March 2015 - 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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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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Inkscape continues to default to a font not on my system (Xubuntu 14.04)
by Gregory Lemon 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

I'm running Inkscape 0.91 on xubuntu 14.04 64-bit. After a fresh install, every time I try to use the font tool, it defaults to the "Sans" font. I don't have this font on my computer. The red circle with the white exclamation in the font selection dropdown tells me that Inkscape knows that "Sans" isn't on my computer. The only way that I could get the font that I wanted was to type out the text and then change the properties afterwards. I finally fixed it by going to the Preferences window, Text screen, and selecting the "Last used style" radio button under "Style of new objects" But if I go back to "This tool's own style" it defaults to the last font selected, regardless of what font I select before placing the cursor. Selecting the "Last used style" option corrects the problem for me. I am not sure if the font getting stuck on one font issue is more than just my system, if it's functioning as designed, or if it is a clue to a potential bug in the application. Just wanted to raise the issue, just in case. Thanks, Greg

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Tesselation lines in svg
by Pantxo Diribarne 29 Mar '15

29 Mar '15

Hi, I use Octave [1] to generate plots as svg files and rework them later in Inkscape (0.48.4 in linux mint 17). As Octave uses opengl as its primary graphics renderer, polygons are always tessellated into smaller triangles. Unfortunately the boundary between triangles is visible on screen in Inkscape (see the attached simple plot). This is also true if I simply draw 2 triangles that have a common boundary, i.e. using "snap to grid" to ensure edges have the exact same coordinates: I can see a white boundary line on screen (and in pdf/eps outputs) between the two triangles. Is there a workaround in Inkscape? Does svg specification have a flag that tels the viewer something like "don't draw boundaries"? Thanks, Pantxo [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape-user Digest, Vol 106, Issue 10
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 29 Mar '15

29 Mar '15

You have decimals in the point positions of the triangles? > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:39:13 +0100 > From: Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@...155...> > Subject: [Inkscape-user] Tesselation lines in svg > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <5516A0F1.3080507@...155...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi, > > I use Octave [1] to generate plots as svg files and rework them later in > Inkscape (0.48.4 in linux mint 17). As Octave uses opengl as its primary > graphics renderer, polygons are always tessellated into smaller > triangles. Unfortunately the boundary between triangles is visible on > screen in Inkscape (see the attached simple plot). > > This is also true if I simply draw 2 triangles that have a common > boundary, i.e. using "snap to grid" to ensure edges have the exact same > coordinates: I can see a white boundary line on screen (and in pdf/eps > outputs) between the two triangles. Is there a workaround in Inkscape? > Does svg specification have a flag that tels the viewer something like > "don't draw boundaries"? > > Thanks, > > Pantxo >

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cannot do characters for text?
by Perry Kappetein 29 Mar '15

29 Mar '15

I am used to make some text characters with the Alt+0169 © But you can't do that in inkscape. Is there another way to do that? For now I do it in another program, and copy the symbol over. Thanks

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GLowing Text and version
by Perry Kappetein 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

How can I make the text glow / highlight ? I tried one of the filters (Glow) but that isn't doing much) I want to use the text for a buton, and when someone presses the button, I want to see it all highlighted.. Thank you Ps. I am working with version 0.9.1 64 bit and it seems to slow, and crashing a lot (just quits) Is 0.48 better to use ? since all the videos I can find , seems to be all done with 0.4.8

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Automatic replacement of ss
by Stefan Mueller 22 Mar '15

22 Mar '15

Hi all, I'm using Inkscape 0.91 on Ubuntu 12.04. With some fonts, when entering a double s ("ss") in a text block, it is automatically replaced with a sharp s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9F). However, sharp s is always incorrect spelling in Switzerland. This problem appears with all fonts of the ADF family and with Verana, but not with many others. I suppose this is an Inkscape feature. If so, how can I turn it off? Thanks in advance. Regards, Stefan

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[Fwd: Website Feedback]
by Martin Owens 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

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Mirror symmetry on Lattice 2 LPE
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Hi to all. Now in development version my last work, myrror symmetry in lattice2 LPE. Here are a video: http://www.jabiertxof.tk/2015/03/mirror-symmetry-in-lattice-2-live.html All the best, Jabier.

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only 1 filter possible when grouped?
by Perry Kappetein 14 Mar '15

14 Mar '15

When you group several items, Can you do only 1 filter? I tried it, and I can only do 1, until I ungroup the items.. then I can apply several filters to it. (I have 25 squares, and wanted Button and Bloom) All selected then it works, but if I am grouping them first, then I can only apply 1, and I don't see The effect of the other ones. Is there a way to do it, without having it ungrouped ? Thank you

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Turning a clone into a regular object?
by Brian Burger 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Is there a way to turn a cloned object back into a regular individual object? I've got a set of symbols that I've copied, duplicated, cloned, copied to new documents, moved to other new documents, etc etc so many times I've got no idea what the "original" would be. If I use Shift+D to "discover original" in all of the several documents I'm currently working in, all I get is "original is in defs and NOT VISIBLE" - and if I try to copy one of these symbols from that document to a new one the cloned parts straight up won't cut and paste over to the new Inkscape doc. I could redraw these symbols, they're not all that complex, but I'd really rather not have to. Is there a way to turn a clone object into a freestanding regular object? Thanks, Brian

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New extension to edit objects from string
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Hi to all. Here are my last two extensions, with a download link -inkscape.org- and a video. First it's for get svg from a selected element as string no parameters Second overwrite a element whith the conents of a string, use two parameters "id" thinking in console scripts and "new content". both are required http://www.jabiertxof.tk/2015/03/objects-to-and-from-string-extension.html Best regards, Jabier.

