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daily win builds still crash on exit
by bulia byak 26 Nov '05

26 Nov '05

I'm not sure who's responsible for http://inkscape.org/win32-snap/ so I'm writing to the list. As reported in https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=604306&aid=1275848&group_… these builds crash on exit. The remedy, according to Bob, is to make clean. Please can someone do this so that I can recommend those builds to windows people. Another related issue: Can we have with-debug-info builds in that directory? I for one would use them to report some crashes. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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sp_repr_set_attr conversions
by Robert Crosbie 26 Nov '05

26 Nov '05

I finished the conversions of sp_repr_ref, sp_repr_unref and most of sp_repr_set_attr. There are just a few instances of sp_repr_set_attr that require a little more thought, such as these: sp-object.cpp: /// \todo fixme: Exception if object is NULL? */ if (!sp_repr_set_attr(object->repr, key, value)) { ex->code = SP_NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR; } Since sp-repr_set_attr always returns true, code such as this will always be executed. I figured people who are familiar with this code and know what is supposed to be going on should make these changes. There are just 12 remaining instances that need to be addressed. -- Rob. http://woodpendant.com

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WEBFORM opening drawer
by eric 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: eric email: e-rabbit@...714... submitted the following: Enter your message or news here. please help i downloaded inkscape to my docs when i try to openit it asks what do i wish to open with. maybe i just don\'t know what i am doing can you help. Please respond to e-rabbit@...714... with any suggestiions. Thanks stonehedge-13

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RE: [Inkscape-devel] 0.44 plans
by Charles Moir 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

> From: bulia byak .. > P.S. As a "usability hall of shame" footnote, in the same > situation (clicking on a color swatch with nothing selected) > Xara always displays a "do you want to set the color as > default for new objects" dialog. This used to drive me mad. But it gives exactly what Tavmjong is asking for. So (obviously) I'll disagree that there's anything wrong with this way of doing things. We believe it's better and here's why. We only did it this way after looking at how users use the product (and competitor products), and after long and hard discussion as to the merits of all approaches. The bottom line is that it is a reasonable expectation that user want to work the way Tavmjong does. So our eventual approach satisfies all camps. A) You can configure Xara so that 'last applied style become current' so it acts like Illustrator and Inkscape. When you draw new things they take on the style of the last thing you drew. But this is not always a good thing or what you want. So, you can do it the other way; That all new objects are drawn in the 'default' style which you can define. B) If you change any attribute (e.g. select a color) when no object is selected, the user is obviously trying to do something. So I could argue that the hall of shame should be an application that ignores the fact the user is trying to do something, or disables controls with no obvious reason why (or worse disables some style controls and not others - I admit we have our fair share of these as well) So really all we're doing is prompting the user 'hey you just did something and I'm not sure what you want.' and we give them these choices; [ Set ] Sets the selected attribute the be the default for all new objects [ Cancel ] Oops, sorry I didn't mean to do that, go away [ Quiet ] Please shut-up and stop asking me this damn question (just for Bulia so it doesn't drive him mad any more) [ Help ] So we can explain what on earth this is all about. So the idea was that this satisfies everyone. Take the case of the text tool - the same point applies. We default to 10pt Arial, but this is a very personal thing of course. Just because you changed the font of a small bit of text somewhere, does that really mean you want all new text to appear in that style? (I see Inkscape is inconsistent here. Edit the colour of an object and this becomes the colour for all new objects, whether you like it or not. Edit the font, and this does not become the new font.) So Xara has a simple, global rule; try to apply any style or attribute with nothing selected and you can make it the default new style (font, colour, fill style, whatever). So we have a orthogonal model, that is actually easier to use than Inkscape (less to learn and less case-specific UI) and is more powerful (it does what Tavmjong is wanting, and gives the user the choice as to how they work, even Bulia's way) I see Inkscape has, for example, as 'Set as default' button in the text dialog. So does this mean that I have different UI for setting the default style or attribute for each of the possible styles or attribute? That's not good surely? Charles

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] libintl.h
by Ralf Stephan 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

This is interesting for devel: J-F Lemaire: > There's also a SuSE 10 RPM of Inkscape here: > http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.php?cat=/Office/inkscape Can we put that link on the web page, please, or does this posting suffice? ralf

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[root@...1070...: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report]
by Bryce Harrington 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Warnings all gone, back to our regular 7. :-) Bryce ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 05:21:02 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report = Analysis Report for inkscape = Report Time: Thu Nov 24 02:56:09 2005 (Run 815) Snapshot: inkscape-20051124-0140.tar.bz2 Status: finished Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 0 0 7 0 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == none == Warnings == seltrans.cpp:651: warning: `void sp_sel_trans_handle_click(SPKnot*, unsigned int, void*)' defined but not used sp-item.cpp:151: warning: converting to non-pointer type `double' from NULL sp-item.cpp:152: warning: converting to non-pointer type `double' from NULL display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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v0.43 win32 small fonts
by Andy Burns 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Hi there, Just upgraded from 0.42- to 0.43-1 on winXP and the font used on menus/dialogs seems considerably smaller than on previous versions (did it use the system font previously?) also the menus seem less responsive, taking a noticable time to draw. Is this "expected" behaviour that is due to GTK/GTKmm changes or a change within inkscape itself? Or is it just me ;-)

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libintl.h
by Jonathan Chetwynd 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

New Clean Suse 10 installation installing 0.43 from tar. specifically to try pressure sensitivity in inkscape, but.. WARNING libintl.h: present but cannot be compiled check for missing prerequisite headers? see the Autoconf documentation section "Present but cannot be compiled" proceeding with the preprocessor's result in the future the compiler will take precedence --- Please report this to the inkscape lists --- regards Jonathan Chetwynd Accessible Solutions http://www.eas-i.co.uk

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local.h
by Jonathan Chetwynd 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

New Clean Suse 10 installation installing 0.43 from tar. specifically to try pressure sensitivity in inkscape, but.. WARNING local.h: present but cannot be compiled check for missing prerequisite headers? see the Autoconf documentation section "Present but cannot be compiled" proceeding with the preprocessor's result in the future the compiler will take precedence --- Please report this to the inkscape lists --- regards Jonathan Chetwynd Accessible Solutions http://www.eas-i.co.uk

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front page update
by bulia byak 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Can someone please update the front page with the news of new 0.43 builds for OSX and Windows that fix the much-reported issues with the original builds? -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Inkscape 0.43 Out
by Jon Phillips 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Yes, 0.43 Press and whatnot are out. Could someone please post an announcement on the main page of the website. Also, please forward and post at will the new release announcement! Congrats to everyone on this solid release! Now onto 0.44! :) Jon -- Jon Phillips San Francisco, CA USA PH 510.499.0894 jon@...235... http://www.rejon.org MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto Jabber Chat: rejon@...896... IRC: rejon@...897... Inkscape (http://inkscape.org) Open Clip Art Library (www.openclipart.org) Creative Commons (www.creativecommons.org) San Francisco Art Institute (www.sfai.edu)

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Gtk/OSX news article
by Bob Jamison 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

There is some potentially very good news for GTK+ on Mac OSX. Apparently, there is a new effort to try to port it natively. (There was a previous attempt years ago). I don't know if it means Fink-less and/or X-less, but this could be awesome for us fd.o fans. http://gnomedesktop.org/node/2483 Bob

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schema documentation
by unknown＠example.com 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Now that I have voulunteered to document our schema extensions in teh inkscape and sodipodi namespaces, I realize tha tI have no idea how to do that, where to start, or even if I am using the right words. Help! I do know that the attributes are stored here: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/inkscape/inkscape/src/attributes.cpp?… Probably a good idea to document the *.inx file again too since I lost my first attempt. Aaron

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Re: v0.43 win32 small fonts
by Andy Burns 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Taraben, Adib wrote: > I will recreate the package as "inkscape-0.43-2.win32.exe" tomorrow Just to confirm I removed 0.43-1 (including copied/edited GTK files used as workarounds) and installed 0.43-2 and the font and dialog sizes are back to normal and colours match XP theme rather than win3.x theme Thanks for quickly improving the release.

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native Gtk for Mac OS X
by Alexandre Prokoudine 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Hi, Just in case you don't know yet, Imendio guys have checked their native port of Gtk to Mac OS X into Gtk's CVS: http://developer.imendio.com/wiki/Gtk_Mac_OS_X Now X11 is not required to build Gtk apps on Mac OS X. Alexandre

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Inline Function Removal
by Robert Crosbie 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

I'm was looking at getting rid of the Inline Function Removal Janitor Item. For the conversion of sp_repr_change_order to repr->changeOrder, we have some code that expects a return code in tree_move: http://www.inkscape.org/doc/doxygen/html/sp-xmlview-tree_8cpp-source.php#l0… I'm assuming that since sp_repr_change_order always returns TRUE, the proper patch would include removing the variable OK and the assigning and conditional related to it. It seems obvious since you'll get a compiler error if the assignments are not removed. I just wanted to check to make sure my changes are minimal and don't change other behavior. Also, the last time I looked at these Janitor items, I put some questions in the Wiki. It would be great if these could be answered so that this action item could closed. In particular, whether sp_repr_children, sp_repr_unparent, sp_repr_document, sp_repr_document_root are to be included in this conversion. Thanks, -- Rob. http://woodpendant.com

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Re: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report]
by Bryce Harrington 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

New warnings with the removeoverlap code... ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:21:02 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report = Analysis Report for inkscape = Report Time: Wed Nov 23 04:24:52 2005 (Run 808) Snapshot: inkscape-20051123-0300.tar.bz2 Status: finished Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 0 0 29 0 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == none == Warnings == seltrans.cpp:651: warning: `void sp_sel_trans_handle_click(SPKnot*, unsigned int, void*)' defined but not used sp-item.cpp:151: warning: converting to non-pointer type `double' from NULL sp-item.cpp:152: warning: converting to non-pointer type `double' from NULL display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) removeoverlap/constraint.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/variable.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/block.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/blocks.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/blocks.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/block.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/variable.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/constraint.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/constraint.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/variable.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/block.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/variable.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/block.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/constraint.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/variable.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/block.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/constraint.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/variable.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/block.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/blocks.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/variable.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete removeoverlap/block.h:12:9: warning: #pragma once is obsolete == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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Newsforge article about Pantone
by Bob Jamison 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Newsforge has a nice article about Pantone and the issues that Inkscape and other o/s apps have with it: http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/10/25/153221.shtml bob (ishmal)

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os x packaging problems (in CVS)
by jiho 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

hi list, I experienced some packaging problems since I use --enable-osxapp and since the reopening of HEAD (I don't know which of these could cause the problem). I hoped that Michael commits will solve them but here is what I see: 1/. I package with the instruction: ./osx-app.sh ../../inkscape_compiled/bin/inkscape ../Info.plist macosx everything seems to run fine but when I double click the newly created app I receive an error message: "You cannot open the application "Inkscape" because it may be damaged or incomplete." I looked into the app bundle and it lacks the executable so obviously it cannot run. If I run the executable from the command line in my prefix dir it works (but does not find many stuff because I compiled with the --enable-osxapp configuration option). 2/. Then I copied the executable to the app bundle. The message is gone and the application only briefly appears in the dock before quitting and in my console log I have the message: ** (process:10080): WARNING **: Could not open units file 'Contents/ Resources/ui/units.txt': No such file or directory ** (process:10080): WARNING **: * INKSCAPE_DATADIR is: '/Volumes/ files/softwares/inkscape_compiled//share' ** (process:10080): WARNING **: * INKSCAPE_UIDIR is: 'Contents/ Resources/ui' Nothing to do! Though, the ui directory is present in the .app bundle and readable as well as everything inside it. Maybe it looks for it in "/Volumes/ files/softwares/inkscape_compiled//share" which is my prefix dir. It should look where the bundle is... I'm using Xcode 2.1 on 10.4 and I remarked that when packaging gcc-4.0 is used by default while I compiled inkscape with gcc 3.3. could it matter? then, how could I change Xcode's default? Also I compile with an additional option as an environment variable as Michael advised: export ac_cv_lib_intl_dgettext="yes" Any help will be appreciated. With the numerous commits into cvs I would like to build some new development builds so that people could test the new features. JiHO --- Windows, c'est un peu comme le beaujolais nouveau : a chaque nouvelle cuvee on sait que ce sera degueulasse, mais on en prend quand meme par masochisme. --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr/

