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Win32 pre4-2 (minor error fixed)
by rygle 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

Hi, For Windows users, the Win32 0.46pre4 has been updated to pre4-2 due to a missing file error. My apologies. You'll find pre4-2 on the Sourceforge server here; http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9911… This version is already quite stable, but please it for any further bugs and report to https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/ If there are no other major problems, we will move to a stable release early next week. Note, there are some known issues that won't be fixed for 0.46.0, as per the readme; * (LP: #180890) Blend modes do not work correctly over transparent backgrounds. A workaround is to place an opaque rectangle underneath the bottom-most layer. * (LP # 202704) Blur and other filters are very slow when applied to an object with transform= attribute with rotation or skew. To avoid this slowdown, either do not rotate/skew objects you use with filters, or apply filters only to paths (but not shapes to text) because paths, by default, get no transform= attribute when you rotate or skew them. * Windows printing has two known issues. In both cases the workaround is to print to bitmap (Print -> Rendering -> Bitmap). - (LP # 205732) Blurred objects are misaligned when printing. - (LP # 208217) Masked objects disappear when printing. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Win32-pre4-2-%28minor-error-fixed%29-tp16370629p16370… Sent from the Inkscape - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Don't forget to Vote!
by Aaron Spike 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

Voting is open for Inkscape committee member until Friday, April 4th. Voting is Cool! Vote now! (Voting is open to everyone listed in AUTHORS.) The nominees are: Peter Moulder Bulia Byak Johan Engelen Merry Voting! Aaron Spike

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Tiger (not leopard) osx Inscape 0.46 package?
by unknown＠example.com 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

(sorry, forgot to put subject line in post) > > I see that a Leopard dmg package for Inkscape 0.46 is posted, but not a Tiger > (OSX 10.4.11) version, and the Leopard package doesn't run on Tiger. > > I won't be upgrading my Macbook to Leopard for a while, if at all, and would > like to upgrade to > the latest Inskcape. > > Is anyone planning to make a Tiger dmg?. > > If not, and the build system is fairly-well automated, I could try to build a > Tiger universal package on my macbook, I have xcode etc installed. > > > Any advice on this? > > duncan >

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NEW: LPE PathParams can link to existing paths
by unknown＠example.com 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hi all, Like suggested in another post, I have added functionality to the LPE PathParam. Now, it can also link to another shape/text on canvas. Especially the text is nice. For example: 1. Type text (not flowtext) 2. draw curved path 3. apply lpe-Pattern along path to curved path 4. select text and copy it 5. select curved path and press link to path button in the LPE dialog for the pattern source parameter 6. see what happens. edit the text and see what happens :) Please report bugs to me directly (not in launchpad, because I won't see it). I know deleting of the path to which is linked is bugged; it has not been implemented yet. Yours truly, Johan

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GSoC test suite project
by Jasper van de Gronde 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

I'm interested in improving Inkscape's test framework for the GSoC. I've read the GSoC related documentation. I've also read all the information on testing on the Wiki that I could find and had a look at some of the current unit tests in SVN. Unfortunately I don't have a Linux system set up at the moment, so I can't actually execute 'make check'. So far I've come up with the following draft plan: 1. Make sure the existing tests work on Win32 (and MacOS X). 2. Set up system to rerun tests periodically/when needed. 3. *Possibly* also try generating some historical data (where possible). 4. Implement new tests for (at least): - nr-compose (I already did this locally, at least partially) - livarot (parts of) - sp_svg_... (transform_read/write, read/write_path, etc.) 5. Integrate (existing) SVG conformance tests so that they are also rerun. I will attempt to partially automate this (as far as I understand the current tests are evaluated manually) by storing result images and only asking for human judgement when an image changes. I'm also thinking of a few more advanced ways of automating some of these tests. 6. Add performance information by timing tests (as well as rendering of images, for the SVG conformance tests for example). In short my intention is to create a system which (continuously) keeps track of the status of unit tests as well as SVG conformance and performance of Inkscape. Test results will be accessable online. I also plan to use gcov to keep track of test coverage and if interesting (read: if the tests take long) reduce the number of tests that have to be rerun each time. I'm currently checking whether I can get gcov to work to my satisfaction with Inkscape. If deemed interesting I might also add information from gprof to give a better idea of what parts of the code are interesting to optimize (and keep track of performance over time on a fine-grained level). I already regularly use gprof with Inkscape myself. Is this more or less what was originally intended? In any case, I would appreciate any suggestions and/or information you might have.

