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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] Python API
by Aaron Spike 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

I think the following email came directly to me but was intended for the list. I invite everyone who is interested in this to also look at the recent thread by Soren on the dev list. Aaron Spike Maarten van der Velde wrote: > Inkscape users, > > In response to Aarons' request, I´ve set up a page in the Inkscape WIKI that > outlines my request. > > http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/QuickDrawingAPI > > This page is meant as a proposal and a discussion platform for outlining a > "quick drawing API" in Python. The purpose of this page is to summarize the > needs of end-users ("designers") for a collection of Python-functions to > assist in the quick drawing and manipulation of graphical objects on the > canvas. > > This API should help everyday-users to quickly write a script to assist in > the drawing of your works of art. :) > > I´d like to encourage everybody to join the discussion and make changes if > needed in this page. > > Thanks! > > Maarten > > > > On 7/3/09 1:21 PM, "Aaron Spike" <aaron@...749...> wrote: > >> Maarten van der Velde wrote: >>> I hope you don't mind me sending you a personal message. I thought it might >>> get too irrelevant for the email. If it isn't, we can post this message as >>> well. >>> >>> Why would designing the API hold people back? As I understand, it kind of >>> involves listing the functions and the classes that would be usefull, >>> together with the arguments they need, am I right. Can I do this without any >>> real training as a programmer? >> Well, I guess we're equals then, if you have no real training as a >> programmer. :-) >> >> Designing a good API is indeed hard. But if you post it on the wiki and >> ask for feedback, others can comment on good or bad points. >> >> I think desire and need are getting in the way. People who are good >> programmers, probably understand the XML handling or easily learn it. So >> those people most qualified to design an API don't want to because they >> don't need to. Even if the API would make things more convenient it >> isn't a life or death grade need. >> >> You can ask for an API. People do ask. I'm sure I can dig up feature >> requests. But if no one goes through the trouble to specify exactly what >> they want in more detail then the developers can't know what is desired >> or needed. Who would want to take time to code something they don't >> personally need or want if there is a pretty large chance it isn't what >> other people want either. :-) >> >> Without specifying the API its hard to know where your wants sit on the >> continuum between simple and reimplementing all of Inkscape in python in >> order to support all of the SVG spec. If you want simple that's great! >> Its probably doable. But as you get nearer to implementing all of SVG, >> as I said in my last email, I will want to hold out for live access to >> the Inkscape internals. Inkscape has already implemented Inkscape! It >> was an immense task that I wouldn't want to attempt again on my own. >> >> Hope that better explains my thoughts. >> >> Aaron Spike > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Maarten van der Velde > graphic designer > > Powel ASA Klæbuveien 194, NO-7037 Trondheim, NORWAY > Phone: +47 73 80 45 00 - Fax: +47 73 80 45 01 > Direct line: +47 73 80 46 21 - Mobile: +47 48 16 46 21 / +31 (0) 6 30 80 > 95 91 > Email: Maarten.van-der-Velde@...1771... > http://www.powel.com/ > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.powel.no > ********************************************************************** > >

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Updated bug hunt tally: 312/500
by Tavmjong Bah 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

The current bug hunt tally is now 312/500. Newly fixed bugs: 3 327533 JazzyNico Calligraphy presets are not translatable 9 390162 Kosinski Wrong defaults for Calligraphy tool 3 396322 Wybrow Spell checker crashes the OS X package 3 396070 van Lierop Node snapping doesn't work with a group... Top 5 bug hunters: 102 Diederik van Lierop (almost 1/3 of all points!!) 30 Jon A. Cruz 27 theAdib 27 Thomas Holder 18 JazzyNico Tracked at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Info_for_0.47 Tav

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color managed display
by SorinN 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

we will count on color managed view only on the stable realease, only on 0.47 ? -- Nemes Ioan Sorin

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German pdf user manual
by Ratajski Stefan 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Hello, I write a German pdf user manual via inkscape 0.46. In this book are screenshots of Inkscape. I would like to publish the book. I'd like to have your permission. *Do I need a permit? *Please, who is my contact? Who can help me here? Please inform me, thank you. Best Regards Stefan Ratajski ratajski@...173...

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Missing Node-Tool Tool-Controls in SVN
by Tavmjong Bah 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Hi, I seem to suddenly be missing the Tool Controls for the Node Tool. The others Tool Controls are still there. Has anybody else seen this? This is with SVN r21751. Tav

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extension-errors.log errors
by Tavmjong Bah 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Can somebody tell me how to interpret these error messages found in extension-errors.log? Are they valid errors or remnants of old extensions? Thanks. Tav Extension "EPSI Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: extension location: path string: org.inkscape.output.ps Extension "AI 8.0 Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: extension location: path string: org.inkscape.output.ps Extension "Sketch Input" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: executable location: path string: skconvert Extension "DXF Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: extension location: path string: org.inkscape.output.ps

