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inkscape young artists
by artur coelho 31 May '07

31 May '07

Showcasing a work done by one of my young pupils using inkscape. I'm a portuguese schoolteacher who has found in inkscape an invaluable tool in the classroom. The pupils are very young, and have fallen in love with the program. http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55573407/ I apologize if this list is not the place to publicize, but i have not found another way. -- <i>nulla dies sine linea</i>

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Equivalent to Illustrator's Gradient Mesh?
by Kat Tanaka Okopnik 31 May '07

31 May '07

Hi - I've finally gotten more comfortable with Inkscape's gradient tool (although I miss the interface of Illustrator's gradient editor), but I'm wondering if there's any equivalent in Inkscape to Illustrator's gradient mesh tool? For more explanation of the mesh tool, see here: http://www.magicalbutterfly.com/tutorials/meshtutorial/meshtutpage3.htm -- Kat Tanaka Okopnik Linux Gazette Mailbag Editor kat@...2161...

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Possible to reference external svg images?
by Nick Daly 31 May '07

31 May '07

Question:Is it possible to reference (not import/embed) one SVG image within another?A little bit of background:A few years ago, I used Flash 6 (I think) on a vector animation project and came out with a nice little animation. In an effort to teach myself the ins and outs of Inkscape, I tried to rebuild several memorable stills from the old flash animation in Inkscape and ran into a bit of trouble. The flash file contains references to objects within the file, making it straightforward work to refer to an object in the movie (an image of a car, for example).In my case, I've created a major file to hold all the sub-objects (backgrounds, cars, trees, people, and so forth), and would like to be able to reference them in the main (completed file). The closest functionality I can find to this that Inkscape offers is importing another svg image. Unfortunately, this is insufficient for my purposes, as import results in one file being copied into the other. Thus, the original image becomes completely independent of the copy in the other file, requiring an annoying process of reimporting and correctly transforming every time you update the original image. This also duplicates the file data, effectively doubling the size of whatever you're trying to create.So, my question is, is it possible to simply reference one file within another, to say "this file exists here, load the data, but don't save it in this file" (the equivalent of "include" directives in C and HTML, or Inkscape's own "Clone" command)? In theory, if Inkscape preserved the location and the transformation matrix of the object, along with the reference, it would have all the information necessary to reconstruct the external image in the document. Thus, any modifications to the external image would be reflected whenever the main image was updated.If this doesn't exist in Inkscape, is it possible in standard SVG? If so, I'll make a feature request out of it, if not, are there any other methods that you can use to accomplish this task?Thanks,Nick _________________________________________________________________ Change is good. See what’s different about Windows Live Hotmail. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/default.html?locale=en-us&ocid…

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Illustrate screenshots (bitmap) with vector objects and export at 100% (1:1 ratio)
by Jean-Marc Molina 31 May '07

31 May '07

I would like to use Inkscape as a screenshot illustrator (image editor). I have a bitmap, a software interface capture for example, and would like to draw some vector objects over it. However I can't find the proper zoom level to display the bitmap properly (at 100% or 200% it randomly works, it depends of the screenshot size) and more important, export it so the result is not "jagged". The zoom level, even at 100% (1:1) is never correct as Inkscape doesn't consider the canvas as a bitmap, as The GIMP does for example, but as vector. The only solution I found is to set the exported bitmap dimensions to 90 ppp but I'm not sure it works in all cases. I don't even know why 90 works, I suppose it balances the bitmap/vector ratio. I guess I'm looking for some sort of hybrid mode between bitmap and vector image editing.

