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Fonts, fonts & more fonts
by Gary Hawkins 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

HI I have over 1000 fonts and not the room to store them all on the home drive I use a mac running OSX (snow leopard) so I moved some fonts to an external drive. Now what is the best way to use these fonts with inkscape - currently have 0.48 but use 0.47 now & then with my black cat cougar electronic die cutter A short term solution is I drag the font I want to my fonts folder but it would be nice if I could access the external drive fonts from within inkscape as I don't always know what font I want until I am part way into the design. Can I do this or am I just going to have to either bog down the system with the fonts or drag them over as I need them and re-start inkscape every time? Thanks Gaz

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Printing fails with error message printed to paper.
by Manuel Reimer 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Hello, as my printer works in all other applications, I don't really thing, that the problem is in my printer setup or the printer driver. If I try to print from Inkscape (0.48), then anything, I get, is a paper with this line on it: **** Unable to open the initial device, quitting. I tried with GIMP (seems to have the same printing dialog) and there printing works well. To get something printed from Inkscape, I have to print to PDF first, then open this PDF in okular and print it from there to my printer. Pretty silly workaround. Would be nice if someone could help me to resolve this issue... Yours Manuel

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape-user Digest, Vol 57, Issue 1
by Carl Symons 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

> Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:02:04 +1100 > From: Philip Rhoades <phil@...2067...> > Subject: [Inkscape-user] Where to find SVG artists/designers? > To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > > People, > > I have been on this list for quite a while because I am interested in > SVG but I have to give one of my web sites a new look and feel and it > occurs to me that there are some great people out there (who are much > more artistically creative than I am) who could design a new logo, style > sheet etc for us. I looked at DeviantArt but I couldn't see how to get > a message into their system. What I am thinking of is maybe having a > competition with prize money for the best SVG suite that is produced - > how would I go about this? Is there a more appropriate list for this > proposal? Any suggestions? > > The site to be revamped is: > > http://neuralarchivesfoundation.org > > For more info about what we are looking for, people could mail me: > > phil AT neuralarchivesfoundation DOT org > > (that will bypass my vicious spam filter) > > Thanks, > > Phil. > -- > Philip Rhoades > > GPO Box 3411 > Sydney NSW 2001 > Australia > E-mail: phil@...2067... > Hello Philip, It's great that you are looking to the Inkscape artist community for what they can provide. This kind of approach is one of the things that makes the open source community work well. Unfortunately, contests have gotten a bad reputation. They are a way to get a bunch of people to contribute free art with no assurance that anyone will actually be compensated. Further, the really good artists won't participate because they work for pay. It would probably be best to have people submit proposals and samples of existing work, and then select someone whose work you prefer. I am not a professional artist; more oriented towards business and writing. I use Inkscape (it's my favorite application) to create quilt mockups and other rough images. So I won't be proposing. But I think that you and the Inkscape community might be happier with something other than a contest. Thank you again for supporting the open source community. Carl

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Selecting area to print
by Jon 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

I have an image in Inkscape that is larger than the paper size for my printer. I do not want to rescale the image. I would like to be able to move the page frame and select the portion of the image to be printed. Is this possible? Is there a way to change the origin for the picture? Jon

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Inkscape Not Starting
by Ole Ersoy 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Hi, I'm trying to run Inkscape with Gnome on Fedora 14 and when I try to start it I get the following: Failed to execute child process "GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple" (No such file or directory) Any ideas? TIA, - Ole

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Crash on Change Document Properties
by Stan Field 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

I'm using Inkscape .48 on a Kubuntu 10.10 system with 8Gb of RAM and plenty of drive space. Any attempt to modify Document Properties results in a crash. I've tried it with both a new (blank) load of Inkscape as well as a couple of different pre-existing drawings. It always says "Inkscape encountered an internal error and must close..." Any ideas? -- E.C. "*Stan*" Field *Reality is the Illusion!* http://PostOrbitalDesign.net/

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Can not build inkscape-0.48
by Dmitry Shkirmanov 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

Hello, i can not build inkscape-0.48 on debian lenny. ./configure finished without errors, but 'make' gives errors. Here is the extraction from the output: # # CXX extension/internal/wpg-input.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/imagemagick.o extension/internal/bitmap/imagemagick.cpp: In constructor I nkscape::Extension::Internal::Bitmap::ImageMagickDocCache::I mageMagickDocCache(Inkscape::UI::View::View*)': extension/internal/bitmap/imagemagick.cpp:85: warning: depre cated conversion from string constant to char*' ./util/glib-list-iterators.h: In member function T* const& Inkscape::Util::GSListConstIterator<T*>::operator*() const [ with T = SPItem]': extension/internal/bitmap/imagemagick.cpp:230: instantiate d from here ./util/glib-list-iterators.h:47: warning: dereferencing type -punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules CXX extension/internal/bitmap/adaptiveThreshold.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/addNoise.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/blur.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/channel.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/charcoal.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/colorize.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/contrast.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/cycleColormap.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/despeckle.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/edge.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/emboss.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/enhance.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/equalize.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/gaussianBlur.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/implode.o CXX extension/internal/bitmap/level.o extension/internal/bitmap/level.cpp: In member function vir tual void Inkscape::Extension::Internal::Bitmap::Level::appl yEffect(Magick::Image*)': extension/internal/bitmap/level.cpp:23: error: class Magick ::Image' has no member named level' make[2]: *** [extension/internal/bitmap/level.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ya/Desktop/inkscape-0.48.0 /src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ya/Desktop/inkscape-0.48.0 ' make: *** [all] Error 2 # # I searched through the Google but have not found solution. Help me please to build it.

