December 2014 - Inkscape Users

Get Previews from the Open Clip Art Library
by E. G. A. 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Just an absolute newbie running Inkscape 0.48.2 in a well working, really beautiful, vintage declared but loved computer (2.1 GHz PowerPC G5 & Mac OS X.5.8). To get Previews from the Open Clip Art Library*, it is needed to be registered at the openclipart.org site and fill up the user account data in the Inkscape Preferences**? * File > Import from Open Clip... ** Import/Export > Open Clip Art Library Username & Password. Thank you. -- Eneko Gotzon Ares

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Inkscape svg vs. plain svg.
by john Culleton 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

I know that some features of Inkscape svg go beyond the official svg standard and hence may not be interpreted properly by web browsers etc. Is there a list of these features somewhere? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Effect & Connections column missing in Effect editor
by anand warik 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

I am using Inkscape 0.48 & In my effect editor dialog Effect and connections column missing. Can you all suggest how to toggle it on -- आनंद वारिक

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A question about the Perfect bound cover extension.
by John Culleton 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

This extension is unique in the world of Open Source Software. There is one parameter that is unclear. If one specifies the cover thickness, which in turns changes the spine width, does that number represent the thickness of one side of the spine or both sides? There are choices for PPI, caliper, width, bond weight and so on. But it is not clear whether this assumes that the number entered is for one side of the cover or both sides. For example 360 Digital Books (now owned by Whitlock) provides an number of 0.034 in their spine formula, which represents both sides of the spine. What does the Inkscape extension expect in that parameter, one side or both? The true answer will be added to my updated version of the book referenced below, where I recommend the Inkscape cover template for use with Scribus designed covers. A cover designed exclusively in Inkscape will still need the above question answered. Why don't I just write a book on an Inkscape designed cover? Patience little grasshopper. That is my next project. Inkscape lacks the ability to produce a PDF document with inherent CMYK color model, and also lacks the ability to produce a PDF X/1-a:2001 formatted document as required by many printers, particularly in the USA. Scribus can do both of these, but lacks a built-in Perfect Bound facility like Inkscape. So my current recommendation is to start in Inkscape and finish in Scribus. Design can be in either one or the other, or both. but that is not the present question, which centers around the thickness of the cover stock. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5" coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com/!

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SVG XML re-write malformation
by Christopher Carver 16 Dec '14

16 Dec '14

Community, I am having an issue with Inkscape rendering SVG image differently based on the way the SVG is written out. I start with a simple base case where text is positioned within the drawing and save the file via Inkscape using Inkscape's default file type. I then use PoswerShell to parse the SVG file via XML parser and re-save the SVG file. I did not add, delete, or modify the contents of the file. The only thing that did change was how the elements are pretty printed to the file. The same XML components are there and in the same order. But instead of having a separate line for say each attribute, the attributes would all be on the same line. When Inkscape's reloads the SVG file, I see the alignment of the objects are off. Because the image is saved as an XML document, I would not expect the rendered out come different soley based on line returns in the file between attributes and elements. I wanted to report this to the community at large and see if there is a better workaround than what I found. Below is the simple PowerShell script that opens and saves the SVG file to test with. $path = "C:\Calendar\test.svg"; $xml = [XML](Get-Content $path); $ns = @{dns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"}; $xml.Save($path); I do not believe at this time the issue is with PowerShell, but merely the layout of the XML results in different behavior, though the content is still the same. My workaround consists of saving the SVG image not as default format, but as plain SVG format. While this works, I then forfeit many advantages of using Inkscape, mainly layers in my case. Thank you for your time.

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Remove rectangle
by Rustom Mody 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

Hi folks New to inkscape -- thanks for this super tool! We are wanting to use inkscape for for making (online) lectures. Hope you will be patient with this somewhat non-standard usage :-) There are some other tools more suitable for this like jscribble and xournal however the handwriting with the calligraphy pen of inkscape is really outstanding. The only fly in the ointment is that rectangle in the center. Can I remove it? If not can I make it exactly as large as the screen? Thanks Rusi

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] Fw: Release Marketing
by Brynn 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

