- Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

Wow it works
by Lawrence Housell 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Hi, I tried changing the pref to Graphite and opened Inkscape for the first time. It starts up with a dark grey screen, with what appears to be a halftone screen, upon typing the Inkscape app opens. When I close Inkscape the grey screen reappears which I have to force quit to return to the OS. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Larry H Florida Mac Pro 2.66 5GB 2TB HD Leopard Maxed out Mini PPC 10.4.11 Tiger 10.4 FCP HD Express Shake 4.01 Inkscape

2 1

.46 description invalid
by Benjamin Huot 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

the following is *not* true for the Mac version "The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents."

3 2

Tracking a path causes a crash
by Matt Jordan 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

I was just over at Launchpad to see if this was a general and known issue but only found a post about the tracking function being too tricky to use: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/169006 I'm also not 100% clear if a still have a beta or an actual 0.46 release. An Ubuntu user, I added the Gutsy repos mentioned on the Inkscape home page in an announcement dated March24, 2008, but the 0.46 version installed has a build date of March 11, 2008. Anyway, with all of that said, Inkscape crashes when I try to use the tracking function. It appears to crash regardless of my choice for a guide: shape, calligraphy stroke, or whatever. Because of my uncertainly as to what version I actually have, I'm hesitant to make a report. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Matt

2 3

Windows - Inkscape 0.46pre4-2
by rygle 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hi, For Windows users, there is a new pre-release version of Inkscape 0.46 available on Sourceforge from here; http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9911… Please note, this is a *Windows only* pre-release test version, as there were some bugs that could not be sorted out prior to the regular 0.46.0 release. If you've already seen this, a slight error has been fixed in 0.46pre4-2 since yesterday. This version is quite stable, but please it for any further bugs and report to https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/ If there are no other major problems, we will release 0.46.0 early next week. Note, there are some known issues that won't be fixed for 0.46.0, as per the readme; * (LP: #180890) Blend modes do not work correctly over transparent backgrounds. A workaround is to place an opaque rectangle underneath the bottom-most layer. * (LP # 202704) Blur and other filters are very slow when applied to an object with transform= attribute with rotation or skew. To avoid this slowdown, either do not rotate/skew objects you use with filters, or apply filters only to paths (but not shapes to text) because paths, by default, get no transform= attribute when you rotate or skew them. * Windows printing has two known issues. In both cases the workaround is to print to bitmap (Print -> Rendering -> Bitmap). - (LP # 205732) Blurred objects are misaligned when printing. - (LP # 208217) Masked objects disappear when printing. To read the full release notes, see here; http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046 Draw Freely, Rygle. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Windows---Inkscape-0.46pre4-2-tp16370762p16370762.html Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

1 0

Inkscape 0.46 Released!
by Bryce Harrington 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents. Tons of new features and performance improvements are included in this release. Dialogs now have the ability to be docked to the editing window. Gradients can be edited completely on-canvas. The new Paint Bucket Tool fills bounded areas with color. A new 3D Box tool helps create perspective-correct drawings. A new Tweak tool provides an intuitive method for editing paths and painting objects. The new Live Path Effects feature can create "brushes" and various organic effects on paths. Improvements to color management include support for color spaces other than sRGB. Most SVG filters are now implemented, and a new powerful UI is provided for editing filter stacks. == Downloading Inkscape 0.46 == Inkscape 0.46 is already included by default in Ubuntu Hardy so just install it normally. Ubuntu Gutsy users can install by adding the following to System : Admin : Software Sources : Third-Party Software: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ubuntu gutsy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ubuntu gutsy main Macintosh OS X users can download a Leopard Universal package from our SourceForge site: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 Packages for Fedora, Debian, Windows, and other platforms should be coming soon. == For more information == Complete Release Notes for 0.46: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046 Community Contributed Screenshots: http://inkscape.org/screenshots/ Bryce

12 12

Inkscape at LugRadio Live USA 2008
by Jon A. Cruz 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

Hi, Just spreading the word that Inkscape will be exhibiting at LugRadio Live USA 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * http://www.lugradio.org/live/USA2008/ LugRadio Live USA 2008 brings San Francisco the unique atmosphere of LugRadio Live UK, an event that has developed a strong reputation for providing a range of topics about free software, Open Source, digital rights, technology and more, a compelling list of speakers, exhibitors and birds of a feather sessions, and wrapping it all in a unique, fun, loose, social and inclusive event, which is often described as combining the atmosphere of a rock concert and a computer conference. LugRadio Live USA 2008 brings this unique atmosphere to the USA, with around 30 speakers, over 20 exhibitors, an eclectic range of BOF sessions, and plenty of additional sessions such as our debate discussion panel, a showcase of five minute talks, tech demos, and of course a live recording of LugRadio in front of an audience. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Any and all are welcome to come by and visit, hang out, talk about whatever. It's also a very user-centric conference with registration only running $10. We also need any volunteers to come by and help man the booth. Even being able to commit a few hours would be a great help to the Inkscape project. Additionally we have a minor need for equipment for the booth... it's a small, informal show but we can still do with a few things like monitors or projectors (if anyone lives in the area that would be handy). If anyone can volunteer, please let me know so that I can get them a list of all our people to get signed up. Thanks, and hope to see people there!

1 0

Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 0.46 Released!
by Carl Symons 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

Thank you for providing this fine application. Inkscape is my favorite toy and tool. Good to see the winner of the "About Inkscape" contest live. Thanks for the attention to detail in the latest version. Example: in the past, it's been a bit of trouble to find the python/xml package that supports some of the effects. Now, the effects>generate from path>interpolate error message provides the installation command. And the tool takes a break until the package is installed. I can hardly wait to try out all the new goodies. Your effort and creativity are inspiring.

