May 2014 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

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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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Judah 28 May '14

28 May '14

Wow such community. Thanks all for the replies, with a lack of a good mailing list reader I have to reply generally or top post so forgive any confusion that might come from this. My original post was a feeler to see if anyone may have been successful in creating a pdf in CMYK colourspace straight out of inkscape using ghostscript/monshiner, instead of the extra step in Scribus. Chris they insist on CMYK because the inks used are C=Cyan M=Magenta Y=Yellow K=Black and the plates they use are separations of/to these colours/inks. Gez, I know inkscape doesnt really work well for a purely CMYK workflow, I knew that from the start. I must say that your statement about CMYK values tied to press settings are not what I, nor anyone I know in print and design have been doing, maybe your statement would make more sense(for me anyway) if you mentioned that printer ICC profiles are tied to specific press settings. Even so, thanks all for the responses I'll have to continue using the ICC linking method in the mean time.

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New video for the LPE Fillet-Chamfer
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 28 May '14

28 May '14

Hi to all. I just release a new video for the LPE Fillet-Chamfer. Now have simplified interface and more features and bugfixes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJKzGhJULfc Thanks to Nathan, Liam, Josh, SUV, Mc- and all give feedback!

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Gez 26 May '14

26 May '14

> My current work around is to do just that or in most cases I change > the > colourspace of the pdf (including and especially images) using > moonshiner. It doesn't always not retain CMYK colour values for vector > objects, it is an extra step I would like to avoid. I was wondering if > anyone else has been successful in using Ghostscript to convert the > colourspace of a PDF, but integrated into the export dialogue maybe as > a > plugin. Its a slight hassle to import an SVG file, update the CMYK > info > on each object,export to PDF, send the file to my local printer, do a > proof print with them, change the colour again in Scribus, export to > PDF. I guess I will just have to continue along this way of doing > things, until I have figured out how to what I want myself :) Hi Judah, You have to attach a CMYK color profile to your inkscape document in the document properties. Once you have the profile, the CMS tab in the fill/stroke dialog allows you to choose the colorspace for each object and select your desired CMYK values. If you do that and take the SVG file to Scribus, the CMYK values will be honored. Regarding the spot inks, as far as I can remember you can use the auto palette for adding swatches that work "globally" in the document, but since that's done by custom gradient definitios they don't survive the import to Scribus as spot inks. It's not really a problem, since the color of a spot ink is meaningless. The color of spot inks is just a visual aid for you to pick them, but the printer will produce a separate plate for them that has to be inked with the right color. So, don't worry about spots in inkscape then. Just use a regular RGB color and when you import the SVG to Scribus, go to the colors manager and turn that RGB swatch to a spot ink, using the name of the desired ink so it's reflected in the PDF output. The printer will know what to do with it. I run a small graphic design firm, and I send files to printshops almost daily. Personally, I don't even care about doing anything in CMYK in Inkscape. I do everything in RGB, and let Scribus to create the separations. Spot-only works are the exception, of course. But since printing 3 spots is usually as expensive as printing process, most of the jobs end up being just process, with a few exceptions. CMYK+Spots is not very common as one would expect, but it's not a problem if you use the intermediate binding process I just described. You do everything in RGB, and if something has to be printed in a special ink, you can mark the RGB swatch as spot in Scribus and it will take care of it. In my experience, properly color managed RGB > CMYK conversions are pretty reliable. Designers usually think that a special CMYK combination is a bullet-proof method to get exact colors, but that's not true: a certain CMYK combination is tied to a specific press setting (plate order, screen angle, stock type and quality, etc.) Gez.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Judah Kleinveldt 25 May '14

