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Inkscape.45 and Vista
by Bibi Morris 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

What is the compatibility of Inkscape.45 with Windows Vista? Thanks Bibi Morris

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Errors with perspective effect
by heathenx 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

Hello, I am getting an error dialog on my openSUSE 10.2 desktop when trying to use the perspective effect in Inkscape v0.45. (kde) http://misc.heathenx.org/inkscape_error.png Can anyone explain why this happens? Perhaps it's user error. Thank-you, heathenx

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saving an svg file As jpg
by Seymour Fine 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

In Inkcape, how does one save an svg file as a jpg file for later use in Gimp or elsewhere?

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how to make prospective forms?
by unknown＠example.com 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

Hi there, I was wondering how to modify a square form like:left side 300px and right side 500px! (looking like a prospective) I've done that by hand with the use of grid but if is there a function or help to make it esier and perfect will good. thanks Kirk --------------------------------- L'email della prossima generazione? Puoi averla con la nuova Yahoo! Mail

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pattern fill
by Marco A. S. Netto 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

Hi, I'm trying to draw some boxes with pattern fills similar to those we can find in Xfig. If I understood, we have to manually create a pattern by using the option "Objects to Pattern" and after apply to my boxes. The problem is that I'm having problems to create those patterns. Depending on the size of the boxes, the result is very different.... Has anybody tried to draw boxes with those patterns we can find in Xfig? Or know how to do this? (I'm using inkscape 0.44) Thanks, Marco

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selecting rectangles making me crazy!
by Tyler Smith 20 Feb '07

20 Feb '07

Hi, I'm a new user of Inkscape 0.44.1 as distributed with Debian Etch. I'm very impressed with the features it provides, but some basics are escaping me. I'm working with a postscript file, converted via pstoedit -pta original.ps output.svg I import output.svg into Inkscape with no problem, and the image displays the image and text labels exactly as it should. I need to mark up the image with transparent boxes. I draw the boxes using the rectangle tool. However, I when I try to reselect them it gets very weird. Clicking on a rectangle actually selects a different rectangle, lower on the image than where the mouse is pointing. The other rectangle has a dotted outline (bounding box?) that is many times bigger than the rectangle itself. I managed to fix this before by playing with the snapping options in document properties, but I am not able to repeat that early success. When I open the shapes tutorial I can draw and select boxes normally, and the dotted outlines appear to (almost) exactly match the outline of the rectangles themselves. Please, what am I doing wrong? This is very frustrating, and I'm sure it's something really simple that I'm missing. -- Regards, Tyler Smith

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A Guide to Inkscape updated for 0.45
by Tavmjong Bah 20 Feb '07

20 Feb '07

Hi, "A Guide to Inkscape" has been updated for Inkscape version 0.45. The updated book is available both at the book's website: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/ and at Lulu.com: http://stores.lulu.com/tavmjong All the new and improved features of Inkscape are covered. Major changes include: Filter Effects (i.e. Gaussian Blur): new chapter. Extensions (Pattern along Path, Perspective, etc.): new sections. Undo history dialog: new section. Tracing dialog: section updated for new dialog. Tutorials: updated to use new effects and new tracing dialog. The on-line HTML book has a new navigational structure to help you find information quicker. I would like to thank everyone who has given me ideas and feedback on the book in the past. I would also like to thank everyone who has purchased the PDF version from Lulu.com. As usual, constructive comments and corrections are appreciated. Tav

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inquiry
by Seymour Fine 20 Feb '07

20 Feb '07

Is there a way to copy text from a HELP tutorial so that text can be pasted say, into a word doc?

