January 2005 - Inkscape Users

Installing inkscape
by aaron Moore 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

Hi First, apologies for my poor posting etiquette in previous post. However I am still having trouble installing Inkscape to suse 9.1 Unable to install GTK+2 because it needs GTK+2 devel and I can't even find GTK+2 devel. Are there easier versions of sue or other distributions of linux to install inkscape on. Thanx again -- ______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze

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by aaron Moore 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

Hi I have tier to install inkscape to suse 9.1 a number of times and failed. Each time I get a message telling me to install gtk+. I have installed all the gtk packegs I can find in yast but am still unable to install inkscape. Can anyone offer advice? I have installed it to windows and think it is pretty good, but find it odd that such programs are easier to install on windows than on linux Thanx in advance Aaron -- ______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze

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Results of librsvg bug: Inkscape action?
by Andrew Conkling 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Well, I reported the bug about having to resave gradients to render correctly with librsvg: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161467 But they make a good point about reordering gradients: ------- Additional Comment #5 From Dom Lachowicz 2005-01-02 16:32 ------- it is best, in my opinion, if the SVGs are emitted in a "streamable" format, which means that gradient 578 should appear before gradient 581 in the file. technically librsvg, not inkscape, is at fault here. but that doesn't mean that inkscape still isn't doing something stupid. Is there any way that Inkscape can reorder gradients according to number? Thanks, Andrew

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Multi-object color adjustments
by Chris 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Maybe you can already do this in Inkscape, but it would be nice if there was some way to do broad color adjustments with multiple objects selected. This would not make sense on the RGB scale, but on the HSV scale this would be very useful. This would allow you to adjust the tint, brightness, and saturation on a group of objects. For example, if I create a complex multi-object button, I want to quickly make different versions in various color shades without having to edit everything carefully by hand. If there is already some way to do this please let me know. -- // Chris

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filling a composed object
by mattie 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

hi, I have the following situation: I drew 2 calligraphic lines which cross each other, so they form a closed area. I did a union operation on them so they form 1 object. Now I wonder: how can I fill this object with a gradient? The fill color only fills the calligraphic lines :\ I tried making a cut through a filled rectangle, without success.. any tips? matthias -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/

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Inkscape UI mock-up
by Jiaxiang 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Good day. This image is just a simple little mock-up of an idea for an alternate Inkscape interface. Since most users like the current interface, there would, of course, be no need to change it. But when I read that, amazingly, future versions of Inkscape will incorporate SVG animation, (!) I thought the interface might need a little adjustment to incorporate future features (like the animation feature, filters, anything else that could be used to display the power of SVG). I could be way off with this, but it's just an idea. What do you other users think? Would this type of interface be too bulky? To have collapsible/detachable toolbox compartments is, in my opinion, a great thing. Sometimes I have to work on my notebook computer, and to be able to collapse/detach menu items lets me work more effeciently. -Joshua / Jiaxiang PS - Please ignore my type error and the duplicate icons. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com

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RE: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape UI mock-up
by Batista, Facundo 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

[Jiaxiang] #- This image is just a simple little mock-up of an idea #- for an alternate Inkscape interface. Putting a resizable toolbar space where you can do this (being each number a "tool")... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...or... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...or... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...changing the layout everytime the window size changes for some reason, it's the best method to enforce the user to parse visually all the drawings every time he/she have to do a click on them. Therefore, I'm a strong -1 on it. . Facundo Bitácora De Vuelo: http://www.taniquetil.com.ar/plog PyAr - Python Argentina: http://pyar.decode.com.ar/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADVERTENCIA. La información contenida en este mensaje y cualquier archivo anexo al mismo, son para uso exclusivo del destinatario y pueden contener información confidencial o propietaria, cuya divulgación es sancionada por la ley. Si Ud. No es uno de los destinatarios consignados o la persona responsable de hacer llegar este mensaje a los destinatarios consignados, no está autorizado a divulgar, copiar, distribuir o retener información (o parte de ella) contenida en este mensaje. Por favor notifíquenos respondiendo al remitente, borre el mensaje original y borre las copias (impresas o grabadas en cualquier medio magnético) que pueda haber realizado del mismo. Todas las opiniones contenidas en este mail son propias del autor del mensaje y no necesariamente coinciden con las de Telefónica Comunicaciones Personales S.A. o alguna empresa asociada. Los mensajes electrónicos pueden ser alterados, motivo por el cual Telefónica Comunicaciones Personales S.A. no aceptará ninguna obligación cualquiera sea el resultante de este mensaje. Muchas Gracias.

