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New LPE "Show Handles"
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

A new video for a new LPE, is like show handles extension. I reuse -and improve- some of my simplify LPE to do it by a sugestion of suv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ul_PR9XYo

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need Linux version of 0.91pre1
by john Culleton 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

I managed to download an MSWin 7 version of 0.9pre1 but have had no luck with compiling the same version on Slackware Linux. I also have Knoppix and SUSE. Is there a compiled version of pre1 for any Linux distro? Or even pre0? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Problem when applying textures to rectangle
by Javier García 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Hi, when applying a texture to a rectangle, I can see a white horizontal lines as you can see on the attached image. I have the same problem with the rest of my textures. I have 0.48.5 on ubuntu 14.04

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thumbnail to full size.
by john Culleton 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

The following web page has a feature whereby if the mouse hovers over a thumbnail illustration it expands to a full size representation. when one moves the mouse off the particular illo it reverts to thumbnail again. The function uses a javascript program called: oodomimagerollover.js The web page is: http://wexfordpress.com/illos.html I like to experiment with using svg programs instead of html programs for web pages. Is this thumbnail to full size and back again effect available via Inkscape, either with a hover or a mouse click? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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How do I convert 2 parallel and filled lines to one line with thickness?
by Philip May 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

Hello, I am new to vector editing software - so I might use the wrong terms. But I hope you understand my question. I have a gif image of a black & white stick figure. I am using inkscape and the tracing tool (Shift+Alt+B) to trace it with default settings. Everything looks fine. Now I want to change the shape of the lines with the "edit path by notes tool" and realise that the tracing tool did not convert the lines of the stick figure to one line with a certin thickness. Instead it converted the lines to two parallel lines that are filled. *My question now is: Is there a tool or something to convert these two parallellines that are filled to one line with a certain thickness?* Thanks, Mike

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Inkscape web services will be down tomorrow
by Ian Caldwell 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

FYI tomorrow from approximately 1000-1045 PDT INKSCAPE web services will be down while we upgrade to a bigger hard drive. Thanks, Ian Caldwell

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 0.48.5 Released
by Liam White 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

Odd, ~suv was able to use it. Try this one: https://db.tt/VFBk5LLy On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Gary Hawkins <dragonlord666@...155...> wrote: > should I be doing something other than downloading the dmg then double > clicking it? as I get told it's not a recognised dmg > > > > Gaz > > > > > On 24 July 2014 04:04, Liam White <inkscapebrony@...155...> wrote: > >> Try this disk image: >> >> https://db.tt/joRjhT6Q >> >> I built it against Python 2.6.1, so it should work for you. >> What puzzles me is that you said that you needed to use workarounds for >> 0.48.2, when in fact that bundle should have worked out-of-the-box for you >> (I'm guessing it's the stray entry in your $PATH) >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Gary Hawkins <dragonlord666@...155...> >> wrote: >> >>> I take it I can't upgrade to python 2.6.9 (not that I know how, it seem >>> hard/hit or miss from what I read on the net) >>> >>> Gaz >>> >> >

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Inkscape 0.48.5 Released
by Josh Andler 24 Jul '14

24 Jul '14

Greetings! The Inkscape community is proud to announce the stable bug-fix release of Inkscape version 0.48.5. This is the fifth bug fix release for 0.48 and it contains over 60 bug fixes to improve stability and functionality on all platforms (over 190 for OS X since our last available package). Check out the release notes [1] for a summary of some of the fixes and improvements, the milestone page [2] for the full list of closed bug reports, or just jump right to downloading [3] your package for Windows, Linux or Mac OS X. We will be focusing our efforts on 0.91 and are not currently planning any further bug-fix releases in the 0.48 series at this time. Stay tuned for more news! Cheers, Josh [1] http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.48.5 [2] https://launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.48.5 [3] http://inkscape.org/download/

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Follow objects when snapped
by Florian Lindner 23 Jul '14

23 Jul '14

Hello, I try to translate the Inkscape labels back to English from German, therefore they may not be exactly the same. In Inkscape there are object connectors (Objektverbinder) which can snap to another objects border. Can I set these connectors to stay snapped to the object, even when the object is being moved? Thanks a lot, Florian

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FW: adware when downloading Inkscape
by Jake Maier 19 Jul '14

19 Jul '14

I just remember that I also downloaded 7z to unzip the program. So it also may come from there. Jake From: Jake Maier [mailto:j.m@...3030...] Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 9:10 AM To: 'Inkscape User Community' Subject: adware when downloading Inkscape I downloaded the latest Inkscape yesterday and since then I have seemingly a couple of adware programs installed on my system. One of the programs wants to give me free cloud storage, while another load 2 ads each time I open Firefox. Does anyone know if that came from downloading Inkscape or if that was just a coincident Thanks for any info Jake

