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GTK+ 3 regression bug tag
by Alex Valavanis 10 Jun '12

10 Jun '12

I've added a tag "gtk3-regression" that can be added to any bug reports that describe issues that only occur in the experimental gtk3 build. Cheers, AV

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C++ string conversion
by Jon Cruz 09 Jun '12

09 Jun '12

Hi, I finished a simple writeup of converting C strings to C++ strings for our codebase. A couple of people asked me for this, but I thought it might be more generally useful. A shorter summary probably will be appropriate to get on the wiki at some point, but for now http://codewideopen.blogspot.com/2012/06/refactoring-c-to-c-part-2-strings.…

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GtkObject stuff
by Alex Valavanis 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hi All, I've created a branch at lp:~inkscape.dev/inkscape/gtk_object_removal [1] in which I have started trying to rebase SPCanvasItem on GObject rather than GtkObject. I don't really know what I'm doing with Glib/GObject so I have made some (un)educated guesses about how to replace bits of the functionality! The code compiles and gets rid of a huge number of the remaining GTK+3 build errors, but there are major runtime issues (lots of crashes & Glib warnings). Please could someone who knows about Glib memory management take a look at this and give me a couple of pointers about what I'm doing wrong? Am I completely on the wrong track here? Thanks, Alex [1] http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/gtk_object_removal/chang…

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Quick ! Teams, please confirm LGM 2013 dates proposal
by Louis Desjardins 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

To all teams, Hi all ! After our unanimous call for next LGM to take place in Madrid, we now need a quick go-ahead for the dates ! The proposal is April 10-13 (Wednesday-Saturday) Please voice any concern about those dates or your clear approval asap. Many thanks !!! Louis -- Louis Desjardins libregraphicsmeeting.org +1 514 994 9351 (Cell) +1 514 934 1353 ext. 121 (Montréal) HAE / EDT GMT -5

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Regarding variable thickness lines
by Sharad Dixit 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

hi, I am new to inkscape development . I'm not sure I have all the definitions perfectly clear, but I'll try to explain my query as well as I can. Is this functionality already exist in inkspace i.e to create a line of variable width which would allow us drawing curves but where each node could have its width set so that the line width changed from node to node. I've also tried a couple of other vector graphics programs, such as Illustrator and Xara but this functionality doesn't exist. Thanks a lot -- Sharad

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Pass original file path to script extension
by Gerrit Karius 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hello everyone, I'd like to reference external svg files in my document and process them via an extension. I know that Inkscape will not render them, but I am using an external call to the Apache Batik framework which can resolve external dependencies. The problem is, extensions are called on a temporary copy of the current document (usually in some temp folder), so all relative path references are broken. Is there any way to make an extension call on the original file, or somehow pass that file reference to the extension as a parameter? I only found this forum thread where people are guessing that this is not possible:http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1156 Does anyone of you devs know a workaround? Many thanks in advance,Gerrit

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Powerstroke presentation at LGM 2012
by Carlos Lopez Gonzalez 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

>> So... how do other programs draw thick stroked lines? >Well, Synfig also has thick line drawing: >http://wiki.synfig.org/wiki/Outline_Layer Don't forget the Advanced Outline layer: http://wiki.synfig.org/wiki/Advanced_Outline_Layer Carlos

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Verb for swap fill and stroke?
by Chris Mohler 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Hi there. I thought it would be nice to add a verb to swap fill and stroke, but alas - I can't figure it out. I've pasted my feeble attempts below in case anyone has pointers. I barely dabble in C/C++ so I might be barking up the wrong tree entirely... Thanks, Chris Tried adding something like this to verbs: case SP_VERB_SELECTION_SWAP_FILL_STROKE: Inkscape::UI::Widget::SelectedStyle *ss; ss->on_fillstroke_swap(); break; But get this: ui/widget/selected-style.h:223:10: error: ‘void Inkscape::UI::Widget::SelectedStyle::on_fillstroke_swap()’ is protected verbs.cpp:1136:27: error: within this context

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Layer verbs
by Kris De Gussem 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

Hi all Anyone who knows what happened to the verbs SP_VERB_LAYER_TOGGLE_LOCK and SP_VERB_LAYER_TOGGLE_HIDE? They are defined at lines 2450-2454 in verbs.cpp but do not seem to be used anymore. Could they be deleted or is some other change needed here? Kind regards K.

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New snap modes proposals
by Valerie 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Here's a few snap modes that could be useful: 1. Snap to parallel If there are one or several angled guides around, any straight line you're drawing will snap to a direction parallel to the direction of those guides. It's like drawing paraxial lines, except not just constrained to horizontal and vertical lines. Useful if you need to draw a lot of diagonal lines for example. (by snapping, it means it will snap when the angle you're drawing approaches that angle. You won't be constrained to just drawing towards those directions) 2. Snap to orthogonal Same principle as the above, except in a direction orthogonal to existing guides. 3. Snap to node alignment When you're drawing an object with straight lines, any new point will snap to align to existing points of that line. I'm asking this because creating open-ended rectangles and more complicated straight-line shapes (examples: folder-like shape, thick U shape etc.) are a pain. Right now I have to either: - create several rectangles - align - combine - open up any extra segments Or: create nearly as many guides for snapping as the number of lines I want to draw (and then I have to delete them) Or: do a so-so job, open up the align dialogue and tediously align each group of nodes In fact, this snapping is the default behaviour I wish I'd have for paraxial drawing mode, but a snap mode should make a decent compromise for everyone. 4. Snap to guide point direction This one requires a guide point object first. When you're drawing a straight line, the line will snap in the direction of that point. Useful for perspective drawing, especially if the vanishing points are very far off from the drawing area.

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