25 May '14

> Actually SVG does allow for proper CMYK, as does Inkscape. It is just > that the export path we use (Cairo) does not support CMYK. > Hi Jon Cruz Its a pity Cairo doesn't support CMYK. I would really like to know how you can convert the colorspace of an svg file, I have exported a CMYK file exported from Illustrator but it has not retained its colourspace. AFAIK editing the xml colour tag in a text editor is the only way to get the svg file to include CMYK or spot colour info, please could you share your method of you do this. > > > > I agree, but CMYK is not covered in the svg > > standard. My solution is to import the Inkscape > > document into Scribus and then export it > > using pdf X/1-a:2001 as the target format. Thanks John Culleton, My current work around is to do just that or in most cases I change the colourspace of the pdf (including and especially images) using moonshiner. It doesn't always not retain CMYK colour values for vector objects, it is an extra step I would like to avoid. I was wondering if anyone else has been successful in using Ghostscript to convert the colourspace of a PDF, but integrated into the export dialogue maybe as a plugin. Its a slight hassle to import an SVG file, update the CMYK info on each object,export to PDF, send the file to my local printer, do a proof print with them, change the colour again in Scribus, export to PDF. I guess I will just have to continue along this way of doing things, until I have figured out how to what I want myself :) Please forgive if this email looks odd, I'm still looking for a mailing list reader to respond to posts on the list.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Jon A. Cruz 24 May '14

24 May '14

Actually SVG does allow for proper CMYK, as does Inkscape. It is just that the export path we use (Cairo) does not support CMYK. On May 24, 2014 7:51 AM, john Culleton <John@...1668...> wrote: > > On Sat, 24 May 2014 14:00:58 +0000 (UTC) > Judah <judahyodh@...155...> wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > I have been using inkscape for a while now, my > > only problem has been a lack of native CMYK > > (and spot color) support for PDF's from > > Inkscape. I was wondering if there is way to > > get this piece of software > > (moonshiner.sourceforge.net) to work with > > Inkscape esp in the "Save as" pdf dialogue? I > > checked it with an old version of <adobe/> > > software I have and the resulting file is > > definitely in a CMYK color space. > > > > > > I agree, but CMYK is not covered in the svg > standard. My solution is to import the Inkscape > document into Scribus and then export it > using pdf X/1-a:2001 as the target format. > -- > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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CMYK in PDF from Inkscape
by Judah 24 May '14

24 May '14

Hi all I have been using inkscape for a while now, my only problem has been a lack of native CMYK (and spot color) support for PDF's from Inkscape. I was wondering if there is way to get this piece of software (moonshiner.sourceforge.net) to work with Inkscape esp in the "Save as" pdf dialogue? I checked it with an old version of <adobe/> software I have and the resulting file is definitely in a CMYK color space.

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Vignetting a photo.
by john Culleton 19 May '14

19 May '14

I have a rectangular jpg photo that I want to reduce to an oval. This is easy in Scribus and not too hard in Gimp. How do I do it in Inkscape 0.48? -- 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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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] New LPE, New Video. Fillet/Chamfer
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 19 May '14

19 May '14

Hi Nathan, sorry for the late reply, Im waiting to have it to reply. > Ok, the tangents do look correct. I think the problem is that you > need to find the osculating points on the curved path fillets. There > is a toy for this (called fillet-minion). See if that makes for nicer > fillets. You are ok, oscilating point is wrong. I surf into the 2GEOM toy filet-mignon, i do about but it give me the strange results pointed by Cale Gibbard in the #3 of this launchpad bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/202751 Finaly i adopted the Cale solution in the same bug https://launchpadlibrarian.net/12692602/rcp.svg Soon I comit the new code. I have a extra problem related to time values on curves, I find that not straight lines have his time values based by his handles instead the distance along it. My cuestion is: Any way to know a point at a distance based time value? Sorry if not explain so well. Regards, Jabier.

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Authoring a multipage document using Inkscape
by Steve Litt 14 May '14

14 May '14

Hi all, I have a 2 page document (an evaluation form), and because spacing was very important, I used Inkscape instead of LibreOffice, LyX, LaTeX, etc. This two page document must print on both sides of the paper, so I'd imagine it must end up as a PDF. http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape-pages/ seems to indicate that I can do this natively in Inkscape by installing a plugin. I'm a little worried ways that a plugin might affect my normal Inkscape usage. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Multipage itself indicates that Inkscape itself doesn't implement multiple pages, because the current SVG spec doesn't support it. http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=519 reiterates that current Inkscape doesn't support multiple pages, and suggests I use two different Inkscape docs, and desktop publish them with Scribus. All I really need is a 2 page portrait letter-sized PDF, and I'll figure out how to print it duplexed. I have no problem with making two different Inkscape docs. I'm a little concerned about putting letter-sized SVG's into Scribus or LibreOffice or any other "container". Anyone have any ideas of the best way for me to make a 2 page PDF out of one or two Inkscape files? Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance

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