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some feature ideas
by Elwin Estle 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

The first one that comes to mind...and maybe there is already something like this and I ain't found it yet, is the object equivalent of text to path. In other words, take an object, or series of objects, and repeat it, either oriented "perpendicular" to the path at a given point (ala the text function), or oriented as it is to start, but repeated along the path. Either one with a user specified interval. Next would be perhaps some kind of sine wave function, with options for wavelength, amplitude, and various types of distortion, i.e. sawtooth (if you want to reverse it, just flip the object in the opposite direction), square wave, and "clipping" of the wave. It might also be possible to use a second wave to "cut" sections of the first wave or amplify them...not really sure what could be done with such a thing, but it might be useful. It also might be interesting to make the gradient tool work in conjunction with this "wave" tool, you could specify whether the gradient would start at the center of the wave's amplitude and fade in/out toward the center/edges. Maybe all of the above is possible with existing functions somehow or other...I am pretty new to Inkscape and have just begun to explore it's possibilites. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: InkScape terms of use
by Bryce Harrington 30 Jul '05

30 Jul '05

On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 11:18:34PM -0700, Christopher wrote: > Message body follows: > > Dear Bryce, > > I was searching for a terms of use but I couldn't find it. > If there is one, could you reply with the url to it? Hi Christopher, Inkscape's terms of use are covered by the General Public License. There should be a copy included with your copy of Inkscape (in the file 'COPYING'), or if not, there is a copy here: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html > If not, is inkscape available for use in commericial/business > environments for free or is there a payment/registration > required? Right, it is absolutely free for use at no cost for commercial/business environment. You are free to install it on any number of computers without any registration or payment needed. Inkscape is "Open Source Software", which means that you are also free to make modifications to the software and redistribute the program, as long as you also keep the changed version under the same terms. The reason we make Inkscape available under such free terms is that we enjoy making software and believe that software should be open for anyone to help improve. We have a donation system set up, for people who wish to support Inkscape development: http://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=93438 Bryce ----- End forwarded message -----

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Vers 0.42 in Debian Unstable ?
by Boštjan Špetič 30 Jul '05

30 Jul '05

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 12:13:53 +0100, Lee Braiden <lee_b@...918...> wrote: > On Saturday 30 July 2005 00:57, John Taber wrote: >> I'm aware of the gcc issues but I thought it was mentioned that .42 was >> available in Debian unstable but I dont' see it there (latest 0.41-5). >> Any word? If it's not going to be there for a while, what is the best >> alternative, autopackage ? > > I would recommend just building from source, since the source packages include > debian build files. hm... btw, when installing the sourceforge's deb's on debian unstable, i get segfault on startup, right after the annoying 'missing scripts' dialogue... regards, bosjtan

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Re: thanks!
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30 Jul '05

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News item about 0.42.1
by Bryce Harrington 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

I've posted a news item about the pending 0.42.1 release, to help warn people who might be running into trouble, and let them know that the best thing to do if they're having trouble is to sit tight until the fixed package is posted. If someone creates a wiki page for 0.42 installation workarounds, let me knwo. I can add a link to it from this news item. Bryce

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Checkerboard illusion would make a great inkscape sample
by Jeff Kowalczyk 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

I saw this today in a blog post: http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html It's obviously visually astonishing, and my first thought was that it would make a great sample in inkscape, although perhaps not distributed without permission. Unfortunately, I'm not yet able to make the basic perspective shapes in inkscape, much less the convincing visual illusion of shadow. If any expert inkscape user with good perspective-, alpha- and gradient-fu wanted to try this one, it would make a one humdinger of a tutorial. Thanks. (larger view) http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/images/checkershadow/checkershadow…

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problem with text to path solved!
by Elwin Estle 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

I dunno what the deal was/is. I got it to work. First I had to "unflow" the text to frame (which seems to be the default), then text to path worked just fine! One of those itsy bitsy details they don't mention in the documentation. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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unsubscribing
by Walter Zielinski 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

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Thanks
by Elwin Estle 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

I did manage to solve my text to path problem...before seeing all the helpful replies, but thank you anyway, I appreciate it. I have already used Inkscape to create a very cool lookin' personal logo, which I then exported to Gimp and gussied up with some textures and bump mapping. I find the path tool in Inkscape to be easier to work with than that of Gimp, plus I can more easily scale what I have made. This program is incredible. I keep thinking of all sorts of stuff I could make with it. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Anyone live near Enschede, Netherlands?
by Jon Phillips 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

Hello, I am not able to attend a svgopen.org in Enschede, yet have a paper, Introduction to the Open Clip Art Library and am scheduled to present this in Enschede as part of svgopen.org for 2005. Would anyone be willing to present the project on my behalf? I have the slides, paper, and talk all prepared, and it would just be a matter of schmoozing and talking with participants. If I can't find someone to do this, then I will have to remove the presentation and maybe paper from the conference...which I really don't want to do. Please contact me if you would like to attend and present Inkscape and the Open Clip Art Library at this conference. Thanks! Jon -- Jon Phillips San Francisco, CA USA PH 510.499.0894 jon@...87... http://www.rejon.org MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto Jabber Chat: rejon@...895... IRC: rejon@...896... Inkscape (http://inkscape.org) Open Clip Art Library (www.openclipart.org)

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