March 2007 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

Gradient Dialog Box
by Axiom X11 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

I was going to post a feature request, but it seemed to similar to bug #1507665 (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1507665&group_id=9…) So I thought I would post here first, rather than get myself deleted. I would really like to see some better control over gradient creation in Inkscape. Currently it is possible to make cool gradients, but the dialog is cumbersome, and anti-intuitive. I would love to see colored sliders, as in the attached screenshot from Photoshop's gradient editor so that I can micro-manage every aspect of how my gradients look visually, with instant feedback. Right now it is difficult to get the offsets right, and if you are working with a gradient with a lot of similar colors (say, trying to simulate some shiny metal), it is difficult to select the correct stop (for me anyway). I was very confused by buliabyak's comment that the "'gradient dialog box' is no longer needed," since we would now be able to "edit [it] all on [the] canvas". In Inkscape 0.45.1 I can edit the end points of a gradient on the canvas, which is a neat trick, but I don't see how you would edit any of the stops in between those without the dialog. If this kind of functionality is in the roadmap, I will humbly step back, for I am no coder (in C#/GTK anyway) just a lowly web designer.

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Perspective Effect - Format autodetect failed
by Richard Querin 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Hi, I'm getting a warning dialog every time I use the Perspective effect. The effect *does* work, but only after I click OK on the dialog box. This is happening on my Ubuntu Edgy box, but not on my XP installation at work. While I can live with the dialog box popping up, I'd like to create another screencast which includes the perspective effect, but it doesn't look so hot when Inkscape throws a warning dialog up everytime I use it. Any clues as to what it might be? Or how I can avoid it? Here's the warning message - which usually appears 4 times with slightly different numbers at the front: ** (inkscape:5984): WARNING **: Format autodetect failed. The file is being opened as SVG.

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inkscape 0.45.1 for opensuse
by dwain 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

someone gave me a link to get the current version of inkscape for opensuse 10.2. since i can't access the archives, i can't search for the reply. would someone send the link again, this time i'll bookmark it. thanks, dwain -- Dwain Alford Alford Design Group P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 email: dwain@...2157... web: http://www.alford-design-group.com "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art"

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which file again?
by Dwain Alford 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

i want to reset the default paper size. which file is it again that i edit to set this change? is it default.svg, default_mm.svg or default_pt.svg? i can't remember and i don't want to edit the incorrect file. dwain -- dwain alford p.o. box 145 winfield, alabama 35594 u.s.a. tele: 205.487.2570 cell: 205.495.5619

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Font creation with Inkscape: Exporting groups to independent SVGs?
by Denis 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Hello, I've been using Inkscape to design a font. I've used it in a few designs through the old manual-copy-and-arrange mode, but I'd like to convert it to a TTF so that it can be used normally in text. I am aware that Inkscape can't do this, but I see that FontForge can import SVGs. I've tried it and the SVG import seems to work well. My question is: does anyone know of an easy way to export all the glyphs from my SVG file into separate SVGs? I suppose it shouldn't be too hard to do with a Python script, but I don't think I have the skill to do it myself. As a marginal note, is anyone doing fontwork with Inkscape? Has anyone tips or experiences to share? Thanks in advance, Denís. -- ########################### # Denís Fernández Cabrera # # denis@...2126... # # gatonegro.ceibes.org # ###########################

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Mailing list archive broken?
by Richard Querin 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Is there a way to get to the archives of this mailing list? The link to it seems to be broken.

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Save Dialog
by Docsonic 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

I don't know how difficult this would be to achieve but IMHO it would be a useful addition if it is possible... I have a large number of documents in subfolders inside a main folder. Each subfolder name is 16-17 characters long and when a document with a new ID is created, it needs a new subfolder. I use the 'Create Folder' button which works fine and allows me to name it correctly, but it then returns me to the folder list which is very large and I then have to find the new folder. Is it possible to automatically enter the newly created folder, that is why the folder is created after all? This may seem a long way to handle this but there is a good reason for doing so :-) I am using WinXP and Inkscape 0.45-1 and since I discovered Inkscape, I rarely use Gimp any more, this is a phenomenal piece of software and kudos goes to all who have helped create it! Many thanks, Tony

