January 2017 - Inkscape Users

Re: [Inkscape-user] Edit particular part of SVG only
by DyslexicAwe Talent 02 Feb '17

02 Feb '17

Hello Lars, Very much like you, I am new to the list (albeit not entirely new to Inkscape itself). If Inkscape allows for user scripting, however, which I am not sure if it does, (Edit) I had to google and I found a blog post titled "Inkscape extensions by non developers, for non developers. A primer". The post explains it is possible. To avoid breaking the url across lines, I decided to shorten it, so see https://goo.gl/Fr2Mre to read how non-developers like you and me could create an extension. It's a bit intimidating to think about it, but maybe it could be done by non-developers, I don't know.) then an ordinary user could write a script (or extension) and make the process automatized. Providing that the part you want to edit is selected, the extension would need to: a) create new layer and name it "1st temporary (layer)", b) move currently selection to the newly created temp layer, c) create another layer and name it for example "2nd temp (layer)", d) reverse the selection, e) move new selection (i.e. all but those in the 1st temp layer) to the second temp layer, f) lock and g) hide the 2nd temp layer, This way we would be able to select and edit the parts from "1st temp layer" only, as you suggested. Kind Regards, DyslexicAweTalent P.S. To editors of the list. Maybe you want people who are new to the list, like me, to read the reminders how to contribute to the list, using a numbered list like that (just a humble proposal): 1) If sending a new submission, send it to inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net 2) If replying, the Subject line should be changed from generic "XXX digest" to a "Re:" and more specific subject. Date: 30 Jan 2017 15:41 From: "Lars" <noreply@...3267...> Subject: Edit particular part of SVG only > Say an SVG file has a chair. The chair is composed of several parts. It > has a back, legs, etc. > Can one part be completely isolated?

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Inkscape does not see Times New Roma font
by Rafael Morales Gamboa 02 Feb '17

02 Feb '17

Hello, I am running Inkscape 0.48 on Ubuntu 14.04.1 (Elementary OS Freya), and I have installed Microsoft Core and New fonts. Now it happens that Inkscape can see them all but Times New Roman, and I cannot see way. Any ideas? Regards, Rafael

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Re: [Inkscape-user] OSX 10.12 problem
by Girilal Baars 02 Feb '17

02 Feb '17

Hi, Maren and Brynn! Thanks for getting back to me on this! Apologies for my lack of clarity:-) > Which installation method did you choose? X11 (cia MacPorts) > Which instructions did you follow? The ones on the release page for 0.92 OSX: https://inkscape.org/en/download/mac-os/ <https://inkscape.org/en/download/mac-os/> > I'm not a Mac user either. But I've seen this problem posted a few different > times. After using Macports to install Inkscape, everything looks like it was > working. But afterwards, they can't find Inkscape. That is exactly what happened in my case. Can’t find anything named inkscape on my computer! A bit frustrating overall, since I’m not really accustomed to doing stuff in Terminal. But it did look like everything was supposed to be OK. Thanks Girilal

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Edit particular part of SVG only
by Lars 31 Jan '17

31 Jan '17

Hi, Say an SVG file has a chair. The chair is composed of several parts. It has a back, legs, etc. Is there any way to isolate one part of the chair only (one object? one vector section? sorry I do not know the correct term or word for it) and edit it isolated from all the other parts, say in its own window? Indeed you can select a particular part of the chair and edit it with all the other parts near it.. but I am wondering if you can completely isolate it, say in it's own edit window, to focus only on it, zoom in on it, etc. As a newbie, this may be something everyone knows how to do. Apologies if it's easy and I just missed how to do it. The idea is I want to focus on certain parts of the drawing and ignore the rest. And, if this feature doesn't exist in the standard program as it is, would such an idea be possible with an extension?

