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The Fashions of Stickers
by unknown＠example.com 30 Aug '18

30 Aug '18

Dear Devs, I was recently at DevConf Boston, networking and hob-nobbing with the RedHat crowd that we got to know at the hackfest earlier this year. One of the interesting things I noticed was how projects are standardising their stickers on a hexagonal fixed size design to encourage people to stick each of the project's stickers together into a grid on their computer lids. http://hexb.in/ Food for thought if we decide to make user grade sticker packs for events. Especially if we ever do the promotion packs for people to attend events with. Best Regards, Martin Owens

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8 afterMoon
by Jabier Arraiza 30 Aug '18

30 Aug '18

Hi ¿Anyone want to join on 8 afternoon/evening on Kiel? Regards, Jabier.

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Hackfest stickers are in
by C R 30 Aug '18

30 Aug '18

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4m38hy84ebqa1k7/20180829_191800.jpg?dl=1 They are looking great. :) -C

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Price Quote: Customize and add Inkscape to our software XCLASS
by Pavi 30 Aug '18

30 Aug '18

Dear developers, This is Pavi from Suntech IT solutions, HK. We are specialized in selling software for education institutions to more than 80 countries worldwide. Please find below the details of our software and the company in the below link. <http://www.suntechgroup.com/IT/xclass.html> http://www.suntechgroup.com/IT/xclass.html Coming to the point, we want inkscape to be customized and added to our software XCLASS as a plugin. We want to customize in such a way that our logo is added to inkscape and create different lessons for all section of students. Please quote the price for customizing the software according to our needs from your end. Have a good day! Awaiting your reply. Thanks, Pavi Sun-Tech International Group Limited Website: <http://www.suntechgroup.com/IT/index.html> http://www.suntechgroup.com/IT/index.html Email: pavithra@...3671... Tel: (852) 2783-0868 Fax: (852) 2780-6644

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LASGNOME ?
by Marc Jeanmougin 29 Aug '18

29 Aug '18

Hi everyone! someone on twitter ( https://twitter.com/LouieKapooey/status/1034520402414862337 ) asked if we were going to the LASGNOME conference ( https://las.gnome.org/conferences/LAS ), but it seems it's at the same time as the hackfest (Sept 6-9), so among the US folks not going to Germany, is anyone planning to go there ? -- Mc

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Help
by Aditya Sher 23 Aug '18

23 Aug '18

Can someone help me get started with inkscape, as in the dev side, any documentation on what prerequisites are reuqired for understandign and contributing to the code?

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Location path for an imported figure
by David Carrasco de Busturia 23 Aug '18

23 Aug '18

Dear All, I am finding `Inkscape` a really good tool for importing `PDF` or `EPS` scientific plots into a blank page, and then place arrows on top of the graphs, text, make scientific drawings assemble them in the desired location and then save as a unique PDF page that can then be included as a unique `figure` in a `latex` document. Let's imagine an inkscape project that has assembled 10 plots, imported from these folders: /path1/plot_1.pdf /path2/plot_2.pdf ... /path10/plot_10.pdf We already know that in /path1/ there is also the python, gnuplot, etc source code that produces the PDF plot, for instance: /path1/plot_1.py /path2/plot_2.gnu etc Most of the times I need to continue working over the original PDF plots that I once imported into a inkscape project I made back in time. For example, change the scale and the title of the plots, and so on. In other words, I need to go to the original source code (gnuplot, python, etc) that produces those plots that have been assembled in the inkscape project. In these situations, while having the nice inkscape project in the screen with all the plots 1 to 10, it is quite hard to remember where is the location of the original PDF plot. As far as I am concerned, there is no option in the inkscape interface that allows you to know which is the original location path of the PDF plot that was once imported into the inkscape project. The closest solution I could find is the following: every time I import a new PDF of EPS, I right click and and create a link which is basically a copy-paste of the location path of the figure. This solution is quite tedious and most of the times one forgets to create the link. Once the image is imported, the next natural step is to resize it and locate in the desired place, and it is very easy to forget to create the link. For instance, if this multi PDF plots assemble project was made in Latex, the location path of all the plots would be perfectly identified, i.e. in the `\includegraphics` line. I was wondering if it is possible to check an option in the importing process that would allow to automatically write the location path of the figure somewhere. Or any other strategy that would automatically write the location path every time a plot is imported. Would this be difficult to implement ? Thanks a lot for all your help, All the best, David

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XDG basedir specification
by Marc Jeanmougin 23 Aug '18

