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by Bryce Harrington 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Some breakage in the codebase; I am guessing this is due to the recent About screen work? I've also run into this issue this morning on my own desktop system. Bryce ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 05:21:03 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report = Analysis Report for inkscape = Report Time: Sat Dec 3 03:55:34 2005 (Run 876) Snapshot: inkscape-20051203-0220.tar.bz2 Status: finished Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 2 7 2 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == ui/dialog/aboutbox.cpp:88: error: no matching function for call to `Inkscape::UI::Dialog::AboutBox::size_request()' /usr/include/gtkmm-2.4/gtkmm/widget.h:510: error: candidates are: void Gtk::Widget::size_request(const Gtk::Requisition&) == Warnings == display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:87: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:133: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) removeoverlap/solve_VPSC.cpp:183: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions removeoverlap/solve_VPSC.cpp:240: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions removeoverlap/solve_VPSC.cpp:244:2: warning: no newline at end of file == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ Inkscape-tester mailing list Inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-tester ----- End forwarded message -----

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NEW: Ensure selected objects don't overlap each other
by Peter Moulder 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Tim Dwyer from the office next to mine has been working on code to move rectangles by the minimal amount enough that they no longer overlap. Now he's spent a few days adding this to Inkscape (with a little help from me, njh & possibly Brisgeek): in the Align & Distribute dialog box near the existing Clump/Unclump buttons. (Unclump merely reduces overlap, whereas Remove Overlaps completely removes overlap.) You can also think of it like the Distribute edge-to-edge buttons, except that it moves things only enough to ensure that they don't overlap; e.g. if applied to a set of objects that are roughly in a grid arrangement, then the new code probably does what the user wants (preserve the grid nature), whereas existing Distribute edge-to-edge would put the objects in a long diagonal line (unless the user does extra work, acting in small groups at a time). This should be a significant addition to Inkscape's usability for diagramming. Interface changes welcome; e.g. I wonder if it should be in the same box as Distribute; though having the separate box does make it clearer that the Hor/Vert Gap settings apply only to the Remove Overlap option. pjrm.

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background icon prerendering performance
by MenTaLguY 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

As some of you may have noticed, JonCruz implemented my idea about prerendering the icons as a background task. It seems to work very, very well. Good work, Jon. Basically the idea is that the GUI icons get rendered one-at-a-time in the brief pauses between mouse motions or keypresses, when Inkscape isn't otherwise busy. On my lowly Celeron 500, it takes about 60ms (average) to render a single icon; a few icons take a bit longer (as much as 175-200ms). Even while I'm doing other stuff, it seems to take only 15-25 seconds to get all the menu icons rendered, during which time I can draw or navigate around the fileselector or something (the File menu renders first). By the time I start using the menus, their icons have usually been rendered. Compare this to the situation we used to have: formerly, the first time you clicked on the Object menu, on a machine like mine you were guaranteed at least a: 70ms*16 = 1120ms = 1.12s delay. And that's something of a best case. Let's not even think about what it used to be like when we rendered all the icons up-front at startup time... This is a vivid demonstration of how doing the same amount of work more cleverly can make an application feel a lot more responsive. Anyway, I've refactored the code a little bit and also stuck in some timers to assess rendering performance. The g_warnings are temporary; I'd just like to get a sense of how common it is for the rendering of icons to run over 70ms on different people's machines right now. Ultimately I'd like to get some incremental rendering code in place, not just for background icon rendering, but also for other things, like previews in the file dialog. It's really annoying to select a complex file in the fileselector and have to wait for its preview to finish rendering before you can do anything. -mental

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about curve morphing
by Albert 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Dear all, I am not aware that curve morphing is available in Inkscape. If so please ignore this email. For my own biology research purposes I've implemented the curve morphing algorithm by weighted means of strings, which can morph any pair of Bézier curves (or any other set of points that define a curve) with as many weighted averages as the user desires. The primary use is for reconstructing volumes for 3D modelling purposes, but I believe the ability to create average curves (both open and closed curves work), particularly regarding animated SVG, would be a nice feature to have in Inkscape. I lack the knowledge of the Inkscape code base to plug this in myself. If anyone is interested, I can help and learn about Inkscape in the process. The algorithm consists of an ANSI C python module, with the core functionality separated in a pure C file. The page: http://www.pensament.net/java/CurveMorphing.html Albert -- Albert Cardona Molecular Cell Developmental Biology University of California Los Angeles Tel +1 310 2067376 http://www.pensament.net/java/ http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/Hartenstein/

