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free software graphics competition in Bordeaux, France
by Peter Moulder 28 May '04

28 May '04

Came across this competition: http://lsm2004.abul.org/article11.html Entries must be done solely with Free Software (inkscape, gimp, etc.). Prizes: flat-screen; digital camera; scanner. Entries to be submitted by 21 June. See the page (written in french) for more details. pjrm.

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Translation trouble...
by Urke MMI 25 May '04

25 May '04

Hy. I'm not understand what realy do options "Dynamic Offset" and "Linked Offset"? I need to know that to finish my localisation of InkScape to Serbian. TIA -- URKE MMI :: www.urosevic.net :: ICQ UIN 104794867 Registered Linux User #280650 [counter.li.org] :: SLACKWARE LINUX Sada ne slušam ništa zato što radim nešto pametno ;-P

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inkscape.pot
by Urke MMI 25 May '04

25 May '04

I need inkscape.pot to update my sr.po and finish translation to Serbian. How to make inkscape.pot from CVS tree? Why in inkscape/po/Makefile not exist one pot-update for creating fresh inkscape.pot from current source? TIA -- URKE MMI :: www.urosevic.net :: ICQ UIN 104794867 Registered Linux User #280650 [counter.li.org] :: SLACKWARE LINUX Sada ne slušam ništa zato što radim nešto pametno ;-P

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FASD project: Online survey launched
by unknown＠example.com 25 May '04

25 May '04

Dear Open Source developer I am doing a research project on "Fun and Software Development" in which I kindly invite you to participate. You will find the online survey under http://fasd.ethz.ch/qsf/. The questionnaire consists of 53 questions and you will need about 15 minutes to complete it. With the FASD project (Fun and Software Development) we want to define the motivational significance of fun when software developers decide to engage in Open Source projects. What is special about our research project is that a similar survey is planned with software developers in commercial firms. This procedure allows the immediate comparison between the involved individuals and the conditions of production of these two development models. Thus we hope to obtain substantial new insights to the phenomenon of Open Source Development. With many thanks for your participation, Benno Luthiger PS: The results of the survey will be published under http://www.isu.unizh.ch/fuehrung/blprojects/FASD/. We have set up the mailing list fasd@...128... for this study. Please see http://fasd.ethz.ch/qsf/mailinglist_en.html for registration to this mailing list. _______________________________________________________________________ Benno Luthiger Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 8092 Zurich Mail: benno.luthiger(at)id.ethz.ch _______________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape - insensitive mode
by Adam Pearson 22 May '04

22 May '04

Urke Thank you very much, that works very well! Regards Adam in Australia -------Original Message------- From: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Date: 05/22/04 23:37:12 To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape - insensitive mode Autor: "Adam Pearson" <addon@...121...> [AP] MsgID: 40AEFE48.000003.02632@...122... Datum: Sat, 22 May 2004 17:16:24 +1000 > Can I undo this later - i.e. can I come back to the "insensitive" object > or group and "re-activate" it? Use TAB to navigate trough objects until insensitive object/group reached, then make it sensitive in Item Properties. -- URKE MMI :: www.urosevic.net :: ICQ UIN 104794867 Registered Linux User #280650 [counter.li.org] :: SLACKWARE LINUX Slu¹am Alabina - Alabina (Original) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id149&alloc_id66&op=click _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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Zoom out with right button
by Aewyn Vienna 22 May '04

22 May '04

Hello, I post it to wishlist too, I write here just for say: it would be a very-very useful feature: zoom out with right mouse button (after selecting zoom tool). Now, inkscape use it for shift+left button (or +/-, but it is slow to get off hand from mouse), gimp use ctrl+left (or +/-, but it doesnot work with numeric keyboard). So, it is hard a little bit to find "zoom out" after working hours with gimp (for me). Thanks!

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Fw: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape - insensitive mode
by Adam Pearson 22 May '04

22 May '04

Hi JT Thank you so much, that is excellent! Regards Adam -------Original Message------- From: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Date: 05/22/04 20:31:09 To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape - insensitive mode J. Teubel wrote: > "1". Delete this node using the toolbar button. I meant attribute, not the node. Otherwise you would delete the object. Regards, JT

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Font size in menus and dialogs and other things
by bulia byak 22 May '04