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Inkscape from CVS will not compile on Fedora Core 3
by Steven P. Ulrick 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Hello, Everyone I have two or three threads on this issue over the past few weeks, but to avoid confusion, I will start a new one and treat it like it is a new issue (which it is not. Inkscape from CVS had been impossible to compile (for me, anyway) on Fedora Core 3 for a few weeks) When I attempt to run "make" (after successfully completing "./autogen.sh" and "./configure") "make" bails with the following error: 2030 Making all in po 2031 make[2]: Entering directory `/home/steve/CVS/Assorted-CVS-Modules/inkscape/po' 2032 file=./`echo cs | sed 's,.*/,,'`.gmo \ 2033 && rm -f $file && /usr/bin/msgfmt -c -o $file cs.po 2034 file=./`echo es | sed 's,.*/,,'`.gmo \ 2035 && rm -f $file && /usr/bin/msgfmt -c -o $file es.po 2036 file=./`echo fr | sed 's,.*/,,'`.gmo \ 2037 && rm -f $file && /usr/bin/msgfmt -c -o $file fr.po 2038 file=./`echo it | sed 's,.*/,,'`.gmo \ 2039 && rm -f $file && /usr/bin/msgfmt -c -o $file it.po 2040 file=./`echo ja | sed 's,.*/,,'`.gmo \ 2041 && rm -f $file && /usr/bin/msgfmt -c -o $file ja.po 2042 ja.po:1889: message catalog has plural form translations... 2043 ja.po:12: ...but header entry lacks a "plural=EXPRESSION" attribute 2044 ja.po:1889: message catalog has plural form translations... 2045 ja.po:12: ...but header entry lacks a "nplurals=INTEGER" attribute 2046 Try using the following, valid for Japanese: 2047 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0;\n" 2048 make[2]: *** [ja.gmo] Error 1 2049 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/steve/CVS/Assorted-CVS-Modules/inkscape/po' 2050 make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 2051 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/steve/CVS/Assorted-CVS-Modules/inkscape' 2052 make: *** [all] Error 2 I have seen "make" bail on various *.po files while compiling Inkscape from CVS over the last few weeks, but otherwise the errors are just about the same. Some additional information since my last message on this subject: I have done a fresh reinstall of Fedora Core 3, every package chosen and fully updated. "make" still bails with the same error while compiling Inkscape from CVS. This next information might be VERY important (it is either just annoying, or maybe Very telling:) a recent attempt at compiling one of the release candidates for Inkscape 0.43 was COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL! Imagine my "distress": 1. Just get done with another failed build of Inkscape from CVS. 2. Download and then successfully compile a pre-release that had just come from that same code. 3. Turn right around and attempt to re-compile Inkscape from CVS, and "make" still bails with the same error. For the purpose of tracking this issue, I have filed a bug report: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1343164&group_id=… Also, if you would like to read all the information that I have sent to the list on this subject, here are links to the three threads that I have started on this issue: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=13650891 http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=13690638 http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=13704598 Special message to Ben Fowler: I have not forgotten the things you told me to try in your last email to the list on this problem. I will soon incorporate them into an addition to this new thread. Have a Great Day, Steven P. Ulrick

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Re: [Inkscape-user] 0.44
by unknown＠example.com 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Quoting bulia byak <buliabyak@...400...>: > it renders and caches [the icons] the first time you open the > dialog, which is better IMHO. After that it opens much faster. I don't know... it seems like we've traded "slow to start up" for a perception of "slow everywhere". I find it's more frustrating to be able to get partway into the app, only to have to repeatedly wait as additional icons get rendered, than it is to have a single (albeit longer) wait at the beginning. It might be better to render the icons as an ultra-low-priority idle task (not a thread, since we're not thread-safe). -mental

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Re: [Inkscape-user] 0.43 unable to open existing SVG files
by Andrew Ashton 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

On 22-Nov-05, at 3:31 AM, H.Fagard wrote: > Hi all, > > I have downloaded and installed yesterday Inkscape 0.43 (MacOS X > version). > It launches fine, but if I try to open a SVG file, either created > with the former version of Inkscape or with Adobe Illustrator, I > get an error message saying: > "Failed to load the requested file /Users/hf/..." > although the file preview is displayed properly in the open dialog. > > I have then tried to create a new file with Inkscape 0.43, quit > Inkscape, re-launch it, and tried to re-open the file Inkscape 0.43 > had just created: same result, failed to load the file. Hi, I am having the same problem on OS X 10.4.3, and haven't been able to figure out the problem. I sent an email to the inkscape-devel list; the error inkscape returns is: > (inkscape-bin:822): libgnomevfs-CRITICAL **: > gnome_vfs_uri_is_local: > assertion `uri != NULL' failed Do you have Fink & libgnomevfs installed? I don't. What about others using Inkscape on OS X successfully? Do you think that's the problem? AJ

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better bezier editing
by Albert 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Please can anyone point to the source files responsible for the better Bézier node editing? I would love to have a good look at them. Thanks. Albert

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[bugzilla-daemon@...599...: [Bug 113035] Inkscape 0.43 released]
by Bryce Harrington 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Cool, Inkscape 0.43's in gentoo, including a USE flag for 'inkboard'. :-) Bryce ----- Forwarded message from bugzilla-daemon@...599... ----- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:01:15 +0000 From: bugzilla-daemon@...599... To: bryce@...961... Subject: [Bug 113035] Inkscape 0.43 released Clear-Text: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113035 Secure: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113035 ------- Additional Comments From jesse@...1086... 2005-11-22 13:01 PDT ------- (In reply to comment #4) > Created an attachment (id=73395) --> (http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=73395&action=view) [edit] > 0.43 ebuild with 'inkboard' USE and without 'bonobo' USE > I'm pretty sure the bonobo USE flag doesn't affect inkscape's configure any more. And I've added the 'inkboard' USE flag with a dep on net-lib/loudmouth. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.gentoo.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You reported the bug, or are watching the reporter. ----- End forwarded message -----

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text bugs on windows
by bulia byak 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

> On 11/22/05, Bob Jamison <rwjj@...127...> wrote: > > I just made a stripped build with no gdb here: > > http://inkscape.org/win32/Inkscape0511212157.zip Cyreve: I just tried this build on win2k and found serious issues with text: - Open any tutorial. Each flowtext para is one long line. Wrapping no longer works. - Changing text to right-aligned does nothing. All this works fine on Linux. Do you (or anyone else) have an idea of what's going on? Is this connected to your win32 font backend change? -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Re: Patch for WWW::SourceForge
by Bryce Harrington 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Here's another patch to fix up the bug/support/patches/rfe count extraction, and a new test '6.tracker.t' to test it. Bryce On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 11:25:44AM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote: > Hi Kang-min, > > I don't know if you noticed, but SourceForge changed their look and feel > yesterday. Unfortunately, this had the effect of breaking > WWW::SourceForge rather severely. Attached is a patch that partially > fixes up WWW::SourceForge::Project. > > This fixes the loading of the description, detection of invalid > projects, and the MailingList code. It doesn't fix the admin listing > though, so you will want to look at that. With these changes, tests 1, > 2, and 4 now work, but 3 does not. > > I'm also attaching a new test file for you for the MailingList code, > 5.mailstats.t. I figured this breakage was a good opportunity to write > tests. ;-) > > Anyway, hope this helps. Thanks again for the module! > Bryce > > On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 10:19:06AM +0800, Kang-min Liu wrote: > > On 8/20/05, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...1...> wrote: > > > Hi Kang-min, > > > > > > I noticed when installing WWW::SourceForge through cpan, that it fails > > > to install due to one of the tests that requires YAML.pm. Below is a > > > little patch that adds this as a requirement to the Makefile.PL: > > > > Thank you :) > > > > > Btw, what I'm working on is a perl module for downloading files out of > > > the SourceForge file tracker. We need an ability to automatically > > > download new versions of packages we use for testing (such as the > > > monthly LTP releases), but SourceForge's mirror system has made this a > > > convoluted process. (I want to try to design my module to be compatible > > > with yours so users could use both together if they want.) > > > > This is one thing wanted in WWW::SourceForge. I didn't write such feature. > > If you're willing to do it, maybe we should put a releases() method in > > WWW::SourceForge::Project. > > > > But,IMHO, for the new-releases polling, I suggest that you put this > > into another module, > > like POE::Component::SourceForge or something, and let WWW::SourceForge be > > only a front-end to the website. > > > > -- > > ??? Cheers, > > Kang-min Liu > --- WWW-SourceForge-0.09/lib/WWW/SourceForge/Project.pm 2005-10-06 20:07:01.000000000 -0700 > +++ WWW-SourceForge-0.09-patched/lib/WWW/SourceForge/Project.pm 2005-11-16 10:53:13.000000000 -0800 > @@ -47,18 +47,34 @@ > my $proj; > my $wa = WWW::Mechanize->new( autocheck => 1); > $wa->get($url); > - my $content = $wa->content; > + my $content = $wa->content or die "Could not retrieve content from '$url'\n"; > > # Wrong project unixname ? > if($content =~ m{<H2><font color="#FF3333">Invalid Project</font></H2>}i) { > - return; > + warn "Invalid project '$pname'\n"; > + return undef; > + } elsif ($content =~ m{<H2 class="error">Invalid Project</H2>}i) { > + warn "Invalid project '$pname'\n"; > + return undef; > } > > + > + > # Project description > - my ($desc,$meta) = $content =~ m{<HR SIZE="1" NoShade><BR> > -[\s\n]*<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> > -[\s\n]*<TR><TD WIDTH="99%" VALIGN="top"> > -[\s\n]*<p>(.+?)<UL>(.+?)</UL>}s; > + my ($desc) = $content =~ m{<div class="tbox"> > + <h3>About .+?</h3> > + </div> > + <b class="tbtm"><b class="t2 tbg"></b><b class="t1 tbg"></b></b> > + </div> > + <p> > + (.+?) > + > + </p>}is; > + > + # TODO > + # my ($meta) = $content =~ m{}s; > + > + if (! $desc) { warn $content; } > > die "Could not recognize project page format - has SF changed its layout?\n" > unless $desc; --- WWW-SourceForge-0.09-patched/lib/WWW/SourceForge/Project.pm 2005-11-16 11:44:52.000000000 -0800 +++ WWW-SourceForge-0.09/lib/WWW/SourceForge/Project.pm 2005-10-06 20:07:01.000000000 -0700 @@ -47,34 +47,18 @@ my $proj; my $wa = WWW::Mechanize->new( autocheck => 1); $wa->get($url); - my $content = $wa->content or die "Could not retrieve content from '$url'\n"; + my $content = $wa->content; # Wrong project unixname ? if($content =~ m{<H2><font color="#FF3333">Invalid Project</font></H2>}i) { - warn "Invalid project '$pname'\n"; - return undef; - } elsif ($content =~ m{<H2 class="error">Invalid Project</H2>}i) { - warn "Invalid project '$pname'\n"; - return undef; + return; } - - # Project description - my ($desc) = $content =~ m{<div class="tbox"> - <h3>About .+?</h3> - </div> - <b class="tbtm"><b class="t2 tbg"></b><b class="t1 tbg"></b></b> - </div> - <p> - (.+?) - - </p>}is; - - # TODO - # my ($meta) = $content =~ m{}s; - - if (! $desc) { warn $content; } + my ($desc,$meta) = $content =~ m{<HR SIZE="1" NoShade><BR> +[\s\n]*<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> +[\s\n]*<TR><TD WIDTH="99%" VALIGN="top"> +[\s\n]*<p>(.+?)<UL>(.+?)</UL>}s; die "Could not recognize project page format - has SF changed its layout?\n" unless $desc; @@ -99,20 +83,11 @@ } # Parse Track Numbers -# @$proj{'Homepage'} = $content =~ m{<A href="(.+?)"> Project Home Page</A>}s; - - @$proj{'oBugs','nBugs'} = $content =~ m{Bugs</a> - <span> - : $([\d,]+?) open / ([\d,]+?) total$}is; - @$proj{'oSupports','nSupports'} = $content =~ m{Support Requests</a> - <span> - : $([\d,]+?) open / ([\d,]+?) total$}; - @$proj{'oPatches','nPatches'} = $content =~ m{Patches</a> - <span> - : $([\d,]+?) open / ([\d,]+?) total$}; - @$proj{'oFeatures','nFeatures'} = $content =~ m{Feature Requests</a> - <span> - : $([\d,]+?) open / ([\d,]+?) total$}; + @$proj{'Homepage'} = $content =~ m{<A href="(.+?)"> Project Home Page</A>}s; + @$proj{'oBugs','nBugs'} = $content =~ m{Bugs</A>\s+$ <B>(\d+?) open / (\d+?) total</B> $}; + @$proj{'oSupports','nSupports'} = $content =~ m{Requests</A>\s+$ <B>(\d+?) open / (\d+?) total</B> $<BR>}; + @$proj{'oPatches','nPatches'} = $content =~ m{Patches</A>\s+$ <B>(\d+?) open / (\d+?) total</B> $<BR>}; + @$proj{'oFeatures','nFeatures'} = $content =~ m{Feature Requests</A>\s+$ <B>(\d+) open / (\d+) total</B> $}; # Parse Admin my @admin; ----- End forwarded message -----

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Fwd: [Inkscape-user] System font size on windows
by unknown＠example.com 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

What's the status on getting new Windows packages up that fix this? ----- Forwarded message from Mark Ainsworth <Mark.A@...1085...> ----- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:31:10 -0000 From: Mark Ainsworth <Mark.A@...1085...> Reply-To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-user] System font size on windows To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Can anyone out there help please? I've just upgraded from .42.2 to .43 and now all the menu and status bar fonts are too small to read. I'm running on Windows XP. I can't find any settings in the program to change. I've read the posting about changing gtk-font-name="verdana" etc. Although this just change some displays, it doesn't change the top menu line, or the status line at the bottom of the window. Version 42.2 was displaying at a size that was quite readable. Help. Thanks Mark. ----- End forwarded message -----

