- Inkscape Devel - Inkscape Mailman

selection cue
by bulia byak 20 Oct '04

20 Oct '04

A long time ago, when Carl proposed the box selection cue (every selected object is enframed by a dashed box), I did not want to make this the default because I found it to be too intrusive. However, since then I grew to like this more than the default selection cue (every selected object has a diamond mark in the top left corner) and I find that I use the box selcue all the time. It's not so intrusive once you get used to it, and it gives a much better idea of the object extent and is nice for aligning things. Also, previously the selcue was only displayed in selector, where the scale/rotation handles make the selcue box a bit redundant; now however the selcue is displayed in most other tools that have no other handles around the selection. Hence a question: would you agree or disagree if I make bbox selcue the default? In case you don't know how to change it: Preferences > Tools > Selector, change "Per-object selection cue" from "Mark" (current default) to "Box".

5 6

layers
by David Christian Berg 20 Oct '04

20 Oct '04

is there more to layers than just a menu?? I totally don't understand the concept right now. I though layers were supposed to be groups, basically. David

6 11

GCC 3.4 complaints
by Jon A. Cruz 19 Oct '04

19 Oct '04

I've seen these warnings when building the latest sources display/canvas-arena.cpp: In function `void sp_canvas_arena_class_init(SPCanvasArenaClass*)': 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: In function `void sp_canvas_item_class_init(SPCanvasItemClass*)': display/sp-canvas.cpp:110: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:110: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) Someone familiar with the area these are in should take a look. I do think these should be corrected, just not sure of the "proper" fix.

4 4

creating a pdf
by David Christian Berg 19 Oct '04

19 Oct '04

Hi guys, I know that the standart way of creating a pdf with inkscape is using scribus. and I don't really mind. But I have a really old copy of scribus and before compiling a new one, I'd like to know, if by now it can handle transparencies and gradients for the import of svgs. I'll also ask the scribus list, of course :) David

1 0

clean up defs -- extended
by David Christian Berg 19 Oct '04

19 Oct '04

when putting some documents together you might end up with more than just one def-section and for some reason I had linked defs in front of the definitions, they were linked to. This seems to cause some weird behavior where you can't change the gradient with choosing a different one once, but you have to do so twice. Also: Gradients are mor object orientated now, which I really like. going with this, each time I switch to gradient from a solid color, a new gradient is created. This gradient should automatically deleted right away, if I don't do anything exept for switching to a existing gradient. Otherwise I'm kinde forced to do clean up defs and in the worst case I have to create extra objects for the gradients, I want to keep. I hope you understand what I'm saying... seems kinda confusing to me David

3 2

Removing duplicate nodes from Potrace
by Bob Jamison 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

As pointed out to me last week by Bulia, I was incorrectly reading the path_t information produced by Potrace, and putting it into the d="" attribute of a <path> node. Potrace's own SVG generator uses a duplicate curve on "internal" subpaths. One is used for the reverse-winding to produce a "hole" in the filled area, and another is used to provide opacity to that hole. Since we are not using the information like that, and are only concerned with the curves, it is best to remove the redundant subpaths, which we are now doing (as of today). Now the traces go faster, look better, create fewer nodes, and are thus easier to edit and drag around. Bob

1 0

Get rid of spammers
by Gazal, Geraud (GE Healthcare) 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

Hi all, I haven't got some much time to work as much as I would like to on Inkscape. But I try to read mails from development and user ML, plus get a look at evolution of bugs, RFE and CVS on a daily basis. I also try to check wiki updates as often as possible. And each time I consult wiki, i face the same problem : I remove at least 3 or 4 spams a day !!! It's my modest contribution, hoping developpers don't get that much annoyed by the spam. But I think that spam removal is only an emergency solution. I'm not sure is can last for long. First because spam (and its removal) break the history of the wiki modification. Then because I'm not sure that this wiki janitor tasks have a real added value. If I remember well, spam nuisance had already been discussed on this ML a few months ago. I think it is time to think about it once more. Spending some time on this issue now, will save some (stupid) waste of energy in the long run. If I remember well several solutions had been issued but rejected : - post by registered members : main drawback = loss of the direct contact with potential users - confirmation message + non computer readable question = not convenient for people with vision problems. ... Regards, Matiphas

3 2

apply transformation
by David Christian Berg 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

I remember that back at the split from sodipodi there was a menu item "apply transformation". This never really worked, but it would be great to have it because the librsvg can't really handle objects with gradients that have a transformation, so far. I'm not sure, how it would handle rotated rectangles, though, since these would become paths, if you'd actually apply the transformation this transformation. Maybe a dialog should be shown. What is the status on this, and what do you guys think?

4 8

Inkscape overview training tutorial
by Cédric GEMY 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

Hi, I've added at http://www.le-radar.com/?articles/drawinginkscape a little beginners training tutorial that is made to join the User Manual. Thanx for giving your mind about it. Cedric

1 0

text on path
by David Christian Berg 17 Oct '04

17 Oct '04

Behaviour stuff: ok, sure I love this function, even though usually I don't need so far, but there are some things about it that are really strange: - the menu item should be grayed out, as long as not a text _and_ a path are selected - once I put the text on the path, I can move it around, but it's still dependend on the shape of the path. - while I can move the text around, I can't move the path without the text following my suggestion: don't make the text movable and make the path visible if the text is selected, as a blue line or such, so that even when the path is invisible, you can easily edit it. RFE: - alignment (right, center, left, justify) of the text should apply in a way as that the path is the whole line - put text not only on a path but also with a offset, underneath and centered... you know... :) Guess I'm writing nothing new, but I'm excited about this new feature David

3 5