23 Aug '18

Hi all, Freedesktop has a few specifications and standards for interoperability of stuff ( https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/ ) , and I wanted to ask in particular about the base dir specification : "How desktops should locate files, such as config files or application data files." ( https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ but in particular https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ar01s03.html ) It basically set rules as to where users should lookup stuff. Currently on unix we put everything userspace in .config/inkscape (|$XDG_CONFIG_HOME|), even when some of it would more adequately be described as data (assets) and, according to the spec, be put in a share/ directory such as .local/share (|$XDG_DATA_HOME|) which is already the case for systemwide assets (assets are in /usr/(local/)share/, not in /etc/xdg/). So, the first question is the following : Do we want (1) to follow the XDG dir spec and keep themes/, ui/, keys/, icons/ and preferences (which can be described as user-specific things to customize the program behavior or appearance) in |$XDG_CONFIG_HOME| but put assets (symbols, templates, palettes, extensions) in |$XDG_DATA_HOME| ? or (2) keep everything in .config because it might be less confusing or simpler to explain NB: On windows, it's the same place (%appdata%) but we can think about moving stuff to %localappdata%, wherever it is. Also (maybe a more minor point, but what prompted me to lookup the spec in the first place) the "logical" place to put autosaves (not to be mixed up with crash saves) would be (in my opinion) |$XDG_CACHE_HOME| ("Where user-specific non-essential data should be written") but on windows that defaults to the absurd ~\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\ so I was thinking of using |$XDG_DATA_HOME |but if everything stays in .config (option 2) I'll put that there. -- Mc

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Friends of Inkscape - A program for individuals and small businesses who want to promote Inkscape
by C R 22 Aug '18

22 Aug '18

There has been an increase in people within the project wanting to give back to Inkscape in the form of donating a percentage of their earnings from Inkscape courses, tutorials, artwork sales, etc. It's my opinion that we should support this, however like any other public sponsorship of Inkscape, I believe donations of this sort should have some rules to ensure there is no conflict of interest. Here is a brief summary of the sponsorship rights and responsibilities which I think should take effect if the Inkscape Project will be helping with promotion of sales where a percentage is going to the project: 1. Neutrality: The Inkscape project will not play favourites amongst internal and external sponsors who join as Friends of Inkscape. 2. Transparency: In the case of promotional releases (Facebook, Twitter, G+ etc.), the Inkscape project will make clear the rules and guidelines of using the Inkscape Project's namesake for promotion, keep a tally of funds donated by the sponsor on our website. 3. Non-endorsement policy: Verbiage for press releases should make it clear that the Inkscape Project does not necesarilly endorse the content or views of the sponsor, and the sponsorship is to be treated purely as a fund-raising exercise to benefit the project. Moreover that the sponsor is solely responsible for delivering the product. 4. Quality - The Inkscape project should, before accepting any co-sponsorship agreement, ensure that the products being offered or sold is of sufficient quality, and provide real value to the Inkscape community (basically that the items are worth buying, and not just a scheme to make as much profit as possible without offering sufficient value to the buyers). 5. Commitment - The sponsor should be able to follow up on what they are selling and maintain a good customer satisfaction rating on their chosen commercial platform. The Inkscape Project should take into account the history, ratings, and reviews for products sold by the sponsor to protect Inkscape users. 6. Ongoing - If the project determines at any time that the sponsor is not keeping up with their promised delivery of goods, or the quality or content of the products being sold is not adequate, the project reserves the right to cancel at any time, and for any reason the sponsorship agreement. 7. For-Profit Only - These terms only apply to sponsors who wish the Inkscape Project to advertise these co-sponsorship deals. For example an Inkscape press release could read: "Help raise money for Inkscape, while learning from the professionals! XXXX is generously donating 50% from this professional tutorial course to fund development of Inkscape! Thanks XXXX!) These terms do not apply to folks who just want to donate without any press releases from the Inkscape Project. 8. Honesty - Obviously, we should ensure that sponsors follow up on the promise to donate the stated funds to the Inkscape Project. We can encourage this with a running-total press release, for example: "Donations from XXXX's Inkscape course just passed the £10,000.00 mark! Our next hackfest is fully funded!" etc. 9. Ending a sponsorship - When the sponsor wishes to end the sponsorship deal, it should be made clear that funds are no longer going to the Inkscape Project. This can be done with a thank you press release, like this: XXXX has raised a total of £150,000.00 for Inkscape's development. On behalf of the Inkscape Project, we'd like to thank XXXX for this generous donation and wish them good luck on future projects. Any thoughts are welcome. :) Thanks for your attention! -C

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Hackfest Kiel: Survey results
by Maren Hachmann 20 Aug '18

