May 2008 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

Multicoloured radial gradient -- how to?
by Hedley Finger 16 May '08

16 May '08

I want to create a representation of the HSV cone similar to that at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HSV_cone.png> to show how it is derived from the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CIExy1931.svg>. I want all the labels, arrows, and the wedge cut-out in this graphic -- which is unfortunately a PNG and not a vector graphic -- to be removed. If have tried using the clone tool to obliterate the unwanted arrows and letters, but cannot get a clean blend, not even with a blurred brush tool. One approach would be to treat a vector circle as the top of an apple pie, and create a series of wedges like slices. Then, in each wedge (slice), create a gradient from the edge to the tip. But I can't figure out how to blend adjacent wedges. Is there another approach to get a continuous rainbow of colours around the perimeter of the circle, and then do a radial blend from white in the centre to the perimeter? I use The Gimp for pixmaps and Inkscape for vector graphics, and also Scribus. If you don't have experience with these programs, can you describe what to do in general terms, not in specific PhotoShop, Illustrator, or InDesign terms. It shouldn't be too hard to translate a general description into the necessary actions. Regards, Hedley -- Hedley Finger 28 Regent Street Camberwell VIC 3124 Australia Tel. +61 3 9809 1229 Fax. (call phone first) Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558 Email. "Hedley Finger" <hfinger@...2483...>

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Best Linux for version 46
by John Culleton 15 May '08

15 May '08

Inkscape version 46 requires many updated libraries. I have a main Slackware partition that lacks many libraries altogether. I installed Debian on a spare partition but some libraries were obsolete. Plus I had to go through build-install just to get the needed compiler. And there is an elusive XML Perl module that most distros don't have. So here is my question: is there a Linux distro that has the requirements for compiling Inkscape 46 without requiring me to chase all over the internet looking for the bits and pieces? I don't care if it is stable or unstable. -- John Culleton Resources for every author and publisher: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm

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Custom hotkey
by Александр Горбань 15 May '08

15 May '08

Is there way to customize hotkeys in inkscape? I'd like to have hot key for a Effects submenu, espesially for the textext extension

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Create the same size square box every time
by Glenn, Skeeter 14 May '08

14 May '08

Right now to creating a box with the F4 key or "Create Rectangles or squares" pick and sizing the box to the size I need, to create a box at the size I need already. We only use Inkscape to create a 1/8 square box....That is it, nothing more. But we need this box to come in at the same size every single time. If I could have a presized box already made and just pick "Create box" and know it would always come in the right size that would be great. Any ideas?

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How to print PNG image of 20x20 inches size?
by Pankaj Mittal 14 May '08

14 May '08

Hi >From inkscape, I exported a PNG image of 20x20 inches size. Now, what is the best way to print it to the same scale? Please advise. Thanks Pankaj -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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Avoiding artefacts in Inkscape SVG --> FrameMaker, PDF
by Hedley Finger 13 May '08

13 May '08

I have been using FrameMaker with DITA-FMx to develop a book. In FrameMaker you can create composite graphics consisting of imported pixmaps plus text frames, text lines (graphics text), rules, shapes, etc. These do not export to DITA XML so I have been creating composite graphics in Inkscape. Unfortunately, when imported into FrameMaker you often get strange artefacts: rules that were never drawn in the first place, random rectangles overlaying the objects, etc. I tried exporting to PDF via the Cairo engine but then my clipped pixmaps didn't (although, oddly, they always imported perfectly into FM!). The answer is to save as standard SVG in the Inkscape Save As dialogue, ignoring all the dire warnings about losing Inkscape-specific aspects. Be careful: this Save As turns into an "export from" because, when you try to close the "saved" file, Inkscape informs you that it is not saved and do you want to save it with Inkscape features. This will overwrite the file you just "exported" unknowingly. Anyway, this seems to solve all the problems with artefacts. I mention it to the DITA and FrameMaker community in case this affects other editors or tools. Regards, Hedley -- Hedley Finger 28 Regent Street Camberwell VIC 3124 Australia Tel. +61 3 9809 1229 Fax. (call phone first) Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558 Email. "Hedley Finger" <hfinger@...2483...>