22 May '04

>For me, the problem is still there with the CVS snapshot I checked >out today. Without any special setting I get messages on the >console like > >Gtk-Message: The filename "anyname\366something" couldn't be >converted to UTF-8. (try setting the environment variable >G_FILENAME_ENCODING): Invalid byte sequence in conversion input Looks like something is wrong with your locale. We use the standard glib functions g_filename_{to/from}_utf8. Try non-ascii filenames with another GTK program, such as Gimp, and see if it works for you. >when changing to a directory which contains such filenames in the >file selection dialog. If I set G_FILENAME_ENCODING it gets even >worse. On startup I get lots of messages like > >** (inkscape:30455): CRITICAL **: Unable to load stock >pixmap /opt/inkscape-cvs/share/inkscape/icons/zoom_out.xpm Just do "make install". _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the MSN Premium and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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Inkscape - insensitive mode
by Adam Pearson 22 May '04

22 May '04

Hi all Please forgive a newcomer to Inkscape and someone who knows nothing about the programming behind the screen: Using the selector tool, I can make objects/groups of objects "insensitive", which is potentially very useful as I can then use it like e.g. Photoshop to make a quasi-layer BUT Can I undo this later - i.e. can I come back to the "insensitive" object or group and "re-activate" it? Regards to all Adam in Australia

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Re: Inkscape-user digest, Vol 1 #77 - 1 msg
by Lee McLain 19 May '04

19 May '04

Hi all, I hope that I made this a bit clearer and I submitted a RFE, #957009, complete with an example. Thanks, Lee McLain inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >Message: 1 >From: "bulia byak" <archiver_1@...9...> >To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: RE: [Inkscape-user] Re: Inkscape-user digest, Vol 1 #75 - 1 msg >Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 01:52:42 +0000 >Reply-To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > > >> I am wondering if there is a function to make two objects split into >>separate objects where they overlap. >> >> > >"Two objects" are already "separate objects", no? Please explain in detail >how you want this to work, best of all with an example. Please submit an RFE >attaching your example, rationale for such a function (why is it useful and >why workarounds are not acceptable), plus any other information that might >help developers (e.g. proposed command name, shortcut, etc). > >_________________________________________________________________ >Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht… > > > > >--__--__-- > >_______________________________________________ >Inkscape-user mailing list >Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > >End of Inkscape-user Digest > > > > >

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Font size in menus and dialogs and other things
by bulia byak 19 May '04

19 May '04

>1) The font size of menus and dialogs is very small. > > Is there a way of changing it, e.g. to the default > size that other GTK apps use? If not (e.g. because > it is hardcoded), can someone point me to a location > in the code where I can change it? The only place where the font size is hard-coded is the top panel (under the menu). The menu and the dialogs use standard font size. And on my system, for example, the font size of Sodipodi 0.34 is noticeably smaller than that of Inkscape. Gimp 2.0 has the same font size as Inkscape. So it's more likely that Sodipodi decreases its global font size artificially (although I don't know how, could anyone explain how this is possible?). >2) It seems inkscape expects all strings (including > file names) to be UTF-8 encoded (although I do not > use a UTF-8 locale, but de_DE@...120... Thus file names > that contain german umlauts etc. cause trouble. Should not happen. This was fixed long ago. Now we use the system locale encoding for filenames. At least, KOI8-R filenames work for me. > Setting G_BROKEN_FILENAME helped here but problems > with german umlauts in sodipodi graphics remain. (I > removed them by editing the svg files manually > before loading them into inkscape). I think I know what you mean. Sodipodi (and early Inkscape) is broken in that it stores the filenames inside the SVG file in sodipodi:docname attribute, but does not recode them from the locale encoding to UTF-8. However everything inside SVG must be in UTF-8 as specified by the XML encoding declaration. Therefore these old files will cause trouble. Simply remove the docname and docbase attributes to make them parse. >3) With sodipodi I have added text elements to a drawing > which used a fixed width font and contained multiple > blanks to form a simple table. But inkscape prints > only one blank for any number of blanks in a row. Check if the element has xml:space="preserve". > How can I enter text so that multiple blanks are > displayed between two words? They are, by default. New text objects are created with xml:space="preserve". If this does not work for you, file a bug with example files attached. _________________________________________________________________ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Font size in menus and dialogs and other things
by bulia byak 19 May '04

19 May '04

>3) With sodipodi I have added text elements to a drawing > which used a fixed width font and contained multiple > blanks to form a simple table. But inkscape prints > only one blank for any number of blanks in a row. I just tested this: created a file with multiple spaces in text in Sodipodi 0.34 and opened it in Inkscape. Works fine. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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Font size in menus and dialogs and other things
by Mario Streiber 19 May '04

