February 2016 - 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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Web Chat Review
by Martin Owens 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

Dear Users and Developers, I've put together an integrated tutorial for the irc chat on inkscape.org and I'd like a few users and support contributors to give it a review: https://inkscape.org/en/*users/chat/ You should see a few things are different now: * You must be logged in to use the chat, previously you could be anonymous. You even must have an email configured, so facebook and twitter logins must update their user profile before chatting. * There is the above guide which add the can_irc permission to a user's account. Confirming they've seen every page (I shorted it to 4 pages). * There's a new IRC bot that offers these new commands: - webbot: whois [username] ; will tell you who a user is and a link to their website profile, in case someone joins the chat asks a question and then leaves without waiting. - webbot: tell [username] [msg] ; will send an alert to the user with a possible response. The default for website message alerts is to email them too. So you can respond to someone who just left. - Get Latest Art ; a bit of fun to return the latest item in the Artwork category on the live site. Returns the link. - If you want further integrations between irc and the website, this is now possible. (maybe good for meetings in the future) I'm hoping these tools will allow users to feel comfortable chatting with us and also provision support contributors with what they need when in chat. The exact text of the above tutorial is up for review here. Please let me know your suggestions by email on list. Thanks everyone! Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Re2:Font for vertical writing
by 服部頼義 29 Mar '16

29 Mar '16

I'm sorry , we have to change the permissions. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw6vYjcFltUVYW0wXzExRDVQZXM https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw6vYjcFltUVcmlTTlh1ZmNBNUE

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] Website Design
by Jabier Arraiza 05 Mar '16

05 Mar '16

I think there is no need for a framework for responsive design. Just a css with imports, and use the "mobile first" way. @import url('typography.css?v=0.01'); /* Extra Small Devices, Phones */ @import url('s300.css?v=0.01') (min-width: 300px); /* Custom, iPhone Retina */ @import url('s480.css?v=0.01') (min-width: 480px); /* Small Devices, Tablets */ @import url('s768.css?v=0.01') (min-width: 768px); /* Medium Devices, Desktops */ @import url('s992.css?v=0.01') (min-width: 992px); /* Large Devices, Wide Screens */ @import url('s1281.css?v=0.01') (min-width: 1281px); /* Shared*/ @import url('inkscape.css?v=0.01'); To write, or better to no write too much code we can use the "rem" unit for font size -and others- and adjust this in each s300.css, s480.css... with a line like this: html { font-size: 62.5% !important; //s300.css } changing the proportion in each css file. Cheers, Jabier.

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Google Summer of Code 2016
by Josh Andler 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

Hey all, I just wanted to let everyone know that Inkscape was accepted as a mentoring organization for GSoC this year. This will be our 11th year participating. Google has transitioned from Melange to a new site (1) this year if you're interested in reading more about it. If you are interested in participating as a student please visit our page (2) on Google's new Summer of Code site to find links to our Ideas for summer projects on our wiki and our developer mailing list. As usual, please either introduce yourself on our developer mailing list or let us know what you're interested in working on this year. Student application don't open until the 14th, so now is the time to be talking to us if you are interested in working with us. If anyone has any questions, please ask away. Cheers, Josh (1) https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ (2) https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/6010720831406080/

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Windows 10: Menu commands of Inkscape do not appear
by Andreas Borutta 01 Mar '16

01 Mar '16

Hello. I installed the latest version of Inkscape on Windows 10. Three effects I recognize: 1 Inkscape needs extremly long to start (about 15 seconds), much longer than every other application (about 1-2 seconds) on my PC with an SSD. 2 When I click any entry in the menu toolbar, an empty rectangle appears. Not any command is visible. 3 When I hover over any symbol in the vertical toolbar as well an empty rectangle appears. How can I solve the problem please? Thanks. Andreas -- http://borumat.de http://fahrradzukunft.de

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SpinachCon 2016
by Martin Owens 01 Mar '16

01 Mar '16

Dear users and developers, Inkscape has been invited to take part in the Free Software design day known as SpinachCon which happens the day before LibrePlanet here in Boston: https://libreplanet.org/2016/ The SpinachCon event is about working with users on finding odd, weird and slightly ugly things within inkscape that we can fix or make designs about. If you are in the area and wish to take part it's March 18th 2016, from 12:00-5:00pm, in Boston at Beaucoop's offices (near South Station on the Red Line) I'll report in a new article any findings or fixes after the event. Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Create a SVG chart from Excel/Libreoffice Calc data sheet?
by Andreas Borutta 27 Feb '16

