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Inkscape 0.47 Proposed Release Plan
by Joshua A. Andler 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Hey All, In an effort to honor Bryce's work in this department for previous releases, I've liberally copied & pasted what he wrote last time. :) I know that it looks incredibly ambitious with the dates on there, but it IS doable provided people have the time and desire. I'd be interested to see what would happen if we plan a bug sprint weekend on May 9 & 10. We can have whoever is up for the challenge commit to it and see what we can pull off in two days. The following is based on previous release plans. Let me know if there's anything missing. 1. Open development. (Complete) 2. Chill. Development focuses on wrapping up. (In progress) No further refactoring. Identify 'make distcheck' issues Triage bug reports Run an About Screen contest First draft of Release Notes. Update tutorials and other docs 3. Frost. Most development complete. (May 1, 2009) Release Notes should be >90% filled in. Bug Hunt: 500 points Post inkscape-0.47-alpha.tar.gz 4. Feature Freeze. No further development work. (May 15, 2009) Disable features that can't be finished in time. Focus on critical bug fixing. Finalize all tutorials, docs, etc. Finalize all extensions. Translators create translations. Inkscape must pass 'make distcheck' Post inkscape-0.47-beta.tar.gz 5. Hard freeze. Only release wardens can commit to mainline. (May 25, 2009) No further string changes. Focus on release-critical bug fixing. Finalize translations, release notes, etc. Packagers test creating pkgs of the -beta release. Post inkscape-0.47-rc1.tar.gz 6. Branch. Establish the Stable Branch for release (June 5, 2009) Complete any late-late-late work. Final verification of packaging, release notes, docs, etc. Publish more release candidates until ready for release. Plan 0.47.1+ release(s), if needed 7. Release. Post inkscape-0.47.tar.gz (June 15, 2009) Post packages Post official announcements 8. Open development. I know it is a radically short timeframe, especially given how long 0.46 took. However, our last few releases have been dragged out to a painful degree. Honestly, it seems like most people loathe the process now. So... let's rip the bandaid off and just make it happen. We can modify the schedule at any point of course, but we need to address our biggest issues IMMEDIATELY to attempt to keep the dates as close as possible. This is doable. We're good, we're smart, we're competent, and we have the resources... we just need to be focused to make this happen. Cheers, Josh P.S. As all can see, I'm attacking the bug tracker... I hope other non-coders will contribute to preparing the bug tracker for the bug hunt too (let's free up the bug fixers time to actually fix things, rather than wade through the current mess).

