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New "Inkscape Extras" group
by Bryce Harrington 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

Hi all, In our gitlab setup, I've added a new team "Inkscape Extras". The principle motivation for setting this up right now is to facilitate work on the extensions, to establish a collaborative space for community contributors to share their work, but with a clear delineation from the core extensions that we as a project formally support and distribute. Inkscape Extras can include other side-projects, experiments, and other misc. codebases that are worth sharing with each other, but that we won't be formally supporting, packaging, or distributing. Access to Inkscape Extras can be given out broadly (i.e. we don't need to require the 2-patch rule for access like we require for the "Inkscape Devels" group). Let me know if you have questions, or need help getting projects set up under this group. Bryce

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The Great Inkscape Bug Migration has Begun!
by Ryan Gorley 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

Hello All, We're excited to announce the beginning of our bug migration from Launchpad to GitLab! This is a great way for veterans and rookies alike to improve Inkscape for all. To add a little excitement we're tracking migrations, publishing a leaderboard, awarding achievements and issuing prizes to top contributors. Learn more by visiting: http://alpha.inkscape.org/bug-migration. Thanks for joining the cause! -- P.S. Special thanks to CR, Terry, and all who put this event together.

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GSoC Proposal For Project Refactoring
by Syed Shaharyaar Hussain 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

Hi I have attached my proposal. I know it is not very elaborate because it is my first time that I am working for open source project and of course there are lot of libraries I need to know about. Even if I don't get selected, still I will put my efforts to improve Inkscape as much as I can. Also I have made this proposal during peak duration of my exams preparation, if I had made any mistake in proposal I am sorry for that. Regards Shaharyaar

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Board meeting Friday Apr 5th at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 06 Apr '19

06 Apr '19

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Apr 5th, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings We'll give as much time as needed to any remaining planning and prepwork for the next hackfest. Travelers should be locking in their travel arrangements ASAP. We should probably check in with GSoC as well, since that's in high swing. The other topics we can get to as time permits. Agenda: ------- * Hackfest [http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/ LGM 2019] ** May 30th-June 3rd (Saarbrucken, Germany) ** Travelers should have arrangements made * GSoC * Budget * Bug migration off Launchpad * Infrastructure ** mailing list migration off SourceForge ** Wiki migration off OSUOSL ** Weblate service deployment * Software Release status ** 2geom 1.1 ** Inkscape 0.92.5 ** Inkscape 1.0beta * Other Business Action Items from last meeting: ------------------------------- == Bug Migration Game Prices == ♢ ACTION: Check with SFC if amounts of $100 / $50 / $25 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd is within IRS limits [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Hold referendum on top game prizes after confirmed by SFC [bryce] == Infrastructure == ♦ ACTION: File gitlab issue for getting official certs set up for lists.inkscape.org [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Discuss stand alone oauth website/tools [bryce, doctormo] == Hackfest LGM Saarbrucken == ♦ ACTION: Referendum on Hackfest2019 Saarbrücken [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Verify with houz that venue is reserved for May 27-28 [moini] ♢ ACTION: Arrange vote for funds for stickers for the two 2019 hackfests [bryce] === Bug Tracker Transition === ♦ ACTION: Write up an orientation web page for new bug triagers, for gitlab migration [Cr] == Inkscape 1.0 beta == ♦ ACTION: Plan preparation work for the release [Mc, Bryce] ♢ ACTION: Check in with people doing test case conversion [Tav] ♢ ACTION: ping jimmac/barbara about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] === Sponsorship Management === ♢ ACTION: Find out about the new event insurance from #conservancy [tedg] ♦ ACTION: Generate summary of our financial situation [bryce] == Other == ♦ ACTION: Referendum for transfer of webcams to Vectors team [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Ask on inkscape-devel@ if anyone would have a use for the license [Moini] ♦ ACTION: Outreachy - clarify with SFC about next steps [bryce] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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Hackfest sticker design for Saarbrucken
by C R 06 Apr '19

06 Apr '19

Everyone like it? If so I'll order this week. [image: saarbrucken_hackfest_sticker_500px.png]

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April Vectors Meeting - Tomorrow - Please Join Us!
by Ryan Gorley 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Hello All, Tomorrow (Saturday, April 6) we will be having our monthly Vectors Meeting at 08:00 PST (Time Conversion <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Inkscape+Vectors+…>) on the Vectors channel of chat.inkscape.org. There are several important topics to discuss, and new contributors we hope will come and introduce themselves. See the full agenda here <https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/issues/114>. Feel free to add items you feel like we missed. At the beginning of each meeting we vote on those topics we'll focus on during our 1 hour. I hope to see you all there! Ryan

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Incluir função
by Simeão Marchiori 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Olá amigos, sinto muito orgulho de ser usuario do inkscape, gostaria de poder ajudar dando uma dica. Percebi na novas versões do Inkscape a função de atração automática, uma boa ferramenta boa para gráficos, mas como eu faço desenhos artisticos, essa ferramenta, acaba dificultando o rendimento, por isso seria muito bom incluir um modo de desativar essa função. um grande abraço a todos.

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call for volunteer moderators, new forum, next steps
by brynn 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Hi Friends, I posted messages in the forums last week, but I just realized I didn't post on the mailing lists. Since the Rules and Guidelines are essentially finished, the next step is to select moderators for the new forum. If anyone is interested in helping to moderate, please contact me. You can reply to this message on the list, or you're welcome to contact me privately, if you prefer. The Rules section of the Rules and Guidelines explains what the job of a moderator is. I think it will eventually appear on a new Forum Team on the website's Teams page, but it's not there yet. Meanwhile, it's here: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/content/blob/master/articles/Forum%20Ru… Not the meeting coming up this weekend, but next month's (May) meeting of the Vectors team, we'll be discussing plans for an opening of the new forum. At the moment, I'm thinking a month or 2 after the next hackfest would be good for the opening. The hackfest is end of May/beginning of June, so maybe July/August would be good for the forum opening? That's just a very rough guess at this point, and we'll finalize that at the May meeting. All best, brynn

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Details for Project Refactoring
by Syed Shaharyaar Hussain 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

Hi I am interested in "Project Refactoring" being mentored by Tavmjong Bah, I have read about it at wiki.inkscape.org <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Google_Summer_of_Code#P6._Refactori…>. However, I would like to know further details so that I can make my work distribution timeline for GSoC. Like what code needs to be converted into C++ and what not. Which directories are needed to be refactored and which not, etc. Is it purely developer's choice to refactor what he/she wants, or mentor/developer team will tell what things are to be refactored? Just as an Update : --> Working on "WIP Created canvas, drawing and common directories inside src/display" on gitlab. --> Understanding Inkscape Directory Heirarchy and Structure Best Regards Shaharyaar

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GSoC project
by ASHWINI JHA 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

Hi I am interested in some of your listed projects. I have good enough knowledge in C++ and have worked earlier on web development projects. - Better CSS Style Sheet support - Slice Items - Refactoring - Path Library Improvements Please suggest where to start before preparing the proposal Ashwini Jha IIT Indore 2nd year CSE UG

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Bug Migration Effort Kickoff
by Bryce Harrington 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

The Great Inkscape Bug Migration is ready to start! Please join us in moving Inkscape's bug reports from Launchpad to Gitlab. We're making a game out of it! Details on how to migrate bugs are available at this page: http://alpha.inkscape.org/bug-migration/ Thanks go to Terry Brown and Chris Rogers for setting this up. The tools allow tracking the bug migration effort, and gamify it using a leaderboard and randomly discoverable "Special Bugs". Those who gain enough points to reach different levels will be mailed Medal Stickers after the event, and the top three highest scorers will be acknowledged with special prizes. The outcome of this work will be good, well-described bug reports in our new bug tracker on Gitlab, thus making developers' lives easier as they work to resolve them. Our hope is that enough of the still-valid bugs get moved from Launchpad that we can shut down the old bug tracker entirely. Your work will help advance us towards this objective. Why not give a shot at migrating a bug or two yourself? Can you make it to Bronze Level? :-) Bryce On Sat, Nov 03, 2018 at 10:25:05AM -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote: > Hi all, > > I've got a little scripting project for someone interested in exercising > their python skills for Inkscape over the next couple weeks. It > involves collecting data about bug reports via the Launchpad API, and a > similar tool using the Gitlab API. > > One tool will use Launchpad's API to get data about bugs (age, # > comments, length of description, etc.) and calculate a score. We > essentially want to measure the "triaging difficulty" of each bug. > > The other tool will use Gitlab's API to detect bugs that have been moved > from Launchpad, what the LP bug # was, and the person that did the > triaging work. It also does some simple quality checks on the ported > bug - presence of tags, length of bug description, is the bug > description in valid markdown format, etc. > > If this sounds interesting, let me or Chris Rogers know and we can fill > you in a few more details and help you get going. > > Bryce > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel

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forum guidelines/rules 2nd draft review
by brynn 31 Mar '19

31 Mar '19

Hi again, I made the edits requested from the first review. And those gave me some other thoughts. I added a couple of new "wrinkles" to the prerequisites for moderator section, and for the duties and responsibilities. For the change in prerequisites, I thought it couldn't hurt to encourage wider participation in the community, just by adding that language, but it's not a strict prerequisite. For duties and responsibilities, the ability for a moderator to choose what they want to moderate is already allowed for the gallery moderation. So that's not a stretch. The reason for adding it is that it might encourage someone to help out (with approving new messages), if they otherwise didn't want to feel obligated to get involved in a behavior issue. New version: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/content/blob/master/articles/Forum%20Ru… Thanks again for any comments, suggestions! brynn

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Please register for attending LGM
by Maren Hachmann 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

Hi all, I just got another message from Aude (who coordinates LGM and provides the space for the Saarbrücken hackfest). She is asking us to register for participation at LGM, so they can more easily plan for the resources they will need (e.g. ordering vegetarian lunch, ordering T-shirts, special needs, ...). Thanks everyone, Maren

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GSoC candidate
by Alaa Nousir 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to introduce myself and interact with the community here and hopefully be a lively contributor to inkscape! First things first, *who am I and why do I want to apply?* I'm a communication and information engineering undergraduate student in Zewail City, Egypt. I also happen to be a freelance artist who likes to explore new art programs along the way. I'm in my 3rd year in engineering, and I have taken a strong Object-Oriented programming course in C++ last year and data structures and algorithms course this year. The final project for the C++ course was to add features to a paint program! It was an incredibly beneficial and fun experience. Some of the features were resizing, creating new shapes, redoing, undoing, and other similar tasks. Whenever I'm not learning anything new (through online courses or university courses), I invest time to enhance my artistic skills. I was skimming through the projects available to apply for in GSoC and I found inkscape. I was immediately hooked. It's perfect in every possible way! I'm already familiar with manipulating objects in GUIs, I have a strong passion for art, I'm experienced enough to know what the user would want to see available while drawing and I'm skilled in coding! *What have I accomplished so far from the tasks listed in the GSoC website?*I have already built and run the project, and I have chosen to work on P3. slice Items. I believe I have what it takes to contribute. I'm currently creating some artworks to upload on the website and formulating a rigid timeline to follow for the project I chose. *Inquiries: Regarding the submission of a drawing I have made task, I was wondering where exactly should I submit it. Would it be enough to just upload it on my inkscape profile and attach the link to my application? * *Also, where should I submit my inkscape application exactly?* Thank you for your time.