3 2

SVG Open 2008 Conference, Call for Papers
by Andreas Neumann 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

Hello Inkscape Users, I would like to invite the Inkscape developers, content creators and users to present their SVG content, workflows and tools at the SVG Open conference. I would also appreciate if we could have an inkscape course or demonstration at this year's SVG Open conference. Thank you for considering an abstract submission. See CfP below: ============================= Call for Papers, SVG Open 2008 http://www.svgopen.org/ The 6th international conference on Scalable Vector Graphics will take place from August 26 to 28 in Nuremberg, Southern Germany. At this conference you can learn about subjects varying from specialized technical visualizations to interactive multimedia art. On the program there are presentations, beginner and advanced level workshops, a technical exhibition, and the opportunity to meet people from the SVG community, industry and the W3C SVG Working Group. The SVG Open 2008 organizing committee is looking for contributors presenting a paper or teaching a course. Presenters are asked to submit an extended abstract in English with an approximate length of 400 to 800 words by March 31, 2008. The abstracts are reviewed by a reviewing committee and presenters will be informed about acceptance on or before April 29, 2008. If your abstract is accepted, you will be asked to submit your full paper by August 1, 2008, according to instructions that will be sent to you. Accepted abstracts, papers and presentations will be published on the conference hand-outs and web proceedings. PaperAbstracts can be submitted at http://www.svgopen.org/ until March 31. Following is a list of potential presentation topics: * Mobile (handheld, in-car) Solutions * SVG Authoring Tools * Publishing and Printing with SVG * SVG Text and Internationalization * Accessibility of SVG * Location-based Services * Business Cases and Case Studies * Workflow for Creating and Using SVG * SVG and Digital Television * Graphic Design with SVG * SVG for Webmapping and Online GIS/GML * SVG for Multimedia Presentations * Server-side SVG Generators and Manipulators * SVG Authoring Techniques * Making Graphics Acessible * Interactivity and Scripting * GUI Frameworks for Web Applications * File Format Conversion * Case Studies Course Instructors are asked to submit a course outline by March 31, 2008. The outlines are reviewed by a reviewing committee and instructors will be informed about acceptance on or before April 29, 2008. Accepted course instructors will receive a free conference pass and may participate at the come together event for free. Accepted course outlines will be published as course descriptions in the program. Therefore they should be directed at those who might register for the course rather than the reviewers. Courses are 150 minutes in length, scheduled for the morning and afternoon of August 29, 2008. We are interested in proposals for both beginner courses and advanced courses, to cater to the diverse interests of all conference attendees. Here is a list of topics of potential interest for courses. Feel free to either volunteer for one of these or propose your own topic. * Introduction to SVG * SVG Authoring Techniques * Creating Mobile SVG content * UI Design * Using SVG Tools * CSS * XSLT * SMIL Animation * ECMAScript and the DOM * Graphic Design * SVG Filter Effects * Rendering Algorithms * Generating SVG from Database Content Thank you for considering a paper or course abstract submission. Hope to see many of you in Nuremberg! The SVG Open 2008 organizing committee. -- Andreas Neumann Böschacherstrasse 6, CH-8624 Grüt/Gossau, Switzerland Email: a.neumann@...2251..., Web: * http://www.carto.net/ (Carto and SVG resources) * http://www.carto.net/neumann/ (personal page) * http://www.svgopen.org/ (SVG Open Conference) * http://www.geofoto.ch/ (Georeferenced Photos of Switzerland)

1 0

Inkscape 0.46 for Mac OS Tiger
by Charlie H 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

Hi! I just want to know is there going to be an Inkscape 0.46 for Mac OSX Tiger? If so, is it going to be released soon with the other OS plateforms? Thank you, Charlie _________________________________________________________________ Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause

2 1

Here's a .deb of Inkscape .46
by corstar 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

Hi, just created a deb on Ubuntu Gutsy. This is the first time I've created a deb so let me know if you have any issues. http://www.mediafire.com/?uhn54o0md4z -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Here%27s-a-.deb-of-Inkscape-.46-tp16290114p16290114.h… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

1 0

Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 0.46 Released!
by Nicolai 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

Many compliments to the Inkscape crew ! Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: heathenx <heathenx@...155...> To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:22:12 -0400 Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 0.46 Released! > Excellent! Congrats to all of the developers. I have been waiting very patiently for this new release. > > heathenx > > Bryce Harrington wrote the following on 3/25/2008 2:22 AM: > > The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest > > version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a > > major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of > > PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to > > editing PDF documents. > > > > Tons of new features and performance improvements are included in this > > release. Dialogs now have the ability to be docked to the editing > > window. Gradients can be edited completely on-canvas. The new Paint > > Bucket Tool fills bounded areas with color. A new 3D Box tool helps > > create perspective-correct drawings. A new Tweak tool provides an > > intuitive method for editing paths and painting objects. The new Live > > Path Effects feature can create "brushes" and various organic effects on > > paths. Improvements to color management include support for color spaces > > other than sRGB. Most SVG filters are now implemented, and a new > > powerful UI is provided for editing filter stacks. > > > > > > == Downloading Inkscape 0.46 == > > > > Inkscape 0.46 is already included by default in Ubuntu Hardy so just > > install it normally. Ubuntu Gutsy users can install by adding the > > following to System : Admin : Software Sources : Third-Party Software: > > > > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ubuntu gutsy main > > deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ubuntu gutsy main > > > > Macintosh OS X users can download a Leopard Universal package from our > > SourceForge site: > > > > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 > > > > Packages for Fedora, Debian, Windows, and other platforms should be > > coming soon. > > > > > > == For more information == > > > > Complete Release Notes for 0.46: > > http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046 > > > > Community Contributed Screenshots: > > http://inkscape.org/screenshots/ > > > > Bryce > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > >

1 0

New user
by Lawrence Housell 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

Hi, I downloaded the latest version (Leopard) Mac OS X and installed it in my applications. When I try to start Inkscape a dialog box pops up about the start up and loading fonts, I click on OK, on the menu bar Inkscape appears with the only options being to hide the app. The app never starts, I opened X11 and it is functioning. I really would like to get this app running as I need the vector support for sign designing. Any help appreciated. Larry H Larry H Florida Mac Pro 2.66 5GB memory 2TB HD Leopard 10.5.2 Maxed out Mini 10.4 FCP Express Shake 4.01

1 0

Making a poster with Inkscape
by Cedric Sagne 24 Mar '08

24 Mar '08

Depending on the structure of the poster, in particular amount of text, use of external images, Scribus may be better suited but Inkscape could be your best tool for design of individual elements, while GIMP may also join the fray for some specific tasks. From a study of your project in the marketing design phase (what the poster will look like), you will be able to think up the best workflow, and which tools will design which part of the final output. Cedric

1 0

Making a poster with Inkscape
by Zubin 23 Mar '08

23 Mar '08

Hello everyone, This question would and should fall under the "very general" category: I have been using Inkscape for a while - but only to make small and simple graphics (I am a PhD student and I need to create figures every now and then). I now am faced with the daunting task of creating a poster. I have never done this before. Does anyone have any tips on how to make a powerful, yet beautiful and simple poster using Inkscape? In particular, if you have made a poster using Inkscape before, could you share your experiences with me? Any input would be helpful given that I know nothing about graphic design. I apologise in advance to those of you to whom this email doesn't apply. Thanks!