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Batch conversion of ai/eps/cdr to svg
by Antonio Roberts 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

I'm trying to do a batch conversion of 340 eps, ai and cdr files to svg files using Inkscape via the command line. I've previously tried to do this using uniconverter but got lots of errors, whereas Inkscape via the gui was able to open and convert them without fail. The problem I'm having is that there doesn't seem to be a way to open anything other than svgs from the command line. Trying something like inkscape -f infile.eps -l outfile.svg gave me: "infile.eps:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found %!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0 ^ ** (inkscape:12078): WARNING **: Specified document infile.eps cannot be opened (does not exist or not a valid SVG file)" Is there a way to do this? Ant

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Resize an image from the command line
by Alec Battles 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

I want to scale an SVG file/object while preserving h/w ratios. In the gui, this would be done by clicking on the object, choosing object-->transform-->scale-->preserve ratio-->(enter scale) then file-->properties-->resize canvas to fit object. As you can see, that's a lot of work for an operation that should be really simple. Anyway, I tried figuring out how to use the shell mode, and didn't manage it. I assume I need to use the verb "DialogTransform" but that's as far as I got. Any help would be appreciated. -- 𓆦

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William Oquendo invited you to Dropbox
by Dropbox 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

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Inkscape stoped working
by Krappies 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

I have had this problem for some time but could never give a report on the problem. An IT guy took this off the events log hope this can help KInd regards. Krappies. Cell +27 73 323 4073 Fax +27 086 566 4555 Skype Krappies6

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Inkscape stop working
by Krappies 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Good morning. I have had this problem for some time now but could not give much of a report on the problem. Find attached a list of problems that could clear the problem KInd regards. Krappies. Cell +27 73 323 4073 Fax +27 086 566 4555 Skype Krappies6

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howto copy part of a path
by unknown＠example.com 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

I am very new to Inkscape and my search for info on how to copy part of a path has yielded little I am using version 0.47 on Fedora 13 So far all I can manage is to duplicate the path Then on the copy delete all the nodes except for the ones I want I am sure there is a better way Richard

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inkscape 0.48 not responding (windows)
by Dr. Johannes Zellner 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Hi, inkscape 0.48 is not responding for about a minute - after startup - when saving to a new file name (Save As ...) After the minute, everything works as espected. any ideas? -- Johannes

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Howto resize a rectangle keeping the line width
by Francois Grieu 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Hello, I'm very new to inkscape. I fail to figure out how to resize a rectangle (or Bezier curve) while keeping the line width unchanged. Pointer or tip appreciated. TIA, Francois Grieu

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Mis-behaving 0.48
by Jon 23 Jan '11

23 Jan '11

I am using the standard 0.48 installation on Windows Vista and Inkscape has started mis-behaving. I'm getting the attached extension-errors.log file created. I've tried reinstalling Inkscape, but this has not cured the problem. What's happening and what is the solution (in simple language, please!). Jon

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Broken PDF file produced
by Mahendra Tallur 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

Hi again ! I would like to add some more data to my previous mail. I'm using Inkscape 0.48. I assumed the faulty PDF file I obtained was due to my modifying the XML file directly. But it's actually not the case as it also happens with another document I didn't modify this way. Please let me show you some sample files : 1) http://mahen.free.fr/inkscape/Plaquette%20-%20Int%c3%a9rieur.svg as you can see, there is in the bottom right corner a polygon which is filled with a pattern which contains many spirals 2) http://mahen.free.fr/inkscape/Plaquette%20-%20Int%c3%a9rieur.pdf here is the resulting PDF On my computer : - the PDF takes about 5 to 10 seconds before being displayed !! (core2duo 3 GHz, 4 GB RAM). While the PDF file produced by inDesign (from which I exported this svg before modofying it under Inkscape) was displayed instantly (but, the inkscape produced .pdf was almost 10 times heavier, it seems a couple of parts were converted to bitmaps, I wonder why). - the bottom-right pattern is invisible (under evince / Ubuntu 10.10) when looking from far away. When zooming in, you can make out the polygon shape but it's filled with some kind of random pattern - if I scroll in the document, from the PDF reader, it even makes it *crash* and slows down my system a lot ! (of course, there was no display problem under Inkscape itself) It seems using some exported .svg files definitely don't please Inkscape a lot. Or this kind of patterns at least... PS : I provided some font files used by the document in http://mahen.free.fr/inkscape/ Thanks ever so much for reading this ! Mahen

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Issues with patterns (including crashes)
by Mahendra Tallur 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

Hi everyone ! First : thanks for the amazing work done by the Inkscape developers ! I'm a new casual Inkscape user :) I'm using it at the moment to carry on the work done by someone who owned inDesign. Thus, I used an .svg file that was exported from this piece of software. The export went fine overall, except some fonts issues (for instance, I could only select the first line in text frames) and colours were generally not good. I fixed almost anything by rewriting the text and changing colours but I encountered a few issues and problems in general with patterns. Indeed : in the document, there are a few polygons which are filled with a pattern which consists in many spirals. For some reasons the colours went wrong during the export but I couldn't change directly the colours used in the patterns. (more generally, I didn't know how to apply the same colours to many objects at the same time) So I converted the pattern back to an object, changed to colours, converted it to a pattern, and applied it to the object. So it did the trick. However I had many issues in the process : 1) Inkscape completely filled my memory twice and the kernel had to kill the task. This happened when using several times in a row the functions to convert patterns to objects or the contrary. All of a sudden, the hard drive began to spin non-stop (I have no swap but 4 GB of ram) and I could barely move my mouse cursor. It also happened when I was using the "node" tool to change the position / rotate etc. the pattern when applied to an object. 2) I managed to crash inkscape when undo-ing some operations that were involving a pattern <-> object conversion Also, I was wondering if there was a simpler way to handle patterns ? (edit them afterwards / change their colours / remove them from the list ?) 3) to make the operation easier, I decided to change some colours directly in the pattern definition in the XML file. It seemed to worked : the drawing was displayed properly in Inkscape or when exporting to .png. But when exporting to .pdf, the modified patterns were invisible or trashed when zooming in. Oops ! Can you guys please tell me if I should file some bugreports ? Maybe those bugs are known and fixed in the upcoming 0.48.1 ? (I'm also the one who filed the bugreport involving a font that was not displayed properly in Acrobat Reader under Windows, but was OK in Linux / OSX....) PS : I may upload the .svg file somewhere, if some of you are curious ! Best regards & thanks again to the team ! Mahen

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Linked offset and keyboard
by Mikael Ståldal 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

How do I change the size of an linked offset using the keyboard? I know how to do it with the mouse, but I need better precision.

