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extract pen values
by huei-han Jhuang 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

Hi, I am looking into the source codes of inkscape and try to find in what file it retrieves pen values from the tablet(I use wacom tablet), like pen positions, and pressure. Can anyone direct me to the file? Thanks,

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Embedding SVG in webpages
by Dan H 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

Hello, I know this isn't exactly an Inkscape issue, but I gather there is some knowledge in this group so I'm asking here (and before getting tarred and feathered over at comp.infosystems.authoring.html for non-topicality). I want to embed an SVG image in a webpage using the <object> tag. This works well, but I'd like the image to be scaled to a certain fraction of the page's width. After all, the "S" in SVG stands for scaleable. But when I add a "width" attribute to the object tag, it just cuts off the embedded image rather than scaling it. I know SVG support is missing or buggy on most browsers, but I'd still like to experiment with it. I'm using Opera 9.20 on Linux. Unfortunately, Inkscape's command-line parameter --export-width isn't honored with the --export-plain-svg option; otherwise I'd just do some downscaling in my webpage-generating makefile. Thanks for any hints, --D.

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possible bug: page vertical resize changes coordinates
by Paulo Abreu 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

Hi there, I'm using Inkscape 0.45.1 under MacOSX. I have a problem when I resize a page vertically: the elements of the drawing move with the resize, because their distance remains fixed from the _top_ of the page, instead of from the bottom of the page. When a page is resized vertically, the height of the page changes. The bottom is the zero, so it remains fixed, and it is the top that moves. However, the coordinates of the elements of the drawing move with the top. I think this is not desirable: their coordinates are from the bottom of the page, so they should remain in the same position in respect to the bottom of the page. Unfortunately, this is not what happens. For example, if I align my drawing with the grid and then resize vertically, the elements are completely misaligned, because the grid remains fixed from the bottom of the page, but the elements don't. This does not happen when I resize a page horizontally. In that case, it is the right border that moves, but the elements of the drawing maintain their positions in respect to the left border, where the horizontal zero is. This is the desirable behaviour, IMO. I am thinking of filling a bug report, but I'm new to Inkscape. I want to be sure that I'm right and that this is indeed a bug and not a feature that was implemented for some reason that I don't understand. Can some one comment on this? Thanks, Paulo

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Re: [Inkscape-user] possible bug: page vertical resize changes coordinates
by Paulo Abreu 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Hi Andreas: > In SVG the coordinate system origin (0/0) the origin is on the top > left. > That might be the reason. > > But then, the ruler in Inkscape tells the opposite, zero is on the > bottom > of the page, which actually contradicts the SVG coordinate system. > Maybe > the inkscape developers wanted to stick to what other vector > illustration > programs do and not to the SVG conventions. Thanks for the clarification, this explains the behaviour. However, I think it is an error to implement things this way. Either stay with the other illustration programs' way (0 on the bottom left corner), or with the SVG way (0 on the top left corner), but don't mix both ways in one drawing. I would like to suggest this to the developers. Do you know how I can do that? Thanks, Paulo

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Importing ps files.
by John R. Culleton 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

A program Mup typesets music files. The output is true PostScript, not bitmaps. Can this kind of PS file be imported into Inkscape, massaged and then saved without converting everything to a bitmap? -- John Culleton ATTN Publishers/authors: If you don't read you don't succeed. Free short list of publishing/marketing books. http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf

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When will inkscape 46 be released?
by Bibi Morris 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Does anyone know when Inkscape .46 will be released? Those of us who use it for creating GSD files for out personal cutting machines, are chomping at the bit for the release that fixes our font problem with non-alphabetic font names. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bibi Morris -- Inkscapes by Bibi Morris All cutter files designed exclusively in Inkscape Find my Cutting designs at http:\\inkscapesbybibi.cuttersmarket.com www.Cuttersmarket.com Private Inkscape, and WB/CR/Silhouette classes available

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Inkscape SVG extension / CMYK support
by Cedric Sagne 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

All, I submitted this question a week ago and want to thank all persons who took the time to reply to it, including Chris Lilley of the W3C SVG Working Group with whom I had a very interesting offlist talk to find out how Inkscape and SVG specs work together. I want to thank Chris specially for his time and understanding. Many threads grew from it and if I managed to bring up an issue which is relevant to a majority of people and that things which are not possible today will be possible in the future, so much the better. Cedric