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LGM/Saarbrücken Hackfest
by Maren Hachmann 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Hi Inkscapers, today, I phoned Aude Poilroux, project manager working at k8, who had offered to help us with getting a space for the planned Hackfest before LGM. k8.design (Institut für strategische Ästhetik) ---------------------------------------------- A non-profit company (gGmbH) owned by the Saarbrücken arts university. They do work on organizing events, art cooperations, digital transformation, supporting and executing projects that originated in the university, and many other things that the university itself isn't allowed to do, because it's an educational institution, and not a business. Their offices are at Keplerstr. 3-5 in Saarbrücken. Meeting space ------------- Aude is offering us a part of k8's open-plan office for May 27th, 28th and 29th. The part is usually used as sitting area, but they want to put some additional chairs and tables in. She says the place can hold up to 20 persons (but then it will be a bit cramped). There is another adjacent office, that can hold about 10 persons, but it may not be available all the time. We could use it for discussing stuff, while working can be done in the larger room. I forgot to ask about whiteboard/blackboard/projector/flip chart or similar. There are lots of electricity outlets, but we might need to bring some German multiple socket outlets. They have WiFi. I'm not sure about wired LAN, but she says the internet connection is broad band and very fast. We could use the space from ~ 9:00 in the morning, and if we can name one responsible person, she is considering to give us a key, so we can stay as long as we need. There is no canteen, and no organized meals. However, the venue is located in a pedestrian zone with multiple places where one can buy food close by. One of them is a wholefood shop, which offers meals at reasonable prices. There are also a couple of bakeries, and then there's a microwave in the office. She is asking us to let her know the rough number of attendees by mid May. We would then also need to name a responsible person, who would need to sign for the group, and would guarantee for us not wreaking havoc in their offices. On the 29th, there will be an additional event called "From Code to Community", starting around midday, where local (as in ~ 100km radius) businesses and open source projects are meant to meet. The program isn't ready to be published yet, but it is planned that there will be keynotes by politicians and people from FSFE, talks about open source business applications, talks about open culture, a workshop on collaboration culture, booths from various open source projects (educational, LUGs, mapping, MSF, framasoft). The event is meant to attract students and businesses. It's going to take place in the same building where, at 18:00, the opening of LGM will take place. Aude is asking us if we would be able to staff a booth there, to present Inkscape to students and small businesses. The event is mostly in German, but people from Luxembourg and France are invited to attend too, so it might be useful to also have one of our French-speaking community members there. During LGM, they seem to have more rooms available than there will be conference tracks, so she says it should be possible to have a collaboration space for Inkscape. However, we probably won't be able to have the same place continuously, and we would have to ask when we need it. There is also plenty of sitting space available on the venue that is not in a separate room. So Q1: Shall I confirm the dates as written above? Q2: Would someone be interested in presenting Inkscape to local people before LGM on Wednesday? (I would be) And Q3: Is there anyone volunteering to be the one who holds the key (if we get one) and to sign the agreement? I will probably not stay late, so I'd like that to be someone else. It's probably not a problem to translate things to English, but someone from Germany would be preferred for this. Thanks! Please let me know what you think about Q1-Q3 quickly :) Maren

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Compilation Problem : ninja error
by Syed Shaharyaar Hussain 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

I have successfully build the project using cmake, however, ninja is giving an error during compilation: [ninja: error: '/c/msys64/mingw64/lib', needed by 'lib/libinkscape_base.dll.a', missing and no known rule to make it] I am also attaching a snapshot of my terminal to bring more clarity to the problem. Can somebody please help in resolving this issue? Regards Shaharyaar

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Status on extensions for 1.0?
by Bryce Harrington 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Hi Martin, Would you mind giving us a status report on how the extension work is coming? Maybe a list of all the extensions and for each whether they're good to go, in progress, broken, etc. In reading some user critiques of Inkscape, sounds like some of the extensions may be underutilized, so 1.0 may be a useful point to do some selective curation? Curious about if you already have plans underway there. Bryce

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HelperFunctions.cmake 109 (check error)
by Syed Shaharyaar Hussain 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Greetings My name is Syed Shaharyaar Hussain. I am building Inkscape so that I start working on Project Refactoring. I think I am very close to building the project, however I am encountering an error. I am attaching error-log and terminal snapshot to clarify my problem. Can anybody help me in this regard? Thank You! Shaharyaar Regards [image: helper funtion 109 check error.PNG]

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Inkscape Build Issue
by Syed Shaharyaar Hussain 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Greetings! My name is Syed Shaharyaar Hussain. I was trying to build Inkscape on Windows using msys so that I can start my work on Project Refactoring. I followed the instructions provided on Compiling Inkscape on Windows with MSYS2 <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Compiling_Inkscape_on_Windows_with_…>. However, during build process I am encountering an error. I have attached the snapshot of my terminal as it will bring more clarity for understanding the nature of problem. Error is “C Compiler is not able to compile a simple test program”. Can you please shed light over what’s going wrong in the build process? Regards

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [CREATE] R.I.P. mrdocs (1963--2019)
by "Christoph Schäfer" 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

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GSoC application review
by Valentin Ionita 24 Mar '19

24 Mar '19

Hello again, developers! I am Valentin, or @vanntile as you may know me on Rocket. As Bryce had recommended me a couple of days ago, I have created a repo where I've put the necessary resources for my application to Inkscape. This is a long-planned step and I hope I can get some overall feedback on the draft and some specific feedback from Tav. I am planning on working on the CSS support and JS polyfills projects, both of which you're a mentor on. You can find my draft here https://gitlab.com/vanntile/inkscape-gsoc-application I hope you have a wonderful week coming up! Valentin

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Critical bugs and the Beta release plan
by Bryce Harrington 24 Mar '19

24 Mar '19

Hi all, Beta was roughly planned for March, but it looks like more work is needed on bugs. Below is a review of where we're at and proposal for how to decide when we're ready for releasing beta (and after that, when we can enter Freeze). There are two high importance bugs labeled "Blocker", #153 "Language selector doesn't work" and #45 "Text rendering offset". Fortunately, both are getting some attention, and Tav has potentially fixed the latter. I've assigned #45 to Tav, but we need someone to own #153. Marc, could you take it? Blockers: * https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues/45 [Tav] * https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues/153 [Mc?] There are several critical importance bugs. In gitlab is #35 "Crash on exit following menu rewrite" which several people are confirming; there is a backtrace but it needs some analysis work done to figure out what is happening. Can someone take assignment on that? In launchpad there is #1806878 "Master not working without GUI" and #1809676 "Crash on Undo, Cut Path, Divide path, etc." Tav has done some work on the first and has taken the assignment on it. The second has a good backtrace but needs someone to investigate. Who'd like to take a stab at it? Criticals: * https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues/35 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1806878 [Tav] * https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1809676 In addition to those, there are about a dozen more bugs targeted to 1.0. A couple of note are: #125 "Toolbar empty after startup", and #96 "Text object changes size". The first sounds like it needs Tav or Alex to give advice on, the other has a MR by Joseph Da Silva that sounds like it will fix it. Milestone 1.0: * https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues?milestone_title=1.0 For Beta, I propose we set as pre-requisites that all Blocker bugs must be closed, and all Critical bugs must be Assigned and listed as Known Issues in the release notes, before we initiate Chill and start work on the beta release process. For Freeze, I propose we set as pre-requisites that all Blocker bugs are closed, that all Critical bugs targeted to 1.0 are closed, and that all other 1.0 Milestone bugs must be Assigned and listed as Known issues in the release notes. After Freeze has started, if any new Blocker bugs crop up, then Freeze will be halted, any established release schedule is canceled, and the release put on indefinite hold until the Blocker has been cleared. How do these rules sound? Bryce

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R.I.P. mrdocs (1963--2019)
by "Christoph Schäfer" 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

The Scribus Team is deeply saddened to announce the loss of our friend and colleague Peter Linnell who in the end lost his long battle against cancer. It is no understatement to say that without Peter Scribus wouldn't be what it is today. It was Peter who spotted the potential of Franz Schmid's initially humble Python program and, as a pre-press consultant at the time, contacted Franz to make him aware of the necessities of PostScript and PDF support, among other things. Peter also wrote the first version of the Scribus online documentation, which resulted in his nickname "mrdocs" in IRC and elsewhere. Until recently, and despite his detoriating health, Peter continued to be involved in building and releasing new Scribus versions. Scribus was the project he helped to set on track and which marked the beginning of his journey into the world of Free Software development. While it remained at the heart of his commitments to Open Source in general and Libre Graphics software in particular, Peter contributed to Free Software in many other ways as well. For example via contributions to projects related to freedesktop.org, as a package builder of many Free programs for several Linux distributions on the openSUSE Build Service, and later as an openSUSE board member. Peter was also crucial in bringing the Libre Graphics community together by way of sharing his expertise with other graphics-oriented projects and his assistance in organzing the first Libre Graphics Meetings. In the sometimes ego-driven and often emotional world of Open Source development, Peter managed to get along very well with almost everybody and never lost his sense of humour. We will remember Peter "mrdocs" Linnell for what he was: an optimist, an incredible team player, an honest man and, above all, a friend. Our thoughts are with his family. March 2019, The Scribus Team

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Potential GSOC student: Contributing into InkScape
by Shavez Malick 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

Hi Inkscape! I am Shavez, a sophomore @IIT Indore. I really liked InkScape when I first used it. I am seeking participation in GSOC 2019. I have chosen InkScape as my org to contribute. I had my mid-term exams over the month of March, :( They went well, though :). I have cloned your repo and will be pushing couple of patches soon. I have fairly good exposure to programming, I participated in many coding-related events till now. I will really appreciate any suggestions related to this.

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] LGM/Saarbrücken Hackfest
by Maren Hachmann 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

Okay, thanks you for your replies, Jabier, Marc, Mihaela, Thomas and Tav! (and for updating the Wiki page already :) ) I'll confirm the dates, and will include Thomas in the email, so he and Aude can contact each other for the signing/key arrangements. --------------------- Everyone: Next, it would be good if everyone interested in joining could put their name into the list of 'unconfirmed but likely attendees' on the Wiki: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_Saarbr%C3%BCcken_Atten… This is so the board can arrange a vote for funding, as SFC requires us to give them the attendees' names in advance. If you want to join, but do not need or want project funding, please indicate this in the Wiki. If you already have decided *when* you want to be there, please include that info. It is helpful in determining how many people will be there at k8's office. Thanks! Maren Am 19.03.19 um 23:30 schrieb Marker: > Great Maren thanks for the call and for the write up. > > I think Q1 is perfect dates, realy not sure when I attend jet... > > > On Tue, 2019-03-19 at 23:15 +0100, Maren Hachmann wrote: >> Hi Inkscapers, >> >> today, I phoned Aude Poilroux, project manager working at k8, who had >> offered to help us with getting a space for the planned Hackfest >> before LGM. >> >> k8.design (Institut für strategische Ästhetik) >> ---------------------------------------------- >> >> A non-profit company (gGmbH) owned by the Saarbrücken arts >> university. >> They do work on organizing events, art cooperations, digital >> transformation, supporting and executing projects that originated in >> the >> university, and many other things that the university itself isn't >> allowed to do, because it's an educational institution, and not a >> business. Their offices are at Keplerstr. 3-5 in Saarbrücken. >> >> Meeting space >> ------------- >> >> Aude is offering us a part of k8's open-plan office for May 27th, >> 28th >> and 29th. The part is usually used as sitting area, but they want to >> put >> some additional chairs and tables in. She says the place can hold up >> to >> 20 persons (but then it will be a bit cramped). There is another >> adjacent office, that can hold about 10 persons, but it may not be >> available all the time. We could use it for discussing stuff, while >> working can be done in the larger room. I forgot to ask about >> whiteboard/blackboard/projector/flip chart or similar. There are lots >> of >> electricity outlets, but we might need to bring some German multiple >> socket outlets. They have WiFi. I'm not sure about wired LAN, but she >> says the internet connection is broad band and very fast. >> >> We could use the space from ~ 9:00 in the morning, and if we can name >> one responsible person, she is considering to give us a key, so we >> can >> stay as long as we need. >> >> There is no canteen, and no organized meals. However, the venue is >> located in a pedestrian zone with multiple places where one can buy >> food >> close by. One of them is a wholefood shop, which offers meals at >> reasonable prices. There are also a couple of bakeries, and then >> there's >> a microwave in the office. >> >> She is asking us to let her know the rough number of attendees by mid >> May. We would then also need to name a responsible person, who would >> need to sign for the group, and would guarantee for us not wreaking >> havoc in their offices. >> >> On the 29th, there will be an additional event called "From Code to >> Community", starting around midday, where local (as in ~ 100km >> radius) >> businesses and open source projects are meant to meet. The program >> isn't >> ready to be published yet, but it is planned that there will be >> keynotes >> by politicians and people from FSFE, talks about open source business >> applications, talks about open culture, a workshop on collaboration >> culture, booths from various open source projects (educational, LUGs, >> mapping, MSF, framasoft). The event is meant to attract students and >> businesses. It's going to take place in the same building where, at >> 18:00, the opening of LGM will take place. >> >> Aude is asking us if we would be able to staff a booth there, to >> present >> Inkscape to students and small businesses. The event is mostly in >> German, but people from Luxembourg and France are invited to attend >> too, >> so it might be useful to also have one of our French-speaking >> community >> members there. >> >> During LGM, they seem to have more rooms available than there will be >> conference tracks, so she says it should be possible to have a >> collaboration space for Inkscape. However, we probably won't be able >> to >> have the same place continuously, and we would have to ask when we >> need >> it. There is also plenty of sitting space available on the venue that >> is >> not in a separate room. >> >> >> So Q1: >> Shall I confirm the dates as written above? >> >> Q2: >> Would someone be interested in presenting Inkscape to local people >> before LGM on Wednesday? (I would be) >> >> And Q3: >> Is there anyone volunteering to be the one who holds the key (if we >> get >> one) and to sign the agreement? I will probably not stay late, so I'd >> like that to be someone else. >> >> It's probably not a problem to translate things to English, but >> someone >> from Germany would be preferred for this. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Please let me know what you think about Q1-Q3 quickly :) >> >> Maren >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape-devel mailing list >> Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel > >

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rules and guidelines for new forum - first draft
by brynn 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Hi Friends, As it turned out, only me and a couple of other people were interested in drafting the rules and guidelines for the new forum. So we can get more eyes on it, and possibly more professional opinions about it, I'd like to ask the community to have a look at it. I have no background in writing such documents, so it's purely a layperson's whack at it. I feel quite confident about the contents, based on my years of experience in Inkscape forums. But the format of the document, and possibly some of the language might need some technical advice. So any an all comments and suggestions about the format or language are very welcome. https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/content/blob/master/articles/Forum%20Ru… (I've left it locked to editing, so everyone sees the same doc, for this first review. Then I'll unlock it afterwards.) Thank you very much, brynn PS - I'm also posting about this in the forums.

