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Improvements to Kaleidoscope from "Rotate copies LPE"
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Hi to all! Now the "Kaleidoscope" option in "Rotate copies" LPE became to "Fusion paths" and don`t need a 360 degree rotation. Here are a video on action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpI8gRbkTu4 In my youtube chanel there is more old kaleidoscope videos to get biger idea. The branch is: https://code.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/copy-rotate-lpe-improveme… Regards, Jabier.

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Inkscape crashes on opening existing svg files
by Murari 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Hi all, I'm using Inkscape on Arch Linux, and am cross posting this from the Arch Linux general mailing list. Since yesterday (I have not used Inkscape for two weeks, so this might be related to something that happened in the last two weeks) I have not been able to open exisiting svg files on Inkscape. Opening any and all svg files causes Inkscape to crash with "Inkscape encountered an internal error and will close now". I created a test file containing only a single straight line using the Bezier tool and can not open this file again after saving. The command line output after the crash is terminate called after throwing an instance of 'Glib::ConvertError' I saw this error yesterday, on package 0.91-8 in Arch, but the same package version worked on the 17th of May, so some other package that was updated during this time period is probably the cause. The latest package version in Arch, 0.91-9, does not solve this problem. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be the cause? Thanks!

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Decommission SourceForge Downloads
by Martin Owens 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Dear Developers, Because of the thousands of downloads per week of old inkscape releases (mostly windows msi files) from the sourceforge account and because of our successful transition to using our own website with caching proxy fastly. I will be deleting all files from the SourceForge files folder in two weeks time (June 14th). Please make sure you have any and all files you wish to back up, and any downloads you want to make available for your platform available on the website. If there are any objections please raise them here and I won't go ahead with the proposed deletion. This cleanup is mostly to reduce our online search footprint, reduce confusion with users and prevent users getting hold of old, obsolete or buggy versions of inkscape. (I've mentioned this cleanup before, but I wanted to be more proactive and state that I'll do it and take responsibility) Best Regards, Martin Owens

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google deprecating SMIL for Chrome
by Brynn 02 Jun '15

02 Jun '15

Hi Friends, Someone brought to my attention, the other day, this entry in Tavmjong's blog: http://tavmjong.free.fr/blog/?p=1262, which discusses Google's Intent to Deprecate SMIL in the Chrome browser, and links to that discussion: https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/?_escaped_fragment_=topic/bl… Since I've been learning a lot more about animation (while writing a new Animation page for the website) it really seems rather shocking. From what I understand (although still learning, *Always*) it seems like SMIL comes the closest to being "true" SVG animation (of all the existing ways to animate SVG). The Intent to Deprecate message says that MS will be creating CSS animation support for SVG, which will make animation of SVG possible in all browsers. I don't have the technical knowledge to be able to compare SMIL to this new CSS animation (and since it says "just announced" maybe it doesn't actually exist yet). (I am aware of current CSS3 animation, but not about this new bit.) But I'm definitely curious about what will be lost of SMIL, which that new CSS can't replicate, or conversely, if this new CSS will have any new abilities that SMIL doesn't have. And I'm curious what our Inkscape community thinks about this apparently pending deprecation in Chrome? (Because I guess Mozilla/Firefox will follow suit, since IE already stopped supporting it, some versions back. And that makes it seem like a sad day for animation with Inkscape.) I understand that the hopes from several years ago, to have a working SVG animation tool by the release of Inkscape 1.0, have now gone by the wayside (I guess for lack of anyone interested enough to do it). But I wonder, if Inkscape had even an experimental SVG animation model, based on SMIL (along with a new UI which probably would be needed, afaiu) if Google would still want to deprecate SMIL? I do see some comments in the Intent to Deprecate discussion, from Inkscape-related people, or organizations, but I'm surprised not to see any discussion here in this list. Is it just because of not having anyone (or small group) interested in developing animation for Inkscape? Or maybe there was some discussion on IRC, where I don't usually watch. It just seems a little hopeless to me, not to see a vigorous uproar about it, or even any comments from Inkscape developers on the google discussion. I must be still missing something in my understanding of animation and Inkscape. Maybe it's much more hopeless than I realize, no matter what google does with Chrome? What do you all think about google deprecating SMIL? Thanks, brynn

