August 2018 - Inkscape Docs - Inkscape Mailman

inkscape.org offline since last night (probably)
by Maren Hachmann 01 Sep '18

01 Sep '18

Hi there, could someone please have a look at what's wrong with inkscape.org? Last night, when I went to bed, it was too slow to respond, and now it's just plain offline (ping works, though). As the only email from OSUOSL lately was about random reboots, maybe the reboot didn't go well? Maren

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welcome new moderator
by brynn 21 Aug '18

21 Aug '18

Hi Friends, I just wanted to quickly introduce our new moderator ZAYNE. He seems to be catching on pretty quickly, and visiting relatively often, which is just awesome! He said he's planning to subscribe to the Docs list, so if he should need some guidance and I'm not available that day, he can post here, and other moderators can help. Welcome ZAYNE! All best, brynn

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problems on Around the Internet page
by brynn 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi Friends, Per the commitment I've made to regularly review the Around the Internet page (because it's jam-packed with 3rd party links); my current review finds a couple of problems I'm not sure how to handle. So I need some input from the community on these. https://inkscape.org/en/community/inkscape-around-internet/ In the Multiple-Artist Collections section: 1 -- Wikimedia Commons - Category:Created with Inkscape (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Created_with_Inkscape) The page which is linked is showing a red-colored sort of warning about how it's categorized. Half of the page is giving info about it. I'm not very familiar with how the Wikipedia/Wikimedia pages are created or edited, so if this is a problem which needs to be fixed, I can't do it. Maybe it's ok the way it is, but I thought I would ask those who know more than I do about it. As best as I can understand the warning info, it sounds like the page might need some significant attention. Questions: a -- Is this something that should be added to the Community To-Do List page on the Inkscape website? b -- Or maybe it's a quick fix which someone could do in the near future? c -- Or should the item just be deleted from Around the Internet page? d -- Or is there a better link to access the Inkscape images on Wikimedia? 2 -- Museum of Sodipodi and Inkscape About Screens (http://gould.cx/ted/ink-about/) The linked page gives a 404 Not Found error. Just one question: a -- I guess I've seen a lot of the About screen contest images in the gallery. Is this the best URL for finding them? https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/?q=about Or is there a better one? Thanks for comments or suggestions :-) All best, brynn

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major update to Report Bugs page
by brynn 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Hi Friends, As a result of my comment and concern about a long "warning" message which was meant to remind bug reporters about what kind of info needs to be included in the bug report, details here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1774404 and also, it was the first time I realized that Help menu > Report a Bug goes directly to the Report Bugs page of the website (https://inkscape.org/en/contribute/report-bugs/) which in it's current state does not really perform as that kind of a function (it's more informational than instructional), Patrick and I have overhauled that page. We wanted to put the proposed change to the website team, before setting it live. Here's the proposed new page (of course the red text at the top would be removed before going "live"): https://inkscape.org/en/report-bugs-2-edit/ Purposely, the link to LP is at the bottom, to force users to at least skim through the bolded requirements before starting the new report. Any comments, suggestions, etc. are welcomed. Thanks, brynn (and Patrick) PS - Just realized we probably should put some kind of inspirational "thank you" sentence at the bottom. "Thank you and congratulations for contributing to Inkscape" or something??

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