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] Fundrasing for FOSS Projects - meetup this saturday
by unknown＠example.com 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

On Sun, 2019-03-17 at 13:47 -0700, Andrew Kurn wrote: > Why does Inkscape need money? The low budget requirements are for things like hackfest travel, hotels, stickers, posters, hardware, DNS, trademark registration, legal defense, (and then accountancy because of said needs for money). Depending on the source of money, there can be lots of things Inkscape could do with a good budget. We've been using money for a long time now. > Can you give some idea of how much we spend each year and how > much we take in? Doesn't need to be a full income statement, > but hit the high points. Bryce publishes an account each year. I think he'll be happy to post it again here. Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Watch Parties - starting Mar 16th
by Bryce Harrington 16 Mar '19

16 Mar '19

Topic: Fundraising for FOSS Projects When: Sat, Mar 16th 19:00 UTC to 21:00 UTC Where: chat.inkscape.org in channel #collaboration_space This Saturday, Michèle and I will be watching and discussing a series of videos on fundraising for open source projects. Afterwards, we can bounce ideas around for how to improve Inkscape's funding. Please join us, we'd love the company. :-) For links to the videos, and some tentative plans for future topics for Watch Parties, please see: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Inkscape_Classes Bryce

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Bug management for inkscape/inkscape
by Patrick Storz 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

Hi all, it seems the message of our move of issue tracking to GitLab is slowly spreading and we're seeing a steady flow of new reports in our inkscape/inkscape issue tracker on Gitlab (https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues). As most of us had the opportunity to get some first-hand experience with the new issue tracking by now and with the amount of bugs still being manageable, it seems to be a good time to discuss and decide on some guidelines for this tracker, so we can make most efficient use of it. Having worked with the tracker fo some time here's my list of items (in no particular order) that I feel need attention. Please add to it as needed and most importantly discuss, so we can find solutions that work well for all of us. (We can obviously break individual topics out into GitLab issues eventually, once we have set a rough direction). * *Milestones:* On Launchpad (LP) we used Milestones for targeting bugs (only occasionally, though) but more importantly for tracking in which release a fix landed. The latter seems of particular importance, as release notes rely on it heavily. I suggest to continue this practice and expand it to merge requests. However this requires us all to make sure to actually set milestones properly. Currently we often just close bugs without giving it further thought (GitLab even does that automatically for us if a suitable commit message is used), which would make it almost impossible to keep track of the issues fixed in a particular release. Even more so for MRs... * *Importance:* I feel that we need some mechanism to prioritize bugs. What is your take on creating a set of prioritized labels of the form "Importance: High" to replace LPs importance field? I propose to use "Critical -> High -> Medium -> Low". Even above critical I'd put the already existing label "Blocker". At the end of the list I'd rank "Feature request". Does this sound reasonable? Or is it too fine grained? Is handling "Blocker" and "Feature request" as additional importance labels fine or should they be separate? * *Labels: * o A general question is what labels we want to apply and how many there should be. I'm a bit torn here, as a short list makes it easier to keep track of the existing labels and avoids similar issues being tagged differently, especially if there are multiple similar choices or one tag is a sub/superset of another. A longer list would help us categorize issues better though. (For example: Do we want a tag for every packaging option we have, e.g. AppImage, Flatpak, msi, exe, Windows Store, ...? Do we want a tag for every Linux distribution or just a single "Linux" tag?). o Another question is if we want to categorize them (e.g. "OS/Linux", "OS/Windows", "OS/Mac") or if we strip the category? The former ensures similar tags are sorted together (otherwise they're sorted alphabetically) and *if* one remembers the category name it makes it easy to get all relevant tags by simply typing "OS", but then again tagging with just "Windows" seems more natural and the category might add noise. Also it obviously requires some thought in order to create useful categories (in contrast to just applying "random" tags that fit and creating new ones on-the-fly). As I'm somebody who likes order I tend to prefer categorization, but this is something I'd like your opinion on. (Important note: The search is clever enough to give you "OS/Windows" if you search for "win"). * *Status *On LP we had a detailed status field (new, confirmed, triaged, in progress, fix commited, fix released - also: incomplete, opinion, invalid, won't fix). Which of those do we want to replicate in GitLab (and how?). We could obviously create a label for each of them, but I have a feeling without a dedicated field it'd not be used consistently. One idea: o "new/confirmed" should be covered by "inkscape/inkscape" vs "inkscape/inbox". Only confirmed issues should ever end up in "inkscape/inkscape" (everything else should be confirmed or moved to the inbox for triaging). o "triaged" would be replaced by the presence (or absence) of an "Importance:" label should we choose to use them. o "in progress": We already have a corresponding label and could use it. Alternatively we could define that all assigned bugs are "in progress" (i.e. only assign bugs if the assignee is going to work on them eventually; un-assign otherwise) o "fix commited/fix released": I don't know how to replicate this reasonably. Is it even required? o "incomplete": We have "Need info" but such bugs should usually not be kept in "inkscape/inkscape" for extended periods of time (if the info is not given, close or move back to "inbox") o "opinion": should never exist in "inkscape/inkscape" o "invalid": Do we need a label? Or shall we just close in this case and forget about it? o "won't fix": should usually not make it into "inkscape/inkscape" - do we want a label or shall we just close (i.e. same question as as for invalid?) * *Assignee* As suggested above we could use the assignee field to put devs who are going to work on an issue eventually (i.e. indicate "this issue is being looked into / will be looked into shortly"). Alternatively we could use it to indicate devs who are likely to be able to fix the issue and are most suited for detailed triaging and further investigation (i.e. indicate "we know somebody who might be able to help, please wait until they find the time to check"). This could be used to distribute and direct the workload a bit. However we can likely do that with simple @mentioning? Sorry for the long text (I hope you all read up to this ;-)), it certainly got longer than intended... I'm looking forward to your opinions, though! Cheers Patrick

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Wiki account request
by Ryan Jarvis 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Hello, I've been helping on the inkscape extension front and would like access to the wiki to edit some of the related pages. Thanks!

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Saarbrüken Hackfest + LGM 2019 Funding
by Bryce Harrington 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

The Inkscape Board has approved funding for holding a hackfest in Germany this May, for 2 days preceeding the Libre Graphics Meeting. Many details are still in process of being worked out, but if you're interested in attending please save a spot in your calendar for Monday May 27 to Sunday, June 2. If you'd like to share your knowledge of the city, or contribute planning in other ways, please join in editing the wiki page: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_Saarbr%C3%BCcken Add yourself to the Likely Attendees list if you think you'll be able to come, and if you wish to be considered for travel funding. Bryce ----- Forwarded message from Bryce Harrington <bryce@...961...> ----- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 22:49:23 -0800 From: Bryce Harrington <bryce@...961...> To: inkscape-board@...6... Cc: approvals@...3696..., accounting@...3057..., inkscape@...3057... Subject: Re: [REFERENDUM] Saarbrüken Hackfest 2019 Funding Resolution: ----------- Inkscape will be reimbursing travel expenses for individuals attending the hackfest and Libre Graphics Meeting in Saarbrücken, Germany in May 2019. This will cover transportation, lodging, and food costs following the reimbursement rules specified by the Software Conservancy. The exact list of approved attendees is still to be determined, but we expect it will be in the range of 5-15 individuals, as has been typical in past events. A second vote will be held to approve specific travelers, and their names and email addresses will be communicated to Conservancy at that time. A listing of prospective invitees is available at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_Saarbr%C3%BCcken_Atten… The board will sponsor a dinner out for Hackfest attendees and their guests for up to 300 € total. (If the number of confirmed attendees exceeds 10, the board may increase this amount in a future vote.) The event host will ensure there are snacks and beverages, and procure other incidentals as needed for attendees. They will be reimbursed for up to a total of 100 €. Votes: ------ | Board Member | 1. | 2. | 3. | | -------------------- |:--:|:--:|:--:| | Bryce Harrington | a. | a. | a. | | Josh Andler | a. | a. | a. | | Tavmjong Bah | a. | a. | a. | | Ted Gould | a. | a. | a. | | Martin Owens | a. | a. | a. | | Marc Jeanmougin | a. | a. | a. | | Chris Rogers | a. | a. | a. | Proposal: --------- Voting is needed on funding for sponsorship of attendees at the Saarbrücken Hackfest planned for May 2019. 1. Travel Sponsorship to Saarbrücken, Germany. - [ ] a. Reimburse pre-approved attendees (TBD) for up to a flat amount of $2000 per person. - [ ] b. Reimburse using the ranked system used for the Boston hackfest. - [ ] c. Reimburse with open ended limits to extent permitted by Software Conservancy policy. - [ ] d. Other: _______ - [ ] e. No, do not fund. 2. Board-sponsored Dinner. The Inkscape Board will fund a dinner out for Hackfest attendees and their guests. An estimated 10 people averaging 30 € each gives a budget of 300 €. - [ ] a. Yes, for estimated cost of up to 300 €. - [ ] b. Recommend a change: ___________ - [ ] c. No, do not fund. 3. Refreshments. The event host will ensure there are snacks and beverages, and procure other incidentals as needed for attendees. An estimate of 10 attendees * 2 days * 5 € suggests a budget of 100€. - [ ] a. Authorize reimbursement of up to 100 € to the event host for snacks, beverages, and other incidentals relating to the event hosting. - [ ] b. Authorize a different amount: _______ - [ ] c. Do not authorize reimbursement for refreshments Background: ----------- The Libre Graphics Meeting will be held in Germany in May. We wish to also hold a 2-day hackfest preceeding it. Travel grants will be provided to attendees of these events. The exact list of approved attendees will be determined separately. We anticipate attendance in the 10-15 person range. A listing of prospective invitees is available at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_Saarbr%C3%BCcken_Atten… Further details about the hackfest are available from http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_Saarbrücken ----- End forwarded message -----

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Recap of Inkscape's Hackfest in Pasadena
by Bryce Harrington 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

We've just completed another great hackfest here in rainy California, and wanted to share some accomplishments of the event. * The 1.0 release plan was fleshed out We will have a chill/frost/freeze sequence beginning March 15th, and will encourage a general focus on critical bugs. We will have a "Final Features" list of a narrow list of allowed features to land before the 1.0 release. A formalized definition of "blocker" bugs, vs "critical" bugs was agreed to, and will be made part of the release process. * The Roadmap will be rejuvenated with a new monthly process. Going forward, a new team will be formed to meet monthly and review/approve/forecast feature development work. This meeting will look at both "Big Ideas" that need long range planning, and smaller UX changes that need more than one person to decide. It will also track status of what the extended developer community is up to, and thus help turn the Roadmap into more of a Forecast. * A vision document on our UI strategy We see a need for a collaboratively developed document that lays out our intended design strategy for the UI. We didn't get into details on how to make this happen, though. * A "Big Ideas" tracker will be established in gitlab. (We need a better name for this.) These will hold "blueprint" scale feature requests, that will need planning, analysis, and scheduling via the roadmap. We will explore kanban-like approaches for managing this list in building the roadmap. * For Mac OS/X, we want to make initial steps by 1.0 Our first objective will be packaging a demo app. This could be a scripted build of gtk3-demo-application, for example; that way if there are problems, it will be more familiar to upstream. If this can be achieved by beta, we may be able to invest more to getting a package ready by 1.0. A follow up would be to convert the raw build script into equivalent CMake commands. This should reveal lessons on how to do this for Inkscape. Additional steps were scoped out, and will need further definition in gitlab. The master bug for this should probably move to the "Big Ideas" tracker at this point. * For CMYK, Color Management, and PDF/Print, we have a detailed plan of development tasks needed. This will be published in the "Big Ideas" gitlab tracker. * We will establish Paypal buttons for dedicated funds to start collection of donations for several targeted efforts: A. Native Mac OS/X Packaging B. Color Management C. Internships promoting diversity (e.g. Outreachy) * Budget planning work was begun Areas of interest for funding include hackfests, increased conference attendance for speakers, increased Vectors team budget, and resources towards increased fundraising and sponsorship management. The board will continue work via email. * A brand/trademark issue exists which needs visibility We will be making this (and things people can do to help) public soon. Preparatory tasks were identified and split up between us. * Video interviews of attendees were collected These videos will provide material for Vectors team outreach and communications efforts in coming weeks and months. * A greeter guideline was conceptualized The initial interactions with a new contributor are critical for getting them happily engaged, and directed to where they want to work. A personal touch counts, so we want actual people doing greeting work. The greeter guideline will give easy reference info that can be given in chat, etc. for how to get involved in different areas. * Teacher curriculum grant program We discussed using grant programs to develop teaching materials for educators to bring Inkscape into the classroom. This felt out of scope for us right now, but we may revisit the idea some day in the future. * Codebase subsystem contacts It can be unclear who to contact for advice when working on certain areas of the code. We will try to identify in per-directory README's the individuals who have experience with that code and who are available to be contacted with questions. SCALE