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Missing test files?
by Jasper van de Gronde 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

I have been looking at the existing unit tests in the Inkscape codebase, and interestingly enough I've found a few references to test files in the exclude list of build.xml that don't actually exist. In part this is because they refer to automatically generated files from CxxTest unit tests, and some others are probably explained by tests that were converted from Utest to CxxTest. But I have also found a few which I can't explain: - extension/script/bindtest.cpp - extension/script/cpptest.cpp - livarot/Path-test.cpp - trace/potrace/potest.cpp - widgets/test-widgets.cpp - removeoverlap/test.cpp - removeoverlap/remove_rectangle_overlap-test.cpp If anyone knows what happened to these files, and especially if anyone has these files (or of course other test files) still lying around, I'd love to hear about it (and if you do have one, how usable is it). BTW, there are also two nr-compose related test files which are not in the codebase, but I'm afraid that's due to me :) (I still have them lying around and will probably convert them to CxxTest and make sure they end up in the repository.)

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Win32 Crash on help menu (Spawn) Problem
by rygle 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Has anyone had a look at the Win32 spawn problem lately? (https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/204779) Or has anyone managed to compile 0.46 branch with the patch suggested by Adib in 187920 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/187290/comments/34)? Using the March 3 libs has no spawn problem, but means we drop some extra pango/type support. Is that a satisfactory resolution? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Win32-Crash-on-help-menu-%28Spawn%29-Problem-tp162966… Sent from the Inkscape - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Committee Votes: Public or Private?
by Aaron Spike 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Because we have three extremely qualified candidates with whom many of us have become friends, there is now a request that we allow voting in private so that no feelings get stepped upon. Give me your opinions. Should we allow private votes? Aaron Spike

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Vote for Committee Memeber!
by Aaron Spike 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Now opening voting for Inkscape Committee Member. Please vote! Votes will be accepted from anyone listed in AUTHORS. If you feel more comfortable voting with private ballot, please send your votes directly to aaron@...1928... Voting will be open for one week, closing on Friday, April 4th. Nominees are: Peter Moulder Bulia Byak Johan Engelen Happy Voting! -- Aaron Spike

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Opening Inkscape Committee Nominations
by Aaron Spike 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

As many of you know Inkscape is a member organization of the Software Freedom Conservancy. (http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/) As Specified in Section 6 or our charter we maintain a committee of seven project members. Section 6 reads as follows: "6. Representation of the Project in the Conservancy. The Developers, each a signatory hereto, shall represent the Project in its official communication with the Conservancy. There shall be seven Developers (together, the "Committee"), elected by the community members of the Project listed in the Project's AUTHORS file (the "Community Members"). Each Developer shall continue to serve until he or she resigns from the position. The Developers may be removed from the position at any time by a majority vote of the Community Members. Upon the resignation or removal of a Developer, the Community Members shall elect a replacement Developer to serve on the Committee. The Committee will elect a single individual to communicate with the Conservancy (the "Representative") and shall notify the Conservancy promptly following the election of a new Representative. The Representative will have the authority to instruct the Conservancy on the Project's behalf on all matters. This section may be modified by a vote of at least 3/4 of the Community Members, with the consent of the Conservancy, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld." The committee consists of Josh Andler, Jon Cruz, Ted Gould, Bryce Harrington, Nathan Hurst, MenTaLguY and Aaron Spike. Bryce Harrington currently serves as the Representative. Nathan Hurst has recently resigned his position on the committee. Therefore we must elect a new committee member. I will be collecting nominations over the next few days (ending Friday March 28th unless there is great desire for an extension to the nomination period). Anyone listed in the AUTHORS file may make a nomination. Anyone listed in the AUTHORS file may be nominated. Nominees are free to refuse nomination. I will open the nominations by relaying Nathan's nomination: "I nominate Peter Moulder, as one of the most senior people, a clear thinker, an Aussie and as close to a lawyer as you can get in a programmer." Aaron Spike

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