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RFC: Inkscape Code of Conduct
by Bryce Harrington 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

We have a draft version of a Code of Conduct for our project, which Martin and others have carefully assembled for us. As written it looks quite good, and I'd like to go ahead and get this finalized; one less thing on our collective todo list. :-) But before it gets finalized, I'd like to run it by the development community once more for comments. I'll collect and incorporate the comments as best as I can, and repost it for an informal ratification. If there are a substantial number of suggestions, I'll repost some interim versions. Once it's agreed to, we should probably also have some sort of process for amending it. Maybe nothing more complex than posting a diff and same voting as done for the ratification. Bryce Inkscape Community Code of Conduct THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS!!! Inkscape Community Code of Conduct (DRAFT) Like the technical community as a whole, the Inkscape community is made up of a mixture of professionals and volunteers from all over the world, working on every aspect of the project - including mentorship, teaching and connecting people. Diversity is one of our huge strengths, but it can also lead to communication issues and unhappiness. To that end, we have a few ground rules that we ask people to adhere to when they're participating within this community and project. These rules apply equally to board members, developers, mentors and those seeking help and guidance. This isn't an exhaustive list of things that you should or should not do. Rather, take it in the spirit in which it's intended - a guide to make it easier to enrich all of us and the technical communities in which we participate. This code of conduct applies to all spaces managed by the Inkscape project. This includes IRC, the mailing lists, the bug tracker, the web site, official Inkscape events and any other forums created by the project team which the community uses for communication. * Be friendly and patient. * Be welcoming. We strive to be a community that welcomes and supports people of all backgrounds and identities. This includes, but is not limited to members of any race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, colour, immigration status, social and economic class, educational level, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, size, family status, political belief, religion, and mental and physical ability. * Be considerate. Your work will be used by other people, and your code, comments and art will be read and looked at by them. You in turn will depend on the work of others and your code, comments and art will be commented on. Any decision you take and any remark you make will affect other people, and you should take those consequences into account when making them. Remember that we're a world-wide community, so you might not be communicating in someone else's primary language. * Be respectful. Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It’s important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. Members of the Inkscape community should be respectful when dealing with other members as well as with people outside the Inkscape community. * Be careful in the words that you choose. We are a community of professionals, and we conduct ourselves professionally. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other participants. Harassment and other exclusionary behavior aren't acceptable. This includes, but is not limited to: + Violent threats or language directed against another person. + Discriminatory jokes and language. + Posting sexually explicit or violent material. + Posting (or threatening to post) other people's personally identifying information ("doxing"). + Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms. + Unwelcome sexual attention. + Spamming, trolling, flaming, baiting, or other attention-stealing behavior. + Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior. + Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to stop, then stop. * Take responsibility for your words and your actions. We can all make mistakes; and when you do, take responsibility for them. If someone has been harmed or offended, listen carefully and respectfully, and work to right the wrong. * When we disagree, try to understand why. Disagreements, both social and technical, happen all the time and Inkscape is no exception. It is important that we resolve disagreements and differing views constructively, keeping discussion on a civil level. Remember that we’re different. The strength of Inkscape comes from its varied community, people from a wide range of backgrounds. Different people have different perspectives on issues. Being unable to understand why someone holds a viewpoint doesn’t mean that they’re wrong. Don’t forget that it is human to err and blaming each other doesn’t get us anywhere, rather offer to help resolving issues and to help learn from mistakes. * Step down considerately. If you leave or disengage from a responsible position within the Inkscape project, we ask that you do so in a way that minimises disruption to the project. Tell people you are leaving and take the proper steps to ensure that others can pick up where you left off. * Conflicts of interest. You should be aware when you are conflicted due to employment or other projects you are involved in, and abstain or delegate decisions that may be seen to be self-interested. We expect that everyone who participates in the project does so with the goal of making life better for its users. When in doubt, ask for a second opinion. Perceived conflicts of interest are important to address. Act to ensure that decisions are credible even if they may occasionally be unpopular, difficult or favourable to the interests of one group over another. * Ask for help when unsure. Nobody is expected to be perfect in this community. Asking questions early avoids many problems later, so questions are encouraged, though they may be directed to the appropriate forum. Those who are asked should be responsive and helpful. Be aware that user-created content on our website can and will be moderated. If you notice an upload, comment or user that clearly violates this Code of Conduct, help us to keep this website a welcoming place by reporting this to our moderators or contact us at <insertEmailAddressHere> or via our <insertContactPageLinkHere>. Also, if you would like to help us by becoming a moderator yourself, please don't hesitate to contact this website's administration team. Further tips for good and successful communication, including but not limited to how to protect yourself from burnout, can be found in the Freenode Channel Guidelines. Credits for the sources and inspiration of this code of conduct go to the SpeakUp! project, the Django Project, Ubuntu as well as many others. This Code of Conduct is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Licence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Selection sets
by Lucian Holland 31 May '15

