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Shield data left out
by Sylvain Chiron 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Hi, I don't know whether or not I'm responsible (that would be very weird) but it seems that the shield tabs and banners have gone, leaving a blank area on the homepage, both in draft and published versions: https://inkscape.org/en/ Would somebody know why? Martin, are you working on it? -- Sylvain

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bad gateway
by Brynn 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Hi Friends, Just to report 502 Bad Gateway around 4:15 am Mountain Daylight Time. Not resolved with multiple refresh/reloads. I don't have any urgent need, but just reporting it :-) All best, brynn

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Help please?
by ugajin 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

I have been working on a new extension called viewBox..., which is awaiting upload to the Inkscape addons gallery. It is available for preview here: http://ugajin.co.uk/sketchbooks/viewBox/viewBox/viewBox.html, with a bunch of supporting documents. The problem is what to do with the supporting documents (I do not want to host them on ugajin.co.uk). Whilst, I may upload the extension files, without the supporting documents and/or providing a link to them, this seems to me to be the wrong approach. The viewBox and its sibling attributes are one of those things, which are not be easily accessed in Inkscape, and those cutting their teeth writing SVG using Inkscape may benefit from the supporting documentation. Thank you for considering matters. -u

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Bitmap/Vector doc
by Jeremy G 03 Aug '16

03 Aug '16

Hi, Thanks to Sylvain, I saw on an french task list (1) that a clear explanation of the difference between a bitmap/raster file and a vector one was wanted for the website. I also read a part of the conversation on the bug report page (2) (not everything as the discussion is quite long :) ). If it's still on the todo list, I just wanted to mention that the Mapschool page (3) has a short paragraph that explains the difference between both. As it's licenced under CC0, it could be partly recycled for the Inkscape website. I'm available to help on this topic, but as I don't really know where to start, a quick heads-up would be appreciated! Best, Jeremy (1) https://inkscape.org/fr/contribuer/liste-taches/ (2) https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape-web/+bug/1258842 (3) http://www.mapschool.io

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Website, ‘Learn’: Ordered tutorials and underlined manuals
by Sylvain Chiron 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

Hi all, Two things have questioned me for a while in the ‘Learn’ part of the website. The first is, why are the tutorials in a different order from the Inkscape program tutorial submenu's? I guess they're ordered by publication date on the website, but this detail is quite obsolete now; so could I reorder the tutorials on the website to match the order in Inkscape's ‘Tutorials’ submenu, which is a bit more logical? Second thing: why are all 3rd-level headings on the ‘Books and Manuals’ page underlined? Here, my thought is that it was initially decided to underline the books' titles. But the keyboard shortcut and command line references are not really books bound to an author… I would also recommend that we use italic, as those thick lines have a look which is a bit hard. Then we would have Tav's manual and the book in italic. By the way, aren't there more books about Inkscape? On Packt Publishing's website, I see there are at least 4 books: https://www.packtpub.com/all?search=inkscape One of them is evoked in an old news article on the Inkscape website: https://inkscape.org/en/news/2011/04/30/inkscape-048-illustrators-cookbook-… Maybe we should have a single heading for all books on Packt Publishing to avoid promoting it. Let me see… Among the 4, 3 are by Bethany Hiitola and list her (or his?) book with bullets. We could also have a subsection for Bethany and another for the cookbook. What do you prefer? For my two things, I'll deal with all languages (unless anybody wants to help). For the books, I'll call the help of translators as the text will change. -- Sylvain

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change "Addons" in Download menu?
by Brynn 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

Hi Friends, Is there some reason that we don't change "Addons" to "Extensions" in the Download menu? I think I might have asked this a long time ago, but I can't remember the answer, or where I asked it (to search). Thanks, brynn

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Re: [Inkscape-docs] Features + FAQ
by Brynn 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