19 May '04

Hi list, I just built and installed inkscape-0.38.1 successfully on my SuSE Linux 8.1 box. After a few initial problems importing graphics created with sodipodi, at the moment the following issues remain: 1) The font size of menus and dialogs is very small. Is there a way of changing it, e.g. to the default size that other GTK apps use? If not (e.g. because it is hardcoded), can someone point me to a location in the code where I can change it? 2) It seems inkscape expects all strings (including file names) to be UTF-8 encoded (although I do not use a UTF-8 locale, but de_DE@...120... Thus file names that contain german umlauts etc. cause trouble. Setting G_BROKEN_FILENAME helped here but problems with german umlauts in sodipodi graphics remain. (I removed them by editing the svg files manually before loading them into inkscape). Is there a way for inkscape to use other than UTF encoding? 3) With sodipodi I have added text elements to a drawing which used a fixed width font and contained multiple blanks to form a simple table. But inkscape prints only one blank for any number of blanks in a row. How can I enter text so that multiple blanks are displayed between two words? Thanks in advance Mario

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Re: Inkscape-user digest, Vol 1 #75 - 1 msg
by bulia byak 19 May '04

19 May '04

> I am wondering if there is a function to make two objects split into >separate objects where they overlap. "Two objects" are already "separate objects", no? Please explain in detail how you want this to work, best of all with an example. Please submit an RFE attaching your example, rationale for such a function (why is it useful and why workarounds are not acceptable), plus any other information that might help developers (e.g. proposed command name, shortcut, etc). _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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Re: Inkscape-user digest, Vol 1 #75 - 1 msg
by Lee McLain 17 May '04

17 May '04

Hi all, I am wondering if there is a function to make two objects split into separate objects where they overlap. There is a function in Illustrator to do just that, but I can't seem to find a similar function in Inkscape. Thanks, Lee

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Localisation
by bulia byak 15 May '04

15 May '04

>Becouse I'm member of prevod.org - Serbian localisation team, and I see >that InkScape use old Sodipodi Serbian .po, I wish to made InkScape Serbian >localisation. > >When I finish translation, where to send sr.po? Just upload it to the patch tracker: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=604308&group_id=93438&func=browse _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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language in Windows
by unknown＠example.com 14 May '04

14 May '04

Can somebody explain me how to change language settings when running Inkscape under Windows XP.

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WM_Class
by Trent Buck 12 May '04

12 May '04

This should probably be to -devel, but I'm in a hurry. Is it possible to make the WM_CLASS property of Inkscape's dialog equal to, say, "Inkscape", "inkscape-dialog" instead of having all windows as "Inkscape", "inkscape"? I want to try messing about with my WM's window-ignore preferences, since I think Inkscape will then work better with my WM (http://ratpoison.sf.net). -trent -- Join the hundreds of people on the Internet! -- installing OS2/Warp

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RE: [Inkscape-user] WM_Class
by bulia byak 11 May '04

11 May '04

>Is it possible to make the WM_CLASS property of Inkscape's dialog >equal to, say, "Inkscape", "inkscape-dialog" instead of having all >windows as "Inkscape", "inkscape"? Sure. You can ensure that this is done prompty if you help developers by researching what is the proper GTK/GDK function call for setting that property. I will then add it to the code. Also it would be nice if you then contribute an item to tips&tricks tutorial describing how to use this property from a WM and what is possible to do with it. _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN Premium http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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Localisation
by Urke MMI 11 May '04

11 May '04

Hi Becouse I'm member of prevod.org - Serbian localisation team, and I see that InkScape use old Sodipodi Serbian .po, I wish to made InkScape Serbian localisation. When I finish translation, where to send sr.po? TIA -- URKE MMI :: www.urosevic.net :: ICQ UIN 104794867 Registered Linux User #280650 [counter.li.org] :: SLACKWARE LINUX Slušam 187 - Nikada neces znati

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Inkscape and web design: link at Artemio.net
by Artemio 10 May '04

10 May '04

Hey all! Just wanted to tell that I have created a small page that tells about my shots published at Inkscape.org's web design examples page. It's here: http://artemio.net/?p=event&e=2004-05-09 Soon I hope to create a new site section telling about what OO software I use. Inkscape will be the first of course ;-) Artemio. -- A-Man :.: new music from Artemio :.: http://a-man.artemio.net [local time 21:38:29 (GMT +3) 10 May 2004] [system uptime 6 hr 52 min]

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How to put text along curve.
by George Farris 10 May '04

10 May '04

Can Inkscape draw text along a curve? If so would someone be kind enough to post instructions. Thanks -- George Farris farrisg@...30... Malaspina University-College - Cowichan Campus

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Inkscape and wacom
by MenTaLguY 10 May '04

