May 2010 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

Possibilities with Inkscape extensions
by Jon 31 May '10

31 May '10

I've now nearly completed my project to implement the International Orienteering Federation mapping standards in Inkscape - three mapping standards, one of which has two symbol scales - which has resulted in a large number of extension files. In order to simplify things, I'd like to be able to have, for a given subset of the symbols, four separate INX files each calling the same PY file where a parameter is passed to the PY file, not user selected, indicating which INX file has made the call. Is this possible? Is it possible to specify a variable in an INX file and ascribe a value to it without presenting the user with some form of parameter input? Also, I'd like to be able to produce a routine to fill an inkscape closed shape with randomly sized (between a lower and upper size) and positioned dots where the user can alter the density of dots and where dots will not overlap / touch / be closer than a specified distance between them. This raises a number of questions: 1) Is it possible to specify a slider-type input tool in an INX file? 2) Is there a Python command or a routine in one of the Python extension supporting files (simplepath, etc.) to detect whether a point lies within the bounds of a closed shape? 3) Is there an available routine to determine the area of a closed shape? 3) Are there any simple ways to detect collision / distance between dots? I'd like to implement something similar to the 'Remove Overlaps' capability available within the 'Align and Distribute' dialog as part of the routine generating the dots, but with a single (polar - sqrt(x^2 * y^2)) variable related to the user-selected dot density determining how close the dots can be placed to each other. I can see this getting complex when the area, and hence the number of dots, gets large. 4) Getting more complex, would it be possible to have a gradient-filled shape and vary the density of dots dependent on the gradient? ----- Jon

4 5

Expanding text
by George Farris 31 May '10

31 May '10

Hi All, I'm wondering if there are some good text tools in Inkscape or maybe the new .48 version. It seems very difficult to do things such as expanding text where for example the first letter of a word or sentence is say 10 points high and the last letter is 70 points high. Is this easily done? Inkscape seems awesome except for the text tools but maybe I'm missing something. It would be nice to convert a piece of text to one object and distort it accordingly. Not each letter as happens now. Any help or pointers greatly appreciated. Thank You George

6 10

Importing PDF loses some text characters
by Philip Rhoades 30 May '10

30 May '10

People, I you import the attached PDF - you will see that some characters are missing (eg look at words "Office*"). pdftotext extracts the text properly. I am using" inkscape-0.47-2.fc12.x86_64 -- Philip Rhoades GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia E-mail: phil@...2067...

3 3

Reviewing Inkscape 0.47 Illustrator’s Cookbook
by Akash Johari 19 May '10

19 May '10

Hi All, I am a Technical Editor working with Packt Publishing. We are coming out with the book on "Inkscape 0.47 Illustrator’s Cookbook". I am looking for a *Technical Reviewer* to provide feedback on the content of the book. It would be of great help if you would be willing to take it up as this is your area of expertise. When people like yourself, work for us as technical reviewers, we can be sure that the content will be of the highest quality. I should point out that there is no payment for reviewing, instead you will receive full credit in the book (including a bio where you can put up a link to your website or blog) and you will receive two complimentary books: · One copy of each book you review - see how what you've done makes you proud! · A book of your choice from our catalog. For more details on Packt Publishing, visit http://www.packtpub.com/. Please let me know if this interests you, so that I can give you more details on technical reviewing and the book. You can contact me at akashj@...2728... -- Thanks and Regards, Akash Johari Technical Editor [ Packt Publishing ] MSN: _akashj@...2729...

1 0

Relative font sizes
by Erik Hahn 16 May '10

16 May '10

Hi, Is there a way to make Inkscape use relative font sizes (em or %, or even mm) instead of px? Erik

2 1

Bug Hunt Complete! - 381/300
by Joshua A. Andler 14 May '10

14 May '10

This list contains fixes between 5/3 @ 1:39pm PDT - 5/13 @ 3:39am PDT. Only fixes to "true bugs" (i.e. no website/translation/docs/etc. bugs). Pts BugID Fixer Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 573512 JazzyNico Export XAML with matrix 12 220711 JazzyNico Inkscape export to XAML produces invalid XAML 9 519408 JohanEngelen Crash while saving opened PDF 6 446723 UNKNOWN Preferences: numeric precision tooltip error. 9 578990 UNKN (J.E.)? a line with self defined marker crashes... 6 488747 Chris Morgan Windows installer problems 0.47 6 489022 Chris Morgan Windows Uninstaller Doesn't Work 3 485027 JazzyNico Export to Gimp XCF returns deprecation... 9 463602 Kosiński crash when node-editing pattern-filled object 6 572906 JazzyNico Export invisible layer in XAML 6 516462 JazzyNico XAML error when I set Object Properties 18 282421 JazzyNico Save As XAML Inkscape crashes after five... ------------------------------------------------------------------------

2 1

inkscape for rapid "paper-based" prototying
by unknown＠example.com 10 May '10

10 May '10

Hi list I use inkscape for "paper-based" prototyping. I use layers for each screen and print them to test the prototype with users. Now I thougth instead of printing I could use inkscape directly. I noticed theres a property dialog for each object. So the question is if it is possible to use the "onclick" action to bring a defined layer to the front. Example: the layer "Main-Menu" is the top layer. On this layer is a button- object "Configuration". If I click on this button, the Configuration layer becomes the top layer. This way I can do exactly the same as I would do printing all layers. Is something like this possible? If someone know how to realize this, I would be very happy to get hint's code-example or whatever it takes. thanks for any hints ~nos

1 0