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About Inkscape Whiteboard.
by Hiran Venugopalan 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Hi, My name is Hiran, and I am using Inkscape for designing. I am using it for nearly 3+ years. I remember the old version having an option of Whiteboard. I haven't used it, as I don't had any collaborative works to do. But currently when I checked to use it, I found its removed from latest versions. When I asked in IRC, some one told me that "Pedro" module is removed since it needs from the scratch coding to work properly. I want to know more details. Is the old code available. Is any one working on the project, if someone, some students are ready to take this as an academic project, will there be anyone to mentor / help them. and so on. -- Hiran Venugopalan Usability / IxD Geek, Ubiqurio IRC : HFactor | Phone : 09496346709 | W : http://hiran.in

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bug when importing ai
by Benoit DECHERF 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Hi, When importing an .ai file with an object having a "blend mode" to multiply, the "blend mode" is lost. I can't find a bug on this. Is it a known issue ? Can I open a bug ? Benoit

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape Accuracy
by Susan Spencer 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

Shawn, I think we all understand that the problem you're addressing is a serious one. Inkscape will render older images based on 90ppi at a smaller size when it changes its definition for pixels per unit. Since there had been discussion of absolute size in the thread, I thought that the conversions might be of interest to those who might have a project that requires absolute sizing, even though it is of no help to you. <snif> And thanks for the heads up about 2.54cm/inch. I've been using some sewing books which make recommendations of rounding to the 10th rather than 100th perhaps because they were using pencil & paper, and it worked well enough for them personally. This is ultimately garbage advice, so thanks for pointing that out. Question: Are there differences between Inkscape and other tools regarding pixels per inch? - Susan > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:57:09 -0500 > From: Shawn H Corey <shawnhcorey@...155...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape Accuracy > > Conversion is not the problem. The problem is that the number of pixels > per inch keeps changing. It's currently 90, schedule to change to 96, > and may change again. That means that old SVGs will become 7% smaller > when the new scale is implemented. And that's *all* the old ones since > Inkscape stores their measurements as pixels. > > BTW, it's 2.54 cm per inch. :) > > > -- > Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, > Shawn >

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Call for SCALE 9x participation
by Jon Cruz 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

Hello all, Inkscape is setting up once again to exhibit at SCALE this year Feb 25-27. http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/ We get a few passes to help man the booth, so if anyone might be able to travel to the conference to help us out, we can get you in. Just let me know off-list if you happen to be interested and able to attend. Thanks.

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tablet software (MacOS only)
by unknown＠example.com 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

Hi Can someone using Inkscape on MacBook test this thing? We could then ask them to add Inkscape to the list of supported software http://www.tenonedesign.com/inklet.php Cedric

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tablet emulation (MacOS only)
by unknown＠example.com 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hi Can someone using Inkscape on MacBook test this thing? We could then ask them to add Inkscape to the list of supported software http://www.tenonedesign.com/inklet.php Cedric

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape Accuracy
by Susan Spencer 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:17 AM, Susan Spencer <susan.spencer@...155...>wrote: > crjw and John Culleton, > > Your examples and information were fantastic and useful. > > My biggest reason for using printer's points is to sidestep > the differences between Gimp's ppi/ppcm v. Inkscape's ppi/ppcm. > I use Gimp to clean up scanned images before working in Inkscape. > Many older patterns are exactly 1/4th scale, so the Gimp to > Inkscape workflow results in a bit of extra work. > Gimp uses 72ppi, Inkscape uses 90ppi for the time being. > > As John pointed out, the value of 72.72 for a printer's point > is outdated. So I did some research: > > Printer's points, inches, cm's, mm's, etc. are reconverted > back to pixels by each rendering platform according to its > own ppi/ppcm definition. So yes, they're always > accurate. > > Also, Inkscape defaults numeric precision to 8, > and will pad numbers with 0's to match the precision > setting. > > Wikipedia's page <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_%28typography%29>explains that 72.72 was set in 1886, > and was changed in 1959. > "...The desktop publishing<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_Publishing>point (DTP point) is defined as 1/72 of the > Anglo-Saxon compromise inch <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch> of 1959 > (25.4 mm)..." > > Still, Donald Knuth <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Knuth> used 72.72 > in Tex in the 1970's. > The inventors of Adobe <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Systems> > PostScript <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript> used 72. > This discussion may seem overkill to some, but it > does make a difference, and thanks to everyone for > pointing out the precision issues. > > - Susan > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 3:47 AM, < > inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:50:38 GMT >> From: "crjw" <crjw@...2789...> >> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape Accurancy >> > > >> <snip> >> > > >> Consider the following: >> -a road map >> -a circuit board design >> -a floor plan >> -a sewing pattern >> All of these drawings accurately reflect some physical entity. >> Usually measurements or coordinates of the physical entity are known and >> can be expressed in standard units such as meters, miles, inches, mils, >> etc. >> >> My only reason for writing this post is to point out that it is possible >> to enter coordinates into an SVG drawing in their native values... >> regardless of how big or how mall the unit is. >> > > >> <snip> > > > >> -crjw >> > >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape-user Digest, Vol 56, Issue 11
by Susan Spencer 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