10 May '04

In case anyone was wondering, Wacom tablets do work with Inkscape if they are configured to act as regular pointing devices. It works "out of the box" with Apple's X server, but with XFree86 you will need to have the "SendCoreEvents" option turned on if you do not already. I believe it should just work on Windows also, though I have not tried it. Note that we do not support pressure/tilt sensitivity or any tablet-specific features yet. -mental

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape and wacom
by bulia byak 09 May '04

09 May '04

>I believe it should just work on Windows also, though I have not tried >it. Actually no, at least not for me. When I reboot into win98 my wacom works bad with windows Inkscape, it gets press/release signals maybe only 1/4 of the time, I have to press several times to register a click, and then press still more to release it. (So I use keryboard mostly, now that it's much easier than before.) _________________________________________________________________ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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./configure problem fix
by salahuddin pasha 09 May '04

09 May '04

i was install sigc++2.0 (after got help from the linuxquestions.org) after unstall it and install sigc++ 1.2.5 and export PKG_CONFIG_PATH inkscape 0.38.1 works in Slackware 9.1 -- _____________________________________________________________ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. >From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze

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example Inkscape works
by Artemio 09 May '04

09 May '04

Hello there! Once again I must admit how happy I am to use Inkscape - it has become no. 1 application that I use - see the attachment if you need proof ;-) Here is the list of example sites created by me, that use graphics by Inkscape. http://artemio.net My home site. The interface has actually been drawn in sodipodi (as I didn't know about Inkscape when I was creating thisone), but the rest (the icons on the main page etc.) is all by Inkscape. http://artemiolabs.com My audio laboratory site. 100% Inkscape. http://lilija.com.ua (in Russian) The site of a florictic shop where my sister works. 100% Inkscape. Note: all images were cut and JPEG'd with the GIMP (you guessed). Also, you guys mentioned that we, the users, can send you the screenshots of how we use Inkscape? I think it would be nice if, for example, you create a page on your site with a screnshot showing Inkscape at work and the web site that uses these graphics. If you need such a thing - just tell me. Thanks again for the best graphic editor ever and happy development! Artemio. -- A-Man :.: new music from Artemio :.: http://a-man.artemio.net [local time 18:31:08 (GMT +3) 7 May 2004] [system uptime 1 hr 30 min]

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Hi from new Inkscaper`
by Urke MMI 08 May '04

08 May '04

Hello lists I yesterday discover Sodipodi fork, because Sodipodi not satisfy my necessaries. So, for the first time, developers, this is great and best vector editing tool for Linux. I hope this is just beginning, and that Linux will get sometghing like CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator. Great job, again. I today submit couple wishes to feature list. Just for the records. And, now I wish to ask, how I can get archive of inkscape-user list archive in mbox format? Can someone send it to me, or I can download it somewhere on net? TIA P.S. Again, Inkscape is great job! -- URKE MMI :: www.urosevic.net :: ICQ UIN 104794867 Registered Linux User #280650 [counter.li.org] :: SLACKWARE LINUX Sada ne slušam ništa zato što radim nešto pametno ;-P

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Re: [Inkscape-user] PNG Export Format
by Brent B 08 May '04

08 May '04

Thanks, Bryce. I have been using GIMP to attempt to export (convert) my image to a 256-color format. GIMP calls this "indexing" the image. It gives fairly good results, but the image edges are somewhat jagged (aliased) compared to the original, pre-export image. So far, GIMP has given the best results with its color indexing schemes and algorithms. Thanks for your help. I love InkScape and hope that the developers can incorporate an 8-bit PNG feature in future releases. Regards, Brent _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://youroffers.msn.com

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PNG Export Format
by Brent B 07 May '04

07 May '04

Hello. Does InkScape support exporting to a PNG 8-bit file format (e.g. 256 colors)? If not, how can I save my SVG graphic to an 8-bit PNG file? I need this, since Internet Explorer cannot handle the alpha channel (transparency). I have already tried the utility pngquant, with poor results. I would appreciate any help from anyone. Thanks, Brent _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1/go/onm00200362ave…

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How can i import a CMYK 300 DPI image to Inkscape?
by Peter 07 May '04

07 May '04

Hi, How can i import a CMYK 300 DPI image to Inkscape? Peter

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Snapping to the Grid
by Landon Blake 06 May '04