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Two questions about paths and node sculpting
by Elfi Heck 31 May '07

31 May '07

Hi, some comment in another thread reminded me that I always wanted to ask: - Can I make a path (created from text) fit in a shape (for example like in this image from a German FontWork article: http://www.ooowiki.de/FontWork/SchriftMitBild?action=AttachFile&do=get&targ… Would I use node sculpting for this? If yes, how would I go about it? If no, is there another way? - Suppose I select only the nodes in the upper part of a shape and drag one from the top further upwards (with "Alt" pressed for node sculpting). How do I get the other selected nodes to "distribute" evenly between the node being dragged and the fixed nodes? Thank you, Elfi PS: I would have liked to search the list archives first but have problems accessing them (I'm getting a page saying "No Forum Chosen")

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Taking Measurements or Define the exact size of an object
by D. Jones 30 May '07

30 May '07

I know in the Gimp that when you make a selection you know the precise size of that selection how do you accomplish the same thing in inscape? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL

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Effects-Perspective, Python, Sources.
by Paweł Gęga 30 May '07

30 May '07

Hi all, Youtube tutorial on perspective is absolutely outstanding! I compiled Inkscape 0.45.1 from sources over the platform ,but by Perspective effect seems to not work too much properly, I know that The Object working as perspective should have 4 and only 4 nodes. Moreover I tried to work in the same way as in movieclip - the effect: all my objects stood in place as created. Are there any other requirements for good perspective effects other than '4 nodes' ? Maybe the problem is in python or that my Inkscape was compiled form sources? Paul.

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Placing Guides
by D. Jones 30 May '07

30 May '07

Thanks for the response on measuring objects. Just one more question how do I place guides exactly where I want them. For ex if I want a guide to appear 50% of the horizontal area of a document can I specify this somewhere or do I just have to drag until I get it where I want it ____________________________________________________________________________________Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433

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object size function of page format?
by David L 30 May '07

30 May '07

Hi, I'm a newbie using inkscape to annotate a floor plan I've created with cairo. I'm having a few little problems when I try to do this. The first problem is that the size of the objects in my floor plan change when I change the page format. For example, if I generate a square intended to print as 1" on a side, it initially is the correct size when I open the svg file with inkscape. However, after I pick a page format (eg: US Letter), the size of the square changes significantly. I'm not sure if this is newbie ignorance or a bug in cairo or inkscape. Below is some C code that generates an svg file with a 1" square as an example. How can I make objects print at their original size without simply manually rescaling everything after setting the page format? Thanks, David // compile like this: // g++ -Wall -c -g `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0` -o cairosvg.o cairosvg.cpp // g++ -g -o cairosvg cairosvg.o `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0` #include <gtk/gtk.h> #include <glib.h> #include <gtk/gtk.h> #include <gdk/gdk.h> #include <cairo/cairo-svg.h> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { cairo_surface_t *surface; surface = cairo_svg_surface_create("foo.svg", 100, 100); cairo_t *cr; cr = cairo_create (surface); cairo_surface_destroy(surface); cairo_rectangle (cr, 0.0, 0.0, 100, 100); cairo_clip (cr); cairo_move_to(cr, 10, 10); cairo_line_to(cr, 10, 82); cairo_line_to(cr, 82, 82); cairo_line_to(cr, 82, 10); cairo_close_path(cr); cairo_set_source_rgb(cr, 0,1,0); cairo_set_line_width (cr, 0.1); cairo_stroke(cr); cairo_move_to(cr, 46,46); cairo_show_text(cr, "X"); cairo_show_page (cr); cairo_destroy (cr); return 0; } _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storage�get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migrati…

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How To Install Type 1 Fonts on Linux Debian/Ubuntu?
by Dave Fisher 30 May '07

30 May '07

Dear All, I am a new list member (although long-time Inkscape user), please accept my apologies if this question has been asked and answered in some place that I can't find or am unaware off. All the fonts I can see listed in my Inkscape installation are TTF. I have Type 1 fonts on my system and would like to use them in Inkscape, e.g. for embedding. I've read that there are problems with this on Windows and OSX, is this true for Linux also? If not, can anyone suggest a method I can follow? I'm no stranger to the command line and I've previously learnt more about Debian/Ubuntu font management that I ever wanted to ;-) Dave

