March 2006 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

Inkboard Collaborative Editing
by Florian Köberle 18 Mar '06

18 Mar '06

Hi I read in the release notes that Inkscape now the possiblity to connect to other inkscape users. How to do so? I found that UserManual but that doesn't help me: http://inkboard.sourceforge.net/docs/UserManual.html How to connect with Inkscape .43? or do i need Inkboard? Can't find any menu item or button for that.

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Printing command in Linux?
by Thetargos 18 Mar '06

18 Mar '06

Hello list! Up until recently I did not have any need for printing from Inkscpae... But I grew quite confused... How am I exactly supposed to print from Inkscpae on Linux with CUPS? What would the command be? System is Fedora Core 4 (both i686 and x86_64) and CUPS configured printer. All I see is what you see in the image attached. TIA!

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Convert SVG->PDF with transparency
by Tristan Miller 18 Mar '06

18 Mar '06

Greetings. I just created a poster using Inkscape and want to make a PDF version to distribute. I use a lot of transparency in the poster, but unfortunately Inkscape's export filters for Postscript and PDF don't preserve the transparency. Can someone suggest another SVG to PDF converter which will preserve transparency? I tried Cairo's svg2pdf, but it just segfaults midway through processing the file. BTW, I'm running GNU/Linux. I do have access to a Windows XP machine, but not to hundreds of dollars to buy expensive Adobe software. Regards, Tristan -- _ _V.-o Tristan Miller [en,(fr,de,ia)] >< Space is limited / |`-' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= <> In a haiku, so it's hard (7_\\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ >< To finish what you

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Perspective transformation?
by Andrew S. Townley 18 Mar '06

18 Mar '06

Hi, I'm using Inkscape 0.43 and I was wondering if there was an easy way to simulate perspective over a group of objects. I checked the mailing list and used google, but haven't seen anything that seems like what I want. I'm guessing the key is in the transformation dialog, but I'm not sure what to do. I've done this before in the Gimp, but it was a rough-guess approach, and I was hoping it would be easier in Inkscape. If you have created a flat arrangement of shapes, I want to proportionally shrink (say the left) one side so that it looks in perspective. Then I can provide a "stacked-but-expanded" view of a system. I'm sure it's there and I'm missing it, but any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, ast -- Andrew S. Townley <atownley@...504...> http://atownley.org

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Re: corrected
by unknown＠example.com 18 Mar '06

18 Mar '06

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Selecting multpile objects
by mikejd 17 Mar '06

17 Mar '06

I am using Inkscape 0.39 on Mandrake 10.0. I have been trying to select multiple objects using Shift+click but it does not work. I click on one then shift+click on the next and it just selects the second object only. What am I doing wrong? Mike Davies -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Selecting-multpile-objects-t1292971.html#a3440977 Sent from the Inkscape - User forum at Nabble.com.

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approved
by unknown＠example.com 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

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Snapping confusion; still sadness
by Eric Jonas 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

Hello! I've been loving inkscape for quite a while now, but snapping still makes me sad. The most recent nightly build of 0.43 makes me even more sad. I find the "snap" tab of the document properties dialog box more unintuitive than before. Is there documentation some place that explains what all the options are? I understand snapping nodes, paths, bounding boxes, etc. but I'm confused by the notion of "sensitivity" -- what does 0.4 to 50 mean, and what si the difference between screen pixels and px units? All I really want is a "never ever let me do anything off-grid unless I explicitly state it" option -- I.e. "behave like AI or a cad program". Does anyone else have snap behavior opinions? I've made over 200 different technical digrams (for EE and FPGA work) thus far, and have finally reached the point of snapping :) Thanks again, I'm so sorry to complain; I really love inkscape and I'm just puzzled why snapping always seems to receive so little love. :( ...Eric

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exporting parts of artwork
by Michal Žeravík 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

Hi all, is it possible to make 'slices' - rectangular named rectangles for export to png? I'ts known from Xara and Photoshop for creating web images. Does exists such plugin? it would be very helpful. (in addition: keeping an index pallete for the whole image would be great) Michal

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boolean import
by Daniel Culver 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Hi I'm trying to use some of the effects, that use Python. I am working on a Mac with ppc chip, OS 10.4, using X11 interface. I have worked my way through several out of place modules in my python frame work, but have bumped up against a wall. The trace back is saying .....File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/ python2.3/xml, from xml.utils import boolean. ImportError: cannot import name boolean. I would appreciate any help? Please. Daniel Culver danielculver@...107...

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