crjw and John Culleton, Your examples and information were fantastic and useful. My biggest reason for using printer's points is to sidestep the differences between Gimp's ppi/ppcm v. Inkscape's ppi/ppcm. I use Gimp to clean up scanned images before working in Inkscape. Many older patterns are exactly 1/4th scale, so the Gimp to Inkscape workflow results in a bit of extra work. Gimp uses 72ppi, Inkscape uses 90ppi for the time being. As John pointed out, the value of 72.72 for a printer's point is outdated. So I did some research: Printer's points, inches, cm's, mm's, etc. are reconverted back to pixels by each rendering platform according to its own ppi/ppcm definition. So yes, they're always accurate. Also, Inkscape defaults numeric precision to 8, and will pad numbers with 0's to match the precision setting. Wikipedia's page <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_%28typography%29>explains that 72.72 was set in 1886, and was changed in 1959. "...The desktop publishing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_Publishing>point (DTP point) is defined as 1/72 of the Anglo-Saxon compromise inch <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch> of 1959 (25.4 mm)..." Still, Donald Knuth <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Knuth> used 72.72 in Tex in the 1970's. The inventors of Adobe <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Systems> PostScript <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript> used 72. This discussion may seem overkill to some, but it does make a difference, and thanks to everyone for pointing out the precision issues. - Susan On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 3:47 AM, < inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:50:38 GMT > From: "crjw" <crjw@...2789...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape Accurancy > > <snip> > > Consider the following: > -a road map > -a circuit board design > -a floor plan > -a sewing pattern > All of these drawings accurately reflect some physical entity. > Usually measurements or coordinates of the physical entity are known and > can be expressed in standard units such as meters, miles, inches, mils, > etc. > > My only reason for writing this post is to point out that it is possible > to enter coordinates into an SVG drawing in their native values... > regardless of how big or how mall the unit is. > > <snip> > -crjw >

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inkscape autosave directory
by Adam Ambrus 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

hello, i was just wondering about the autosave path's options. would it be possible to add a variable to the autosave path, so all of the autosaved files would be put into one directory with the same name as opened file? for example, if i would be working on /random/directories/someFile.svg, i would want all of the autosaves in /random/directories/someFile_autosave thanks for any answers, ~Adam

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape Accurancy
by crjw 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Consider the following: -a road map -a circuit board design -a floor plan -a sewing pattern All of these drawings accurately reflect some physical entity. Usually measurements or coordinates of the physical entity are known and can be expressed in standard units such as meters, miles, inches, mils, etc. My only reason for writing this post is to point out that it is possible to enter coordinates into an SVG drawing in their native values... regardless of how big or how mall the unit is. e.g. a map can be created where path coordinates are specified in miles. -in this case: 1user_unit=1mile. e.g. a sewing pattern can be created where path coordinates are specified in cm. -in this case: 1user_unit=1cm. If necessary the drawing can be scaled with a transform, a viewBox, or a combination of a transform and a viewBox. As pointed out by others: when using a viewBox the whole 90DPI issue goes away! Below are a couple of examples of how a sewing pattern can be done with SVG using a "user unit" of 1cm. Don't try sewing the pattern at home! Both drawings are identical when printed (except for color). Both drawings will print on 8.5"x11" (letter size) paper. Line thickness is exactly 0.05cm (half a mm). The drawings both consist of: 2 squares exactly 8cm x 8cm 2 circles with radii of exactly 4cm For variety I used a "<rect>" element for one square and a "<path>" element for the other. (No reason for this other than to show there are different ways of drawing objects). And likewise, I used a "<circle>" element for one circle and a "<path>" element for the other. Note that the coordinates and line lengths are entered in units of cm and thus should be easy to read. # drawing #1 # this drawing makes use of a transform and a viewBox. <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> <svg version="1.1" width="8.5in" height="11in" viewBox="0 0 8.5 11" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g style="fill:none;stroke:red;stroke-width:.05"> <g transform="scale(.39370079)"> <rect x="2" y="2" width="8" height="8"/> <circle r="4" cx="14" cy="6"/> <path d="m 2,12 h8 v8 h-8 z"/> <path d="m 14,12 a 4,4 0 1 1 0,8 4,4 0 1 1 0,-8 z"/> </g> </g> </svg> # drawing #2 # this drawing uses a viewBox but no transform to achieve the same effect as drawing #1. # the parameters for the rect, circle, and path elements are identical to those in drawing #1. <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> <svg version="1.1" width="8.5in" height="11in" viewBox="0 0 21.59 27.94" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g style="fill:none;stroke:green;stroke-width:.05"> <rect x="2" y="2" width="8" height="8"/> <circle r="4" cx="14" cy="6"/> <path d="m 2,12 h8 v8 h-8 z"/> <path d="m 14,12 a 4,4 0 1 1 0,8 4,4 0 1 1 0,-8 z"/> </g> </svg> I have have attached copies of drawing #1 and #2 for those of you that are too lazy to copy and paste (that includes me). There are also two attached bonus drawings that show how the height and viewBox parameters can be adjusted to print the drawing at proper scale on two half size pieces of paper. Admittedly this would be more useful for drawings that don't already fit on 8.5"x11" paper! All drawings will load into Inkscape... and they can all be converted to PDF. But it can be a little awkward using Inkscape to modify a drawing with a viewBox. -crjw

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fantastic lxml
by Alessandro Antonello 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hi, all. Last week I tried to use, for the first time, the perspective extension. A message was complaining about the *num* Python package. I use a MacBook so, to install the num package I use MacPort. I use MacPort a lot and never had a problem before. After installing the num package the extension complained about the lxml package for libxml2 library. So I installed it using, again, MacPort. Now I cannot use any extension. Every single extension complains about the *lxml* package, but it is installed. I am aware about the bug of Inkscape in this matter. What I didn't know is that it will affect every extensions. Before that I was able to use others extensions like the *lorem ipsum* text generation. Now I am not. Someone had solved this issue? Please help. Alessandro Antonello

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[Linux] Inkscape 0.48 ruler graphic artifacts
by NoOp 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

I currently am only experiencing this on 0.48 Ubuntu 10.10 64bit: Whenever I move the mouse cursor across the horizontal or vertical rulers, the rulers fill with the ruler point (triangle) artifacts. I've posted a screenshot here: http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3473/screenshotinkscape1.png Same machine (laptop) running 0.48 in WinXP (at the same time) on a VMWare virtual machine does not experience the same. Screenshot here: http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8378/inkscape2winxp.png Nor do I experience this on my Ubuntu 10.4 32bit machine with 0.48. Can anyone verify that the same is occurring on their 10.10 64bit Inkscape 0.48, or please point me to an already filed bug? If a bug is not filed, I'll be happy to do so if I can verify that someone else has the same issue. Thanks. Gary Lee