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Illustrator Brushes
by D. Jones 29 May '07

29 May '07

Is it possible to use illustrator brushes in Inkscape? And if so how would you do it. ____________________________________________________________________________________Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/

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Crop tool?
by John R. Culleton 29 May '07

29 May '07

In Gimp one can "flatten" a document to put all layers and all pieces into one object. Once this is done one can crop to a segment of the object and if needed enlarge it to a new size. I need those steps or equivalent to create a multi page (and more readable) version of the help document "keys.svg. " What are the Inkscape analogs of flatten and crop? -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Effects-Perspective, Python, Sources.
by Paweł Gęga 29 May '07

29 May '07

Yes, It is working properly. Great help.

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Gradient fill Quality (Linux user)
by Paweł Gęga 29 May '07

29 May '07

Please find attched sample gradient. Same in exported PNG as in Inkscape. No I did not check compresion quality while exporting PNG bitmaps. Paul

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Gradient smoothnes quality (Linux user)
by Pgega 29 May '07

29 May '07

Hi there, I would like to ask about inkscape gradient fill option. When I use gradients I can easily recognise tone steps in the gradient ..especially when I am using few gredient filled objects with different transparency levels. What might be the reason ? I using Debian , Xorg 24 bit Color Depth. When I draw the same picture under windows with AI or Photoshop the gradients are more smooth. Thanks, Paul -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Gradient-smoothnes-quality-%28Linux-user%29-tf3826840… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Effects-Perspective, Python, Sources.
by Paweł Gęga 29 May '07

29 May '07

Thanks for the tips for perspective If I would know those requirements I would not lose so much time before - now it's time to check it again.. Thank you very much indeed.

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16-bit?
by Claus Cyrny 29 May '07

29 May '07

Hi all, I would like to know if it is possible to export/save Inkscape files in a color depth of 16-bit/channel? I would like to edit a bitmap in 16-bit, by drawing "over" it with the Inkscape tools, and then exporting it as a 16-bit bitmap (maybe PNG, if the 16-bit are kept). TIA, Claus -- Home Page - http://home.arcor.de/ccyrny/ [in English] graf-o-matic 2.0 - http://grafomatic01.twoday.net/ [in German]

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Perspecitve.
by Paweł Gęga 28 May '07

28 May '07

Yes I am so learning machine everyday. Pawel

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Quickly Removing Guides
by David Niezabitowski 28 May '07

28 May '07

Is there a way to quickly remove a guide? Something like, Shift+Click? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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Setting dimensions.
by John R. Culleton 28 May '07

28 May '07

The default dimension setting for the marginal scales in Inkscape is in pixels which makes sense for most developmental work. But I prefer to work in inches, since my finished products (book covers) must be laid out very precisely in inches to get the spine to come out right. Of course one can create the components in inkscape and then stitch them together in e.g., Gimp, Scribus or even TeX. But I prefer to deal with the whole product in one program if possible. In Gimp there is an item in the lower left corner that resets the scales in e.g., inches. Does Inkscape have a corresponding setting somewhere? -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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Perspecitve.
by Paweł Gęga 28 May '07

28 May '07

Hi there, Is there any way to apply perspective modification to some object? ..Like skew? Inkscape is the best but I can not find out how to apply such modifications... P.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Gradient fill Quality (Linux user)
by Paweł Gęga 28 May '07

28 May '07

Sorry, for stupid attachments, Please find attached links with my gradient examples: http://id1.icis.pcz.pl/paul/1.png http://id1.icis.pcz.pl/paul/2.png

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Of Tutorials and Manners
by Aaron Elmquist 28 May '07