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Tablet Tricks?
by microUgly 20 Feb '07

20 Feb '07

I got myself a new Tablet and have been playing with it in Inkscape. I really like the calligraphy tool but I think I need practice with the sculpting tool. I wonder what other tricks Inkscape might have for tablets, or even just techniques people have found useful. It would be nice to be able to tune a shape without individually selecting nodes. I imagine something similiar to Photoshops blur tool to manipulate a shape, which might sound like the sculpt tool but is different because it would be indipendent of the nodes. I can also imagine a tool that would allow you to create an object by painting a path, but the path itself would not be editable, just the outline of the area - just like painting an area with a brush if that makes sense. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Tablet-Tricks--tf3260123.html#a9060618 Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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what icc profile
by Dwain Alford 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

i have been wondering lately, does inkscape use the srgb iec61966-2.1 color space? although it's not the best for commercial cmyk printing (there are other open source tolls to convert it), it's the cat's meow on an inkjet printer. dwain -- dwain alford p.o. box 145 winfield, alabama 35594 u.s.a. tele: 205.487.2570 cell: 205.495.5619

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how to get coordinates.
by Piter_ 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

Dear All. I there any script (script command), through which I can get coordinates of a node (or a line). Thanks. Petro

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Depth of field png
by D. Jones 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

How do you get Inkscape to display the canvas so that it looks transparent with checkerboards as in this picture http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.45-depthoffield.png --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] toshiba m7 convertible tablet
by Devon Scott-Tunkin 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

Yeah, I'll do whatever I can. I haven't done any work with linux. Been meaning to install ubuntu one of these days but haven't had a reason. I was wondering if it was still a problem in linux as the wacom driver is different. Of course it may still be a problem, I don't know exactly how these things work. But installing linux just for inkscape isn't really a great incentive. Devon > Well, the problem probably is in GTK+, not quite > Inkscape itself. GTK > + is the widget toolkit that Inkscape and the gimp > are both built on > top of. > > I don't happen to know a work-around off-hand, but I > do know this is > something people would like to help fix. In fact, we > were just > discussing this last weekend at the Linux conference > in Southern > California. > > The main problem is that none of the developers I > know of have such > hardware. However, if you are interested in working > together some > people should be able to come up with various things > to try. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news

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changing default page settings on win xp
by Dwain Alford 18 Feb '07

18 Feb '07

what file, and where would it be located, do i need to edit to change the default page size and orientation on win xp? if there is a link to the answer someone could send me i would be appreciative. thanks, dwain -- dwain alford p.o. box 145 winfield, alabama 35594 u.s.a. tele: 205.487.2570 cell: 205.495.5619

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Comparable program tutorials
by D. Jones 18 Feb '07

18 Feb '07

I was wondering since tutorials are severely lacking in Inkscape. Which program(s) (Illustrator, Coreldraw, ....) is Inkscape the most comparable to in terms of functionality. Because I seen where people have taken for instance Photoshop tutorials and replicated them in the Gimp. Which program's tutorials could best be done in Inkscape? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367

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Problems loading svg files
by Reinhard X. Fuerst 17 Feb '07

17 Feb '07

Hi I`m using inkscape 0.44 on Ubuntu 6.10 Linux. After saving a normal svg file as 'inkscape svg', this file cannot be loaded anymore. Error-Message: Failed to load the requested file If I save the same file as 'standard svg', it loads without any problems. What's going wrong there? Regards Reinhard

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toshiba m7 convertible tablet
by Devon Scott-Tunkin 17 Feb '07

17 Feb '07

Hello, I'm new here. I have a toshiba M7 convertible laptop tablet. In any mode but landscape primary (you flip the screen and can choose to have it in portrait mode to write on like a pad of paper) the tablet input still thinks it is in primary landscape or something and the axis' are all off so when i draw something with the calligraphy tool it is not where the cursor is. it works fine with the mouse. from what i have researched it has to do with inkscape (and the gimp) using the older wacom API as opposed to the newer HID that does not support rotate. Is there a workaround or fix for this? Maybe editing some variable to make it think it is always in portrait mode? I really don't want to have to go back to illustrator, but will have to if I have to turn my whole tablet around backwards to use it with the usb and lan ports all sticking at my stomach. i am using windows xp tablet edition. does the custom linux wacom driver work with screen rotation? i could install linux if i had to. or is it hard coded in the program and have nothing really to do with the wacom driver? Any help is appreciated, Thank you Devon ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097

