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RE: typeset
by bulia byak 09 May '04

09 May '04

Fred, Now that I see your sample, it's truly grand. Something like that we were contemplating with njh some time ago, but it seemed like a long time away :) A few points: 1 Why don't you use standard URIs for linking the typeset group with its shape? i.e. instead of non-standard inkscape:dstShape="[rect1525]" I propose inkscape:dstShape="#rect1525" which will allow you to use the standard URIReference class. 2 You use dx for spacing the line, but since all dx values are the same, it's much easier to add a letter-spacing property, e.g.: style="font-family:Luxi Sans;font-size:12.000000;letter-spacing:0.345123" That will work out of the box. Still better would be using word-spacing for small stretches, and add some letter-spacing when stretch becomes too large (with user-settable threshold). The word-spacing property is not yet supported, but it's easy to add it - just let me know and I'll implement it. 3 When all dy values are 0, you don't need to set the dy vector at all. 4 Currently your sample works in Batik, but crashes Inkscape on load :) typeset 82e0910: n src= The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, better known as the DMCA, is a travesty of law. The act (summary available here in PDF form) was passed in 1998 and since this period of time it has been used in the most egregious ways to shut down Fair Use and competition in the marketplace. From being used to justify illegal subpoenas, to making reverse engineering easily preventable, to shutting down toner cartridge competition, to killing off Fair Use, the law is a major blow to consumer interests. While some uses of the DMCA have met stiff rebuttals from the judiciary (e.g., Lexmark toner ploy was defeated for now), the law remains in need of revocation or serious reworking. Here's the beef: ditch typeset 82e0910: n shape dst= [rect1525] ** (inkscape:20246): CRITICAL **: file desktop-handles.cpp: line 40 (SPDocument* sp_desktop_document(SPDesktop*)): assertion `desktop != NULL' failed ** ERROR **: file document-undo.cpp: line 77 (void sp_document_maybe_done(SPDocument*, const gchar*)): assertion failed: (doc != NULL) aborting... _________________________________________________________________ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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"ugly icons" problem
by Kees Cook 09 May '04

09 May '04

Well! It looks like g_ascii_strtod is NOT totally locale safe! What a shame. Here are the reports from my debugging of src/svg/svg-affine.cpp, sp_svg_transform_read: Under "C" locale: took 1 chars from '1,0,0,0.999999,4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 1.000000 took 1 chars from '0,0,0.999999,4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 0.000000 took 1 chars from '0,0.999999,4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 0.000000 took 8 chars from '0.999999,4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 0.999999 took 11 chars from '4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 0.000000 took 12 chars from '-1.09524e-06)' to make -0.000001 Under "fr_FR" locale: took 3 chars from '1,0,0,0.999999,4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 1,000000 took 3 chars from '0,0.999999,4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 0,000000 took 7 chars from '.999999,4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 0,999999 took 11 chars from '4.42378e-08,-1.09524e-06)' to make 0,000000 took 12 chars from '-1.09524e-06)' to make -0,000001 Yuck! (And it works correctly under "LANG=fr_FR LC_NUMERIC=C", further proving it to be locale-sensitive.) And, checking the most recent CVS of gstrfuncs.c in the gnome cvs: * glib/gstrfuncs.c (g_ascii_strtod): Fix problems when a locale-specific decimal separator directly follows a number. (#138424, Nickolay V. Shmyrev) -- Kees Cook @outflux.net

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bitmap fill patch
by bulia byak 09 May '04

09 May '04

Simarilius, I finally reviewed your pattern fill patch. It works :) - Why does it only work for bitmaps? AFAIK the mechanism is pretty similar for fills out of SVG objects, so why not enable them as well. - I would expect it to show me the bitmaps imported into the document in the list as well, not only those i specifically import from the dialog. - Most importantly, there's no way to adjust the position of the bitmap inside a path. Ideally I would like to see on-canvas handles that would let me to arbitrarily move, scale, rotate, and skew the fill inside the path, but for the patch to be usable, _at least_ move must be implemented. You may try to create an arena in the dialog, similar to those in the gradient tabs, that would show the bbox rect of the object and a draggable handle that positions the fill's top left corner (you can steal most of the code from gradient tabs). - A related bug that must be fixed: objects that write transforms with optimization, such as path, do not update the position of the fill. So that looks like you're moving a window into an unmoving wall of repeating bitmap tiles. Non-optimizing objects (ellipse) work as expected, transforming their fill with them. Better yet, it would be nice to have a switch that would allow me to enable any of these two behaviors for any object. _________________________________________________________________ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] unable to open files
by bulia byak 08 May '04