31 May '15

Hi, I’ve been using the development version of Inkscape for a few days now and am really excited about some of the new features that have gone in. Looking at the material one the website and in the archives of this list I’ve been able to piece together what most of them do, but I’m struggling to make any sense of the “selection sets”. I think know in theory what it’s supposed to do - resolve the ages old “how do I group across layers” problem, but I can’t make the UI do anything useful. Is it incomplete as it stands in trunk, or am I just missing something very obvious? Happy to be pointed at a link/video/whatever if there’s one out there that gives more detail, my cursory searches didn’t reveal much unfortunately…. Cheers, and thanks for all the hard work on a great piece of software - I’m still very much learning to use it and every day that goes by I still get a few “Wow, that is *so* cool!” moments :-) Lucian -- Lucian Holland Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)

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Inkscape Devlibs (windows)
by Josh Andler 30 May '15

30 May '15

Hey all, Now that Cairo 1.14.2 is out, can both the 32-bit and 64-bit devlibs get updated? I think we should aim to get 0.91.1 out in maybe a month or so. I will start looking into doing backports later this week. I figured I'd bring up the devlibs first though since they seem to take a bit to get updated. Cheers, Josh

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Yesterday's Website/Wiki outage
by Maren Hachmann 30 May '15

30 May '15

Hi everyone, at about 00:00 UTC today the website and Wiki went down. This seems to have been caused by problems during scheduled maintenance at Oregon State University, involving device migrations and network structure modifications, and a mislabelled plug. We noticed this at about 2:00 UTC. Half an hour later, the Wiki pages were accessible again, while the inkscape.org website still showed error pages instead of contents due to read-only access to the database. At about 4:30 UTC, we received a mail from OSUOSL about the cause of the problem, the website had come back online a few minutes earlier. If you see any remaining errors, please send a message to the docs mailing list or to Martin directly, Regards, Maren

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inkscape plugin distribution via pip
by Brad Pitcher 30 May '15

30 May '15

Hi folks, I'm toying with the idea of installing Inkscape plugins using pip. In fact, at this very moment, my OpenSCAD DXF Output plugin ( https://github.com/brad/Inkscape-OpenSCAD-DXF-Export) can be installed like this: pip install --target=<installation_dir> inkscape-openscad-dxf The only downside I can see is that in addition to the plugin files it installs a little cruft: easy_install.py, inkscape_openscad_dxf-0.0.1-py2.7.egg-info, _markerlib, pkg_resources, setuptools, and setuptools-17.0.dist-info However, I don't think those extra files would be any problem. The big upsides to this approach are that dependencies are automatically included and that PyPi (https://pypi.python.org/pypi) is searchable. What do you all think of this approach? Is it a good/bad idea?

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Build problem
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 29 May '15

29 May '15

Hi Alex. Now at home and i could make the commit. Thanks for the help, Jabier.

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