May 2009 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

Inkscape 0.47 About Screen Contest - Voting Time
by Joshua A. Andler 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hey All, The submission portion of the contest has concluded and it is now time to vote. Things have been simplified this go 'round. Voting will ONLY take place on deviantart, and everyone gets only 1 vote. http://inkscapers.deviantart.com/journal/24960257 Cheers, Josh P.S. This simplification this time was to reduce unnecessary administrative overhead... sorry, no exceptions.

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about screen contest: woah!
by unknown＠example.com 24 May '09

24 May '09

Woah!!! I just had a look at the about screen contest (http://inkscapers.deviantart.com/journal/24582792) and.... WOAAAAAHHHH... It is absolutely amazing what people have made. There are many many many drawings that I like. Great work all of you who submitted something!! (It's cool that quite a few people tried to visualize "refactoring" too.) Cheers, Johan

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mac osx 10.4.11
by Jeffrey Treviño 24 May '09

24 May '09

Hi there - I've just downloaded Inkscape version 0.46 for the first time. The file was a universal binary file; however, when I tried to open it, my computer showed me the message "You cannot use the Application 'Inkscape' with this version of OSX." Am I missing something basic here about the program's compatabilities? Jeff

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Petaimg (free- file save service) any problems with certain URLs?
by worms invasion 21 May '09

21 May '09

petaimg seriously *ROCKS* ! Thank you. N.B. I am using petaimg regularly to upload SVG(z), and no-one complained about blacklist recently :-) --- On Wed, 5/20/09, Alec Burgess <buralex@...155...> wrote: > From: Alec Burgess <buralex@...155...> > Subject: [Inkscape-user] Petaimg (free- file save service) any problems with certain URLs? > To: "Robert Sanek" <rsanek@...155...> > Cc: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 11:23 PM > > > > > > > > Robert Sanek wrote: > > > Great man, > I've added this format. > Thanks Robert. > > If > you need any > other ones, just ask again. > Also, are users over at inkscape still having problems with > certain > URLs not displaying for certain people? > > > Not that I know of but I'm very much a dabbler in > Inkscape. > > I've copied this to the Inkscape-users list > <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > > Maybe anyone there with problems will reply to you direct: > Robert Sanek > <rsanek@...155...> > > > > Thanks > > > > Alec Burgess wrote: > > This message was sent from: > http://petaimg.com/contact.php > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Name of sender: Alec Burgess > Email of sender: buralex@...155... > Concerning:: Allow upload of *.xcf files > ------------------------- COMMENTS > ------------------------- > > Someone on the Inkscape-user list mentioned this site. > Looks great - thanks. > Can you allow upload of GIMP *.xcf files. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > -- > > z1lc > > www.rsanek.net | www.rssdesi.com | www.prhuge.com | www.petaimg.com > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, > NYC. CaT > is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand > creativity professionals. Meet > the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, > Processing, & > iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights > like Barbarian > Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Petaimg (free- file save service) any problems with certain URLs?
by Alec Burgess 21 May '09

21 May '09

Robert Sanek wrote: > Great man, I've added this format. Thanks Robert. > If you need any other ones, just ask again. Also, are users over at > inkscape still having problems with certain URLs not displaying for > certain people? Not that I know of but I'm very much a dabbler in Inkscape. I've copied this to the Inkscape-users list <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Maybe anyone there with problems will reply to you direct: Robert Sanek <rsanek@...155...> > > Thanks > > Alec Burgess wrote: >> This message was sent from: >> http://petaimg.com/contact.php >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> Name of sender: Alec Burgess >> Email of sender: buralex@...155... >> Concerning:: Allow upload of *.xcf files >> ------------------------- COMMENTS ------------------------- >> >> Someone on the Inkscape-user list mentioned this site. >> Looks great - thanks. >> Can you allow upload of GIMP *.xcf files. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> > > -- > z1lc > www.rsanek.net | www.rssdesi.com | www.prhuge.com | www.petaimg.com

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tangent line
by Ward Poelmans 20 May '09

20 May '09

Hi all, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but can't find the answer: how do you draw a tangent line to a bezier curve in inkscape? Thanks, Ward

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joining circle and rectangle but preserving the colors
by Norman Khine 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hello, What is the common method to join a circle object with a rectangle, but preserve the color that each has? Thanks