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adware when downloading Inkscape
by Jake Maier 19 Jul '14

19 Jul '14

I downloaded the latest Inkscape yesterday and since then I have seemingly a couple of adware programs installed on my system. One of the programs wants to give me free cloud storage, while another load 2 ads each time I open Firefox. Does anyone know if that came from downloading Inkscape or if that was just a coincident Thanks for any info Jake

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Fwd: Emergency
by Maximillian Boudreaux 11 Jul '14

11 Jul '14

Hello inkscape Staff, I'm trying to established a account so that I can get my homework assignment done for class but the website seems to be not working correctly. I registered already with the username: maxxboud / email address: Maxxboud@...3085... and it hasn't sent me back an email yet and the website seems to not be able to be downloaded. If you could please fix the problem and get back to me in a timely manner I would appreciate it so much. Maximillian Boudreaux

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WaterColorBot
by || ΣΖΟ || 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

I think it's worth mentioning this machine here since there is an Inkscape extention for it. https://sites.google.com/site/3dprinterlist/other-machines/watercolorbot Its a nice way to have and artistic output for SVG.

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Website Testing
by Martin Owens 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

Hi Inkscape Users, I've been working almost exclusively on the inkscape website, and I need some testers to run through the new features. report issues and review everything before I push it live. I'm pretty excited by these features, and I hope you will be too. The staging website: http://staging.inkscape.org The new features are an upgraded profile page, a paste bin, a gallery (with svg support). Which you should be able to upload a certain amount of art, screenshots etc. This amount is controlled by a quota (because the web server is tiny, so I hope to get a bigger server disk). All these require you to be logged in, you may need to make a user account on the staging machine, the users are different from the inkscape main website (different database). Thanks for your help, bugs can be reported here, on irc #inkscape or in the launchpad bug tracker https://bugs.launchpad.net/~inkscape-web Best Regards, Martin Owens

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The Graphical Web conference
by Tavmjong Bah 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

Hi, I've been asked to announce The Graphical Web conference to the Inkscape mailing list. This conference (formerly SVG Open) is an important conference for people interested in web graphics. The topic this year is "Visual Storytelling". As you probably already know, Inkscape uses SVG as its native file format. I will be giving a talk on SVG 2 from the perspective of web designers and artists. The conference is August 27-30 in Winchester, England. More details can be found at: http://www.graphicalweb.org/2014/ Tav

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Invert colors
by Markus Doppelbauer 29 Jun '14

29 Jun '14

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Another video done today for BSpline feature
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 15 Jun '14

15 Jun '14

Hi to all! Another video with bspline feature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7qYoNkK53k Regards.

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New mounted video for SpiroLive feature
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 15 Jun '14

15 Jun '14

Hi to all! I finish my first "a bit producced" video [1] about SpiroLive feature in inkscape. I want to do the same whith all others features i develop... For the moment in the video page i put a share of all sources i use to develop the video. Thanks to Martin, Gez and Gabo for his gratefoul offer to make off-voice, maybe in futures videos i ask to them but while(is enought easy) i could work whith videos and youtube notes... The music is far away from the video, like usual and want. Thanks for your 5 minutes of your live. Jabier. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFakiI5f0-Y

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New releases?
by Christopher B. Wright 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Have there been any discussions as to when the next version of Inkscape will be formally released? We've been on 0.48.4 since December 2012. In mid-December 2013 you announced that version .49 would be released as version .91, but since then there has been no information since about version .91 -- what it would do, when it would be available, nothing. Obviously Inkscape works well enough for my needs, since I'm still using it, I'm just wondering what the plans are for moving it forward. -- Christopher B. Wright (wrightc@...537...)

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Interactive diagrams using Inkscape
by William Adams 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

