February 2012 - Inkscape Users

Single SVG file to multi-page PDF
by donn 24 Feb '14

24 Feb '14

Anyone know how I could layout/hack a single Inkscape SVG file so that I can get a multi-page PDF out the other end? Inkscape -> layout tricks (maybe layers?) -> some process (maybe command line) -> PDF file with pages. At the moment I am laying-out logos and designs on a single 'page' which can be as tall as 9000 pixels. Is there a way to 'chop' a single PDF page like that into smaller chunks? \d

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library problem cross compiling for windows using mingw32
by Auguste Pop 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

hi, i was trying to cross compile inkscape under linux for windows using mingw32. i downloaded inkscape-devlibs and made a softlink to the uncompressed directory at /target in accordance with the .pc files. and after./autogen.sh and LDFLAGS=-L/target/lib CPPFLAGS=-I/target/include PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/target/lib/pkgconfig ./configure --host=i486-mingw32, i got an error: >> configure: error: Package requirements (glib-2.0 >= 2.24 gtk+-2.0 >= 2.20 libxml-2.0 >= 2.6.11 libxslt >= 1.0.15 cairo >= 1.10 sigc++-2.0 >= 2.0.12 gtkspell-2.0 gthread-2.0 >= 2.0 libpng >= 1.2 gsl glibmm-2.4 giomm-2.4 gdkmm-2.4 gtkmm-2.4 >= 2.10.0) were not met: >> >> Requested 'libxslt >= 1.0.15' but version of libxslt is 1.0 >> >> Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you >> installed software in a non-standard prefix. >> >> Alternatively, you may set the environment variables INKSCAPE_CFLAGS >> and INKSCAPE_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config. >> See the pkg-config man page for more details. i have tried both 0.48.x branch (rev 9886) and the trunk branch (rev 11027). the same error. any ideas? best regards,

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Distro with 48.2 package.
by john Culleton 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

Is there a Linux distro that includes Inkscape 48.2? I have the usual trouble getting all the libraries installed on slackware. The libraries are there but Inkscape compile doesn't find them. It is faster for me just to create another partition and use the package manager. -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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02/25 IRC Meeting Agenda
by Josh Andler 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

Hey all, Here is a slightly modified agenda for the irc meeting in ~2 hours. Sorry that the formatting is probably not ideal, it's my first shot as this is the first official meeting that I can remember in the past 8 years. Just a reminder, the meeting is scheduled for UTC 02/25 0800. *Inkscape 0.48.3.1 packaging *Inkscape 0.49 -Remaining refactoring goals --Handling of svg:switch not as a kind of group, but as a "transparent" element that is effectively replaced by the best choice in the SP tree --SVG 1.1 fallback for flowtext (probably depends on the above) --UI & Document coordinates --Markers matching stroke by default (user preference vs current default behavior) --Better architecture for LPEs (similar to SVG 2.0 vector effects) --User visible version numbering -Status -Release Plan *GSOC 2012 -Focus -Goals -Mentoring -Getting new students *SVG2 -Implementation strategies --Fallback support for older versions of the spec and inkscape specific features (markers inheriting properties for example) -Low hanging fruit -Most important features to our userbase --Helping Tavmjong with the Mesh branch -Initial Vector Effects support (non-destructive boolean ops might be a good target) *CSS3 support *Javascript support *Membership changes on the Inkscape Board *What we need in upstream libraries (including 2geom) *Old/unfinished code -Lessons learned -Cleanup *Release schedule moving forward -Fixed schedule -Schedule timing -Developer needs -Translator needs *Platform specific issues (and responsibilities) *Regular IRC Meetings (monthly is ideal, quarterly would be as a good minimum) Looking forward to seeing whoever shows up. I want to have these meeting be painless, but this initial one might be a little more in-depth given that it's our first and we probably have a bit to share/discuss and document. I will try to keep us focused if we stray. Cheers, Josh

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2/25 IRC Meeting Agenda (draft)
by Josh Andler 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

Hey all, I just wanted to send out a draft agenda for the upcoming irc meeting and also seek feedback about what others would like to add to the list. I will send out a finalized version a couple hours before the meeting time. Just a reminder, the meeting is scheduled for UTC 2/25 0800. *Inkscape 0.48.3.1 packaging *Inkscape 0.49 **Status **Release Plan *GSOC 2012 **Focus **Goals **Mentoring **Getting new students *SVG2 **Implementation strategies **Low hanging fruit **Most important features to our userbase *CSS3 *Javascript *Membership changes on the Inkscape Board *What we need in upstream libraries (including 2geom) *Old/unfinished code **Lessons learned **Cleanup *Release schedule moving forward **Fixed schedule **Schedule timing **Developer needs **Translator needs *Platform specific junk (OSX, Windows, etc... and yes, it's junk and unless people are going to contribute code, we won't stay focused on it too long) Cheers, Josh

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Inkscape 0.48.3.1
by Ted Gould 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