Hi again, After some thought, I wonder if I might not have been very clear about continuing to participate in writing a release announcement. When I first submitted my draft, I did not realize that it was to be written for Inkscape users or artists. In addition to that, I didn't realize that the 3 referenced previous release announcements were NOT written for Inkscape users or artists. When Elisa Godoy de Castro Guerra says "all these documents are really code oriented" and "Actually the first sentences are all oriented to the code, who is not attractiv for designer people." I don't know what she means. And to be perfectly clear, I really have not the slightest idea what she means! As an Inkscape user and not a developer (or hacker or coder), I don't have any problem understanding the previous release announcements. So for those reasons, I don't think I have the necessary skills to write the release announcement for 0.91. I'm happy to contribute to the Inkscape community in whatever way I can. But for this, it seems I don't have the right skills. Perhaps these things have already been decided, but it seems like a reasonable point to make. Artists or designers make up only a portion of Inkscape users. As I participate in Inkscape forums, day in and day out, there are plenty of people who are asking for support, who do not come from and an artistic or designer background (maybe as much as half). So if the announcement is to target artists/designers, won't that leave out people from a lot of other professions or backgrounds or communities? Just a thought from a non-marketing person :-) All best, brynn -------------------------------------------------- From: "Brynn" <brynn@...3089...> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 8:15 AM To: "Tavmjong Bah" <tavmjong@...206...>; "Elisa Godoy de Castro Guerra" <elisa.dcg@...155...>; "Inkscape-Devel" <Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Fw: [Inkscape-user] Release Marketing > To answer all of you at once. I based it on the 3 previous announcements > which were offered as examples. And then I added some details which I > thought Inkscape users would find interesting. I didn't try to make a > major > diversion from previous announcements. > > I'm an Inkscape user. I know little to nothing about development or > coding. > If what I wrote sounds like it is from a developer's or coding > perspective, > it's because I based it on the 3 previous announcements which were > referenced. And for details, I consulted the release notes -- also > written > by developers, I guess. > > If the goal is to write something that most Inkscape users can understand, > that's a whole different story than what the original message requested. > > Also note that I don't know much about marketing either. If you want > something that looks like marketing, I'm not your person. > >> I would leave off filters. While new filters are always great, they >> probably are not of the same importance as the above. > > I wonder if that's more of a developer's perspective? As an Inkscape > user, > the new filters is one of the new things that I anticipate the most. And > I > know other users do too, because of comments I've seen in forums. > >> 5. Performance improvements: Give numbers: rendering speed, memory use. > > Likewise as an Inkscape user, the new renderer seems to me like the > highlight of the whole release! Inkscape users may know more than you > think > they do. I know this is a highly anticipated feature! Much more than the > new Measurement tool and improvements to the other tools. I didn't > include > rendering speed and memory use, because as an Inkscape user, the numbers > don't matter to me. What I see happening on the canvas is what matters. > >> The paragraph mentioning our 4 year gap can probably be excluded >> entirely. Let's not point out our failure to get the release done >> earlier. > > Now THAT sounds like a developer being critical of his own work! I rather > thought the 5 interim bug fix releases in only 4 years was impressive, > plus > a new major release to top it off! > > Anyway, I'll try to write something that announces the new version to > Inkscape users. But again, I don't know anything about marketing. So it > will be just me, an Inkscape user and not much else, explaining the new > version to other Inkscape users. > > If anyone else wants to do this, they should go ahead. I was just trying > to > save you guys some extra work, and it looked like an easy thing to do. > But > it sounds like you want something quite different than what was presented, > and I may not have the skills to do it, as far as marketing. > > Anyway, thanks for your comments :-) > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Tavmjong Bah" <tavmjong@...206...> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 2:58 AM > To: "Elisa Godoy de Castro Guerra" <elisa.dcg@...155...> > Cc: "Brynn" <brynn@...3089...>; "Inkscape-Devel" > <Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Fw: [Inkscape-user] Release Marketing > >> On Mon, 2014-12-08 at 09:51 +0100, Elisa Godoy de Castro Guerra wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> i was waiting for the meeting to discuss a point. I can translate into >>> french. But reading the document i notice a problem. >>> >>> >>> Second me, all these documents are really code oriented. Who are the >>> target of Inkscape : the artist ? Then i think we should creat some >>> text, document marketing or example showing new feature, or pointing >>> very good feature in Inkscape. Actually the first sentences are all >>> oriented to the code, who is not attractiv for designer people. >> >> Brynn, Thanks for taking the initiative on this. >> >> I agree with Elisa that the press release must be targeted towards >> end-users. We developers already know the details. >> >> I would re-order the paragraphs: >> >> 1. An introduction to Inkscape without the history. >> >> "The Inkscape community is happy to announce the release of Inkscape >> 0.91. Inkscape is ... >> >> See http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2015#The_Pitch >> >> 2. New/Improved tools. Why are these important? What can the user do >> with the Measurement tool? What is the purpose of the Symbols dialog? It >> could be interesting to point out that it can read Visio symbol >> libraries. What is the purpose of the the Trace Pixel Art feature? >> >> 3. Newly supported file formats. >> >> 4. New extensions: highlight a few. >> >> 5. Performance improvements: Give numbers: rendering speed, memory use. >> You can briefly mention the Cairo library but most end-users won't know >> anything about Cairo and they won't care when and who did the work. >> >> I would leave off filters. While new filters are always great, they >> probably are not of the same importance as the above. >> >> The paragraph mentioning our 4 year gap can probably be excluded >> entirely. Let's not point out our failure to get the release done >> earlier. >> >> Tav >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! 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Release Marketing
by Josh Andler 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Hi All, I'm following up on Bryce's call for volunteers to help out with marketing. We need to have a release announcement prepared for Inkscape 0.91, and we're wanting to try having it prepared by someone who is not one of our developers this time. In case you're wondering why, it is one of the things taken away from Google's Mentor Summit this year. Simply, developers should not write things of that nature as they tend to be too critical of their own work. If you're interested in seeing what we've had in the past, I've linked what was posted to deviantART for 0.48 [1], 0.47 [2], 0.46 [3]. Please let us know if you want to have a go at it (or just respond with a draft). Worst case, if nobody takes it on, I have prepared a version of it following the same formula from the past couple releases. Cheers, Josh [1] http://news.deviantart.com/article/126847/ [2] http://scislac.deviantart.com/journal/Inkscape-0-47-Released-214212648 [3] http://inkscape.deviantart.com/journal/Inkscape-0-46-Released-214165811