7 8

Re: [Inkscape-user] Hi-res pdf printing problem ?
by Nicolai 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

----- Original Message ----- From: rygle <pittos@...2434...> > > Hi Nicolai, > > If you want to have a quicker export to PNG, then you might want to try the > 0.46pre3 build on the download page. It is much quicker. Unfortunately this > won't help you at present with PDFs, as it doesn't implement blurs in PDF > export at present. Ok, I'll try > I just did a quick try on 0.45.1 with PDF creator and got an OK result with > blurs. I think you would have to use a high dpi and turn off or limit any > image compression once it gets to the main dialogue for PDF creator. I think > those things are under options, but you also need to do a high dpi from the > first print dialogue when you first select PDF Creator (click on Advanced > and set the dpi high there too). the only feature referred to pictures resolution I've found is in options but isn't a limitations. It says only the jpg resolution. Anyway I setted this to 1200 instead of 150 dpi but I had the same postscript error message : ERROR: rangecheck OFFENDING COMMAND: string STACK: 141750 /mystring 24 64 47250 any other idea ? R.

1 0

Announcement: dxf2svg extension
by Simon Mieth 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

Hi all, I want to announce a dxf2svg extension as part of the Kabeja (http://sf.net/projects/kabeja) project. The project itself is target as standalone Java application/ library for parsing, processing and converting DXF. But it could be also used as dxf2svg tool. The Inkscape extension can be build as pure Java extension (needs a running Java runtime environment), native compiled extension (using gcj) or as .NET extension (needs .NET runtime environment on Windows or Mono on Linux/Unix and IKVM). Kabeja supports most of the 2D part of DXF now, but ignores at the moment the 3D part. The out-of-box running .NET extension is available as separate extension package (includes all necessary libraries): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/kabeja/kabeja-inkscape-extension-0.4.zip * copy all files from the zip archive into the extension folder The Java extension is include in default binary distribution: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/kabeja/kabeja-0.4.zip * copy all files from the inkscape-extension folder into your extension folder For building native extensions you will find some hints here: http://kabeja.sourceforge.net/docs/projects/inkscape.html The extensions works fine with Inkscape 0.45.1, but is broken on the Windows-Inkscape 0.46 builds: With the binary distribution you can convert DXF to SVG outside of Inkscape and just open the SVG then. At least I want to say thanks for your fine application Inkscape. Best Regards, Simon

4 6

/usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1 error.
by John Culleton 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

I have Inkscape working on one Slack 12 partition and not on another. Here is the message: inkscape: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1: undefined symbol: g_regex_error_quark Both partitions have the same versions of /usr/lib/libglibmm* I ran ldconfig. -- John Culleton Resources for every author and publisher: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm

1 0

Re: [Inkscape-user] Hi-res pdf printing problem
by Guillermo Espertino 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

> In your opinion can I send it to the service ? > > Ross > (Windows Xp Sp2, Pentium P4-3Ghz, 1Gb Ram) > 1200 dpi is far too much resolution for a plotter print, imo. If you consider that 300 dpi is enough for the images that you see in offset printed magazines, you'll find that you're working in too high resolution. You can even low the resolution more if the viewer distance will be more than a meter. Usually, a 200 dpi print is more than enough for a sign that will be viewed at 2 meters. If you view the artwork at more distance you can use 150, 100, even 75 dpi. I'd recommend you to just try to print in your inkjet printer a part of the file using, for instance, 300 dpi and watch the print out at the distance that you'll watch the real stuff. If the detail is enough, then you don't need to raise the resolution that much. Usually the resolution of printers/plotters express how fine are the ink drops that the machine can achieve, but it doesn't necessarily mean that you need to create a file in that resolution. Of course I'm talking about images (bitmap images, complex artwork with effects, transparency, blending, etc.) If you need to print small text the resolution counts, although is recommended to keep small text as vectors, to prevent aliasing related artifacts. The printer will use its best resolution for vectorial data. But even in that situation, if you have to print rasterized text, more than 600 dpi is quite excessive. hth, Gez.

1 0

Re: [Inkscape-user] Saving .SVG Files As PDFs
by Guillermo Espertino 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

>> Please let me knonw, ASAP, as I need to need someone 3 PDFs soon. >> > You may get better results of you play with ps or eps from Inkscape and then > use Scribus (if you are on Gnu/Linux) to open and save to PDF. Or, if the artwork is too complex with lots of gradients, blurs and mask/clipping paths, export a high resolution PNG (300 dpi or more), then open it in Gimp and use the Separate+ plugin for creating a CMYK Tiff file, then create the PDF using Scribus importing that tiff. I send my files to the print shop regularly using that method and the results are very good. You can always use a mixed method: rasterize and separate the part that has effects, and save the pure vectors in other file, then put them together using Scribus (additionally you can assign CMYK values and spot colors to imported SVG elements, wich is useful if you need pure black or grays on the K channel only, or spot colors like Pantone inks). Of couse these methods will require some planning and work of your part, and they aren't precisely straight-forward. Unfortunately there isn't a better solution for complex artwork with effects (yet). It would be nice that print shops accept SVG files but it's not very likely to happen. You can always send a RGB PNG file to the print shop, but it's not a good idea in most of the cases. It depends on how good/new is the print shop equipment and how much the guy that makes the pre-press work knows. A new CtP wouldn't have too much problems managing RGB files. In my country is always a bad idea to send RGB files because they use old technology and pre-press operators aren't too qualified. hth, Gez.

1 0

Re: [Inkscape-user] Saving .SVG Files As PDFs
by Guillermo Espertino 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

>> Please let me knonw, ASAP, as I need to need someone 3 PDFs soon. >> > You may get better results of you play with ps or eps from Inkscape and then > use Scribus (if you are on Gnu/Linux) to open and save to PDF. Or, if the artwork is too complex with lots of gradients, blurs and mask/clipping paths, export a high resolution PNG (300 dpi or more), then open it in Gimp and use the Separate+ plugin for creating a CMYK Tiff file and create the PDF using Scribus. I send my files to the print shop regularly using that method and the results are very good. You can always use a mixed method: rasterize and separate the part that has effects, and save the pure vectors in other file, then put them together using Scribus (additionally you can assign CMYK values and spot colors to imported SVG elements, wich is useful if you need pure black or grays on the K channel only, or spot colors like Pantone inks). Of couse these methods will require some planning and work of your part, and they aren't precisely straight-forward. Unfortunately there isn't a better solution for complex artwork with effects (yet). It would be nice that print shops accept SVG files but it's not very likely to happen. You can always send a RGB PNG file to the print shop, but it's not a good idea in most of the cases. It depends on how good/new is the print shop equipment and how much the guy that makes the pre-press work knows. A new CtP wouldn't have too much problems managing RGB files. In my country is always a bad idea to send RGB files because they use old technology and pre-press operators aren't too qualified. hth, Gez.