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape Accurancy (was: Doublesided Print Alignment)
by crjw 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

> >I guess for print resolutions (300 dpi and above) the accuracy when working with pixels is below 1/10 of a millimetre so working in mm should not be a pr oblem. Or am I mistaken again? > >Andi SVG drawing accuracy is only limited by the number of significant digits you choose to use. It is not limited by the choice of units! Inkscape has a setting to control the number of significant digits (I think the default is eight). Look under "Inkscape Preferences --> SVG output". SVG syntax allows lengths to be specified with one of the following units: px, em, ex, pt, pc, cm, mm, and in. The SVG spec defines 1in=90px. Thus one thousandth of an inch can be spcified as 0.09, .09px, 0.001in, or 0.0254000mm. You may find when you specify units other than pixels that Inkscape will silently convert to pixels; this is a good thing because not all programs honor the 1in=90px standard. Firefox will assume 1in=96px. The following drawing yeilds three equal sized squres in Inkscape but in Firefox the first square is smaller. ########################################### <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> <svg version="1.1" width="8.5in" height="11in" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g style="fill:none;stroke:green;stroke-width:5px"> <rect x="1in" y="1in" width="90" height="90"/> <rect x="1in" y="2.1in" width="1in" height="1in"/> <rect x="1in" y="3.2in" width="25.4mm" height="25.4mm"/> </g> </svg> ########################################### Note: SVG syntax does not allow "<path>" elements to contain units. i.e. path elements can use pixels only. -crjw

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape Accuracy
by Susan Spencer 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Here is how I use Inkscape to achieve precise measurements. The following conversions are global definitions at the top of my Python scripts: *# measurement constants in_to_px = ( 90 / 1 ) #convert inches to pixels - 90px/in cm_to_in = ( 1 / 2.5 ) #convert centimeters to inches - 1in/2.5cm cm_to_px = ( 90 / 2.5 ) #convert centimeters to pixels in_to_pt = ( 72.72 / 1 ) #convert inches to printer's points - 72.72pt = 1in cm_to_pt = ( 72.72 / 2.5 ) #convert centimeters to printer's points border = ( 3 * in_to_pt) # 3" document borders * The client measurement data from the Inkscape extension is converted to printer's points. ('self.options' is how the Python script understands the input fields from the .inx extension file) * # if customer's data is in centimeters ** if ( self.options.measureunit == 'cm'): conversion = cm_to_pt else: conversion = in_to_pt height = self.options.height * conversion ** chest = self.options.chest * conversion chest_length = self.options.chest_length * conversion waist = self.options.waist * conversion back_waist_length = self.options.back_waist_length * conversion back_jacket_length = self.options.back_jacket_length * conversion back_shoulder_width = self.options.back_shoulder_width * conversion back_shoulder_length = self.options.back_shoulder_length * conversion back_underarm_width = self.options.back_underarm_width * conversion back_underarm_length = self.options.back_underarm_length * conversion back_waist_to_hip_length = self.options.back_waist_to_hip_length * conversion nape_to_vneck = self.options.nape_to_vneck * conversion sleeve_length = self.options.sleeve_length * conversion neck_width = (chest/16) + (2*cm_to_pt) ** ****# **19th century patterns are very strange...* At the end of the script, the document is resized to the drawing, adding borders. The current script expects a maximum of 36" wide paper. It's possible to print to 8.5 x 11 letter paper and tape it together. Inkscape displays a small part of the lower left document corner because this is a man-sized coat, but manual zoom is done with 'view/zoom/page' - no problem. Save to .pdf regardless of zoom level, then send to the 36" wide printer. - Susan * *

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Unbold text.
by John Culleton 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

INkscape 0.48 I have a string of ocrb10 text over some bar code. I got everything right except it is in bold. I want to get it in normal. I tried selecting the text string (little arrows all around) and using shift control T. I get the text window but "apply" is grayed out. I can put in italic and then in normal . But I still get bold. -- John Culleton Create Book Covers with Scribus: http://www.booklocker.com/p/books/4055.html Typesetting and indexing http://wexfordpress.com book sales http://wexfordpress.net Free barcode: http://www.tux.org/~milgram/bookland/

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ai to png -> error in the blend mode
by Benoit DECHERF 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Hi, I'm trying to automate the transformation of adobe illustrator files to png. I have problems with some object that have a blending mode to multiply. When importing in inkscape, these objects have a blend mode to normal. I can send you an exemple of an ai file that show this problem if you need. The blending mode is supported correctly (If I change it manually, it works). I can"t see this bug in the database. I use inkscape 0.48 Thanks, Benoit

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inkscape.org a call for assistance
by Ian Caldwell 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

