May 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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Newbie - walk cycle
by Steve Lett 29 May '15

29 May '15

I'm attempting for the first time to animate a walk cycle in Inkscape and I need some general advice on how to go about it. Is Inkscape the best free program to use for 2d animation, or should I use gimp? And after that is decided, how should I approach this task? And more specifically, how do I keep the leg a uniform thickness when changing its position? Thank you, Leonardo Paradox On 25/05/2015 2:51 AM, <inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Send Inkscape-user mailing list submissions to > inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > inkscape-user-owner(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Inkscape-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: "Assertion Failed" error msg (serious?) (su_v) > 2. Re: "Assertion Failed" error msg (serious?) (Brynn) > 3. Re: [Inkscape-devel] RFC: Switch to GoogleTestframework (Brynn) > 4. Re: [Inkscape-devel] RFC: Switch to GoogleTestframework > (Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz) > 5. Re: [Inkscape-devel] RFC: Switch to GoogleTestframework (Brynn) > 6. Re: [Inkscape-devel] RFC: Switch to GoogleTestframework (Brynn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 03:10:01 +0200 > From: su_v <suv-sf@...16...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] "Assertion Failed" error msg (serious?) > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <555FD369.5090600@...16...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > On 2015-05-23 24:52 (+0200), Brynn wrote: > > Hi Friends, > > I had an error message I haven't seen before, while working with > > Inkscape, and it seemed to be fairly serious. It did not technically > crash, > > but it effectively crashed not just Inkscape, but I had to restart my > > computer! I wonder if I should make a bug report for it? > > We already have a report for it: > * Bug #1122374 ?Inkscape trunk crashes while working with text tool? > https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1122374 > > > The reason I wonder, instead of just making a new report, is > that I > > don't have a file to offer. I did manage to grab a screenshot though, > which > > is attached. So you can at least see the error message. Otherwise all I > > have is my verbal explanation. > > Briefly, after the error msg, anything and everything on my > screen > > was sort of frozen in place. For example, when I moved the error msg > over, > > to be able to save and close windows, it sort of just smeared what looked > > like 15 or 20 copies of the error message across the screen (just like if > > you spread out a deck of cards across a table). If I maximized a window > > from the taskbar, it became frozen there. Even after I closed it, it was > > still there. And somehow, the font menu remained on top of everything (I > > was using the Text tool at the time of the error message). > > I managed to close everything out from the taskbar, and restart, > and > > now I'm back to normal. There are a lot of details I've left out, > because I > > know a lot of people don't like to read long messages on the mailing > list. > > But I'll be glad to write out all the details, if anyone is interested > and > > can use the info. Or let me know if you want me to write a bug report. > > Window 7, sp1, 64-bit, Inkscape 0.91, 32-bit (EXE installer) > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 18:20:06 -0600 > From: "Brynn" <brynn@...3089...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] "Assertion Failed" error msg (serious?) > To: <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <F5AFD64D28694ABFBF44CB23E8A599F6@...3090...> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8"; > reply-type=original > > Thanks ~suv. I just added a short comment. > > Seems like quite a frustrating bug, that can't be reliably reproduced! Let > me know if I can provide any further info or files, logs. Or I'll be glad > to do any testing that might be helpful. > > All best > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "su_v" <suv-sf@...16...> > Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 7:10 PM > To: <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] "Assertion Failed" error msg (serious?) > > > On 2015-05-23 24:52 (+0200), Brynn wrote: > >> Hi Friends, > >> I had an error message I haven't seen before, while working with > >> Inkscape, and it seemed to be fairly serious. It did not technically > >> crash, > >> but it effectively crashed not just Inkscape, but I had to restart my > >> computer! I wonder if I should make a bug report for it? > > > > We already have a report for it: > > * Bug #1122374 ?Inkscape trunk crashes while working with text tool? > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1122374 > > > >> The reason I wonder, instead of just making a new report, is > that > >> I > >> don't have a file to offer. I did manage to grab a screenshot though, > >> which > >> is attached. So you can at least see the error message. Otherwise all > I > >> have is my verbal explanation. > >> Briefly, after the error msg, anything and everything on my > >> screen > >> was sort of frozen in place. For example, when I moved the error msg > >> over, > >> to be able to save and close windows, it sort of just smeared what > looked > >> like 15 or 20 copies of the error message across the screen (just like > if > >> you spread out a deck of cards across a table). If I maximized a window > >> from the taskbar, it became frozen there. Even after I closed it, it > was > >> still there. And somehow, the font menu remained on top of everything > (I > >> was using the Text tool at the time of the error message). > >> I managed to close everything out from the taskbar, and restart, > >> and > >> now I'm back to normal. There are a lot of details I've left out, > >> because I > >> know a lot of people don't like to read long messages on the mailing > >> list. > >> But I'll be glad to write out all the details, if anyone is interested > >> and > >> can use the info. Or let me know if you want me to write a bug report. > >> Window 7, sp1, 64-bit, Inkscape 0.91, 32-bit (EXE installer) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud > > Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications > > Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights > > Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. > > http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y > > _______________________________________________ > > Inkscape-user mailing list > > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 07:50:26 -0600 > From: "Brynn" <brynn@...3089...