11:44 p.m.
I've posted this before, but here goes again -
What I am currently doing is organizing a cut page with Inkscape,
saving that single color file as
/home/bruce/hpgl/newplot.ps
I then click a script called 'cut newplot.ps' which changes to the
correct directory, generates a view using evince ( just to make sure
I'm going to cut the right thing ) and then activates another script
based on the one found at:
http://pldaniels.com/hpgl-distiller/
( I changed a few things and am more than happy to share everything
with anyone. )
Once I close the preview, the plotter does it's thing.
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I would like to create a menu item in Inkscape, but haven't figured
that out yet.
Any links on how to make a custom menu item??
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12:45 a.m.
On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:44:01 -0400
"bruce westfall" <brucewestfall@...400...> wrote:
I've posted this before, but here goes again -
What I am currently doing is organizing a cut page with Inkscape,
saving that single color file as
/home/bruce/hpgl/newplot.ps
This file you're saving, are you just saving the whole current inkscape
file to this .ps file?
If so it probably wouldn't be too hard to make an inkscape python
"Effect" which doesn't actually do anything to the inkscape document,
but instead saves it (as above) and then runs the steps below.
I could make an example effect it you want.
Cheers -Terry
I then click a script called 'cut newplot.ps' which changes
to the
correct directory, generates a view using evince ( just to make sure
I'm going to cut the right thing ) and then activates another script
based on the one found at:
http://pldaniels.com/hpgl-distiller/
( I changed a few things and am more than happy to share everything
with anyone. )
Once I close the preview, the plotter does it's thing.
-----------------------------
I would like to create a menu item in Inkscape, but haven't figured
that out yet.
Any links on how to make a custom menu item??
12:51 a.m.
On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:44:01 -0400
"bruce westfall" <brucewestfall@...400...> wrote:
I would like to create a menu item in Inkscape, but haven't
figured
that out yet.
I've attached two files, cutvinyl.inx and cutvinyl.py, which when
placed in the ~/.inkscape/extensions directory at an Output menu to the
Effects menu, which has one item, Cut Vinyl.
I ran into what I believe to be a bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/276382
inkscape --without-gui --export-ps=del.ps del.svg
as a script command does not create postscript output, so the new menu
item doesn't actually work for me, although it might work for you as I'm
sure --export-ps has worked in the past.
Anyway, all the script does at present is save the document to a
temporary .svg file, attempt (this is the bit that fails) to invoke a
second instance of inkscape to convert it to PS, and then views it with
the PS viewer 'gv'.
I suspect that you'll be able to follow the pattern to add the behavior
you want, but if not let me know and I'll flesh it out a bit more.
Cheers -Terry
8:54 a.m.
Terry Brown-2 wrote:
I ran into what I believe to be a bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/276382
inkscape --without-gui --export-ps=del.ps del.svg
as a script command does not create postscript output
it looks like this may work better on more recent development versions,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/276382/comments/1
hth,
Alvin
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2:39 a.m.
On Sat, 4 Oct 2008 16:54:42 -0700 (PDT)
Alvin Penner <penner@...1856...> wrote:
it looks like this may work better on more recent development
versions, https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/276382/comments/1
You're right, this seems to be ok in the current dev. build apart from
the warning output, which could be suppressed.
So let me know if the script's enough to get you where you want or if
you'd like a more specific version.
Cheers -Terry
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