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Wondering why Ink is running slow.
by Donn 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

Hello, I don't really know how to phrase this, on one hand it may sound like I am whining and on the other it's a real issue I experience. If this should be in another list or posted as a bug report, just yell. I think I'll just jump in. The thing : Inkscape 0.45 gets gradually slower and less responsive over a period of time. My system : Old AMD Athlon 1Ghz, 1 Gig RAM, Ample drive space (IDE), Nvidia something or other card, Kubuntu Dapper. The caveat : For some reason or other I have the very real (and seemingly unique) experience with GTK apps all running very slowly -- well the gui response makes them appear to be slow. Apps like Firefox and OOO and Gimp and wxPython stuff and Tomboy, etc, are all painful. Still, I am used to that basic sluggishness. I have been using Inkscape quite a lot in the last week doing icons and other designs and for the first ten minutes or so it's allright. Even fairly complex drawings (stuff all over, many layers, some bitmaps) are not a problem. After that, the refresh rate begins to slow. After about half an hour, it's in the order of seconds, not milliseconds. It's like move 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 re-draw, with big black squares gradually filling-in. I have found that I cannot leave tool dialogs open -- especially the fill/outline one. I must open one, use it and then close or shade it and move it off the canvas area. After 30 mins to 1 hour Inkscape really becomes impossible to use. I cannot select a single node without a long pause as the mouse freezes and then suddenly jumps into life (dragging the node radically). At this point I save my work and close the app. I wait for a couple of minutes and re-start it. All is well for a while. Repeat. BTW - what I am describing is not an illusion of slowness, it really does get slower. Oh yeah, one more thing, when I close Firefox it seems to give Ink a boost in speed but it does not last. So, what's going on? Am I running some processes or other apps that are known to interfere with Inkscape? Is it more of a GTK thing? Is my AMD chip a known culprit? Is my RAM bad perhaps? How can I profile this so the stats are more useful to the coders of Inkscape? Okay, thanks for reading, Donn. -- Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. -- Voltaire

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Dashed rectangle
by Christer.Lindée 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

I guess I have clicked something I shouldnt have! After having used the shapes tools (star, rectangle and circle) for a while, something happens so I only get a dashed rectangle instead of the shape. What have I done? Christer HYPERLINK "https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=34360485559&v0=1489894&k0=-882027496&v1=1489 895&k1=-1698027294" \nAdd me to your address book... HYPERLINK "http://www.plaxo.com/signature" \nWant a signature like this? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/687 - Release Date: 14/02/2007 4:17 PM

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PostScript fonts print as Courier when Inkscape exports to EPS
by Niall Mansfield 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

When I save a drawing as EPS, and print it, some or all of the PostScript fonts are incorrect, and show as Courier instead. (When I view the EPS in Ghostview on Linux, everything looks fine.) Here are two slightly different cases: 1. Font is Helvetica Narrow Bold: All text items print as Courier. I get a similar result when I run the EPS through Adobe Distiller (which I did just to see what's happening); it reports: Helvetica Narrow-Bold not found, using Courier. Helvetica Narrow-Bold-ISOLatin1 not found, using Courier. 2. Font is Times Bold: First text item prints correctly, others print as Courier. When run through Adobe Distiller, it whinges: Times-Bold-ISOLatin1 not found, using Courier. Note: only one message, not two as above. My messy workaround: ------------------- If I edit the EPS file (diff shown), it works. (I.e. insert an extra dash in the font name wherever it's used, and use the original font name, without the -ISOLatin1 suffix.) 65c65 < /(Helvetica Narrow-Bold-ISOLatin1) /(Helvetica Narrow-Bold) newlatin1font --- > /(Helvetica Narrow-Bold-ISOLatin1) /(Helvetica-Narrow-Bold) newlatin1font 88c88 < /(Helvetica Narrow-Bold-ISOLatin1) findfont --- > /(Helvetica-Narrow-Bold) findfont Is there a better solution to this? (Presumably we're not the only site having this problem?) Inkscape 0.44.1 on Windows XP Printers used: HP4050TN PostScript and HP3700DN PostScript. (Running Inkscape on Linux isn't currently an option, alas, because of o/s versions.) Thanks, Niall