1 0

Re: [Inkscape-user] Saving .SVG Files As PDFs
by kralec1＠...660... 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

Dear SourceForge, Having created 3 .SVG files in InkScape and saved them as PDF Output files, I've opened the PDFs in InkScape and they appear and display just fine. However, when opening those same PDFs in Adobe Acrobat Reader 8, I see that the graphics I created now show I disjointed and out of position. How is this so? What happened on my saving each file as PDF Output to cause those effects? How will this situation be resolved so that all my vector graphics all display in Acrobat EXACTLY as I had designed? Please let me knonw, ASAP, as I need to need someone 3 PDFs soon. Regards, Dean Clarke

5 6

Please consider this idea, screen shot plus small demo
by Anthony Walter 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

Here is a feature I think would make inkscape MUCH more streamlined, eliminating a LOT of wasted screen real estate (especially in the fill/stroke screen). This is a diagram of my request: http://codebot.org/popslide.jpg Also, a demo of the concept for windows is available here: http://codebot.org/popslide.zip

7 8

CNET uses Inkscape for NCAA tournament brackets
by Bryce Harrington 21 Mar '08

21 Mar '08

"Inkscape is an easy program to use; the only big problem I encountered involved aligning copied brackets." "Inkscape is a vector graphics editor, which means that images and objects can scale easily, so team names and brackets can be resized as you like. The SVG file is included in a downloadable ZIP file on the template product page. Inkscape also exports PDF files, so I created a printable version of the bracket if you want a down-and-dirty printout for brainstorming upset picks or tracking winners. The PDF file is also included in the downloadable ZIP." http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9897368-12.html

2 1

Hi-res pdf printing problem ?
by Nicolai 21 Mar '08

21 Mar '08

Hi, I don't know if I need to make a pdf document with 1200dpi, but I've got a problem working with Inkscape 0.45.1 (march 2007) and some virtual pdf printers (PdfCreator, Bullzip, pdf995 and primopdf). I made a work (a cover for a price-book, greather then the A3 page format) with a gradient in background, images used as pattern (in circle shapes), text as curves, a lettering and it's blurred copy. (here a low-res : http://i26.tinypic.com/b3wpeb.jpg) Planning for a plotter output printing I made a page with 3 copies of work and sent the file to the service. Usually I send a pdf file made with PdfCreator, with the default 600 dpi resolution. All right the pdf printer made the usual good job, except for a little noise on the blur effect and on the gradient, a little bit pixelized (concentric shapes) but not so evident. The problem went trying to do a 1200Dpi pdf output and a B1 format page. I think that with a 1200 Dpi pdf I can obtain a better gredient, instead I had got a lot of problems and errors with the 1200Dpi resolution. 1) 25 min. spooling with a 6Gb file 2) a Pdf with two blank pages: fist portrait and second landscape, with the message text : ERROR: rangecheck OFFENDING COMMAND: string STACK: 100200 /mystring 24 64 33400 3) Sometimes, after spooling, there is no output in file, printing task simply disappears :-) I tried with different pdf printers too and with different page formats and with simplified objects, but with large documents it's always the same result. Of course I tried too with other graphic programs (an old copy of corel draw ver. 9, and of freehand ver. 10) with the same elements (gradients and so on) and b1 page but without any problem. At the end, I exported the work in a png file at 1200Dpi. 5 hours of computing but really a wonderful 130 Mb picture (47244 X 33402 pixel), with a perfect gradient and a perfect blur. In your opinion can I send it to the service ? Ross (Windows Xp Sp2, Pentium P4-3Ghz, 1Gb Ram)

2 1

HP-GL
by Markus Bergholz 20 Mar '08

20 Mar '08

Hi Whats about supporting cutting machines in Inkscape? Most understand the HP-GL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPGL Whats about include this in inkscape? Greetings Markus Bergholz

1 0

Case of Success - Graphical in Brazil
by ValessioBrito 20 Mar '08

20 Mar '08

Case of Success! http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=mzhaz2ghzyn&thumb=6 Inkscape this being used for many " graphical populares" here in Brazil. Production of Adhesives, posters and other printed matters offset. Thanks to Software Livre and Inkscape, now people are if joining and being able to open its company without paying nonsense for the software of design. An user who sent its story for list of the community Inkscape Brazil with link for the photo and excellent commentaries on the Inkscape. http://listas.softwarelivre.org/pipermail/inkscape-brasil/2008-March/002022… -- .ValessioBrito - http://valessiobrito.info

5 5

Updated Filter Effects chapter for 0.46
by Tavmjong Bah 18 Mar '08

18 Mar '08

Hi, The draft Filter Effects chapter for my book has been updated to match the 0.46 released. You can take a look at: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Filters_0.46.html You can compare the figures against the rendering of your favorite browser by going to: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/images/FILTERS/index.xml Tav

1 0

adding nodes segments intersection point
by Khaldoon Sinjab 17 Mar '08

17 Mar '08

i have two crossed segments. i need to add a node to each segments at the intersection point. then delete each half of the two segments to make a corner. is there a way to add these nodes exactly at the intersection point automatically? this is how to do that in Illustrator http://www.typophile.com/node/29981 can this be done in inkscape?

2 1

Re: [Inkscape-user] Using Inkscape to prepare presentations
by Valerie 14 Mar '08

14 Mar '08

That's amazing! Great work! Animation is on the list of Inkscape to-do's, and you seem to have already come up with the start of a solution! It's not full animation yet, but frame-by-frame transitions in anything other than a .gif (or flash format) is thoroughly missing, so this is very welcome. Instead of navigating with the directional keys, is it possible to make the flipping through the frames by clicking? (though it wouldn't allow moving back). Clicking is more convenient when including the picture within a webpage though. With a "click to start", you not only have the means to a presentation slide, but the start of the means to basic animation. > Dear all: > > I have used Inkscape for a while now, and the more I use it, the more > I like it. Congratulations to the whole community and thanks a lot > for your work! Among other things, I use Inkscape to edit > illustrations for my presentations. One thing that I don't like about > the process, is that I create the images, then export them to PDF and > afterwards import them into Keynote. It's not very convenient and > that got me thinking about a way to improve the process. > > After looking at different approaches for web slide shows (based on > HTML, CSS, SVG and JavaScript in various combinations), I plugged > together a small JavaScript programme that turns an Inkscape image > into a slide show. Every layer of the image becomes one slide. The > beauty of the approach is that the set-up and the definition of the > transitions can be done from within Inkscape and everything is > contained in the SVG image file. To view the presentation the SVG > image can be loaded into any browser with JavaScript and SVG support. > So far, I tested it successfully in Firefox and Safari on OSX and in > Firefox on WindowsXP. > > There is lots more that could still be done to improve the code and > to integrate it better with Inkscape, but I wanted to see what people > think about it before I continue to work on improvements. You can > download the image (presentation) from the link below. I hope you'll > have fun playing around with it. Feedback and pointers to other > approaches for solving the same problem are always appreciated. > > http://hochreiner.net/projects/jessy/jessy.svg > > The image above uses the DejaVu fonts. If you don't have them on your > system, other fonts will be used and the results will look slightly > different. > > Cheers, > Hannes ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