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Volunteers needed: 0.91 Release Marketing (Bryce Harrington)
by John LeMasney 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

1. Congratulations on what is simply an amazing build. I had my first voice-to-voice convo with Josh Andler today, and it was a kind of thrill for me. 2. I am happy to help in any way I can to spread the word on the new release in social media and elsewhere. 3. Josh explained how I could edit objects from the lovely new objects palette. I did not know that objects were clones, and so did not know to unlink from original in order to be able to ungroup/edit path. The hint simply says 'ungroup to edit', but that does not unlink the clone from the original, and so the node tool has no effect on ungrouped objects. Is there a way to make this more self-evident? Maybe not before the release, but perhaps in a future revision? Best, and congrats on a great release. John. Take a look at my portfolio: Portfolio <http://lemasney.com/consulting/design-portfolio/> Propose a meeting here: Schedule <http://www.doodle.com/lemasney> Upcoming public talks: public talks <https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pdst7j4q666373rccaibb6osuk%40grou…> John LeMasney | lemasney@...155... | 609-553-9498 | lemasney.com

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file that opens in 3 seconds in Google Chrome takes 10 minutes in inkscape
by Albert Cardona 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Hi all, I wonder whether the file is formed in such a way that inkscape has a hard time with it? Google Chrome's file dialog can preview the file instantly and then renders it within 3 seconds, wheres Inkscape hangs for minutes when trying to preview it or to open it. What inkscape does successfully is, in a few minutes, to save it as PDF from the command line using the -A switch. Saving to PDF shrinks the file from the original 8 MB down to ~800 KB. As a PDF Inkscape has no problem previewing it instantly, and opening it within 20 seconds or so. It's the only way I managed to open the file with inkscape. Given that we generate this file ourselves from our own software ( github.com/acardona/CATMAID/), I would appreciate if someone could look at the SVG example file and let us know what would be best for Inkscape regarding formatting, choice of svg vs g elements, and styling. Example files (original SVG and also the PDF as saved with inkscape -A): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d10pxph6b1kd77c/AABXs0TJhxDtlBPr6GZ_3bSQa?dl=0 Thank you. Albert -- http://albert.rierol.net http://www.janelia.org/lab/cardona-lab http://www.ini.uzh.ch/~acardona/

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