06 May '04

Bryce, This may be a foolish question...but here goes: If you want to move the 2 objects that are snapped together couldn't you just use Inkscapes "Group Objects" tool. I haven't tried it, but is the "glued state" of grouped objects saved and reloaded? I was just concerned with object snapping so I could precisely attach graphic objects to other graphic objects. I didn't think about maintaining the link. Thanks for your thoughts. (I'll have to see if I can talk my wife into some time for that C programming stuff. I don't know though, she's already jealous about the time I spend with Lady J. :]) -----Original Message----- From: Bryce Harrington [mailto:bryce@...69...] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 12:34 PM To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Inkscape-user] Snapping to the Grid On Thu, 6 May 2004, Landon Blake wrote: > Let me check out some C code and see what I think. I definitley want > to get involved in Inkscape is ever ported to Java. Learning new languages is good for ya. ;-) > I'm curious what issues there would be with the relationship between SVG and snapping node-to-node in Inkscape. > If two objects were snapped together at their nodes, wouldn't they just be stored in SVG with the same coordinate for the > common node? Would anything else really need to be defined? I had imagined it working very similar to snapping nodes to the grid. Well, in object-to-object linking, the linkage needs to be permanent and stored with the document. I guess this is a step beyond just snapping, in that once the two objects are linked, moving one object needs to cause the other one to move. For example, if you link a line to a box, and then move the box, the connected endpoint of the line needs to move. This implies that some sort of information would need to be stored in the document, so if you save the file and reload it, the 'connectivity' information is still there. > Example: Line > > <SnapNode> > <Type>Midpoint</Type> > <YCoordinate>24.56324</YCoordinate> > <XCoordinate>10.32564</XCoordinate> > </SnapNode> > This is just a rough idea of how it might look in XML. I imagine the > SnapNode Element as a child element of the shape or path element. The > Type Element might enable users in Inkscape to shut the different > types of snaps on and off. (For example, if the user only wanted to > snap to endpoints.) In the above scenario a simple one segment path or > line would have 3 SnapNode Elements: 2 endpoints and 1 midpoint. I did a quick google and found this bit on SVG and connection points: http://www.infoloom.com/gcaconfs/WEB/granada99/her.HTM Scroll down to 'Automatic Connections'. It shows an example of connecting two shapes. I'm not sure if the syntax they're using is valid SVG or if it's particular to the application (drawml), though. Bryce ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Snapping to the Grid
by Landon Blake 06 May '04

06 May '04

Bryce, Let me check out some C code and see what I think. I definitley want to get involved in Inkscape is ever ported to Java. I'm curious what issues there would be with the relationship between SVG and snapping node-to-node in Inkscape. If two objects were snapped together at their nodes, wouldn't they just be stored in SVG with the same coordinate for the common node? Would anything else really need to be defined? I had imagined it working very similar to snapping nodes to the grid. Most CAD programs allow you to snap to endpoints, midpoints, intersection points, and even to the center of circular or eliptical objects and to points perpendicular to a line. I'm no expert on SVG, but if Inkscape needed to store information about the snap points of an object it might look like this in XML code: Example: Line <SnapNode> <Type>Midpoint</Type> <YCoordinate>24.56324</YCoordinate> <XCoordinate>10.32564</XCoordinate> </SnapNode> This is just a rough idea of how it might look in XML. I imagine the SnapNode Element as a child element of the shape or path element. The Type Element might enable users in Inkscape to shut the different types of snaps on and off. (For example, if the user only wanted to snap to endpoints.) In the above scenario a simple one segment path or line would have 3 SnapNode Elements: 2 endpoints and 1 midpoint. -----Original Message----- From: Bryce Harrington [mailto:bryce@...69...] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 11:23 AM To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Inkscape-user] Snapping to the Grid Node-to-node snapping is in the roadmap for the 0.46 release. That's quite a ways off in the future, though (estimate a bit over a year), but if you or someone else with an interest in this wants to start working on it, that'd help get it in sooner. (We've had several features that got implemented ahead of schedule due to new developers getting involved, and so we definitely encourage it.) Note that while work is on-going to C++-ify the codebase, the vast bulk is still written in a fairly general C style. If you've done Java and understand C pointers, you'd probably be able to pick up the codebase without much more difficulty than anyone else has had. The main challenges tend to be that there isn't very much code documentation and that there's so much code it can be hard to find where to start working. But anyway, yeah, object-to-object snapping and snap points are *definitely* features that a lot of us want in there, especially now that we've got markers to a point of usability. I don't know if anyone's defined *how* they should work or planned out how to implement them; it isn't part of the SVG spec so to a degree we're a bit on our own with this. I can give some more suggestions if you're interested in working on it. Bryce On Thu, 6 May 2004, Landon Blake wrote: > Bryce, > > Thanks a lot for the suggestions. I'll give them a try. Is there any plans to enable node-to-node snapping in future versions of Inkscape? I would love to help with the design, but I only know a little Java, and not any C++. I think this would be a very helpful feature. It would also be great if you could specify coordinates for each node of a shape/path or line. Although I know Inkscape is not a CAD program, these features would allow some more "precise" drawing. > > Thanks Again, > > Landon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryce Harrington [mailto:bryce@...69...] > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 9:53 AM > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Snapping to the Grid > > > Okay, I've played around with it at these settings and I think I see > what you're experiencing. The snapping does seem to be working, but you > may need to play with the settings. > > First, try zooming in a bunch. You'll notice that at the most > zoomed-out level, it doesn't display every grid line but rather every > tenth or whatever, so sometimes it may be snapping but you can't tell > since you don't see the lines its snapping to. I zoomed in about 2000% > to check that things actually were snapping. So you may want to try a > larger X/Y spacing. > > Next, check if your Snap units are in px. If so, then note that this is > screen coordinates (I think), so if you have it set to <1, this > essentially disables snapping since it'll snap to any pixel on your > screen. I usually like to set it to 5 for 'loose' snapping, or 10-20 > for more aggressive snaps. > > Good luck, > Bryce > > On Thu, 6 May 2004, Landon Blake wrote: > > Inkscape Users, > > > > I'm not sure if this went through the first time, so I thought I would try again. Please accept my apologies if this is a duplicate post. I'm having some trouble using the "snap to grid" feature. I checked "snap to grid" in the document options dialog, and set my grid spacing to 0.25 inch. My snap distance was set to 0.20. I played with some different snap distances, but I can't seem to get the nodes of any paths or shapes to snap to the grid. Any suggestions? Also, is there any way to specify the coordinates of a node? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Landon Blake > > > > > > > > > > > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > > > Redefined Horizons > > > > "Defining New Horizons in Open Source Geospatial Software." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Win a $20,000 Care ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Snapping to the Grid
by Landon Blake 06 May '04

