August 2018 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

Inkscape can be extremely frustrating
by K B 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

All I want to do to begin with is draw a simple Line Circle. (white background with white inside the circle). But instead it draws a dashed-rectangle with (4) little squares. Two squares are on the rectangle and the other two are outside. So, I go into: Edit, Preferences and the Circle it not even listed under Shapes! Crazy. Does anybody know what I should do? Thank you. Ken

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organizing external extensions - need a little help
by brynn 03 Sep '18

03 Sep '18

Hi Friends, I'm working on a project to list all the external extensions, on the same page where I have all the best tutorials listed (https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php) I already have a list made -- approx 300 of them. And I've made an attempt at organizing them. I'm using the current Extensions menu as a starting place for categories. That seems like the most logical way in which users might search for them (or expect to find them). The Render and Export categories have so many that I've made sub-categories. Plus I made a new one called Animation, which holds both animation and presentation type of extensions. But I'm stuck with approx 45 of them which I'm not sure where they would belong. Plus, I might not have gotten the ones I did organize in the proper place. Often extensions might fit in more than one category, but usually one is better than the other. I wonder if anyone might have some time, to help me out with this? I've uploaded an ODT file as an attachment in this forum topic (which I've also requested any forum members who might have time to help). https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=1261.0 For clarity, these are specifically what I need help with: -- At the bottom (last 3 pages) is a category called "Unsure". Those are the ones I need the most help with. Ideally I'd like all of them categorized....except that there are several extensions I found which don't have descriptions, and their titles aren't very helpful with knowing what they do either. So there could realistically be a few left over which can't fit into a category. -- There are subcategories in Render and Export called "Other" (among several other subcats). There should be several extensions from "Other" which can fit into other subcategories. -- Generally if you notice any that I put in the wrong place, please move them to the correct place. For anyone who can help, please just edit that file, and upload it somewhere. (The file itself is just my working list. It's not going on the webpage, so don't worry about the formatting or font. I'll deal with that when I code the page.) I really appreciate any help which anyone can offer. And I think it will benefit the community as well, to have sort of a master list available, so users don't have to spend so much time searching the internet. Thank you very much, brynn

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too many e-mails to read
by K B 31 Aug '18

31 Aug '18

Thank you for helping me with the problem I had with Inkscape. But I am just getting too many e-mails from the group than I could ever read. So, I would like to unsubscribe for now. I can always check the archives when I have time. Thank you. Ken

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Import MS Publisher?
by ToddAndMargo 27 Aug '18

27 Aug '18

Hi All, I got asked by a customer is Inkscape can import MS Publisher. Any words of wisdom? Many thanks, -T -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are blank. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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trouble installing Inkscape 0.92.2 via Homebrew
by Andrew Sharp 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

Hello Inkscape Community, I'm having some trouble installing Inkscape 0.92.2 via Homebrew: $ brew install caskformula/caskformula/inkscape ==> Installing inkscape from caskformula/caskformula ==> Downloading https://launchpad.net/inkscape/0.92.x/0.92.2/+download/inkscape-0.92.2.tar.… ==> Downloading from https://launchpadlibrarian.net/332184472/inkscape-0.92.2.tar.bz2 ######################################################################## 100.0% ==> Downloading https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/93ccf03162cd2e46d962822d5507865… ######################################################################## 100.0% Error: SHA256 mismatch Expected: 1f037cc29cee8e0c60ab4753d4151741c8170e4849129bac68fdc60925eb971d Actual: 7ce4f70f1cb03cd0bab7dc94821a89bf71600bd59c763ae0d78c48f33db3d9ac Archive: /Users/asharp/Library/Caches/Homebrew/inkscape--patch-1f037cc29cee8e0c60ab4753d4151741c8170e4849129bac68fdc60925eb971d.diff To retry an incomplete download, remove the file above. I have tried following the instruction to remove the file above: $ rm /Users/asharp/Library/Caches/Homebrew/inkscape--patch-1f037cc29cee8e0c60ab4753d4151741c8170e4849129bac68fdc60925eb971d.diff $ brew install caskformula/caskformula/inkscape ==> Installing inkscape from caskformula/caskformula ==> Downloading https://launchpad.net/inkscape/0.92.x/0.92.2/+download/inkscape-0.92.2.tar.… Already downloaded: /Users/asharp/Library/Caches/Homebrew/inkscape-0.92.2.tar.bz2 ==> Downloading https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/93ccf03162cd2e46d962822d5507865… ######################################################################## 100.0% Error: SHA256 mismatch Expected: 1f037cc29cee8e0c60ab4753d4151741c8170e4849129bac68fdc60925eb971d Actual: 7ce4f70f1cb03cd0bab7dc94821a89bf71600bd59c763ae0d78c48f33db3d9ac Archive: /Users/asharp/Library/Caches/Homebrew/inkscape--patch-1f037cc29cee8e0c60ab4753d4151741c8170e4849129bac68fdc60925eb971d.diff To retry an incomplete download, remove the file above. Here's my OS information: macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.6 Any ideas how to fix this problem? Any help is much appreciated. Best, Andrew

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document properties window
by Gary Hawkins 12 Aug '18

12 Aug '18

I have inkscape 0.92 on windows 10 64 bit and the document properties window opens way over to the right that only abut 1/4 of the window is visible and have to drag it over to the left to use it. is there a way to set where it opens or at least have it open on the screen so it's see / useable thanks Gaz <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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snap?
by ToddAndMargo 10 Aug '18

10 Aug '18

Hi All, How do I turn off Snap to Grid when I am moving pictures around? Many thanks, -T

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Theme change in Inkscape devel
by Jabier Arraiza 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Hi all here are a short video about the new devel feature of change theming. https://archive.org/details/inkscapeTheme Enjoy

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stitch photos?
by ToddAndMargo 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Hi All, Is there a way to stitch four photos together with Inkscape? Well, other than just eyeballing them. Many thanks, -T

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Inkscape Vectors Meeting - This Saturday
by Ryan Gorley 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

Hello All, It's that time again! This is just a friendly reminder about the Inkscape Vectors meeting tomorrow (or today for some of you). Details on time and place are available here: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/issues/67 (https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/issues/67) All are welcome. Come with your ideas and enthusiasm! Ryan

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