hello, It's come that time again, We're currently making decent progress with the current website, however as we all know things take times and we all have our own day jobs. So we've come to you to ask for help in the following three categories 1. *General Content* - This is where we need your help proofreading our current content. - Adding to the existing content - Porting over old content such as news and tutorials etc. and in general just making the pages ready for primetime 2. *Mockup -> html/css* - This is where you will take the mockups that we get from our designer and port them to valid html/css the main site design is already in place, so it should be fairly basic.... 3. *DJANGO* - Lets face it we've got a lot of great ideas for the site, but we need your help in implementing the various features! If you're skilled with Django we'd love your help even if it's just for a few hours a week! If you're willing and able to contribute in any way, we'd love to have your help! feel free to reply here or join us on irc.freenode.net in #inkscape-web . We could really use your help! special thanks to Chris Morgan, Leo Jackson and Hinerangi Courtenay. We appreciate all your help! We need everyones feedback in making this the best website for everyone involved! please feel free to email me privately or the list and please list what you'd like to help with.... Thanks, Ian "Inc" C.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Doublesided Print Alignment
by Andreas Neustifter 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Hi All! Just out of curiosity: Why is everyone insisting on using px when Inkscape is perfectly capable of using natural units like inches or millimetres? Andi On 5 January 2011 07:12, crjw <crjw@...2789...> wrote: >>> >>> On 4 January 2011 16:05, John Culleton <john@...1668...> wrote: >>>> On Monday 03 January 2011 21:14:56 NoOp wrote: >>>>> I have two inkscape drawings, each have two 360 degree protractor >>>>> wheels on them; exact same size. I am attempting to print drawing >>>>> 1, turn the paper (it's doublesided photo paper) and then print >>>>> drawing 2, and get the prints to align properly. Purpose is so that >>>>> I do not have to print singlesided, paste the wheels together & >>>>> then laminate. The project calls for printing all 4 wheels (2 ea >>>>> from each inkscape drawing) back-to-back so that only two wheels >>>>> are necessary for laminating. >>>>> >>>>> [...] >>>> >>>> I would save the items as e.g., eps files and import them to Scribus or >>>> use them in pdftex. Exact placement should be possible in either tool. >>> >>> IMHO the exact placement is not the problem, that can be done in Inkscape too. >>> >>> Most consumer grade printers do not print exaclty centered on the page >>> so one has to correct those deficiencies of the printer with other >>> means than correct placement. >>> >>> (Just my 0.02$...) >>> >>> Andi >> >>Well... good news/bad news. Finally got everything lined up using >>regular paper, so I then loaded 61 pound double-sided photo matte paper >>only to find that I had to realign all over again. Apparently the >>printer (Canon MP750) adjusts the alignment for the heavier paper. So >>now I have saved templates for that paper & printer. >> >>With regard to aligning; I did a copy & paste in place from the wheels >>from drawing 1 onto drawing 2. That way I could adjust to wheels in >>drawing 2 close to the Y position in drawing 1. The rest was just >>printing test runs and then adjusting X/Y in 5px increments. Painfully >>slow & expensive (paper & ink). Next test will be to export to PDF, join >>the pages & print the PDF version w/same paper, but use the regular >>duplex feed instead of the back sheet feeder. >> >>As an FYI, here are the coordinates that I got to work on the 61lb paper: >> >>Drawing 1: >> >> wheel 1 x 120 y 560 px >> >> wheel 2 x 250 y 150 px >> >>Drawing 2: >> >> wheel 1 x 250 y 565 px >> >> wheel 2 x 120 y 155 >> >> > > As others have suggested, your printer may not be mechanically aligning the page properly. I can't solve this. > But if you have a high quality printer you should be able to properly center everything with a bit of math. > An 8.5x11 inch page is 765px x 990px (inkscape always uses 90px/inch). > To make things easy your two circles should be centered horizontally at 765/2=382.5px. > Vertical alignment may not be necessary but it may make things simpler if > you place the two circle centres the same distance from the top and bottom of the page. > I have included a sample file below with a pair of 4 inch diameter wheels. > Each wheel has eight 2 inch spokes; each spoke is separated by exactly 45 degrees. > ########################################################################## > <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> > <svg version="1.1" width="8.5in" height="11in" > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" > xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" > xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd" > xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"> > <sodipodi:namedview> > <sodipodi:guide orientation="1,0" position="382.5,270" /> > <sodipodi:guide orientation="0,1" position="382.5,270" /> > <sodipodi:guide orientation="0,1" position="382.5,720" /> > </sodipodi:namedview> > <g > inkscape:label="Layer 1" > inkscape:groupmode="layer" > id="layer1" > style="fill:none;stroke:green;stroke-width:5px" > transform="translate(382.5,270)"> > <circle r="180"/> > <path d="m-180,0 h360"/> > <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(45)"/> > <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(90)"/> > <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(135)"/> > </g> > <g > inkscape:label="Layer 2" > inkscape:groupmode="layer" > id="layer2" > style="fill:none;stroke:red;stroke-width:5px" > transform="translate(382.5,720)"> > <circle r="180"/> > <path d="m-180,0 h360"/> > <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(45)"/> > <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(90)"/> > <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(135)"/> > </g> > </svg> > ########################################################################## > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) One Node allows customers > to consolidate database storage, standardize their database environment, and, > should the need arise, upgrade to a full multi-node Oracle RAC database > without downtime or disruption > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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vector emboss effect
by Sam Tygier 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Hello i am trying to make an emboss text effect in inkscape. my current method is to make the text duplicate and offset it, make one black, and one white blur put it on a new layer, and set the layer to lighten, to get the highlight edge. repeat, with white on top, and darken to get the shadow edge http://www.hep.manchester.ac.uk/u/sam/pub/emboss.svg there seems to be an emboss filter option, but that converts to a bitmap. is there a script of filter that could do the above steps. or is there a simpler way to achieve the effect. thanks sam

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can't type 'ç'
by Alessandro Antonello 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi, all. I use Inkscape 0.48 in a MacBook with OSX 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard). My X11 server is XQuartz 2.3.6 (xorg-server 1.4.2-apple56). My system is configured in Portuguese (Brazilian) language with an US-International keyboard. Character set is UTF-8 for this matter. In any other application accented characters and cedilla works fine. On Inkscape, however, I can't type 'ç' (c with cedilla). When I try to do so the Inkscape prints an accented c: 'ć'. Others characters are fine, this happens only with cedilla. In this kind of keyboard the accents are produced using two keys sequence. The a acute (á) is produced typing single-quote followed by a. The same is used to type an e acute (é), single-quote followed by e. To type a c with cedilla (ç) the same single-quote followed by c works in any software and system (I also use Inkscape 0.48 on a Windows XP machine) but in the Mac it is printing c with an acute accent (ć). Any one knows how to solve this? Alessandro Antonello

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Doublesided Print Alignment
by crjw 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