28 May '07

I need some input on the open source community on this one. I ran across a simple but neat tutorial on gimptalk.com on how to do woven tribal artwork with GIMP. I've since adjusted the method for inkscape and put a short 5 step tutorial together on how to do the appropriate path manipulations. I would like to post this somewhere. I have tried to contact the original author "Clay Ogre" but have not received a reply. Would I be stepping on anyone's toes if I posted this? If not where could I post it? If so, I'll just keep it as a reference for myself. ~A

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Gradient fill Quality (Linux user)
by Paweł Gęga 28 May '07

28 May '07

Hi there, I would like to ask about inkscape gradient fill option. When I use gradients I can easily recognise tone steps in the gradient ..especially when I am using few gredient filled objects with different transparency levels. What might be the reason ? I using Debian , Xorg 24 bit Color Depth. When I draw the same picture under windows with AI or Photoshop the gradients are more smooth. Thanks, Paul

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unable to copy objects between documents
by David L 28 May '07

28 May '07

Hi, If I generate text from cairo and create an svg output, I'm able to see the text from inkscape, but attempts to copy that text to a new document fail. As an example, in the source code that I provided in my previous post entitled "object size function of page format?", an svg file is created with an "X" in the center of of a square. If I copy the grouped object containing the square and the "X" into a new document, only the square appears... the X doesn't show up. Where did it go? Thanks, David _________________________________________________________________ Like the way Microsoft Office Outlook works? You�ll love Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migrati…

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Problem with Z order in basic tutorial
by John R. Culleton 27 May '07

27 May '07

Everything works as advertised until I get to the Section on Z-Order. The altl+click and alt+drag either finds the green rectangle or the whole page, which is not what is intended. I use a fairly vanilla verson of Slackware Linux 11 and KDE 3.5. My Inkscape alleges that it is Inkscape 0.45. Cheers, -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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Is there an Inkscape mascot or plans for one?
by Valerie VK 26 May '07

26 May '07

I apologize if there is and I simply didn't find it, but a google search mostly turned up results for people using Inkscape to create mascots for Other programs. XD I'm wondering if there's an Inkscape mascot or discussions about one, because I hope to make an Inkscape anime tutorial for my friends eventually, and I thought it might be a good idea to somehow base the design off of something from Inkscape. If Inkscape does not have a mascot yet though, I'll just come up with a random design. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front

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Offtopic? Reading .qxd in Linux
by Kat Tanaka Okopnik 25 May '07

25 May '07

This isn't strictly Inkscape oriented. I'm running an all-linux system, and I really need to read some of my old work, which was saved in .qxd (Quark Xpress) format. Anyone out there managed this with a *nix box? -- Kat Tanaka Okopnik Linux Gazette Mailbag Editor kat@...2161...

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Overriding colors in cloned objects
by Dave Lawrence 25 May '07

25 May '07

Hi, I am trying to create a set of cloned objects all of which have the same (inherited) fill color, but have different stroke colors. According to all available documentation, the 'Unset color' means that the fill or stroke color will be inherited and this seems to work perfectly. However, if one of cloned objects is set to a specific color nothing appears to happen. The object colors shown on the status bar seem to show the correct information: fill is 'unset', stroke is red. The XML looks correct too: xlink:href to the 'parent' object and 'style' containing 'stroke:red'. Have I missed something? Many thanks,

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Is there an Inkscape mascot or plans for one?
by Davi Fonseca 25 May '07

25 May '07

> > If you look at the Inkscape logo the right way, you can make out a happy> > salamander (some say a frog). I've always taken that to be the mascot.> > ;-)> > > > Bryce> > Really? Thanks! :o I've always thought the logo to be a mountain with a> blotch of ink! ... and now that I look at it, it looks like a mushroom. XD> I'll take your word for it, thank you very much! :-) Happy salamander (or frog)?!? Gee!!! Wait... Wow, now I can the mountain (and maybe a mushroom). I must admit that I always thought myself crazy for seeing a mean-looking squid in the logo. Wait... Darn it, the squid is back and it looks much bigger and meaner. Someone should send the logo to psychiatric professionals so that they can use it in their examinations... _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx

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Kerning - Do other application act on it?
by Misterimpatient 25 May '07

25 May '07

Hi folks, I've done some manual kerning in an Inkscape SVG document. When I view that document in Firefox or import it in Gimp, the kerning appears to be ignored. Is this a known issue? Sorry, I couldn't find anything on this. Not sure in any case if this would be a bug in Inkscape or in the rendering application. Bitmap exports from Inkscape are fine. Thanks much, Steve -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Kerning---Do-other-application-act-on-it--tf3787750.h… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Proposed gradient editor
by Stathis Sideris 25 May '07

25 May '07

Hello everybody, I am writing to propose an enhancement on the way stops are defined and edited in the gradient editor on Inkscape. Sorry for cross-posting to the user and devel lists, but I would like feedback from both crowds. The idea is that the stops of the gradient are shown as circles on a larger gradient preview area, with the X axis representing the offset of the stop and the Y axis representing the alpha of a particular stop. Also, note that the circles contain the colour that corresponds to the particular stop. Please see the attached diagrams. Despite being a programmer myself, I won't be able to implement this feature right now, mainly due to my limited C++ ability and lack of familiarity with the Inkscape codebase. Hopefully someone will like it enough to give it a go. It would be great to see what people think. Stathis

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Is there an Inkscape mascot or plans for one?
by Valerie VK 25 May '07

25 May '07

> If you look at the Inkscape logo the right way, you can make out a happy > salamander (some say a frog). I've always taken that to be the mascot. > ;-) > > Bryce Really? Thanks! :o I've always thought the logo to be a mountain with a blotch of ink! ... and now that I look at it, it looks like a mushroom. XD I'll take your word for it, thank you very much! :-) ____________________________________________________________________________________Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433

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Rotate Viewport/Canvas
by microUgly 25 May '07

25 May '07

I've not long owned a graphics tablet and last night I had a lot fun inking some pencils with the calligraphy tool. But one of the issues I have with tablets is that you can't rotate them to draw lines on those funny angles - well, you can but it makes drawing more difficult. I've never seen any application do this, but it would be really neat if you could rotate the viewport/canvas just like you rotate a piece of paper. It is, of course, only going to be useful for tablet users. And I could rotate all of a drawing, and then rotate it backagain, but that would be tedious. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Rotate-Viewport-Canvas-tf3814013.html#a10796546 Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Bucket Fill?
by David Niezabitowski 25 May '07

25 May '07

Bump -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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openclipart.org???
by David Niezabitowski 25 May '07

25 May '07

Anyone know what happened to that site? It was a great place to keep my svg files and share them with others vice versa. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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Text in a cirle
by Adam Lombard 23 May '07

23 May '07

I have a circular graphic that I would like to put text around, and can't seem to figure out how to do this. Any suggestions? -- -Adam -------------------------------------- Check out my CafePress shop -------------------------------------- www.cafepress.com/anarchy08

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SVG Open 2007, Tokyo Japan, Sept. 4-7; Call for Participation
by Andreas Neumann 23 May '07