06 May '04

Bryce, Thanks a lot for the suggestions. I'll give them a try. Is there any plans to enable node-to-node snapping in future versions of Inkscape? I would love to help with the design, but I only know a little Java, and not any C++. I think this would be a very helpful feature. It would also be great if you could specify coordinates for each node of a shape/path or line. Although I know Inkscape is not a CAD program, these features would allow some more "precise" drawing. Thanks Again, Landon -----Original Message----- From: Bryce Harrington [mailto:bryce@...69...] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 9:53 AM To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Snapping to the Grid Okay, I've played around with it at these settings and I think I see what you're experiencing. The snapping does seem to be working, but you may need to play with the settings. First, try zooming in a bunch. You'll notice that at the most zoomed-out level, it doesn't display every grid line but rather every tenth or whatever, so sometimes it may be snapping but you can't tell since you don't see the lines its snapping to. I zoomed in about 2000% to check that things actually were snapping. So you may want to try a larger X/Y spacing. Next, check if your Snap units are in px. If so, then note that this is screen coordinates (I think), so if you have it set to <1, this essentially disables snapping since it'll snap to any pixel on your screen. I usually like to set it to 5 for 'loose' snapping, or 10-20 for more aggressive snaps. Good luck, Bryce On Thu, 6 May 2004, Landon Blake wrote: > Inkscape Users, > > I'm not sure if this went through the first time, so I thought I would try again. Please accept my apologies if this is a duplicate post. I'm having some trouble using the "snap to grid" feature. I checked "snap to grid" in the document options dialog, and set my grid spacing to 0.25 inch. My snap distance was set to 0.20. I played with some different snap distances, but I can't seem to get the nodes of any paths or shapes to snap to the grid. Any suggestions? Also, is there any way to specify the coordinates of a node? > > Thanks, > > Landon Blake > > > > > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > Redefined Horizons > > "Defining New Horizons in Open Source Geospatial Software." > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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Snapping to the Grid
by Landon Blake 06 May '04

06 May '04

Inkscape Users, I'm not sure if this went through the first time, so I thought I would try again. Please accept my apologies if this is a duplicate post. I'm having some trouble using the "snap to grid" feature. I checked "snap to grid" in the document options dialog, and set my grid spacing to 0.25 inch. My snap distance was set to 0.20. I played with some different snap distances, but I can't seem to get the nodes of any paths or shapes to snap to the grid. Any suggestions? Also, is there any way to specify the coordinates of a node? Thanks, Landon Blake The Sunburned Surveyor Redefined Horizons "Defining New Horizons in Open Source Geospatial Software." --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs

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Re:./configure problem
by salahuddin pasha 06 May '04