>> >> On 4 January 2011 16:05, John Culleton <john@...1668...> wrote: >>> On Monday 03 January 2011 21:14:56 NoOp wrote: >>>> I have two inkscape drawings, each have two 360 degree protractor >>>> wheels on them; exact same size. I am attempting to print drawing >>>> 1, turn the paper (it's doublesided photo paper) and then print >>>> drawing 2, and get the prints to align properly. Purpose is so that >>>> I do not have to print singlesided, paste the wheels together & >>>> then laminate. The project calls for printing all 4 wheels (2 ea >>>> from each inkscape drawing) back-to-back so that only two wheels >>>> are necessary for laminating. >>>> >>>> [...] >>> >>> I would save the items as e.g., eps files and import them to Scribus or >>> use them in pdftex. Exact placement should be possible in either tool. >> >> IMHO the exact placement is not the problem, that can be done in Inkscape too. >> >> Most consumer grade printers do not print exaclty centered on the page >> so one has to correct those deficiencies of the printer with other >> means than correct placement. >> >> (Just my 0.02$...) >> >> Andi > >Well... good news/bad news. Finally got everything lined up using >regular paper, so I then loaded 61 pound double-sided photo matte paper >only to find that I had to realign all over again. Apparently the >printer (Canon MP750) adjusts the alignment for the heavier paper. So >now I have saved templates for that paper & printer. > >With regard to aligning; I did a copy & paste in place from the wheels >from drawing 1 onto drawing 2. That way I could adjust to wheels in >drawing 2 close to the Y position in drawing 1. The rest was just >printing test runs and then adjusting X/Y in 5px increments. Painfully >slow & expensive (paper & ink). Next test will be to export to PDF, join >the pages & print the PDF version w/same paper, but use the regular >duplex feed instead of the back sheet feeder. > >As an FYI, here are the coordinates that I got to work on the 61lb paper: > >Drawing 1: > > wheel 1 x 120 y 560 px > > wheel 2 x 250 y 150 px > >Drawing 2: > > wheel 1 x 250 y 565 px > > wheel 2 x 120 y 155 > > As others have suggested, your printer may not be mechanically aligning the page properly. I can't solve this. But if you have a high quality printer you should be able to properly center everything with a bit of math. An 8.5x11 inch page is 765px x 990px (inkscape always uses 90px/inch). To make things easy your two circles should be centered horizontally at 765/2=382.5px. Vertical alignment may not be necessary but it may make things simpler if you place the two circle centres the same distance from the top and bottom of the page. I have included a sample file below with a pair of 4 inch diameter wheels. Each wheel has eight 2 inch spokes; each spoke is separated by exactly 45 degrees. ########################################################################## <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> <svg version="1.1" width="8.5in" height="11in" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd" xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"> <sodipodi:namedview> <sodipodi:guide orientation="1,0" position="382.5,270" /> <sodipodi:guide orientation="0,1" position="382.5,270" /> <sodipodi:guide orientation="0,1" position="382.5,720" /> </sodipodi:namedview> <g inkscape:label="Layer 1" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer1" style="fill:none;stroke:green;stroke-width:5px" transform="translate(382.5,270)"> <circle r="180"/> <path d="m-180,0 h360"/> <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(45)"/> <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(90)"/> <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(135)"/> </g> <g inkscape:label="Layer 2" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer2" style="fill:none;stroke:red;stroke-width:5px" transform="translate(382.5,720)"> <circle r="180"/> <path d="m-180,0 h360"/> <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(45)"/> <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(90)"/> <path d="m-180,0 h360" transform="rotate(135)"/> </g> </svg> ##########################################################################

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Inkscape Intro video assistance needed
by Ian Caldwell 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

I'm forwarding on an email on behalf of myself and Courtenay, We're attempting to create an intro video for the inkscape website located at http://djink.chrismorgan.info/about/ The following listed below is a sample of the video http://inkscape.org/~inc/mockup-intro-vid-started.mov If you're willing to assist with one of the parts please either A. reply to this email or B. add your name to the list here... https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1QDTbDv7SGZIyrBUvSoraC_587ROY49l-bV… Thanks, Ian Caldwell ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hinerangi Courtenay I've updated the movie file with some sample shots ( http://inkscape.org/~inc/mockup-intro-vid-started.mov) - it gives a slightly clearer idea of the atmosphere I'm trying to create. Here is a list of shots still needed: • 5 second shot of Inkscape with docked dialogs open and a nice illustration being worked on • 3 second shot of Inkscape being used on Windows (XP/Vista/7) - full-screen recording with taskbars visible • 3.5 second shot of Inkscape being used on any Linux distro - full-screen with taskbars visible • 3-5 seconds each of 2-3 people using Inkscape for different purposes (eg. diagrams, artwork, logos, etc.) - to illustrate pro users & hobbyists • 10 second time-lapse/fast-motion of someone making art • 3 second close-up of pen tool or caligraphy tool in use • 4 seconds of something representing community - any suggestions? Ideally there would be different people for most of these - at worst we could get away with maybe 4? If anyone has any better ideas for shots already included, they're more than welcome to make suggestions. I think it would be useful to have an official Inkscape channel - then any videos created for the website could go there (promos, interviews, tutorials, etc). Youtube has a huge audience, and could draw more traffic to the Inkscape website.

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Doublesided Print Alignment
by NoOp 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

I have two inkscape drawings, each have two 360 degree protractor wheels on them; exact same size. I am attempting to print drawing 1, turn the paper (it's doublesided photo paper) and then print drawing 2, and get the prints to align properly. Purpose is so that I do not have to print singlesided, paste the wheels together & then laminate. The project calls for printing all 4 wheels (2 ea from each inkscape drawing) back-to-back so that only two wheels are necessary for laminating. I have tried moving the wheels individually (on drawing 1 only so that drawing 2 is the base) by x & y pixels, but so far haven't found the proper combination to get them to align exactly with the backside of drawing 2. I'm running out of ink & paper with each attempt. Drawing 1: wheel 1 x 120 y 560 px wheel 2 x 250 y 150 px Drawing 2: wheel 1 x 240 y 570 px wheel 2 x 140 y 130 Note the above are just samples and are not the closest alignment(s) when printed. That is just what I have on the currently opened drawings at this time. I can of course move each drawings wheels individually to position. But in order to test I need to print each on each side in color. So, I wonder if there is some magical x/y number/method I can use instead of trial & error (mostly error). Printed paper is US Letter (8.5x11"). Inkscape 0.48 (linux: Ubuntu 10.04 & 10.10) $ apt-cache policy inkscape inkscape: Installed: 0.48.0-1ubuntu1~lucid1 Candidate: 0.48.0-1ubuntu1~lucid1 Version table: *** 0.48.0-1ubuntu1~lucid1 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.47.0-2ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages Any suggestions?

