February 2008 - Inkscape Users

List of changes 0.45 - 0.46
by Thomas Zastrow 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Hi there, I'm looking for a compilation, where all the changes between Inkscape 0.45 and 0.46 are listed? Thanks! Best, Tom -- ---------------------------- http://www.thomas-zastrow.de ----------------------------

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Re: [Inkscape-user] OT Tablet for use with Inkscape?-Thanks
by Guillermo Espertino 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

My wife is using a Genius Pensketch 12x9 tablet with inkscape and gimp. It's far more affordable than a wacom with similar specifications (resolution, pressure levels, etc). It only lacks the tilt function and the eraser in the pen, but if you're looking for a large tablet for a fraction of the price of a Wacom, imo this is a great choice. It works under linux (not out of the box, but there is a step-by-step tutorial in Ubuntu Forums). You can see what she's doing with that tablet in www.flickr.com/photos/superdd Oh, and btw, someone asked about Cintiq support under linux. Jimmac just bought one and got it to work under linux without problems (there's an installing guide in his blog). Those things are great, but wow, they aren't cheap. :-)

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clean up SVG
by Alexander Roalter 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

every time I create an object and move it around, the XML code in the SVG file has somethink like: <path style="opacity:1.0000000;fill:#f9f010;fill-opacity:1.0000000;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:1.0000000;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4.0000000;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:6.9999999;stroke-opacity:1.0000000" id="path2113" d="M 307.26816,268.95933 L 329.04654,320.12941 L 384.25033,313.40500 L 350.82492,357.85068 L 384.25032,402.29635 L 329.04654,395.57194 L 307.26816,446.74203 L 285.48978,395.57194 L 230.28599,402.29635 L 263.71140,357.85068 L 230.28599,313.40500 L 285.48977,320.12942 L 307.26816,268.95933 z " transform="translate(-4.768158,-0.350677)" /> how is it possible to appy the translation once and for all to the coordinates given in d="...", instead of having them calculated by every SVG viewer again? when creating an object near the final position, every time I use the align function I get such a transform="..." in the file, instead of changing the points directly. -- cheers, Alex

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publishr 0.5 - publish to Flickr/Picasa from Inkscape
by Jayesh Salvi 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hi list, I have released next version of publishr plugin, that allows one to save their images to web services like Flickr and Picasa right from Inkscape. Download it from here <http://code.google.com/p/altcanvas/downloads/list>. More info on wiki <http://code.google.com/p/altcanvas/wiki/InkscapePublishr>. Changelog for 0.5 here<http://code.google.com/p/altcanvas/wiki/PublishrChangelog> . This version should work on Windows Inkscape as well (unlike previous versions), however I don't know the extensions directory on Windows so couldn't test it myself, but I heard others successfully using it on Windows. Please give it a shot. Any comments and suggestions are welcome! Cheers! Jayesh

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Can of Soup Tutorial
by Nikki Bennetts 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

New to Inkscape. Going through tutorials. Stuck on Step 2c of Can of Soup tutorial. Nodes are not at the horizontal or vertical axis and so I can't split the ellipse across the horizontal plane. Nodes are offset at 1, 4, 7 and 10 o'clock. Is there a step missing? Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

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translator screens about, proposal change structure and font.
by ValessioBrito 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

Hi all, first, proposal change font family comercial 'Draw Freely' for font family Free/GPL/PD. https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/192399 Actual: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/paratype/pushkin/ change for: http://www.dafont.com/excellentia-in-exce.font?nb_ppp=50&l[]=10&l[]=1&text=…. use Ctrl+L to simplify nodes/dots. --- second, proposal in ./share/screens/about.svg and others... to create a deep model of and only importing the translation. see: ./about.pt_BR.svg ( 12k ) translator ./about.en.svg ( 12k ) translator ./about.de.svg ( 12k ) translator ... ./background.svg ( 155k ) bg model and not: about.pt_BR.svg ( 180k ) about.de.svg ( 180k ) about.es.svg ( 180k ) ... my English is horrible. I wait that somebody understands the importance of the proposals. -- .ValessioBrito - http://valessiobrito.info