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Wiki tracking page for Release 0.47
by Tavmjong Bah 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Hi all, I've created a page for tracking the 0.47 release. You can find it at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Info_for_0.47 Please add any useful information. The bug hunt tally now rests at 304/500. Tav

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Current Bug Hunt tally: 294/500
by Tavmjong Bah 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Hello, Here is the current bug hunt tally. Let me know if you think I've made a mistake. To more properly give credit where it is due, I've tried to include the name of the person who supplied the fix to a bug; e.g. if a patch was submitted, the patch author gets credit. Current total is 294/500. Tav Scoring: Low: 3 pts Med: 6 pts High: 9 pts Critical: 12 pts Double if over one year old. Only fixes to "true bugs" (i.e. no website/translation/docs/etc. bugs). Pts BugID Fixer Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 372122 theAdib SVN build not working under win32 3 372372 Penner Error while opening dxf file. 3 337357 Rintel [PATCH] GCC 4.4 compilation & start fix 3 340257 ScislaC segfault on startup in nr_object_ch... 12 179373 van Lierop canvas doesn't totaly refresh when resizing 12 167762 van Lierop guides move after page resize 6 218090 theAdib crash on 32-bit file encounter (TIFF) 3 319550 Kosinski call to wrong C++ delete 3 374968 Holder rotation center gets moved 12 167525 van Lierop moving mouse results in high CPU usage 3 375245 helix84 /bin/bash: ./i18n.py: /usr/bin/python... 12 166029 van Lierop No access to marker options when st/pt none 3 375499 Holder paste into rotated or skewed groups broken 3 376064 Holder viewBox ignored on import 12 167651 Holder problems with "Zoom when window is resized" 6 193339 Kiirala Filter effects not updated "live" for images 9 372412 Jaspervdg Crash with filters 3 242105 Jon A. Cruz Version en Espanol para Mac 3 215906 JiHO User-installed fonts unavailable (OSX) 3 263932 Laibow-Koser Print preview Mac OS X 12 214186 van Lierop Assertion failed when aligning 3 379665 Shlomi Fish make install fails due to dup "default.svg" 6 179866 Holder Reverse path does not reverse nodetypes order 6 381374 Jon A. Cruz Problem compiling 'gchar* profile_path() 3 371893 van Lierop guide anchor always shown 9 380141 Jon A. Cruz [OSX] missing ~/.config 3 382394 Chris Morgan Patch: environment variable override for prefs 6 168422 van Lierop Windows XP: window opens about 20px low 9 380934 van Lierop SVN: multiple instances - gradient tool crash 9 381357 val Lierop inkscape closes wrong window and 12 168180 Jon A. Cruz svg version attribute 3 377357 Kris Error in message (web-set-att.py, ...) 3 348611 JazzyNico Measure Path off my a small amount 3 380199 JazzyNico Exporting to XAML doesn't use culture ind... 6 372171 Preben S Rendering errors in color management 18 168161 bulyiabyak font name dropdown steals focus, ... 3 388125 ~suv pngs (OSX) 18 168484 theAdib Relative links use "\" in win32 platform 9 239430 van Lierop linked offset ungroup issue 6 386069 JazzyNico Embed extension fails 3 325145 Espertino Select tool mouse pointer usability 3 340311 Stefan pdf export omits some elements 3 375771 openSUSE Initialize all fields in newPoly() 3 387446 Alvin Penner Extension deprecation warnings 3 389780 Preben S Low precision in HPGL output 6 392647 Nico Lest win32 builds change links between SVG.. 3 391307 JazzyNico SVG and media output not working on Windows 3 375975 van Lierop Circles smaller than grid width not drawn 3 391923 Preben No scaling in hpgl output

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Strange fill/stroke settings in freehand tools after fresh install
by Maximilian Albert 05 Jul '09

05 Jul '09

Hi, after freshly installing Inkscape (rev. 21524), the Pen/Pencil tools produce lines which are filled black but don't have any stroke. This is very counterintuitive. The small info field in the toolbar (on the right hand side) displays "Fill: None, Stroke: Black (000000/1)" (these are indeed the values specified in preferences-skeleton.h for the freehand tools). However, both in the Fill & Stroke dialog and in the Preferences it says: "Fill: Unset, Stroke: Unset", and this probably explains the strange appearance of the drawn lines. What's happening here? Why are the values in preferences-skeleton.h not correctly taken into account? I think this should definitely be fixed before 0.47. Max

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Bug hunt, etc.
by Tavmjong Bah 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

Hi, I haven't seen any bug hunt scores. Are they posted somewhere other than the developer's mailing list? I think having the scores on the developer's mailing list helps stimulate bug fixing as it makes the release more real. I can help with this if given a bit of guidance. I also am having a hard time keeping track of all the details of the release as most are buried in old emails. I propose creating a wiki page listing things like: Release wardens Schedule Bug hunt details Splash screen contest Release candidate builds I can put this together too. Tav

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