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inkscape doesn't like my serial wacom tablet
by Dwain Alford 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

hi, i've been following the thread about inkscape running slow. there was something that the poster said that triggered this email. it had to do with a dialog box going blank. that's the problem i have with the external devices. first inkscape said there was no external devices. i reset the external devices to normal, reset the settings on my tablet and rebooted the machine (w2kSP4,786mb ram,pIII 450mhz processor - and yes it runs the program ;^) - with a serial wacom gd (#1) tablet). when i opened the external device dialog box the wacom puck shows the settings, but when i try to look at the stylus and eraser settings, the box settings disappear and it seems that the function locks up except for being able to exit. i don't remember this being a problem in 0.44. any ideas? oh yeah, it happens in gimp too. dwain -- dwain alford p.o. box 145 winfield, alabama 35594 u.s.a. tele: 205.487.2570 cell: 205.495.5619

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Photorealistc Ink 0.45, Tea
by ValessioBrito 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

See: http://twiki.softwarelivre.org/bin/view/InkscapeBrasil/ScreenShot3 svg: http://luciano.kurumin.com.br/images_dicas/xicara.svg.svgz by Luciano Lourenco -- .ValessioBrito ://valessio.ul-jb.org/

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Snaping to Objects
by Marc Fouquet 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Hello, I have a problem regarding the "Snap nodes to Objects" feature. When I created a simple test document, the feature worked as expected. I drew some straight lines and moved them and their ends snapped together. When I tried exactly the same thing in a more complex document (not too complex, a 33kB SVG-File), it didn't work any more, "Snap nodes to Objects" appeared to have no effect at all. The fun part is that I tried copying the objects in question back into a plain document - and then it worked again. Any ideas? Thanks Marc -- Dipl.-Inform. Marc Fouquet Wilhelm-Schickard-Institute for Computer Science University of Tuebingen Sand 13, B313 Tel.:+49-7071-29-70522 72076 Tuebingen, Germany fouquet@...2113...

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question about eps under inkscape
by Elwin Estle 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

I tried to export a graphic I created in Inkscape to eps. It worked, sort of. It seemed to trash my gradients, making them solid, and it looked like there was no anti aliasing. Does eps not support gradients? Or is support for eps incomplete in Inkscape? ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php

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Re: [Inkscape-user] I'd prefer guides per layer
by momo 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

IMO a much better improvement of the guides would be colored guides, so they could be distinguishable. Molumen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thorsten Wilms" <t_w_@...1631...> To: <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 9:51 AM Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] I'd prefer guides per layer > On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 11:05:43PM +0100, Dennis Heuer wrote: >> That's it. > > I wouldn't. That's it. > > > No seriously, what's the use case? > > I'm rather sure it's common to use guides to align > objects across layers. > > Guide layers could be a compromise. > > > -- > Thorsten Wilms > > Thorwil's Creature Illustrations: > http://www.printfection.com/thorwil > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier. > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [ Inkscape-user] Determining the size of selections
by D. Jones 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

After I posted the question I saw that I could size the selection to what ever I wanted. is the size of the object not shown on the object toolbar when the object is selected? spiff render1232@...12... wrote: > I know in the gimp when you use either the rectangle > or elliptical selection you are able to see what the > size of the selection. Is there a way in inkscape to > determine the size of lets say square or circle. > Because right now it seems that I am just guessing as > to the dimension even with the ruler in use. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php

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sublayers can not have same names as layers or sublayers of other layers
by Dennis Heuer 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

I find this quite restricting. Please think about changing this. Dennis

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To Scale Drawing
by Brian Cochran 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

I'm using inkscape for crime scene drawing. It works great and is very easy to teach. I have tried to do to scale drawings and been unable to do so. What I'm looking for is 1 inch = 60 inch type feature. I'm fairly certain there is no easy way to do that now. I was wondering if this was a feature that might in enough demand that it maybe included in future releases? If not any ideas on a work around would be great.