3 3

Input needed for snapping related matter
by Diederik van Lierop 11 Mar '08

11 Mar '08

Hi All, If you care about snapping, then please have a look at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174046 We could use some input here because we're about to make some design choices affecting the usability. To understand the discussion you only have to read the messages from March onwards. Thanks, Diederik -------- Original Message -------- On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Diederik van Lierop <mail@...2312...> wrote: > Bulia, another consideration: suppose a user is again using visual > bboxes in the selector tool, and that has created a path of which the > nodes are snapped and aligned to a grid. Next, when translating the > path's nodes will snap to the grid again. But when he tries to scale it, > the nodes won't snap. We cannot expect that any user would immediately > realize that he needs to switch to geometrical bboxes, or can we? So the question is, do people really need node snapping when scaling. I'm really not sure of that. Even with ellipse center - scaling an ellipse to snap its center is imho a very contorted way to act, I would assume most people would first move it to snap the center and then scale it around the center, which is much more natural. So I would vote for disabling node snapping for scaling, perhaps adding a checkbox to snapping option s, under Snap ndodes, "Snap nodes even when scaling in Selector" if people want to override that at the expense of not keeping the origin (as should be explained in the tooltip). However, I'm not a heavy user of snapping, so perhaps we need more input before committing to this. -- Rectangles do not snap accurately to grid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174046 You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee.

2 1

Announcement: Inkscape Website Redesign Contest
by Josh Andler 11 Mar '08

11 Mar '08

Hey all, The Inkscape team and community is proud to announce a contest to redesign our website! The contest begins today and the deadline for Phase 1 is April 10th, 2008... Phase 1? Yes, you read that right. As with the past few contests we've had, it is being held on DeviantART ( http://www.deviantart.com/ ). You can find out more about it (and the even more community collaborative approach we're taking) at: http://inkscapers.deviantart.com/journal/17274523/ We looking forward to seeing what people will come up with! As always... Good Luck! Have fun! Draw Freely. Cheers, Josh (aka ScislaC)

1 0

Inkscape 0.46pre3
by Ted Gould 10 Mar '08

10 Mar '08

Hello Inkscapers, We've put out another pre-release of Inkscape. As we're getting very close to releasing 0.46 on platforms other than Windows testing is critical. On Windows, there are some release blocking bugs that could use developer attention. If you're a Windows developer please come help. If not, but you know one, time to buy him/her their favorite pizza and beer then tie them to a chair :) [1] --- All bugs should be submitted to --- http://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/ --- Release --- https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=991… --- MD5Sums --- 0daed93fbf24da295499d844b54be621 inkscape-0.45+0.46pre3.tar.bz2 d486eb8b02641b90cb7750afd8477efc inkscape-0.45+0.46pre3.tar.bz2.sig 39a5d9451120cf953a811d6dde92adfe inkscape-0.45+0.46pre3.tar.gz 635ed77f488d2bf18b2c2be19cf900bc inkscape-0.45+0.46pre3.tar.gz.sig 427584d96ef0f07d5b78c74e96414a6b inkscape-0.45+0.46pre3.zip 190ca9ee4f96e180ce851bcb7bdd99f1 inkscape-0.45+0.46pre3.zip.sig Thank you everyone for continuing to use and help out with Inkscape. --Ted [1] Neither Ted nor the Inkscape project encourage violence towards Windows developers. They're all future Linux developers ;)

6 6

Extended input and "keys"
by Jon A. Cruz 09 Mar '08

09 Mar '08

Hi, I'm trying to find out if anyone has successfully gotten the "keys" settings under the "Input Devices..." dialog to actually do anything. So far on Ubuntu 7.10 I've been unable to get them reacting with my Wacom. I'm very interested in anyone getting them to work, since I'm doing a replacement for that dialog and am almost ready to check in the first round. Thanks for any feedback.

1 0

Scripting - retrieving rendered bounding box
by simonecesano＠libero.it 07 Mar '08

07 Mar '08

Hi all, is it possible to retrieve information about the rendered elements of a drawing via scripting Inkscape? For example, to retrieve the bounding box of an element which has been scaled and traslated? And is it possible to execute commands - like generating a shape which is the union of two shapes - via scripting Inlscape? Thanks in advance, Simone

3 2

computer modern (cmr10) font
by Ian Malone 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

Hi, I'm using inkscape 0.45 on Fedora 8 and I've got a .svg that I want to convert into pdf. Previously I used the -E option to export to .eps then applied epstopdf. However the hyphen in the computer modern font (cmr10) that I'm using disappears in this process (Evince doesn't show it in the .eps). Export to pdf directly or using the -T option both work, but can anyone suggest what's going on with eps export? (While -A works I'm curious as to why -E doesn't, also -A produces a 334KB file rather than the 13K one I get with -E and epstopdf.) -- imalone

1 0

Selection and dragging problems with a tablet
by Denís Fernández Cabrera 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

Hello, everyone. I have just recently compiled Inkscape CVS snapshot 17530. It works perfectly, save for the fact that I have real problems selecting and dragging objects with my Wacom Graphire 4: I have to tap several times with the stylus (and sometimes, to apply real force on the tapping) for the program to recognize what I am trying to do. The calligraphic tool, though, or the pen tool, work perfectly. I think it is only an issue with the selection tool. I never had this problem before with other versions of Inkscape. I didn't do any changes to the tablet configuration nor to my X server, and I have tried using different desktop environments to see wether it made a difference --- it didn't. Is anyone experiencing this issue? Can anyone help? Thanks in advance, Denís. -- Denís Fernández Cabrera mailto://denis@...2126... http://gatonegro.ceibes.org

1 0

SVG Tiny
by Denís Fernández Cabrera 04 Mar '08

04 Mar '08

Hello, I have a friend working on mobile devices, and he needs to use the SVG Tiny specification. He was asking me wether Inkscape could produce that kind of files, and when it would reach version 0.5. Of course I know that trying to predict when 0.5 will come out is pretty much impossible, but (keeping in mind that I don't know anything about the SVG Tiny spec) I was thinking that one could possibly create SVGs with Inkscape (avoiding the effects or resources not contained in the Tiny spec) and then use a small script to strip out whatever doesn't match the spec. Does anyone know if this is feasible? And what differences are exactly between the SVG and the SVG Tiny? Denís. -- Denís Fernández Cabrera mailto://denis@...2126... http://gatonegro.ceibes.org

