August 2024 - Inkscape Users - Inkscape Mailman

Question related to path and path ends
by vincent Dupaquis 24 Aug '24

24 Aug '24

Hello, I am not an artist at all, and find inskcape very convinient for doing schematics explaining processes, block diagrams etc. I have 2 questions related to paths and path ends. - When trying to align a path (with an arrow at the end) with another box, I always end-up with the path end "glueing" itself to the box's border. I would have expected that the arrow's end glues itself instead of the path itself, else you are obliged to manualy move the path backwards by a few pixels. - Sometimes I want to "extend" a path with another one. Imagine I have a path going from left to right, with an arrow on its right end. If I want to add another path on its left end, I can do this, for instance starting from the left hand, and going upwards elsewhere. When I do so, at the end, the arrow ends-up being at the new and, instead of staying on the right end, as originaly. I suspect this is because on the original path I had the arrow end being at the "final" end (compared to be beginning), and that by extending the path, I changed the "final" end, the arrow setting itself on this new end instead of staying where it was before. I wanted to share with you these 2 things I am used to now, as they could be frustrating for a new user. Last, thanks for introducing pages in the recent Inkscape version !!! Best regards, Vincent. -- *Vincent Dupaquis* Software security & Cryptography expert 06 24 58 17 05 /Europarc de Pichaury Bâtiment B8 1330 rue Guillibert Gautier de la Lauzière 13290 Aix-en-Provence/ www.trusted-objects.com <http://www.trusted-objects.com>

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I suggest access to the text tool be placed in the Text submenu
by Steve Litt 17 Aug '24

17 Aug '24

Hi all, In the next version, I suggest access to the text tool be placed in the Text submenu, either right above or right below Text>Text_and_Font. So it would be Text>Text_tool. I haven't looked at the source code in 7 years, but I think this would be as simple as adding menu item Text>Text tool and having it call win.tool-switch('Text') on left click. Icons and hotkeys are wonderful time savers, but in my opinion they don't relieve the need of a functionality being reachable from the menu, so the functionality is reachable without dangerous trial and error. Also, for some unknown reason, Shift-t didn't invoke the text tool, although F8 did. I tried looking for the key bindings, but all I found was in an extension called "Jesseink", and those weren't what was needed. So what do you think? Would you be able to add the text tool to the text menu? Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com

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Substituting colors in Inkscape
by Steve Litt 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

Hi all, I have a sketch .jpg whose lines are green. I want to convert the green lines to #FF86F8. Is there a way to do this in Inkscape? I know this is really a job for a pixel editor, but now that Gimp requires a PhD to operate, and all the rest of the Linux pixel editors are junk, I'm hoping to get Inkscape to do it. Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com

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Are there workarounds for dependence on deprecated-simple extensions?
by Kevin Cole 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Hi, I'm running - Pop! OS 22.04 LTS - Inkscape 1.1.2 (0a00cf5339, 2022-02-04) - Python 3.10.12 Recently, I went looking for an SVG to POV converter and found the Inkscape Extensions Gallery had an Inkscape to POVray extension -- with a link to a newer, improved version on an external site. Also, while browsing the gallery I thought I might someday use the Render Barcode extension. However, they both want to use simplepath, simpletransform, cubicsuperpath, and cspsubdiv, which I find in /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/inkex/deprecated-simple/, but which the extensions themselves do not find. Is there a standard, recommended way to handle the problem? __________ ** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:3132384): WARNING **: 11:07:04.374: Failed to find resource file 'simplepath.py'. Looked in: ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/simplepath.py /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/simplepath.py ** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:3132384): WARNING **: 11:07:04.374: Failed to find resource file 'simpletransform.py'. Looked in: ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/simpletransform.py /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/simpletransform.py ** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:3132384): WARNING **: 11:07:04.375: Failed to find resource file 'cubicsuperpath.py'. Looked in: ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/cubicsuperpath.py /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/cubicsuperpath.py ** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:3132384): WARNING **: 11:07:04.375: Failed to find resource file 'cspsubdiv.py'. Looked in: ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/cspsubdiv.py /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/cspsubdiv.py

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Discoverable way to do the same thing as the Text Tool
by Steve Litt 02 Aug '24

02 Aug '24

Hi all, I use the Text Tool, the little icon containing an A and a cursor, quite a bit and am now writing documentation on how to do things. To a newbie all those icons get confusing, so I'm looking for way to use the text tool from the menu system, and couldn't find it. I know I can also press the t key, but this isn't really discoverable either. How do you invoke the Text Tool from the menu system? Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com

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Inkscape 1.4 beta2 available for testing!
by Maren Hachmann 02 Aug '24

02 Aug '24

Inkscape 1.4 beta2 =================== Inkscape 1.4 beta2 is now available for testing for all three supported operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows)! Being a pre-release, this version is not intended for production use, but to help us smooth out any issues that should not show up in the actual release this summer. You can download it from: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4beta2/ New Features ------------ When testing, please try out the major upcoming features, such as: * Filter Gallery: it has never been so easy to find the best filter for your needs! This new dialog features previews, categories and search. * Modular grids & improved axonometric grids: set the grid angle by ratio for isometric designs and use modular grids to plan layouts and make icons! * Swatches dialog and palette file handling improved: quick access to dialog layout controls, search for colors, and open different palette file formats! * Unified font browser preview: when activated in the preferences, use it to quickly browse through your font collection. Try it out and give your feedback! * Customizable handles: Power users with CSS knowledge can now customize the styling and basic shape of all the handles! * Fast image clipping with the Shape Builder: raster graphics can now be clipped into multiple sections using the Shape Builder. * There's even more: new templates for folding booklets, a new icon theme, additional options in Ruler and Taper Stroke LPE, preview in Spray tool, many new command line options, updated translations and many bug fixes. See the release notes draft for more information: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.4 What's new compared to 1.4. beta? --------------------------------- Compared to the first beta release, the second beta contains: * A number of new strings: Strings not meant for translation were removed, some translator comments have been updated, and new strings were created. If you're a translator, please revise your .po files. * Unified Font Browser updates: The "All fonts" label is now hidden, a new "Font Scaling Factor" slider is added to avoid font clipping. and the settings are now in the Interface > Window category, font filtering works better. * Build fixes: The extensions and lib2geom submodules now point to newer commits to fix build errors, building with Poppler newer than 24.05.0 now works, and the libsoup dependency is removed. * Dash icon theme: A new icon theme is included in this beta release. * PDF export fixes: PDF exports now only contains items visible on the page, and anchor (link) tags now have more accurate click areas. * Help menu update: The Help menu is updated to categorize the links and tutorials better. * New About Screen integrated: The contest winning image by Inkonic is now part of the release. * Other features and bugfixes: A number of UI alignment issues are fixed, some crashes have been fixed, the Export dialog UI has been adjusted for clarity, various page-related bugs have been fixed, the Spray tool is now faster, and several translations have been updated. See the full list on GitLab. Report Bugs ----------- Use at your own risk, and please report all bugs you find in our Inbox bug tracker on GitLab ! If you find any issue with this beta version, please report it to https://inkscape.org/report ----------------------------- Join an Inkscape project team ----------------------------- Inkscape is always happy to welcome new contributors in various areas: code, docs, translation, UX, bug triaging, or even outreach! The main ways to get involved are listed on https://inkscape.org/contribute/ and you can get in touch with us on https://chat.inkscape.org/ Thanks to everyone involved in this beta release! -- The Inkscape team

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