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Determining the size of selections
by D. Jones 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

I know in the gimp when you use either the rectangle or elliptical selection you are able to see what the size of the selection. Is there a way in inkscape to determine the size of lets say square or circle. Because right now it seems that I am just guessing as to the dimension even with the ruler in use. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com

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Raster looking hard edges and lines
by marc0047 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Is it possible to generate objects and line with hard edges? The Illustrator version would be to convert vector shapes into rasterized versions of itself. Is there a way to do that in Inkscape? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Raster-looking-hard-edges-and-lines-tf3225173.html#a8… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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PRESS RELEASE: Artists and Developers Ally to Boost Open Source Graphics Software. Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 Announced
by Jon Phillips 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Artists and Developers Ally to Boost Open Source Graphics Software. Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 in MontrÃ©al. Announced 12 February, 2007 - Building on the overwhelming success of last year's Libre Graphics Meeting in Lyon, France, key Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) graphics projects are pleased to announce the second Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM), to be held in MontrÃ©al, QuÃ©bec, Canada, May 6, 2007 at Ãcole Polytechnique de MontrÃ©al. This year's LGM provides a venue where FLOSS graphics application developers, users and professional artists from all over the world meet to discuss collaboration, outline the future of the projects together, with the goal of increasing interaction between developers, professional graphics artists and print professionals to improve the steadily expanding FLOSS graphics' application ecosystem. This ecosystem consists of open source projects such as Blender - a 3D creation application, Scribus - a professional grade page layout application, GIMP - a versatile and mature image editor, Inkscape - a user friendly, yet powerful vector drawing application for SVG, Krita - a rapidly maturing "natural" painting application, Open Clip Art Library - a large public domain collection of freely available artwork, and many other projects focussed on graphics creation and editing. According to Louis Desjardins, a 20 year veteran of pre-press and print production and organiser of the conference: "LGM is a sure demonstration of the maturity of free and open source applications - even at a professional level. Not only that, never before have I seen such a close and amicable working relationship between the users of this kind of software and those who create it." Having experienced the whole evolution from camera ready galleys and manual stripping to the advent and evolution of DTP, he states: "We are now seeing Free Software emerge in a domain which was more or less closed before." Numerous companies and organisations are showing their support of LGM by means of sponsorship. They are convinced that LGM has a clear positive impact on the evolution of the projects present at the conference. LGM audience is increasing rapidly as we gather momentum. Sponsors have the opportunity to show their support to the community and get appropriate web and media exposure. This year they also have the opportunity to advertise in the LGM Brochure which will be entirely done using FLOSS. The conference offers presentations of various Free/Libre Open Source graphics projects, technology previews and talks on general issues such as open file formats. There will be informal brainstorming sessions and time for artists and developers to meet face to face and to work on common goals, which is a characteristic of the FLOSS world. LGM 2007 is putting out a call for participation, sponsorship, and discussion. The call for participation includes the submission of at most 2 paragraph presentation abstracts by interested projects and individuals. All types of presentations will be considered, including topics as diverse as collaboration, power-user art techniques, engineering talks, graphics business best practices, and other relevant topics. Official website http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/ Source LGM 2007 organisation Press Contact Louis Desjardins louis.desjardins@...155...