27 Feb '16

Hello. I work for a free and non commercial bicycle magazin and we often publish scientific articles. They contain data sheets and charts. Until know we publish the charts as a PNG. The quality is low and as every bitmap graphic it doesn't scale well. Is there a tool which allows to create a chart from an Excel (or Libreoffice Calc) data sheet as an SVG? Of course the code of the SVG should be of high quality. Text should be text. Basic shapes (circles, rectangles, etc.) shouldn't be realised as a path etc. Thanks. Andreas

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Website Design
by Martin Owens 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Yesterday Mc- brought up a design for the inkscape website which got a few approval nods from various attending people: https://yadi.sk/i/CfqypzmvpPbay I contacted the designer at the time and just heard back. So what we have here is a psd of a single page that flows downwards. I expect it to assume a standard set of css frameworks such as bootstrap or similar. I also know that Hinerangi has some designs waiting in the wings for the website and that we've stalled on moving more improvements in. I'm interested in hearing wider feedback from the community since I've been under the impression that the website's design has been fairly serviceable. A replacement would be a fair amount of work and at the moment I'm only committed to making sure the technical integration of any proposed design goes ahead without any barriers. What do you think we should do? Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] Website Design
by Martin Owens 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

Hi Hinerangi, Thanks so much for posting a screenshot of your design, I like it very much. What I like about your design is: * The colour theme, I've grown to like the white an black clean lines * The non-scrolling, single page, makes it easier to do information pages using the same * The news and other information is closer to the top. What I like about eshill's design is: * The four horizontal images for each of the sections * The cleaner download button, separate and large for the first page. * The icons for the information sections (news, users etc) But getting a responsive design would be really nice IMO. One of the best advances for the site. Martin, On Wed, 2016-02-24 at 17:51 +0000, Hinerangi Courtenay wrote: > Oh, I wasn't aware of this new redesign – I had a few propositions > going already, one which was posted to the mailing lists a little more > than a year ago > (https://www.dropbox.com/s/m2f988q3jqn2vbr/mockup-hp-2014-26-12_v0.1.png?dl=0), and a second which was being done directly in the HTML/CSS code (consulting with Martin directly). > > The second one was more of an evolution than a redesign, to make the > existing site work responsively and bring it up to date with current > aesthetics. I've attached a screenshot of the work-in-progress for > reference, but obviously if the community prefers to push it in a new > direction, that's cool too :)

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape-user Digest, Vol 117, Issue 19
by Hinerangi Courtenay 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

-__- Email attachments... https://www.dropbox.com/s/chv2a5j4kww5hx1/Screen%20Shot%202016-02-24%20at%2… On Wednesday, 24 February 2016 7:10 PM, Hinerangi Courtenay <hine.courtenay@...12...> wrote: -__- Email attachments... https://www.dropbox.com/s/chv2a5j4kww5hx1/Screen%20Shot%202016-02-24%20at%2… On Wednesday, 24 February 2016 7:03 PM, "inkscape-user-request@...374...urceforge.net" <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. Fw: [Inkscape-devel] Website Design (Hinerangi Courtenay) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:00:36 +0000 (UTC) From: Hinerangi Courtenay <nospamunicornus-mailinglist@...12...> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Fw: [Inkscape-devel] Website Design To: "inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net>, "inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <1352133523.14756192.1456336836772.JavaMail.yahoo@...3207...5...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Forwarding from my subscriber address. :) On Wednesday, 24 February 2016 6:51 PM, Hinerangi Courtenay <hine.courtenay@...12...> wrote: Oh, I wasn't aware of this new redesign ? I had a few propositions going already, one which was posted to the mailing lists a little more than a year ago (https://www.dropbox.com/s/m2f988q3jqn2vbr/mockup-hp-2014-26-12_v0.1.png?dl=0), and a second which was being done directly in the HTML/CSS code (consulting with Martin directly). The second one was more of an evolution than a redesign, to make the existing site work responsively and bring it up to date with current aesthetics. I've attached a screenshot of the work-in-progress for reference, but obviously if the community prefers to push it in a new direction, that's cool too :) On Wednesday, 24 February 2016 5:14 PM, Golden Ribbon <water.ribbon@...155...> wrote: >I'm interested in hearing wider feedback from the community since I've >been under the impression that the website's design has been fairly serviceable. I agree I thought the website was working ok what are the concerns people are having with the website responsive design? more modern feel? On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Martin Owens <doctormo@...155...> wrote: Yesterday Mc- brought up a design for the inkscape website which got a few approval nods from various attending people: https://yadi.sk/i/CfqypzmvpPbay I contacted the designer at the time and just heard back. So what we have here is a psd of a single page that flows downwards. I expect it to assume a standard set of css frameworks such as bootstrap or similar. I also know that Hinerangi has some designs waiting in the wings for the website and that we've stalled on moving more improvements in. I'm interested in hearing wider feedback from the community since I've been under the impression that the website's design has been fairly serviceable. A replacement would be a fair amount of work and at the moment I'm only committed to making sure the technical integration of any proposed design goes ahead without any barriers. What do you think we should do? Best Regards, Martin Owens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Inkscape-devel mailing list Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel -- WebRepOverall rating? Need Infographics? Check my website www.grtuts.com

