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plotter support
by TimeWaster 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

hi, nice to hear that there will be a new release soon. i would like to add something to the release: out of the basic hpgl export i have developed a complete plotter solution for inkscape (yes, i know of inkcut, but it doesn't run on windows), with it you can drive your plotter directly over the HPGL command language and a serial connection. it has overcut, tool offset correction and many more features. two of my blog readers have already tested it extensively. you can test it on my branch: https://code.launchpad.net/~sebi-k/inkscape/HpglAndPlotter i would like to get it into the 0.49 (or whatever it will be called) release, and i have a couple of questions about it: 1. is it ok to merge to trunk now? 2. what wiki / release notes / other stuff do i have to bring up to date to reflect my changes? 3. anything else i have to consider? 4. how are code review requests done here? i didnt found much about it... also it would be really nice if everyone with a plotter / cutting plotter could test it! regards, TimeWaster On 28.10.2013 15:22, Martin Owens wrote: > Hey Devs, > > This is another report on how our release items are shaping up. The > past > two weeks we've got the same three blockers: > > Blockers: 3 > * High #1163449 Imported bitmap appear blurry when zoomed in > * Medium #953992 Imported pattern fill disappears while transforming > * Medium #1005892 Patterns applied to text objects are blurred > > I don't know if 953992 is still really in progress, but we should make > sure the bug status is kept up to date. If you're working on one of > these bugs, do set the status so duplication is avoided. > > We have 59 targeted bugs for the next release. That's +10 from two > weeks > ago. > > http://tiny.cc/q3y34w > > If you can see a bug you can fix, give it a go. Any help is useful. > > Status: Release Readiness > Freeze: None > > Thanks for everyone's work in the past two weeks towards release. > > Best Regards, Martin Owens > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the > most from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and > register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135991&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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EPS export: different results for level 2 and level 3
by Oliver Kopp 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

Hi, I'm trying to export a BPMN diagram modeled with Oryx using Inkscape to EPS. When using EPS level 3, opened boxes are converted to closed ones. When using EPS level 2, the graphics seems to be converted to images. Does anyone experience similar issues when exporting EPS level 2 vs. level 3? I tried to create a minimum example and attached it to the bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1245413. Cheers, Oliver

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Inkscape memory leak from extension
by $uresh... 26 Oct '13

26 Oct '13

Hello All, I have filed a bug on launchpad about memory leak, I found a problem when inkscape leak memory. Here is the bug id https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1194871 I have explained all the details how and where memory increase in inkscape by extension. Please let me know if you require further information. Let's make Inkscape stable !!

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Post-merge EMF work
by Krzysztof Kosiński 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

The cross-platform EMF/WMF support that was merged recently needs some cleanups. 1. libunicode-convert. I don't exactly see why this particular set of functions was separated into a mini-library; I would expect that to be part of libuemf. It is also somewhat misleadingly named. I would name these files e.g. ms-symbol-font-utils.[hc]. 2. I think libuemf should be in a separate directory, like libcola, not tucked away in src/extension/internal. 3. The new code should be made to conform to the Inkscape coding style. In most places it's a matter of running the code through astyle to fix the spacing, but in some cases manual adjustments are needed. For example, the function names in libunicode-convert are utterly non-descriptive ('isNon()' and 'CanUTN()' are not good names for library functions), and the return statements in src/extension/emf-inout.cpp incorrectly use parentheses around return values. http://staging.inkscape.org/en/develop/coding-style/ 4. Some functions, such as msdepua(), have a rather strange mode of operation, modifying the string in place. The interface of those should be changed so that they are easier to use. Regards, Krzysztof

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OS X Mavericks and C++
by David Evans 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

OS X Mavericks (10.9) is released today (Free upgrade in App Store.) Please see the following email to MacPorts developers today concerning C++ compatibility and need to build with clang++. Note that inkscape (0.48.4) is a current issue because it doesn't build with clang++. I'm hoping that backporting the current upstream patches concerning clang compatibility for this branch will solve the problem. Dave Evans devans@...2376...

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Version number
by Jared Meidal 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

I've seen documentation of roadmaps and releases refer to the version numbering as possibly up for consideration of revision: "Evaluate changing the numbering scheme to a date-based one, or setting more realistic goals for major (1.0, 2.0) releases" <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Roadmap> I can see the next major release after 0.48.x as a candidate for change as the "9'er" may lend itself toward a new scheme. * 0.49.0 --> 0.90.0 (followed by 1.0, 1.1, 2.0...) * 0.49.0 --> Inkscape 9 (followed by Inkscape 9.1, 10.0...) There have been a lot of excellent developments to be release in the next release, including C++, cairo, alignment/distribution along with new possible builds on win64-bit (Partha's help), and native Mac OS X (some almost-ready builds are out there). If these all reach maturity for the release the new builds are providing an increase audience and userbase. A changing version numbering scheme could reflect the developers' acknowledgement of this and demonstrate the activity of the software project. Just IMHO, --Jared

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Big epsilon in 2geom/coord.h
by Markus Engel 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Hi, in 2geom/coord.h there is an epsilon defined as 1e-5. This is used in many ways, e. g. in Geom::are_near, . Now I'm wondering why this value is that big. This causes at least one problem, see the last two comments here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1231990 Is there any reason why "1e-18" has been commented out? Regards, Markus

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how to save last tool selection?
by Yale Zhang 21 Oct '13

21 Oct '13

Hello. Does anyone know how I can save and restore the last tool selection on startup? You might ask why bother, but for my use case, I want Inkscape to always start out with the eraser tool selected when I'm using the eraser end of my pen (event source GDK_SOURCE_ERASER), to save me from having to tap the erase tool with the eraser end of the pen. Is there any reason why this isn't the default behavior? If saving the tool selection isn't implemented, can someone show how to programatically change the tool selection for the eraser to be the eraser? Appreciate your help, Yale

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mouse and tablet touch input lose focus after using Wacom pen
by Yale Zhang 21 Oct '13

21 Oct '13

Hello. I think I've found another bug in either Inkscape or GTK: I have a Wacom Intuos 5 and whenever I use my pen, I can no longer use the mouse wheel or 2 finger touch to zoom in and out. It seems the problem is the window loses focus after using the pen. Has anyone else noticed this problem or can propose where to trace to fix the problem? I'm using the latest trunk version and Windows 8.1, but this problem also exists in 48.4. Thanks for helping, Yale

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Bug Counts on Website
by Martin Owens 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Hey Devs, I've got the django-cms-launchpad plugin working. The first integration is pulling in bug counts for certain bug queries. You can see an examples on this page: http://staging.inkscape.org/en/develop/ What I've done is added a launchpad bug count widget when editing the CMS. You can add them too. Just edit the page, edit the text widget and add a bug count as you might an image. It links back to launchpad if you click on it. The widget has options for what tags, milestones and other items you may want to search for. Not all fields are there yet, but I'm open to requests from our bug managers about what's important to get an over view of. The low/medium/high counts are for colouring. Below low it's grey/white, low>yellow>medium>orange>high>red and this can be used to give us a quick visual on whatever we want to track. Next feature for the django-cms-launchpad plugin is to format our blueprints into a roadmap page. This won't be a widget, but a page and targeted blueprints will be used to generate the list. Martin,

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