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PRESS RELEASE: Artists and Developers Ally to Boost Open Source Graphics Software. Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 Announced
by Jon Phillips 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Artists and Developers Ally to Boost Open Source Graphics Software. Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 in MontrÃ©al. Announced 12 February, 2007 - Building on the overwhelming success of last year's Libre Graphics Meeting in Lyon, France, key Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) graphics projects are pleased to announce the second Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM), to be held in MontrÃ©al, QuÃ©bec, Canada, May 6, 2007 at Ãcole Polytechnique de MontrÃ©al. This year's LGM provides a venue where FLOSS graphics application developers, users and professional artists from all over the world meet to discuss collaboration, outline the future of the projects together, with the goal of increasing interaction between developers, professional graphics artists and print professionals to improve the steadily expanding FLOSS graphics' application ecosystem. This ecosystem consists of open source projects such as Blender - a 3D creation application, Scribus - a professional grade page layout application, GIMP - a versatile and mature image editor, Inkscape - a user friendly, yet powerful vector drawing application for SVG, Krita - a rapidly maturing "natural" painting application, Open Clip Art Library - a large public domain collection of freely available artwork, and many other projects focussed on graphics creation and editing. According to Louis Desjardins, a 20 year veteran of pre-press and print production and organiser of the conference: "LGM is a sure demonstration of the maturity of free and open source applications - even at a professional level. Not only that, never before have I seen such a close and amicable working relationship between the users of this kind of software and those who create it." Having experienced the whole evolution from camera ready galleys and manual stripping to the advent and evolution of DTP, he states: "We are now seeing Free Software emerge in a domain which was more or less closed before." Numerous companies and organisations are showing their support of LGM by means of sponsorship. They are convinced that LGM has a clear positive impact on the evolution of the projects present at the conference. LGM audience is increasing rapidly as we gather momentum. Sponsors have the opportunity to show their support to the community and get appropriate web and media exposure. This year they also have the opportunity to advertise in the LGM Brochure which will be entirely done using FLOSS. The conference offers presentations of various Free/Libre Open Source graphics projects, technology previews and talks on general issues such as open file formats. There will be informal brainstorming sessions and time for artists and developers to meet face to face and to work on common goals, which is a characteristic of the FLOSS world. LGM 2007 is putting out a call for participation, sponsorship, and discussion. The call for participation includes the submission of at most 2 paragraph presentation abstracts by interested projects and individuals. All types of presentations will be considered, including topics as diverse as collaboration, power-user art techniques, engineering talks, graphics business best practices, and other relevant topics. Official website http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/ Source LGM 2007 organisation Press Contact Louis Desjardins louis.desjardins@...155...

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Re: [Inkscape-user] NEW: batch export and slicing
by bulia byak 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

On 2/12/07, Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@...1631...> wrote: > The DPI setting in the dialog is ignored, then? The current setting in the dialog is ignored, but the export hints on objects are honored. So if you exported some of the objects previously with some resolutions, they will be remembered and reexported with the same resolitions. Otherwise, 90 dpi is used (1 px unit = 1 pixel in PNG). -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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Drag and Drop import on Mac X11?
by marc0047 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

I'm trying to drag and drop images from my Finder into my Inkscape page (in Mac X11), and it's not responding. Is this feature not possible yet? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Drag-and-Drop-import-on-Mac-X11--tf3216851.html#a8933… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Three questions
by Nick Tolentino 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Guys, I have two questions that bothers me whenever I'm using Inkscape with bitmap files: 1. Whenever I save Inkscape svg files, the bitmap images ( jpg and png types) are not attached to the said Inkscape svg file. So whenever I move the file to another computer, I still have to bring the bitmap files and create a separate subdirectory. Is there a way to make the bitmap files attached to the Inkscape svg files? 2. I work with maps whenever I'm using Inkscape. Is there a way to provide a proper scaling of the objects? My third question is there anyway to import AutoCAD files (dwg) to Inkscape? Hope to hear from you soon. Nick Tolentino 8-) --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.