08 May '04

>So basically I'm stuck with two versions of inkscape that aren't working >for me, right now... I just installed the latest debian-package, >.38.1-something, and it crashes on me everytime, I try to open the "fill >and stroke" dialog :( Bug reports with complete details and backtraces would be appreciated. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee� Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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can't save document bg colour changes
by Artemio 08 May '04

08 May '04

Hello all! If I open an SVG file, then modify the document bg colour, and press Ctrl+S, I get that "No changes need to be saved". So in order to change the bg and save the file, I have to move some object back and forth and then Inkscape saves everything well as "there are changes needed to be saved" ;-) So the obvious solution would probably be to toggle the "modified" status on document bg colour change. Artemio. -- A-Man :.: new music from Artemio :.: http://a-man.artemio.net [local time 19:34:57 (GMT +3) 7 May 2004] [system uptime 2 hr 33 min]

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] unable to open files
by bulia byak 08 May '04

08 May '04

>The program 'inkscape' received an X Window System error. I recently got this error when it was trying to display a dasharray with too small dashes and failed. Try removing/renaming your ~/.inkscape/preferences.xml and run it again. Also this error is fixed in CVS since yesterday, update to the latest CVS and try again. I assume this refers to the error where it crashes displaying the Fill&Stroke dialog. Your error with opening files is still a mystery. Please provide more information. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the MSN Premium and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] remaining locale problems?
by bulia byak 08 May '04

08 May '04

>Oops. I (think I have) sent a few screenshots to the list some time >ago. Did anyone receive that attachment? The list was being malfunctioning recently. >I will build from CVS and file a bug report now (if still needed). >Speaking of locale stuff, there's one more thing: are tutorial file >names >localizable now? Not too long ago they seemed to not be. This is likely a regression caused by converting tutorial commands to verbs. Kees should look into it, as it was his change. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee� Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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vector graphics + M$
by Jon Phillips 08 May '04

08 May '04

Hello all, I wondered if you all checked out this: http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=6978 Talk about the new MS vector graphics system and new windowing. You can see how SVG will be pushed around in the future. All the more reason to push SVG and Inkscape between now and before AVALON and the new WINDOWS is released. This adds new urgency to the cause. Man, why can't M$ just go along with some open standards! Arg!!! Jon -- Jon Phillips Graduate Researcher Visual Arts Department PO BOX 948667 LA JOLLA, CA 92037 USA cell.858.361.2811 jon@...235... http://www.rejon.org

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remaining locale problems?
by bulia byak 07 May '04

07 May '04

Hi Arpad, I seem to have missed your mail with screenshots of the remaining locale-related problems. Once again: if you don't get a response on the list soon, _please_ submit a bug report with all the relevant info. _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN Premium http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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example Inkscape works
by Artemio 07 May '04

07 May '04

Hello there! Once again I must admit how happy I am to use Inkscape - it has become no. 1 application that I use - see the attachment if you need proof ;-) Here is the list of example sites created by me, that use graphics by Inkscape. http://artemio.net My home site. The interface has actually been drawn in sodipodi (as I didn't know about Inkscape when I was creating thisone), but the rest (the icons on the main page etc.) is all by Inkscape. http://artemiolabs.com My audio laboratory site. 100% Inkscape. http://lilija.com.ua (in Russian) The site of a florictic shop where my sister works. 100% Inkscape. Note: all images were cut and JPEG'd with the GIMP (you guessed). Also, you guys mentioned that we, the users, can send you the screenshots of how we use Inkscape? I think it would be nice if, for example, you create a page on your site with a screnshot showing Inkscape at work and the web site that uses these graphics. If you need such a thing - just tell me. Thanks again for the best graphic editor ever and happy development! Artemio. -- A-Man :.: new music from Artemio :.: http://a-man.artemio.net [local time 18:31:08 (GMT +3) 7 May 2004] [system uptime 1 hr 30 min]

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