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Should clicking/draggins a bezier segment select its endnodes?
by bulia byak 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Should clicking/draggins a bezier segment select its endnodes? This bug suggests that it must not: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=604306&aid=1363157&group_… I see the logic in selecting the endnodes, but I don't remember ever using this feature for selecting, whereas I do remember how this was annoying a few times. What are your opinions? -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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windows exit crash
by bulia byak 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Many people reported a crach on exit on Windows. Now there's a bug report with partial backtrace: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1363083&group_id=9… suggesting it's something to do with event contexts. If someone on Windows can debug this further it would be very nice. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Re: Patch for WWW::SourceForge
by Bryce Harrington 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi Kang-min, I don't know if you noticed, but SourceForge changed their look and feel yesterday. Unfortunately, this had the effect of breaking WWW::SourceForge rather severely. Attached is a patch that partially fixes up WWW::SourceForge::Project. This fixes the loading of the description, detection of invalid projects, and the MailingList code. It doesn't fix the admin listing though, so you will want to look at that. With these changes, tests 1, 2, and 4 now work, but 3 does not. I'm also attaching a new test file for you for the MailingList code, 5.mailstats.t. I figured this breakage was a good opportunity to write tests. ;-) Anyway, hope this helps. Thanks again for the module! Bryce On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 10:19:06AM +0800, Kang-min Liu wrote: > On 8/20/05, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...1...> wrote: > > Hi Kang-min, > > > > I noticed when installing WWW::SourceForge through cpan, that it fails > > to install due to one of the tests that requires YAML.pm. Below is a > > little patch that adds this as a requirement to the Makefile.PL: > > Thank you :) > > > Btw, what I'm working on is a perl module for downloading files out of > > the SourceForge file tracker. We need an ability to automatically > > download new versions of packages we use for testing (such as the > > monthly LTP releases), but SourceForge's mirror system has made this a > > convoluted process. (I want to try to design my module to be compatible > > with yours so users could use both together if they want.) > > This is one thing wanted in WWW::SourceForge. I didn't write such feature. > If you're willing to do it, maybe we should put a releases() method in > WWW::SourceForge::Project. > > But,IMHO, for the new-releases polling, I suggest that you put this > into another module, > like POE::Component::SourceForge or something, and let WWW::SourceForge be > only a front-end to the website. > > -- > ??? Cheers, > Kang-min Liu --- WWW-SourceForge-0.09/lib/WWW/SourceForge/Project.pm 2005-10-06 20:07:01.000000000 -0700 +++ WWW-SourceForge-0.09-patched/lib/WWW/SourceForge/Project.pm 2005-11-16 10:53:13.000000000 -0800 @@ -47,18 +47,34 @@ my $proj; my $wa = WWW::Mechanize->new( autocheck => 1); $wa->get($url); - my $content = $wa->content; + my $content = $wa->content or die "Could not retrieve content from '$url'\n"; # Wrong project unixname ? if($content =~ m{<H2><font color="#FF3333">Invalid Project</font></H2>}i) { - return; + warn "Invalid project '$pname'\n"; + return undef; + } elsif ($content =~ m{<H2 class="error">Invalid Project</H2>}i) { + warn "Invalid project '$pname'\n"; + return undef; } + + # Project description - my ($desc,$meta) = $content =~ m{<HR SIZE="1" NoShade><BR> -[\s\n]*<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> -[\s\n]*<TR><TD WIDTH="99%" VALIGN="top"> -[\s\n]*<p>(.+?)<UL>(.+?)</UL>}s; + my ($desc) = $content =~ m{<div class="tbox"> + <h3>About .+?</h3> + </div> + <b class="tbtm"><b class="t2 tbg"></b><b class="t1 tbg"></b></b> + </div> + <p> + (.+?) + + </p>}is; + + # TODO + # my ($meta) = $content =~ m{}s; + + if (! $desc) { warn $content; } die "Could not recognize project page format - has SF changed its layout?\n" unless $desc;

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small fonts on windows
by John Cliff 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

just to confirm that removing the engine "wimp" { } line from the bottom of the gtkrc file in inkscape\etc\gtk-2.0\ and adding the line gtk-font-name="sans 12" where the numbers the size you want does work for fixing menu font size etc. Cheers Sim __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fwd: [Inkscape-devel] Re: Inkscape Announces 0.43 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org :: Draw Freely.
by jiho 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

I assumed this was to be sent to the list. Begin forwarded message: > From: Jonathan Chetwynd <j.chetwynd@...871...> > > surely a port of inkscape to cocoa is in order? > frankly X11 is not a great graphical front end :-) > and it wont be a surprise to realise that graphic artists like > native OS X applications. there are several things behind "port of inkscape to cocoa". even if I am not a developer I think I can identify the following steps: - if it is only for the interface, some projects as GTK+-cocoa (search google) are developed and might become mature enough so that inkscape will not need X11 to display the widgets. - then, the rendering engine displays the SVG to X11 I guess. So this has to become independent of X11 too... which might not be too far away with Xara and Inkscape joining efforts (the mail archives have long and interesting discussions about Xara) - eventually I guess that the pressure support is again something else. it currently depends on X11 and should be switched to carbon, cocoa or quartz or whatever deals with this in os X. Again, I'm just packaging Inkscape so I don't know the internals at all but I would bet that proper xinput will appear in some X server on os x before inkscape has a version fully running natively on os X. I have never read anything about porting it to cocoa... but if you want to do it I'll be immensely grateful ;-) Meanwhile, the situation is not be so bad after all: the X11 version of inkscape is rather usable and will only become better and better!! > how about the win98 issue? > > Have you seen this attempt to describe variable width strokes?: > http://www.schepers.cc/differentstrokes.html > it was written in response to an exchange of emails & IRC... > > I am keen to see how inkscape produces variable width lines in SVG.... > so currently rebooting in linux, however aware that pressure > sensitivity in linux isn't a given... > > regards > > > Jonathan Chetwynd > Accessible Solutions > http://www.eas-i.co.uk > > > > On 21 Nov 2005, at 14:25, jiho wrote: > > > On 21 nov. 05, at 14:46, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: > >> Jon & Bryce, >> >> congratulations on .43, however would it be correct that "Pressure >> and Tilt Sensitivity" can not currently be enabled for OS X? >> given that the majority of graphics designers and perhaps even >> wacom tablet users prefer OS X, this remains a long term concern. >> >> The Gimp-like application: 'Seashore' is already available for OS >> X with "Pressure and Tilt Sensitivity" >> http://seashore.sourceforge.net/ > > The lack of support for pressure sensitivity in Inkscape (or in the > Gimp by the way) on os x does not really depend on Inkscape itself > but on the X server you are using. Xfree does not support xinput (= > pressure sensitivity) on os x. so apple X11 does not either. I've > read that xorg supports it somehow. I don't know about orobor os X... > Seashore being a cocoa app it can use the pressure sensitivity like > any other native application. > > So the solution will be to test with xorg (any feedback is welcome > I'm waiting for this too!) or to wait for some work from apple... > > JiHO > --- > Windows, c'est un peu comme le beaujolais nouveau : > a chaque nouvelle cuvee on sait que ce sera degueulasse, > mais on en prend quand meme par masochisme. > --- > http://jo.irisson.free.fr/ > Jean-Olivier Irisson --- Windows, c'est un peu comme le beaujolais nouveau : a chaque nouvelle cuvee on sait que ce sera degueulasse, mais on en prend quand meme par masochisme. --- Personal address: Château St Martin, 66200 Elne, France Professional address: EPHE- UMR CNRS 8046, 52 av Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France Mobile: 06 21 05 19 90 Web site: http://jo.irisson.free.fr/work/

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Inkscape Announces 0.43 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org :: Draw Freely.
by Jon Phillips 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Inkscape Announces 0.43 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org Inkscape 0.43 is now available thanks to the work of many developers and the sponsorship of Google's Summer of Code program which sponsored four students to work on features for Inkscape. The main new features in this release are: * Connectors: Objects can be connected using auto-routing lines. * Inkboard Collaborative Editing: You can connect to other Inkscape users over a network and edit a shared document. * Pressure and Tilt Sensitivity: The calligraphy tool may now use a tablet pen with pressure and tilt support. * Better Node Editing: You can now drag, bend, and stretch a Bezier curve by any point and not only by a node. * New Extensions: There are now extensions for envelope distortion, whirling, and adding nodes. * SVG Compliance: There is now additional support for the viewBox element improving SVG compatibility. * There is an online book, "A Guide to Inkscape", available at http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php, which has been updated to cover the 0.43 features. Currently the Inkscape community is working on the next release which will focus on stability and closing bugs. The next release will add an outline viewing mode, a plan towards SVG Tiny compliance, a fill and stroke interface to the bottom toolbar, and more application refinements. Inkscape is open to all types of contributions by people with all different skill levels from around the world. We need translators, web designers, people to help answer questions, and developers to help us reach our goal of SVG compliance. Visit Inkscape.org and come help us Draw Freely. Download Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X packages: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 For many more details, see the complete Release Notes for 0.43: http://www.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes043 Community submitted screenshots: http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/ About Inkscape Inkscape is an open source drawing tool that uses the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) scalable vector graphics format (SVG). Some supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons' metadata, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, text-in-shape, and SVG XML editing. It also imports several formats like EPS, <nowiki>PostScript</nowiki>, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats. Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool. Additional work includes conversion of the codebase from <nowiki>C/Gtk</nowiki> to <nowiki>C++/Gtkmm</nowiki>, emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an extension mechanism, and the establishment of a friendly, open, community-oriented development process.

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create UML graph with inkscape
by Laszlo 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi! I would use inkscape to create UML class diagram. The main problem, that I cant resize the diagram the appropriate way. Here is a little illustration how it should be resizable the diagram: http://khiraly.4242.hu/tmp/umlClass.png Im showing with a little diagram the main problem: http://khiraly.4242.hu/tmp/umlClass.png Is it possible to resize a diagram like the above image? OR If I edit an object, and place a node to an another place, is it possible to snap to the grid? (shortkey: F2). The snap to the grid work only with the move tool (shortkey: F1). Best regards, Khiraly

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Re: Inkscape Announces 0.43 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org :: Draw Freely.
by Jonathan Chetwynd 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Jon & Bryce, congratulations on .43, however would it be correct that "Pressure and Tilt Sensitivity" can not currently be enabled for OS X? given that the majority of graphics designers and perhaps even wacom tablet users prefer OS X, this remains a long term concern. The Gimp-like application: 'Seashore' is already available for OS X with "Pressure and Tilt Sensitivity" http://seashore.sourceforge.net/ it might be of note, that there is also an outstanding requested for a similar 'stripped' down version of inkscape for children. furthermore on win98: dialogue: Pango-ERROR **: file....aborting.... another dialogue: Pango-WARNING(recursed) **: Couldn't load font "MS sans Serif 8" falling back to "Sans 8" aborting... and no application loads not a happy bunny ~:" regards Jonathan Chetwynd Accessible Solutions http://www.peepo.co.uk On 21 Nov 2005, at 10:01, Jon Phillips wrote: November 21, 2005 — The Inkscape community today releases Inkscape 0.43, an Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool available for Unix/Linux variants, Mac OS X, and Windows. The focus of this release is on the exciting new features sponsored by Google through their Summer of Code (SoC) program which provided funding for four individuals to contribute to Inkscape. The primary additions this release are: * Connectors: A new indispensable connector tool implements creation, editing, and auto-routing (object-avoiding) of connector lines between objects. It is indispensable for drawing diagrams. (Google SoC project) * Inkboard Collaborative Editing: One may now connect to other Inkscape users over a network and edit a shared document, watch changes, and contribute one's own changes. (Google SoC project) * Pressure and Tilt Sensitivity: The calligraphy tool may now use a tablet pen with pressure and tilt support to vary the width and angle of a calligraphic stroke. * Better Node Editing: One may freely drag, bend, and stretch a Bezier curve by any point and not only by a node. Also, one may easily add a new node at any point on the curve. * New Extensions: There are now extensions for envelope distortion, whirling, and adding nodes. * Refinements: Inkscape now supports improved precision, expanded limits, usability improvements and several bugfixes. * SVG Compliance: There is now additional support for the viewBox element improving SVG compatibility. In response to the release, Tavmjong Bah updated his online book, "A Guide to Inkscape" (http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php), to cover the Inkscape 0.43 features. This guide is not included with the Inkscape release. Users are encouraged to read the guide in addition to Inkscape 0.43's release notes and the help included with Inkscape. Currently the Inkscape community is working on the next release which focuses on stability and closing bugs. The next release will add an outline viewing mode, a plan towards SVG Tiny compliance, a fill and stroke interface to the bottom toolbar, and further application refinements. Inkscape is open to all types of contributions by people with all different skill levels from around the world. Inkscape needs translators, web designers, people to help answer questions, and developers to help reach the project's goal of SVG compliance. Visit Inkscape.org and Draw Freely. Download Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X packages: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 For many more details, see the complete Release Notes for 0.43: http://www.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes043 Community submitted screenshots: http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/ About Inkscape Inkscape is an open source drawing tool that uses the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) scalable vector graphics format (SVG). Some supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons' metadata, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, text-in-shape, and SVG XML editing. It also imports several formats like EPS, PostScript, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats. Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool. Additional work includes conversion of the codebase from <nowiki>C/Gtk</nowiki> to C++/Gtkmm, emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an extension mechanism, and the establishment of a friendly, open, community-oriented development process.

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RE: Inkscape Announces 0.43 Release
by Alex Biddle 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Congratulations everyone! Blogged it, and yes, the header _was_ created with Inkscape. :D http://blog.heuristicdesign.co.uk/archives/2005/11/21/inkscape-043/ > November 21, 2005 — The Inkscape community today releases Inkscape 0.43, > an Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool available for > Unix/Linux variants, Mac OS X, and Windows.