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Feature Request, Break a text, lines, words or letters.
by ValessioBrito 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

I request in: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1658585&group_id=9… see animation: http://valessio.ul-jb.org/projetos/inkscape/feature_request/break_text.gif * Many people and I taste to use text in addition, is very fast for edition. -- .ValessioBrito ://valessio.ul-jb.org/

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rulers not correct
by Dennis Heuer 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

On my linux platform, with inkscape 0.45 and with cm used as base, the zero position on the horizontal ruler is not exactly at the left edge of the page. The vertical ruler seems to be layed out correctly. The black triangles that are the visible pointers at the current position on the rulers both miss the correct position visibly. Dennis

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printing layers as pages of a PDF file?
by Dennis Heuer 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Hello I am trying to use inkscape for text layout, which implies that I misuse layers as pages. However, I can only convert the visible space to a PDF file. It would be very helpful if inkscape could learn the concept of a page or if it could convert one page per layer to the PDF file (with possible selection of the to be converted layers). Dennis

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INstalling Inkscape on Slackware.
by John R. Culleton 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

I have been going through the usual gyrations trying to get inkscape to compile and run on my Slacware 11 Linux system. It can be done I am told, but I got weary of downloading and recompiling this piece of software and that, mostly libraries. One of them (the Deity knows which one) managed to destroy my font loading system and I had to restart with a fresh partition and fresh install. However I have discovered a shortcut. The Slax selfloading CDR distro has a series of optional modules including Inkscape versions 43, 44 and 44.1. Through a series of steps I was able to create a Slax 5.18 cdr that has Inkscape 44.1 on it. And it works! (With Slax 6 Beta the compression scheme changed so that it did not play nicely with Inkscape.) When I need to use Inkscape I can boot the cdr and use it there. Clumsy, but better than no Inkscape at all. Someday when I have no customers pressing on me I will try once again to go down the frustrating path of installing Inkscape natively. I'll start with a separate clean partition, so I don't destroy anything critical to my day to day work. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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the window refuses to shrink below a certain width
by Dennis Heuer 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

I want my inkscape window to be very small because I just edit something small in it and I want to watch TV in parallel (ok, there are better reasons but I generally cascade the most important windows on my desktop, like the terminal window, which is just below the TV window). The inkscape window refuses to shrink below a certain width. Please overthink this restriction. Dennis

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how to duplicate layers?
by Dennis Heuer 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

I found no option to duplicate layers. This can be quite useful to create copies of basic layouts and elements (like page templates with headers and footers). Dennis

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layer dialog doesn't support drag&drop
by Dennis Heuer 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

That's it. And, the buttons should be layed out from the left border and not streched over the full range. Dennis

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useless rename dialog via layer dialog
by Dennis Heuer 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

If I click on a name in the layer dialog, I can overwrite it directly. If I select "rename layer" from the context menue, I get a stuped, small dialog for renaming the layer. This is not only inconsistent but also fully redundant because the dialog doesn't offer any further option except of, If you want it, the cancel button. This could be simulated with the ESC key. The key is already working but it doesn't drop the changes. Dennis

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Re: [Inkscape-user] NEW: batch export and slicing
by Michael Grosberg 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@...125...> writes: > The DPI setting in the dialog is ignored, then? > I would assume that one usually wants everything exported with the same > DPI. Actually, I have trouble to think of a reason for varying DPI. Work on web or interface graphics is usually done in pixels, so the DPI setting is irrelevant anyway. You *could* use it to scale the work, but if we want this functionality, it would better be with a dedicated "scale" settings and not through DPI. Speaking of which, DPI is the wrong term here. Dots per Inch are used on printers, which actually print tiny dots. The correct term with exporting raster images is PPI or pixels per Inch. I don't currently have Gimp installed - what do they use there? Photoshop uses "Pixels/Inch".

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Font for "Draw Freely" non-free? "Pushkin"
by ValessioBrito 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Where to lower one font exempts to write "Draw Freely". Pushkin using in: ./share/clipart/draw-freely.*.svg Pushkin: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/paratype/pushkin/ Designed for ParaType in 1999-2004 by Gennady Fridman. The Pushkin type family is based on the autographs of Alexander Pushkin, the eminent Russian poet (1799-1837). Alternative letters typical for Pushkin's hand are included. There are several variants of Pushkin's hand. Pushkin Script in 2 styles was based on the manuscripts of 1815 and covers Western and Russian character sets. Pushkin One was developed on the basis of thoroughly written documents. Pushkin Two imitates small but nevertheless rather legible hand. Pushkin Three in 2 weights was created on the basis of the autographs distinguished by sprawling hand. Pushkin One, Two and Three series covers just the Russian character set. This set of Russian fonts was amended by Pushkin French font that is based on French writings and covers Western character set. -- .ValessioBrito ://valessio.ul-jb.org/

