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0.43 branch created
by Peter Moulder 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Remaining serious bugs: - Some inkboard crashes, one of which may indicate a security issue. Inkboard isn't enabled by default, so I suggest we merely mention these in the release notes but not let them hold up the release. - Various Windows issues. I'll let someone else comment on whether any of these should hold up the release. - Connector crashes. One of these (out-of-date bboxes) may require significant change to fix properly. For the release, I suggest just changing it from a crash to a misbehaviour bug (choose an arbitrary point if !in_svg_plane(p); #include "libnr/in-svg-plane.h"). It's good to test in_svg_plane(p) before updating reprs even in absence of a crash, because inf and NaN can't be expressed in SVG. I haven't yet changed anything in the newly-created branch like changing version numbers. See http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?CreatingDists for a list of things to change now that the branch has been created. Release notes seem OK from a brief scan. There's an entry there marked `pjrm' which I'm just addressing now. Still need to transcribe to NEWS, but this can wait until ReleaseNotes (http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes) is quiescent. Bulia notes: 1 Ask everyone on jabber to read http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes, copyedit, fill what is missing, spell-check. 2 Do elinks -dump -no-numbering -no-references http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes > NEWS or in any other way convert it to plain text in the NEWS file. 3 Commit NEWS to CVS. Screenshots: I'm not up-to-date on this yet. There has been some progress reported over the last couple of days, but I don't know where we stand. Updated tutorials: Patch tracker items still open in places where HTML hasn't been put in inkscape_web/. One of the open patch tracker items is where we're waiting on the source XML file for an SVG version. (For the moment I haven't even put the generated SVG file into CVS, in case the XML file is changed in the meantime, but we could use the given SVG version if we don't get the XML file soon.) pjrm.

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On screenshots
by bulia byak 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

The scarcity of screenshot submissions is an alarming sign. Inkscape must be (1) fun to use and (2) fit to do professional work. If it is, users will be motivated to show off their Inkscape fun and/or their professional Inkscape work. If we don't get enough submissions, this might mean we are failing at (1) and/or (2). For a user, screenshots are perhaps the most important resource at inkscape.org. It's what most people look at first. New users don't like to read descriptions; they want pretty pictures. Existing users considering upgrade don't like to read release notes; they want pretty pictures. Besides, our screenshots are borrowed by a lot of other sites and thus end up all over the web. All this means that screenshots must be as good as Inkscape itself, if not better. The lack or poor quality of screenshots means the entire project's bad health. A few notes: * The best screenshots are made by the author of the corresponding feature. Nobody knows the feature better than him. In fact, if you contribute a major feature, you are pretty much supposed to submit a screenshot of it in action, much as you are supposed to describe it in release notes. * However, we also in badly need of high quality screenshots showing professional Inkscape work. If you are doing something complex and/or artistic and it turns out well, please take a moment to shoot the Inkscape window with your work. * The screenshot should be dense and informative. 1280x1024 (the preferred screenshot size) is a lot of space, so don't waste it on just one or two bits. When doing a feature screenshot, combine the various aspects of the feature, add captions and descriptions, demonstrate all relevant tricks and nontrivial things that you can think of. When doing a work screenshot, find the best zoom/view of the document, and consider doing a double view of the same or different documents (as here: [http://inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.41-CVS-linux-davinci.png]). In both cases, open the relevant dialogs, switch to relevant tools, and do a selection so that the statusbar message adds more useful info to the picture. * When submitting a screenshot, please also submit a blurb that will accompany it in the gallery. Briefly describe the feature you are demonstrating and the most nontrivial aspects of the screenshot. Try to be witty but comprehensive. All of the above also applies to the head graphic on the new site design. I also vote for #5, and I like the idea of the head graphic being a rotated image (at least once per release). We'll need to make an SVG template for this image and elicit submissions of impressive graphics to be put into the template, probably in a cut-out/zoom-in/composite form (similar to the way the flag is displayed in the draft). I'm willing to do this at first, but I need your help. So this is a call to all Inkscape artists: please send me your work that you would like to see used on the front page of inkscape.org. I also created a wiki page with the above: http://wiki.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MakingScreenshots -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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inkscape windows icon refab
by Joshua Blocher 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

I recommend using microangelo 5.5+ it can easily produce the wanted icons from png's it preserves transparency and saves in almost all common icon formats ( windows ) On 11/8/05, Jon A. Cruz <jon@...18...> wrote: > > On Nov 8, 2005, at 2:30 AM, Bob Jamison wrote: > > > So I ask the question again: is there > > some guy who can make a new icon which is DIB-like (various sizes) > > > Actually, that's not really "DIB-like", but rather is just .ico- > like. "DIB" is usually what a generic .BMP file is. > > > > > I can check into things a little. Though The GIMP has some .ico > support, it used to have severe limitations when it came to mutiple > images trying to have different bitdepths, as it want's them all as > layers of a single image. But if that's still the case, I can > probably use a few other things to chain parts together. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download > it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own > Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel >

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by Cédric GEMY 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