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Error compiling on Opensuse 11.1 from today's SVN
by Lucas Vieites 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Hi, it's me again, I'm trying to compile today's svn version to check out translations but I can't succeed. I've pasted the las section of the make output below jus in case it makes sense to any of you. My steps are the following: # ./autogen.sh # ./configure --prefix=/var/opt/ --with-perl --with-python --with-xft --enable-lcms --enable-inkboard --with-gnome-vfs # make ===================================================== depbase=`echo inkscape-version.o | sed 's|[^/]*$|.deps/&|;s|\.o$||'`;\ g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi/CORE -I/usr/include/freetype2 -pthread -DORBIT2=1 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -fopenmp -I/usr/include/ImageMagick -DRELAYTOOL_CRYPTO='static const int libcrypto_is_present = 1; static int __attribute__((unused)) libcrypto_symbol_is_present(char *m) { return 1; }' -DRELAYTOOL_SSL='static const int libssl_is_present = 1; static int __attribute__((unused)) libssl_symbol_is_present(char *m) { return 1; }' -DHAVE_SSL -I/usr/include/poppler -I/usr/include/poppler/glib -I/usr/include/poppler -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -DPOTRACE=\"potrace\" -pthread -I/usr/include/gdkmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/gdkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/glibmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/glibmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/pangomm-1.4 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/cairomm-1.0 -I/usr/include/sigc++-2.0 -I/usr/lib/sigc++-2.0/include -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/gtkmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/gtkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/giomm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/giomm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/atkmm-1.6 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/gtkspell-2.0 -I../cxxtest -I./bind/javainc -I./bind/javainc/linux -Werror=format-security -Wall -Wformat -Wformat-security -W -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Woverloaded-virtual -Wswitch -Wno-unused-parameter -g -O2 -fopenmp -MT inkscape-version.o -MD -MP -MF $depbase.Tpo -c -o inkscape-version.o inkscape-version.cpp &&\ mv -f $depbase.Tpo $depbase.Po rm -f libinkversion.a ar cru libinkversion.a inkscape-version.o ranlib libinkversion.a depbase=`echo main.o | sed 's|[^/]*$|.deps/&|;s|\.o$||'`;\ g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi/CORE -I/usr/include/freetype2 -pthread -DORBIT2=1 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -fopenmp -I/usr/include/ImageMagick -DRELAYTOOL_CRYPTO='static const int libcrypto_is_present = 1; static int __attribute__((unused)) libcrypto_symbol_is_present(char *m) { return 1; }' -DRELAYTOOL_SSL='static const int libssl_is_present = 1; static int __attribute__((unused)) libssl_symbol_is_present(char *m) { return 1; }' -DHAVE_SSL -I/usr/include/poppler -I/usr/include/poppler/glib -I/usr/include/poppler -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -DPOTRACE=\"potrace\" -pthread -I/usr/include/gdkmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/gdkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/glibmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/glibmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/pangomm-1.4 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/cairomm-1.0 -I/usr/include/sigc++-2.0 -I/usr/lib/sigc++-2.0/include -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/gtkmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/gtkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/giomm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/giomm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/atkmm-1.6 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/gtkspell-2.0 -I../cxxtest -I./bind/javainc -I./bind/javainc/linux -Werror=format-security -Wall -Wformat -Wformat-security -W -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Woverloaded-virtual -Wswitch -Wno-unused-parameter -g -O2 -fopenmp -MT main.o -MD -MP -MF $depbase.Tpo -c -o main.o main.cpp &&\ mv -f $depbase.Tpo $depbase.Po g++ -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Woverloaded-virtual -Wswitch -Wno-unused-parameter -g -O2 -fopenmp --export-dynamic -Wl,-z,relro -o inkscape main.o libinkscape.a dom/libdom.a libcroco/libcroco.a libavoid/libavoid.a libgdl/libgdl.a libcola/libcola.a libvpsc/libvpsc.a livarot/libvarot.a 2geom/lib2geom.a pedro/libpedro.a libinkversion.a -pthread -lgtkmm-2.4 -lgiomm-2.4 -lgdkmm-2.4 -latkmm-1.6 -lpangomm-1.4 -lcairomm-1.0 -lglibmm-2.4 -lxslt -lxml2 -lsigc-2.0 -lgtkspell -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfreetype -lz -lfontconfig -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lrt -lglib-2.0 -lpng12 -lgsl -lgslcblas -lm -lpng -lz -lgomp -lpopt -laspell -pthread -lgnomevfs-2 -lgconf-2 -lgthread-2.0 -lrt -lgmodule-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfontconfig -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lfreetype -lz -lfontconfig -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfreetype -lz -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi/CORE -L/usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi/CORE -lperl -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc -lssl -lcrypto -ldl -lz -lMagick++ -lMagickCore -lgc -llcms -lpoppler -lpoppler-glib /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.3/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld: error in libinkscape.a(lpe-text_label.o)(.eh_frame); no .eh_frame_hdr table will be created. /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.3/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld: sp-object-group.o: access beyond end of merged section (1711341569) /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.3/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld: sp-object-group.o: access beyond end of merged section (102111551) /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.3/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld: libinkscape.a(point.o): unrecognized relocation (0x41) in section `.debug_loc' /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.3/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value collect2: ld devolvió el estado de salida 1 make[2]: *** [inkscape] Error 1 make[2]: se sale del directorio `/home/lou/code/inkscape/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: se sale del directorio `/home/lou/code/inkscape' make: *** [all] Error 2 ===================================================== Thanks in advance, -- Lucas Vieites

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Printing Resolution
by Craig Leat 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Hi Thanks for a great app. My GIS app has limited print composer functionality and I've been looking for a tool to create fancy titleblocks around my maps. I'm able to export a map from my GIS app and export a titleblock from my CAD app both as pdf files. Using Inkscape I'm able to overlay the titlebock on the map, mask some of the map with a white hatch, save as a pdf and finally print from Adobe Reader. This works well as both the vector titleblock and raster map print clearly. I could save some time if I could print from Inkscape directly instead of going via pdf to Adobe Reader. I tried file -> print -> rendering -> vector, but I lose my bitmap. I also tried file -> print -> rendering -> bitmap -> DPI setting, but always get a low resolution print out. The manual [1] states "The second option is Bitmap which rasterizes the output. There is an option to set the DPI for the output but this does not appear to have any effect (Bug). All drawing elements are rendered correctly but with poor resolution." So my question then is "has this bug been resolved yet?" I searched on Launchpad, but didn't find it. I'm using version 0.46 on Windows XP. I tried to compile the development version on Ubuntu 7.10, but ran into problems with a Cairo library that appears to be too old (1.4). Thanks for your time. Craig [1] http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/File-Printing.html

