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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Export SVG to EMF using command line
by Diego Nuñez 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

Thanks David! You are right, after closing the GUI, the command line reminded the last configuration set in the GUI. So, I can create now the emf files without exporting texts to paths using command line. I also agree with Sebastian, that an option for setting that directlly in the command line would be better and cleaner. Thanks for your help

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Add command line parameter for explaining other parameters
by Sebastian Zartner 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

There should be a command line parameter, which outputs detailed descriptions for each available parameter. For this purpose the --help parameter could be reused. E.g. calling inkscape --help --verb would list a verbose description of the --verb parameter. When the proposal for tightening up the command line parameters[1] is implemented, the call could look like this inkscape help query for getting a description of the 'query' command and like this inkscape help convert -edit for getting a description of the -edit parameter of the 'convert' command. Sebastian [1] http://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/33219331/

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Suggestions to make the UI more flexible
by Sebastian Zartner 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

First of all Happy New Year to everyone! Jelle, I renamed the subject in order to cover your points. Parts of your suggestions seem to be covered in this thread: http://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/inkscape-devel/thread/CAL6-Be6E45… I'm not an Inkscape developer - and someone of the developers please correct me if I'm wrong - though I think it would be the best to split your suggestions into smaller parts and create an issue or a blueprint for each one: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape AFAICS the suggested points are: - customizable UI - dynamically load and unload extensions - rearranging options in default UI (part of the findings of the thread above) Sebastian On 21 December 2014 at 06:46, Jelle Mulder <jelle.mulder2@...3139...> wrote: > Hello all, > > Let's start saying this. I really appreciate the idea to tackle the UI and > make it into something more coherent, but... > > If there's going to be a whole team of people on the job, how possible > would it be to create something like the Coreldraw UI that let's the user > move tools and UI objects around, hide and show them from view and > basically create the UI he would like. I felt this to be the greatest > strength of Coreldraw and it was one of the reasons why my production time > using Coreldraw was about 4 times faster than when using Illustrator. It > enabled the noobs to have a basic UI and for me to lard my text editing > widgets with all the functions I needed to do some decent Typography. > > For those not familiar with Coreldraw, download a trial version and use > the tools -> customisation to get the idea. It could be quite a hassle to > get everything set, but once you did, it made working a breeze. What would > make a real difference though would be to unlike Coreldraw that loaded the > whole shebang, load and offload functionality on demand. > > For Inkscape it would be a great way of organising the abundance of > extensions as well if such UI widgets would be linked to loading or not > loading of said extensions. Maybe by using an extension panel where you > can load or unload extensions. They are really nice and all, but in > general you will only use a few of those and it becomes a bit of a bloat > to load them all. > > Likewise if It would to my idea also open up more space to try new and > unstable functions if they'd be able to be loaded and unloaded > dynamically. That way Inkscape can be build as a stable core with API to > hang up new functionality and even allow for radical changes of UI objects > depending on what functionality is being used. Thinking of animation, web > design, print etc. > > Now I understand that that is all a bit far fetched at the current state > of Inkscape, but creating a flexible UI might lay a base for realising > such concepts. > > On the concept UI as I saw it, I would state that the importance of UI > objects like the node editor would call for a top location as it is now. > In the design phase of objects it is my most used tool and it might > actually have some of the tools that are now in the dynamic bar moved to > the toolbox (smooth node editing, cusped nodes etc.) to make access > quicker. With the last chosen option made prevalent. > > Likewise, there are some tools grouped together now that make me switch a > lot. For instance gradients and drop shadows are in the same group, > whereas I often use both in succession to make a nice effect on text > objects. Maybe a reconsideration as to how things are grouped is in order. > They seem more chronological than functional to me. > > Cheers, > > Jelle > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel >

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Export SVG to EMF using command line
by Diego Nuñez 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

Hi! I have tested the export from svg to emf (in windows) using the GUI and I noticed a checkbox for exporting the texts as paths. This checkbox is by default checked, so as I didn't want that configuration I have unchecked it and the export worked like a charm. When I tried the same from command line by typing inkscape svgBasicChart.svg --export-emf=svgBasicChart.emf the export performed had the texts exported as paths, but I didn't find any option to avoid that from command line as I found in the GUI. Is this option available in any way for command line? Thanks in advance Diego Nuñez

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how to write Inkscape extensions - guide needed
by Brynn 07 Jan '15