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Inkscape Announces 0.43 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org :: Draw Freely.
by Jon Phillips 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

November 21, 2005 - The Inkscape community today releases Inkscape 0.43, an Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool available for Unix/Linux variants, Mac OS X, and Windows. The focus of this release is on the exciting new features sponsored by Google through their Summer of Code (SoC) program which provided funding for four individuals to contribute to Inkscape. The primary additions this release are: * Connectors: A new indispensable connector tool implements creation, editing, and auto-routing (object-avoiding) of connector lines between objects. It is indispensable for drawing diagrams. (Google SoC project) * Inkboard Collaborative Editing: One may now connect to other Inkscape users over a network and edit a shared document, watch changes, and contribute one's own changes. (Google SoC project) * Pressure and Tilt Sensitivity: The calligraphy tool may now use a tablet pen with pressure and tilt support to vary the width and angle of a calligraphic stroke. * Better Node Editing: One may freely drag, bend, and stretch a Bezier curve by any point and not only by a node. Also, one may easily add a new node at any point on the curve. * New Extensions: There are now extensions for envelope distortion, whirling, and adding nodes. * Refinements: Inkscape now supports improved precision, expanded limits, usability improvements and several bugfixes. * SVG Compliance: There is now additional support for the viewBox element improving SVG compatibility. In response to the release, Tavmjong Bah updated his online book, "A Guide to Inkscape," to cover the Inkscape 0.43 features. This guide is not included with the Inkscape release. Users are encouraged to read the guide in addition to Inkscape 0.43's release notes and the help included with Inkscape. Currently the Inkscape community is working on the next release which focuses on stability and closing bugs. The next release will add an outline viewing mode, a plan towards SVG Tiny compliance, a fill and stroke interface to the bottom toolbar, and further application refinements. Inkscape is open to all types of contributions by people with all different skill levels from around the world. Inkscape needs translators, web designers, people to help answer questions, and developers to help reach the project's goal of SVG compliance. Visit Inkscape.org and Draw Freely. Download Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X packages: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 For many more details, see the complete Release Notes for 0.43: http://www.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes043 Community submitted screenshots: http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/ About Inkscape Inkscape is an open source drawing tool that uses the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) scalable vector graphics format (SVG). Some supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons' metadata, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, text-in-shape, and SVG XML editing. It also imports several formats like EPS, PostScript, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats. Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool. Additional work includes conversion of the codebase from C/Gtk to C++/Gtkmm, emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an extension mechanism, and the establishment of a friendly, open, community-oriented development process.

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Inkscape Announces 0.43 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org :: Draw Freely.
by Jon Phillips 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

November 21, 2005 — The Inkscape community today releases Inkscape 0.43, an Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool available for Unix/Linux variants, Mac OS X, and Windows. The focus of this release is on the exciting new features sponsored by Google through their Summer of Code (SoC) program which provided funding for four individuals to contribute to Inkscape. The primary additions this release are: * Connectors: A new indispensable connector tool implements creation, editing, and auto-routing (object-avoiding) of connector lines between objects. It is indispensable for drawing diagrams. (Google SoC project) * Inkboard Collaborative Editing: One may now connect to other Inkscape users over a network and edit a shared document, watch changes, and contribute one's own changes. (Google SoC project) * Pressure and Tilt Sensitivity: The calligraphy tool may now use a tablet pen with pressure and tilt support to vary the width and angle of a calligraphic stroke. * Better Node Editing: One may freely drag, bend, and stretch a Bezier curve by any point and not only by a node. Also, one may easily add a new node at any point on the curve. * New Extensions: There are now extensions for envelope distortion, whirling, and adding nodes. * Refinements: Inkscape now supports improved precision, expanded limits, usability improvements and several bugfixes. * SVG Compliance: There is now additional support for the viewBox element improving SVG compatibility. In response to the release, Tavmjong Bah updated his online book, "A Guide to Inkscape" (http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php), to cover the Inkscape 0.43 features. This guide is not included with the Inkscape release. Users are encouraged to read the guide in addition to Inkscape 0.43's release notes and the help included with Inkscape. Currently the Inkscape community is working on the next release which focuses on stability and closing bugs. The next release will add an outline viewing mode, a plan towards SVG Tiny compliance, a fill and stroke interface to the bottom toolbar, and further application refinements. Inkscape is open to all types of contributions by people with all different skill levels from around the world. Inkscape needs translators, web designers, people to help answer questions, and developers to help reach the project's goal of SVG compliance. Visit Inkscape.org and Draw Freely. Download Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X packages: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 For many more details, see the complete Release Notes for 0.43: http://www.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes043 Community submitted screenshots: http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/ About Inkscape Inkscape is an open source drawing tool that uses the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) scalable vector graphics format (SVG). Some supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons' metadata, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, text-in-shape, and SVG XML editing. It also imports several formats like EPS, PostScript, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats. Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool. Additional work includes conversion of the codebase from <nowiki>C/Gtk</nowiki> to C++/Gtkmm, emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an extension mechanism, and the establishment of a friendly, open, community-oriented development process.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Some difficulties with the new version of Inkscape
by Ralf Stephan 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

bulia: > On 11/20/05, Hago Ziegler <h@...1083...> wrote: > > since I downloaded a new version yesterday I can't use the node tools in > > the tool-bar anymore. > > I tried another download today - the same. > > I don't see this, but from the description it looks like it might be > related to some recent GTKmmfication work. Ralf, can you comment? Not my area at all, at the moment I'm doing dialogs/their widgets, no desktop. Please give a specific sequence of steps to reproduce. ralf

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Congrats on 0.43 release!
by Mike Hearn 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi guys, I just grabbed the 0.43 autopackage, which worked fine, and had a quick play with the new features. Whoever did connectors I LOVE YOU :) This is one of the features I find most useful in the (shame) MS Word vector editor and now Inkscape can replace it for diagram editing. I also like the new path editing options. In 0.42 I could never figure out how to add a node, now I find I can just double click (or was this feature here before and I just never noticed it). The help tips at the bottom are great but unfortunately my screen isn't wide enough to see all of them. Finally the new about picture is quite funny :) thanks -mike

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Cannot open files on OS X (0.43 pre-releases)
by Andrew Ashton 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

I am using Mac OS 10.4.3 with Apple's X11 On an iMac G5 2GHz. I have this problem with all of the pre-release .dmg files (pre0 through pre3), though unfortunately I have been busy and unable to spend much time looking into it. So I can see console errors, I run Inkscape from the command-line[1] and get one error right away: $ /Applications/Inkscape0.43pre3-2.app/Contents/MacOS/Inkscape (inkscape-bin:822): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. Using the fallback 'C' locale. Clicking the 'Open' icon or going 'File' -> 'Open...' gives me this: (inkscape-bin:822): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not find the icon 'gnome-fs-home'. The 'hicolor' theme was not found either, perhaps you need to install it. You can get a copy from: http://freedesktop.org/Software/icon-theme/releases Finally, actually trying to open any svg file gives me this: (inkscape-bin:822): libgnomevfs-CRITICAL **: gnome_vfs_uri_is_local: assertion `uri != NULL' failed ** (inkscape-bin:822): WARNING **: Invalid URI ** (inkscape-bin:822): WARNING **: Error: Could not open file '/path/to/file.svg' with VFS And an error window in X11 appears as well: "Failed to load the requested file /path/to/file.svg" Anyone have any ideas of what's going on? I think it's a problem on my end, because other 10.4.3 users seem to have it working fine. Unfortunately I'm still pretty unfamiliar with OS X (and X11 has always baffled me) so I don't really know where to start looking for problems. (Note: importing bitmaps works fine, though importing svgs gives me the same problem) Any help is much appreciated. AJ Ashton [1] I'm fairly new to Mac OS so I don't even know if this is the correct method for running an app from the console. It runs the same when I double click the .app, so I assume it is.

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illustrator version 3 - 7 Sample Files
by Jon Phillips 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi, I took two files from Open Clip Art Library and saved them as illustrator 3 - 10 versions and put them up here: http://www.rejon.org/projects/inkscape/index.php http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?AdobeIllustrator Please compare to the SVG file and use these to help develop the Adobe Illustrator import/export features. Jon L. and others (who asked), please create more examples of AI files so that we can get better compliance with Adobe's AI output. Thanks, Jon BRYCE: one more outstanding task done. -- Jon Phillips San Francisco, CA USA PH 510.499.0894 jon@...235... http://www.rejon.org MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto Jabber Chat: rejon@...896... IRC: rejon@...897... Inkscape (http://inkscape.org) Open Clip Art Library (www.openclipart.org) Creative Commons (www.creativecommons.org) San Francisco Art Institute (www.sfai.edu)

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WEBFORM Website errors
by sacool 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: sacool email: email@...1082... submitted the following: Hi, first of al i am german, so this text can include a lot of mistakes ;) A few days ago i tried to suscribe ro the rss-feed. But i think it doesn\'t work correctly. The Date of all news is 11/30/2004. I use Opera as Rss-Reader and all others feeds i have subscribed work correct. Also i noticed that this site is not really XHTML valid: http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inkscape.org i think you should changed this... so now in german: Hi, als ich vor ein paar Tagen versucht habe den Rss-Feed in Opera zu abbonieren, habe ich festgestellt, dass dieser nicht so funktioniert wie es eigentlich sein sollte. Bei alle News wird das Datum 30.11.2004 angezeigt und das kann meiner Meinung nach nicht so wirklich stimmen. AuÃerdem habe ich festgestellt, dass die Seite entgegen der angezeigten Buttons unten nicht HTML valid ist, wie man hier erkennen kann: http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inkscape.org Mfg sacool

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platform specific inx
by unknown＠example.com 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Last night I added a short blurb to http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?GettingExtensionsWorking about how I was able to make pdf output work on WinXP with ghostscript. I've been thinking about what if any of that should go into cvs and how would we ever make an inx file cross platform in a situation like this. But it just occured to me that for in/output extensions this isn't necessary. An inx for each platform could coexist as long as they have appropriate dependency tests. Because they don't show up when the deps aren't met. So I guess I just need a proper test for windows. thoughts? Aaron Spike

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Gentoo notified of inkscape 0.43 release
by Bryce Harrington 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

I sent in a gentoo bug about 0.43 this morning, so hopefully it'll be in ~x86 soonish. Bryce

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0.43 rpm's for Mandriva
by Hendrik-Jan Heins 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Mandriva linux 2005LE RPM packages for 0.43 are up on the sourceforge site. (both i586 and x86_64). Hendrik-Jan Heins -- Publieke GnuPG sleutel beschikbaar op de volgende keyserver: pgpkeys.mit.edu Public GnuPG key available at keyserver pgpkeys.mit.edu

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Inkscape 0.43 Released
by Ted Gould 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Inkscape 0.43 is now released. With lots of exciting new features, many sponsored by Google's Summer of Code, this is the best release of Inkscape until the next one. Source code is now available in Sourceforge, and everything is tagged and labeled in CVS. We kindly ask that this release not be publicized outside of the friendly confines of the Inkscape community until more packages are available. Shortly, a more public announcement will be made. Thank you for containing your excitement. Release in SF: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9911… MD5 Sums: 97c606182f5e177eef70c1e8a55efc1f inkscape-0.43.tar.bz2 8f6ef98f046784b11d843738543866dd inkscape-0.43.tar.bz2.sig e3e92da1464dcee1b42560ff073dfe36 inkscape-0.43.tar.gz a5d7d368af974e8feb9be647ed791b7c inkscape-0.43.tar.gz.sig --Ted

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Re: [Clipart] InkScape Download
by Alan Horkan 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Bringing back onlist so the question is archived for others to see (and including RiDiRi in the Carbon Copy list because he obviously isn't on the list). On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 RiDiRi@...1081... wrote: > Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:15:42 EST > From: RiDiRi@...1081... > To: horkana@...44... > Subject: Re: [Clipart] InkScape Download > > Alan > I downloaded InkScape Ver. 0.42.2-1 win 32.exe. All that I can tell > you, is that when I originally downloaded InkScape about two weeks ago, > the program ran fine. I was away from the computer for 4 days. When I > got back on, the program doesn't get past a black screen that says 'new > document 1 - Inkscape'. The screen appears for about 1 second, then > goes away. > While on this page showing all the InkScape file, there is one InkScape > exe. icon that that says 'inkscape exe - unable to locate component. > This application has failed to start because libatkmm-1.6-1 was not > found. Reinstalling the application may fix it. There may have been an error in the package and that file might really be missing but I'm surprised it worked the first time but didn't work later. > The only way I know how to reinstall anything, is by uninstalling and > reinstalling the whole program. But with always the same results. That probably should have worked. > I enjoyed working with the program the short time that I've had it, Good to hear > but I don't think there is anything else I can tell you. And I don't > want you to be wasting your time on me. Helping users is not a waste of time. Very often we learn about problems which may have accidentally been overlooked or get ideas for improvements. Knowing people are using and enjoying inkscape is something we all like to hear and not at all a waste of time. > I thank you for all that you suggested. And I probably drop in on your > site and try again in the future. Perhaps someone else on the list can offer a better suggestion on how to fix your current setup but if you are willing to wait there should be a windows version of Inkscape 0.43 release this week (or sooner) and personally I would do the easiest thing and wait for 0.43. Hope that helps Sincerely Alan Horkan Inkscape http://inkscape.org Abiword http://www.abisource.com Dia http://gnome.org/projects/dia/ Open Clip Art http://OpenClipArt.org Alan's Diary http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/