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WEBFORM Linux Arts web site
by Joey Cagle 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Message from Inkscape submission form Please note, that the submitter may not read this list. CC your answer to the submitter name: Joey Cagle email: jcagle@...1097... submitted the following: I have just launched a web site called Linux Arts. It\'s at http://linuxarts.caglewebcreations.com. The following is from my About page Many people know Linux as the operating system for programmers and network administrators. Believe it or not, there are great tools for tasks involving graphic design and web site design, digital film making, digital animation, audio recording, and more! Traditionally done on a Macintosh computer, these tasks are being done incresingly in Linux as well. But many people don\'t even know this. For that reason, the Linux Arts web site was created. This is the web site that will keep you updated on the software in Linux used for digital arts. We don\'t just keep up on the big names in open source software like GIMP and Inkscape, but we\'ll also let you know about other Linux software that\'s not so well known as well as software soon to be released. We also keep an eye on the Linux distributions best suited for these tasks, such as medainlinux, Grafpup, SuSE, etc. Finally, we\'re building a community to discuss the Linux software available for your multimedia needs, whether it be from a user standpoint or production standpoint. Welcome to Linux Arts!

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Re: PDF Support in Inkscape
by Jeff Kowalczyk 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Bryce Harrington wrote: > I think if enough people pitched in funds, we could actually make (PDF) > happen. This is one feature I think we as a community could just force > through, by hiring some mercenary to attack and kill it for us, hardcore > style. Sounds like http://fundable.org would be a workable mechanism. Define the feature, announce it here, and let people contribute according to interest level. (I can't clearly find what their 'load' is on funds raised. Fundable.org may be no-load, donation-driven) BTW, would it me more productive to enhance Cairo to convert between various surface/image format backends and the (perhaps unfinshed) PDF backend. Some sort of recording canvas might be needed, but very useful to other Cairo apps.

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Extention Collect images/Publish Zip
by Pim Snel 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Hello, I've been busy creating my first extention for inkscape which is also my first python script. Though it needs some work we use it allready and it's is quite usefull. Its called "Publish Zip" and resides in the filters menu. It does the following: - it copies all linked images to the current dir en modifies all links to be relative - it creates a zip containing the document and the linked images. The zip can be mailed and opened by someone else with all images correctly displayed. You can find it here: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1364270&group_id=9… known problems: - Document has to be saved first - to create a correct svg-document in the zipfile pubzip has to be run, then the document has to be saved, then pubzip has to be run again. - it fails with an ugly error when document is never saved before. Unknown problems: - only tested on Linux/Debian PPC To solve the known problems I've a question: Is there a possibility to give a "save doc" command from inside a python script to inkscape? This would fix all above problems. If someone has another solution to solve these problems please tell me. Also another question: Is it possible to put an extention function in the File Menu next to e.g. "Save as"? Regards, Pim Snel -- Lingewoud B.V. | Tel. +31 418 663963 Maasdijk 4 | Fax. +31 418 663053 5328 BG Rossum | pim@...982... The Netherlands | www.lingewoud.com

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recent statusbar change
by bulia byak 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

>From changelog: >2005-12-01 MenTaLguY <mental@...3...> > > * src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp: > > moved zoom selector away from the right edge so it won't get covered > by window manager decorations I don't like this at all. The left end of the statusbar has become very crowded, noisy, and hard to make out. The whole statusbar is very unbalanced. Also, the rationale given for this change sounds very strange. Window decorations must never cover the window contents. They are always on the outside. If this is not the case for your WM, I think it's the WM that needs fixing, not Inkscape. Can you please consider reverting this change? -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Snap points or snap nodes?
by Carl Hetherington 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Hi all, I'm just having a tinker with the grid code; one thing I noticed: the preferences for snapping points to grids/guides uses different terminology: "snap points to..." or "snap nodes to..." Does anybody have any idea which one is right? Also: I'm playing with object snapping. Does anyone know of any existing code within Inkscape to compute straight-line - bezier curve intersections? Thanks Carl

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moved zoom widget
by MenTaLguY 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

I had to move the zoom widget again because too many window managers/themes like to cover the lower right corner of windows with decorations (mostly resize handles). Not totally happy with the new location, but at least it's accessible to everyone now. -mental

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