23 May '07

Hello Inkscapers! Below is an invitation to participate at the SVG Open 2007 conference in Tokyo. I hope that someone could do a course on Inkscape and a presentation or panel discussion. Thank you for your support and best wishes, Andreas =================== Call for Participation, SVG Open 2007, Tokyo/Japan, September 4-7 At this fifth international SVG Open conference, this is your chance to discuss development experience, products, workflows and strategies involving SVG. The primary conference language is English; translation facilities will be available to encourage English-Japanese communication. We invite all those interested in presenting a paper, or teaching a course to prepare your proposals now. Presenting a Paper Presenters are asked to submit an extended abstract, in English or Japanese, (approx. 400 to 800 words) by June 1, 2007 in XHTML 1.1 format. The abstracts are reviewed by a reviewing committee and presenters will be informed about acceptance on or before June 21, 2007. If your abstract is accepted, then you will be asked to submit your full paper by August 1, 2007, according to instructions that will be sent to you. Accepted abstracts, papers and presentations will be published on the conference CD and Web proceedings. Presentation Format Presentations can take one of two formats: * Regular Presentation: Spaced 30 minutes apart on the schedule, with approximately 20 minutes spent on the presentation, 5 minutes for questions, and 5 minutes for people to change rooms. Most presentations will be in this format. * Panel Discussion: Given 60-minute time slots, with approximately 15 minutes spent on introducing the panelists and agenda, 40 minutes of questions and discussion, and 5 minutes for people to change rooms. Panelists should be experts in a common area of specialization of interest to conference attendees. If you would like to organize and lead a panel discussion, then please submit an abstract containing the agenda, and listing your panelists as co-authors. Paper Topics The following are some suggested topics for your papers. This is just to get you thinking - you are welcome to come up with your own topic area not on the list. * 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 accessible * Interactivity and scripting * GUI frameworks for Web applications * File format conversion * Case studies Teaching a Course Instructors are asked to submit a course outline by June 1, 2007. The outlines are reviewed by a reviewing committee and instructors informed about acceptance on or before June 21, 2007. 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 in three time slots: morning and afternoon of September 4, 2007. 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 For further information please visit http://www.svgopen.org/, esp. the call for participation: http://www.svgopen.org/call_en.shtml -- 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)

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(no subject)
by unknown＠example.com 22 May '07

22 May '07

When trying to load Inkscape on a Mac running 10.4.9 I get a message saying I need X11. I already have X11 installed. Thinking there may be a newer version, I downloaded the latest version from Apple. It was not possible to load it. What's the problem? Thanks, George

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How to get back to "normal" circles?
by Dan H 22 May '07

22 May '07

Hello, for some drawing I drew a circle using the ellipse tool, and then used the node editor to give it a pie-shaped appearance. Now whenever I use the ellipse tool, I get the pie thingy, not the normal circle. Of course I could just delete the .inkscape directory altogether, but is there a better way? (v0.44, Debian etch) --D.

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Howto .... with gradient
by Cédric Valcke 22 May '07

22 May '07

Hi all, Does somebody know how I could make such a thing http://www.digitalz.org/images/circle_arrow.gif (linear gradient on the arrows) with inkscape ? Thanks

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Exporting to high-res .pdf
by Kat Tanaka Okopnik 21 May '07

21 May '07

I notice that while Inkscape offers a "save to .pdf" option, there's no way to specify dpi. I'd like to be able to have 300dpi .pdf images. What workarounds are available? -- Kat Tanaka Okopnik Linux Gazette Mailbag Editor kat@...2161...

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Outline markers (arrow heads) and colour
by Donn 21 May '07

21 May '07

Hiya, Check the FAQ (hope I didn't miss it). Is there any way to colour the 'markers' on lines? They are always black - from what I can see. I want a red line and a red arrow-head on the end. /d

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] In praise of Inkscape
by Albert Cardona 21 May '07

21 May '07

Some more praise: We use Inkscape to make posters for scientific meetings. The ease with which we can create beautiful, unintrusive text boxes and flow charts is unparalleled. And of course cartoons of all sorts. I can't hardly believe we used to bring in PowerPoint for the task! those nightmarish days are over. Plus, Inkscape intergrates very well with the host OS, i.e. dragging and dropping images and text just works. In this regard, I must mention that exporting to PDF is a big deal. Figuring out the exact dimensions of the poster relative to the final print is some sort of obscure magic for us, simple mortal users. With PDFs, printers (or their drivers) have zero problems to scale on the fly and thus generate perfect maximized print outs of our gigantic posters. What surpises me, though, is that exporting to PDF seems to leave images uncompressed, resulting in 300+ Mb posters. In short: congratulations! And keep at it! We take time to tell our visitors (at the poster, during the conference) how the poster was made, since they usually comment on how beautiful it looks (no kidding). Inkscape, Blender and ImageJ are always mentioned. Albert -- Albert Cardona Molecular Cell Developmental Biology University of California Los Angeles Tel +1 310 2067376 Programming: http://www.ini.uzh.ch/~acardona/trakem2.html <http://www.pensament.net/java/> Research: http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/Hartenstein/