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Can of Soup Tutorial
by Cedric Sagne 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

Apart from the slight problem in your post, I guess you could be talking about the Can of soup tutorial on Tavmjong's Bah userguide... if so, he's the fellow who can give you the best answer. Cedric

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Re: [Inkscape-user] No Inkscape window in MacOS 10.5.2
by Oscar Moreno 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

Dear Jeremy, I do not know why Inkscape builds a font cache. The user JiHO in the Inkscape-users list is the one who recommended to wait for Inkscape to build the font cache. Thanks for the message. Regards, Oscar On Feb 15, 2008, at 22:58, Jeremy Huddleston wrote: > (I'm not on inkspape-users, so please cross-reply to x11-users as > well) > > Why does inkscape build a font cache? Why can't it just rely on the > existing fontconfig cache? Or is it using yet another font > mechanism that is going to give me nightmares? > > On Feb 15, 2008, at 15:46, Oscar Moreno wrote: > >> I had to wait for Inkscape to build the font cache. It took a >> while. Now it works. >> Thanks, Oscar >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Oscar Moreno <oscar.moreno@...483...> >>> Date: February 15, 2008 18:44:08 EST >>> To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> >>> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] No Inkscape window in MacOS 10.5.2 >>> >>> Dear Community, >>> >>> Patience did it!!. It works. Thanks a lot for the tip. >>> >>> Oscar >>> On Feb 15, 2008, at 16:32, jiho wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 2008-February-15 , at 21:12 , Oscar Moreno wrote: >>>>> I have installed Inkscape-0.45.1-2-UNIVERSAL into Mac OS 10.5.2 >>>>> with >>>>> Xquartz 2.1.3. I can NOT get the menu bar or the window. I only >>>>> get >>>>> the part of the menu bar that reads "inkscape." Has anyone seen >>>>> this >>>>> behavior? Can someone give me direction on how to troubleshoot my >>>>> installation? >>>>> PowerMac G5 with 1.5 Gb of memory. >>>> >>>> >>>> The first time Inkscape starts it takes quite a while to build the >>>> font cache. Maybe you just have to be patient. Otherwise there's >>>> a PPC >>>> build available in the development versions: >>>> http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/Inkscape-16774-PPC.dmg >>>> Tell us if one of the two solutions work. If the development >>>> version >>>> works, it means that the next version (due soon) will. >>>> >>>> JiHO >>>> --- >>>> http://jo.irisson.free.fr/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>>> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >>>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> X11-users mailing list (X11-users@...2454...) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/jeremyhu%40freedesktop.org >> >> This email sent to jeremyhu@...91... >

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No Inkscape window in MacOS 10.5.2
by Oscar Moreno 15 Feb '08

15 Feb '08

I have installed Inkscape-0.45.1-2-UNIVERSAL into Mac OS 10.5.2 with Xquartz 2.1.3. I can NOT get the menu bar or the window. I only get the part of the menu bar that reads "inkscape." Has anyone seen this behavior? Can someone give me direction on how to troubleshoot my installation? PowerMac G5 with 1.5 Gb of memory. TIA Oscar

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Save As EPS Brings up Printer Interface
by Mark Lucas 15 Feb '08

15 Feb '08

Hi, I've been poking around the site and can't find anything regarding the following oddity. When I moved to Fedora 8 and installed inkscape, I found that whenever I try to save as an eps file, the printer window would come up. This does not happen under windows and has not happened to me before under FC4. Has anyone else found this issue? I'm presuming I'm missing a package somewhere or there is a misconfiguration. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Mark Lucas -- Mark Lucas email: lucasm@...2451... 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984 Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433 Ohio University Athens, OH 45701

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