5 7

Inkscape / GSoC '08 proposal
by Bryce Harrington 04 Mar '08

04 Mar '08

Hi all, I'm hearing some rumblings that Google will be running their Summer of Code project again this year, and want to put out a proposal for discussion about how we should handle it this year. SoC has been great for bringing new ideas to Inkscape from a number of sources, yet often the newly written code needs follow up work to sand rough corners or to make it fit more correctly within our architecture. However, between SoC mentoring during the summers, and release work at other parts of the year, core developers haven't really had a good solid amount of time to focus on this digestion. There is concern that another summer's worth of code would put us further behind in this regard. Of course, given the major benefits that have accrued from our past involvement, it would be a shame to have to sit it out! But I think there is a compromise which will solve this, if we set two criteria for this year's involvement: 1. All Inkscape GSoC projects this year must be implemented as extensions, with no changes required to Inkscape's core 2. All mentoring be done by developers who will not be focusing on the 0.47 codebase refactoring efforts. (In particular, developers with good extension development experience.) We will limit the number of candidates we accept to the number of mentors available. I think this approach will prove valuable in a few different ways. First, extension writing is likely going to be a much easier learning curve for students than learning to build and work within inkscape's codebase. Second, it keeps their code distinct and discrete from inkscape's codebase, avoiding any increase in 'entropy' in our core code. Third, it will help add value to our extension community, and give them resources to do achieve things that would have had trouble competing against core codebase feature priorities. Please let me know what are your thoughts on this proposal? If you support it and have written extensions before, would you also be willing to be a mentor? Bryce

7 9

Firefox 3 T-Shirt Contest - (Submissions in SVG)
by ryan lerch 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Just thought i would post about the firefox 3 T-Shirt contest, where the accepted format is SVG... Wouldn't mind see a member of the inkscape community winning... :P link: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/tcontest cheers, ryanlerch

1 0

Re: [Inkscape-user] 0.46, 0.45 startup problems on Leopard
by jiho 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

Hi again, On 2008-February-24 , at 22:40 , Stuart Edwards wrote: > On Feb 24, 2008, at 12:27 PM, jiho wrote: >>> 2/24/08 10:22:31 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] >>> (inkscape- >>> bin:686): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. >>> 2/24/08 10:22:31 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] Using >>> the fallback 'C' locale. >> >> This is OK. > Not getting this now with xquartz >> >>> 2/24/08 10:22:32 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] ** >>> (inkscape-bin:686): WARNING **: Unknown verb name: FullScreen >> >> This is just a warning but we are having it a lot. This is related to >> the new version of X11 but I don't know where it comes from on >> Inkscape's side. > Nor this >> >>> 2/24/08 10:22:34 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] >>> (inkscape- >>> [...] >>> (inkscape- >>> bin:686): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GSUB table 85 >> >> These are regular warnings too. > ok, but they are gone too. Glad to know these warnings are gone. But actually this makes me think there's an other problem. Indeed, they should be there actually... read on. >>> This may shed some light on the X11 problem >> >> The X11 problem is the following: on Panther+Tiger X11 must be >> started >> to run X11 applications so we started it manually in Inkscape >> launcher, on Leopard, X11 is automatically launched when an >> applications queries the DISPLAY variable (and X11 thing). So we just >> had to surround the code which started X11 in the launcher by an if >> condition ( if version is < 10.5 then start X11, else just skip it ). >> This has been included in all recent devel versions of Inkscape (all >> those compiled on Leopard at least) and has been "backported" to >> 0.45.1. So all those should work on Leopard. > So this definitely doesn't seem to be happening with Leopard or > 0.45.1 (see below) It does work and has worked on several systems already so that makes me think the problem is elsewhere. >> [...] >> - get the latest X11 from Xquartz (*much* better than the default one >> on Leopard, and kind of official >> >> http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz/wiki/X112.1.4 > done - unfortunately the net result is no change as far as 0.46 is > concerned. I downloaded 0.45.1 and it opens briefly, triggers X11 > which opens and then Inkscape is gone. There are no Inkscape > related console messages. What log are you watching? By default when you open Console.app on Leopard you're on a sort of table view in which messages come in from several places. Just switch to LOG FILES > System log in the side bar. Here's what I get when I start Inkscape devel (latest on modevia), with X11 not yet running, on OS X 10.5.2, Xquartz 2.1.4. I've inserted markers where appropriate: >>>>>> Monday, 2008 February 25 00:07:09,652Europe/Paris ----> Starting Inkscape Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook [0x0-0x388388].org.inkscape.Inkscape[15189]: (inkscape-bin:15190): Gtk- WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook [0x0-0x388388].org.inkscape.Inkscape[15189]: Using the fallback 'C' locale. Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: xauth: creating new authority file /Users/jiho/.serverauth.15224 Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: xinit: Detected Xquartz startup, setting file=X, argv[0]=/Applications/Utilities/X11.app/ Contents/MacOS/X11 Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: XQuartz starting: Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: X.org Release 7.2 Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: X.Org X Server 1.3.0- apple10 Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: Build Date: 20080213 Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: TransformProcessType: Success Feb 25 00:07:13 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: Xquartz: run by launchd for fd 0 >>>>>> Monday, 2008 February 25 00:07:23,286Europe/Paris ---> Inkscape window appears Feb 25 00:07:14 jiho-ibook [0x0-0x388388].org.inkscape.Inkscape[15189]: (inkscape-bin:15190): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GDEF table 28333 Feb 25 00:07:14 jiho-ibook [0x0-0x388388].org.inkscape.Inkscape[15189]: (inkscape-bin:15190): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GSUB table 28333 Feb 25 00:07:14 jiho-ibook [0x0-0x388388].org.inkscape.Inkscape[15189]: (inkscape-bin:15190): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GPOS table 28333 Feb 25 00:07:17 jiho-ibook [0x0-0x388388].org.inkscape.Inkscape[15189]: (inkscape-bin:15190): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GDEF table 28333 Feb 25 00:07:17 jiho-ibook [0x0-0x388388].org.inkscape.Inkscape[15189]: (inkscape-bin:15190): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GSUB table 28333 Feb 25 00:07:17 jiho-ibook [0x0-0x388388].org.inkscape.Inkscape[15189]: (inkscape-bin:15190): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GPOS table 28333 Feb 25 00:07:34 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: rlCopy.c:59: null pointer >>>>>> Monday, 2008 February 25 00:08:07,286Europe/Paris ---> Quitting X11 Feb 25 00:08:23: --- last message repeated 1 time --- Feb 25 00:08:11 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: Quitting XQuartz... Feb 25 00:08:11 jiho-ibook org.x.X11[15224]: xinit: connection to X server lost. The locale issue has been here for ever, I guess it's something in our starting script but it is harmless. Then come messages from Xquartz The Pango errors take some tim to appear and are, in my experience, associated at least in part with the use of Lucida Grande as Inkscape's UI font. Once again, the font is still displayed fine. This is harmless Then again messages from Xquartz when quitting. So basically, if you get any of these messages, don't worry, it's the normal behavior (not perfect but it works). We'll try something else now: do you have any custom templates or the like in ~/.inkscape? Could you try moving away those and your preferences. In aTerminal: mkdir -p inkscape-bkp mv ~/.inkscape* inkscape-bkp Then start Inkscape. To put them back in place: mv inkscape-bkp/.ink* ~ rmdir inkscape-bkp If this is indeed the problem, please try to find which file causes it (by moving back only part of your customizations. Are comfortable enough with a terminal?) and then submit a bug report with it on Launchpad. > From: rygle <pittos@...2434...> > Jiho (and others), > > If any of these issues are common enough, can you please contribute > some > wisdom to the http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/InstallHelp > InstallHelp section on the wiki? > > I'm not a Mac user, but after some frustration helping my brother > install > decided I could make a meaningful contribution for Mac users that > could help > them navigate the X11 version nightmare. But this stuff I have no idea > about. Well I would if I could. These different versions of X11 are a mess. The bug reports open on this are usually still lacking information while precise steps were given. I've never had a single problem with it so I don't have first hand experience. The information currently in the wiki is excellent IMHO. You did a great job. And if everyone followed these I think we would have had much less bug reports in the Panther-Tiger transition. As for Leopard, I personally use Xquartz but would not recommend it to people unless they have problems (like Stuart here). As usual: "Don't fix what ain't broken". The update Apple shipped with 10.5.2 should have improved the matter enough anyway. Cheers, JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr/

