September 2006 - Inkscape Users

Re: [Inkscape-user] EPS export changes for 0.44.1
by Johan Engelen 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:39:19 +0200 > From: Bernhard Walle <Bernhard.Walle@...26...> > > - font is wrong (when not converting text to path) The name of the fonts in EPS files has changed a little. For example from: /(Bodoni MT Condensed) to: /Bodoni-MT-Condensed What exactly is wrong about the font? The name, or completely different font, or... Cheers, Johan

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PDF export - dirty overal rendering (text, lines...)
by roland donat 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

Hello everybody, I noticed that when I am exporting a figure in PDF format, the result is pretty dirty. All the contours are bigger than in my original figure. As a consequence, the text and every lines are deformed. To read the pdf, I try xpdf, acroread 7, acrobat reader 6.0 (win) and the result is always the same. However, when I use gpdf (a very simple pdf viewver), the rendering is correct. Unfortunately, my figure aims to be use in a beamer presentation which will be read with acrobat reader... I also try to do an eps export then a pdf conversion (epstopdf) but in this case the colors change and the shape keeps on being not very cute. Last thing : I use inkscape 0.44 on a ubuntu dapper distribution. Thanks in advance. Best regards. Roland. PS: Sorry for my english writing.

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EPS export changes for 0.44.1
by Bernhard Walle 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Hello, what was changed for the EPS export in 0.44.1? It's completely broken and unusable here. The problems are: - font is wrong (when not converting text to path) - drawing area has changed (I need something like --export-area-drawing, but that parameter doesn't work for EPS) Any hints? Regards, Bernhard -- Als ich klein war, glaubte ich, Geld sei das wichtigste im Leben. Heute, da ich alt bin, weiÃ ich: Es stimmt. -- Oscar Wilde

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Printing Banners & Posters
by Jon jts 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

For weeks I've searched for answers to printing Inkscape documents that involve custom sized documents(using continuous paper on an HP printer. Thank you everyone for the helpful advice and solutions to my problems. Unfortunately, I just could not get the print I needed. During my searching, I ran across "Poster Printer 1.0 (beta)" located at SourceForge.net. This printer app works GREAT so far. When you press print, Poster Printer shows up as a printer choice. I've been able to print the documents that would not print with Inkscape, or would not print correctly when converted to pdf or ps files on continuous paper. Another solution I found was to buy ($18) a copy of "Poster 7" which is a banner/poster maker app. I convert my Inkscape document to a JPEG file, open it in "Poster 7", make the necessary size changes and print. I use Inkscape to create my document and then use either app to print. "Poster 7" will print just banners to any size (up to 100 sheets long I think) along with posters up to 9 feet tall. "Poster Printer 1.0" resizes all documents to posters so you don't really get a banner but a poster instead. So far, both work great to print from. PLEASE, Inkscape code writers, incorporate these really useful printing options found in the above mentioned apps. I would think that the usefulness of Inkscape would be greatly increased, at least to users like myself (teachers, etc. with very limited tech. $$$$$). Does anyone know of other applications that will print banners? Again, EVERYONE, thank you for your continued help and advice. jt -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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postscript fonts (.pfm)
by Ève LÉcuyer 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Hello everybody, I have a question regarding this great little wonder that is Inkscape : I want to use a font. But this font does not show in the list of font under the Text and font dialog box. This font is well installed on my C:\WINDOWS\FONTS. But it wears a .pfm extension not .ttf. How can I have Inkscape recognizing this font. I use a french 0.44 version of Inkscape on Windows XP. Thanks! Ève --------------------------------- Lèche-vitrine ou lèche-écran ? Yahoo! Magasinage.

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Drawing arrowhead
by Peng Yu 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

Hi, Is there any primitives in svg such that I can draw arrow head easily? I couldn't find one in the document. The one that I found is that I have to define marker. Is that the best way to do it? Thanks, Peng

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Mathematical calculation in Inkscape
by Peng Yu 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

Hi, I have the following code. I shows two half eclipses and one half disk. They represent 3 functions. I want to draw the function f1(x)+f2(x)+f3(x). Is there any exact way to do it in svg? Thanks, Peng <path transform="translate(200, 800)" d="M100,0 a100,100 0 0,0 -200,0 z" fill="red" opacity="0.5" stroke="black" stroke-width="1" id="path10935" /> <path transform="translate(100, 800)" d="M20,0 a20,60 0 0,0 -40,0 z" fill="blue" opacity="0.5" stroke="black" stroke-width="1" id="path10937" /> <path transform="translate(300, 800)" d="M20,0 a20,60 0 0,0 -40,0 z" fill="blue" opacity="0.5" stroke="black" stroke-width="1" id="path10939" /> <text x="100" y="700" dx="-20" font-size="30" fill="black" > f1(x) </text> <text x="200" y="700" dx="-20" font-size="30" fill="black" > f2(x) </text> <text x="300" y="700" dx="-20" font-size="30" fill="black" > f3(x) </text> <defs> <marker id="Triangle" viewBox="0 0 10 10" refX="0" refY="5" markerUnits="strokeWidth" markerWidth="4" markerHeight="3" orient="auto"> <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" /> </marker> </defs> <path d="M80,800 h300" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" marker-end="url(#Triangle)" /> <text x="380" y="800" font-size="30" fill="black" > x </text>

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What does "sodipodi" in svg file?
by Peng Yu 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

Hi, I draw something in Inkscape and save in the svg file. But I don't understand what "sodipodi" means? I couldn't find it in the SVG manual http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-SVG11-20030114/paths.html. Would you please help me if you know what it means? Thanks, Peng <path sodipodi:type="arc" style="fill:blue;fill-opacity:1;stroke:black;stroke-width:1;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" id="path8876" sodipodi:cx="246.42857" sodipodi:cy="707.36218" sodipodi:rx="152.14285" sodipodi:ry="82.14286" d="M 245.23643,789.50252 A 152.14285,82.14286 0 1 1 381.47519,669.53075 L 246.42857,707.36218 z" sodipodi:start="1.5786321" sodipodi:end="5.8045632" />

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Opacity on Export for PDF/PS
by Sean Laurent 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

Hi, I'm seeing some behavior I didn't expect when I export to PDF or Postscript with Inkscape 0.43 and 0.44. Basically, I'm trying to create a fancy CD label and I have 5 layers (from bottom to top): outline; band name; show location; show date & disc number; and track listing. For layout purposes, the outline layer has some circles to represent the CDs, which have a black fill and an opacity of 64. If I reduce the opacity to 0 and export the file as either PDF or Postscript, it completely ignores the opacity and renders the circle as a solid black fill. This gets even worse once the track listing is in place because of overlapping content. Is this a bug or is there a better approach? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! -Sean

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No compiled linux version of 0.44.1?
by Thorsten 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

Hi, I can't find an autopackage for the updated 0.44.1 on sourceforge. Windows and Mac versions are there, only one for Linux is absent. Would somebody please compile an autopackage? That would be cool! - Thorsten

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