20 Aug '18

Hi there, Hackfest Attendees, these are the results of our little survey: - Almost everyone voted to have the Hackfest dinner close by, at TraumGmbh. I reserved a table for Sunday Sept. 9th, 6:30 pm. They serve vegetarian, German/Austrian, Italian, other international cuisine. Sometimes, they have a menu of the day that is halal (but that's a day-to-day thing, nothing to rely on) and also a couple of local dishes with fish. Menu: https://www.traumgmbh.de/?wpdmdl=21616 - Most of us want to attend the Kitz barbecue on Tuesday evening. Vegetarian options are available there, too. I have informed the Kitz manager of the approximate number of persons. - Everyone who is still there on Wednesday has selected the Museum option, so I have confirmed the reservation there. I will also ask our Kielux crowd if any of them would be interested to join us (the price will drop then). I have also asked a historian friend if she would like to be our city guide. As it's in the morning, probably there won't be many others who would have time then, though. As for the questions that were submitted: - What you need to bring: - voltage-compatible electronics with an adapter for German electricity sockets - if your device cannot use VGA or HDMI cables for feeding the projector, you will need to bring an adapter for one of those, too - enough cash (in Euro) to pay for your lunch (~7-10 €/day) and for the museum visit (~ 10 €), bus/ferry fares (?), voluntary Kitz barbecue payment (10 €) and any souvenirs etc. you need to buy. Many of the smaller shops in Germany do not accept cards, and many have a minimum amount for paying with a credit card! - I think this could be a fun: If you still have space left in your baggage you could bring a favourite or typical snack (I know I'm the one who is tasked with this, but it might still be fun to see what you bring) - clothes: Up to now, we were very lucky with Kielux, as it has always been good weather with > 15°C and sunshine, so we never needed rain coats, just T-Shirt/pullover/a thin jacket. But one never knows here! Please take something windproof and watertight with you, and be prepared for temperatures between 10° in the evenings and up to 20° Celsius during the day. We often have a strong wind here! - yourself :) - You don't need to bring mugs - the Kitz has enough of them for everyone of us (I just need to remember to ask for the kitchen to be left unlocked, so we can actually get to them). - Water bottles (and other beverages) will be available. The Kitz / Kielux is going to sponsor them for the Hackfest. We may have to empty some fizzy water before we can use one of the bottles to fill the coffee machine with tap water, though ;-) Other suitable containers may be available in the kitchen - I don't really know what they have there, though. - Halal food is generally not available in non-specialized restaurants in Germany :-/ Vegetarian is widely available. In Kiel, there is a large Arab/Turkish community, which is why there are a couple of specialized shops and supermarkets, especially in the Gaarden quarter (close to the central station, just across the Hörnbrücke on the other side of the Förde). One large Arab supermarket is in walking distance to the Kitz (Sultan-Markt in Eckernförder Straße). The Döner/Turkish fastfood 'restaurants' close to Kitz might sell halal food, but I'm not sure. Let me know if you'd like me to get something specific in advance (from Sultan-Markt, then). - We have two entries that offer 3 seats in a car - one of them without a name (a couple of you haven't entered their name, but were identifiable through what they wrote ;-) - except for this one). Does anyone own up to that car/entry (the other one is Jürgen)? @doctormo and anyone else who comes by airplane: please remember to book the Kielius bus, too, to get from Hamburg to Kiel (and back). Current number of confirmed attendees: 9 Unconfirmed/unsure/in progress: 3 (Jabier, Khaled, Krzysztof - KK, are you there?) Probably not able to attend: 2 (Alex, Mihaela) One lesson for the next hackfest organizer: poke everyone as early as possible and more intensely about booking hotels! They can get very expensive when booked late. Thanks, everyone! Maren

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Help building MacOS version
by Eric Roch 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

Hello, I am trying to compile the 0.92.3 release from source on my Mac, but I’m not really sure how to continue when I see errors. The wiki page is way out of date, and the Readme doesn’t have much detail. Could anyone assist me with compiling from source? If I can get this working, I would also like to help get a DMG published, but I don’t know how. I apologize if this is not the right place to post this. If not, where should I go? Thanks, Eric

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new MacBook Pro please
by Rodrigo Cuervo 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

Inkacape forma new MacBook Pro please

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devops help?
by yo lo 12 Aug '18

12 Aug '18

Hi guys, My name is Gregory. I've seen a twitter post about helping out with the infrastructure of the project and came looking. I am doing DevOps/python development and solution architecture in my day life. Side projects can be found at https://github.com/ror6ax Could someone please outline the work that needs to be done and brief summary of current state of infrastructure? Thanks. -- http://ror6ax.github.io/

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Theme change in Inkscape devel
by Jabier Arraiza 10 Aug '18