2 2

Using Inkscape to prepare presentations
by Hannes Hochreiner 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Dear all: I have used Inkscape for a while now, and the more I use it, the more I like it. Congratulations to the whole community and thanks a lot for your work! Among other things, I use Inkscape to edit illustrations for my presentations. One thing that I don't like about the process, is that I create the images, then export them to PDF and afterwards import them into Keynote. It's not very convenient and that got me thinking about a way to improve the process. After looking at different approaches for web slide shows (based on HTML, CSS, SVG and JavaScript in various combinations), I plugged together a small JavaScript programme that turns an Inkscape image into a slide show. Every layer of the image becomes one slide. The beauty of the approach is that the set-up and the definition of the transitions can be done from within Inkscape and everything is contained in the SVG image file. To view the presentation the SVG image can be loaded into any browser with JavaScript and SVG support. So far, I tested it successfully in Firefox and Safari on OSX and in Firefox on WindowsXP. There is lots more that could still be done to improve the code and to integrate it better with Inkscape, but I wanted to see what people think about it before I continue to work on improvements. You can download the image (presentation) from the link below. I hope you'll have fun playing around with it. Feedback and pointers to other approaches for solving the same problem are always appreciated. http://hochreiner.net/projects/jessy/jessy.svg The image above uses the DejaVu fonts. If you don't have them on your system, other fonts will be used and the results will look slightly different. Cheers, Hannes

5 6

Re: [Inkscape-user] Using Inkscape to prepare presentations
by Jon Bertrand 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Very nice! Great idea! -----Original Message----- From: inkscape-user-bounces(a)lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net]On Behalf Of Hannes Hochreiner Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:52 PM To: Inkscape User Community Subject: [Inkscape-user] Using Inkscape to prepare presentations Dear all: I have used Inkscape for a while now, and the more I use it, the more I like it. Congratulations to the whole community and thanks a lot for your work! Among other things, I use Inkscape to edit illustrations for my presentations. One thing that I don't like about the process, is that I create the images, then export them to PDF and afterwards import them into Keynote. It's not very convenient and that got me thinking about a way to improve the process. After looking at different approaches for web slide shows (based on HTML, CSS, SVG and JavaScript in various combinations), I plugged together a small JavaScript programme that turns an Inkscape image into a slide show. Every layer of the image becomes one slide. The beauty of the approach is that the set-up and the definition of the transitions can be done from within Inkscape and everything is contained in the SVG image file. To view the presentation the SVG image can be loaded into any browser with JavaScript and SVG support. So far, I tested it successfully in Firefox and Safari on OSX and in Firefox on WindowsXP. There is lots more that could still be done to improve the code and to integrate it better with Inkscape, but I wanted to see what people think about it before I continue to work on improvements. You can download the image (presentation) from the link below. I hope you'll have fun playing around with it. Feedback and pointers to other approaches for solving the same problem are always appreciated. http://hochreiner.net/projects/jessy/jessy.svg The image above uses the DejaVu fonts. If you don't have them on your system, other fonts will be used and the results will look slightly different. Cheers, Hannes ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

2 1

save as... jpg
by bernardokp 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Hello everyone, I just downloaded the newest version of Inkscape 0.45. I tried to save my work as a .jpg or jpeg and I noticed that this option has disappeared form the "save as..." window. I remember I was able to do that in older versions. Can anyone tell me what's going on? Thanks a lot, Bernardo -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/save-as...-jpg-tp15741681p15741681.html Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

5 5

Can clones override inherited style?
by unknown＠example.com 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Hello all, I am trying to set a different stroke color on a clone, but this is only possible when I unset the stroke of the original which makes the original invisible. Is it possible for clones to override the style they inherit from the original? Thanks, Johan

1 0

Please ignore...
by Christopher B. Wright 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

... For some reason I keep getting messages I send to Inkscape-user returned to me. This is a test message to see if the problem has to do with my local email settings. Please ignore, and I'm sorry to disturb the list. Chris Wright (wrightc@...537...)