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Memory sucked away... why?
by Fletcher Johnson 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Hi all, I am a new user. When I run Inkscape on Windows Vista, it starts fast, then runs slower and slower. If I open task manager and look at processes, I can see the Memory (Private Working Set) - and as I watch it just keeps increasing. When I start Inkscape, it is using about 70 MB of ram. I load the picture I am editing and it jumps up to 80 MB - still ok. But as soon as I start editing the picture, the memory starts growing - often by 6 MB at a time, until it is using over 1 GB of ram. At that point, I have to exit Inkscape and then either restart the computer or wait about 10-15 min before it actually exists (at least according to task manager.) All the other programs I watch in task manager have the memory used grow and shrink as they perform various tasks. Only Inkscape keeps growing and by such a large value. And the higher the memory used, the longer it takes for things to happen. Even if I do the same thing (move a group of lines, etc.) Any idea of what setting I might change to fix this? Just Me

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape/Synfig animation team-up example
by Matt Jordan 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

> > > For a contest entry, I used Inkscape in conjunction with > > Synfig to make a > > 30-second animated commercial (of sorts). > > Very nice actually, congratulations Thanks! And thanks to anybody who watched and voted ... I won the contest! Matt

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Placement of Toolbars
by Shawn H Corey 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

Is there anyway to change the placement of the toolbars? I would like them all to be on the left. Also, is there anyway to re-attach a toolbar? -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn Confusion is the first step of understanding. Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. The secret to great software: Fail early & often. Eliminate software piracy: use only FLOSS.

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Inkscape/Synfig animation team-up example
by unknown＠example.com 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

> For a contest entry, I used Inkscape in conjunction with > Synfig to make a > 30-second animated commercial (of sorts). Very nice actually, congratulations

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Wide carriage HP755CM install on Windows Vista
by Susan Spencer 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

I found an old HP 755CM 36" wide format designjet for $75 at our local Technology Recycling Center. HP officially doesn't have a driver for this designjet anymore. But the HP driver file - '*HP Designjet HP-GL/2 driver for Windows and AutoCAD 2000 - AutoCAD 2005'*-- *pl532en.exe - * for Windows Server 2000, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, will work for Vista and Windows 7. To set it up: Connect the printer to your ethernet network. If your internet router is set up as a DNS server, it will get an IP immediately. If you don't have DNS on your internal router, then you may need to download HP's Jetdirect control software to access it and assign it an IP address. Once an IP is assigned, execute the *pl532en.exe *file to a directory you make just for this driver. Run 'Add printer', select network printer, search for new printer, and the IP address of the new printer should show up. Cancel, then run 'Add printer' again but select *local* printer and use the IP address as the name, and the printer port will auto-create. When asked for the driver, browse to your directory so it can find the .inf file. The 755CM will be listed. I saw posts which stated that this file worked with Windows 7, and I read other posts that there's a 64bit version of this file which will work with 64bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7 as well. This designjet will print on clear film, coated bond, heavy coated bond, adhesive vinyl, and others. Will also print on 8.5" x 11" in landscape orientation. I'll let you know when I get it hooked up with Linux. - Susan

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Bamboo Fun tablet for Ubuntu
by Susan Spencer 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

For those of you who want to install a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet on Ubuntu, upgrade to Maverick. If you have a different Ubuntu version, and this workaround works, please post. l had web searched for info, found some advice, but nothing yielded results. Then checked the bug listings for Ubuntu. Ubuntu guru *Stefan Bader* determined that the current simple workaround is to install input backport modules using the Ubuntu Software Centre. Select '*Backported input drivers for generic kernel image'* --> name of the file is “*linux-backports-modules-input-maverick-generic*“. Install, then reboot. Wacom’s *MyPaint* (also installed through the Ubuntu Software Centre) listed devices as ‘disabled, screen, window’,which is a bit confusing but I made no changes. The tablet worked perfectly. *Gimp 2.6* Edit/Preferences/InputDevices/ConfigureExtendedInputDevices listed The Wacom Bamboo Finger Pad, Finger Touch, Pen eraser, Pen stylusd but they were marked as disabled. Again I made no changes, and the tablet worked perfectly. Last test – opened* Inkscape 0.48*, selected ‘Draw Free Hand Lines’ – tablet worked fine. - Susan

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Template Editor
by unkown UN 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Actually there as a guy named Thomas that emailed me a link to this extension: http://wiki.colivre.net/Aurium/InkscapeGenerator I haven't tried it yet, but CSV datasource is extrememly workable. Thanks! BTW: For use case info... I design my resume in Inkscape. -Steven

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Inkscape/Synfig animation team-up example
by Matt Jordan 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Hi folks! For a contest entry, I used Inkscape in conjunction with Synfig to make a 30-second animated commercial (of sorts). I did it in two days, just before the deadline, so it isn't exactly perfect, but it turned out reasonably okay. Synfig imports svg files pretty well now, so I was able to create all of my elements in Inkscape (and thus take advantage of its really nice drawing and painting abilities), then take them into Synfig for rapid (though in this case limited) animation. Here's the finished product: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY4rx7CzaDY (If you'd like to help me win the contest, please feel free to hit the "Like" button. :D ) I used Audacity for the sound recording and Blender's Video Sequence Editor to edit everything together. Plus, it was all done on Ubuntu, so it was a complete open source project. If there are any coders on the list who are just dying for more stuff to do (it could happen!), Synfig could really use some help as it doesn't yet have anything close to the user base that Inkscape enjoys. I hope, though, that this little contest entry shows the potential that Synfig has and, especially, what a great combo Synfig and Inkscape can be. Cheers! Matt Jordan

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