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a few issues
by ryrych＠...400... 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Hi guys and girls! Working in Inkscape I've found some inconvenience recently. I often work in Inkscape creating and experimenting with logotypes. I do like this vector application. :) I migrated to Gentoo a few months ago and didn't have time to deal with Inkscape devel especially of dependencies. So, I use stable version now. If I remember correctly there was available many LPE in dev Inkscape, but they disappeared somewhat. I especially pay attention on envelope, which was very helpful. I'm lack of it. I had to use GIMP to use perspective on shapes, save them to png and then trace them in Inkscape which was a little tricky. I hope guys you restore adequate LPE or some perspective tool for users. :) Next issue. Sometimes I have to add some nods on a shape in a straigh line (horizontal or vertical - it doesn't matter). So I adjust a guideline and "cut" shape - that is, add nods. I had a short experience in Blender - the 3D application and still remember helpful tool which cuts shape to add nods (velocities? - I don't remember) on it. I think of a thing that it would be useful in Inkscape too. Operating on nods during play with logotypes is really common - so you often move them forward and backward. I don't mind that the tool (let's call it interactive knife) cuts one shape into antother two like difference. I want it to add series of nods on a shape cause adding them by clicking is very tricky. Imagine - Hold [ALT] keys and LMB and move your mouse - such an interactive selection tool could add nods on a shape (outline). See? I had to use offset or dynamic offstet (excuse me, I don't remember actual name because I use Polish version) just today. I found this feature quite interesting, but in rough use. I needed to enlarge a shape about literraly a few pixels - you know - logo require precission, and found it a little tricky to do it. It would be fantastic to add some numeric fiels for offsets like for width/height. What do you think about it? Some months ago I told one developer about my idea of eraser improvement. He found it quite interesting. So I repeat it. So could you add default shapes for eraser for instance a circle or a square? The tool uses calligraphy mechanism today. Do you intent to improve it before next release? Eraser is quite interesting tool but is really useless as far the calligraphy philosophy is concerned - you know, utterly useless change of angles while moving/turning. What's your plan for eraser tool? So, that's all now. I hope I expressed myself clearly and made myself understandable. :) cheers, Wojciech Ryrych :)

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objects along path extension
by Alexandre Prokoudine 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Hi, A user published his own extension for Inkscape here: http://www.linuxgraphics.ru/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=545&pid=4921#pos… As you can easily decipher, the extension places multiple objects along a path (which should be bottom object in a selection) Code: http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/2459363_ia86q/placeonpath.ink.7z Do we want this in upstream? Alexandre

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Re : Inkscape bug #193926
by Ivan Louette 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Thanks for your attention ! However I am not coder but only filters designer. I think you should contact Preben who quickly solved a Color matrix problem in the past : Preben Soeberg <prsodk@...400...> ivan ________________________________ De : Thomas Ibbotson <thomas.ibbotson@...400...> À : ivan_louette@...48... Envoyé le : Lundi, 20 Avril 2009, 1h42mn 29s Objet : Inkscape bug #193926 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear Ivan, I just assigned an Inkscape bug to you in Launchpad. I was doing some triaging and came across the bug, which had a patch applied to it. I noticed on the mailing list that you had been doing a lot of work on the filters, and I thought you might be the best person to assign this to, so you could possibly review and apply the patch. I apologise if this was inappropriate, I am still learning how to triage! Thanks, Tom -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAknrtuUACgkQFRlp6kAWdpvKIACdEGVTOcBkoca6NqxjMABVmXrp xlUAn1tOrby0hfZatdXTklSWdm+XywAb =KvLo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Inkscape "simple" Configure bug-fix needed
by Joshua A. Andler 18 Apr '09

18 Apr '09

Could someone who is competent with configure options take a quick look at the following?: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/169097 I'm not a configure guru by any means, but it seems like it should be straightforward. Just thought I'd point out A low hanging fruit for anyone who might want to fix it (and close a bug). Cheers, Josh

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Broken icon build
by Jon A. Cruz 18 Apr '09

18 Apr '09

It appears that the build has been broken this evening due to addition of icons and makefile changes. I am working on this, and should have things tracked down shortly. I do want to test it before committing, though. So it's being worked on. If anyone runs up against this, just drop in the chat room to check the status. Thanks.

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Conical gradient simulation using filters
by Jasper van de Gronde 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

I've been playing with simulating conical gradients a bit more and have updated the Wiki page with the latest results (including some SVGs and some PNGs showing how they are rendered by Inkscape and Batik): http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Advanced_Gradients As can be seen Inkscape can now render all the required filters properly and in agreement with Batik.

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Please leave the icons alone
by Jon A. Cruz 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Krzysztof, Please STOP touching the icon code and icons. You have been ignoring the problems others are seeing, have ignored the information provided to you on them, and have been breaking existing functionality. It is clear that you don't understand the aspects that are tripping you up (since I don't believe you're being malicious about it), but you are causing serious regressions in behavior. I've also have had to spend a lot of time unbreaking things that I otherwise need to be able to finish some of the new work I had been adding. Also could you *PLEASE* complete the list of icon renamings that I've asked you for. We need this for compatibility, including needing to use it in some icon.cpp code that you removed yesterday. But the list of name changes is very important to document. In case you're just stuck, I've gotten a start added under src/widgets/mappings.xml Please get that updated with all the changes you've made. Thanks.

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