April 2006 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

scripting in Inkscape
by Renato Serodio 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

Hello all, I've recently come across the mathematical symbol for infinity in Wikimedia Commons, which is a GIF file, and features a request for a SVG version. Well, I've been playing around with Inkscape a bit, so I thought I could give it a try. Now, the symbol for infinity is a lemniscate, which is also filled to match a particular typeface. Since there's a very nice formula for the lemniscate, and I'm a complete zero in design, I thought making a path that corresponds to the points given by the formula and subsequently stroking it with a caligraphic pen - the nib - would give a decent approximation. I got stuck on the formula part. I read about Inkscape extensions, and even read the Kochify script, which seems a nice starting point. But even though it seems possible to do the lemniscate this way, it was not really what I had in mind: I thought I could write some kind of input file to inkscape which also used python/perl constructs to cope with maths/cycles, whatever. In effect, I wanted to operate Inkscape using a scripting engine. Is this usage possible? Since a few graphics programs have this type of interface, I suppose the proposal came up. Has it been, or are there any plans for implementation? Regards, Renato

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Re: read it immediately
by unknown＠example.com 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

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Re: improved
by unknown＠example.com 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

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Re: corrected
by unknown＠example.com 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

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copy - paste
by Hago Ziegler 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Hi, I never succeed to copy and paste from one instance of Inkscape to another. Is it not supposed to be possible? Hago

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Masajes, Flores de Bach, Digitopuntura, Osteopatia, Reiki, Reflexologia, Drenaje Linfatico, Quiromasaje, etc
by Le interesa? 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

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Text on path
by Never you mind 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

When I use the text on path the text begins to wrap around the path from zero degrees in a clockwise direction. Most of the time I want the text to be centered on the vertical axis. How can i do that? malcolm

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[dmandel@...1762...: ANNOUNCEMENT: April PLUG Meeting]
by Bryce Harrington 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

In case anyone's interested... ----- Forwarded message from David Mandel <dmandel@...1762...> ----- Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 16:07:52 -0800 (PST) From: David Mandel <dmandel@...1762...> To: Geoff Burling <llywrch@...1763...>, Dennis Gilbert <dennis@...1764...>, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...1...> Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: April PLUG Meeting MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Portland Linux/Unix Group will meet 7 PM Thursday Apr 6, 2006 at Portland State University in Smith Memorial Center Room 294 On the block bounded by SW Montgomery, SW Broadway (7th), SW Harrison, and SW Park (9th) ******************************************************************* PRESENTATION Inkscape by Bryce Harrington <bryce@...1...> Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data, node editing, layers, complex path operations, bitmap tracing, text-on-path, flowed text, direct XML editing, and more. It imports formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and others and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats. Inkscape's main goal is to create a powerful and convenient drawing tool fully compliant with XML, SVG, and CSS standards. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development process, and by making sure Inkcape is easy to learn, to use, and to extend. ******************************************************************* Agenda: 7:00 - 7:30 Business We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects including PLUG's monthly Advanced Topics meetings, PLUG's monthly hands on clinics, PLUG for Education, etc. 7:30 - 8:30 Presentation See above 9:00 - ... Beer The Lucky Labrador Brewing Company 915 SE Hawthorne David Mandel Chief Activist Portland Linux/Unix Group 560 SE Alexander Corvallis, Oregon 97333 (541) 730-5285 mobile dmandel@...1762... P.S. Biznix which specializes in Linux and UNIX support for the Business Computer User. As I understand, they haven't been meeting for a while, but intend to have regular meetings again in 2006. See http://www.Biznix.org for details. P.S. BLUEgroup (The Beaverton Linux Users Education Group) is a group geared toward new users or those interested in learning more about Linux. BLUE group meets on the 4th Thursday of every month (except Thanksgiving and Christmas) at the corner of Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy and Western ave. See www.BLUEgroup.org for details. P.S. PDXLUG provides a less formal alternative to PLUG emphasizing the needs of new users. PDXLUG meets every second Thursday of the month in southeast Portland. See http://www.PDXLUG.org for details. P.S. The Mid Willamette Valley Linux Users Group meets at 6:30 PM on the first Tuesday of the month. They have out grown their meeting location at PEAK and are now meeting on the OSU campus. See http://www.lug.corvallis.or.us/ for details. P.S. The Eugene Linux Users Group meets several times a month. See http://www.euglug.org for details. ====================================================================== David Mandel http://www.DavidMandel.com Portland Linux/Unix Group http://pdxLinux.org LinuxFund http://LinuxFund.org ====================================================================== ----- End forwarded message -----

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Hatching
by Lynda Metref 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

Hello! Does someone know how to fill an object with hatching? I guess I should use the Fill->Pattern way, but how to makes sure the connections between the lines are good? Any tutorial or simpler solutions, welcome! Thank you! Lynda

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Re: read it immediately
by unknown＠example.com 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

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