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NEW: batch export and slicing
by bulia byak 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

* Batch export: The Bitmap Export dialog (Ctrl+Shift+E) got a new checkbox, Batch export all selected objects. This checkbox is available when two or more objects are selected. If it is checked, instead of exporting selection as a whole, Inkscape exports each selected object separately into its own PNG file. This uses each object's export hints (i.e. export filename and DPI) if they are remembered from a previous export; otherwise, the filename is created from the object ID and the DPI is 90 pixels per inch. Caution: Unlike regular export, batch export overwrites all existing PNG files without warning. This makes it possible to implement all kinds of image slicing and automated export scenarios. For example, if you are working on a web site design, you can create a separate "export" layer. In that layer, "slice" your web page image into separate areas by creating invisible rectangles with no fill and no stroke. Select each rectangle (by Tab/Shift+Tab, or by switching to Outline mode where even an invisible rectangle can be selected by clicking on its outline) and export it into the corresponding filename (which gets saved as that object's export hint). After that, if you do any changes to your graphics, it's very easy to reexport all the slices: just switch to the "export" layer, select all in that layer (Ctrl+A), and export with the Batch export selected objects checkbox on. This functionality replaces the "groups to pngs" extension which I'm going to remove. If you know of any reason why it should stay, please speak up. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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I'd prefer guides per layer
by Dennis Heuer 11 Feb '07

11 Feb '07

That's it. Dennis Heuer

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How to select invisible objects
by Dennis Heuer 11 Feb '07

11 Feb '07

I created a template with text frames (simple rectangles). Because there seems to be no highlighting of objects a way that the highlighting is not printed (a fix part of the object itself), I decided to configure no fill and no border for the frames and leave the ruler guides at place. However, then I was not able to select any frame anymore except via the XML-editor. Is there a more clever method? Dennis

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Adding an external DTD to inkscape SVG
by Asciimonster 11 Feb '07

11 Feb '07

Hi all, I've been stumped for this for some time now. I need to include some character entities that I have in a separate DTD. As far as my knowledge about XML goes, it should be straightforward. Just suppose I have a DTD called t.dtd containing one line: <!ENTITY test "TEST"> Get an inkscape SVG, add an extra namespace and insert the entity: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" (...) xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" *xmlns:chrtr="t.dtd"* (...)> (...) <text (...)> <tspan (...)> *&test;* </tspan> </text> (...) </svg> (N.B. Large parts removed for readability) Well, this doesn't load in inkscape (no reason given). After A LOT of experimentation I found that this actually loads as I want it in Inkscape 0.44 (Linux): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> *<!DOCTYPE svg [ <!ENTITY % getme SYSTEM "t.dtd"> %getme; ]>* <svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" (...) xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" *xmlns:chrtr="t.dtd"* (...)> (...) <text (...)> <tspan (...)> *&test;* </tspan> </text> (...) </svg> Which is, I believe, a piece of incorrectly formed XML. The equivalent *<!DOCTYPE svg SYSTEM "t.dtd"> *doesn't work, which is odd. But somehow the entity is ignored in Inkscape 0.45 (windows). I don't know if it is the version or the OS. At the moment I have something that works therefore I'm not finding out. Could somebody please shed some light on this?

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Re: [Inkscape-user] printing layers as pages of a PDF file?
by Donn 11 Feb '07

11 Feb '07

> I couldn't install the python extension because of some incompatible > char*/char-casts in the swig code. Besid ethat, I was searching for > some easier way. I really think that inkscape needs a > page-concept--possibly based on layers. Well, Python is the easiest route. The stock answer to your posts will be "You want it, you code it." I don't know why your install failed, did you compile from source? I'm on Kubuntu Dapper and found the .package file to be all I needed. /d

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