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] RFC: Switch to > GoogleTestframework > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net>, > "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...155...> > Cc: inkscape-devel <inkscape-devel@...84...>, Bryce Harrington > <bryce@...983...> > Message-ID: <68772A4F51394164A60F7CE642ABC986@...3090...> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi again, Everyone, > Someone just asked me how the work on this article is going, and I > didn't even realize I was supposed to do it. I guess it's because I've > never participated in a programming or open development community mailing > list before (or any mailing list). Apparently my asking questions about > it, > and Martin replying constituted a "go ahead". But I thought since there > were no further comments directed to me, that you didn't want me to do it, > and you were waiting for someone else to offer to do it. > So I apologize for the delay, and I'll get to work right away, if > you want me to. > > If you want me to, is this the correct list of attendees? > > Bryce > Tav > Josh > Jabier > Krzysztof > Alex > Amelia > insaner/Raphael > > I guess there will be no problems contacting them through their list > address? > Was the agenda outlined here: > http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2015_Topics, fairly well > adhered to? Or did things end up going out to other topics as well. I'm > thinking of using that as a starting place to compose what questions I want > to ask. Although I will also ask each attendee what their unique focus or > contribution was, and ask a question or 2 on that. > On that wiki page, it looks like some info has been updated since > the hackfest, although I have not learned how to read the wiki history (in > a > really meaningful way) yet. But are some results of the hackfest already > mentioned there? > In Martin's first msg, he said, "Jabier has provided some > information, but no one's stepped forward to help author/edit the idea." > Where is that info? Do you mean it's to be included? Or the main idea is > just 'write a review/article'? > When looking at that 2015 Topics wiki page, it's hard to image > writing such a short article as 200 to 400 words (because explaining > complex > things in simple language sometimes needs a lot of words). Can it go long? > Or is that a fairly strict limit? > > Thanks. And once again, sorry for misunderstanding. > > brynn > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...155...> > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 10:01 AM > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Cc: "inkscape-devel" <inkscape-devel@...84...>; "Bryce Harrington" > <bryce@...983...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] RFC: Switch to > GoogleTestframework > > > On 18 May 2015 at 11:02, Brynn <brynn@...3089...> wrote: > >> Ah-ha! I never have even read this thread, because I don't know what > the > >> title even means. > >> > >> Some questions: > >> -- Where will the article be seen or published? On the website? > >> -- If not the website, what's the targeted audience? > > > > On the website. > > > > Non technical users. > > > > The more detailed and technical summary can follow, or we can add it > > to our wiki, launchpad updates or just mailing list. But the core and > > start or the news article should be user centric. And that's where a > > user comes in, because they're most likely to know what questions to > > ask and what to edit out as being too technical. > > > > Martin, > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud > > Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications > > Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights > > Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. > > http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y > > _______________________________________________ > > Inkscape-user mailing list > > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:11:04 +0200 > From: Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz <jabier.arraiza@...2982...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] RFC: Switch to > GoogleTestframework > To: Brynn <brynn@...3089...> > Cc: Martin, inkscape-devel <inkscape-devel@...84...>, Inkscape > User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <1432480264.9190.2.camel@...2982...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > In Martin's first msg, he said, "Jabier has provided some > > information, but no one's stepped forward to help author/edit the idea." > > Where is that info? Do you mean it's to be included? Or the main idea > is > > I send it in a private mesage from Toronto. Put publicy down: > > Extrapolated Arcs: > Thinking about a posible improve. We need to code and show to SVG > Working Group > > Extensions system: > We discuss about new extensions system in a way more usable and > transparent to the user. > * Centraliced place to extensions/live_effects and maybe filters. > * Allow internal LPE handle multiples styles for each pathvector. Good > idea but need full redone of LPE roots maybe is not a good thing. > * Use images/text as LPE input. Maybe less dificult than previous. > * Improve the way to access to filter/LPE/extensions. Seach, tags, > categories, descriptions, icons... > > Marketing: > How to get more founds?, speak about colaboration with > > http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2015/program/##hong-phuc-dang-towards-open-… > Open discussion. > > Accesibility: > We meet with Amelia > > http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2015/program/#amelia-bellamy-royds-accessib… > about it. She give the main input to the one place filter. Also we speak > about switches and languages. We need to coordinate to become inkscape a > multilenguage editor, allowig one file for all languages in a webrowser. > I propose a solution about this. Use a global document lang switch in > editor mode. This means a inkscaper can switch/add/remove... the lang to > the document. also is necesary the option to copy contents from other > langs or the main one. Because you only see one lang at the same time. > Could we use clones? The switch code is done we only need to implement > it. > Amelia want put his work about how to switch between languages without > JavaScript. > We also need could define the title and description in a multilingual > way. > > Font list refresh on the fly. > Raphael Roch from insaner.com put our eyes about this. The way to decide > is large but is an automatic way, no button to fire it. > > > > >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] RFC: Switch to Google Test framework
by Martin Owens 24 May '15