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copy / paste?
by Perry Kappetein 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

I feel stupid. If I have a part of a button that I created. Can I grab a piece from it, and copy/paste it ? Thanks

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New feature "Interactive Smooth Pencil"
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Hi to all, I just finish my last feature to in a interactive way, add smooth to pencil strokes. Here are the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDef4hU4tNc Here the branch: https://code.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/simplify-lpe-pencil-toolb… Best to all, Jabier.

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A couple of questions...
by Michael Dilvish 08 Mar '15

08 Mar '15

Is there a way to reverse the coordinate axes so that y increases in a downward direction?

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new feature worth requesting - Find/Dropper/Selection ?
by Brynn 08 Mar '15

08 Mar '15

Hi Friends, Do you think it would be possible, for a new feature, to be able to use the Dropper tool to identify what one wants to search for, using the Find dialog? So for example. I want to find everything with a green fill #00ff00ff using the Find dialog. Would it be possible, with Find dialog open, to click on something with that green fill, with the Dropper, and have the proper info entered into the Find dialog? Or maybe instead of Dropper, use the Selection tool, since it can already identify everything? Just select one of whatever you want to find all of....and maybe context menu > Find, or a key shortcut, and all the proper info is entered into the Find dialog. Or maybe there's a button in the Find dialog, "take from selection"? Or something like that? Maybe this is "mission impossible" but I guess it can't hurt to ask :-) (....much!) This would just make finding things a little easier, because I can never remember, from one time to the next, exactly what I need to enter in the Find dialog. And I have to look up the manual every time. And because I don't know much about SVG/XML, there's often a lot of trial an error, figuring out exactly what to enter. (Now and then, I can't figure it out at all, and have to just give up.) So it would be nice not to have to know or understand those technical details. Just select one of whatever you want to find, and it's automatically entered. Thanks for comments, brynn

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View > Page Grid 0.91
by Brynn 07 Mar '15

07 Mar '15

Hi Friends, Nothing serious, mostly just curious. But possibly a bug? When I open a new blank document, and decide I want to display a grid (rectangular, haven't tested axonomic/isometric), and I click the View menu, it shows a checkmark beside the Page Grid option, even though I haven't yet displayed it. Once I display the grid, the checkmark remains beside the Page Grid option, and when I click to....un-view the grid, (not sure if unchecking Page Grid option is the same thing as "hiding" the grid) the checkmark disappears, as expected. And after that, it works as expected. It's just curious to me, why it originally shows the checkmark, on a new blank document with no grid showing. I found this bug report which might either be the same thing I'm reporting, or related. https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1318318 I'm not sure about such technical details. So is this issue the same bug, or a new bug, or not a bug at all? If not, can someone explain? If it's a new bug, should I report, or should a developer report? Thanks for your help :-) brynn

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Material Design icon set to use as inkscape 0.91 symbols
by Xaviju Julián 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Hi! I just send you this email to let you know that I created a symbol set for inkscape with the *Google Material Design Icons* (at the moment only this set) that you may find useful for design and development. https://github.com/Xaviju/inkscape-open-symbols I also encourage you to collaborate as indicated in the readme to make it even better and make designers and front-end developers happier. Lets open source and share our own icon libraries as well. Hope you enjoy it. :) Xaviju

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Automatically adding xlink refs based on text in the .svg file
by Peter Brooks 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

I've been trying to do this for a while now, and I hoped that it'd be possible with the inkscape command line, but I'm new to this, so I can't see how. I've got a .svg file that's from the OpenGroup's Archi application. It's got boxes and links with names. What I'd like to do is make the names clickable. So, for example, the box: ---------------------- | | | my_label | | | ---------------------- Would be clickable, as a box, and go to: http://mywebsite.com/my_label This will work because I'm using a wiki, so the 'my_label' will become a page on the wiki. Is there a way to get inkscape to add the link: <a xlink:href="http://mywebsite.com/my_label"> box </a> Or, in other words, to translate: <a xlink:href="http://takingserviceforward.org/wiki/index.php?title=Service_agreement"> <text fill="black" x="332" xml:space="preserve" y="159" clip-path="url(#clipPath8)" stroke="none" id="text88738">My_Label</text> <rect x="1356" y="370" clip-path="url(#clipPath5)" fill="none" width="246" rx="27.5" ry="27.5" height="54" stroke="rgb(255,255,181)" id="rect88726" /> To: <a xlink:href="http://takingserviceforward.org/wiki/index.php?title=My_Label"> <text fill="black" x="332" xml:space="preserve" y="159" clip-path="url(#clipPath8)" stroke="none" id="text88738">My_Label</text> <rect x="1356" y="370" clip-path="url(#clipPath5)" fill="none" width="246" rx="27.5" ry="27.5" height="54" stroke="rgb(255,255,181)" id="rect88726" /> </a> I'd be grateful for any suggestions - if there's something else that manipulates .svg files that could do this, it'd be good to know!

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