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Fw: [Inkscape-devel] Website Design
by Hinerangi Courtenay 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

Forwarding from my subscriber address. :) On Wednesday, 24 February 2016 6:51 PM, Hinerangi Courtenay <hine.courtenay@...12...> wrote: Oh, I wasn't aware of this new redesign – I had a few propositions going already, one which was posted to the mailing lists a little more than a year ago (https://www.dropbox.com/s/m2f988q3jqn2vbr/mockup-hp-2014-26-12_v0.1.png?dl=0), and a second which was being done directly in the HTML/CSS code (consulting with Martin directly). The second one was more of an evolution than a redesign, to make the existing site work responsively and bring it up to date with current aesthetics. I've attached a screenshot of the work-in-progress for reference, but obviously if the community prefers to push it in a new direction, that's cool too :) On Wednesday, 24 February 2016 5:14 PM, Golden Ribbon <water.ribbon@...125...155...> wrote: >I'm interested in hearing wider feedback from the community since I've >been under the impression that the website's design has been fairly serviceable. I agree I thought the website was working ok what are the concerns people are having with the website responsive design? more modern feel? On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Martin Owens <doctormo@...155...> wrote: Yesterday Mc- brought up a design for the inkscape website which got a few approval nods from various attending people: https://yadi.sk/i/CfqypzmvpPbay I contacted the designer at the time and just heard back. So what we have here is a psd of a single page that flows downwards. I expect it to assume a standard set of css frameworks such as bootstrap or similar. I also know that Hinerangi has some designs waiting in the wings for the website and that we've stalled on moving more improvements in. I'm interested in hearing wider feedback from the community since I've been under the impression that the website's design has been fairly serviceable. A replacement would be a fair amount of work and at the moment I'm only committed to making sure the technical integration of any proposed design goes ahead without any barriers. What do you think we should do? Best Regards, Martin Owens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Inkscape-devel mailing list Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel -- WebRepOverall rating Need Infographics? Check my website www.grtuts.com

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Fwd: [Inkscape-devel] New Donate Link Graphics
by Golden Ribbon 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Golden Ribbon <water.ribbon@...155...> Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] New Donate Link Graphics To: Bryce Harrington <bryce@...983...> Josh Andler >To answer your questions regarding branding, no single person is responsible for the branding, it has been a collective effort over the years. There really should be a dedicated page on the branding specs. If I wanted to create something official for inkscape, problems like this would eventually come-about again. Things to be included are official hexadecimal colours - e.g. I see a shade of orange in the website and in other inkscape affairs, has that shade been settled on?. the Typeface for the "Draw freely" moto. and the official font for the inkscape name... also things likes the logo as aforementioned, and its variants (flat design) as well as the guide for icon creation. I would be happy to construct that as well once I can get a link or even a joint agreement on some aspects as admittedly things have been settled over time and it maybe difficult to find true documentation of the original ideas. Regards, Phillip Taylor On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...983... > wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 10:27:01AM -0800, Josh Andler wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 10:22 AM, Martin Owens <doctormo@...155...> > wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 2016-02-23 at 09:21 -0800, Josh Andler wrote: > > > > Sorry about top posting but I have a HUGE issue with the fact that > the > > > > Inkscape logo was not used in those images. It resembles the logo, > but > > > > it is NOT our logo. It is not as clean as our logo. It was > immediately > > > > noticeable to me and it is not acceptable to dilute our branding. > > > > > > Do you want the white back-line removed or can that stay? > > > > > > > The white line surrounding it isn't an issue, but I'd be curious to see > it > > both with and without. > > > > > > > > In the "branding" subfolder under "share", is a "draw-freely.svg" > that > > > > has our old flat logo which is what should be used. This needs to be > > > > done ASAP so these incorrect ones are not redistributed. > > > > > > They won't be redistributed, the html code feeds into fastly cache, so > > > unless people save them it's fine. > > > > > > I just tend to be concerned about people saving stuff which is why I > > brought it up... so, I suppose redistributed was a worse choice of words > > than available. :) > > Good catch, yes I agree this should be fixed. Do you think it'll take > more than a day or two to get them fixed up? If it will take longer, > should we perhaps hide these incorrect ones on the website? Josh has a > good point that images posted to the internet can sometimes get copied > around inadvertantly... > > Bryce > -- WebRep Overall rating Need Infographics? Check my website www.grtuts.com -- WebRep Overall rating Need Infographics? Check my website www.grtuts.com

