pseudo-tool, would it be best to take a C++ approach, or to keep consistency with the C stuff until someone transitions all the tools over? Any thoughts Joel

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