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Friendly Membership and Mentorship (hackfest meeting)
by Martin Owens 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

Dear Inkscape, We had an involved discussion about membership in the Inkscape project; how we can be welcoming and how we can organise ourselves for both casual and formal mentoring. Why: 1. To increase the number of contributors to the Inkscape project. 2. To actively improve the diversity of the project. 3. To inspire developers to develop for users needs. How: We already have a code of conduct, which is a firm code that everyone who is a part of Inkscape must abide to in order to be a part of this community. But on top of this, we wish to draft a "Universal Greeting" policy. This establishes the ways in which existing contributors interact with new contributors and users who may become contributors. We wish all Inkscape project contributors to be casual mentors to all other contributors and be mindful of our roles as guides. The goal is to improve the welcoming atmosphere of all of our official channels by providing a clear declaration of what being a good greeter is as well as a clear list of possible responses to each of the various questions, suggestions and criticisms of the project. Contributors do not have to sign up to the policy, but may be asked to not respond to new contributors until a greeter has had a chance to direct the new person to the right places for kind of contribution they want to make. Tasks: * [ ] Draft Universal Greeting Declaration. How to basics * [ ] Document of Topics and good responses. The next topic involves the old Inkscape Roadmap. This is sometimes known as the Inkscape Forecast as it's less of a document of what Inkscape will do, or even wishes it could do, but a way to document what things contributors are known to be working on and interested in. To improve this whole process of direction in the project and improve how new features land we wish to create a "Forecast Party", these are monthly events which would be hosted on Rocket Chat (and IRC) where we would. A. In the meeting before a release, review the whole forecast and decide on the big picture direction of the project. B. After a new release, have a landing space for new contributors to the project where we talk about the exiting possibilities and act as a meet and greet for everyone. C. All other months would be a focus on a specific forecast or wish list item. For example on month may be CMYK, another month may be multi-page. The idea is to get experts and excited people into the same room and talking about the next steps for the feature, throwing open the doors to the Inkscape project and promoting the events as a way to get into moving Inkscape forwards. Show and tell, videos and other media are expected to be parts of the meeting. Tasks: * [ ] Create a rocket chat channel for the new event * [ ] Talk with vectors team about how to promote the events into the wider community * [ ] Talk with other developers about promoting the events in developer spaces * [ ] Schedule some events to kick of the project. An introductory meeting to talk about the forecast list itself and what we should be meeting about next. * [ ] Set up a Forecast Inkscape project, only the forecast managers can post new issues to the kanban board, but it would be used to monitor and understand the Inkscape forecast in detail as well as document previous discussions. We wanted to talk about more active mentorship programs, actively inviting students from universities with an focus on diversity. We want to reach out to Outreachy and talk to other groups about how to attract new students. Tasks: * [ ] Meeting with Mo about Outreachy at Libre Planet * [ ] Decide how much money we want to spend on a mentorship program (board meeting) * [ ] Decide how to attract students and if we want mentors and students to be online or if we want programs run through existing university programs and networks. Martin,

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GSoC19 CSS & JS support
by Valentin Ionita 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Hey, everyone, I am in need for advice from the developers around. As I have stated several times already, I am looking to apply to Inkscape to GSoC and in order to do that, I have already had a few PRs merged, on translation, packaging and extensions. Some things about me: I am experienced in web development and graphic design and for about two years aware and excited about the open-source community. I am consistently building up my skills and learning in order to contribute from now on to projects that I find exciting and useful. Inkscape is one of those projects, as I have repeatedly used the app to learn design, create graphics and help communities with them. As it us specified in SoC application template on the wiki, I want to introduce my plans for contributing. I want to do mainly two things: improve the CSS support and add JS polyfills. Why two? Because I am capable and they're both in my skillsets. I believe these two are essential because they can be expanded upon. If we get a way of polyfilling Inkscape-specific functionality, I think it's the start for different mesh-gradients development, animations and other 'imported' functionality from other graphics software. This might seem like a lot, especially because they are actually two project ideas but I want you to understand my position. I am a workaholic and I will contribute to Inkscape even if I don't get accepted. However, if I get accepted, that would be an incentive to put in a lot more time into it, making it my main summer activity. As Moini suggested, I have forwarded this message to the mailing list. I'd love some feedback from Tav Have a great Hackfest! Valentin Ionita @vanntile

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Option to refresh fonts without relaunching
by Jabier Arraiza 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

new link: https://www.youtube.com/user/insaner169 -----Originhal Message----- From: Abhay Raj Singh <abhayofficialone@...400...> To: jabier.arraiza@...2893... Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Option to refresh fonts without relaunching Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 23:36:00 +0530 Hey Jabier , thanks for help, but the link you provided is not working. Kindly check it once Regards. On Fri, 1 Mar 2019 at 23:30, Jabier Arraiza <jabier.arraiza@...2893...> wrote: > There is some work years ago from Raphael Rosch, you can contact with > him: > > > https://youtube.com/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fc%2FRaphaelRosch?fbclid… > > Regards. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Abhay Raj Singh <abhayofficialone@...400...> > To: inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Option to refresh fonts without relaunching > Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 17:24:38 +0530 > > Hello, > I am Abhay Raj Singh ( rathod_sahaab ) from NIT Hamirpur, India. > > I am a regular user of inkscape. I have experienced that after > installing > fonts we have to relaunch inkscape to get them in out list and this > disrupts the workflow. > > I was wondering if I could add the feature to refresh Inkscape's > fonts > or > does the feature already exists?? > _______________________________________________ > 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] Generating User handwriting fonts
by Swayamjeet Swain 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

Hello again, Thank you for responding so soon. I am truly honored to be corresponding with the makers of Axidraw. I had never thought I would be interacting with you while I was making a DIY version of it. And I apologise for coming to the discussion so late, I had been using my version of the multi-line input since a year ago and didn't know active discussion was going on. Well I did read the thread, discussing the upcoming update of Hershey's text. I am attaching the link to the current code and extension files changes I made, to accommodate multi line inclusion, I don't think it will help much but then again it's just sitting in my disk project link - https://gitlab.com/swayne/inkscape_hersheys-text_multiline-input It's a makeshift make. I haven't completely integrated it with the extension, so to make it work you have follow the Readme file. (it's quite easy, bit of copy and paste. I just didn't invest much time to integrate it) Looking forward for the update and also can I send messages directly to this email, windell@...3695...? It will be for getting much deeper understanding of centerline Texts and few doubts which I had faced. Thankyou Swayne IIT ROORKEE P.S. I guess automating the handwriting font generation is a whole new paradigm and needs to be worked on. Tracing the fonts is quite tedious in the current setup. And having single line fonts matching your handwriting will completely change the plotter usages. On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 2:06 AM Windell H. Oskay <windell@...3695...> wrote: > Hi Swayne, > I'm the original author of the Hershey Text extension. I've been rewriting > Hershey Text with some major changes and a new version is almost ready. > (See > https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/merge_requests/25#note_145678292 > for discussion.) > > The changes that are underway do not overlap with the ideas of generating > handwriting fonts from PDF documents, and I expect the current set of > changes to be complete (and ready for you to build upon) by the GSoC start > date. I am not involved with Inkscape's GSoC program, but wanted you to be > aware of other work underway and for you to know that we all welcome your > efforts. > > -Windell > > > On Mar 2, 2019, at 10:20 AM, Swayamjeet Swain <swayam1998@...400...> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > My name is Swayamjeet Swain, am from IIT ROORKEE, India. > > I am wishing to apply for GSOC 2019 and have been working quite a bit > towards it. I have been using Inkscape quite extensively, especially for > CNC and plotting tasks and have been making extensive changes to the > current Hershey's text extension available in Inkscape. > > > > I have indeed expanded it to take in whole PDF documents and generate > single line texts and tweaked the fonts library to make my handwriting's > unique font. (Fun part is that I submit my practicals and college > assignments by using a plotter which I made and generating gcodes for these > single line fonts, as the fonts we generally use are incompatible (no one > writes like that).) > > > > I am adept at python,c and c++ , and I am looking forward to make a > project which can generate handwriting fonts after taking in written > alphabet's image from the user. > > > > But I am indeed a bit unsure if this is an acceptable project to be > included as an feature or am I moving towards making another extension (and > if that too works). I have already built Inkscape and have been going > through the code. Please suggest how I should proceed. > > > > Thanks > > Swayamjeet (Swayne) > > IIT Roorkee > > > > P.S. This mail feel like bursting a big bubble. Thanks to the other > aspirants for the confidence. > > _______________________________________________ > > Inkscape-devel mailing list > > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel > > Windell H. Oskay, Ph.D. > Co-Founder and Chief Scientist > Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories > 1285 Forgewood Ave > Sunnyvale CA 94089 > http://www.evilmadscientist.com/ > > [image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 03/03/19, 7:17:15 PM

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Inkscape won a Kopano subscription for OSBAR award: Is there a developer interested in using it?
by Maren Hachmann 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

Hi everyone, I'm following up on this action item from the Inkscape board meeting on Friday: ♢ ACTION: Ask on inkscape-devel@ if anyone would have a use for the license [Moini] So, in short, we won a Kopano Pro 20 users 1 year base subscription , which is kind of a hosted open source groupware solution. (photo with codes obfuscated: https://framadrive.org/s/Sqt9QRernZsQJCk) https://kopano.com/ https://kopano.com/pricing/ As the Inkscape project itself already has its own set of platforms in use, and a time-limited subscription isn't going to help us much, we're looking for someone who can use it. According to Bryce, if someone or even more than one person is interested, we will figure out the details later. If you can use it, please let us know! Maren

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Generating User handwriting fonts
by Swayamjeet Swain 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

Hi, My name is Swayamjeet Swain, am from IIT ROORKEE, India. I am wishing to apply for GSOC 2019 and have been working quite a bit towards it. I have been using Inkscape quite extensively, especially for CNC and plotting tasks and have been making extensive changes to the current Hershey's text extension available in Inkscape. I have indeed expanded it to take in whole PDF documents and generate single line texts and tweaked the fonts library to make my handwriting's unique font. (Fun part is that I submit my practicals and college assignments by using a plotter which I made and generating gcodes for these single line fonts, as the fonts we generally use are incompatible (no one writes like that).) I am adept at python,c and c++ , and I am looking forward to make a project which can generate handwriting fonts after taking in written alphabet's image from the user. But I am indeed a bit unsure if this is an acceptable project to be included as an feature or am I moving towards making another extension (and if that too works). I have already built Inkscape and have been going through the code. Please suggest how I should proceed. Thanks Swayamjeet (Swayne) IIT Roorkee P.S. This mail feel like bursting a big bubble. Thanks to the other aspirants for the confidence.

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Language port : Hindi Can we remove fuzzy comments?
by Abhay Raj Singh 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

Hello, I am Abhay Raj Singh ( rathod_sahaab ) a gsoc aspirant from National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur I was porting Inkscape to Hindi as it is my mother tounge and also I am very familiar with English. My Question is can we remove fuzzy comments if we are sure about given phrase's translational validity?? Thankyou

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Board meeting Friday Mar 1st at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Mar 1st, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings We'll be going over recent activities with infrastructure transitions and sponsors, discuss expansion of staff for Board duties, and final prep-work for the upcoming hackfest in Pasadena. Agenda: ------- * Infrastructure ** Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inkscapeofficial/ ** mailman3 status ** Wiki migration ** Weblate service deployment * Sponsorship ** Using gitlab issues for tracking ** Renewal of old sponsors ** 2 new bronze, 1 gold, 1 tbd ** SFC bookkeeping is still slow ** Sponsor acceptance policy ** Sponsor soliciting / outreach * Should we set up some new teams under delegation from the board? ** Funding - Fundraisers, merchandising, sponsorship management, etc. ** Accounting - Travel & other reimbursements ** Legal - Trademarks, etc. * Hackfest [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/17x/ SCALE] ** Review agenda *** Ideas to present to Bradley? ** Calls for donations * Hackfest [http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/ LGM 2019] ** May 30th-June 3rd (Saarbrucken, Germany) ** Next steps for organizing it * GSoC ** Mentors needed ** Guiding prospective students ** Project ideas list ** Development starter docs * Other Business Action Items from last meeting: ------------------------------- == Hackfest LGM Saarbrucken == ♢ ACTION: Arrange vote for funds for stickers for the two 2019 hackfests [bryce] === Merchandise Sales === ♢ ACTION: Email Bryce with evaluation/details about hellotux.com merchandise service, for preparing board vote [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Board vote on hellotux.com [bryce] === Bug Tracker Transition === ♢ ACTION: Write up an orientation web page for new bug triagers, for gitlab migration [Mc] == Inkscape 1.0 alpha release == ♢ ACTION: Check in with people doing test case conversion [Tav] ♢ ACTION: ping jimmac/barbara about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers] === Inkscape 1.0 Release === ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] === Sponsorship Management === ♢ ACTION: Find out about the new event insurance from #conservancy [tedg] ♢ ACTION: Generate summary of our financial situation [bryce] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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Option to refresh fonts without relaunching
by Abhay Raj Singh 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

Hello, I am Abhay Raj Singh ( rathod_sahaab ) from NIT Hamirpur, India. I am a regular user of inkscape. I have experienced that after installing fonts we have to relaunch inkscape to get them in out list and this disrupts the workflow. I was wondering if I could add the feature to refresh Inkscape's fonts or does the feature already exists??