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svg font problem
by Patrick Gundlach 12 May '08

12 May '08

Hi, I have an exported illustrator 11 svg (Generator: Adobe Illustrator 11.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.0.0 Build 78) and inkscape 0.46 (downloaded today) on Mac OS 10.4.11 (intel) This svg contains lines such as: <text id="XMLID_11_" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 78.3657 15.3501)"><tspan x="0" y="0" style="font-family:'MFCom-Cn'; font-size: 8;">XHIV</tspan> But inkscape does not recognize the font-family style information, the font gets rendered in bitstream vera, 12pt. When I edit and save the file, the style gets written as <svg:text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 78.3657 15.3501)" style="-inkscape-font-specification:MF Com Cn;font-family:MF Com Cn;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-stretch:normal;font- variant:normal;font-size:8.00000017px;text-anchor:start;text- align:start;writing-mode:lr;line-height:125%" sodipodi:linespacing="125%"><svg:tspan style="font-family:MF Com Cn;font-size:8.00000017px;-inkscape- font-specification:MF Com Cn;font-weight:normal;font- style:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-variant:normal;text- anchor:start;text-align:start;writing-mode:lr;line-height:125%" id="tspan2328">XHIV</svg:tspan> (the output looks ok) So there is a different font-family name. But when I understand fc- match correctly, I have set up an alias for that: $ fc-match 'MFCom-Cn' mfcomcn_.pfb: "MF Com Cn" "Regular" What can I do to get the correct font? The main application is the automatic transformation to pdf (--export-pdf ..., -z) with inkscape. Thanks, Patrick

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Low PDF export quality
by Máté Salát 11 May '08

11 May '08

Hello, If I save the attached SVG file in PDF format I get a bed-quality result as you can see on this picture: http://screencast.com/t/NdZg030ee. How Can I improve the quality of the PDF export? It would be nice to store the same data in the PDF file what is in the SVG. Thanks, Máté

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape won't start on OS X Leopard 10.5.2
by Jinzhi Lei 10 May '08

10 May '08

Thank you. Michael. I download a Inkscape 4.5.1 and it works. I seems that the newer version 4.6 doesn't work. Jinzhi. ----- Original Message ---- From: Michael Wybrow <michael.wybrow@...131...> To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net>; Jinzhi Lei <jin_zhi_lei@...12...> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:47:59 PM Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape won't start on OS X Leopard 10.5.2 On 09/05/2008, at 2:42 AM, Jinzhi Lei wrote: I try run Inkscape at my Leopard 10.5.2, I just get a message showing that (the attached file) " while inkscape is open, its windows can be displayed or hidden by displaying or hiding the X11 application. The first time this version of Inkscape is run it may take several minutes before the main window is displayed while font caches are built." This message told me that I need to wait several minutes. But I have waited for several hours, and not thing happen. Can any one tell me what should I do? I have update the X11 to Xquartz 2.2.1. Yes, it seems that a new version of Xquartz has changed fontconfg and caused this problem in Inkscape. I'm currently overseas without a good internet connection so I haven't yet worked on an official fix. In the meantime, you should be able to fix the problem by opening Terminal.app and typing "mkdir ~/.fontconfig". Then rerun Inkscape.app and it should start okay. Cheers, Michael ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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Can not launch inkscape in Mac Leopard 10.5.2
by Jinzhi Lei 10 May '08

10 May '08

Hi, all, I try run Inkscape at my Leopard 10.5.2, I just get a message showing that (the attached file) " while inkscape is open, its windows can be displayed or hidden by displaying or hiding the X11 application. The first time this version of Inkscape is run it may take several minutes before the main window is displayed while font caches are built." This message told me that I need to wait several minutes. But I have waited for several hours, and not thing happen. Can any one tell me what should I do? I have update the X11 to Xquartz 2.2.1. Best regards, Jinzhi. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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