Ok, yes. I'll have a look :-) I did wonder why the extra anchor or question was made. I would have just added a couple of extra sentences to the answer for FAQ #1.5. The reason I have that thought, is because it is in the General section. This is the section where we want to make Inkscape sound like a great program. And "Why does Inkscape only export PNGs?" as a question by itself, doesn't seem to fit with the other general type of questions. It makes it sound like it might be a bad thing about Inkscape. It seems like it would belong more in the How-To section, if it is a separate question. (Or maybe it would be "How to export JPGs?") But I understand that sometimes it is a fine line, whether a question belongs here or there. If everyone else agrees about the organization, I'll just check the text, and leave the format alone. All best, brynn -------------------------------------------------- From: "Maren Hachmann" <maren@...68...> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 6:46 PM To: "Sylvain Chiron" <chironsylvain@...102...>; "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...>; "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] Features + FAQ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Thanks, Sylvain. > > I'd change the link name 'JPEG one' to 'for example, <a>this one</a>'. > > Brynn, please see the attached screenshots for a quick overview of the > changes Sylvain asks you to review. > > "If you think Inkscape should export to other formats, you can try to > make a feature request on the bug tracker." > > could better be something like > > "If you need another export format that Inkscape currently does not > offer, you can make a suggestion to add it to Inkscape in the Inkscape > bug tracker." > > ('try to' sounds as if it's futile...) > > Kind Regards, > Maren > > Am 18.06.2016 um 01:53 schrieb Sylvain Chiron: >> Hi, >> >> Can one of you tell me how I could get a diff of my last changes to >> the FAQ to send it to the translators? (Or could you do it if it >> would be too difficult for me — :)?) >> >> Brynn, can you correct my English please? See those sections: >> https://inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/#why-can-inkscape-only-export-to-the > - -png-raster-format >> >> > https://inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/#how-to-make-a-transparent-background- > or-change-the-background-color >> >> Thank you all, >> >> Sylvain >> >> Le 17/06/2016 à 15:13, Martin Owens a écrit : >>> On Fri, 2016-06-17 at 14:33 +0200, Sylvain Chiron wrote: >>>> Isn't the opaque background exported with PNGs? >>> >>> It is. >>> >>> There's also a feature request to add the html style attribute >>> 'background-color' to the svg tag, since that works in all >>> browsers but isn't a part of the svg spec. >>> >>> Martin, >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJXZJn2AAoJELavtZto4hQPuvYP/0NSKMcLL1sL2XPZ+aYQHU8A > o1GjTVyjKbIRrW73X2kJF7WFm1+pK+FgFYSv2e1r8O+3HyEuSYV/Q678u1D+BHpB > uWoXykt8JUJg6mMK0Wq08kam69BMwC+fzWtwXB3Dmd9GnLV+KCQK0o9BPbc4yafU > vX0R1l0bhmiNPDsyJtZGzMKB1s2Tikc9DKYiCn/S1lVZr+VyaVx0BvWNykRSXXdM > iP/iTeyFmj1kD8en5Ausq0hy9Z5jhQ8YEdR4jZDtaf67Igyp5IcpQZkanlm5bir0 > GfljsjpWoHwI/69DUjUblRUR0avPith1RoEVc5mlcUPPBRr5e4HiCBlxjEA76qLv > wGmSuyzbYZkffKNNvBxLP33gHgCLptJG095qJljpQeOsleXfKWa+c8uB/MOMzxU2 > fDLO19WHKlQKX/PhfuBihIYFBFiHrMTRd640/rfw18zKWn05DZTeCSloz2fiCIeE > H4+PZEyln7P/ueWIf0AVdGEGZlv2rZnvdrTE3YuxxoqlwnnaGYzcbeR0kvGGmf7w > inYfUBnntBHaF0U0dlziW4HL95xyBIPotD48vupu/o8LIOnDk+/6CM2zXcwsS5eo > n9N0HrCnlh2UWhluFcgBOg3YZy2ljMZbAJBdsLUjnDPmyOoA2G5hCRhZRrZQzsYo > zDjim8DFBp/4hKOHmXxm > =kzju > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >

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22 Jun '16

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Re: [Inkscape-docs] Features + FAQ
by Sylvain Chiron 18 Jun '16

18 Jun '16

Le 17/06/2016 à 06:17, Brynn a écrit : > There is an extension for exporting JPGs. I've never used it though, so I > don't know how well it works (or doesn't). But I do seem to recall reading > somewhere that it works on version 0.91. > > https://github.com/giacmir/Inkscape-JPEG-export-extension So maybe we should add it on the FAQ: https://inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/#what-formats-can-inkscape-importexport Explaining why it's not natively supported. Brynn, can you, please? Reviewing the FAQ in French, I also had this wondering. Q: How to make a transparent background or change the background color A: […] Note, however, that an opaque background should only be considered as a tool to aid in drawing. If you intend to ultimately export the SVG to PNG, or use the SVG on the internet, the opaque background might not come through. So if you intend to use the image in such situations, you'll need to draw a large rectangle, to fit the image/page size to place behind your drawing (on the bottom, in z-order), and fill it with the background color you want. Isn't the opaque background exported with PNGs? > I'm unable to answer your other questions. (I'm not a developer.) These are feature requests; I don't think you must be a developer to have an opinion… Sylvain > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Bardot Jérôme" <bardot.jerome@...2...> > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 9:47 AM > To: "Inkscape Devel List" <inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: [Inkscape-devel] features > >> Hello, >> >> I just want suggest some cool features, maybe some exist but i don't >> know where. >> >> - Add jpeg export, for the moment i open gimp for export png to jpeg. >> >> - Add size template for biggest screen size one by ratio 4x3 5x4 16x9 etc. >> >> - in addition a feature for export for several size from size template >> for the same ratio with check box for select which we want. >> >> What do you think about these features ? >> It's the goog place for talkl about that and for doing this king of >> proposal. >> >> Thx and sry gor my en. >> >> >> J.

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inkscape-docs / website: updated automatically?
by Maren Hachmann 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

@Martin: Are the docs on the website still updated automatically? I seem to remember that last time, changes that Nicolas made were applied to the live server rather quickly, but this time it's taking longer than expected (> 24 hours). For checking: This page https://inkscape.org/en/doc/devel/translations-statistics-trunk.html is supposed to contain dates newer than 2016-03-20. Would be good to have it updated (automatically?) so the translators have a good overview over where their work is needed. If updating them requires a manual intervention (either because the automatical update doesn't work, or because it never was automated), would you maybe take a look, please? (or who knows, maybe it's that overeager caching again?) Kind Regards, Maren

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