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Add to a blueprint?
by Rob Antonishen 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

How can I add comments to this blueprint at launchpad: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/inkscape/+spec/richer-extension-parameters I wanted to add a suggestion for an angle selector widget, like the one proposed for GIMP here: http://gimp-brainstorm.blogspot.com/2007/12/angle-widget-for-motion-blur.ht… -Rob A>

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inkscape gallery
by Alexandre Prokoudine 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Hi, I really have no idea why users love writing their ideas for us to their Talk pages in the wiki, but here goes: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/User_talk:Planctus Alexandre

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Adding patterns to patterns.svg
by Rob Antonishen 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Is there a trick to adding new patterns to the patterns.svg file? I created a new user pattern in an image using the objects to pattern option and saved the file. I then cut out the <pattern></pattern> in a text editor and added it into patterns.svg. It shows up in the pattern drop list, but does not actually work. Here is the pattern I created: <pattern patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" width="40" height="40" patternTransform="translate(0,0)" id="pattern6158"> <path sodipodi:nodetypes="cccccccccccccccccccc" id="path6099" d="M 20.5,0.5 C 20.5,13.531254 40.5,13.531255 40.5,0.5 M 0.5,0.5 C 0.5,13.531254 20.5,13.531255 20.5,0.5 M 30.5,10.5 C 30.5,17.015628 35.5,20.25 40.5,20.25 M 10.5,10.5 C 10.5,23.531255 30.5,23.531255 30.5,10.5 M 0.5,20.25 C 5.5,20.25 10.5,17.015628 10.5,10.5 M 0.5,20.5 C 0.5,33.531255 20.5,33.531255 20.5,20.5 M 20.5,20.5 C 20.5,33.531255 40.5,33.531255 40.5,20.5 M 30.5,30.40625 C 30.5,36.921878 35.5,40.1875 40.5,40.1875 M 0.5,40.1875 C 5.5,40.1875 10.5,36.921878 10.5,30.40625 M 10.5,30.40625 C 10.5,43.437506 30.5,43.437505 30.5,30.40625" style="opacity:0.9;fill:#ffffff;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:1;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;marker:none;marker-start:none;marker-mid:none;marker-end:none;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1;visibility:visible;display:inline;overflow:visible;enable-background:accumulate" /> </pattern> Suggestions (or pointers) on what is wrong with this pattern? In the original file it works file as a pattern. One note is that I edited the width and height to allow the strokes to overlap without gaps, but again, it works well as a pattern in the svg document. -Rob A>

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Creating guidelines from objects
by Diederik en Rezi 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Hi Max, Op Vr, 11 januari, 2008 20:04, schreef Maximilian Albert: > I just committed a change to SVN (rev. #17022) which allows the user to > convert rectangles and 3D boxes to a collection of guidelines that are > aligned along these objects' edges. That's indeed a very cool feature! I could have used that today at work :-) I have not checked it out yet though, but I wonder: are the guides aligned with the nodes or with the bounding box? Or is there a way to specify this? I ask this because there are essentially two ways of working: either aligning objects at their visual boundingbox, or at their geometrical bbox (or nodes or stroke center). This distinction is being used in the preferences for the selector tool, and also when snapping. So we need it here also IMO. Diederik

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Dockable dialog bugs
by unknown＠example.com 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Hello all, Because an (what I thought) important Inkscape-devel 'paradigm' is no longer valid, there are a lot of bugs concerning dockable dialogs: I am talking about having only a single instance of dialogs. Most widgets that I use (the Registered* widgets) are not designed to be managed by others than the creator I think. (like Gtk::Widget is, by using Gtk::manage) It causes for example this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/179982 How are we going to solve this for 0.46? Regards, Johan

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Frost exceptions status?
by Bryce Harrington 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Hi all, I believe all frost exception development work should now be done, but would like to doublecheck. If you're on the following list, please reply with a status update: 1. Angled guidelines, by J.B.C.Engelen (DONE): Underlying code is complete, and guidelines are rendering, but it needs a UI to allow manipulating them. 2. Python module packaging (lxml, numpy) for OSX, by jiho (ETA ___): Needs wider testing. Needs someone to build PPC packages. 3. Compilation of lib2geom on OS X 10.3 (Panther), by John Faith (ETA ___): An error is preventing builds for Panther versions of Inkscape. If this can't be resolved before release, the alternative is to drop support for this OS version. 4. Font Spec Implementation, by Gail Carmichael (ETA Dec 27). Refactor patch to include some code review changes by Bulia. Also, the patch needs wider testing. 5. Win32 Uninstaller improvement, by Adib (ETA Jan 3). Fix current installer to not bug user for each changed file. 6. PDF, PS export improvements, by Adib (ETA Jan 3). Implement blur as bitmap, and display a dialog with options for text-to-path, blur-as-bitmap, alpha-as-bitmap. UPDATE: Option dialog for PDF/PS exports using cairo are implemented (PDF1.4 and PS3 only). Text-to-path works, for blur as bitmap need help with converting SPItem from vector to image, alpha as bitmap being done implicitly by Cairo 7. Clone Tiling dialog, by Tavmjong Bah (DONE): Add a few options to Shift, Scaling, and Rotation tabs. (TBD: Bug updating blur via Blur/Opacity tab.) (Also, TBD later: some small changes for default values for turbulence and composite filters.) I'd love to hear that all this work is either done, or being safely postponed for the release. If not, let me know, because we need to close all such work ASAP. Bryce

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Coding review requested
by unknown＠example.com 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Hi all, Today I restructured/recoded some of the 'registered' widget classes. I'd like someone with C++ knowledge to review svnrev. 17065 and perhaps also svnrev. 17069. I understand it might be difficult because knowledge of how Inkscape uses those widgets is required, but still thanks a lot for just the slightest of critical comment. Thanks, Johan

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today's compile error
by bulia byak 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

In file included from ui/dialog/dialog-manager.cpp:31: ./ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.h:21:27: error: gtkmm/tooltip.h: No such file or directory ./2geom/path.h:74: warning: 'virtual Geom::Curve* Geom::Curve::reverse() const' was hidden ./2geom/path.h:319: warning: by 'Geom::Curve* Geom::SVGEllipticalArc::reverse(double, double) const' make[2]: *** [ui/dialog/dialog-manager.o] Error 1 please fix :) gcc 4.0.3 -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Contributing to your project
by Timothy Yau 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Hello, I'm a 3rd year computing science student and I would like to help out with your project because I think it's really cool, and your 'project of the month' page seems to suggest that newcomers are welcome. I've never worked on an open source project before; could someone please tell me how I can get started? Maybe I could try to do some small bug fixes. Thanks. Timothy

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Printing on XP
by Diederik van Lierop 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Hi all, So far I haven't been able to print anything useful on Windows XP using recent Inkscape versions. My prints (both at work and at home) are 8.3x to small (=600/72 dpi) and have often large black fills or fully black pages. See for example https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/166561. Is anyone else experiencing this? I think this is pretty serious and should be milestoned, unless ofcourse I'm the only one experiencing this. This appears to be a Windows-only issue, but I'm coding on Linux so I'm not of much help here. Could someone confirm this and maybe even give Kees a hand? Diederik

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