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Re: [Clipart] InkScape Download
by Jonathan Leighton 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Hi Richard, The Open Clip Art Library is not responsible for the Inkscape program but the two projects are closely related and a number of our developers work on Inkscape too. Inkscape is open source, free software, meaning that you are entitled to use and redistribute the software as much as you would like -- so there is no time limit. Most probably you are experiencing a bug in the program which is causing a crash. I am sure the Inkscape developers would appreciate it if you could give them a little more information so they can look at it or help you out. I have copied the Inkscape developers in on this email and hopefully one of them will get in touch with the right questions. Kind Regards Jon On Fri, 2005-11-18 at 15:12 -0800, Open Clip Art Library Feedback Form wrote: > Name: Richard Kowalski > E-mail: RiDiRi@...1081... > > > Dear Sirs > Recently I downloaded your Inkscape program. How much time limit > does the program have on it? It won't load up for me anymore. I > didn't see a time limit or a cost if I like the program. I tried > uninstalling and reinstalling, but it still won't come up for me. > I was running it on Windows XP. > > Thank You > > _______________________________________________ > clipart mailing list > clipart@...626... > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/clipart -- Jonathan Leighton http://turnipspatch.com/ | http://digital-proof.org/

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0. 4. 3.
by bulia byak 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

I'm awfully sorry to raise this boring topic again, but... Did we decide to skip 0.43 at all? Peter is doing lots of commits into CVS HEAD. Jon is nowhere to be seen. Or, did we release it already and I missed it? -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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better pdf output (Linux)
by pasp 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Hello, Recently I have done simple hack and I used epstopdf [1] command instead of ps2pdf. This way we can export pdf files with full respect to bounding box. Hope It will be useful for someone too :) greets, Tomek [1] $ rpm -qf /usr/bin/epstopdf tetex-3.0-6.FC4 (also included in this mail)

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SVN
by unknown＠example.com 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

_why's just switched a bunch of his projects to SVN, so it looks like I'm going to be getting some firsthand experience with it on real (i.e. multi-developer) projects. I'll try and keep y'all updated on how it goes. -mental

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Re: [Inkscape-user] To incorporate images to svg file
by Alexandre Prokoudine 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

On 11/18/05, Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha <ezequias@...1079...> wrote: > Hi list, > > It is possible to incorporate the images loaded on a svg project to the > svg file ? I need to copy all the images if I want to exchange the file > to other people ? We discussed it earlier in developers mailing list, but seem to not have logged it in FR tracker, so here it is: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1360007&group_id=9… Alexandre

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rubberband selection broken?
by Alexandre Prokoudine 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Hi, At least as of CVS HEAD rubberband selection seems to be broken. I.e. if I press Shift and start selecting objects, partially added objects don't get added to selection. Am I the only one to experience this? Should I go straight to bugtracker? Alexandre

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NEW: more commands in the selected style indicator, misc
by bulia byak 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

More commands in the selected style indicator (right-click menu): ** "White", "Black": Sets the fill or stroke to the corresponding color. (This may be removed when we have a color palette in the main interface, but for now these are very useful.) ** "Copy color", "Paste color": Copies or pastes the fill or stroke color (when it's color) to/from the system clipboard, as text in the #rrggbb format. ** "Swap fill and stroke": Exchanges fill and stroke (both their types and colors, if any). Also: * By popular demand, in Pen tool, if a new path is being drawn but not yet finished, Ctrl+Z cancels that unfinished path (i.e. does the same as Esc), instead of undoing the previous action. * In Node tool, the ! key inverts node selection in the current subpath(s) (i.e. subpaths with at least one selected node); Alt+! inverts in the entire path. (This is similar to how these keys work in Selector, with current subpath(s) instead of the current layer.) -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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i18n-able docs
by Alexandre Prokoudine 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Hi, Is there any reason to keep i18n-able files keys.xml, keys.fr.xml etc. in 'docs ' directory of HEAD branch instead of doc-docbook branch? Alexandre

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Retention of modified rotation centres
by John Cliff 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Hi all, I've just commited some code that makes inkscape retain the centre of rotations location after you move it so that next time you come back to it the centre is where you put it. Allows you to do things like this: http://rapidshare.de/files/7501289/JCB_demo_XVID.avi I'm looking at adding a way to make it return to being centred, Scislac suggested ctrl+click, which unless anyone has any other suggestions is the way I'm gonna go. cheers Sim __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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white border around images
by John Taber 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

I've noticed I get a white border around png images that are opened and then copy and pasted into an inkscape drawing (I don't think the images themselves have the border - I've trimmed them in Gimp) - not sure what is causing this - any ideas how to fix ?

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Inkscape-0.42+0.43pre3-1.dmg fails on OSX 10.3.9/X11
by Rasca 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

Hi, I tried the package Inkscape-0.42+0.43pre3-1.dmg on a MacOSX machine with OSX 10.3.9 and X11 installed from the OSX Cdrom. Sad, but it doesn't launch. When I try to use the command line, then I see that the binary is missing a dynamic library (libXinerama.1.dyn) which seems not to be included in the apple X11 distribution. Any ideas? If you have the solution please add also a README to the *.dmg to point to this. I'm sure I'm not the only one.. thx + cu rasca PS: same for the previous version Inkscape-0.42+0.43pre2-1.dmg

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Win32 Text
by Joshua A. Andler 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

Since Richard's recent changes with the text stuff on win32, the text rendering is horribly broken for some reason (text is basically microscopic). I didn't want to throw this in the tracker yet, because we'll be hit pretty hard once .43 releases (but will do so if I don't see a response within a few days). I did have Aaron confirm it as well, so I know it's not just my box. Richard, I know you said it doesn't affect you, but if it's affecting the two of us, something is definitely not right. Do you have something different lib-wise by chance? -Josh

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WEBFORM How to draw or insert a 9X9 grid Sudoku table
by Henry Kwok 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: Henry Kwok email: hklksk@...1078... submitted the following: Enter your message or news here. Dear Sir I could not find any instruction from \"Help\" or your website about how to use Inkscape to draw or insert a 9x9 grid Sudoku table with number text written on the lines between each cell. Can you please advise me on this. Thanks With regards Henry Kwok

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canvas: backing store, etc
by unknown＠example.com 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

bulia's work with canvas has inspired me to take a look at canvas code myself, and I've noticed one area where we could probably do better is to start using a persistent backing store for the canvas widget. Of course, X is supposed to provide that (although in XFree86 the backing store facility has been broken for years). So, I don't know -- is this something we should bother with ourselves, or rely on X to fix it eventually? It looks like we don't get a backing store on Windows either, though. Also, I think I've found another reason (besides cache effects) why increasing the tile size beyond 1M decreases painting performance: there is an optimization in the tile code such that if the entire tile is empty, it gets drawn with a rectangular fill instead of a blit. The larger the tile size, the less likely the optimization is to be employed. Probably also one of the other reasons why Lauris went with the small tile size (though as bulia has demonstrated, it was TOO small). I wonder if there's a way to take advantage of this optimization without having to re-tesselate for every single tile? Nathan suggested keeping a BSP once, which would be one option, but I'm not sure how to (efficiently) get there from livarot. Ideally, we should be able to tesellate once for the entire viewport, and then selectively blit/fill regions of that. -mental

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svn's branch-merge to mitigate deps; cairo, gtkmm 'trainwreck'
by Jeff Kowalczyk 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

First, my sincere thanks to the Inkscape developers. You've developed a remarkable program in a very short time. The future ubiquity of SVG on several platforms owes a huge debt of gratitude to Inkscape and the people behind it. I noted the recent concern about which versions of various libraries (gtkmm, etc.) Inkscape should target for maximum benefit. See "newest gtkmm needed to compile HEAD" and "train wreck...") As a Gentoo user (i.e. self-imposer of trainwrecks), I periodically compile Inkscape-cvs against very recent gtk gtkmm, cairo etc. Anything older than the latest Ubuntu seems positively fossilized to my biased point of view. When I see mention of various cool features that developers have running in a private sandbox, I think it speaks to Inkscape's extreme need for a source repository that provides better support for branching and merging. I think Inkscape needs to migrate its source to subversion, and let the various devs maintain according to their interest: short-lived feature branches, long-lived maintenance branches, and convenient build bundles (svn:externals), to push the bleeding edge and still satisfy the slower pace of disto compatibility. Inkscape has a primary role to play in the SVG revolution on the GNOME and KDE linux desktops; it can't afford to lag behind the recent graphics libraries on which Cairo is being developed. At the same time, Inkscape needs to build packages for distros (and platforms) in various degrees of stability and vintage. Subversion could facilitate things the Inkscape developers are already trying to do. Using svn:externals, bundles could be maintained that would provide every conceivable combination of dependency, and a high probability of build success. A simple 'svn switch' would allow one to try out that latest cool feature mentioned one the mailing list, and come back to a safer branch without hassle if the feature isn't fully cooked. Just my $0.02, Inkscape is an amazing program with equally admirable community effort behind it. Keep up the good work.

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NEW: speedups, Outline mode
by bulia byak 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

(This and the following messages describe new stuff in CVS and thus in 0.44, not 0.43) Recently I committed a few rendering speedup patches that I've been testing for a few weeks. It's still far from Xara speed, but the difference is noticeable. 1. As you probably noticed, screen redraw is done in chunks (typically horizontal strips). The maximum size of the chunk was 64K, which is pretty small. (Lauris had a strange idea that Sodipodi must run fine on a system with 32Mb RAM.) On the other hand, rendering each chunk causes a complete stroking and uncrossing of the paths touched by the chunk, which is especially expensive for paths with strokes, and even more so for dash patterns. This means the monstrous livarot functions were called a lot more often than necessary. I increased the chunk size to 256K, and that helped a lot. In some critical situations (complex stroked/dashed paths at high zooms) it's now up to 3 times faster; typically at least 10% faster. Node editing is also noticeably snappier because it involves a lot of path rendering. I then tried 1M chunks, but even though this made stroke/path rendering still faster, for some reason it slowed down rendering of files with lots of semitransparent gradients. So in the end, I settled on 256K. The gradient slowness with large chunks needs further investigation. 2. When rendering transparent overlays, Inkscape spends a lot of time calculating NR_PREMUL(c,a) defined as (((c) * (a) + 127)/255). I changed the division to FAST_DIVIDE_BY_255(v) ((((v)<< 8) + (v) + 257) >> 16) borrowed from Mozilla and got about 10% speedup on complex documents with transparency. 3. An error in sp-canvas.cpp caused a complete extra screen redraw after each zoom operation. That is, after you press "+" in a complex drawing, Inkscape redraws, but for some time after that it remains still unresponsive because it does that second redraw (invisibly for you, i.e. nothing changes on the screen). I fixed that, and now zooming is much more pleasant in complex docs. 4. It turned out pretty easy to code an Outline ("wireframe") display mode. In it: - all paths and shapes are shown as inverse (black on light background and vice versa) outlines of constant width (i.e. 1 screen pixel regardless of zoom), without fill; - text is painted by inverse fill color without stroke; - bitmaps are shown as is; - any opacity and gradients are ignored. Since Inkscape's display of path strokes is the slowest part of its renderer, the outline mode is usually not drastically faster than regular mode (usually 10% to 50% faster), and in some cases it may even be slower. However, the value of the outline mode is not only in its speed; it is a good way to get an idea of the structure and objects of your document, and it is convenient for precision node editing and for finding "stray objects". The switch from normal to outline view and back (View > Display mode) works on the fly. (As for a non-AA mode, I have no idea how to do it, and anyway I doubt that it will give a noticeable speedup at all.) I'm also really looking forward to Xara opening its code. I do plan to attempt to borrow their renderer, or parts thereof, into Inkscape, now that I know that ins and outs (but not the guts) of our own renderer fairly well, but I cannot promise anything - this may turn out prohibitively difficult. We'll see. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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New warnings (was Re: inkscape build report)
by Bryce Harrington 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

Three new warnings popped up in the build today... Bryce ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:21:02 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report = Analysis Report for inkscape = Report Time: Sat Nov 12 15:54:54 2005 (Run 747) Snapshot: inkscape-20051112-1440.tar.bz2 Status: finished Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 0 0 7 0 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == none == Warnings == seltrans.cpp:651: warning: `void sp_sel_trans_handle_click(SPKnot*, unsigned int, void*)' defined but not used sp-item.cpp:151: warning: converting to non-pointer type `double' from NULL sp-item.cpp:152: warning: converting to non-pointer type `double' from NULL display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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RE: 0.43pre3: Everything is perfect
by James Kilfiger 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

> And, if it's not, now is a good time to mention it. Well there're bugs https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=604306&aid=1281512&group_… https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=604306&aid=1335301&group_… which are gdk bugs that make using inkscape with the mouse of a tablet on win32 pretty difficult. James Kilfiger

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No AR_FLAGS in src/Makefile.in
by Jeremy Y. Meng 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

I noticed that there is this line AR = @AR@ in src/Makefile.in, but no AR_FLAGS line in the file. The default value of 'cru' is hardcoded everywhere. Is this a bug or else? -- Jeremy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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boolean ops bugs
by unknown＠example.com 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

The itch I would most like to scratch is fixing the bugs that cause objects to disappear with boolean ops. I can't believe how often I run into these bugs when I try to do real work in inkscape. (I almost never try to do real work.) I've also noticed that newbies often try boolean ops with simple paths to see the results, in many cases simple paths are the ones that cause boolean ops the most problems. The bugs I witness are similar to the following: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1056182&group_id=9… http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1240704&group_id=9… http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1121214&group_id=9… Tracking boolean ops down in doxygen I get about this far before I realize that I don't understand anything: http://www.inkscape.org/doc/doxygen/html/splivarot_8cpp.php#689a3eb52238706… http://www.inkscape.org/doc/doxygen/html/classShape.php#280456eade08d59a110… I'm not going to be able to track and squash these bugs on my own. I have no idea what process to follow or what to look for. But I do pledge to assist in any way the person or persons who will offer to help me. Aaron Spike

