Positioning objects by center
by Robert Nickels
From other CAD software, I'm accustomed to being able to position an
object in a drawing by it's center. For example, I want to locate a
1/2" circle at grid coordinates X 1.000, Y 1.000. In Inkscape, I can
create my circle, no problem, and I can enter the X and Y coordinates of
1.000 and 1.000 and the circle appears - but the lower left-hand corner
of the box that surrounds the circle is at that location, not the center
of my circle, which is in fact at X 1.250 Y 1.250.
My question is, how can I change the reference point, "handle", or
whatever it's called in Inkscape to the center rather than the outside
corner of this box? I can't believe this is not the default, but I
also have not been able to figure out what Inkscape calls this, and how
to change it.
Thanks!
Bob
2 years, 10 months
suggestions UI
by drschafer＠comcast.net
I'm a new user of Inkscape .92 but very long time graphics user (pixel,
vector, 3D) and would be a better user if the UI was more customizable and
so suggest these possibilities for change, or at least user options:
Ability to move tool panel from being stuck at left edge to floating so we
can put it where most useable. In all my programs I keep it near right edge
of main screen.
Ability to move toolbars on top.monitor screen wide enough to have both
toolbars on one row instead of 2 rows
Allow for use of color palette to be floating. and able to roll-up to a
simple panel row; maybe even on toolbar row with dropdown arrow click
Probably most important would be ability to drag any panel (or toolbar that
changes into a panel) onto a second monitor. I normally use main monitor for
workspace and tool panel and remaining tools/panels/etc. on the second
monitor.
All of above lends toward better efficiency and full screen use of workspace
for artboards.
Thankfully I can make the program window wide enough to let part of it on
second monitor in default mode now.
Doug
2 years, 10 months
starting Inkscape 1.0.0 (4035a4f) on Mac Mojave
by Alistair Kwan
A couple of weeks ago, Inkscape 1.0.0 was running happily on my Mojave machine. Today, it won’t start. Instead, MacOS gives this error message:
The last time you opened Inkscape, it
unexpectedly quit while reopening
windows. Do you want to try to reopen its
windows again?
There are two option buttons: Don’t Reopen, and Reopen.
Both have the same effect: Inkscape vanishes.
I have tried:
- trashing pref files
- trashing app support files
- trashing Inkscape.app and re-installing from a fresh download
Context:
Inkscape 1.0.0 (4035a4f)
MacOS Mojave 10.14.6
RAM: 24 GB
Processor: 3.2 GHz core i5
Where should I be looking next to fix this?
2 years, 10 months
Inkscape 1.0 released
by Marc Jeanmougin
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= Inkscape 1.0 =
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Inkscape version 1.0 is now released.
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You can watch our showcase at:
https://inkscape.org/release-video-1-0/
and download it for your platform on:
https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0/
then, if you want to support Inkscape, donate to the project at
https://inkscape.org/support-us/
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Inkscape 1.0 is a major milestone for the Inkscape project, following
the update of our user interface toolkit GTK to GTK+3, which allows us
to support custom theming and HiDPI screen resolutions, and to provide a
native app for macOS (as a preview).
We also introduced a long list of new features outlined in detail and
illustrated at https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.0 .
The highlights of this release are:
* Easier theming options
* macOS support
* HiDPI screen support
* Rotating and mirroring of canvas
* Alignment of object with on-canvas handles
* Split view and X-Ray modes to inspect path geometry
* Searchable symbols dialog
* New live path effect selection dialog
* PowerPencil Live Path Effect to draw variable width strokes with
graphic tablets
* Many new useful live path effects (corner rounding tool, offsets,
measures...)
* Performance improvements for path operations on large number of paths
* Default coordinate origin has been moved to the top left
* Improved text line-height support
* Variable font support
* Browser-compatible flowed text
* Extensions now use Python 3
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Join an Inkscape project team
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Inkscape is always happy to welcome new contributors in various areas:
code[1], translation[2], UX[3], bug triaging[4], or even outreach[5]!
The main ways to get involved are listed on
https://inkscape.org/contribute/
The preferred points of contact are:
[1]
https://lists.inkscape.org/postorius/lists/inkscape-devel.lists.inkscape....
+ https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_devel (or freenode/#inkscape-devel)
[2]
https://lists.inkscape.org/postorius/lists/inkscape-translator.lists.inks...
[3] https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_ux
[4] https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/bug_migration
[5] https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_vectors
A warm thanks to everyone involved in making this release possible!
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The Inkscape team
2 years, 10 months