24 May '15

On 17 May 2015 at 23:30, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...983...> wrote: > What's our status on the news item? Jabier has provided some information, but no one's stepped forward to help author/edit the idea. I'm adding the inkscape-user community to the discussion. Dear users. If you'd like to help inkscape in a small way, we require a piece of news to be written/edited for the recent hackfest. It's an exciting event where inkscape developers got together to talk about the future of inkscape. The job involves going to some of the attendees on irc or via email and conducting a small interview. Use questions you yourself would be interested in hearing about and construct a 200-400 word article. Multi language versions acceptable. Please respond in public on the list if you're interested. Best Regards, Martin Owens

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"Assertion Failed" error msg (serious?)
by Brynn 24 May '15

24 May '15

Hi Friends, I had an error message I haven't seen before, while working with Inkscape, and it seemed to be fairly serious. It did not technically crash, but it effectively crashed not just Inkscape, but I had to restart my computer! I wonder if I should make a bug report for it? The reason I wonder, instead of just making a new report, is that I don't have a file to offer. I did manage to grab a screenshot though, which is attached. So you can at least see the error message. Otherwise all I have is my verbal explanation. Briefly, after the error msg, anything and everything on my screen was sort of frozen in place. For example, when I moved the error msg over, to be able to save and close windows, it sort of just smeared what looked like 15 or 20 copies of the error message across the screen (just like if you spread out a deck of cards across a table). If I maximized a window from the taskbar, it became frozen there. Even after I closed it, it was still there. And somehow, the font menu remained on top of everything (I was using the Text tool at the time of the error message). I managed to close everything out from the taskbar, and restart, and now I'm back to normal. There are a lot of details I've left out, because I know a lot of people don't like to read long messages on the mailing list. But I'll be glad to write out all the details, if anyone is interested and can use the info. Or let me know if you want me to write a bug report. Window 7, sp1, 64-bit, Inkscape 0.91, 32-bit (EXE installer) Thanks, brynn

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News
by Abrolag 21 May '15

21 May '15

Thought you all might like to know there has been a very positive review of Inkscape in 'The Register' -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

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Compiling a list of active Inkscape IRC channels
by Maren Hachmann 21 May '15

21 May '15

Hi everybody, we need your help to collect a list of active Inkscape user IRC channels for the website. So far, we have: irc://irc.freenode.org/#inkscape irc://irc.freenode.org#inkscape.de irc://irc.freenode.org#inkscape-fr Are there any other active channels, maybe in other languages (esp. Spanish, Portuguese, and maybe Russian, Chinese, Japanese - or any other language ;))? Thank you! Regards, Maren

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Batch export is saving the files where?
by Perry Kappetein 12 May '15

12 May '15

I am confused with the batch export under the Export I have 40 images, and select them all and do batch export. Its exporting the 40 images, but where? I've done it a few times, and sometimes I have 20 icons on my desktop, all named g....png ( g with a 4 digit number) And other times, there are no icons.. So where is it saving it? Ive read the help, but that talks about changing the settings, which you can't, since it's greyed out Thank you

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thank you
by Joanne Rancourt 04 May '15

04 May '15

Thank you Gian, that looks like the right font and have nowinstalled it on my computer. I have now created a new file with just the yearand need to figure out a way to create a white background and just stick it on topof the old year. Or maybe just a white square to cover up the year. I amgetting too old to relearn how to use inkscape...... lol. Thanks to you too Maren, I followed your instructions and gotto the point where it says remove the bitmat image but could see only one layer so guess somethingwent wrong. I really only want to removethe year and keep the rest as it is. I did create it originally in inkscape a few years ago,drawing and all......... if only I could remember how I did it, I would be veryhappy. I really appreciate you all trying to help, Joanne

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file
by Joanne Rancourt 03 May '15

03 May '15

trying again to attach as a png. Obviously sharing an inkscape file doesn't work.

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