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New Donate Link Graphics
by Martin Owens 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Dear all, Thanks to Golden Ribbon (inkscape user and maker of recently good tutorials) he's provided to us some graphics for encouraging more donations through affiliate links. They look really nice too. I've just finished adding them to the English page on the website. If you go to https://inkscape.org/en/support-us/donate/ you will see the new images and the copy-paste html if you want to add a link to your own website to support inkscape. Golden Ribbon is also interested in making t-shirts and other mechanise; we don't yet have anyone (I know of) who is skilled or interested in looking into merchandise, but maybe if we had some nice designs someone would step forwards to add this feature. What are your thoughts? Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] New Donate Link Graphics
by Martin Owens 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Thanks Golden Ribbon, Should we keep the list on google docs spreadsheet? On Tue, 2016-02-23 at 03:47 -0500, Golden Ribbon wrote: > This would be a great way to double up on funding the Inkscape cause > and spreading the Inkscape brand in one swift motion. I also selfishly want some inkscape branded things. A cup of tea and a t-shirt with inkscape's logo on it ;-) Martin,

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Competition News
by Martin Owens 20 Feb '16

20 Feb '16

Dear Inkscapers, A competition to design a t-shirt has been announced: https://inkscape.org/en/news/2016/02/18/fossasia-and-openclipart-t-shirt-de… I'd like to use this as a test of our media handling network capabilities. If you look after our facebook, twitter, google+ deviantArt accounts, please post the news above and send me a personal email when complete. (some of these accounts are in the shared password file, but I'm interested in people's ability to post news) Website and Mailing Lists have been completed. Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [I vc. nkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] Web Chat Review
by Vulgo.jackson 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

$#@£1VC de%q de%q Em 18 de fev de 2016 17:33, Brynn <brynn@...3089...> escreveu: > > Hi Martin, > Ok, will do, re OpenOffice® vs LibreOffice. I don't know what "an oozing > buboes" is, but it sounds dreadful. I'll try LibreOffice. > > But you didn't answer: a XC @ ': > > Do you mean like show it in forums? Or do you mean privately > >> message or email it? > > Thanks, > brynn > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...155...> > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:44 AM > To: "Brynn" <brynn@...3089...> > Cc: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] Web Chat Review > > > On Thu, 2016-02-18 at 08:20 -0700, Brynn wrote: > >> Hi Martin, > >> HA! I'll be glad to do that. I understand generally what you > >> want. > >> But I've never used a spreadsheet and I'm not even sure if I have a > >> program. > >> Could I make columns in a text editor (such as OpenOffice Writer....which > >> I > >> think has a new name these days..... Aahh, now is Apache OpenOffice.... > >> whatever....) > > > > Oh you should uninstall that and install LibreOffice instead. When > > Oracle bought Sun Microsystems a few years ago, the open source > > community trust Oracle like an oozing buboes and forked the project and > > created LibreOffice, Oracle having no real control over development any > > more dumped OpenOffice onto Apache. > > > > LibreOffice comes with a spreadsheet program, it's like the writer's > > columns but it's /just/ the table and no writing part. It's very > > powerful, but actually quite easy, click the boxes and type stuff in > > them. > > > >> Do you mean like show it in forums? Or do you mean privately > >> message or email it? > > > > Martin, > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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Crash
by Eneko Gotzon 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Hi all. My Inkscape copy crashed but I don't know how or why because I'm an absolute beginner. A crash report <https://drive.google.com/a/donostiadomremy.com/file/d/0B65Ce2KL-t2pcWZUNklr…> was saved. Maybe you can help me deciding if it is a bug and if so it is already filed. Thank you. -- Eneko Gotzon Ares enekogotzon@...155...