I drew up some for the Shapeoko assembly instructions: http://docs.shapeoko.com/ Documented the process in the forums: http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2930 Here's a recap in case anyone finds the code / technique of interest: - open up either a .svg or .ai (don't ask) version - set the file properties to width==800, height == 400 - select everything in the file and size it to 400 x 400 starting at 0,0 - set each line of parts information in Ubuntu 10pt. Regular and Bold - left align each text block and set them at x==450 - vertically distribute them evenly for a nice appearance - select all the text, copy it, create a new layer, paste it in place into the new layer and hide the layer and send it to the bottom of the layer stack. - open up highlight.svg select the invisible object and copy it - switch back to the file you're working on and paste in and size and arrange enough copies to encompass every possible part which needs highlighting - select all the highlights for a given part and group them - set the Object Properties ID of the group to match the part it highlights Highlight.<partname> (remember to click the ``Set'' button) - select the matching text and set its colour to red --- set its ID to Showthe.<partname> - disclose the interactivity tab and set the onclick property to this.style.display='none';document.getElementById("Highlight.<partname>").style.opacity="1.0"; - set the onmouseover property to this.style.cursor='pointer' - show the layer w/ the duplicated text - select the matching text object - set the onmouseover property to this.style.cursor='pointer' - set the onclick property to document.getElementById("Highlight.<partname>").style.opacity="0.0";document.getElementById("Showthe.<partname>").style.display="inline"; - set the ID to Button.<partname> - repeat for each part List of the processed files here: http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2992&p=22732 http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/25203-02-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/25197-02-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20022-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20021-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20029-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20028-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20030-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20031-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20023-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20026-100.svg http://docs.shapeoko.com/content/tPictures/PS20024-100.svg I still need to find the time to re-draw the individual parts and re-create the diagrams so that the filesizes aren't so bloated (one of them is ~15MB) William -- William Adams senior graphic designer Fry Communications Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

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keyboard shortcuts to toggle lock/show layer
by Vasco 12 Jun '14

12 Jun '14

Dear all, Frequently, I use JessyInk to create presentations. When using jessyink, i want to show/hide and lock/unlock layers often. Is there a keyboard shortcut to do this? Can it be created? Kind regards, Vasco

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Gez 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

Judah: Buddy, it helps if you read what I wrote. I never said that the PDFs created by inkscape are ready for press. I've always talked about taking them to Scribus to export them as PDF. You can use an intermediate or late binding workflow that way. Early binding is simply impossible using Inkscape, but using inkscape as a tool in your intermediate/late binding pipeline is possible, and valid for professional print. I've talked against the knowledge that early-binding is the only way to go for press. Because it is not. If you're using an intermediate or late binding workflow, it is not a problem that Inkscape doesn't support CMYK. Now, if you want to twist again all that I say just because you want to win this one, go ahead. Gez.

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Inkpad for iPad opensourced
by William Adams 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

Available on github: https://github.com/sprang/Inkpad Didn't see a mention of it here --- thought maybe people might find it of interest. William -- William Adams senior graphic designer Fry Communications Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape-user Digest, Vol 97, Issue 2
by Gez 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

El lun, 02-06-2014 a las 14:58 +0000, inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net escribió: > You cant give a printer a RGB image and say just print this to this > profile it should be fine. Why not? That's exactly what the late-binding workflow consists of. > The colourspace is CMYK, the profile will depend on the output. CMYK is the color model, the colorspace depends on the device. If you want to send CMYK to print, it's important you know WHAT CMYK (what profile). Otherwise your CMYK numbers are meaningless (they could have been designated for a different printer). I mentioned the two Pantone bridge books for US and Euro markets because they are a good example of that. > I don't really want to continue with this thread, whatever you say > next > I will agree to (depends on what you say, but I will) and we can > put it to rest. Look, I just wanted to help you. I suggest you to investigate a little more about color management for print, because you have some facts wrong. But it's not just you. A lot of people in the print world are just too used to the early binding practices, believing that CMYK values stripped from any colorspace information are better in terms of color rendition than a color managed conversion from RGB to a specific CMYK profile. If you're not interested to contiue this thread, fine by me. Gez.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Gez 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

El dom, 01-06-2014 a las 13:53 +0000, inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net escribió: > Gez, I know inkscape doesnt really work well for a purely CMYK > workflow, > I knew that from the start. I must say that your statement about CMYK > values tied to press settings are not what I, nor anyone I know in > print and design have been doing, maybe your statement would make more > sense(for me anyway) if you mentioned that printer ICC profiles are > tied > to specific press settings. Man, saying that a printer ICC profile is tied to specific press settings and saying that a specific set of CMYK values is tied to specific press settings is the same. Are you saying that they are different things and a specific set of CMYK values will print the same in any press? If that's what you're saying you and "anyone you know in print" are wrong. :-p But don't take my word, just grab two Pantone Bridge books, one for the US market and the other for the Euro market and explain why the same Pantone colors have different values when "converted" to CMYK. Also check the press settings stated in those books, and you'll see that the print setup varies. Why do you think they do that? Your CMYK values are meaningless if you don't know the colorspace they're tied to. Your CMYK values won't print the exact color you want if you take them to two different presses with different setups and paper stocks. Of course they are tied to the press settings, and ICC profiles are how you communicate it to the color management engine. Anyway, maybe you missed the point of what I tried to say (or I did a lousy job explaining it, it's possible too :-) The point is that you can get good results with a intermediate binding workflow. I'm not saying that you should send RGB. If you do everything in RGB in Inkscape and let Scribus to convert the RGB values to the desired CMYK profile, you'll get good results. As Chris pointed out, there are some aspects that have to be considered, and black type is one of them. If your print provider doesn't have the specific preflight rules for it, black will be printed as composite black and you don't want that for your small type. In that case, you can replace the RGB black 100% K in Scribus (or in inkscape with the CMS tab before taking the SVG to Scribus). As I mentioned in the other mail, I do that all the time with excellent results, and some of the stuff I do that way goes to top print providers who print large runs for national distribution. Believe me I wouldn't use this software for that if I wasn't sure about it. Gez.