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Interested in project : Refactoring
by TEJ SHIRISH SUKHATME . 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

Hello, I am Tej Sukhatme, from BITS Pilani, India. I would like to apply for GSOC 2019 under the project idea of refactoring the code for Inkscape. I have already cloned the repositories and built Inkscape on my computer. I know C as well as C++, so I guess I have the skills needed, However I couldn't find any bugs or anything of that sort on the issues list on GitLab. I need a little help as to how should I move on and help with the refactoring( basicaly, where/how should I start?). Also I have no idea as to how I should write my application for GSOC 2019, so help in that respect will also be appreciated. p.s. Can I also get the email address of Tavmjong Bah, so that I can ask for further help as he is a potential mentor for this project. Thanking you. Yours faithfully, Tej Sukhatme.

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At all on rocket chat inkscape-user
by unknown＠example.com 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

I just thought of something. If we have a few years of using chat.inkscape.org with people jumping in every now and then to ask questions, and then someone joins and types `@all hello here's some spam!` We'd be emailing all the people who ever joined the chat and didn't leave the room (which I figure would be everyone) Is there a way to turn off the @all functionality for #general and #inkscape-devel (except maybe for the admin?) Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Fw: [Inkscape-user] forum guidelines/CoC/complaints
by brynn 17 Feb '19

17 Feb '19

Just forwarding to the Devel list, for wider audience. Thanks, brynn -----Original Message----- From: brynn Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2019 10:31 PM To: Inkscape User Community Subject: [Inkscape-user] forum guidelines/CoC/complaints Hi Friends, I've previously volunteered to lead an effort to write the rules and guidelines for the new forum. Except for the rules about selecting staff and staff responsibilities, I think the community CoC should suffice. So I was just reviewing it. One thing specifically that I would like in the forum rules is a clear and concrete method where members can file a complaint and have it fairly heard and settled. In the CoC, apparently all that's available is contact Krzysztof Kosiński: tweenk.pl@...2620... Unless the complaint is about a moderator, in which case members are supposed to contact the Board. First question - Why is it a different process for complaints about moderators? 2nd - Can I at least say that Krzysztof Kosiński has some training and experience in conflict resolution? Or do we have other community members with such qualifications, who could do this for the forum? All best, brynn _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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need advice
by TEJ SHIRISH SUKHATME . 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

Hello, I am Tej Sukhatme, from BITS Pilani, India. I am new to development in general and want to start with developing inkscape. What are your suggesti0ons ? Which bug should i start with? and how do I go about understanding the codebase? I currently know C++ and little of GTK+. What else do I need to know? Thanks

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why are circles often represented as two arcs
by bryan rasmussen 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

As per the subject line I often notice that what comes out of inkscape and other svg capable editors uses paths to represent circles and other simple shapes. I suppose this is for some reason of code optimization (i.e code optimization in the editor not in the output SVG). Can anyone shed any light on this? Mvh, Bryan Rasmussen

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forum rules and guidelines
by brynn 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

Hi Friends, As the new forum is rapidly being finished, it's probably a good time to formalize the rules and guidelines for it. If anyone is interested in helping to draft this document or documents, please reply here. Once we have a group, we'll decide exactly how we want to handle this. When we started on this a couple of years ago, we used FramaPad, which allows users to edit documents live. I found it had the basic features that we needed. Or I think there are other similar types of sites. Although I'd be just as happy to be more old school, and exchange ODT or DOC files. But we can decide as a group. There aren't really any requirements to participate. Just care about the forum and how it functions :-) All best, brynn

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Handling of feature suggestions in gitlab
by Bryce Harrington 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

Hi all, One still-open question for our migration to gitlab is what to do with wishlist bugs / feature requests / blueprints. I've filed a ticket in gitlab for discussing this: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/infra/services/issues/22 Please share your thoughts on the gitlab issue or here on the mailing list. Bryce

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Font chooser GtkAction migration
by Alex Valavanis 11 Feb '19

11 Feb '19

Hi Tav and devs, I'm currently looking into getting rid of the deprecated GtkAction usage in the TextToolbar. It seems that the only sticking point is the use of the Ink_ComboBoxEntry_Action widget to select fonts. It should be OK to migrate this to a Gtk::ToolItem, but before I do that, I just wondered if we had considered using the standard GtkFontButton ( https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkFontButton.html)? This would provide a summary of the font face and size, but would pop-up a font-chooser dialog ( https://developer.gnome.org/gtkmm-tutorial/stable/sec-font-chooser-dialog.h…) rather than providing an entry in a combobox. This could result in a less cluttered toolbar, but I suspect there might be some "clever things" going on in our font support, and I don't want to break anything without asking! Any thoughts? AV

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UX for Inkscape tutorials
by anatoly techtonik 10 Feb '19

10 Feb '19

Hi. I'd like to know what do you think about this issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inkscape/+bug/1803021 ? -- anatoly t.

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Request for wiki account creation
by Chris Jones 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

I'd like to have a wiki account at wiki.inkscape.org I'd like my username to be ipatch (all lowercase) please & thank you. I'd like to have chris.r.jones.1983@...400... associated with the username. I'm known as: github.com/ipatch gitlab.com/truckmonth IRC capin Please let me know if I left out any information. Thank you, to whomever takes the time to setup an account for me. v/r Chris

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Apple DMG Packages / CI
by Ostermeier, Christoph 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Hi, My colleague posted on https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=1517.msg10076#msg10076 because we noticed our automatic packaging system isn’t getting the newest Inkscape anymore. Then we noticed that you are searching for a developer who can build DMG files and run CI-Jobs. Maybe we can help you out with this, as we have some old Mac mini which could run a ci-runner for gitlab. Do you have any documentation how builds were made until 0.92.2? Do you actually build all release versions using a CI/CD Pipeline? Actually we do not have c/c++ knowledge, so we can only help you out with infrastructure. Cheers, Christoph

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[RFC] for all users of perl extensions on Windows - perl vs. wperl
by Patrick Storz 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

Hi all, we're currently considering to change the default interpreter executable for perl extensions on Windows from "perl.exe" to "wperl.exe", see [1]. In case any developers/users of perl extensions on Windows are reading this, please let us know if this is a change you'd welcome or if this has the potential to break your extension / current setup. For everybody unaware of the difference between perl and wperl: On Windows there's a fundamental distinction between console applications and "GUI" applications. The former are always attached to a console window and will start one if necessary (i.e. you'd see a console window pop up while running the extension), which is also the case for "perl.exe". "wperl.exe" on the other hand is compiled as a "GUI" application and doesn't require a console. The downside is that "wperl" only exists on Windows (there's no such distinction on other OSs) and might not even be available in some perl distributions. In any case the interpreter executable can always be customized as described in the Wiki article [2], so you'll always be able to set the interpreter of your choice. This also allows you to test this change ahead of time and give feedback. Cheers, Patrick [1] https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/issues/46 [2] http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Extension_Interpreters

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Board meeting Friday Feb 1st at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Feb 1st, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings Agenda: ------- * Hackfest [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/17x/ SCALE] ** March 7th-10th, 2019 (Pasadena, California) ** Need to identify potential attendees to invite. ** Make sure all travelers have their arrangements made * Hackfest [http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/ LGM 2019] ** May 30th-June 3rd (Saarbrucken, Germany) Proposed. ** Need event host/coordinator * Spreadshirt ** Review how rollout went. Any followup tasks? * Bug tracker transition plan ** Review how kickoff went. Followup tasks? * Sponsorship management + Invoicing for sponsors + Use gitlab issues for tracking? + Sponsor acceptance policy + Renewal of old sponsors + Sponsor soliciting / outreach + Meeting w/ Karen on Conservancy assistance * 2019 Budget + Current balances + Plans for 2019 * Wiki migration * Weblate service deployment * Other Business Action Items from last meeting: ------------------------------- === Hackfest SCALE Pasadena === ♦ ACTION: Check into pre/post SCALE meeting options & AirBNB [tedg, scislac] ♦ ACTION: Set up hackfest fundraiser web page for SCALE hackfest [maren] ♦ ACTION: Put together list of people to invite to 2019 SCALE hackfest [tedg] ♦ ACTION: Identify/recruit Inkscape presenters for SCALE [ryangorley] == Hackfest LGM Saarbrucken == ♢ ACTION: Arrange vote for funds for stickers for the two 2019 hackfests [bryce] === Merchandise Sales === ♦ ACTION: Coordinate announcement of spreadshirt with hackfest [crogers, vectors team] ♢ ACTION: Email Bryce with evaluation/details about hellotux.com merchandise service, for preparing board vote [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Board vote on hellotux.com [bryce] === Bug Tracker Transition === ♢ ACTION: Discuss scheduling for rollout of bug transition game with Terry [crogers, bryce] ♢ ACTION: Write up an orientation web page for new bug triagers, for gitlab migration [Mc] ♦ ACTION: Announce move to gitlab for new Inkscape & 2geom bug reports, once inkscape 1.0-alpha is released [bryce] == Inkscape 1.0 alpha release == ♦ ACTION: Start Inkscape 1.0-alpha release once 2geom is released [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Check in with people doing test case conversion [Tav] ♢ ACTION: ping jimmac/barbara about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers] === Inkscape 0.92.4 Release === ♦ ACTION: Kickoff 0.92.4 release once 1.0-alpha is released [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Remember to put correct version string in AC_ for 0.92.4 [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Plan PR for 0.92.4 (with mention of availability of alpha) [vectors team, ryangorley] === Inkscape 1.0 Release === ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] === Sponsorship Management === ♢ ACTION: Find out about the new event insurance from #conservancy [tedg] ♦ ACTION: See if Karen or other Conservancy members will be at SCALE to discuss sponsorship management ♢ ACTION: Generate summary of our financial situation [bryce] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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Hackfest in Germany (May 2019)
by Bryce Harrington 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Hi all, We're considering a May hackfest in Germany, organized around the LGM event in Saarbrücken. For this, we need someone in the role of event coordinator. If you're available and interested (or might potentially), please let me know. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_Saarbr%C3%BCcken The duties of the event coordinator is to make sure we have a venue for the meeting, recruits attendees, and provides travel-related information (e.g. hotel and dining suggestions). Thanks, Bryce

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sK1 - Uniconverter update, dpi parameter
by Tyler Durden 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

regarding "Inkscape 0.92 can't open or save .plt files" https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1658260 Just got word from SK1 devs that an update is issued: "Inkscape to Uniconvertor: .plt file output scale discrepancy - UC/Sk1 still inputs at 90dpi?" https://github.com/sk1project/sk1-wx/issues/44#issuecomment-457963940 ******************** "@8thrule @raboof we have added optional parameter for svg processing: --svg_dpi Default value is 90, but you can use 96 to resolve issue. uniconvertor file.svg file.plt --svg_dpi=96 Hope this fix the issue. You may test changes using uniconvertor night builds:" ****************** TD

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missing Extensions system in trunk : Windows, 0.92+devel (36c73a7, 2018-09-09)
by alvinpenner 26 Jan '19

26 Jan '19

Windows 10, Inkscape 0.92+devel (36c73a7, 2018-09-09) - when I start Inkscape, I get the following error messages: - on the menu, the Extensions system is largely missing, see screenshot attached missing_extensions.png <http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/file/t148043/missing_extensions.png> Alvin .................................................. ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:33.402: Unable to open PowerPoint fontfix file: C:\APP\Temp\inkscape_devel\share\extensions\fontfix.conf PowerPoint ungrouping compensation in WMF/EMF export will not be available. ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:33.793: Failed to load resource: inkex.py from C:\Users\penne_000\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\inkex.py or C:\APP\Temp\inkscape_devel\share\extensions\inkex.py ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:33.793: Failed to load resource: inkex.py from C:\Users\penne_000\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\inkex.py or C:\APP\Temp\inkscape_devel\share\extensions\inkex.py ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:33.793: Failed to load resource: inkex.py from C:\Users\penne_000\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\inkex.py or C:\APP\Temp\inkscape_devel\share\extensions\inkex.py ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:33.793: Failed to load resource: inkex.py from C:\Users\penne_000\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\inkex.py or C:\APP\Temp\inkscape_devel\share\extensions\inkex.py ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:33.793: Failed to load resource: inkex.py from C:\Users\penne_000\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\inkex.py or C:\APP\Temp\inkscape_devel\share\extensions\inkex.py Pango version: 1.42.3 ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:34.434: Unknown verb name: org.inkscape.typography.newglyphlayer ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:34.434: Unknown verb name: org.inkscape.typography.newglyphlayer ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:34.434: Unknown verb name: org.inkscape.typography.nextglyphlayer ** (inkscape.exe:2000): WARNING **: 06:29:34.434: Unknown verb name: org.inkscape.typography.nextglyphlayer Unable to find: org.inkscape.typography.newglyphlayer Unable to find: org.inkscape.typography.newglyphlayer Unable to find: org.inkscape.typography.nextglyphlayer Unable to find: org.inkscape.typography.nextglyphlayer Unable to find: org.inkscape.help.manual Unable to find: org.inkscape.help.keys Unable to find: org.inkscape.help.askaquestion Unable to find: org.inkscape.help.commandline Unable to find: org.inkscape.help.faq Unable to find: org.inkscape.help.relnotes Unable to find: org.inkscape.help.reportabug Unable to find: org.inkscape.help.svgspec -- Sent from: http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/Inkscape-Dev-f2781808.html