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Inkscape 0.92.x stable daily PPA
by Bryce Harrington 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

For testers on Ubuntu, I've created a new automated PPA that builds snapshots of the current stable branch, 0.92.x: https://code.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/+archive/ubuntu/stable-daily Note that while these snapshots are of the stable tree, the packages aren't official releases, so there is some chance of bugs, and things can change. This PPA is intended to make it more convenient for folks to test our stable tree and help us ensure the point releases are high quality. I've only tested the Trusty package, so ymmv on other ubuntu releases but I expect they should all work as well as the official point releases. Bryce

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OSX 10.12 problem
by Girilal Baars 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

Hello list! I am completely new to the list and to Inkscape, so apologies for some very basic questions. I had some trouble installing via terminal, but finally it seems it worked. However – I just can’t find the actual app! I assume it is called Inkscape and should be located in the Applications folder. Searching my computer doesn’t turn up any file called Inkscape. I feel like I may have missed a really basic trick:-) Any help seriously appreciated! Thank you Girilal Baars Sweden

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0.91.1 pre0 available for testing
by Maren Hachmann 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Hi everyone, the Inkscape 0.91.1 release is scheduled for ~ mid February (schedule may change!). For testing purposes, Bryce Harrington and Eduard Braun have made the pre0 (beta) prerelease source code and 7z Windows packages available on the Inkscape website at (scroll down to bottom of page): https://inkscape.org/en/download/development-versions/ This prerelease version introduces an automatic fix (which can be deactivated via command line argument) for some of the line-height problems encountered in Inkscape 0.92. It also fixes some crashes, untranslatable strings and typos, and adds a couple of translations. For more info on the changes, see also https://code.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/0.92.x (relevant revisions: 15301 to 15340) Please only use this prerelease for testing purposes and report issues in the bug tracker at https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape Regards, Maren

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svg to emf conversion is still buggy
by Dr. Sören Textor 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Hello Converting an svg to emf still seems to be buggy (I just tried inkscape-0.92.x-15325-win32.7z <http://download.tuxfamily.org/inkscape/win32/inkscape-0.92.x-15325-win32.7z> ). Attached you'll find the input svg and the result emf. This is a screenshot of the resultig emf file using "save as emf": As you can see there are white borders on the right and the bottom of the image. And no: most of the time the width of the bordes is not the same in x and y direction. Is there any way to get better results? Or do you know any freeware to crop emfs (without pixelating)? Best regards, Sören Textor

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issues with Arrange > Polar Coordinates
by brynn 22 Jan '17

22 Jan '17

Hi Friends, I was just answering a forum question about creating a clockface, and I used the Polar Coordinates dialog. I found that if I draw a circle, then type out the numbers, then choose Object's Rotational Center and First Circle (or 2nd), then select all, then click Arrange, all the numbers are placed at 3 o'clock. I found that if I move the circle before clicking arrange, it makes the feature function properly. Should I make a bug report? Or is this already a known issue? I searched LP without finding any similar report. But often I might not know the proper terminology (and recently I found the wiki was being used for bug reports (for gradient mesh)) so I just ask before I make a bug report, just in case. I'm on Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit, Inkscape 0.92, 64-bit. Another issue, which is a little bit nit-picky, but still important, imo. For some time, I couldn't figure out what object was being referred to in "Object's bounding box" and "Object's rotational center". Is it the object I am drawing (such as a clock face)? It can't mean the circle, because further below in the dialog, it says "circle" (and if it meant circle, it would have said 'Circle's rotational center'). But after a lot of clicking around and trial and error, it seems it refers to the numbers on the clock face example. If that's the case, it should be "Objects' bounding box" and "Objects' rotational center". If they had been properly written, I would have understood at once that the objects in question are the numbers (or whatever objects are being arranged around the circle). Should I make a bug report about that? Thanks for your help :-) brynn

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Mesh gradients: Polyfill available
by Maren Hachmann 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Hi everyone, Tav has published his polyfill for mesh gradients! (A polyfill is a piece of javascript code that supplies functions to browsers that they are lacking. They are usually used, if a web designer/developer wants to use some cool new feature, that doesn't work in some browsers, or doesn't work in older browser versions.) You can find his article (and the code for download, it's licenced GPLv3 or later) at: http://tavmjong.free.fr/SVG/POLYFILL/MESH/mesh.html Regards, Maren

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