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Path Effects shortcut mixed with Division (Shift+Ctrl+7)
by unknown＠example.com 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

>From bug #178738: "Opening it from the menu Path > Path Effects works fine but when I hit Shift+Ctrl+7 the only thing I get is a note in statusbar: Select at least 2 paths to perform a boolean operation. If I have 2 paths selected and they overlap I get Division (Ctrl+/) if I hit Shift+Ctrl+7 I guess this is a regional keyboard problem, cos my / is above number 7" To fix this probably we should come up with another key than the 7/ampersand for the LPE's. I do not know all keyboard layouts that apparently exist. :-( Regards, Johan

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Tango icon theme take 3
by joel＠...1709... 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Hmm....this is proving quite difficult! How are we going to get a conensus? It seems like the group is pretty evenly divided between those who (like me) love the new icons, and those who hate them. Really I agree with the points Bryce made yesterday. He talked about consistency across the free desktop, and consistentcy with host desktops. But if you look at this screenshot I made yesterday: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11076114/C%3A%5CDocuments%20and%20Settings%5C…, I'd go one step further: We need tango, because it makes inkscape consistent with itself. Notice that now the standard GTK Icons - New, Open, Save, Cut, Copy, Paste are all tango style. I love the consistancy across the top row now. Also, strangely, I actually like the tango theme. I don't understand why so few do. People keep talking about pastel shades in the new theme: http://www.inkscape.org/images/tango_theme.png, but if you look at the old theme - the Rectangle, Elipse, Polygon, Paint Bucket, and Gradient tools each of them looks more pastelly (to my eye) than the new set (I think now perhaps that Rectangle, Elipse, Polygon are a little too vibrant) I wonder how we'll resolve this difference of opinion. Joel ---------------------------------------- From: Dan H <dunno@...1090...> Sent: 28 December 2007 10:11 To: inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Tango icon theme take 3 Hello there, I'm going to start with a statement that will give raise to misunderstandings, so please read on before getting too worked-up about it. Here goes: I don't like the Tango icons at all. Uff, I said it. But don't get me wrong: I think it is essential for such a great application as Inkscape to look "modern" and to blend in with the look we see on current desktop computers. To this end I think Michael has done a great job. When I say that I don't like the Tango icons it's probably more to the point to say that I don't like the way desktop aesthetics are headed in general. I abhor the whole "pastelization" tendency and I'm happier with more "stark-looking" icons. Remember Atari TOS? Those were the days. Now for some constructive criticism. Neither have I closely followed the icon discussion so far, nor have I contributed anything to it, so please feel free to flame me for jumping in so late. But I've got one or two points to make. My reference is this image: http://www.inkscape.org/images/tango_theme.png , so I may be completely out of touch with current development. 1. The Circle, Box and Polygon tools look very different on account of their different colors, although they are quite similar in functionality (they all create a "flat", optionally filled shape). Also they don't convey the impression of something "drawn", but they look more like finished, plastic objects. In v. 0.45 the black outline suggested more of a "filled, drawn object" look. A red circle with a set-apart red outline just isn't something one would or could draw with the primitive circle tool. I don't know what the 3D cube is for (my version doesn't have that), but I'd group it apart from the "flat object" category of tools. 2. The double outline in the spiral, pen and pencil line doesn't really make any sense. I know that it probably was added so the icon works on a black background, but I don't know to what extent this requirement should be pampered. 1+2. In combination, I miss the "black outline" and "colored fill" consistency across all drawing tools that the old icons had. 3. The angled pen positions on the old icons looked more dynamic and natural. But then, of course, it doesn't really matter. Icon aesthetics are primarily to get newbies hooked. Once one gets used to a tool, one wouldn't switch to one with better-looking icons unless it offered a substantially better functionality (and in in the case of Inkscape, which one could?). I must admit that it was the intriguing aesthetics of sodipodi that got me onto the SVG train in the first place, and I still remember them as the best-looking set of all. Now if only Inkscape offered workaround-free colored arrowheads and a less extravagant pattern generator tool I'd happily embrace the Tango icons. --D.

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Development packages for OS X (About screen contest)
by jiho 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Hi everyone, Thanks to the help of several people, there are now recent development builds of Inkscape for PowerPC (G4-G5), as well as prebuilt python modules for all machines (ppc and intel) and all python versions currently available on OS X (2.3 - 2.5). These new builds are available on modevia as usual: http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/?C=M;O=D Python packages are integrated into the application so drag Inkscape and drop it somewhere on your machine (e.g. in Applications) and everything should "just work". There are two PPC packages (dec24 and 16774) which should work on Tiger and Leopard and one i386 (Intel) package (16834) which, unfortunately, is Leopard-only. These should be still in time for the about screen contest and will provide good testing for the release. Cheers to all those involved in PPC compiling. JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr/

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Inkscape with ImageMagick effects
by jiho 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Hi all, Sorry if this s a FAQ. Quick question: is there a dedicated configure switch to get ImageMagick based effects in Inkscape? I just get: ImageMagick Magick++: no At the end of configure while I have ImageMagick with the ++ extension. If there's no manual switch what is checked exactly? Thanks in advance. JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr/

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How to convert Inkscape items to "ordinary" shapes?
by Maximilian Albert 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Hi, what do I need to do when I want to convert an Inkscape-specific SPItem (like star, spiral, etc.) to an ordinary shape? Is it enough to set "sodipodi:type" to NULL? But what if there are any pointers left that refer to the "old" SPObject and expect it to be of the given type? How is that handled within Inkscape? I've encountered functions like ConvertToShape and ConvertToForme but am not quite sure what precisely they do, and furthermore my use case is converting 3D boxes to ordinary groups (while at the same time converting their sides to ordinary paths) so that I guess neither of these exactly fits my needs. Thanks for any hints, Max

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Default Units
by Tony Vigil 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

When you set the default units in the Document Properties dialog box, shouldn't the units in the tool controls bar reflect the same default. Currently, the default units in the tool control bar is pixels - and it doesn't reflect a different default unit set in the Document Properties dialog box.

