August 2013 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

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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Inkscape Website: Translation Instructions
by Martin Owens 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Hey Devs and Users, I've updated the wiki explaining the new Inkscape website's translation instructions. New translations have accidentally overwritten the English content in some places (especially the front page) so to avoid this I've put together a brief explanation of why the front page is hard to edit. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/WebSite#Translations Please do copy plugins into your local language instead of editing the English versions. All editors are reminded that each language can have different plugins for the same content-location if they wish. Website: http://staging.inkscape.org If you don't have an account and would like to help get content ready, login and send me an email so I can enable staff privileges for you and have you editing the CMS. Happy Editing, Martin Owens

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divide overlapping objects
by Maarten van der Velde 24 Sep '13

24 Sep '13

If I have three overlapping objects (closed paths), is there a easy way to 'split them up'/divide them using the borders where they intersect? The 'boolean operations' seem to either divide one object by the other, removing the top-most one, *or* cut the path (outline) of one using the other. Conceptually, if I got three cirlcles, each one overlapping partially all the others, after this operation, I'd like to end up with 7 separated parts. Thanks!

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problem with unit selection drop downs
by "René Staffen" 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

Hi, Sorry. i wasn't aware that the webmailer (that i use very rarely) uses html as default. here again in plain text: I hope someone can help me. I have a problem with my inkscapes (i had 0.48.2... and upgraded to 0.48.4.r9939 without success, OS: german WinXP 32bit) unit selection boxes. Especially the ones in the document property dialog (but also in some other dialogs). the "default unit" and "unit" drop down lists are empty. they are very small and the drop down button is inactive (grey). So i cannot change the units. I allready tried removing preference file to reset to defaults. i changed the language from german to english. but the problem does not disapears. The only boxes that i could found that seems to work is the one in the toolbar if an object was selected and the one in the stroke style dialog. document propertys/page, document propertys/grids, transform, inkscape preferences/grid, inkscape preferences/Interface are not working. Any hints? regards René

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problem with unit selection drop downs
by "René Staffen" 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

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Inkscape->Illustrator, keep layers intact
by Chris Mohler 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Hi list! I usually lurk on inkscape-devel, and this is my first post here. I'm looking for help with creating multi-layer drawings in Inkscape and opening them in Illustrator while preserving the layer structure, if possible. Any tips? I use both programs all the time, but usually when I'm going back-and-forth between the two it's something simple - a trace, a single layer, etc., not a multi-layer composition. Thanks, Chris

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Latest Inkscape download
by Ken 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

I am not sure if I am contacting the correct person but here is my inquiry. My desktop computer crashed. I purchased a lap and downloaded the latest version of Inkscape. My issue now is that the font, Venus Rising, which I have used for all of my logos and TM is not showing up in this latest version. I'm not sure if I downloaded incorrectly or if I need to download an earlier version. Thank you for any help you can provide. Best Regards Ken Sent from my iPhone...

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"Edit paths by nodes" uses different and wrong approximation of arc as bezier curve.
by Auguste Pop 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Hi I have noticed an inconsistency between "Edit paths by nodes" and "Object to path". If we press F4 to draw an rectangle with rounded corner and then use "Object to path" to convert it to path, the rounded corners are approximated by one bezier curve at a corner. The bezier curve uses traditional method which ensures the middle point of the bezier curve is on the arc, and of course the zero and first degree continuity at end points. To put it in maths, for an arc on unit circle of length theta, the distance between first and second control point of the four control points of bezier curve is 4/3*tan(theta/4). However, if we draw the same rectangle with manual edited path with A/a in path description element d, and use "Edit paths by nodes" to show the nodes, we have different approximation. We can press "Insert new nodes into selected segments" to get the representation in text in "XML Editor". We can see, every corner is represented by two bezier curves. That's not a big problem. The problem is for every bezier curve, the distance between the first and second control point of the four control points of the approximating bezier cuver is theta/3, if we transform the arc onto an unit circle. That's simply wrong. Should I file a bug report? Please comment. Best Regards,

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General Question about Publicity
by KC Novak 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

Hi Inkscape Community! My name is K.C. and I am searching for a possible contact to discuss a publicity question regarding Inkscape. Would there be a direct contact for this department? Many thanks! Please feel free to email me back at: kc@...3035... K.C.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Robert Funnell 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

On Sun, 11 Aug 2013, Robert Funnell wrote: > On Sat, 10 Aug 2013, Alejandro Castillo wrote: > >> El 10/08/13 14:30, Robert Funnell escribió: >> > Alejandro - >> > >> > I had just discovered this trick from an Adobe Illustrator thread and >> > was trying it in Inkscape when I saw your message. When I select the >> > two nodes at the same time, my Inkscape doesn't display the selected >> > nodes in the usual way. Also, although I can simultaneously move the >> > nodes, I don't seem to be able to simultaneously manipulate their >> > handles. Is that normal? This is with 0.48 under Windows 7. >> >> is normal, i think you can't manipulate both handles with the mouse, but >> i suppose you can do it with the keyboard. I have not been able to test >> every combination of keys, because the Spanish keyboard layout is a >> little different and some things require digital skills that I don't >> have (and a couple of extra fingers xD) but for example, rotate, mirror, >> move... i've tried and works. >> >> this is the link to the node section of keyboard shorcuts: >> http://inkscape.org/doc/keys048.html # d0e3233 > > Thanks for the pointer to those instructions. > > FWIW, I've added something about this to my personal notes at > http://audilab.bme.mcgill.ca/~funnell/swil_inkscape.html#sharedBoundaries Can > anyone confirm my observation that the keystrokes to rotate a handle work but > that the keystrokes to scale a handle do not work? The instructions for the > keystrokes pointed to by Alejandro specify '(1 node selected)' in both cases > so really neither of them should work. > > - Robert I just noticed that, although the headings on the keys048.html page say 'Scale handle (1 node selected)' and 'Rotate handle (1 node selected)', the fine print says 'May apply to more than one node' for both. I don't know what that is supposed to mean. In both cases, Tavmjong Bah's manual says 'These items only apply when one node is selected'.

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