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Can't adjust stroke width in Inkscape 0.45.1
by Misterimpatient 21 May '07

21 May '07

Hi folks, I just upgraded to 0.45.1 from 0.43.2 (I think) and I can no longer adjust stroke widths. The dialog is present and I can adjust color and other features but not width (or dash either). Any suggestions? Is returning to the earlier version my only choice? Thanks, Steve -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can%27t-adjust-stroke-width-in-Inkscape-0.45.1-tf3785… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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raster to vector conversion via InkScape
by Jerry Dunn 20 May '07

20 May '07

I can use the File->Open command and open a file in over 20 formats - raster or otherwise...I can also import just about any type of file but when I try to save to a .dxf format I get an empty file - unless I've added some lines from within InkScape - then only my additions are saved. The raster image I opened or imported is lost. I'd like to use InkScape as a file converter - where I can open rasters and save to vectors. Is this possible? Why allow raster files to be opened or imported if they cant be retained? The answer might be obvious, but I'm new to this...just built a CNC Wood Routing machine and was looking for a way to convert rasters (usually jpeg or gif) to .dxf so I can then convert them to the 'g-code' necessary to operate the router. I've found and tried some apps dedicated to raster/vector conversion and they do work, but they don't allow any editing. InkScape would be perfect since I could open, modify and then (hopefully) save to .dxf Possible? Thanks - --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

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Help Making a Shape
by Gregory Piñero 20 May '07

20 May '07

I like what I have so far in the attached file, but how can I fill in the blades of the windmill with a solid color? Please advise. Thanks in advance for the help. -Greg BTW, if the attachment doesn't make it through, I also posted the file here: http://pastebin.parentnode.org/13667

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scanner input; save to PDF
by anon trol 18 May '07

18 May '07

Does anyone know if there's an easy way to grab an image with a scanner and use inkscape to "save to PDF"? ...I'm moving to linux-vile and I'm jonesing for an Acrobat Professional/Distiller "make pdf from scanner" replacement. I don't even care if I have to convert raster data to vector data to do it... just give me my fix!

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[OT] Debian Jr. contest logo in www.DebianART.org
by ValessioBrito 18 May '07

18 May '07

Debian Jr. Logo Contest The Debian Jr. needs a logo and all designers are welcome! Debian Jr. is a Custom Debian Distribution (CDD) project. Their goal is to make Debian an OS that children of all ages will want to use. Their initial focus will be on producing something for children up to age 8. Once they have accomplished this, their next target age range is 7 to 12. Read more... www.DebianART.org http://www.debianart.org/cchost/?ccm=/debianjrlogocontest PS: Sorry, off-topic. -- .ValessioBrito - http://valessiobrito.info

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Re: [Inkscape-user] scanner input; save to PDF
by Tony Vigil 18 May '07

18 May '07

There is no means of scanning images directly into Inkscape. I've asked for this feature at SourceForge... http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1692006&group_id=9… If all you want is a PDF version of a scanned image, then you could simply scan the image into GIMP and print to PDF (via cups-pdf or other PDF printer of your choice). - Tony ----- Original Message ---- From: "anon trol" <anontrol@...155...> Does anyone know if there's an easy way to grab an image with a scanner and use inkscape to "save to PDF"? ...I'm moving to linux-vile and I'm jonesing for an Acrobat Professional/Distiller "make pdf from scanner" replacement. I don't even care if I have to convert raster data to vector data to do it... just give me my fix!

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