06 May '04

nope it is not working --------------------------------------------------------- checking for gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.0 libart-2.0 >= 2.3.10 libxml-2.0 >= 2-2.4.24 sigc++-1.2... Package sigc++-1.2 was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `sigc+ +-1.2.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'sigc++-1.2' found configure: error: Library requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.0 libart-2.0 >= 2.3.10 libxml-2.0 >= 2-2.4.24 sigc++-1.2) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them. ------------------------------------------------------ what can i do -- _____________________________________________________________ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. >From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze

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Open svg in new window after starting
by Aewyn Vienna 06 May '04

06 May '04

Hello, After starting inkspace, when I open a recent draw, it opens a new window and the first window remains empty. It is a bit uncomfortable (but, it is possible to exist a good reason for it). When I open an svg from a file manager it doesnot happens. But I am just an old style kid, starting the programs first. :) Regards and thanks for inkspace: Aewyn

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Moving objects in keys.svg
by Aewyn Vienna 06 May '04

06 May '04

Hello, (I know, it is enough from me for today, but) 1., open keys.svg, select all, move all by hand (or with transf. dialog) and buttons fly away from texts. 2., just a little improvement (perhaps just for me): after selecting zoom tool, it would be very comfortable to unzoom with right mouse button. (I know there is a shift key for it, but even so...) Bye, Aewyn

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to improve Mask in Inkscape!
by Peter 06 May '04

06 May '04

Hi, This site to show how make a mask in Inscape: http://members.lycos.co.uk/simarilius/svgfiles/pattern1.htm I have a idea how improved and develop it: The problem: the path x,y coordinates is sitll dont same the pattern coodiante (this is a bug) and if this bug fix than ought make a check box In the fill menu that on/off the ralations between path and pattern coordinates and a load pattern button :). Peter

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removal of private-fonts and libarikkei
by MenTaLguY 06 May '04

06 May '04

Just a heads-up that I've removed the "private-fonts" private font installation facility. Anyone who had needed it in the past it will probably find their system's native font management facilities easier and more flexible at this point. Fontconfig has brought unix font management a long, long way. Also of note, libarikkei has been removed from the tree as it is no longer used. -mental

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Snapping to Grid
by Landon Blake 05 May '04

05 May '04

Inkscape Users, I'm having some trouble using the "snap to grid" feature. I checked "snap to grid" in the document options dialog, and set my grid spacing to 0.25 inch. My snap distance was set to 0.20. I played with some different snap distances, but I can't seem to get the nodes of any paths or shapes to snap to the grid. Any suggestions? Also, is there any way to specify the coordinates of a node? Thanks, Landon Blake

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Re: [Inkscape-user] wacom tablet and inkscape?
by MenTaLguY 05 May '04

05 May '04

On Mon, 2004-05-03 at 13:05, Ralf Höling wrote: > I forgot to mention that I use Inkscape on MacOSX with x11. Though I'm > not a graphic-professional I'm considering to buy a wacom tablet, so I > would be happy if anyone knows if inksape and x11 under MacOSX can work > with it. I don't know offhand if OS X's X11 server supports XInput, but it should work at least as well as a mouse device (i.e. no pressure sensitivity), which is as much as we support tablets in general at the moment. I have OS X and a tablet handy, but I need to reinstall fink and build Inkscape before I can try it. Since I have dialup, this will take a while. -mental

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~/.inkscape/private-fonts
by MenTaLguY 05 May '04

05 May '04

Now that we're using Gtk2, "normal" font installation is easy even on Unix (put your fonts in ~/.fonts). Would anyone object if we removed support for the "private-fonts" file? I don't think we have a need to maintain our own font installation/management mechanism anymore. -mental

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./configure problem
by salahuddin pasha 05 May '04

05 May '04

hi i am using slackware 9.1 and gave full install but when i ./configure (inkscape-0.38.1)slackware it shows --------------------------------------------------------------------------- bash-2.05b$ ./configure checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/ginstall -c checking for -p flag to install... yes checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for intltool >= 0.22... 0.30 found checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl configure: error: XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool bash-2.05b$ ./configure checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/ginstall -c checking for -p flag to install... yes checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for intltool >= 0.22... 0.30 found checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl configure: error: XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool bash-2.05b$ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- after install XML-Parser-2.34 it solve and now it shows another err ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package sigc++-1.2 was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `sigc++-1.2.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'sigc++-1.2' found configure: error: Library requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.0 libart-2.0 >= 2.3.10 libxml-2.0 >= 2-2.4.24 sigc++-1.2) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then i have installed libsigc++-2.0.1 (/usr/local/lib) the sigc++-2.0.pc files in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/sigc++-2.0.pc and other software *.pc files in /usr/lib/pkgconfig/ but it could not find the sigc++ how can i set the sig path pkgconfig but the older version inkscape-0.36 ./configure properly (i haven't install it) -- _____________________________________________________________ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. >From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze

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./configure problem
by salahuddin pasha 05 May '04

05 May '04

hi i am using slackware 9.1 and gave full install but when i ./configure (inkscape-0.38.1)slackware it shows --------------------------------------------------------------------------- bash-2.05b$ ./configure checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/ginstall -c checking for -p flag to install... yes checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for intltool >= 0.22... 0.30 found checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl configure: error: XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool bash-2.05b$ ./configure checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/ginstall -c checking for -p flag to install... yes checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for intltool >= 0.22... 0.30 found checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl configure: error: XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool bash-2.05b$ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- after install XML-Parser-2.34 it solve and now it shows another err ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package sigc++-1.2 was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `sigc++-1.2.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'sigc++-1.2' found configure: error: Library requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.0 libart-2.0 >= 2.3.10 libxml-2.0 >= 2-2.4.24 sigc++-1.2) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then i have installed libsigc++-2.0.1 (/usr/local/lib) the sigc++-2.0.pc files in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/sigc++-2.0.pc and other software *.pc files in /usr/lib/pkgconfig/ but it could not find the sigc++ how can i set the sig path pkgconfig but the older version inkscape-0.36 ./configure properly (i haven't install it) -- _____________________________________________________________ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. >From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze

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wacom tablet and inkscape?
by Ralf Höling 03 May '04

03 May '04

Hi, is it possible to use inkscape with a wacom tablet? Ralf

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Re: [Inkscape-user] ~/.inkscape/private-fonts
by bulia byak 03 May '04

03 May '04

>OT: That's only for .ttf fonts, right? Once I tried putting >cmatrix.psf in ~/.fonts and doing a mkfontdir, but it didn't seem to >be recognized (by xterm -fn <foo>). I'm not sure about .psf, but both TrueType (.ttf) and Type 1 (.pfb/.pfa) fonts work for me. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the MSN Premium and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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First post, new tux, wiki gallery.
by twb 03 May '04

03 May '04

A while back (around version 0.31), I defected from Sodipodi to Inkscape[0]. I am just now getting around to moving my cheap-ass gallery off Lauris' site and joining this list. My images are here: http://www.sodipodi.com/index.php3?section=gallery/twb and about a third of these: http://www.sodipodi.com/index.php3?section=gallery/logos I notice that the horrible SVG of tux is still floating around in CVS instead of my nice tri-color one: http://www.sodipodi.com/gallery/twb/logo_tux.svg probably because I lost the original and only re-posted it a short time ago. What is the recommended way of posting (svg) images to a gallery on the wiki? Especially since I don't have any unreal estate[1]. HAND. -trent [0] First and foremost reason being vastly superior keyboard support. [1] Blame yoyo.monash.edu.au for not reading my form yet... 3months and counting.

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vector aesthetics
by Jon Phillips 03 May '04

03 May '04

Hello all, I've been working on a writing for a little while about what I'm calling "vector aesthetics," which is a feature-based look at vector graphics and design styles that are influenced by vector graphics. I'm trying to get some eyes on the writing and some edits/fixes from these lovely knowledgeable communities. http://cvsbook.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?VectorAesthetics I'm trying to develop a large picture view of SVG, Flash, why SVG is important and how the art/aesthetics of SVG relates and is defined. The final text will be included in a book I'm trying to get published (in the future). Read more here: http://cvsbook.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl if interested. There are various sections in the writing which are important for our communities to understand/look-at and is one of the reasons why I have been working on these texts, as I think we need to zoom out and look at the big picture of what we are working on, SVG, INKSCAPE, Clipart, and OSS, and see where it is at in the aesthetic and technical landscapes. Jon -- Jon Phillips Graduate Researcher Visual Arts Department PO BOX 948667 LA JOLLA, CA 92037 USA cell.858.361.2811 jon@...87... http://www.rejon.org

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RE: [Inkscape-user] ~/.inkscape/private-fonts
by bulia byak 03 May '04

03 May '04

>Now that we're using Gtk2, "normal" font installation is easy even on >Unix (put your fonts in ~/.fonts). > >Would anyone object if we removed support for the "private-fonts" file? >I don't think we have a need to maintain our own font >installation/management mechanism anymore. No problem for me. _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN Premium http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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How can i create a mask for a picture?
by Peter 29 Apr '04

29 Apr '04

1. import a picture 2. i make a closed bezier curve 3. and i want use the closed bezier curve for a mask?

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