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Inkscape Shorcut guide
by Judah 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

To those of you just starting out using Inkscape, knowing the shortcuts help, here's a handy reference guide I made for myself using Inkscape and Scribus. https://copy.com/BXRvqfmXmODD Hope it helps someone other than me :) Feel free to distribute and if you going to sell it let me know.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Judah 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

> El dom, 01-06-2014 a las 13:53 +0000, > inkscape-user-request@...125... escribió: > > Gez, I know inkscape doesnt really work well for a purely CMYK > > workflow, > > I knew that from the start. I must say that your statement about CMYK > > values tied to press settings are not what I, nor anyone I know in > > print and design have been doing, maybe your statement would make more > > sense(for me anyway) if you mentioned that printer ICC profiles are > > tied > > to specific press settings. > > Man, saying that a printer ICC profile is tied to specific press > settings and saying that a specific set of CMYK values is tied to > specific press settings is the same. > Are you saying that they are different things and a specific set of CMYK > values will print the same in any press? > If that's what you're saying you and "anyone you know in print" are > wrong. :-p > It's supposed to but it isn't. My point was that a CMYK colour is determined by the values you in put, of course there are tons of variables that determine if we actually get this colour but a CMYK break down is just that, a breakdown of how the inks will mix. 10%=Cyan, 15% =Magenta, 30%=Yellow 40%=Black, you are asking the printer to mix his inks with these values. > But don't take my word, just grab two Pantone Bridge books, one for the > US market and the other for the Euro market and explain why the same > Pantone colors have different values when "converted" to CMYK. > No dispute on this at all, I agree. > Also check the press settings stated in those books, and you'll see that > the print setup varies. > Why do you think they do that? You cant give a printer a RGB image and say just print this to this profile it should be fine. Your image should be teh correct colourspace. > > Your CMYK values are meaningless if you don't know the colorspace > they're tied to. The colourspace is CMYK, the profile will depend on the output. > Your CMYK values won't print the exact color you want > if you take them to two different presses with different setups and > paper stocks. CMYK values specify a colour, I agree that I wont get the same colour from any printer, their setups vary. Colours will appear differntly on different stock, but it is the the profiles that change the CMYK values to be better suited for coated/uncoated stock and print processes. Don't believe me Link two different profiles and see if the colour remains the same even with 100K. The profiles change the values. The values determine the colour. > > Of course they are tied to the press settings, and ICC profiles are how > you communicate it to the color management engine. I am saying that CMYK values determine a specific colour not ICC profiles. ICC profiles will change the CMYK values so that you have the colour you want based on your output. > > Anyway, maybe you missed the point of what I tried to say (or I did a > lousy job explaining it, it's possible too :-) Well I'm sure we can hash this out forever, we both have workflows that have been working for us in a practical sense. Oneday when I visit your country I will be sure to look you up and we can do it over a beer or six. > The point is that you can get good results with a intermediate binding > workflow. I'm not saying that you should send RGB. Yeah for graphics, but what happens when you have an image. I wanted to know if we can save a purely CMYK file WITHOUT the extra step in scribus. We can't because cairo doesnt fully support CMYK. Ghostscript does, this was my question, it there a way to use ghostscript in the output PDF from Inkscape. > If you do everything in RGB in Inkscape and let Scribus to convert the > RGB values to the desired CMYK profile, you'll get good results. > As Chris pointed out, there are some aspects that have to be considered, > and black type is one of them. > If your print provider doesn't have the specific preflight rules for it, > black will be printed as composite black and you don't want that for > your small type. > In that case, you can replace the RGB black 100% K in Scribus (or in > inkscape with the CMS tab before taking the SVG to Scribus). I'm not disputing this, this is the only to do it. I was asking can we make a fully CMYK colourspace pdf from inkscape using ghostscript, seeing as how cairo doesnt fully allow for this. > > As I mentioned in the other mail, I do that all the time with excellent > results, and some of the stuff I do that way goes to top print providers > who print large runs for national distribution. Believe me I wouldn't > use this software for that if I wasn't sure about it. Same here, I would have left it ages ago, I find it works best for logo's and web graphics and it does what I need except give me a CMYK colourspace PDF without going into Scribus or Moonshiner. I don't really want to continue with this thread, whatever you say next I will agree to (depends on what you say, but I will) and we can put it to rest. Judah