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Troubleshooting
by Annabelle CHOLLET 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

Good morning,I used to go on the inkscape site to ask questions and get quick answers, but it doesn't work no more, since yesterday.Thanks,Annabel Annabelle CHOLLET (Annabelblue)93 Rue de Turenne75003 ParisFRANCETél: 00 33 6 792 333 63@: annabelblue@...3202... http://annabelblue.wix.com/rakitz

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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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Meassure improvements, Speed and Phantom mode
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

Hi to all. A just commit a new feature in meassure tool, allowing compare two measures, creating greyed version of current meassure in a temporary way. Based in a comment on original code I could improve the response of the tool. Also want to make numeric inputs for start and end point, thinking add it as a modifier for the knots instead puting them on the toolbar. Here a video: http://jabiertxof.marker.es/2016/02/meassure-tool-phantom -and-speed.html Cheers, Jabier.

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Export areas to a PDF from the command line?
by Søren Hauberg 06 Feb '16

06 Feb '16

Hi All, I use Inkscape in conjunction with the Sozi extension to create slides, and I'm fairly happy with this setup. However, my student often request the slides in PDF format. Sozi works with me drawing rectangles which are then marked to become individual slides. I have created a home-brewed python script that locates these rectangles, and I then run inkscape -f myslides.svg --export-id=rect_id --export-dpi=300 --export-png=rect_id.png from the command line for each identified rectangle. This gives me a png file for each slide, which I can then join in a PDF that I can distribute to my students. The problem with this approach is that I export each slide to a PNG, which is really sad because then everything is rasterized. I'd much rather export each slide to a PDF, but I cannot seem to make that work from the command line. Does anybody have a trick I can apply? Thanks Søren

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"sharing gradients" include stops?
by Brynn 04 Feb '16

04 Feb '16

Hi Friends, I'm just working in gradients....well really for the first time since 0.91. And I'm not sure if I'm seeing a problem, or if I just don't understand something. I've searched LP, but I sometimes I don't understand the info in the reports. Plus, my search skills aren't that great either. I have Prevent Sharing Gradients checked in Inkscape Preferences. Steps to reproduce: -- draw a rectangle -- apply flat color -- click F/S dialog > Fill tab > Linear gradient -- switch to Gradient tool -- adjust beginning and ending stops' positions, color and/or opacity -- duplicate the rectangle -- add extra stops to the gradient in the duplicate rectangle -- switch back to Selection tool to move it over and notice that the F/S shows 2 of the same gradient -- switch back to Gradient tool, select the original rectangle and notice that stops were also added to that gradient I've repeated the steps around 10 times. Twice, a 2nd gradient was created. But all the other times, stops were added to the gradient in the original rectangle, and the F/S dialog showed 2 of the same gradient (as if it was shared gradient). I don't know why it works differently sometimes. I'm also not sure if stops being added to the gradient in the original rectangle makes it a "shared definition". I think it does. To me, the moment the rectangle is duplicated, and 2nd gradient should show up in the F/S dialog. I've attached a test file, where I've repeated the steps at least 8 times (although only the result of the last test is showing there) (the other tests were in a different file). Every single time I take the next step, which is to apply a color/opacity to one of the new stops in the gradient in the duplicated rectangle, the seemingly shared gradient splits into 2. So eventually it gets to the correct place. But I think it should get there the moment the object with the gradient is duplicated. Is there some reason why it shouldn't? This is happening on Windows 7, 64-bit; Inkscape 0.91, 32-bit, exe installer. And I'll test in 0.91, 64-bit.... Yes, I have the same result in 64-bit, which was 7z version. I could also test in 0.48.5. Oh, and I just downloaded a dev version for another problem. I'll try there.... Yes, same thing there too, which is Inkscape-14574.7z which 0.91.1, 64-bit for Windows. Is this already reported? Or is there some reason why this is correct behavior? Thank you very much :-) brynn

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Inkscape on Mac OSX 10.10.5 with 3 monitors
by Maarten van der Velde 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Hi Everyone, I wonder if I'm the only one with this problem: Inkscape won't run on MacOSX when I use more then one screen! XQuartz starts, but Inkscape doesn't follow. When I ask Mac to show me all windows, the Inkscape screen is among them, but if I click on it, it won't open. It gets even weirder: I also use Fontforge through XQuartz. That works! Now, if I first start FontForge and then Inkscape, I *do* get the see and click on the Inkscape window! Well, that is at least a work around. It would already good to know that I'm not the only one — just a reassurance that I'm maybe not totally crazy :D Thanks beofore hand! Maarten

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