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape-user Digest, Vol 10, Issue 20
by Maciej Kalisiak 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

It seems I need to create an account to add to the Wiki (understandable)... I'll look into this when I have the time, but if anyone else already has editing privilidges, feel free add any relevant info from below yourself. On 3/28/07, inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net <inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:17:17 -0700 > From: Bryce Harrington <bryce@...983...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] for posterity: inkscape export in > Windows+cygwin+Makefile > To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <20070326191717.GY6836@...983...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Maciej, > > This is good info, thanks for posting it. Can you also post it onto the > Inkscape Wiki, where others will be able to find it? I think there's a > page for Windows off of the CompilingInkscape page. > > Bryce > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 11:51:12AM -0400, Maciej Kalisiak wrote: > > Now that I got everything sorted out (thanks to all who replied!), I > > figure I might as well post to the list how I automated Inkscape SVG > > exporting under Windows+cygwin, perhaps it will save someone else some > > time in the future. I use GNU "make" to build my documents, and here > > are the relevant bits of the Makefile: > > > > ------ > > INKSCAPE=d:/portable_apps/inkscape/inkscape.exe > > SRCDIR=$(shell cygpath -d -m `pwd`) > > > > %.pdf: %.svg > > $(INKSCAPE) -f $(SRCDIR)/$< -A $(SRCDIR)/$@ > > > > # list of PDFs to build from SVGs: > > all: foo.pdf bar.pdf baz.pdf > > ------ > > > > The first stumbling block was that inkscape requires full paths to the > > original file and the destination file. The second stumbling block > > was how to translate them for inkscape, which does not like cygwin's > > /cygdrive/c/... notation. > > > > The above is not optimal, so if anybody spots better ways to go about > > things, let me know. I just have to figure out how to avoid > > hardcoding the path to inkscape, which is in different directories on > > my various machines... -- Maciej Kalisiak mac [at] dgp.toronto.edu http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~mac

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Perspective Effect generating warning message dialog
by Richard Querin 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

When I execute the Effects->Perspective command, it pops up a dialog box with several warning messages. Once I close the dialog box, the result looks fine ( the effect works). I downloaded the 0.45-1 source and compiled it tonight to double-check and it still gives the warning messages. I'm running it on Ubuntu Edgy. Here's the warning messages that come up. Note: Each time the numbers change but the number of warnings remains consistent: ** (inkscape:5984): WARNING **: Format autodetect failed. The file is being opened as SVG. ** (inkscape:5986): WARNING **: Format autodetect failed. The file is being opened as SVG. ** (inkscape:5988): WARNING **: Format autodetect failed. The file is being opened as SVG. ** (inkscape:5990): WARNING **: Format autodetect failed. The file is being opened as SVG. I'm running a slightly older version of 0.45 on my windows xp machine at work and it executes the effect without any dialogs or warnings. Here at home, I was running a nightly build (autopackage version) from about the 13th of March and it consistently gave me these warning messages as well. I am running Beryl here at home, but I've switched to Metacity and it demonstrates the same behaviour. Any clues? Thanks, Richard

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for posterity: inkscape export in Windows+cygwin+Makefile
by Maciej Kalisiak 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Now that I got everything sorted out (thanks to all who replied!), I figure I might as well post to the list how I automated Inkscape SVG exporting under Windows+cygwin, perhaps it will save someone else some time in the future. I use GNU "make" to build my documents, and here are the relevant bits of the Makefile: ------ INKSCAPE=d:/portable_apps/inkscape/inkscape.exe SRCDIR=$(shell cygpath -d -m `pwd`) %.pdf: %.svg $(INKSCAPE) -f $(SRCDIR)/$< -A $(SRCDIR)/$@ # list of PDFs to build from SVGs: all: foo.pdf bar.pdf baz.pdf ------ The first stumbling block was that inkscape requires full paths to the original file and the destination file. The second stumbling block was how to translate them for inkscape, which does not like cygwin's /cygdrive/c/... notation. The above is not optimal, so if anybody spots better ways to go about things, let me know. I just have to figure out how to avoid hardcoding the path to inkscape, which is in different directories on my various machines... -- Maciej Kalisiak mac [at] dgp.toronto.edu http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~mac

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