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Web Designers
by Martin Owens 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

Hey Inkscapers, I'm working on adding some features to the inkscape website and I need some help with the design/layout portion of the work. I know lots of you are experienced with html/css and what it's capable of, so I want to throw it out there and see if I can get some users to help me make the website better. This is how I see it working: I send you a html file via email which I save from firefox from a running instance here. You have a play around with the design and where things should go and send it back. I then integrate your changes, do all the template work etc. Thoughts? Interested? Email me off-list or reply here on list. Thanks everyone! Martin Owens,

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Web Designers
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 01 Jun '14

01 Jun '14

I can help you if nobody catch it!

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Judah 28 May '14

28 May '14

Wow such community. Thanks all for the replies, with a lack of a good mailing list reader I have to reply generally or top post so forgive any confusion that might come from this. My original post was a feeler to see if anyone may have been successful in creating a pdf in CMYK colourspace straight out of inkscape using ghostscript/monshiner, instead of the extra step in Scribus. Chris they insist on CMYK because the inks used are C=Cyan M=Magenta Y=Yellow K=Black and the plates they use are separations of/to these colours/inks. Gez, I know inkscape doesnt really work well for a purely CMYK workflow, I knew that from the start. I must say that your statement about CMYK values tied to press settings are not what I, nor anyone I know in print and design have been doing, maybe your statement would make more sense(for me anyway) if you mentioned that printer ICC profiles are tied to specific press settings. Even so, thanks all for the responses I'll have to continue using the ICC linking method in the mean time.

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New video for the LPE Fillet-Chamfer
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 28 May '14

28 May '14

Hi to all. I just release a new video for the LPE Fillet-Chamfer. Now have simplified interface and more features and bugfixes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJKzGhJULfc Thanks to Nathan, Liam, Josh, SUV, Mc- and all give feedback!

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Gez 26 May '14

26 May '14

> My current work around is to do just that or in most cases I change > the > colourspace of the pdf (including and especially images) using > moonshiner. It doesn't always not retain CMYK colour values for vector > objects, it is an extra step I would like to avoid. I was wondering if > anyone else has been successful in using Ghostscript to convert the > colourspace of a PDF, but integrated into the export dialogue maybe as > a > plugin. Its a slight hassle to import an SVG file, update the CMYK > info > on each object,export to PDF, send the file to my local printer, do a > proof print with them, change the colour again in Scribus, export to > PDF. I guess I will just have to continue along this way of doing > things, until I have figured out how to what I want myself :) Hi Judah, You have to attach a CMYK color profile to your inkscape document in the document properties. Once you have the profile, the CMS tab in the fill/stroke dialog allows you to choose the colorspace for each object and select your desired CMYK values. If you do that and take the SVG file to Scribus, the CMYK values will be honored. Regarding the spot inks, as far as I can remember you can use the auto palette for adding swatches that work "globally" in the document, but since that's done by custom gradient definitios they don't survive the import to Scribus as spot inks. It's not really a problem, since the color of a spot ink is meaningless. The color of spot inks is just a visual aid for you to pick them, but the printer will produce a separate plate for them that has to be inked with the right color. So, don't worry about spots in inkscape then. Just use a regular RGB color and when you import the SVG to Scribus, go to the colors manager and turn that RGB swatch to a spot ink, using the name of the desired ink so it's reflected in the PDF output. The printer will know what to do with it. I run a small graphic design firm, and I send files to printshops almost daily. Personally, I don't even care about doing anything in CMYK in Inkscape. I do everything in RGB, and let Scribus to create the separations. Spot-only works are the exception, of course. But since printing 3 spots is usually as expensive as printing process, most of the jobs end up being just process, with a few exceptions. CMYK+Spots is not very common as one would expect, but it's not a problem if you use the intermediate binding process I just described. You do everything in RGB, and if something has to be printed in a special ink, you can mark the RGB swatch as spot in Scribus and it will take care of it. In my experience, properly color managed RGB > CMYK conversions are pretty reliable. Designers usually think that a special CMYK combination is a bullet-proof method to get exact colors, but that's not true: a certain CMYK combination is tied to a specific press setting (plate order, screen angle, stock type and quality, etc.) Gez.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Judah Kleinveldt 25 May '14