07 Jan '15

Hi Friends, I think I asked this before, but it was mixed up with another subject. And there seems to be a bit of a lull in the action, on the dev mailing list. So I thought it would be a good time to try again, when this is the only subject. In forums, probably 3 to 5 times in a year, people post a message asking either how to write an extension for Inkscape, or about some technical aspect of writing an extension. Or another version is - how to get an extension they wrote to be packed with Inkscape. Unfortunately, most of us don't have a clue about any of it, and there is no place to refer them. Now I'm working on fleshing out the Contribute page of the website, and it would be really nice to be able to provide a link to some kind of guide, or instructions, or article on the subject. It doesn't necessarily need to be a newbie's guide; so it wouldn't be teaching someone like me to write an extension. It would be addressed towards people who already have the needed skills and experience. So if anyone is interested, it would really be a great benefit to the Inkscape community, to have some information, in any kind of format, on how to write an Inkscape extension. It could be placed on the Inkscape wiki, or maybe even in your InkSpace (the gallery on the website) in Tutorials category. Thanks in advance, and thanks for listening. If anyone is interested, just let me know where to find it, when finished, and a link will be included on the Contribute page. :-) Thanks again, brynn

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UnitTest Fix under Windows
by Mark Harmer 07 Jan '15

07 Jan '15

Hi, So I'm not sure the process for submitting patches that aren't tied to a bug report, the Wiki ( http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Working_with_Bazaar#Working_with_pa…) didn't seem to mention where patches should be sent so I figured this might be the best place. Let me know if there's a better place to send these. I've attached a minor fix that corrects a unittest failure under Windows due to path separator differences.

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Separate the Goddamn Sliders from the number input please!
by Jelle Mulder 07 Jan '15

07 Jan '15

Dear all, I don't know what made the new slider UI come through, but it absolutely sucks. Why in gods earth does the text input reside beneath the slider drag? Every time I want to set a blur I have to really be afraid to drag the friggin slider to 90+% and then wait and pray for Inkscape to recover from this mishap. The same for transparency. Can the sliders and the number input please be separated into their own objects rather than this highly frustrating BS object? Especially with blur it is not immediately obvious whether you have actually clicked the right object (text input) and then click again to try and select the number input while Inkscape goes haywire calculating 90+% blurs for every friggin click you make. Don't know how this behaves on 1024x768, but this is absolutely unworkable on highres screens. The disfunctionality of this solution is not worth the few pixels gained for the slider control. Cheers, keep up the good work ;-) Jelle

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[lance@...2167...: [Hosting] Fwd: IPv6 Offering]
by Bryce Harrington 07 Jan '15

07 Jan '15

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Article on Inkscape 0.91 -- deadline
by "Christoph Schäfer" 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

Hi Inkscapers, As some of you may remember, I have a deadline to meet for my article on 0.91 in the prestigious Swiss PUBLISHER magazine, namely 12 January. I can write most of the article based on 0.91pre3 and the draft of the release notes. There are, however, a few questions left that I hope to receive answers from those in the know. 1) PUBLISHER 1/2015 will be printed by the end of January. Any chance to have 0.91 final out in the wild by then? 2) How "native" will the OS X release be this time? (This is very important to the readers of the magazine, since most of them are using Macs.) 3) 64-Bit versions: Please forgive my ignorance here, but the RN draft mentions 64-Bit support for Windows. Is there any other platform left for which 64-Bit versions are still unavailable? For those who are awaiting my essay on Inkscape for print/as a real AI alternative in print workflows (cough), my contacts in the industry are awaiting the 0.91 release, and their feedback will be based on the latter, not on 0.48. Happy New Year and good luck with the release! Christoph

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General state of OSX native?
by Norbert Nemec 05 Jan '15

05 Jan '15

Hi everybody, I am currently trying to get inkscape running with gtk3/OSX-native. After quite a bit of struggling, I got everything compiled and executable. When I run inkscape, however, I get tons of assertions, the window looks terrible, is just barely responsive and completely unusable. The info on the web is not very conclusive, so I wonder: * is inkscape OSX/native generally still in such a bad state or did I maybe not build it correctly? * is anyone working on this actively? * what is the state of inkscape/gtk3 in general? * What are the areas that require work to improve the situation? Perhaps, I could help out? Generally, I used to use inkscape quite heavily several years ago on Linux and absolutely loved it. Today, I am forced to use OSX for work and would sometimes love to have inkscape available for some quick drawing task. The usability of the inkscape/gtk2/XQuark on OSX, however, has always put me off using inkscape altogether (booting Linux for every occasional quick drawing is just not an option). I would really love to see this situation improve. Greetings, Norbert

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