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Measure Path extension and transform attribute
by Nicolas Dufour 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Hi, I'm trying to fix bug #308183 (Measure Path text shifted when used with a copied object, https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/308183), related to measure.py extension: "Some objects (stars, spirals, circles, but NOT rectangles and freehands) have a transform attribute (translate) when copied. When using Visualize Path>Measure Path, the text gets this attribute, which is thus applied twice (one on the object and one on the text). That's the reason why the text appears shifted on the canvas." Does someone know why this transform attribute is copied from the original shape to the generated text? Removing it in measure.py resolves the bug and doesn't seem to break something else (the text is linked to the object with xlink:href). But it's in the code from the beginning... Thanks! -- Nicolas

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inkscape is getting good but heavy and slow
by solaris manzur 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

hello folks, inkscape is getting slower more and more, the same in windows, please be carefull with this, i do not want to have another windows vista case, please play attention to my word, i just want free software to be the best around the world thanks for listening

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Adobe Illustrator Export
by Tavmjong Bah 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Hi, Unless anybody objects, I am going to remove AI export support from Inkscape. At the moment it doesn't work in SVN. I have a fix but: 1. The quality of the export is poor. 2. It only supports up to Adobe Illustrator 8.0 (released in 1998). 3. Versions of Illustrator from 10.0 (2001) support direct import of SVG. Tav

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EPSI Export
by Tavmjong Bah 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Hi, Would anybody object to removing EPSI support? It does not work in SVN. It probably would not be hard to fix. 0.46 uses the program ps2epsi to do the conversion. However, with programs like OpenOffice directly using the vector PostScript code, I am not sure how useful it is to have the bitmap preview. One can always use ps2epsi by hand. Tav

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Proposal l18n screens about.svg
by Valessio Brito 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

I suggest create 'about.template.svg' and 'about.$l18n.svg' is a include of template artwork and others elements don't necessary translator. See: <image sodipodi:absref="about.svg" xlink:href="about.svg" style="display:inline" id="aboutsvgfile" x="0" y="0" /> And suggest add in pofiles the string "Draw freely", and run the script: for ii in *.po ; do sed s/"XXXXXX"/"$(grep "verbs.cpp:2517" $ii -A 3 | tail -2 | head -1 | cut -d"\"" -f2)"/ about.svg > about.$(echo $ii | cut -d"." -f1).svg ; done to create all about.*.svg files, small size, only input translator... 63 files this proposal = 640k 63 copy files or modifi... 10.080k (10Mb) See my SVN proposal: wget http://valessiobrito.info/projetos/inkscape/scheme-screens/abou*.svg -- .ValessioBrito - http://valessiobrito.info

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Plugin proposal: Simple UML class diagrams using UMLet syntax
by Damien Cassou 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

Hi, first I would like to thank you for your work on Inkscape. That tool is quite powerful and impressive. The only thing I miss is a simple way to create class diagrams but I know it's not particularly the job of Inkscape to provide that. UMLet (www.umlet.com) is a very simple UML diagram editor which allows you to describe your classes and draws the shapes automatically. The description looks like this: MyClass -- id: int /name: String/ -- f(int, String): char I would like the same feature within Inkscape which is much more powerful. What I have in mind is a plugin which: 1- adds a new kind of shape 2- have a text area to enter the class description 3- do *not* allow the shape to be edited through handles but only through the text area What do you think? How can I start working on this? -- Damien Cassou http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st "Lambdas are relegated to relative obscurity until Java makes them popular by not having them." James Iry

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Proposal to move translations into Launchpad
by Pajarico 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

Hi, I've been testing Launchpad's web interface for translations and want to propose a migration to it. The available tools are: - Original text. - Translated text. There is a shortcut to copy the original text to start translating. - A checkbox is in place so another person reviews it later. - Info like comments, variables and return characters are shown clearly. - You can browse thru the strings and translate one by one. - It gives automatic statistics for every language. - It is integrated in theres of Launchpad. I like this tool because I won't need to have anything installed and can work in any computer provided it has a net connection. One thing I don't know is how well changes made on svn will be handled. I hope there will be no conflicts between edits done on the web and on svn. Someone has tried this? Regards.

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Updated bug hunt tally 456/500. Final push!
by Tavmjong Bah 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

The current bug hunt tally is now 456/500. Newly fixed bugs: 6 284680 theAdib on output, the option 'convert text to paths' does not work... 9 407115 theAdib Cannot open file after saving on full USB stick (CONFIRM) 6 292232 theAdib Browse button from Export show a GTK Dialog on Win32 6 387946 JazzyNico UniConvertor called with wrong filename 6 179866 T. Holder Reverse path does not reverse the nodetypes order 3 386292 M. Albert file-save-dialog doesn't update shown filename on... Only 44 points to go! This is the time for a final push! Let me know if you think I missed any bugs that should have been credited. Remember, they must be marked Fixed Released or Fixed Committed. Tracked at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Info_for_0.47 Tav

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Good recent inkscape rev to check out?
by Dan Kegel 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Hey folks, I'd like to build inkscape from near the top of tree, does anyone have an svn revision number (or branch name) for pre1? As somebody else noted, the tip is currently a bit broken. I have a nice batch file that automates the downloading of dev tools etc. and the checkout of source code and the build; I'm using it to benchmark windows vs. wine for compilation speed. (And as a stress test for wine.) Also, does anyone ever build inkscape for windows with visual C++ express? Thanks, Dan

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Problems with tutorials
by Arpad Biro 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hi, It seems that several tutorial files are not listed in share/tutorials/Makefile.am. "make install" doesn't install them. The files (in the tutorials/ directory) missing from Makefile.am are: edge3d.svg potrace-ca.png potrace-es.png potrace-pt_BR.png potrace-sl.png potrace-vi.png potrace-zh_CN.png potrace-zh_TW.png tutorial-advanced.eu.svg tutorial-advanced.pl.svg tutorial-advanced.sk.svg tutorial-advanced.zh_TW.svg tutorial-basic.eo.svg tutorial-basic.eu.svg tutorial-basic.pl.svg tutorial-basic.zh_TW.svg tutorial-calligraphy.eu.svg tutorial-calligraphy.pl.svg tutorial-calligraphy.sk.svg tutorial-calligraphy.zh_TW.svg tutorial-elements.eu.svg tutorial-elements.pl.svg tutorial-elements.zh_TW.svg tutorial-interpolate.de.svg tutorial-interpolate.pl.svg tutorial-interpolate.sl.svg tutorial-interpolate.svg tutorial-interpolate.vi.svg tutorial-shapes.eu.svg tutorial-shapes.pl.svg tutorial-shapes.sk.svg tutorial-shapes.zh_TW.svg tutorial-tips.eu.svg tutorial-tips.pl.svg tutorial-tips.vi.svg tutorial-tips.zh_TW.svg tutorial-tracing.eu.svg tutorial-tracing.pl.svg tutorial-tracing.zh_TW.svg Do we have to put these into that makefile (supposing that we want to have them in the release), or were they left out intentionally? Also, the English "tutorial-tracing.svg" file refers to "potrace-en.png", but there's no such file, only "potrace.png". Does this mean we should rename that file to "potrace-en.png"? Arpad Biro

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