25 May '14

> Actually SVG does allow for proper CMYK, as does Inkscape. It is just > that the export path we use (Cairo) does not support CMYK. > Hi Jon Cruz Its a pity Cairo doesn't support CMYK. I would really like to know how you can convert the colorspace of an svg file, I have exported a CMYK file exported from Illustrator but it has not retained its colourspace. AFAIK editing the xml colour tag in a text editor is the only way to get the svg file to include CMYK or spot colour info, please could you share your method of you do this. > > > > I agree, but CMYK is not covered in the svg > > standard. My solution is to import the Inkscape > > document into Scribus and then export it > > using pdf X/1-a:2001 as the target format. Thanks John Culleton, My current work around is to do just that or in most cases I change the colourspace of the pdf (including and especially images) using moonshiner. It doesn't always not retain CMYK colour values for vector objects, it is an extra step I would like to avoid. I was wondering if anyone else has been successful in using Ghostscript to convert the colourspace of a PDF, but integrated into the export dialogue maybe as a plugin. Its a slight hassle to import an SVG file, update the CMYK info on each object,export to PDF, send the file to my local printer, do a proof print with them, change the colour again in Scribus, export to PDF. I guess I will just have to continue along this way of doing things, until I have figured out how to what I want myself :) Please forgive if this email looks odd, I'm still looking for a mailing list reader to respond to posts on the list.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Jon A. Cruz 24 May '14

24 May '14

Actually SVG does allow for proper CMYK, as does Inkscape. It is just that the export path we use (Cairo) does not support CMYK. On May 24, 2014 7:51 AM, john Culleton <John@...1668...> wrote: > > On Sat, 24 May 2014 14:00:58 +0000 (UTC) > Judah <judahyodh@...155...> wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > I have been using inkscape for a while now, my > > only problem has been a lack of native CMYK > > (and spot color) support for PDF's from > > Inkscape. I was wondering if there is way to > > get this piece of software > > (moonshiner.sourceforge.net) to work with > > Inkscape esp in the "Save as" pdf dialogue? I > > checked it with an old version of <adobe/> > > software I have and the resulting file is > > definitely in a CMYK color space. > > > > > > I agree, but CMYK is not covered in the svg > standard. My solution is to import the Inkscape > document into Scribus and then export it > using pdf X/1-a:2001 as the target format. > -- > John Culleton > Wexford Press > Free list of books for self-publishers: > http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html > PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" > available at > http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Judah 24 May '14

24 May '14

Hi all I have been using inkscape for a while now, my only problem has been a lack of native CMYK (and spot color) support for PDF's from Inkscape. I was wondering if there is way to get this piece of software (moonshiner.sourceforge.net) to work with Inkscape esp in the "Save as" pdf dialogue? I checked it with an old version of <adobe/> software I have and the resulting file is definitely in a CMYK color space.

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Vignetting a photo.
by john Culleton 19 May '14

19 May '14

I have a rectangular jpg photo that I want to reduce to an oval. This is easy in Scribus and not too hard in Gimp. How do I do it in Inkscape 0.48? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] New LPE, New Video. Fillet/Chamfer
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 19 May '14

19 May '14

Hi Nathan, sorry for the late reply, Im waiting to have it to reply. > Ok, the tangents do look correct. I think the problem is that you > need to find the osculating points on the curved path fillets. There > is a toy for this (called fillet-minion). See if that makes for nicer > fillets. You are ok, oscilating point is wrong. I surf into the 2GEOM toy filet-mignon, i do about but it give me the strange results pointed by Cale Gibbard in the #3 of this launchpad bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/202751 Finaly i adopted the Cale solution in the same bug https://launchpadlibrarian.net/12692602/rcp.svg Soon I comit the new code. I have a extra problem related to time values on curves, I find that not straight lines have his time values based by his handles instead the distance along it. My cuestion is: Any way to know a point at a distance based time value? Sorry if not explain so well. Regards, Jabier.