2 1

parameter UI for import filter Extension
by Simon Mieth 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Hi, I'm building an import filter extension for inkscape which needs some data for the import process. The wiki describes howto to write an INX file. There is a description how to define parameters for a UI dialog. Is this feature only supported for effects? I tried the following example, but nothing happens. <inkscape-extension> <_name>My Import filter</_name> <id>my.id</id> <dependency type="extension">org.inkscape.input.svg</dependency> <param name="bounds-rule" gui-text="Choose View" type="enum"> <item>Modelspace</item> <item>Modelspace-Limits</item> <item>Paperspace</item> <item>Paperspace-Limits</item> </param> <input> <extension>.foo</extension> <mimetype>image/x-svgz</mimetype> <_filetypename> foo</_filetypename> <_filetypetooltip>Import foo</_filetypetooltip> <output_extension>org.inkscape.output.svg</output_extension> </input> <script> <command reldir="extensions">myfoo</command> </script> </inkscape-extension> Best Regards and many thanks, Simon

2 2

anyone know why certain fonts aren't showing up as available in Inkscape?
by Alexandra Schmidt 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

2 1

0.46, 0.45 startup problems on Leopard
by Stuart Edwards 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

I'm experiencing the 'X11 doesn't start' problem noted in some previous posts, but I don't see a clear resolution. Basically, 0.46 (0.45 dev mac osx binary) doesn't start at all, and 0.45 requires X11 to be open already otherwise it asks for X11 to be installed. Anyway -- here's some of the console log messages during a session this morning. If anyone has any ideas, it would be much appreciated. Stu Inkscape 0.46 Mac OSX 10.5.2 Intel Reboot Activate Inkscape Inkscape menu appears but no windows; X11 is not activated console messages are: 2/24/08 9:59:29 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] 2008-02-24 09:59:29.816 defaults[245:10b] 2/24/08 9:59:29 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] The domain/ default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleAquaColorVariant) does not exist 2/24/08 9:59:29 AM defaults[246] The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleHighlightColor) does not exist 2/24/08 9:59:30 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] 2008-02-24 09:59:29.922 defaults[246:10b] 2/24/08 9:59:30 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] The domain/ default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleHighlightColor) does not exist Quit Inkscape console says: 2/24/08 10:06:23 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.inkscape.Inkscape[224] Platypus App: PID 225 killed brutally Activate X11 (this is X11.app at /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/ Contents/MacOS/X11 ) xterm window opens Activate Inkscape Inkscape menu appears but no X11 windows Console messages similar with a couple of additions, then the Activity Monitor goes a little crazy: 2/24/08 10:09:40 AM defaults[388] The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleAquaColorVariant) does not exist 2/24/08 10:09:40 AM [0x0-0x23023].org.inkscape.Inkscape[367] 2008-02-24 10:09:40.108 defaults[388:10b] 2/24/08 10:09:40 AM [0x0-0x23023].org.inkscape.Inkscape[367] The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleAquaColorVariant) does not exist 2/24/08 10:09:40 AM defaults[390] The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleHighlightColor) does not exist 2/24/08 10:09:40 AM [0x0-0x23023].org.inkscape.Inkscape[367] 2008-02-24 10:09:40.178 defaults[390:10b] 2/24/08 10:09:40 AM [0x0-0x23023].org.inkscape.Inkscape[367] The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleHighlightColor) does not exist 2/24/08 10:10:26 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) 2/24/08 10:10:46 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) 2/24/08 10:10:46 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) 2/24/08 10:10:46 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) etc, once per second Quit Inkscape and console says: 2/24/08 10:17:12 AM [0x0-0x23023].org.inkscape.Inkscape[367] Platypus App: PID 368 killed brutally 2/24/08 10:17:12 AM com.apple.launchd[84] ([0x0-0x23023].org.inkscape.Inkscape[367]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 368 PPID 1 inkscape-bin 2/24/08 10:17:14 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) 2/24/08 10:17:15 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) 2/24/08 10:17:16 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) 2/24/08 10:17:17 AM Activity Monitor[271] *** -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (24) beyond bounds (24) etc, once per second Quit Activity Monitor Try to activate Inkscape and X11 several times - same results. Inkscape did actually fire up a couple of days ago, but seemed to freeze a lot on file management tasks. Unfortunately I can't recreate that today. Go back to 0.45 Activate Inkscape (X11 is open) Inkscape window opens I usually have to have X11 open in order for Inkscape to find it -- been using it this way most of the time. 'Failed to start X11' screen is presented otherwise. Console messages are: 2/24/08 10:22:28 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] / Applications/Inkscape/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/script: line 17: open-x11: command not found 2/24/08 10:22:28 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] Unable to find application named 'XDarwin' 2/24/08 10:22:31 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] (inkscape- bin:686): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. 2/24/08 10:22:31 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] Using the fallback 'C' locale. 2/24/08 10:22:32 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] ** (inkscape-bin:686): WARNING **: Unknown verb name: FullScreen 2/24/08 10:22:34 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] (inkscape- bin:686): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GDEF table 85 2/24/08 10:22:34 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] (inkscape- bin:686): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GPOS table 85 2/24/08 10:22:34 AM [0x0-0x2e02e].org.inkscape.Inkscape[685] (inkscape- bin:686): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GSUB table 85 This may shed some light on the X11 problem

3 3

Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] Inkscape / GSoC '08 proposal
by Aaron Spike 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Bryce Harrington wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 06:29:21AM -0600, Aaron Spike wrote: >> Bryce Harrington wrote: >>> 1. All Inkscape GSoC projects this year must be implemented as >>> extensions, with no changes required to Inkscape's core >> I agree whole-heartedly with the premise. I was recently expressing my >> feelings that the need for the codebase to be in good shape for GSoC has >> discouraged us from doing serious refactoring. But is condition 1 really >> feasible? Seems like a very limiting condition. Will it implementing >> projects as extensions really allow developers to bang away at major >> refactoring? Or will we still feel the need to hold off, because any major >> breakage will still cause problems with extensions? > > I was thinking we'd ask that they develop against the 0.46.x release, > which would avoid these issues. 0.46!?!? That's so old. Perhaps we could encourage students to take on refactoring tasks as projects. I really can't see the wisdom in making artificial restrictions. Decisions on a case by case basis seems best. That said, the refactoring that needs to be done is very important for moving forward. And it is best to make it a priority. Aaron Spike

1 0

Re: [Inkscape-user] Save As EPS Brings up Printer Interface
by zbharucha 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Mark Lucas-6 wrote: > > Hi, > > I've been poking around the site and can't find anything regarding the > following oddity. When I moved to Fedora 8 and installed inkscape, I > found that whenever I try to save as an eps file, the printer window > would come up. This does not happen under windows and has not happened > to me before under FC4. > > Has anyone else found this issue? I'm presuming I'm missing a package > somewhere or there is a misconfiguration. Does anyone have any > suggestions? > > Thanks, > Mark Lucas > > -- > Mark Lucas email: lucasm@...2451... > 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984 > Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433 > Ohio University > Athens, OH 45701 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > Hi Mark, I have noticed the same problem. While I do not know of any fix from Inkscape's side, I managed a quick workaround. You can export an *.svg file to *.eps using the command line interface. Let's say the name of the file is somefile.svg and you want to export it as anyfilename.eps. Simply do: inkscape -E anyfilename.eps somefile.svg. This worked for me. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Save-As-EPS-Brings-up-Printer-Interface-tp15500579p15… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

2 1