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character deleted ofter applying 'Difference'
by Norman Khine 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hello, I am trying to get some text to fit within a cone, sort of a 'sand-clock' where each letter gradually gets smaller to a point and then it increases. I do this: 1) select the text 2) Path -> Object to Path (Shift+CTRL+C) 3) Path -> Break Apart (Shift+CTRL_K) Then for each charecter with hole in them select the interior and the exterior and apply Difference. Here is the problem, on some characters such as CAPITAL 'A' or LOWERCASE 'p' when I select it and apply the Difference (CTRL+-) the character is deleted. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Norman

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Re: [Inkscape-user] SVG Font Editor
by worms invasion 18 May '09

18 May '09

Hi , I kinda managed to make the SVG font editor do something, I believe it is not quite finished yet, or maybe it wasn't working on my build/Os combination. I used rev21271 from May 1st, on Windows XP. 1) Draw something which looks like (for example) a capital A with the bezier tool 2) Select it (it is in its bounding box after drawing anyway) 3) Menu : Text / Svg font editor 4) Click on "new" at the bottom of the "font" column to start editing a new font (you can rename it) 5) Tab Global setting : I suppose it needs a font family here (but I know nothing about fonts) 6) Tab Glyphs : Click "from selection" at the top (your selected shape) It draws the shape as a preview at the bottom of the tab. You then click on the first row below "glyph / Unicode" Enter: A and U0041 respectively in the row Now type in the "sample text" a Capital A, you should see a preview of your shape And I'm stuck here :-) I was expecting the font to show in the list of my fonts, or to be able to select it in the "Text and Font" menu, but it didn't show, so I believe the interface is not finished yet (there is also no way to "save" the font...) Hope that helps, anyway. Many people asked for SVG fonts! :) --- On Sat, 5/16/09, Alvin Penner <penner@...2467...> wrote: > From: Alvin Penner <penner@...2467...> > Subject: [Inkscape-user] SVG Font Editor > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:03 AM > > Does anyone know how to use the SVG Font editor in the Text > menu? I haven't > been able to get any sort of meaningful response from the > dialog box that > comes with it, and I haven't been able to find any > documentation on it. > (Windows XP) > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/SVG-Font-Editor-tp23574059p23574059.html > Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] SVG Font Editor
by worms invasion 18 May '09

18 May '09

Ahah, thanks for the clarification here! One last point: could you briefly explain the use of the Font family and size options? Thanks (for all the good work and stuff!) --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Felipe Sanches <felipe.sanches@...155...> wrote: > From: Felipe Sanches <felipe.sanches@...155...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] SVG Font Editor > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 2:30 PM > I have coded the initial support for > SVGFonts and the SVG Fonts Editor as part of my GSoC last > year. So I can help you here. > > "there is no way to save the font" > Actually there is a way. Save the SVG file. The fonts will > be embedded in the document. For instance, this svg file can > be imported into Fontforge in order to convert it to a > truetype font. > > > "I was expecting the font to show in the list of my > fonts" > well... currently we dont have integration of the svg fonts > with the canvas. We are waiting libpango guys to implement > proper support for the user-fonts feature in the lib. > That's what currently blocking us. So, nowadays the only > use of svg fonts in Inkscape is in the font design workflow, > by exporting SVG files with fonts embedded and importing > them into Fontforge. > > > There is a concept that has to be understood while using > the SVG Font Editor. SVG Fonts have mapping of chunks of svg > drawings to characteres. When a certain char is used in a > string, its respective glyph is rendered. If no glyph is > declared for a certain charactere, then there is a default > "missing glyph" that is rendered. You can set the > drawing that defined this missing glyph also. This is done > by clicking on the Missing Glyph: From Selection... button > at the top of the dialog. > > > so, an example of workflow would be: > > 1) click new font. Select it. You can rename it if you > wish. You will see a set of black squares in the text > preview area. This is the preview text being rendered. It > only uses the default missing glyp (which is defined as a > black square) because no specific glyph was defined yet. > > > 2) draw something (your desired missing glyph) > 3) click Missing Glyph: From selection... > > 4) draw a glyph for the "a" charactere > (charactere matching is case sensitive) > 5) on the glyphs tab click Add glyph > > 6) type "a" in the "Matching String" > column (at the moment the glyph-name is not important. It > still needs to be implemented, so at the moment it is > irrelevant) > > 7) with the row selected, click "Get curves from > selection..." > > 8) now you will probably see the "a" glyph in the > preview rendering. I'm assuming the the preview text is > "Sample Text", which contains the "a" > charactere. Yopu can freely edit the preview text in order > to test-drive the font rendering. > > > You can repeat steps 4 through 7 for every other glyph you > wish to add to your font. > > Felipe Sanches > a.k.a. JucaBlues at #inkscape irc.freenode.net > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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