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Tango icon theme take 3
by joel＠...1709... 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

I like all those very much - good work, they look great. I hope we can get them in 0.46. My one comment would be that I think, in the align/distribute set, the old icons for aligning text vertically and horizontally were slightly clearer. The decender on the lower case "y" makes it very obvious what will be done. Other than that 5 stars. Well done. ---------------------------------------- From: Michael Grosberg <preacher_public@...19...> Sent: 27 December 2007 14:21 To: inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Tango icon theme take 3 I've taken most of the criticism to heart: A lot of icons are now more distinct - Tango uses a medium gray for many icons, but I changed it to a darker shade. This may hurt people who use dark themes so I'm not really sure it's a good idea. I also changed the flip/rotate icons back to something similar to the existing ones. Following Bulia's remarks about the tool icons, I decided to try and create my own icons instead of using the existing set from Art Libre: please tell me your opinion: are their functions clearer now? Lastly, take a look at the show/hide icons in the layers menu. download link: http://grosberg.michael.googlepages.com/icons.svg.zip Michael Grosberg P.S. happy holiday season everyone! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Inkscape-devel mailing list Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel

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Tango icon theme take 3
by Michael Grosberg 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

I've taken most of the criticism to heart: A lot of icons are now more distinct - Tango uses a medium gray for many icons, but I changed it to a darker shade. This may hurt people who use dark themes so I'm not really sure it's a good idea. I also changed the flip/rotate icons back to something similar to the existing ones. Following Bulia's remarks about the tool icons, I decided to try and create my own icons instead of using the existing set from Art Libre: please tell me your opinion: are their functions clearer now? Lastly, take a look at the show/hide icons in the layers menu. download link: http://grosberg.michael.googlepages.com/icons.svg.zip Michael Grosberg P.S. happy holiday season everyone!

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Call for Freeze Exceptions
by Bryce Harrington 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Thanks for the update Adib, I'll update the news item. On Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 03:16:52AM +0100, Adib taraben wrote: > Short update: > > I have implemented option dialogs for PDF/PS exports using cairo. (there > will be no EPS via Cairo before cairo >= 1.5.2) > - PDF version or PS level prepared, PDF1.4 and PS3 are default (and the > only options for now) > - text to path works > - blur as bitmap is prepared, need help on converting a SPItem from vector > to image > - alpha as bitmap is done implicitly on cairo (falls back on software > rendering) - so no option on dialog > > HTH, > > Adib. > --- > > Bryce Harrington schrieb: >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 10:45:27PM +0100, the Adib wrote: >> >>> Hi Bruce, >>> >>> I want to focus on two things: >>> 1. win32 installer >>> - improve the current uninstaller. Currently it bugs you for every single >>> file that has been changed. >>> 2. improve PDF, PS export >>> - implement blur as bitmap >>> - need to display an dialog and asking for several options (text to path, >>> blur as bitmap, alpha as bitmap) >>> >>> Nr. 1) I can do myself. >>> Nr. 2) I need help. >>> I think that two weeks from now (3rd Jan) this will be finished. >>> >>> I would like to see fixed in the next release the issue with the >>> calculation >>> of object sizes containing blur #168349 >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/168349 . >>> >> >> Hi Adib, >> >> I've got you down with exceptions for both of the above tasks. >> >> The win32 uninstaller is technically packaging work, so is permitted to >> be done without an exception, but you've got one anyway. But it won't >> be a blocker for moving into Freeze if it takes longer than expected. >> >> Like others that have replied, it sort of sounds like the PDF/PS work >> may be a bit more ambitious than there is time for. However I've >> included an exception for you on this anyway. That said, I would >> encourage you to prioritize and organize the work such that there are >> good stopping points in case some of the work needs to be postponed. >> Improving PDF/PS support is very important, however this item has a >> longer time estimate than the other tasks that must be completed before >> Freeze, so is the riskiest item, especially since you think you'll need >> help. If you can prioritize/organize the work to reduce it something >> that can be completed by yourself in a shorter timeframe, that would >> help a lot. >> >> Thanks, >> Bryce

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BUG HUNT - Dec 23 Scoreboard
by Bryce Harrington 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Wow, we achieved 10% of the objective in just one day! Pts BugID Assignee Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 171593 Diederik Snapping menu items and shortcuts 3 168912 Johan Engelen axonometric grid angle changes with... 12 168588 Johan Engelen assertion failed, file sp-conn-end.cpp 3 171783 Bulia Byak rclk on palette should change outline color 3 171710 JonCruz Sum color dragging color inother 3 171292 --- Transparency reduced pdf export 9 168865 Johan Engelen Crashes applying "Path along path" effect... 3 171803 Johan Engelen Angled Guidelines! 12 168570 Johan Engelen Crash when recreating grid using 'redo' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 Goal: 500 http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/project-graphs/inkscape/plots/inkscape-mont… Note: Points are not given for bugs fixed as invalid, dupe, or worksforme, and only for issues that require code changes to fix (not website, translation, or documentation changes). Note: Scoring for bugs is based on their Importance: Crit=12, High=9, Med=6, Low=3, Undecided=3, Wishlist=3. We used to not give points for RFE's in the old system, but now it's not always clear with Undecided bugs whether they were really bugs or feature requests, so I figure we can give 3 points in all cases (actually wishlist bugs probably deserve more, but then, we're really supposed to focus on bugs, not features, so 3 pts is probably good.) Bryce

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