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Website Confusion
by unknown＠example.com 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

Dear Developers, This is an interesting brand confusion issue that I want to bring up. Users who visit the Inkscape website exhibit sometimes some key confusions which I'm not entirely sure how to fix: 1. That Inkscape requires them to register for an account in order to download. This is not true, but users have been trained by proprietary service vendors to register accounts for everything to get access. Help requests from users who forget their password or can't activate their accounts indicate that they only wanted to download Inkscape. 2. That the gallery on the website /is inkscape/, this is a much rarer problem. But sometimes people upload things to the Inkscape gallery in order to somehow get the website to perform actions or 'use' Inkscape via a web interface. This is likely because many users are trained to think of apps as websites and the website offers some abilities which could be confused for entry points into Inkscape functionality. This presents as moderation flags, usually people uploading photos and asking why Inkscape can't be accessed. These are issues that may get worse as more and more people get computers which are not-desktops. Phones, tables, whatever chromebooks are. And I can imagine there might be some simple changes to help direct people more. Thoughts? Best Regards, Martin Owens

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GSoC 2019?
by Bryce Harrington 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

What are our plans for this year? Josh, are you able to coordinate GSoC this year if we decide to move forward with it? Bryce ----- Forwarded message from 'Stephanie Taylor' via Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List <gsoc-mentors-announce@...820...> ----- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:04:12 -0800 (PST) From: 'Stephanie Taylor' via Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List <gsoc-mentors-announce@...820...> To: Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List <gsoc-mentors-announce@...820...> Subject: [GSoC Mentors Announce] GSoC 2019 Orgs Applications now open Hi all, If your open source organization is interested in being a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2019 please be sure to submit your organization's application via g.co/gsoc before February 6 at 20:00 UTC. Organizations chosen for GSoC 2019 will be announced on February 26th. Best, Google Open Source Programs Office -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gsoc-mentors-announce+unsubscribe@...3168... Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/gsoc-mentors-announce. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. ----- End forwarded message -----

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Pasadena Hackfest travel arrangements
by Bryce Harrington 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

If you haven't made your travel arrangements for the Pasadena hackfest yet, please do so soon. Airfare is already going up! Once you do have reservations made, please add your details to: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_SCALE_Attendees While you're at it, take a few minutes to flesh out our topics list: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_SCALE_Topics Bryce On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 12:27:48AM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote: > Hi all, > > If you're going to be joining us in Pasadena this March, please get your > travel arrangements made this weekend, to avoid higher airfare costs. > > Remember that SFC's travel policy requires doing a flight search with > screenshots. If you've not gone through the process, the policy's worth > a review before you book flights: > > https://sfconservancy.org/projects/policies/conservancy-travel-policy.html > > After making arrangements, add your details here: > > http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_SCALE_Attendees > > Bryce > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel

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Inkscape 0.92.4 bugfix release
by Bryce Harrington 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

Inkscape has launched version 0.92.4 with increased stability. This update delivers some notable performance improvements for filter rendering, saving and moving paths (with a live path effect), and the measure tool. Download Inkscape 0.92.4 packages here: https://inkscape.org/release/ The key improvements in this version will enable Inkscape users to do or experience the following: * Align multiple objects as a group relative to a single object * Write image data to standard output * Experience extensions working faster within complex documents * See improved speed when deselecting a path with many nodes * Ungroup text elements won’t result in changed font size of children * Able to print and / or print correct paper size with printers (especially Canon, EPSON, Konica Minolta) * See improved performance of the measure tool when grids are visible * See proper opacity of partially transparent embedded bitmap images in PDF export * Able to Shift/Ctrl-click on control handles of shapes without crashing * Build Inkscape with up-to-date poppler library 0.72.0 – useful for Mac users building with Homebrew Translation and documentation updates ------------------------------------- The Icelandic and Brazilian Portuguese user interface (UI) translations have been updated. Inkscape’s Ukranian and Hungarian documentation translations have also been revised in this version. Join an Inkscape project team ----------------------------- There is always room for developers, especially those who can help with the following: * Package version 0.92.4 for Mac * Prepare the upcoming Inkscape 1.0 to be usable on MacOS * Help with programming a great UI for some of the new features in 1.0 * Help fix bugs and implement new features * Wrangle Python Head here https://inkscape.org/contribute/ to find out more about joining the ranks. Inkscape is always happy to welcome new contributors to help complete documentation and other elements of the project that are translated into many different languages. The project is seeking support with interface, documentation and other content translation. If you would like to contribute, head to https://inkscape.org/contribute/translations/ Another great way to help Inkscape is through Vectors, who are the marketing, outreach, and promotion team for Inkscape. Designers, artists, marketers, writers, and anyone enthusiastic about bringing Inkscape to more people in more places, is welcome to join. Inkscape alpha version 1.0 seeking testers ------------------------------------------ As the project advances towards an alpha release of version 1.0, the Inkscape teams are seeking developers interested in testing the alpha ahead of release. Download 1.0 alpha at: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0alpha0/ Report new issues in Inkscape's Inbox: http://inkscape.org/inbox Watch Inkscape.org https://inkscape.org/ and social media channels for the latest details on the progress of the 1.0 development work. Mac OS: Inkscape needs your help -------------------------------- As few Inkscape volunteer developers use Mac, the project needs someone who knows how to automatically package a .dmg file, to enable Mac users to test the alpha version, along with Mac equipment to run continuous integration jobs. If you're interested in working on this, please introduce yourself on one of our discussion channels, and keep an eye out for other Mac volunteers to work with on this important task.

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Issue tracking for Inkscape moves to Gitlab
by Bryce Harrington 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

Hi all, As of this week, the Inkscape project is shifting to Gitlab for issue tracking in place of Launchpad. https://gitlab.com/groups/inkscape/-/issues We've been using Gitlab for our code hosting and other purposes for a year and a half now[1], and have found it to be reliable and convenient. We didn't migrate Issue Tracking until now, so we could take time to make sure we had a plan: 1. Going forward, new bug reports should be filed only in Gitlab. 2. Launchpad will remain available as a historical archive of our bug reports. Filing bugs there will remain possible for now, but discouraged. 3. Bugs in Launchpad that are still reproducible in Inkscape 0.92.4 or newer can be re-filed on Gitlab and closed on Launchpad. We are planning efforts to help organize the migration work and keep track of progress. More info on this will be coming soon. Eventually, when the necessary bugs have been migrated, bug reporting in Launchpad will be shut off. We're enthused about this change, and hope you too will find gitlab a more user friendly way to report issues, and we'd love your help triaging and solving Inkscape bugs. Bryce 1: https://inkscape.org/news/2017/06/10/inkscape-moves-gitlab/

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] PPA breakage? (was Re: Inkscape hackfest in Pasadena)
by Bryce Harrington 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Heya Alex, I looked into this myself, the situation turned out to be a dependency issue with libpng that is particular only to Xenial, and only occurring on the trunk-daily PPA builds. Essentially, trunk needs libpng16 now but it has libpng12, and other stuff breaks if we try and force libpng16. We ended up just deciding that since Xenial is old, probably not worth the trouble to keep it active in the PPA, so I dropped it from the PPA. I got all the other PPA builds up to date. The stable PPA is updated to the 0.92.4 tag, and the stable-daily PPA had an invalid recipe so I fixed that too. Everything seems happily building packages. Bryce On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 10:59:18AM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote: > Hi Alex, > > Would you be able to look today into why we're getting error messages > for the PPA's? I was going to investigate yesterday but ran out of > time. > > We're wanting the PPAs to be available for folks both for getting the > tagged INKSCAPE_1_0_ALPHA builds, as well as the 0.92.4 release. > > Thanks, > Bryce

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Edit in wiki + Request for account
by Aditya Sher 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Hello, I was reading the contribute wiki. (Came here because automatic account creation is disabled) Below is an edit I suggest: *Link*: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Compiling_Inkscape_on_Windows_with_… *Section*: Obtaining Inkscape Source. Code: git clone <link> *Edit suggested:* *Common Error(possibly): *due to slow internet connection. error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly fatal: early EOF fatal: index-pack failed *Solution: * >git clone <link> --depth 1 >git fetch --unshallow *Reference: * *https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38618885/error-rpc-failed-curl-transfer-closed-with-outstanding-read-data-remaining <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38618885/error-rpc-failed-curl-transfer…>* I think if solution to common errors is provided in contribute section it will encourage newcomers to contribute. Please communicate whether this is worth adding in the wiki. Regards and thanks, Aditya.

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Need short url to redirect to https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues
by C R 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

I need it for the tutorial video on how to report bugs in inkscape on the new GitLab platform. Something short like: inkscape.com/report Since I'm rushing to get the video done for release tomorrow, I'd rather not get into a long debate about what's the best way. If we make a better way later, we can change the video. Time is of the essence. :) Thanks. -C

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Build configuration for activation of path effect Fillet/Chamfer
by Johannes Madel 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

Hi there, I would like to compile Inkscape in a way so that I can use the Fillet/Chamfer path effect. I got Inkscape compiled under a msys2 environment under windows 10 with the macro WITH_MODULES enabled, but I still cannot find the path effect in the list in the gui interface. As a codebase I use the source code from the gitlab repo and the branch 0.92.x. Am I missing something? I furthermore have not found the given macro in the source code (only one #ifdef in inkview.cpp which seems somewhat related). I would expect some constructs like: #ifdef WITH_MODULES /* some code */ #endif Is this the correct macro to define for this use case? I am not totally sure that I did the build configuration correctly. It seems that the macro definition is supposed to more or less add steps to the build configuration. Could you point me to the files where this is done. Best regards, Johannes Madel

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Prep for Inkscape 1.0 alpha
by Bryce Harrington 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

Hi all, I am working on packaging issues for getting alpha put together. (Nothing major, just a couple errors in the dist scripts.) Please avoid any code changes from now until tomorrow. If you have a critical (and well-tested) bugfix it might be ok, but just check with me first before landing it. Translations, packaging work, and other non-code changes you know are 100% safe and correct, are ok to land for the next 24 hrs, but I plan to cut the branch at that point. Any other questions or concerns, just drop me an email or catch me on irc or rocketchat. Thanks, Bryce

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Pasadena Hackfest travel arrangements
by Bryce Harrington 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

Hi all, If you're going to be joining us in Pasadena this March, please get your travel arrangements made this weekend, to avoid higher airfare costs. Remember that SFC's travel policy requires doing a flight search with screenshots. If you've not gone through the process, the policy's worth a review before you book flights: https://sfconservancy.org/projects/policies/conservancy-travel-policy.html After making arrangements, add your details here: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_SCALE_Attendees Bryce

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Bug reporting tutorial for Inkscape 1.0 Alpha
by C R 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

So, I'm trying to make a video for ongoing bug reporting for Inkscape in GitLab. However, there is no page https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues, which I assume is where we want most of the bugs reported, correct? The best I could do at the moment is do a tutorial for how to report an issue in the extensions sub-section: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/issues And that's because there's a big green button that says "New Issue" in the upper right corner. Is it that we have not added all the sub-sections of the project yet? Can someone add those sections so I can work them into the tutorial? (I'd do it but I'm bound to do it wrong). Let me know. In the meantime, I'm making the animation bits, in hopes of having the video ready by the 16th release of 1.0 Alpha. Thanks for the help! -C

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GSoC - [deb@...3057...: Jan. 9th IRC help for projects applying to be part of GSOC]
by Bryce Harrington 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

FYI, discussion session on GSoC, if anyone's interested. ----- Forwarded message from Deb Nicholson <deb@...3057...> ----- Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:02:01 -0500 From: Deb Nicholson <deb@...3057...> To: project-reps@...3057... Subject: Jan. 9th IRC help for projects applying to be part of GSOC Hi all, Two Conservancy folks (Olly Betts of Xapian, and Xavier Dutoit of Houdini and a longtime CiviCRM GSoC admin) have generously agreed to offer their help, advice and expertise to Conservancy folks who are newer to applying for GSoC. Swing by Conservancy's IRC channel, #conservancy on freenode.net at 2pm Eastern time (aka New York Time, currently GMT -4) on Wednesday, January 9th. If you have not used IRC before, don't worry! You can access it via any web browser. Click here, https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23conservancy Then you'll just choose a nickname and you're ready to go! Here's the GSoC timeline for reference, https://developers.google.com/o pen-source/gsoc/timeline See you on Wednesday! Deb -- Deb Nicholson <deb@...3057...> Software Freedom Conservancy ----- End forwarded message -----

