On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 18:13 -0600, fretfind@...540... wrote:
# CXX='ccache g++' ./configure --with-python=yes
<snip> Use Python extensions: no Use Perl extensions: skipped
What am I doing wrong?
I'm not sure on this one, I'm guessing it is because you're missing some of the python development libraries. I know that I had to find something rather obscure -- but I don't remember what it was. Anyone?
And I have a second question. Last night I added the following to my ~/.inkscape/preferences.xml file:
<group show-effects-menu="1" id="extensions" />
I can now see the effects menu, but the effects (for instance "DropShadow") don't seem to affect anything. What is the proceedure for using these effects?
Well, probably your issue with that one is that you have to have the object selected that you want to put the drop shadow on. So, if there is a square in the middle of the screen, you can select it, hit drop shadow, and you'll have one. The reason that they're turned off by default is that they're not user friendly yet :) Also, the "Blur Edges" effect requires that the selected object be a path (Object to Path first).
--Ted