10 Aug '18

Hi all here are a short video about the new devel feature of change theming. https://archive.org/details/inkscapeTheme Enjoy

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Inkscope logo for upcoming Inkscape video podcast series
by C R 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

See here: https://inkscape.org/en/~C.Rogers/%E2%98%85inkscope-logo This logo is based on the ideas of everyone with some refinement by myself. As far as I'm concerned, we all made it. :) Like it? -C

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Board meeting Friday Aug 3rd at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Aug 3rd, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings Agenda: ------- * Kiel Hackfest ** [[Hackfest2018 Kiel]] - Sun, 2018-09-09 until Thu, 2018-09-13 * Future meetings/hackfests. ** [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/17x/ SCALE] - March 7th-10th, 2019 (Pasadena, California) ** [http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/ LGM 2019] - May 30th-June 3rd (Saarbrucken, Germany) Proposed. (About two hours by train from Paris.) * Merchandise sales ** Spreadshirt ** Evaluate self-serve merchandise sales - spreadshirt, cafepress, Golden Ribbon, Think Penguin or similar [Mc] * Outreachy: Next round starts in August [https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/] * Action Items * Other Business Action Items from last meeting: ------------------------------- === Kiel Hackfest 2018 === ♦ ACTION: (Re-)Announce Kiel hackfest on inkscape-devel@ [Tav] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Kiel hackfest [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Arrange additional Kiel hackfest attendance vote [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Let folks know the new paypal tag for hackfests [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Kiel hackfest donation request news article [Moini, Ryangorley] === Future meetings/hackfests === ♢ ACTION: Set up wiki page for SCALE hackfest ♢ ACTION: Check into pre/post SCALE meeting options & AirBNB [tedg, scislac] === 0.92.4 Release === ♢ ACTION: Kickoff 0.92.4 release in early August [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Remember to put correct version string in AC_ for 0.92.4 [bryce] === 1.0 Release === ♢ ACTION: Check in with people doing test case conversion [Tav] ♢ ACTION: ping jimmac about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] ♢ ACTION: Set up wiki page for collecting ideas of things worth getting fixed for 1.0 [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers] === Merchandise Sales === ♢ ACTION: Finalize spreadshirt for launch [crogers, Mc] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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My personal FOSS swag manifesto
by C R 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Okay, so in the wake of our push to get some Inkscape swag going for the project, I've been pushed from multiple angles to start doing some of this myself. My reasons for considering this part-time, then move to full time if it's successful are as follows: 1. *Ongoing Work* - Since I'm considering new options for work, I want to do something where my day to day work can benefit FOSS projects, and I have all the necessary skills to do this - I'm basically a one-stop shop for graphics and media of any kind, so why not actually BE a shop for FOSS swag? 2. *More Benefit to Projects* - Many of the options available for free online shops fall short in that they present too high a cost for single orders with not enough percentage going towards the project. Becoming the supply chain allows me to save cost on bulk orders and maximise profits to get the most project benefits out of the sales. 3. *Quality Control -* I can ensure the quality of the products produced, because I can select which companies I buy from, vetting for quality. It's shocking how many companies produce total crap (even popular ones, like spreadshirt). Quality and customer satisfaction matter a lot to me. Especially when representing various FOSS projects, the quality of the materials will speak to quality of what's being represented, and all too often I see stickers printed off of home printers using graphics that were more or less tossed together from online clipart. The reason for this is usually that nothing else was available. I want to be a solution to this problem. 4. *Supporting a FOSS-driven Industry* - I really, really don't want to have to go back to using closed source graphics applications. :) And that's probably what will happen if I don't start something myself. I want to continue to be able to use Inkscape, and GIMP, and Krita, etc. in my production work so I can continue to help with bug reports, and UX suggestions. It's a big part of my job satisfaction to be able to help in this way. 5. *Supporting FOSS designers* - I eventually want to be able to employ other designers who use FOSS to build up the industry use of FOSS. We've got a long way to go to catch up, and the more designers using FOSS, the greater our say in what becomes standard for the industry. It's my experience that FOSS benefits both artists and companies that hire design work, as the overhead cost for creating and using FOSS graphic assets is zero, and thus can be used perpetually at no cost to either party. 6. *Brain Tickles -* It tickles something in my mind to think of people using and handing out stickers for FOSS projects. I've designed lots of products over the last 10 years, and I've seen people all around London using them. It's a great feeling, but lacks the satisfaction of seeing people enjoying FOSS and spreading the joy to others, and I find just showing someone tricks in Inkscape gives me a much more lasting thrill. So why not have both? Yes, I want to have my cake and eat it too, and share it as well! So these are my goals, but I do want to hear your opinions on it too. Thanks for listening, and for all the support and encouragement I've received from people inside and outside the project. :) -C