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Vectors Meeting in 9.5 Hours!
by Ryan Gorley 05 Jan '19

05 Jan '19

Hello all, This is just a reminder that the Vectors will be meeting in the #team_vectors channel of chat.inkscape.org in 9.5 hours (See time conversion <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Inkscape+Vectors+…>). There has been new interest expressed in getting involved and a lot of collaboration going on. As always we aim to keep the meeting to an hour. The agenda is not set in stone, so bring the items you're interested in and we'll see if we can remove some blockers for you! Ryan

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Board meeting Friday Jan 4th at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 05 Jan '19

05 Jan '19

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Jan 4th, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings Agenda: ------- * Hackfest [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/17x/ SCALE] ** March 7th-10th, 2019 (Pasadena, California) ** Need to identify potential attendees to invite. * Hackfest [http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/ LGM 2019] ** May 30th-June 3rd (Saarbrucken, Germany) Proposed. ** Need event host/coordinator * Spreadshirt ** Final touchups ** Schedule for public kickoff ** Marketing * Bug tracker transition plan * Weblate service deployment * Sponsorship management + Meeting w/ Karen on Conservancy assistance + Sponsor acceptance policy + Renewal of old sponsors + Sponsor soliciting / outreach * 2019 Budget + Current balances + Plans for next year * Other Business Action Items from last meeting: ------------------------------- === SCALE + Hackfest === ♦ ACTION: Hold vote for March hackfest [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Check into pre/post SCALE meeting options & AirBNB [tedg, scislac] ♢ ACTION: Set up hackfest fundraiser web page for SCALE hackfest [maren] ♢ ACTION: Put together list of people to invite to 2019 SCALE hackfest [tedg] ♢ ACTION: Identify/recruit Inkscape presenters for SCALE [ryangorley] === LGM + Hackfest === ♦ ACTION: Send email to recruit a volunteer to coordinate May hackfest in Germany [bryce] === Merchandise Sales === ♢ ACTION: Coordinate announcement of spreadshirt with hackfest [crogers, vectors team] ♦ ACTION: Check with Conservancy on status of sticker production [doctormon] ♢ ACTION: Email Bryce with evaluation/details about hellotux.com merchandise service, for preparing board vote [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Board vote on hellotux.com [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Follow up with Cr on status of Spreadshirt rollout [bryce] === Bug Tracker Transition === ♢ ACTION: Write up an orientation web page for new bug triagers, for gitlab migration [Mc] ♢ ACTION: Announce move to gitlab for new Inkscape & 2geom bug reports, once inkscape 1.0-alpha is released [bryce] == Inkscape 1.0 alpha release == ♢ ACTION: Start Inkscape 1.0-alpha release once 2geom is released [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Check in with people doing test case conversion [Tav] ♢ ACTION: ping jimmac/barbara about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers] === Inkscape 0.92.4 Release === ♢ ACTION: Kickoff 0.92.4 release once 1.0-alpha is released [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Remember to put correct version string in AC_ for 0.92.4 [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Plan PR for 0.92.4 (with mention of availability of alpha) [vectors team, ryangorley] === Inkscape 1.0 Release === ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] === Sponsorship Management === ♢ ACTION: Find out about the new event insurance from #conservancy [tedg] ♢ ACTION: See if Karen or other Conservancy members will be at SCALE to discuss sponsorship management ♢ ACTION: Generate summary of our financial situation [bryce] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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Inkscape Hackfests!
by Tavmjong Bah 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

Dear Inkscaper, We plan on holding two Inkscape hackfests in the next half year. The first will be in Pasadena (Los Angeles), California from March 4th through March 6th.[1] This hackfest takes place just before the 2019 Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE). The second hackfest will at the Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) in Saarbrücken, Germany (near the French/German border) from May 29th through June 2nd. We encourage all Inkscaper's (developers, designers, translators, etc.) to attend these hackfests. Financial support will be available to active participants in the Inkscape community. To be eligible for support you need to add your name to the appropriate "Attendees" page. [3][4] Don't hesitate to add your name even if your attendance is not certain yet. Tav [1] http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_SCALE [2] http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_Saarbr%C3%BCcken [3] http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_SCALE_Attendees [4] http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2019_Saarbr%C3%BCcken_Atten…

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Failed builds on Launchpad - daily emails
by Christoffer Holmstedt 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

Hi I keep getting daily emails about failed builds from "Launchpad Buildd System" [1, 2]. As Inkscape is now built on Gitlab infrastructure afaik is this something to look into or should launchpad builds be disabled somehow? [1] https://launchpadlibrarian.net/404699241/buildlog_ubuntu-xenial-i386.inksca… [2] https://launchpadlibrarian.net/404699568/buildlog_ubuntu-xenial-amd64.inksc… Best regards -- Christoffer Holmstedt

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Inkscape 0.93.3 Bug
by Nico Sauter 31 Dec '18

31 Dec '18

Hello, we encountered a bug in the new Inkscape Verion (0.93.3) on our Fedora28 Workstations. Steps to reproduce: - Start Inkscape - Open a new document (Even if Inkscape opens one on defalut) - Write Text - Mark the text from right to left. -> Crash I can reproduce that every time and even with a new installed machine. flatpak installations works. But dnf package seems to be corrupt somehow. Here a few more debug infos: https://pastebin.com/ujHZVR6e I hope thats right here, i noticed that inkscape-tracker seems to be outdated.

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Bitmap scan results in layers instead of objects.
by Aditya Sher 30 Dec '18

30 Dec '18

The *bitmap scan feature * results in layers instead of objects, which leads to low quality conversion at times, is there any ongoing work or beta that supports that feature, I will be glad to help in any way I can to implement it in case its possible to do so. Best, Aditya Sher

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Repeated tasks:
by Aditya Sher 25 Dec '18

25 Dec '18

Is there any plugin which will help me achieve repeated tasks? Like: There are 52 files, with exact same layers and all same objects (except top layer). Is there a way to change color of object in lowest layer (for all 52 files) Or delete all objects of a layer and replace them with objects present in same layer of file 1. In case it doesn't exist, how can one look forward to developing such a plugin? Is it feasible? and most importantly do others feel the need or its just me because I am doing a exception case task which will rarely occur? Also as a question, in case such a feature doesn't exist, has anyone else faced a similar problem and wished to eliminate such repeated tasks? Regards, Aditya Sher

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Inkscape 0.92.3 package for MacOS
by Jim McDermott 23 Dec '18

23 Dec '18

Hey all - I saw that you're looking for help putting together the package for the above. What kind of help do you need? I'll do what I can to hep out. Thanks, Jim McDermott, CSM

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Board meeting Friday Dec 7th at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 09 Dec '18

09 Dec '18

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Dec 7th, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings Agenda: ------- * Future meetings/hackfests. ** [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/17x/ SCALE] - March 7th-10th, 2019 (Pasadena, California) ** [http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/ LGM 2019] - May 30th-June 3rd (Saarbrucken, Germany) Proposed. (About two hours by train from Paris.) * Merchandise sales ** Spreadshirt ** Evaluate self-serve merchandise sales - spreadshirt, cafepress, Golden Ribbon, Think Penguin or similar [Mc] * Bug tracker transition plan * Weblate service deployment * Sponsorship management + Meeting w/ Karen on Conservancy assistance + Sponsor acceptance policy + Sponsorship procedures & defined contact point + Sponsor soliciting / outreach * Action Items * Other Business Action Items from last meeting: ------------------------------- === SCALE === ♢ ACTION: Check into pre/post SCALE meeting options & AirBNB [tedg, scislac] ♢ ACTION: Propose some options and concrete plans for hackfest at SCALE [tedg] ♢ ACTION: Email board about status on SCALE venues by Nov 9th [tedg] ♢ ACTION: Lock in commitment for SCALE hackfest venue by Nov 16th, else plan to reschedule hackfest [tedg] ♢ ACTION: Set up hackfest fundraiser web page for SCALE hackfest ♢ ACTION: Put together list of people to invite to 2019 SCALE hackfest [tedg] ♢ ACTION: Identify/recruit Inkscape presenters for SCALE [ryangorley] === Merchandise Sales === ♢ ACTION: Coordinate announcement of spreadshirt with hackfest [crogers, vectors team] ♢ ACTION: Check with Conservancy on status of sticker production [doctormon] ♢ ACTION: Email Bryce with evaluation/details about hellotux.com merchandise service, for preparing board vote [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Board vote on hellotux.com [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Follow up with Cr on status of Spreadsheet rollout [bryce] === 0.92.4 Release === ♢ ACTION: Kickoff 0.92.4 release [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Remember to put correct version string in AC_ for 0.92.4 [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Start 0.92.4 release once Inkscape 1.0-alpha is released [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Plan PR for 0.92.4 (with mention of availability of alpha) [vectors team, ryangorley] == Inkscape 1.0 alpha release == ♢ ACTION: Start Inkscape 1.0-alpha release once 2geom is released [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Check in with people doing test case conversion [Tav] ♢ ACTION: ping jimmac/barbara about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers] === Bug Tracking === ♦ ACTION: Recruit folks to help plan gitlab bugs transition [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Write up an orientation web page for new bug triagers, for gitlab migration [Mc] ♢ ACTION: Announce move to gitlab for new Inkscape & 2geom bug reports, once inkscape 1.0-alpha is released [bryce] === Trademarks === ♦ ACTION: Ask SFC opinion for widening our trademark registrations beyond US [bryce] === 1.0 Release === ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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Autosave for inkscape
by Aditya Sher 07 Dec '18

07 Dec '18

I was wondering whether inkscape has autosave, of not I would be willing to work on it, (under a mentor) in upcoming winter break, since I feel autosave is a highly useful feature for vector editors, because we tend to forget to his ctrl+s so often :(

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Bronze sponsor request
by unknown＠example.com 30 Nov '18

30 Nov '18

Dear Board, We have a request to sponsor the Inkscape project from icons8.com at the bronze level. If anyone knows or can find anything against our rules, let me know. Otherwise I'll post them instructions to send the money by the start of next week. Best Regards, Martin Owens

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As easy way to use development (or 1.0 preview) in Ubuntu 18.10
by anatoly techtonik 29 Nov '18

29 Nov '18

Hi again. https://inkscape.org/release/master/platforms/ doesn't mention upcoming 1.0 at all, and I don't see there an easy way to use development builds in Ubuntu 18.10. Like PPA or better snap. ✗ sudo snap info inkscape ... snap-id: tIrcA87dMWthuDORCCRU0VpidK5SBVOc channels: stable: 0.92.3 (4274) 177MB - candidate: 0.92.3 (4349) 180MB - beta: ↑ edge: 0.92+devel (4265) 192MB - For this snap I'd expect the serial number for edge to be higher than stable, and that means the snap is not updated. So is there any other recommended (which means user friendly in this context) to check latest development versions of Inkscape to give a quick feedback? -- anatoly t.

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clang-format vs custom indentation
by anatoly techtonik 28 Nov '18

28 Nov '18

Hello. clang-format fails my one line patch and proposes to remove the indentation that was before my change. My opinion that the code will become less readable that it is now. How to deal with that? --- src/ui/dialog/aboutbox.cpp (before formatting) +++ src/ui/dialog/aboutbox.cpp (after formatting) @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ set_website ( "https://www.inkscape.org"); set_website_label (_("Inkscape website")); set_license_type (Gtk::LICENSE_GPL_3_0); - set_copyright (_("© 2019 Inkscape Developers")); + set_copyright(_("© 2019 Inkscape Developers")); set_comments (_("Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics Editor\n" "Draw Freely.")); https://gitlab.com/techtonik/inkscape/-/jobs/125913035 -- anatoly t.

