September 2006 - Inkscape Users

Re: [Inkscape-user] Printing 8.5" x 22"
by Davi Fonseca 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

Hi all, I do not use Inkscape to print, but Adobe Acrobat (since you do not want tiling, the Reader version should be fine). The steps that I follow are (roughly): 1) Download the latest Windows version (inkscape-LATEST.zip); 2) Run it, select/make the appropriate page size, draw; 3) Save as "PDF" and save as "Cairo PDF" and compare both PDFs (in particular if you have transparencies); 4) If I am using a "fancy" page-size that I created. I make sure I have that page size available in Windows. In case you must create one the steps are: Go to "Start\Printers and Faxes" Go to "File\Server Properties" Under the "Forms" tab I create the appropriate form (i.e. page size) and save it with a nice name. 5) Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat and print it. But note that: - You must check under the document properties (Ctrl+D) that the page size is correct. - Remember to select the appropriate paper size for the pirnter (inside "File\Print..." then "Properties" and in "Advanced..."); - Selecting Adobe to rescale or not should not provide different results, but these can happen. So it is worth testing. I am able to print huge and/or custom works this way without problems in many different printers. Wild wild guess: if everything else fails, try printing an exported bitmap with a resolution of 600 dpi or less. _________________________________________________________________ Search from any Web page with powerful protection. Get the FREE Windows Live Toolbar Today! http://www.toolbar.live.com

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Printing 8.5" x 22" (Jon jts)
by Davi Fonseca 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

> In step 3, I don't see a save as "Cairo PDF" only PDF. Where is Cairo? I get Cairo PDF automatically from the latest version. Browse to http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32-snap/?M=D and download inkscape-LATEST.zip. > How do you compare the two?Visually. But depending on the printer (and on your screen calibration) they can come looking quite different from the PDF. > In File/Server Properties tab, I created the banner size I'm attempting > to create. When I try to print, that "fancy" sized paper does not come > up as a selection in the printer set-up box (should I be able to select > that one particular paper size? Only the paper sizes from HP are > available. How do I select that one size paper?)In fact I should have mentioned that it depends on your printer driver. Since you cannot select the fancy size, then you probably have a custom size option in that dialogue or the printer is able to handle anything you send to it. Checking the printer manual and the driver release notes can help you find your specific case (maybe a newer driver can help you). > Step 5: I believe I checked the document properties that the page size > was correct but only 11 inches of the document showed in the Acrobat > Reader box.What do you mean with "the page size was correct but only 11 inches of the document showed in the Acrobat Reader box"? Do the saved PDF has a different size than it should? If that is the case, something is real wrong and only those 11 inches will be sent to the printer and hence printed. I just created a 8.5"x22" drawing and them saved it as a PDF and Acrobat Reader tells me the correct document size (i.e. the same one as in Inkscape). Wild guesses: - use the latest version of Acrobat Reader - use the latest version of Inkscape (as above) Wild wild guess: - check your regional settings to make sure "." is the decimal separator > I am so incouraged by your last line, "I am able to print huge/or custom > ....." Very cool.Inkscape is very cool ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Call friends with PC-to-PC calling -- FREE http://get.live.com/messenger/overview

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Printing Documents
by Bryce Harrington 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 06:34:36PM +0200, Ulf Erikson wrote: > Bryce Harrington wrote: > > I think basically what the requestor is asking for is some mechanism to > > overflow the document to multiple pages on the printer. In other words: > > Hmm.. Are you sure? Check again what he said: > "settings I list) choices: I select: letter paper (11x8.5), and for > "paper choice, I select banner paper (I use the settings sent to me by > "HP, and landscape. The results are the same, even though the paper > "size is, lets say, 24 inches, only 11 inches prints (standard paper > "size). There isn't a "print banner" box to check (only the banner > paper > "setting). Note that he says that he's selected letter paper (11x8.5). I interpret this as that the printer communicates that it accepts 8.5x11" paper, but by selecting banner paper as the paper choice, the printer must somehow put itself into some sort of an overflow mode. Based on the selection of '8.5x11" paper' it sounds very much that this is not a simple case of paper size, but a complex interaction of a few things. Bryce

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape-user digest, Vol 1 #1021 - 4 msgs
by roberto 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

> type some text, hit "control + u" then type in 03d6 > > > > to check the status, look at the status bar > > > On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 13:04 +0100, Cecile Hebert wrote: > > Hello everybodo, > > OK, I know I should read the archive of the mailing list, the > > documenation first and try to install the newest version of inkscape (I > > use 0.39), but I nearly finished a figure for a paper I need *today* an= > d > > I am just missing a letter pi (the greek letter): for one reason I don'= > t > > understand I don't see all the fonts I have in other program like the > > gimp (I am working with SuSe linux 9.1).=20 > > My only solution at this moment is export the drawing to png and add th= > e > > letter with gimp... ist there an other solution??? > >=20 > > Thanks > > C=C3=A9cile > > =20 > >=20 > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 4 > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] I need a pi! > From: Jared <test@...54...> > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:46:54 -0500 > Reply-To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > > enter in some text and hit "control + U" you will see in the status bar > that it is waiting for some unicode input, then type in "03d6" that > will give you the pi symbol > > > > > > On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 13:04 +0100, Cecile Hebert wrote: > > Hello everybodo, > > OK, I know I should read the archive of the mailing list, the > > documenation first and try to install the newest version of inkscape (I > > use 0.39), but I nearly finished a figure for a paper I need *today* an= > d > > I am just missing a letter pi (the greek letter): for one reason I don'= > t > > understand I don't see all the fonts I have in other program like the > > gimp (I am working with SuSe linux 9.1).=20 > > My only solution at this moment is export the drawing to png and add th= > e > > letter with gimp... ist there an other solution??? > >=20 > > Thanks > > C=C3=A9cile > hello, i am trying your way but using "Ctrl + U" does not give me any results at all... is there any other way to get greek fonts? my version is 0.41 i do not see any status bar maybe you can tell me where it is in inkscape... thank you -- roberto OS: GNU/Linux, Debian Sarge KDE 3.3 kernel 2.6.8-2-686