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Port to SGI IRIX 6.5
by Jeremy Y. Meng 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

Dear Inkscape developers, Thank you all for this wonderful program. I love it and have been trying to port it to SGI IRIX 6.5 platform. My workstation is an Octane2 V6 running 6.5.28. My goal is to build Inkscape-20051109-0840 using SGI MIPSpro compiler. I managed to get an executable by patching the source (many many "#ifdef (__sgi) ..."). However it crashed every time shortly after startup, with the following error: > inkscape event_scan: got unknown client message ALERT: Process [inkscape] 775729 generated trap, but has signal 10 held or ignored epc 0xfa46a14 ra 0xfa46244 badvaddr 0xffffffffff396d98 process has been terminated to prevent infinite loop Bus error The interesting part is that I could run inkscape remotely from a windows machine via Cygwin/X server and play with it for a while (until it randomly crashed). Does this have anything to do with the X visuals? The Octane V6 has a highest 30-bit visual. Then I tried again using gcc 3.4. This time I only need to modify a few #define's regarding isFinite() and round(). But the disaster was when making the inkscape binary. There are tons of errors like a few listed below. I don't know too much C++. I am hoping my patch didn't introduce any bugs into Inkscape. Anyone interested please take a look at my patch and maybe give some insights? --- begin pasting error msg --- gmake all-recursive gmake[1]: Entering directory `/usr/people/voidfoo/devel/inkscape/inkscape_gcc/build_gcc' Making all in src gmake[2]: Entering directory `/usr/people/voidfoo/devel/inkscape/inkscape_gcc/build_gcc/src' /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=link g++ -Wall -W -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Woverloaded-virtual -Wswitch -Wno-unused-parameter -g -O2 -Wa,-xgot -L/usr/nekoware/lib -o inkscape --export-dynamic main.o libinkpre.a application/libinkapp.a ui/dialog/libuidialog.a dialogs/libspdialogs.a dom/libdom.a jabber_whiteboard/libjabber_whiteboard.a trace/libtrace.a svg/libspsvg.a widgets/libspwidgets.a display/libspdisplay.a helper/libspchelp.a libcroco/libcroco.a libnrtype/libnrtype.a libnr/libnr.a libavoid/libavoid.a livarot/libvarot.a ui/view/libuiview.a ui/libui.a ui/widget/libuiwidget.a extension/libextension.a extension/implementation/libimplementation.a extension/internal/libinternal.a extension/script/libscript.a xml/libspxml.a util/libinkutil.a io/libio.a inkjar/libinkjar.a libinkpost.a debug/libinkdebug.a -L/usr/nekoware/lib -L/usr/nekoware//lib -lgtkmm-2.4 -lgdkmm-2.4 -latkmm-1.6 -lpangomm-1.4 -lglibmm-2.4 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lxslt -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm -lsigc-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lpthread -lglib-2.0 -lintl -lpng -lz -lpopt -L/usr/nekoware/lib -lgnomevfs-2 -lbonobo-2 -lgconf-2 -lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 -lm -lgmodule-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lpthread -lglib-2.0 -lintl -rpath /usr/nekoware/lib -L/usr/nekoware/lib -lXft -lfreetype -lz -lXrender -lX11 -lfontconfig -L/usr/nekoware/lib -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -L/usr/nekoware/lib -rpath /usr/nekoware/lib -lfreetype -lz -lgc g++ -Wall -W -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Woverloaded-virtual -Wswitch -Wno-unused-parameter -g -O2 -Wa,-xgot -o inkscape --export-dynamic main.o -L/usr/nekoware/lib libinkpre.a application/libinkapp.a ui/dialog/libuidialog.a dialogs/libspdialogs.a dom/libdom.a jabber_whiteboard/libjabber_whiteboard.a trace/libtrace.a svg/libspsvg.a widgets/libspwidgets.a display/libspdisplay.a helper/libspchelp.a libcroco/libcroco.a libnrtype/libnrtype.a libnr/libnr.a libavoid/libavoid.a livarot/libvarot.a ui/view/libuiview.a ui/libui.a ui/widget/libuiwidget.a extension/libextension.a extension/implementation/libimplementation.a extension/internal/libinternal.a extension/script/libscript.a xml/libspxml.a util/libinkutil.a io/libio.a inkjar/libinkjar.a libinkpost.a debug/libinkdebug.a -L/usr/nekoware//lib /usr/nekoware/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so -L/usr/lib32 /usr/nekoware/lib/libgdkmm-2.4.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libatkmm-1.6.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libpangomm-1.4.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so /usr/nekoware//lib/libatk-1.0.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libcairo.so -lpng12 /usr/nekoware/lib/libglitz.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libxslt.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libsigc-2.0.so -lpng /usr/nekoware/lib/libgnomevfs-2.so -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local2/lib /usr/nekoware/lib/libxml2.so -lssl -lcrypto -lgen /usr/nekoware/lib/libbonobo-2.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libgconf-2.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libbonobo-activation.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so -lfastm /usr/nekoware/lib/libORBit-2.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libpopt.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libgthread-2.0.so -lpthread /usr/nekoware/lib/libXft.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libXrender.so -lX11 /usr/nekoware/lib/libfontconfig.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libexpat.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libpango-1.0.so -lm /usr/nekoware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libglib-2.0.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libintl.so /usr/nekoware/lib/libiconv.so -lc /usr/nekoware/lib/libfreetype.so -lz /usr/nekoware/lib/libgc.so -ldl -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/nekoware/lib:/usr/nekoware//lib ld32: WARNING 84 : dom/libdom.a is not used for resolving any symbol. ld32: WARNING 84 : jabber_whiteboard/libjabber_whiteboard.a is not used for resolving any symbol. ld32: WARNING 84 : inkjar/libinkjar.a is not used for resolving any symbol. ld32: WARNING 84 : /usr/nekoware/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so is not used for resolving any symbol. ld32: WARNING 84 : /usr/nekoware/lib/libxslt.so is not used for resolving any symbol. ld32: WARNING 84 : /usr/lib32/libgen.so is not used for resolving any symbol. ld32: WARNING 84 : /usr/nekoware/lib/libXft.so is not used for resolving any symbol. ld32: WARNING 84 : /usr/lib32/libdl.so is not used for resolving any symbol. ld32: ERROR 33 : Unresolved text symbol "Gtk::Main::Main(int*, char***, bool)" -- 1st referenced by main.o. Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and dsos are loaded. ld32: ERROR 33 : Unresolved text symbol "Gtk::Main::run()" -- 1st referenced by main.o. Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and dsos are loaded. ld32: ERROR 33 : Unresolved text symbol "Gtk::Main::~Main()" -- 1st referenced by main.o. Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and dsos are loaded. ld32: ERROR 33 : Unresolved text symbol "Glib::ustring::ustring()" -- 1st referenced by libinkpre.a(file.o). Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and dsos are loaded. ld32: ERROR 33 : Unresolved text symbol "Glib::ustring::operator=(char const*)" -- 1st referenced by libinkpre.a(file.o). Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and dsos are loaded. [many many lines skipped] ld32: ERROR 33 : Unresolved text symbol "virtual thunk to Gtk::Adjustment::~Adjustment()" -- 1st referenced by extension/libextension.a(parameter.o). Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and dsos are loaded. ld32: INFO 152: Output file removed because of error. collect2: ld returned 2 exit status gmake[2]: *** [inkscape] Error 1 gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/voidfoo/devel/inkscape/inkscape_gcc/build_gcc/src' gmake[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/voidfoo/devel/inkscape/inkscape_gcc/build_gcc' gmake: *** [all] Error 2 --- end pasting error msg --- Thank you very much! -- Jeremy Meng ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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NEW: Selected style indicator, statusbar redesign
by bulia byak 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

A new control in the left end of the statusbar lets you quickly view and change the fill and stroke of the selected object(s). * The two indicators, labelled "F:" (top) and "S:" (bottom), display fill and stroke of the selected object(s) correspondingly. * Each indicator can display either a color/opacity swatch (the opacity shown here is the fill opacity or stroke opacity, not the master opacity) or a label specifying "N/A" (nothing selected), "None" (no fill/stroke), "Unset" (unset fill/stroke), "L Gradient", "R Gradient", "Pattern" (corresponding fill/stroke types), or "Different" (selected objects have different stroke types). * Additionally, each indicator may be accompanied by one of two flags, "M" ("multiple", meaning there are two or more objects all with the _same_ fill/stroke) or "A" ("averaged", meaning there are two or more objects with flat color fill/stroke whose colors are averaged). * Just as the Fill&Stroke dialog, the new control correctly displays the fill/stroke of the selected gradient handle or selected text fragment in the corresponding tools. * Left-click on an indicator opens or activates the Fill&Stroke dialog with the corresponding tab selected. * Right-click on an indicator opens a popup menu with the following commands: ** "Remove fill/stroke": Removes fill or stroke from the selected objects. ** "Last set color": Applies to the selected objects the fill/stroke color that was last applied to anything. ** "Last selected color": Applies to the selected objects the fill/stroke color that was last displayed in this indicator. (To easily copy fill/stroke color between objects: select source, select destination, apply "last selected color".) ** "Unset fill/stroke": Unsets fill or stroke from selected objects (useful for clone originals). ** "Edit fill/stroke...": Opens or activates the Fill&Stroke dialog with the corresponding tab selected. * Middle-click on an indicator removes fill/stroke from selected objects; if it is already removed (i.e. if the indicator displays "None"), it does the same as the "Last set color" command from the popup menu. (In other words, it toggles between "None" and the last set color.) The zoom field and the cursor coordinates indicator have been rearranged for compactness and moved to the right end of the statusbar. == Implementation notes: == * There's no fixed pixel sizes for fonts used anywhere. Instead, the control uses a font size 70% of the current gtk default. I hope this works for most people, but I know there will be those who will find this font size too small, and others for whom it will be too large and pushing the vertical size of the statusbar. I want to hear your feedback on this. * The new control is itself done in gtkmm, yet it uses an old GTK color preview widget, and fits nicely into the old GTK desktop widget. The Glibmm::wrap() and gobj() are all you need to combine GTK and gtkmm stuff freely. So, I may be missing something, but I really don't understand why you gtkmm guys do this --new-gui thing instead of just converting the existing desktop widget-by-widget. * Despite lots of functionality, the new control is quite small in the code. That's because it reuses all the architectural concepts I've been slowly pushing in the last two years: desktop's current color, set and query style signals. With that in place, coding this entire control took just a couple days. It should also be easy to change or extend it. * TODO: I also plan to add a master opacity spinbutton to this control. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Port to SGI IRIX 6.5
by Jeremy Y. Meng 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 04:19:24AM +1100, Peter Moulder wrote: > >> >> +++ inkscape_irix/src/libavoid/makepath.cpp 2005-11-09 14:19:52.346046320 -0800 > >I'll add #include <algorithm> and `using' statements for make_heap, >push_heap, pop_heap. > No, please do not #include <algorithm>. It was my mistake to introduce it. std::-prefixing *_heap() would be enough. -- Jeremy Meng ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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0.43pre3: Everything is perfect
by Ted Gould 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

And, if it's not, now is a good time to mention it. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9911… MD5 Sums: 3514904d0044f3670c5977d232f5ab87 inkscape-0.42+0.43pre3.tar.bz2 72fb0075f2465f990d36c08ee9fd29ad inkscape-0.42+0.43pre3.tar.bz2.sig d6140b948cc918773a4b414bdbdaf041 inkscape-0.42+0.43pre3.tar.gz 0d0d75c4f02eb01e71645c0f20f3ba03 inkscape-0.42+0.43pre3.tar.gz.sig --Ted

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CVS
by Joshua A. Andler 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Uhm... at least three hours now SF devel CVS has been borked. This is one of the longest outages I've seen and was wondering if we should file a trouble ticked with SF or what. -Josh

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Re: Have you ever thought about security issues?
by unknown＠example.com 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Quoting Maxim Shemanarev <mcseem@...1076...>: > > Well, at least the version I have (v4.1) just gets into an > > infinite loop anddoesn't respond. I don't think it's correct. (assuming you mean 0.41) Hmm, you're right. It catches trivial circular references (e.g. to self or ancestor), but not more complex ones. > Anyway, there's a choice if you control the level of recursion > (and it's a must IMO). You can report an error and stop, or you > can keep rendering until some level of recursion is exceeded. For a circular reference, the standard requires that you do not render the erroneous element or any following elements at all (a naive implementation might have to throw out some intermediate rendering product to do this). I do not believe the standard requires any particular action for references that are deep but not recursive, but stopping rendering at some point is sensible even if not strictly conforming. > I don't see any other elegant way of detecting the loops, because > they can have any level of indirection (a pattern refers to > another pattern that refers to another pattern, etc... and > the first pattern refers to the first one). It's also worth noting that the circularity can happen along several "axes"; for example: ... <style type="text/css">.foo { fill: url(#blah); }</style> ... <pattern id="blah" ...> <rect class="foo" ... /> </pattern> ... > BTW, is that legal to have *nested* patterns/markers at all in > SVG? Yes. See sections 13.3 and 11.6.2 of SVG 1.1: <!ENTITY % SVG.marker.content "( %SVG.Description.class; | %SVG.Animation.class; %SVG.Structure.class; %SVG.Conditional.class; %SVG.Image.class; %SVG.Style.class; %SVG.Shape.class; %SVG.Text.class; %SVG.Marker.class; <== %SVG.ColorProfile.class; %SVG.Gradient.class; %SVG.Pattern.class; %SVG.Clip.class; %SVG.Mask.class; %SVG.Filter.class; %SVG.Cursor.class; %SVG.Hyperlink.class; %SVG.View.class; %SVG.Script.class; %SVG.Font.class; %SVG.marker.extra.content; )*" > <!ENTITY % SVG.pattern.content "( %SVG.Description.class; | %SVG.Animation.class; %SVG.Structure.class; %SVG.Conditional.class; %SVG.Image.class; %SVG.Style.class; %SVG.Shape.class; %SVG.Text.class; %SVG.Marker.class; %SVG.ColorProfile.class; %SVG.Gradient.class; %SVG.Pattern.class; <== %SVG.Clip.class; %SVG.Mask.class; %SVG.Filter.class; %SVG.Cursor.class; %SVG.Hyperlink.class; %SVG.View.class; %SVG.Script.class; %SVG.Font.class; %SVG.pattern.extra.content; )*" > -mental

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Re: Have you ever thought about security issues?
by unknown＠example.com 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Quoting Maxim Shemanarev <mcseem@...1076...>: > I'm afraid nobody has ever thought of it. Are there any > recommendations from W3C? According to SVG 1.1, circular references are an error and should be treated as such -- see the appendix on implementation requirements (F.2 Error processing). It's also referenced in the sections on <use> (5.6, just after the examples) and in the overview section of "References and the 'defs' element" (5.3.1). Any problems with SVG implementations due to circular references is an issue of non-conformance to that normative appendix. Inkscape gets that part of the standard partly right: it at least refuses to render circular references; in general they do not cause harm (if you can find some cases where it does, please let us know). -mental

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WEBFORM inkscape on pocket pc
by Miguel Ozonas 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: Miguel Ozonas email: miguelozonas@...1075... submitted the following: Enter your message or news here. Hi, i just have downloaded your software and play it, and i have a question. Are you thinking to convert te software for pocket pc?

