September 2015 - Inkscape Users

Thanks for your votes! We have our new "Draw Freely" font!
by C R 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

And the winner (by quite a bit, actually) is Euphoria Script! Thanks to everyone for the votes and helping us choose a new open font. The new font will be deployed to the website and relevant graphics. You can start using it now in your inkscape-related materials by downloading it here: (includes font and ofl license files). http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/euphoria_script.zip Have fun, and thanks again for the help! -C

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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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Four finalists "Draw Freely" font
by C R 30 Sep '15

30 Sep '15

Hello everyone! We've narrowed it down to four finalists for the "Draw Freely" font. http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_finalists… So pick your favs from this final set, and the winner will be announced Monday. #1 is in the lead right now, so if no one votes, that will be our new Draw Freely font. :) Thanks for your votes! -C

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Fill "only on one layer"
by Philip Rhoades 27 Sep '15

27 Sep '15

Guys, On 2015-09-26 12:00, Brynn wrote: > You're talking about the arrow with the word "Vent" in it? Oh, then > you're > talking about the Paint Bucket tool! > > Why don't you just select that path, which forms the arrow, and use a > regular Fill? > > I wonder if you and the op are thinking somewhat in terms of raster > graphics. For vector graphics, the closed path and regular fill would > be > the appropriate way to approach it, imo. > > I guess as a workaround, you could close all the layers, except the one > with > the object you need to fill. Then you could use the Paint Bucket to > fill > it, and then re-open the other layers. But the more appropriate vector > approach would be to fill the closed path. In my opinion :-) I did end up using both the regular object fills and the paint bucket while temporarily turning some layers off. Phil. > All best, > brynn > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Jean-Fran?oisLemaire" <[hidden email]> > Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 1:54 AM > To: "Inkscape User Community" <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Fill "only on one layer" > >> On Thursday 24 September 2015 20:21:09 Brynn wrote: >>> Do you mean that you want to fill all closed spaces on a layer, with >>> 1 >>> click? Do you mean enclosed spaces or closed paths? Or both? >> >> Hello Brynn. See attachment for an example. Let's say I wanted to fill >> the >> arrow in that example which is on a layer above the other paths below. >> The >> fill tool stopped at the first limiting paths it found. To fill the >> arrow >> in >> this example I have to hide the other layers. A "this layer only" >> option >> would >> make it possible to fill the arrow in one go. >> >> Hope this clears what I understood of the original request. >> >> Cheers, >> JFL >> -- >> Jean-Fran?ois Lemaire -- Philip Rhoades PO Box 896 Cowra NSW 2794 Australia E-mail: phil@...2067...

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Fill "only on one layer"
by Philip Rhoades 27 Sep '15

27 Sep '15

People, Sorry it took me a while to get back to this - other dramas to deal with - see inline comments: On 2015-09-23 20:03, Jean-Francois Lemaire wrote: > On Wednesday 23 September 2015 20:03:00 Jean-Francois Lemaire wrote: > >> It looks like no one has answered your question yet....unless >> I'm >> missing some messages. >> I don't understand what you mean by: >> >> if I could get the fill action to fill on ONE layer instead of >> >> > taking all of the lines for all the of layers into account >> >> What do you mean by "fill action"? > > I understand it as meanign taking into account only the limiting lines > of the > currently active layer, not all limiting lines from all layers. And I > second > this, it would be great to have a toggle in the toolbar for this. As it > is now > you have to hide all the other layers to acheive this effect. Yes, that is what I found. Phil. -- Philip Rhoades PO Box 896 Cowra NSW 2794 Australia E-mail: phil@...2067...

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Hi, I'd like to get more eyes on this, maybe stir up support.
by Jerry Segers 27 Sep '15

27 Sep '15

Hi, I had an idea for a feature in inkscape, and I submitted a wishlist bug on 5-17-2014 and noone seems interested. It is a suggestion for a LPE for a spirograph pattern generator. I did some research and found the necessary math info to make the shapes, and the algorithm needed to make the result from the math usable in inkscape. I was thinking it would be great for certificates, and suchlike. Plus I think it would just be great fun to play with. Is anyone else interested? Maybe someone who knows calculus and c++? Anyway, here’s the link if you’re interested. https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1320524

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Fill "only on one layer"
by Philip Rhoades 26 Sep '15

26 Sep '15

People, I am trying to create a series of sketches to show changes to roof tressles (I want to create a wide manhole - see start of first sketch attached) but I have run into problems with adding a fill colour (as shading for the beams). It seems like it would be quicker and easier for me if I could get the fill action to fill on ONE layer instead of taking all of the lines for all the of layers into account - but this doesn't appear to work? - is it possible somehow? Thanks, Phil. -- Philip Rhoades PO Box 896 Cowra NSW 2794 Australia E-mail: phil@...2067...

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Colors in image conversion from svg to PDF
by Bernhard Kleine 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

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script for union of all paths of the same color
by Götz Freytag 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

Hello all, I would like to find an automatic solution for the following workflow. * open/import file (eg. eps format) o select all paths of color x (ctr+f in xml editor for first hex-color string) o ctrl++ to union selection o repeat for all remaining colors * export to svg or, if you will, <http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19402#> |open or import file (eg. eps format); for (all colors in drawing) { select all paths of the current color; perform union on selected paths; } export drawing; | I suppose there should be a solution along the lines of |inkscape -f input.eps --verb=EditDeselect --select=allPathsOfSameColors --verb=SelectionUnion --export-simple-svg| However, I have no clue how to go about selecting all paths of the same color or how to iterate over all colors. Any help or pointers would be very much appreciated. Cheers Götz

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