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Announcing: A TTF font manager for Gnu/Linux.
by Donn 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

Hello all on the lists, I have released a font manager for Gnu/Linux. Sorry Windows users - go and look for a free app called "The Font Thing" it rocks. I can adjust it to work on Mac OS-X, but will need a volunteer to help me. I am a designer and I missed the ability to view fonts, sort them into collections and install/remove those collections. It was an itch I simply had to scratch and I ended-up using wxPython to solve the problem. With Fonty Python you can select ttf fonts and put them into "pogs" (from the word typography). You can place fonts into pogs from a folder or from another pog. You then install the pog you need. After that, you fire-up Inkscape and those fonts *should* appear in the font dialogue. You do your design, and when you are done and don't need them anymore, you simply remove the pog! It's there for next time. It really helps to keep fonts organized per project/client/job, whatever. If you are interested in trying it out, you can get it from: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/fontypython I am still "moving" into the Savannah website, I hope to have a short manual and so forth in the near future. The tarball (the download file) contains a README that you should consult. Please let me know your experiences with it. I apologise in advance if it toasts your hard drive, looks at you funny and then steals your car :) Donn.

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Printing Documents
by Jon jts 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

In my never ending search for a solution to my printing problem (printing custom sized documents) I can across the following: http://forums.techguy.org/business-applications/497368-printer-application.… Some folks in the know believe it is an Inkscape coding issue. Inkscape experts, please let us know what you think. I noticed on the Inkscape wiki site that there is/was a survey concerning printing from Inkscape. It appears that the question has arisen before. PLEASE, Inkscape coders, if there is something you could do to help lost souls like me print their documents, look into this. I know I am not alone in this request (wiki question). Thank you once again.... jt (I tried the save as options, I tried the GSView method, I tried every suggestion that folks were kind enough to send me. I still have kids looking at me with their worried looks - I'm trying to print students' drawings on 8.5 x 24 to 40 inch banner paper.) -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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use, xlink:href, and external svg
by Joel Uckelman 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

I have a group of SVG documents which have a lot of objects in common; what I'd like to do is have a 'library' document which contains defs of those objects and then reference them in the other documents instead of repeating them umpteen times. I thought that I could achieve that by putting objects in the <defs> part of my library document, e.g., <defs> <rect id="somerect" ... /> </defs> and then referencing the objects elsewhere like this: <use xlink:href="lib.svg#somerect" ... /> This seems not to work with Inkscape. (It does seem to work with Batik, but not if the href URL is relative.) Am I doing this incorrectly or is it unsupported? -- J.

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Changing page size default from A4 to US Letter
by Brian Wright 10 Sep '06

10 Sep '06

Hello, Is there a configuration file or preferences location to change the default startup page size of A4 to US Letter (or any other format)? I've looked through the wiki and version .44 preferences without any success. I know that it will save the page, once changed, with the document that you save. But, I was hoping to find a way to change the default when the application is launched. I tend to forget that it uses A4 by default and would prefer to change it globally. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Brian Wright (skywalk@...2008...) (commorancy@...12...)

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How do I create a node at intersection of two lines?
by Noah Spurrier 10 Sep '06

10 Sep '06

Is it possible to create a node point at the intersection of two lines from different objects? I tried using the constructive geometry primitives in the Path menu (union, intersection, exclusion, difference, etc.), but these were not quite flexible enough for what I want to do. It seems like the lowest geometry primitive would be to find the intersection of two lines. Here is an example of what I'm trying to do: http://www.noah.org/intersect/index.html I had to fake this by adding a node and visually moving the node point until it appeared to be at the intersection. It was far from perfectly aligned. Yours, Noah

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A Printing Tutorial
by Jon jts 10 Sep '06

10 Sep '06

Being new to Inkscape, I have many questions. I'm thinking that one of the advantages to Inkscape is that it is so well suported and is ideal in a classroom setting (with VERY limited budgets). My only problem to date is printing. Kids love to see their work and after the hours they put into their drawings, they want something to take home. I just can't seem to get their work on paper. So.... is there enough of a need for a "How to Print Documents" tutorial? I'm referring to custom sized documents since there appears to be no problem printing 8 x 11 etc. documents. And, would an Inkscape expert tackle such a job? Is Inkscape used professionally in graphics art? If so, wouldn't customers want to see their products as hardcopies? Pros, how do you get their jobs printed? I would guess that there are customers who order very odd-sized documents, etc. Thank you for the information. jt -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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