I've updated yesterday my version of Inkscape User Manual. French speaker may find it at : http://www.le-radar.com/mm/inkscape/html/index.html Tried to do some english translation (helped with kevin): http://www.le-radar.com/mm/inkscape/html.en/index.html Evidently made under GFDL. Please give feedback. TODO : - going on some missing pages; - include more screenshots and update some icons that come from old 0.39 - add step by step tutorials to help beginners - verify modifiers. Example drawings can also be helpfull. cedric

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Errors - [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report
by Bryce Harrington 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Build system is picking up some errors in edit-widget.* ----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> ----- Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:21:10 -0800 From: root <root@...1070...> To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report pkgpath=/testing/packages/inkscape/inkscape-20051108-1120.tar.bz2 = Analysis Report for inkscape = Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ debian x86 0 0 2 5 3 Test Status Score Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sut-1 ?? == Errors == ui/view/edit-widget.cpp:1153: error: `property_ellipsize' undeclared (first use this function) ui/view/edit-widget.cpp:1153: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in.) ui/view/edit-widget.cpp:1153: error: `ELLIPSIZE_END' undeclared in namespace `Pango' == Warnings == display/canvas-arena.cpp:91: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object display/canvas-arena.cpp:91: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) display/sp-canvas.cpp:127: warning: invalid access to non-static data member `SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object display/sp-canvas.cpp:127: warning: (perhaps the `offsetof' macro was used incorrectly) libnrtype/Layout-TNG-Output.cpp:226: warning: enumeration value `PANGO_WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD' not handled in switch == Environment Summary == ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ 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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kids "coloring book" function
by Ruud Steltenpool 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Hello Inkscape developers, As i'm always looking for opportunities to spread SVG i think i found a pretty good one that Inkscape can help take advantage of This got me the idea: Within the *.pagina.nl framework that has millions of visitors a day, http://kleurplaat.pagina.nl gets so many visitors that nr1 sex.pagina.nl doesn't even manage to quadruple it. "kleurplaat" is a drawing of black lines that is meant to be filled in by using coloring pencils. A whole stack of them combined in a book, being called a "coloring book" in english i was told. The idea: Inkscape having a function maybe called "B&W lines" (B&W being black&white), or "kids coloring book" or something that turns whatever you have created into just that. It's probably not always straightforward, but i think in many occasions setting the fill to "" and the stroke to "black" will do most of the trick. The bigger idea: If you implement this function into sth. that generally works, it might be a good idea to have openclipart.org offer this special version of every drawing (maybe generated on demand). Hope you like it, Keep up the good work, Ruud http://svg-whiz.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ruud_Steltenpool

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Re: inkscape
by Jon Phillips 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Passing it on to everyone else! Thanks! Jon On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 22:20 +0200, Adrian Vidrascu wrote: > Congratulations for your product!! We have a small architectural > practice based in Bucharest, Romania, we also do some webdesign and I am > also a teacher in Bucharest University of Architecture and Urbanism. I > will promote your program everywhere! I love the concept and the > OpenSource, I am thrilled by the wiki-type projects and hope some day I > can also contribute. > > Best of luck and all our love! > > Adrian V i d r a s c u > CEO, > AncAdriaN Architects > 0 7 2 3 - 2 7 1 1 1 1 > ancadrian@...1069... > > -- Jon Phillips San Francisco, CA USA PH 510.499.0894 jon@...235... http://www.rejon.org MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto Jabber Chat: rejon@...896... IRC: rejon@...897... Inkscape (http://inkscape.org) Open Clip Art Library (www.openclipart.org) Creative Commons (www.creativecommons.org) San Francisco Art Institute (www.sfai.edu)

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Roomity.com v 1.5 is a web 2.01
by shenanigans 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

I was interested in getting feedback from current mail group users. We have mirrored your mail list in a new application that provides a more aggregated and safe environment which utilizes the power of broadband. Roomity.com v 1.5 is a web 2.01 community webapp. Our newest version adds broadcast video and social networking such as favorite authors and an html editor. It?s free to join and any feedback would be appreciated. S. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadband interface (RIA) + mail box saftey = <a href="http://Inkscape-SVG_Editor/Powerful_Vector_Illu.roomity.com">Inkscape-SVG_Editor/Powerful_Vector_Illu.roomity.com</a> *Your* clubs, no sign up to read, ad supported; try broadband internet. ~~1131485137242~~ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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corrections to dia.inx
by Wolfram Quester 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Hi, I got the following bug report against the debian sarge package of inkscape: > When dia is not installed, $HOME/.inkscape/extension-errors.log will > contain the following text which tells the user to get dia at > "somesite.com" : > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Extension "Dia Input" failed to load because a dependency was not met. > Dependency:: > type: executable > location: path > string: dia > description: In order to import Dia files, Dia itself must be installed. You can get Dia at http://somesite.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This address is still wrong in the prereleases, so the attached patch fixes the download address to http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/. Since this is only a minor change, it would be nice if it could be included in the release. I'll submit the patch to the tracker, too. Thanks, Wolfi

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kdeprint integration
by Roman Glebov 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Hallo i am planning to integrate kdeprint subsystem with inkscape. What do you think about it ? Is someone already working on it ? Any suggestions how it should be done ? Roman Glebov

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