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Authoring a multipage document using Inkscape
by Steve Litt 14 May '14

14 May '14

Hi all, I have a 2 page document (an evaluation form), and because spacing was very important, I used Inkscape instead of LibreOffice, LyX, LaTeX, etc. This two page document must print on both sides of the paper, so I'd imagine it must end up as a PDF. http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape-pages/ seems to indicate that I can do this natively in Inkscape by installing a plugin. I'm a little worried ways that a plugin might affect my normal Inkscape usage. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Multipage itself indicates that Inkscape itself doesn't implement multiple pages, because the current SVG spec doesn't support it. http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=519 reiterates that current Inkscape doesn't support multiple pages, and suggests I use two different Inkscape docs, and desktop publish them with Scribus. All I really need is a 2 page portrait letter-sized PDF, and I'll figure out how to print it duplexed. I have no problem with making two different Inkscape docs. I'm a little concerned about putting letter-sized SVG's into Scribus or LibreOffice or any other "container". Anyone have any ideas of the best way for me to make a 2 page PDF out of one or two Inkscape files? Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] New LPE, New Video. Fillet/Chamfer
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 14 May '14

14 May '14

Hi Nathan. I do a deeper look. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// El mar, 13-05-2014 a las 03:40 +1000, Nathan Hurst escribió: 1) to my old astigmatic eyes the tangents do not look like they are > quite matched, are you sure you have the tangent code correct. This > is especially noticable when you are filleting a curve rather than a > line. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// When I convert to paths a filleting the result curvature is a path of one segment, start and end nodes of this are tangent to front-back curves, and thsi sttart and end nodes are also handled as tangent for the inkscape UI. Maybe the problem is how far is the tangent handle from a node, but there isn`t a perfect way to determine, it depends from case. I use the nearest point to the tangent from a point placed at a half distance from the real knot filleting to the original cusp node. Here are some pics about how it works: http://sta.sh/28yrjqkdiw1 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 2) can you add fillets with smooth curvature variation (e.g. cornu > spiral, spiro, and I recall there being a 2geom toy that demonstrated > something like that). > /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I see about it in power stroke code, I realy do the code but finaly removed, think isnt interesting in one curve path, because it increase the nuber of nodes of the resulting path because you need to pass the cubic values of the handles as points, because the incoming and outgoing curve need to be unchanged. This is my opinion but if anybody want to tell me about, i could change ;) Thanks Nathan for the feedback.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] text in export to pdf randomly garbled
by Ronald Klop 13 May '14

13 May '14

Hello, I compiled Inkscape on FreeBSD and I can't reproduce my problem there. So it seems to be in some code which only runs on Windows. Any hints? Should I better post this on the inkscape-developers list? Regards, Ronald. On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 5:51 PM, M.H. van der velde <m.h.vandervelde@...155...> wrote: > Just an idea: could you export straight to DXF and then import the DXF into Inkscape? Haven’t tried it myself,… > > > On 12 May 2014, at 16:50, Ronald Klop <ronald.klop@...3075...> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I have a couple of technical drawings which I convert from >> Microstation (.dwg) format to SVG using some third party software and >> from SVG to PDF using Inkscape. >> >> The SVG contains the text on the drawing in correct form, but the PDF >> has text garbled. It is displayed ok, but the text selection for >> copy-pasting is corrupt. It is reproducable and the result is constant >> for every run. >> If I use the --export-latex option than the .tex file contains the >> text in correct form again. >> >> Is this a known issue? I cannot find it in the bug database. >> >> I'm running Inkscape 0.48.4 and also tried the latest development >> binaries from your site. I reproduced this on Windows Server 2008 R2 >> Enterprise and Windows 7 Professional. Both 64 bits. >> >> I can provide a sample drawing, but need to anonymize it first. >> >> Regards, >> Ronald. >> >> -- >> Ronald Klop >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE >> Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. >> Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available >> Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape-user mailing list >> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > -- Ronald Klop

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] New LPE, New Video. Fillet/Chamfer
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 12 May '14