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inkscape windows icon refab
by Bob Jamison 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Hi, all... Hey, we talked about this a year ago, but nothing happened. The inkscapexxxx.ico file that we use for the Inkscape "Application" icon (resource #300), is a fix of the crappy old .ico that I made myself when we first started working on a 'standard' Windows build. I am in no way an artist, and the thing looks utilitarian and boring. So I ask the question again: is there some guy who can make a new icon which is DIB-like (various sizes) and yet pretty at the same time? Of course there are lots of people who can make nice 48x48 or 32x32 images, but we need a Windows guy who knows and can cope with the constraints of a .ico (limited colors, etc) bob

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NEW: shortcuts, misc
by bulia byak 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

- Now you can use Shift+middle button drag in any tool to zoom into an area. This works the same as simple drag in Zoom tool, but is faster because it does not require switching away from your current tool. Together with middle button drag (panning), middle button click (zoom in) and Shift+middle button click (zoom out), this completes the set of canvas navigation shortcuts available in any tool. - In Gradient tool, Shift+R reverses the gradient definition (i.e. mirrors the stop positions) without moving the gradient handles. For example, an elliptic gradient with blue center and red periphery becomes red in the center and blue in the periphery. This works on the gradient(s) of the currently selected gradient handle or, if no handle is selected, on all selected objects' gradients. (Compare with the Node tool where Shift+R reverses the direction of the selected path.) This is especially convenient for radial gradients which, unlike linear, you cannot simply rotate by 180 degrees for the same result. - When toggling one of the "transform with object" buttons (for stroke width, rounded rectangle corners, gradients, or patterns), a message is displayed in the statusbar explaining what has changed in the program's behavior. - Zoom commands in the View menu are moved to a submenu; the Zoom In and Zoom Out commands are added to that submenu. - The contents of the statusbar message are now duplicated as a tooltip that is shown when you hover the mouse over the statusbar. [TODO: need to strip <b></b> from the tooltips.] - Whole thousands above 2000 in the rulers are now displayed as 2k, 3k, 4k etc. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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NEW: Transform dialog redesign
by bulia byak 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Fixes and improvements in the Transform dialog (Ctrl+Shift+M): - The "Apply to each object separately" checkbox is added, allowing you to scale/rotate/skew each selected object by the same amount, around that object's center. When off (by default), the selection is transformed as a whole. The status of this checkbox is remembered across sessions. (It has no effect on Move and Matrix tabs). - The new Clear button resets the values on the current tab to defaults. - The Scale tab now allows you to specify horizontal or vertical size increments in percentage or absolute units. Also there's a "Scale proportionally" checkbox which ensures that scaling preserves the width/height ratio. (If you are scaling several objects proportionally with "Apply to each object separately", you can only use the % unit to specify the scaling; otherwise each object's scale increments will have the width/height ratio of the entire selection, not of that specific object.) - The Skew tab can now specify the skew as an absolute displacement (e.g. for horizontal skewing of a rectangle, that means the shift of the top rectangle side relative to the bottom), as percentage displacement (e.g. a 1% horizontal skew of a rectangle means shifting the top side by 1% of the rectangle height), or as an angle (e.g. horizontal skew by 15 degrees results in the sides of a rectangle being rotated to that angle, while the top and bottom remain horizontal). - The Matrix tab (previously called "Transform") can either edit the current transform= matrix of an object, or post-multiply the transform= with the matrix you specify, depending on the "Edit current matrix" checkbox. As it is now redundant, the matrix in the Object Properties dialog is removed. - The dialog now correctly watches selection changes in the active document window and updates its values accordingly. - The layout of the dialog is simplified, tooltips and mnemonics added for better usability. - Many bugs are fixed, especially in value conversions between units. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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[root@...1070...: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report]
by Bryce Harrington 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Some different build warnings than normal... ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:50:40 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report = Analysis Report for inkscape = Report Time: Thu Nov 10 17:37:54 2005 (Run 734) Snapshot: inkscape-20051110-0700.tar.bz2 Status: finished Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 0 0 6 0 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == none == Warnings == style.cpp:1254: warning: enumeral and non-enumeral type in conditional expression style.cpp:1261: warning: enumeral and non-enumeral type in conditional expression display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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[cworth@...573...: [cairo] Slipping 1.2.0 out to 2005-12-15, and help needed]
by Bryce Harrington 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

----- Forwarded message from Carl Worth <cworth@...573...> ----- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:47:09 -0800 From: Carl Worth <cworth@...573...> To: cairo@...278... Subject: [cairo] Slipping 1.2.0 out to 2005-12-15, and help needed Shortly after cairo 1.0.0 was released, I picked an out-of-the-hat date of 2005-11-01 for cairo 1.2.0. That date has now come and gone, so so much for my powers of prognostication. I recently looked over the 1.2.0 roadmap [*] and saw that there's quite a bit still left to do. Personally, I've been focusing on the PS and PDF output quality issues. The hard parts of that are done now, but there's probably at least a week or two of work still to be done there. I had considered finishing those things up to get a 1.2.0 release out as soon as possible (in the next week or two) and letting everything else on the roadmap slip. But it looks like that's not going to be possible. I probably won't have much time to dedicate to this work until the beginning of December. So 1.2.0 won't be happening before 2005-12-15. This does provide more time for other interested people to jump in and fill the gaps for the remaining pieces of 1.2.0. If any of the following sound important to you, please consider getting involved: * win32 backend We basically just need to get it plugged into the test suite. For a long time, the issue here was missing support in the test suite for RGB24 output and for backend-specific reference images. But thanks to Keith's efforts with getting the PS backend into the test suite these two problems are fixed. So, is there a cairo-win32 developer that could fill in the two stubs in cairo/test/cairo-test.c: cairo_surface_t * create_win32_surface (int width, int height, void **closure); static void cleanup_win32 (void *closure); If so, that would be a great help and would definitely contribute a lot toward making sure that cairo-win32 remains stable in the future. * cairo_begin_group/cairo_end_group I sent a half-started patch for this to the list sometime ago. I feel good about the API, (though maybe the patch was before the addition of the current CONTENT support, and if so it should be updated to that). But the real work here is to make the intermediate surface auto-growable, which might require a tweak in the pattern code to get the offset right when the intermediate surface is finally painted. I really like this API, and I'm looking forward to having it available. I'd be glad to help anyone interested in working on this piece. * Performance fixes There's always more to be done here. I'm going to make that a big focus of my efforts post-1.2.0 by working on a performance regression suite and tackling some long-standing issues. We probably don't need much here before 1.2.0 since people are claiming that cairo 1.1.1 is already performing much better than 1.0.2. (Of course, there's still a lot of room for improvement, but this isn't something that should slow down 1.2.0 I think). * SVG backend The roadmap has this as experimental, so I think it can be thrown in at pretty much any point. It just needs someone to look at it first. I will do this after the PS and PDF stuff is done if nobody else has by then. * Bug fixes There are a couple of fairly serious bugs listed in ROADMAP already that I think really need to be fixed. A couple of the XFAILs obviously need to be fixed as well, (such as the *ahem* segfault from extend-reflect). Meanwhile, there have been a bunch of little bug reports, (slight build problems on various platforms for example), that should be pretty easy picking for almost any willing volunteer. As usual, there's almost no end of fun work to be done. I appreciate everything that so many of you are already doing. And this is also a great chance for some new faces to jump in and make some contribution. I'm glad to provide more details and guidance on any of the above as needed. -Carl [*] http://cairographics.org/ROADMAP _______________________________________________ cairo mailing list cairo@...278... http://cairographics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cairo ----- End forwarded message -----

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newest gtkmm-dev necessary to compile HEAD
by Ralf Stephan 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Hello, So it appears one needs the newest gtkmm libs to compile HEAD. I did not foresee this when using some features of the library, and, now that people have upgraded, it's nonsense to revert ;) What's unclear to me is which version is fine, here it is libgtkmm-2.4-dev 2.8.0-0ubuntu1, can others add info? thanks for your patience, ralf

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Plugins translation
by Cédric GEMY 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

I would like to know how to translate plugins Dialog options ? it appears to me that they are not inside de *.po files. Should we have a look at *.inx or *.py files ? Cedric

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Inkscape 0.43pre2
by Ted Gould 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=991… It is likely that this will be the last prerelease for Inkscape 0.43. If packagers can make packages to ensure the completeness of the package, and if users could make sure it is stable, we'll hopefully be ready to release 0.43! Please submit comments quickly, this prerelease will be a short lived one. MD5 Sums: daa81da8ca152d809aa39ee2c9cd5d04 inkscape-0.42+0.43pre2.tar.bz2 af42797a6b9d3e4d443b3f33717394ba inkscape-0.42+0.43pre2.tar.bz2.sig e46a04eb78ea53876f1fd77c34e5d7d6 inkscape-0.42+0.43pre2.tar.gz 82038ffc49dfb8ba7c9a309cf54046f1 inkscape-0.42+0.43pre2.tar.gz.sig --Ted

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How do we deal with unnamed root layers?
by Wolfram Quester 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Hi alltogether, some time ago I got a bugreport[1] against the debian package of inkscape 0.42.2. The user has problems with editing old drawings containing a "root" layer in the new inkscape version, where the layer is called "Layer 1". Don't we have a compatibility option somewhere? I quote two of his mails further down for details. With best wishes, Wolfi [1] 333779@...499... Ambrose Li wrote: If I edit a drawing with several layers and the root layer contains artwork: After selecting a non-root layer, the "(root)" in the layer selection menu (the one along the bottom edge of the window) disappears. For example, if the drawing has three layers: root, "layer 1" and "layer 2", after selecting "layer 1", only "layer 1" and "layer 2" will remain in the layer selection menu. (If I now click an object that is on the root layer, the "(root)" reappears in the layer selection menu. So the bug is not exactly serious, provided that I can select some object that is in the root layer.) ... I found that new drawings do not have a root layer, but a "Layer 1". So, I cannot reproduce the bug with new drawings, only old drawings with root layers. Perhaps the bug is caused by lack of backward compatibility. (I.e., the developers might have changed the default layer name, and then forgot that old drawings have an unnamed root layer.)