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RE: Inkscape UI responses
by Jiaxiang 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Trent wrote: "What advantages do *you* think this design has over the current one? Presumably you prefer it?" Yes, I prefer it. It could provide what Bryce has called "interface flexibility" and make room for additional features. A few ideas that I had that were not shown in the image: 1) Each collapsible/detachable compartment could also be stretched horizontally or vertically and docked to the outer regions of the document window, either perpendicular or parallel to any document window border. (Giving Inkscape a lot of flexibility and users a lot of room for customization.) 2) The number of compartments and their contents could be altered by the user through an addition in the "Options" menu. Or maybe tools and tool options could be dragged from one compartment to another and/or removed/added through a context menu that appears when a person right clicks on an icon. (?) Actually, almost none of the icons are in their absolute best position. This was just for example (notice multiple icons). Were it to actually be implemented, a more-capable-and-knowledgeable-about-UI-layout-than-me programmer would certainly arrange them as they saw fit. (I'm not a programmer.) How would you include tool buttons for additional features in the current interface? (There's not much room.) This type of layout - in the hands of skilled programmers - could provide the answer. Just some ideas, that's all... - Joshua / Jiaxiang __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com

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Re: Helping Inkscape
by Robert C. Smith 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Hi Bryce, Many thanks for the speedy reply; ...apologies from the turtle. Although I haven't yet had time to pursue your links, I have just had a good look at Inkscape's "imaged" or "embedded" or "path-converted" font work: ....and am I ever impressed!! This comment comes by way of contrast with my existing SVG editor, though polemics is not the purpose here. It is simply first-rate work and kudos to the authors. (The importance of typography is too often under-rated.) Your idea videlicit the on-line print media fits perfectly with current plans to establish a reputation as a "Paladin for SVG." A bit pretentious, but I am absolutely baffled by the failure of SVG to truly catch fire. Politics may be a factor. I can think of two Window's vendors who had a strong market position to capitalize on with SVG and didn't/haven't. I have had plans for a letter to John Dvoark at PC Magazine in the works concerning SVG for some time. Now is the time to act for Inkscape shows every indication of being, not an incidental reference in the SVG world, but rather the centre of attention. The W3C aside, when you look at the fully developed mathematical implications of scalar and vector fields, the sky is the limit as it was/is the tool used to describe the real world by physcists up to esoteric matters. Texture is as always an issue, so, if the capability isn't already there, the ability to import a, for instance, .jpg file and stretch it like a latex sheet to fit within an object's boundaries is a major interest with me. Thanks again for your response, and, though a presumptuous newcomer, please permit me a "tip of the hat" to a truly dedicated group who have produced a program of signficant quality which refuses to rest on its laurels--- a quality which has inspsired me to once again resume the battle to see SVG attain the high ground in vector graphics. Cheers, Robert ............................................................... On 31 Dec 2004 at 23:49, Bryce Harrington wrote: SNIP > Cool, glad to have you! Looks like you've successfully > posted here. :-) Yes, documentation is extremely > valuable. You write well, so I bet you could probably > even write articles for (online or print) magazines > about Inkscape. > > Bryce >

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Open Clip Art Library Release 0.09 Announcement :: http://www.openclipart.org
by Jon Phillips 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

*PLEASE FORWARD* Open Clip Art Library Release 0.09 Announcement http://www.openclipart.org Release 0.09 of the Open Clip Art Library is now available for download on the site as an individual package: http://www.openclipart.org/downloads/openclipart-0.09.tar.gz http://www.openclipart.org/downloads/openclipart-0.09.zip This new package is 20MB and contains 3104 unique user-submitted files, an increase from previous releases. The Open Clip Art Library is also browsable at www.openclipart.org where one might find specific clip art by searching through categories such as animals, education, transportation, or geography. Thank you to everyone who sent encouraging e-mails while the Open Clip Art Library's hosting project, freedesktop.org, underwent necessary maintenance due to a server break-in. freedesktop.org now has a much stronger server management system in place and our services are now completely back on-line from the incident. This intermittent downtime caused our developers to consider mirroring strategies. If you have any server space available and would like to host a mirror, please e-mail our mailing list. In the end, these events bolster an open source project and make it much stronger. To start the new year right, we decided to restart our montly release cycle, and begin to focus our attention to the project roadmap (http://openclipart.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Roadmap). For the upcoming 0.10 release, we encourage submission of Valentine's Day themed artwork, to help users with their love life. Behind the scenes, we will be integrating Bryce Harrington's Document Management System (DMS) to mediate the submissions we receive. DMS is a real breakthrough in document management, which is akin to source code management (CVS, SVN, etc), but for everyday practical group projects, versioning, and collaboration using various file formats. Our core developers have also been discussing a few different sub-projects such as adding support to our services for Font submissions (http://openclipart.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Open_Font_Library) and also a way to auto-generate greeting cards (http://openclipart.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Greeting_Cards). Please add your comments to the aforementioned wiki pages and help us realize these ideas in the coming year! If you are interested in this project, please join our mailing list (http://freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/clipart), check out the roadmap (http://openclipart.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Roadmap), and continue to submit your clip art! As the new year starts we are hoping to attract new developers and artists to work on the project. Happy New Year! Visit the Library at http://www.openclipart.org/

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