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Website Update: Menus
by unknown＠example.com 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Dear Inkscape Devels, The Inkscape website has had a menus problem every since we upgraded. It would show French, German and any random menu to English visitors at random times. The django-cms menus app has always been very slow, way, way over- engineered and just not very good for websites with more than two languages. Thanks to Jabier, we've replaced it with a simple but more manual menu system. The new menu is disconnected from the CMS, so if you edit a cms page, add news ones or delete pages, you must now also edit the menus in each language to account for this. This manual editing is a disadvantage, but there are advantages too. Firstly, we can have different menus for different languages (if we want to say link to a different community forum for Japanese). We can also remove a lot of hacky blank places from our CMS that stood in for regular django pages, making that part of menu management more direct. Finally it's faster. Way faster. 2200ms first hit, 700ms cached vs 940ms first-hit and 512ms cached. Also it serves up the right language menu, which is quite a useful perk. If there's any issues either in the rendering or editing (which is quite crude, I admit) please let me know via an issue on inkscape-web. Thanks again to Jabier for the code and the idea to fix this issue with a bit of DIY. Best Regards, Martin Owens Website Administrator

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First Inkscope Video Podcast is live!
by C R 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J1r8a0emYc Future podcasts will be shorter, but hey, at least all the technical difficulties were edited out. :) Enjoy! -C

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Inkscape + Embarcadero C++ Builder Community Edition?
by Victor Westmann 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Hi Everyone, I hope all is well with you. I was just wondering if any of you know if Inkscape 0.92.3 is able to be compiled, on Windows platform, using the Embarcadero C++ Builder Community Edition? https://www.embarcadero.com/products/cbuilder/starter https://www.embarcadero.com/docs/rad-studio-feature-matrix.pdf It seems it is a free (but closed) tool to compile Inkscape. Haven't tested it yet but it seems it could be interesting for us to have yet another tool to compile Inkscape on Windows. Just wondering if anyone did this test yet... and if the dependencies were able to be resolved successfully. Thanks, --Victor Westmann

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Rewriting inkview in Python
by anatoly techtonik 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

Hi. It is not that I have a lot of time to do that, but I though that being able to use Inkscape as a library from Python could be an awesome feature to play with. Then one day somebody can come up with alternative SVG viewer. There are problems with current `inkview` from 0.92.3: - it lacks command line help - it doesn't respond to --version - if doesn't render attached file - there is no scaling option - there is no debug option for troubleshooting my content The attached file is rendered correctly in Inkscape, although initial view is too small. -- anatoly t.

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Fwd: $ systemd-analyze plot | inkview
by anatoly techtonik 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Hi. Is it true that `inkview` is kind of unmaintained? Still maybe it is possible to modify it to accept input from stdin? https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1804432 I could do it myself if `inkview` was written in Python. -- anatoly t.

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Inkscape.org in Chinese in Google Chrome (fine in Firefox)
by C R 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Inkscape website navigation comes up in Chinese in Google Chrome. (screenshot attached) Anyone else seeing this? I tried re-choosing English in the language options on the site, but still get Chinese symbols. Odd. -C

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Announcing lib2geom Release 1.0
by Bryce Harrington 11 Nov '18

11 Nov '18

lib2geom v1.0.0 =============== 2geom is a C++ library of mathematics for paths, curves, and other geometric calculations, designed to be well suited for vector graphics: Bézier curves, conics, paths, intersections, transformations, and basic geometries. Originally developed to restructure and improve path data structures in Inkscape, this library's codebase has been maintained and shipped as part of the professional vector graphics software for over a decade. The major contributors to the 2geom library are Nathan Hurst, Michael G. Sloan, Krzysztof Kosiński, Johan B. C. Engelen, MenTaLguY, Aaron Spike, Marco Cechetti and JF Barraud. Work on this release has focused on updating the 2geom source control, build, test and packaging systems for both Linux and Windows. The py2geom python extension package has been restored and improvements have been made to overall code stabilization and quality. The primary motivation for 2geom's 1.0 release is to support a future Inkscape 1.0 launch. With this evolution to a distinct package, the 2geom team is seeking new opportunities to collaborate with individuals and projects interested in using this proven tool. Downloads ========= Source Release: http://alpha.inkscape.org/releases/lib2geom-1.0.0.tar.bz2 [http://alpha.inkscape.org/releases/lib2geom-1.0.0.tar.bz2.sig] (Other packages for this release may be available in the future; keep an eye on https://www.inkscape.org.) More Information ================ Website: http://lib2geom.sourceforge.net/ Code: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/lib2geom Chat: https://chat.inkscape.org/home Bryce

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GTK3 Lower Bounds
by Jabier Arraiza 08 Nov '18

08 Nov '18

Hi all. I ask on chat about lower bounds of GTK3 version. Tav point me to http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Tracking_Dependencies He also suggest it can be moved from 3.18 to 3.22 in Linux but he is not sure about other OS. What about @win_team and @mac_team? Regards, Jabier.

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Issues on Gitlab?
by Tobias Bernard 06 Nov '18

06 Nov '18

Hi all, I'm a UX designer and long-time Inkscape user. I work at Purism, and I'm on the GNOME design team. I've been meaning to get involved with Inkscape for years, but the tools used for development (Launchpad, mailing lists, IRC) don't make it very easy unfortunately. I was very happy when I saw the code migrated to Gitlab, because it's a much more modern tool that works great for design issues thanks to inline media (we've been using it in GNOME for the past year and it's been a total game changer). Unfortunately, though the code is on Gitlab now, it's still not possible to open issues there. I was told this would change "soon" earlier this year, but so far this hasn't happened. Is there a timeline for opening issues on Gitlab? What are the current blockers? I'd really like to avoid using Launchpad if at all possible :) Cheers, Tobias

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Website update: current status
by Maren Hachmann 06 Nov '18

06 Nov '18

Hi there, Martin, Bryce and Travis from our friendly hosters at OSUOSL have worked on switching the inkscape.org website to the newer version this evening. In some parts of the world, due to DNS propagation, you might not yet see the new page, but you will soon (it looks pretty much the same, though, just the backend is newer). It now features a new shiny django (yay!). Unfortunately, it currently has problems with page edits, news edits and resource uploads. Please hold off editing anything on it, to not lose any work. Martin is working on fixing things, and will let you know when it's good for editing again. Downloads and viewing the pages work as usual (except for viewing pasted texts), so most people won't be affected by the issues. Kind Regards, Maren

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lib2geom 0.9.0 (pre-release for 1.0)
by Bryce Harrington 05 Nov '18

05 Nov '18

A pre-release of lib2geom is packaged and can be downloaded here: Download: http://alpha.inkscape.org/prereleases/lib2geom-0.9.0.tar.bz2 Signature: http://alpha.inkscape.org/prereleases/lib2geom-0.9.0.tar.bz2.sig I've doublechecked that it builds and its tests pass, but I would really appreciate if someone else could check too. I haven't tried building Inkscape against it, and while I don't expect any issues at all, it would be wonderful if someone could check. Assuming all is well, I'll put out the final 1.0 release in a few days. The release notes are inlined below. Michele has kindly offered to help craft a news announcement to go with the release. Bryce lib2geom v1.0.0 =============== 2geom is a C++ library of mathematics for paths, curves, and other geometric calculations, designed to be well suited for vector graphics: Bézier curves, conics, paths, intersections, transformations, and basic geometries. This library was originally developed to restructure and improve the various path data structures in Inkscape, but the design intent is for it to be of general utility to others. The codebase has shipped as and been maintained as part of the Inkscape software for over a decade. It has been a very long time since 2geom saw a packaged release, and so much has changed it is hard to reduce to a summary. Recent work has focused on updating its source control, build, test, and packaging systems to more modern technologies for both Linux and Windows, and on restoring the py2geom python extension package to usability. Attention in recent years has also focused on stabilization and code quality improvement. The primary motivation for this 1.0 release is in support of overall efforts towards the (future) Inkscape 1.0 release, but we also hope that having this as a distinct package from Inkscape itself will facilitate wider collaboration. We would love to hear people find good uses for this beyond the Inkscape codebase!

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Duplicating objects in a Python extension
by Pieter Barendrecht 05 Nov '18

05 Nov '18

Hi all, Given a selected object (e.g. firstObject = self.selected[self.options.ids[0]]) in a Python extension, how can I duplicate it? I've checked a couple of code snippets (e.g. pathscatter.py as well as some online content) and stumbled upon copy.deepcopy(...) and append() for layers, but I don't have it working properly yet. Usually, I add a new object (e.g. a path) using newObject = inkex.etree.SubElement(self.current_layer, inkex.addNS('path','svg'), pathAttribs), where pathAttribs has been defined before. Can I add the duplicated object in a similar way? When I substitute 'pathAttribs' with 'firstObject' or a deepcopy() of it, I get the following FutureWarning — FutureWarning: The behavior of this method will change in future versions. Use specific 'len(elem)' or 'elem is not None' test instead. newObject = inkex.etree.SubElement(self.current_layer, inkex.addNS('path','svg'), firstObject) As an exercise I'm trying to write an extension that generates a circular array of a selected (path) object. The approach could be to first duplicate the object and subsequently transform it (i.e. rotate and possibly translate) using simpletransform.composeTransform () and simpletransform.applyTransformToPath(). As a follow-up question, is it possible to clone an object from within a Python extension? With 'clone' I mean the operation that's available in Inkscape through Edit → Clone → Create Clone. Thanks! Best, Pieter

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Python coder needed for simple Launchpad/Gitlab metrics tools
by Bryce Harrington 03 Nov '18

03 Nov '18

Hi all, I've got a little scripting project for someone interested in exercising their python skills for Inkscape over the next couple weeks. It involves collecting data about bug reports via the Launchpad API, and a similar tool using the Gitlab API. One tool will use Launchpad's API to get data about bugs (age, # comments, length of description, etc.) and calculate a score. We essentially want to measure the "triaging difficulty" of each bug. The other tool will use Gitlab's API to detect bugs that have been moved from Launchpad, what the LP bug # was, and the person that did the triaging work. It also does some simple quality checks on the ported bug - presence of tags, length of bug description, is the bug description in valid markdown format, etc. If this sounds interesting, let me or Chris Rogers know and we can fill you in a few more details and help you get going. Bryce

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Vectors Meeting - Tomorrow
by Ryan Gorley 03 Nov '18

03 Nov '18

Hello all, Just a friendly reminder that the Vectors are meeting tomorrow. The agenda is being refined but the time and place can be found here: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/issues/74 All are welcome! Ryan

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Board meeting Friday Nov 2nd at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 02 Nov '18

02 Nov '18

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nov 2nd, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings Agenda: ------- * Future meetings/hackfests. ** [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/17x/ SCALE] - March 7th-10th, 2019 (Pasadena, California) ** [http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/ LGM 2019] - May 30th-June 3rd (Saarbrucken, Germany) Proposed. (About two hours by train from Paris.) * Merchandise sales ** Spreadshirt ** Evaluate self-serve merchandise sales - spreadshirt, cafepress, Golden Ribbon, Think Penguin or similar [Mc] * Inkscape 1.0 alpha release & bug strategy * Infrastructure + Bug tracking transition + Weblate service deployment * Trademarks - Should we pursue registration in locations other than the US? * Action Items * Other Business Action Items from last meeting: ------------------------------- == Merchandise Sales == ♢ ACTION: Coordinate announcement of spreadshirt with hackfest [crogers, vectors team] ♢ ACTION: Check with Conservancy on status of sticker production [doctormon] ♢ ACTION: Email Bryce with evaluation/details about hellotux.com merchandise service, for preparing board vote [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Board vote on hellotux.com [bryce] === Future meetings/hackfests === ♢ ACTION: Check into pre/post SCALE meeting options & AirBNB [tedg, scislac] ♢ ACTION: Propose some options and concrete plans for hackfest at SCALE [tedg] ♢ ACTION: Review hackfest fundraising in/out progress [bryce] === 0.92.4 Release === ♢ ACTION: Kickoff 0.92.4 release [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Remember to put correct version string in AC_ for 0.92.4 [bryce] === 1.0 Release === ♢ ACTION: Check in with people doing test case conversion [Tav] ♢ ACTION: ping jimmac/barbara about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] ♢ ACTION: Review bug fix list http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/1.0_Release_Bug_Fix_List [bryce] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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want link to download Inkscape for Mac
by Ishita Swarup 02 Nov '18

02 Nov '18

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About knots selection
by Antonio Ospite 01 Nov '18

01 Nov '18

Hi, I was looking into fixing https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1707919 and, after compiling a recent Inkscape version I noticed that the behavior of knot changed wrt. selection and dragging compared to 0.92.x. After some research on the mailing list I found the change mentioned here: https://inkscape.org/en/news/2017/07/12/what-happened-hackfest-2017/ I can see the benefit of keeping knots selected to be able to move them with the keyboard but I still find the new behavior a little unintuitive, at lest for shape editing: 1. The colors of the mouse-over and selected states are the same, maybe the coloring scheme of node paths can be copied: where mouse-over color is different from the selected and dragging colors which are the same. 2. Previously selected knots look still selected when _another_ knot is dragged without pressing Shift. Steps to replicate: 1. Change size of a rect using one corner. 2. Then change the size using the opposite corner. The firs corner looks still selected. 3. Shift-click does not really select arc knots for ellipses, or rounding knots for rects, because this action is already used for something else, e.g. to close the arc instead. Would it be possible to use Ctrl-Shift-click for the current function and leave Shift-click for the normal select behavior? IMHO this would be more consistent. 4. Dragging with the mouse only affects the last selected knot, even if multiple ones are selected, but this is not a big deal, the behavior is different compared to path nodes, but both make sense IMHO. I'll resume working on https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1707919 after the details from above are sorted out, to avoid overlapping problems. Thanks, Antonio P.S. When verifying 1. I also noticed that path nodes change their size when clicked the _first_time_ but then get smaller again if the object is unselected and re-selected; however this is unrelated to the message above, I'll file a separate bug report for that if it can considered a bug, what do you think? -- Antonio Ospite https://ao2.it https://twitter.com/ao2it A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

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