12 May '14

Hi Nathan. > Fantastic work, Jabiertxo! Thanks very much > Something to think about: If you were writing the curve editing/handle > code from scratch, how would it work? Firts to the end: Not realy a code from scrach. it have a lot of code from Power Stroke, without this i couldent make this. Power Stroke store in a vector of Geom::Point the data of his knots, basicaly in the X coordente store the position in the line and in the Y coordinate store the distance from knot to original line in perpendicular. Also have acallback in node tool for handle updates on the original path. Whith this base i work the effect. The work in progres add new features to the original concept whith the feedback of suv, LiamW and ScislaC. I put the ended result: I need to store: Distance from Knot to path: Stored in the [Y] part. it determine how far is the knot to the path -configurable by LPE widgets- in poxels, from 0 in the same path, in away. this is because with some zoom knots hide nearly Nodes and need a way to move a bit. It reply your 3 question Hide or show knot: Knots only show in cusp nodes so [Y] negative values in symm nodes... make the knot invisible. Fillet or Chamfer: It also is handled by the [Y] part of the Geom::Point. The [Y] value can be an floor(double) or a floor(double)+0.0001. In case there is decimal part, the effect show as chamfer. If a knot radius is in mode flexible (green knot): Store in the X value of the pathvector (int)index_of_pathvector +(decimal)0.-1 point at this curve. the next curve radius is calculated by the phisical distande in previous. If a knot radius is fixed (red knot): It still store the value in X but is stored in pixels -whith unit conversions- and with a negative value for easy check. This knots are exactly the X value in pixels*-1 in both sides. > 1) to my old astigmatic eyes the tangents do not look like they are > quite matched, are you sure you have the tangent code correct. This > is especially noticable when you are filleting a curve rather than a > line. I look for more deeply. > 2) can you add fillets with smooth curvature variation (e.g. cornu > spiral, spiro, and I recall there being a 2geom toy that demonstrated > something like that). The same. > 3) I'm not exactly understanding the meaning of the green fillet > handle - the natural interpretation to me would be to have the green > diamond at the transition point from the original path to the fillet, > but yours seems to be offset somehow. Why? Replied. Thanks Nathan for the feedback. I send news soon whith the active points. Sorry for my english. Regards, Jabier.

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text in export to pdf randomly garbled
by Ronald Klop 12 May '14

12 May '14

Hello, I have a couple of technical drawings which I convert from Microstation (.dwg) format to SVG using some third party software and from SVG to PDF using Inkscape. The SVG contains the text on the drawing in correct form, but the PDF has text garbled. It is displayed ok, but the text selection for copy-pasting is corrupt. It is reproducable and the result is constant for every run. If I use the --export-latex option than the .tex file contains the text in correct form again. Is this a known issue? I cannot find it in the bug database. I'm running Inkscape 0.48.4 and also tried the latest development binaries from your site. I reproduced this on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Windows 7 Professional. Both 64 bits. I can provide a sample drawing, but need to anonymize it first. Regards, Ronald. -- Ronald Klop

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New LPE, New Video. Fillet/Chamfer
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 12 May '14

12 May '14

Hi to all. Here is a video showing my new LPE. The branch is here[1].The video here[2]. Thanks to Josh Andler for give me the idea Also thanks very much to suv for the feedback and time inverted on it. And a special thanks to Liam P. White, without his help the LPE need a lot of hours to be.. or not to be. Bye, Jabiertxo. [1] https://code.launchpad.net/~inktxof/inkscape/fillet-chamfer [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdsxhXPksgo

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putting youtube on an svg web page.
by john Culleton 09 May '14

09 May '14

I know I can create an svg web page via Inkscape. I can add url anchors to it. But can I by any mechanism put a Youtube video on it or do I have to use an html subpage and an url anchor to reach it? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Settings on windows 8 - multicore support.
by Martin Acevedo 04 May '14

04 May '14

Hi, I'm using a the tool for a few days and it looks great. I have noticed from time to time it gets a bit slow. I googled and found it is possible to add multi - core support, at least on linux. The thing is I'm running windows 8 and I don't know if this is possible. In addition, there is no "%userprofile%\Application Data\Inkscape" in my windows. Does anyone know where the settings are stored? I'm using 0.48 version of inkscape. Thanks, Martin

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Roughen video
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Hi to all. Here is a video from my last work. Roughen LPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130Dbt0juvY Soon Simplify LPE and Perspective-Envelope LPE videos. Hi, Jabier.

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New Simplify video
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

And now the video of Simplify LPE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaWujN_iTSk Regards.

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New video Envelope and Perspective LPE
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

And the last video, envelope or perspective by 4 points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjKGatyxTZ8 Regards

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Export to PNG behavior
by Michael Grosberg 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Hi all, I've been working heavily with Inkscape these last couple of months, making technical illustrations that will be shown as a series of images. So I've been using the Export PNG Image dialog - a LOT. And it seems to have an odd behavior: the export area defaults to "Drawing" whenever something is selected, then un-selected. Is there any way to keep it in "page" mode so I can always export the same size of image based on the canvas size? Also, are others here affected by this? perhaps we could get the devs to change it.

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Google Summer of Code 2014
by Josh Andler 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

Hi All, We're happy to announce that we have two students who will be working on projects with our organization this year during Summer of Code. Krzysztof Kosiński will work on implementing robust boolean and stroking operations for 2Geom. Tomasz Boczkowski will work on improving Inkscape's support for SVG paints. We look forward to working with them and wish them the best of luck this summer. Cheers, Josh

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