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About this tweet
by Manuel Jesús Recena Soto 05 Aug '18

05 Aug '18

Hello, My name is Manuel Recena and I'm sending this email due to this tweet <https://twitter.com/inkscape/status/1025763338158919680> where this great FOSS project is looking for someone with experience of working with Ansible. I replied to this tweet here <https://twitter.com/recena/status/1025854927392972800>. I would be interested to participate and contribute to this project. Please, use this email as a starting point. Regards, -- Manuel Recena Soto * manuelrecena.com [/blog] * linkedin.com/in/recena

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Inkscape Vectors Meeting - This Saturday
by Ryan Gorley 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

Hello All, It's that time again! This is just a friendly reminder about the Inkscape Vectors meeting tomorrow (or today for some of you). Details on time and place are available here: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/issues/67 (https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/issues/67) All are welcome. Come with your ideas and enthusiasm! Ryan

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Gimp-developer] GIMP t-shirts?
by Gabor Kum 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

Hello Inkscape Devs, C. Rogers wrote me that you are searching for a solution for the Inkscape merchandise. We produce embroidered shirts for free software projects exclusively, so we can help with this. Here is how we work: https://www.hellotux.com/for_developers.php By the way, we are experimenting with InkStitch (https://inkstitch.org/) now, so it's possible that we will use Inkscape to design embroidery. We used it to produce only the first part of the work until now. Best regards, Gabor KUM owner of HELLOTUX https://www.hellotux.com 2018-08-02 12:03 keltezéssel, C R írta: > Can't speak for the GIMP project, but shoot an email to the > inkscape-devel mailing list. We're currently looking into merch > providers as a means of generating donation money for project funds > (which it seems like your company has been doing for a while). > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/lists/inkscape-devel > > Thanks! > -C.Rogers, Inkscape Board Member > > On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Gabor Kum via gimp-developer-list > <gimp-developer-list@...45...> wrote: >> Hello GIMP Devs, >> >> I wonder if we can make GIMP t-shirts and polo shirts with embroidery? >> We've made similar items for Linux distributions and other free software >> (including GNOME) for more than 15 years. >> >> Some info about us: https://www.hellotux.com/aboutus.php >> Here is how we work: https://www.hellotux.com/for_developers.php >> >> What do you think? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Gabor KUM >> owner of HELLOTUX >> https://www.hellotux.com >> >> PS: I'm not sure that this mailing list is the right place for it, but I >> couldn't make contact with the core developers privately. >> _______________________________________________ >> gimp-developer-list mailing list >> List address: gimp-developer-list@...45... >> List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list >> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list

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voting in gitlab merge request automatically subscribes to it
by brynn 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

Hi Friends, I recently clicked the thumb up/down icon in gitlab merge request, responding to a mailing list message, which asked for a simple vote. And suddenly email is pouring in! I finally found how to unsubscribe, but the checkbox for it is in a separate panel on the right side of the page, which scrolls separately from the main window. Since the checkbox is below the first page, and the panel scrolls separately, and the panel does not even have a scrollbar, it was hard to find. (had to zoom out) Anyway, I've searched through all the personal settings I can find, without success. Is there some way not to subscribe to something by simply voting, and I just didn't find it? If there's no way to change my personal settings, I wanted to ask if it would be possible to globally disable subscribing to the thing (merge request, issue, whatever) by simply voting. Thanks, brynn

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Appveyor builds are no longer working.
by alvinpenner 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

see: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/inkscape/inkscape/history the most recent successful build is: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/inkscape/inkscape/build/master-1426 anyone familiar with how these are done? Alvin -- Sent from: http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/Inkscape-Dev-f2781808.html

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Kiel Hackfest sticker
by C R 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

https://inkscape.org/en/~C.Rogers/%E2%98%85inkscape-foil-sticker-keil-hackf… Like it? -C

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inkscape-trunk broken, icons missing, causing inkscape to crash on loading projects.
by C R 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

It just crashes. Is there some reason the icon stuff was merged in a half-finished state with trunk? It's broken everything, even if you open Inkscape without loading a project, half the icons are now missing, and it's unusable. Having to revert to old Inkscape for the time being, which is an uber pain. Also wanted to do some bug reporting this weekend, but am having to put that off too. Thanks for any advice. -C

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Help setting up inkscape develop environment
by Andrea Bogazzi 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

I wanted to start my contribution adventure but i hanged at finding the package inkscape-devel on ubuntu xenial. The package is not available on my dist What i m doing wrong? any hint?

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