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Printing in A5 Size
by herve couvelard 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Hello : Just one question, where can i look to resolve that prob. : When we choose size document 15x21 when we choose printer size paper A5 On debian sarge, printer epson the result is a croped A5 of a A4 printed. That is to say the all document is not completely printed but 'scaled up' to an A4 and the printed part is on the A5 part of that page. where can we 'go ans see' ? Hervé

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Updated fr.po
by Gazal, Geraud (GE Healthcare) 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Hi all, After correction of some strings in the code (blah(s) replaced by blahs) I've updated fr.po and attached it in the patch tracker (for 0.43?) Regards, matiphas

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[CharlesM@...1042...: [XaraXtreme-dev] Xara LX status]
by Bryce Harrington 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

----- Forwarded message from Charles Moir <CharlesM@...1042...> ----- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:24:22 -0000 From: Charles Moir <CharlesM@...1042...> To: xara-dev <dev@...1048...> Subject: [XaraXtreme-dev] Xara LX status I know some people are frustrated that not a lot appears to be happening on the Xara open-source release, so this is just an update so you know what's going on. The Xara LX download has been updated again to 0.1c. This has the following changes - Soft Shadows now render (mostly) - Plasma fractal fill types now complete. All Xara fill types now supported. An included example document FillTypes.xar shows all fill types working. - Background rendering - Caching sub-system (switched off by default as it's not very stable yet) This build does have a few known problems, such as the key short cuts appear to have stopped working. But these minor issues are unlikely to get fixed before we start releasing the source code. Most effort is going into preparing the source code and documentation in readiness for the open-source release. We're hoping (but can't be sure) that this is the last update of the viewer before we start releasing source code. There are a few places where we've got third party licensed code, for example some MFC code, and we also use a Snowbound image library for bitmap import / export support. None of these are important aspects of the product and should be easily replaceable with open-source equivalents, but of course we have to be sure any and all such code is removed before we can release anything. Some of the other areas we've been working on: - Eliminated all GCC compiler warnings - We now use AutoConf build system to streamline builds on Linux - 64-bit support. We're also working on some type changes so we can compile it on 64-bit systems. This will be a lot easier for us to do before we release, than after. Finally we're also working on preparing things like a public bugzilla, and various website and documentation updates to provide as much information as we can. Finally, and I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or not, it looks like the first code release will be more than a million lines. That's a substantial part of Camelot codebase (oh and you'll start seeing that name being used - it's the internal codename we've used for this project from the beginning 12 years ago or more). That will give everyone something to get their teeth into, but we hope not too intimidating (and you can see why it's taking us a long time to make sure it's all reasonably clean). Charles ----- End forwarded message -----

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OS X's X11
by Jon A. Cruz 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

It appears that Apple fixed the "need to click twice to bring things forward" problem in the latest OS X update. 10.4.3 seems to be happy-happy now. (My X11 is showing "X11 1.1 - XFree86 4.4.0 if anyone cares)

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[root@...1070...: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report]
by Bryce Harrington 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Build issues have resolved. :-) Bryce ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:21:18 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report pkgpath=/testing/packages/inkscape/inkscape-20051109-1120.tar.bz2 = Analysis Report for inkscape = Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 0 0 5 0 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == none == Warnings == display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) libnrtype/Layout-TNG-Output.cpp:226: warning: enumeration value `PANGO_WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD' not handled in switch == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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release status: pre3 or 0.43 ?
by Peter Moulder 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 08:36:13PM -0400, bulia byak wrote: > BTW what are the plans for the release? Ted & I were just discussing whether to have a pre3 or 0.43. One issue with pre2 was that it was impossible to build inkboard from source from the tarball. There have also been some packaging changes (and the Effects menu should now be disabled). I suggested that whatever version number we use (pre3 or 0.43), we should announce it on inkscape.org front page and not elsewhere. Comments? pjrm.

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merged CXXIFICATION_VIEW_AND_WIDGET
by Ralf Stephan 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Hello, as Peter has now branched 0.43, I have merged HEAD with my branch, so please expect some recompilation. The Changelog: merged with branch CXXIFICATION_VIEW_AND_WIDGET * src/arc-context.cpp, src/dyna-draw-context.cpp, src/event-context.cpp, src/file.cpp, gradient-context.cpp, src/inkscape.cpp, src/interface.cpp, src/rect-context.cpp, src/select-context.cpp, src/seltrans.cpp, src/sp-namedview.cpp, src/spiral-context.cpp, src/star-context.cpp, src/verbs.cpp, dialogs/dialog-events.cpp, src/dialogs/layer-properties.cpp, src/ui/dialog/dialog.cpp, src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp, src/widgets/desktop-widget.h: move gtk code into desktop-widget.cpp, called via desktop * src/ui/view/Makefile_insert: added files edit-widget-interface.h, edit-widget.cpp, edit-widget.h the EditWidget is the Gtkmm version of the SPDesktopWidget * src/ui/widget/Makefile_insert: added files ruler.cpp, ruler.h, svg-canvas.cpp, svg-canvas.h, zoom-status.cpp, zoom-status.h these are widgets part of the EditWidget * src/file.cpp, src/inkscape.cpp, src/ui/dialog/dialog.cpp, src/ui/dialog/dialog.h, src/application/application.h, src/application/application.cpp: divide code /wrt Application::getNewGui(): if true, it's called by the Gtkmm application and the inkscape object is meaningless * src/application/app-prototype.h: replace UI specific return value of getWindow() with void* * src/application/editor.cpp, src/application/editor.h: made Editor a singleton, collect global UI code here that (for Gtk+) lives in inkscape.cpp and elsewhere * src/desktop-events.cpp, src/desktop.cpp, src/event-context.cpp, src/nodepath.cpp, src/seltrans.cpp: simplify calls to desktop->set_coordinate_status * src/desktop-handles.cpp, src/desktop-handles.h, src/extension/internal/ps.cpp, src/widgets/gradient-toolbar.cpp, src/widgets/toolbox.cpp: widget is no longer available through desktop * src/Makefile_insert: added files preferences.h preferences.cpp src/inkscape.h, src/inkscape.cpp, src/application/editor.cpp: move preferences handling into preferences.cpp/h * src/desktop.cpp, src/desktop.h: use EditWidgetInterface, more cosmetics * src/desktop.cpp, src/inkview.cpp, src/slideshow.cpp, src/svg-view-widget.cpp, src/svg-view.cpp, src/svg-view.h, src/ui/view/view.cpp, src/ui/view/view.h: streamline setDoc()/setDocument() logic * src/inkview.cpp: include empty func bodies to make linker happy BTW, I get bad markup with cvs in nl.po. Regards, ralf

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train wreck...
by bulia byak 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

...predicted by Mental seems to have happened: ui/view/edit-widget.cpp: In member function `void Inkscape::UI::View::EditWidget::initStatusbar()': ui/view/edit-widget.cpp:1153: error: 'class Gtk::Label' has no member named 'property_ellipsize' ui/view/edit-widget.cpp:1153: error: `ELLIPSIZE_END' is not a member of `Pango' with latest HEAD. I haven't yet committed any of my stuff, as I can't compile. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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0.43 branch created
by Peter Moulder 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Remaining serious bugs: - Some inkboard crashes, one of which may indicate a security issue. Inkboard isn't enabled by default, so I suggest we merely mention these in the release notes but not let them hold up the release. - Various Windows issues. I'll let someone else comment on whether any of these should hold up the release. - Connector crashes. One of these (out-of-date bboxes) may require significant change to fix properly. For the release, I suggest just changing it from a crash to a misbehaviour bug (choose an arbitrary point if !in_svg_plane(p); #include "libnr/in-svg-plane.h"). It's good to test in_svg_plane(p) before updating reprs even in absence of a crash, because inf and NaN can't be expressed in SVG. I haven't yet changed anything in the newly-created branch like changing version numbers. See http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?CreatingDists for a list of things to change now that the branch has been created. Release notes seem OK from a brief scan. There's an entry there marked `pjrm' which I'm just addressing now. Still need to transcribe to NEWS, but this can wait until ReleaseNotes (http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes) is quiescent. Bulia notes: 1 Ask everyone on jabber to read http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes, copyedit, fill what is missing, spell-check. 2 Do elinks -dump -no-numbering -no-references http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes > NEWS or in any other way convert it to plain text in the NEWS file. 3 Commit NEWS to CVS. Screenshots: I'm not up-to-date on this yet. There has been some progress reported over the last couple of days, but I don't know where we stand. Updated tutorials: Patch tracker items still open in places where HTML hasn't been put in inkscape_web/. One of the open patch tracker items is where we're waiting on the source XML file for an SVG version. (For the moment I haven't even put the generated SVG file into CVS, in case the XML file is changed in the meantime, but we could use the given SVG version if we don't get the XML file soon.) pjrm.

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On screenshots
by bulia byak 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

The scarcity of screenshot submissions is an alarming sign. Inkscape must be (1) fun to use and (2) fit to do professional work. If it is, users will be motivated to show off their Inkscape fun and/or their professional Inkscape work. If we don't get enough submissions, this might mean we are failing at (1) and/or (2). For a user, screenshots are perhaps the most important resource at inkscape.org. It's what most people look at first. New users don't like to read descriptions; they want pretty pictures. Existing users considering upgrade don't like to read release notes; they want pretty pictures. Besides, our screenshots are borrowed by a lot of other sites and thus end up all over the web. All this means that screenshots must be as good as Inkscape itself, if not better. The lack or poor quality of screenshots means the entire project's bad health. A few notes: * The best screenshots are made by the author of the corresponding feature. Nobody knows the feature better than him. In fact, if you contribute a major feature, you are pretty much supposed to submit a screenshot of it in action, much as you are supposed to describe it in release notes. * However, we also in badly need of high quality screenshots showing professional Inkscape work. If you are doing something complex and/or artistic and it turns out well, please take a moment to shoot the Inkscape window with your work. * The screenshot should be dense and informative. 1280x1024 (the preferred screenshot size) is a lot of space, so don't waste it on just one or two bits. When doing a feature screenshot, combine the various aspects of the feature, add captions and descriptions, demonstrate all relevant tricks and nontrivial things that you can think of. When doing a work screenshot, find the best zoom/view of the document, and consider doing a double view of the same or different documents (as here: [http://inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.41-CVS-linux-davinci.png]). In both cases, open the relevant dialogs, switch to relevant tools, and do a selection so that the statusbar message adds more useful info to the picture. * When submitting a screenshot, please also submit a blurb that will accompany it in the gallery. Briefly describe the feature you are demonstrating and the most nontrivial aspects of the screenshot. Try to be witty but comprehensive. All of the above also applies to the head graphic on the new site design. I also vote for #5, and I like the idea of the head graphic being a rotated image (at least once per release). We'll need to make an SVG template for this image and elicit submissions of impressive graphics to be put into the template, probably in a cut-out/zoom-in/composite form (similar to the way the flag is displayed in the draft). I'm willing to do this at first, but I need your help. So this is a call to all Inkscape artists: please send me your work that you would like to see used on the front page of inkscape.org. I also created a wiki page with the above: http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MakingScreenshots -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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inkscape windows icon refab
by Joshua Blocher 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

I recommend using microangelo 5.5+ it can easily produce the wanted icons from png's it preserves transparency and saves in almost all common icon formats ( windows ) On 11/8/05, Jon A. Cruz <jon@...18...> wrote: > > On Nov 8, 2005, at 2:30 AM, Bob Jamison wrote: > > > So I ask the question again: is there > > some guy who can make a new icon which is DIB-like (various sizes) > > > Actually, that's not really "DIB-like", but rather is just .ico- > like. "DIB" is usually what a generic .BMP file is. > > > > > I can check into things a little. Though The GIMP has some .ico > support, it used to have severe limitations when it came to mutiple > images trying to have different bitdepths, as it want's them all as > layers of a single image. But if that's still the case, I can > probably use a few other things to chain parts together. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download > it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own > Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel >

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(no subject)
by Cédric GEMY 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

I've updated yesterday my version of Inkscape User Manual. French speaker may find it at : http://www.le-radar.com/mm/inkscape/html/index.html Tried to do some english translation (helped with kevin): http://www.le-radar.com/mm/inkscape/html.en/index.html Evidently made under GFDL. Please give feedback. TODO : - going on some missing pages; - include more screenshots and update some icons that come from old 0.39 - add step by step tutorials to help beginners - verify modifiers. Example drawings can also be helpfull. cedric

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Errors - [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report
by Bryce Harrington 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Build system is picking up some errors in edit-widget.* ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:21:10 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report pkgpath=/testing/packages/inkscape/inkscape-20051108-1120.tar.bz2 = Analysis Report for inkscape = Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 2 5 3 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == ui/view/edit-widget.cpp:1153: error: `property_ellipsize' undeclared (first use this function) ui/view/edit-widget.cpp:1153: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in.) ui/view/edit-widget.cpp:1153: error: `ELLIPSIZE_END' undeclared in namespace `Pango' == Warnings == display/canvas-arena.cpp:91: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:91: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:127: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:127: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) libnrtype/Layout-TNG-Output.cpp:226: warning: enumeration value `PANGO_WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD' not handled in switch == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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kids "coloring book" function
by Ruud Steltenpool 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Hello Inkscape developers, As i'm always looking for opportunities to spread SVG i think i found a pretty good one that Inkscape can help take advantage of This got me the idea: Within the *.pagina.nl framework that has millions of visitors a day, http://kleurplaat.pagina.nl gets so many visitors that nr1 sex.pagina.nl doesn't even manage to quadruple it. "kleurplaat" is a drawing of black lines that is meant to be filled in by using coloring pencils. A whole stack of them combined in a book, being called a "coloring book" in english i was told. The idea: Inkscape having a function maybe called "B&W lines" (B&W being black&white), or "kids coloring book" or something that turns whatever you have created into just that. It's probably not always straightforward, but i think in many occasions setting the fill to "" and the stroke to "black" will do most of the trick. The bigger idea: If you implement this function into sth. that generally works, it might be a good idea to have openclipart.org offer this special version of every drawing (maybe generated on demand). Hope you like it, Keep up the good work, Ruud http://svg-whiz.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ruud_Steltenpool

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Re: inkscape
by Jon Phillips 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Passing it on to everyone else! Thanks! Jon On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 22:20 +0200, Adrian Vidrascu wrote: > Congratulations for your product!! We have a small architectural > practice based in Bucharest, Romania, we also do some webdesign and I am > also a teacher in Bucharest University of Architecture and Urbanism. I > will promote your program everywhere! I love the concept and the > OpenSource, I am thrilled by the wiki-type projects and hope some day I > can also contribute. > > Best of luck and all our love! > > Adrian V i d r a s c u > CEO, > AncAdriaN Architects > 0 7 2 3 - 2 7 1 1 1 1 > ancadrian@...1069... > > -- Jon Phillips San Francisco, CA USA PH 510.499.0894 jon@...235... http://www.rejon.org MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto Jabber Chat: rejon@...896... IRC: rejon@...897... Inkscape (http://inkscape.org) Open Clip Art Library (www.openclipart.org) Creative Commons (www.creativecommons.org) San Francisco Art Institute (www.sfai.edu)

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