Hey, So if you're on these mailing list, you know the deal :-) There are a couple build fixes in this update. Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/files/inkscape/0.48.3.1/ Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/inkscape/0.48.x/0.48.3.1 MD5 Sums f0fcc02088cc643634806064e7ab4ec3 inkscape-0.48.3.1.tar.bz2 3e956cd9cf6cf0a22b64a821f5a4084d inkscape-0.48.3.1.tar.bz2.asc ccf8ccd9e66199badb8c35ea3851a888 inkscape-0.48.3.1.tar.gz aded57e1a851a5f3d763fd892c085fe1 inkscape-0.48.3.1.tar.gz.asc b1bbe021af4eab8a4c6bb2e4833c6eaf inkscape-0.48.3.1.zip d9f81d36f1e5a9679911dbc12d53d2b9 inkscape-0.48.3.1.zip.asc SHA1 Sums 23344555a1b5cc7909ad01d926cfaddb67bfbde9 inkscape-0.48.3.1.tar.bz2 780bf43ce5148df35420926702b05afadfade239 inkscape-0.48.3.1.tar.bz2.asc 9a09a97d184e09c2ee7f9956bfe073b7313e919e inkscape-0.48.3.1.tar.gz c8b963d43f56fb7bf42e9474b1b0de7d91be3433 inkscape-0.48.3.1.tar.gz.asc b6de562e8c11442afb3d67a59d4d6f82f0c6edd6 inkscape-0.48.3.1.zip a17c423b151110d2dab6fd770beb20aaf134caa4 inkscape-0.48.3.1.zip.asc --Ted

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newbie question...
by Nathan Rollins 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

I have a CG rendering that I want to create a jagged edge along one side - like this: cid:image002.png@...2944... (well, this shows 2 sides; and I will just need the right side.) I created this example with Snagit and I am usually content with the results. But today I am in need of a much larger image: ~10k x 6.6k (pixels) and Snagit just can't cut it. I can create a path that sorta looks like what I want, but I am not sure how to use layers and transparency, etc. to get what I need. This might be a lot to ask through a forum. If so, please feel free to direct me to a tutorial, or some other lesson / resource. Any hints or tips? Thanks a lot! -Nate

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SVG 2 Requirements
by Tavmjong Bah 18 Feb '12

18 Feb '12

Hi, As most of you probably know, Inkscape uses SVG as its native file format. The specification directly influences how easy some features can be implemented by Inkscape (think arrowhead color matching stroke color). The SVG working group is almost finished going through the request for changes to the specification for SVG 2. This is your chance to influence the next version of the spec. See my blog post for more details: http://tavmjong.free.fr/blog/?p=375 Tav

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Inkscape 0.48.3
by Ted Gould 17 Feb '12

17 Feb '12

Happy to announce the 0.48.3 release of Inkscape being out the door. Of course this is only the source release, binaries will be along shortly. You can find the LP milestone here: https://launchpad.net/inkscape/0.48.x/0.48.3 Which reports 68 bugs as Fix Released, from 18 different assignees. Both impressive numbers. There are files on that page but also at SourceForge here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/files/inkscape/0.48.3/ For the paranoid I've also included hashes of the files on my system, love you paranoids! == MD5 == 9038961369c4f8b63e900ca4bfa4da61 inkscape-0.48.3.tar.bz2 4b88d6220b491e94366c2365b90d36cc inkscape-0.48.3.tar.bz2.asc 4623e6be4d4553d7c871b26454de88db inkscape-0.48.3.tar.gz c97bb53225556cf704ca1d2cad4b654f inkscape-0.48.3.tar.gz.asc 2669679a121def72577184c8691f4209 inkscape-0.48.3.zip cedf6bc858ff63d54c0659eaabd2ddba inkscape-0.48.3.zip.asc == SHA1 == 7de7f5cb28d7407a891f02a3cfcfbff962bc3f9f inkscape-0.48.3.tar.bz2 531349ebbcbde497b419b86b14b8f4588e5f592b inkscape-0.48.3.tar.bz2.asc 937c1376bb0d9c00b22b88525826257d67ce237b inkscape-0.48.3.tar.gz e90e00e75a1af5ec0ef9736ebcff843e5def9a5b inkscape-0.48.3.tar.gz.asc 048e65843d61a70858966068a1c98f3e3a8667b6 inkscape-0.48.3.zip eb65f197135c48acfa274f3a16a93761c30b3562 inkscape-0.48.3.zip.asc --Ted

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] Re : Inkscape 0.48.3
by Johan Engelen 17 Feb '12

17 Feb '12

On 16-2-2012 19:32, Nicolas Dufour wrote: > Hi, > > > >> De : Josh Andler<scislac@...155...> >> Ted and all contributors that made this happen, thank you for all your >> work! Windows& OSX packagers, please do your magic. :) > > I'm not the Windows packager, but wanted to compile and test it on XP. And unfortunately, the current revision doesn't compile correctly and returns the following error: > > Make error line 302: problem compiling: src/color-profile.cpp: In static member function 'static std > ::vector<Glib::ustring> Inkscape::ColorProfile::getBaseProfileDirs()': > src/color-profile.cpp:824:5: error: 'cmsUInt32Number' was not declared in this scope > src/color-profile.cpp:824:21: error: expected ';' before 'pathSize' > src/color-profile.cpp:826:46: error: 'pathSize' was not declared in this scope > > IIRC we've already had that kind of issue with the trunk on Windows, and thus I guess backporting the fix would solve the issue. Oh wow, that is very unfortunate :-( Should be fixed now. -Johan

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