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Guide to Inkscape website
by Tavmjong Bah 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

Hi, Just to let people know. I am moving to a new house and will lose my Internet connection for one to three weeks. If something happens to my book's website, I will not be able to fix it until I have the new connection. Tav -- Tavmjong Bah Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape SVG extension / CMYK support
by Cedric Sagne 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

Thanks all for your replies on CMYK support in Inkscape. At this point in time my only concern, far far away from theories on logo design is: Is it planned that a SVG or Inkscape SVG file can save the colours defined in the CMYK colour space can be imported in Scribus creating the corresponding CMYK colour and not RGB colour? If the impossibility to do it is based in SVG specs (which is still not a yes or no for me after so much contradictory information), is it time for Inkscape to offer a mode which will support features SVG does not support? Cedric

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[Fwd: preview problems]
by Matteo Landi 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

hi all i'm writing to you because i'm having some troubles with the previews of some icons i made with inkscape. In fact the preview is different from the real saved image, and when i re-open the image, it looks perfect! The problems appears during the saving! The previews become different! Have you any idea about a possible solution? Here a link to the incrimed icons http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/5/24/1108407/Desktop.zip Tnx in advance M@

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New version of Inkscape Guide
by Tavmjong Bah 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

Hi, I've posted a new version of my guidebook to Inkscape. It can be found at the usual place: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/ This version includes many small additions and quite a few editorial changes. The astute will notice a new book cover. I've reached an agreement with Prentice Hall, aka Pearson, aka SourceForge Community Press for publishing the guide book. For the moment, it will remain as a PDF download. My agreement with the publisher includes the condition that the guide remain freely available on my website. (Except for three tutorials written especially for the new PDF book.) The agreement also allows for translations of the web version. The advantage of the new PDF book? The book has been professionally (albeit, quickly) edited. Lots of formatting problems have been corrected. And there are three new tutorials: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/NeonSign.html http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/BankNote.html http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Bottle.html The disadvantage is that the price will double and only a version formatted for Letter size paper will be available (it should print fine on A4 though). The new websites hosting the PDF version are already there but one cannot yet actually download the book. That should be changed tomorrow. Until then, the previous version of the book is available at: http://stores.lulu.com/tavmjong I would like to thank Ted Gould for getting the process started with the publisher. I would also like to thank all the people who have given me suggestions and corrections. Tav -- Tavmjong Bah Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/

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Customization
by seth friedman 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

Hi everyone, I'm new to the list. I'm an origamist (what? yes thats right). Hopefully one of you does origami as a hobby and so is familiar with names like Robert J. Lang, John Montroll, Satoshi Kamiya etc. and so also are familliar with origami diagrams. Attached is a page from one of my first full diagrams. In total its 12 pages long. It takes quite a bit of time and effort to make these with a high standard of quality, but it would certainly take less time if I was able to customize my documents, just to make things a little more convenient. I'm just gonna throw out a bunch of items. One or two of them may have been addressed already on this mailing list. Rotation snap. Inkscape seems to give many options for this. 7.5, 15, 30, 45 etc. It seems it wouldn't be too much trouble to be able to input a custom value. For me its usually 22.5. *Something like "styles" Its annoying to constantly have to input different values into the fill and stroke window. I should be able to just chose a preset style, that would for example, make the line .8 pt with a dot dash stroke. Then another style that is 1 pt, and has an arrow end marker and a solid stroke pattern etc. *Different arrow heads. I tried to find this out on the wikipage, but couldn't. How do I customize arrow heads? Different size maybe (I think they're too small) and also a different shape that I have in mind. *Something like an image palette. How can I draw little images (you can see the kind that I mean in between step 5 and 6 on the attached doc) and have them easily accessible, so I don't have to go through old documents and copy and paste, each time I re-use them (which is often). I'm sure you know the feeling that you can never remember all the problems you have, but once you encounter them you remember again. Well these are the things that I remember now. Hopefully you'all can help me out. Best, Seth Friedman

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape SVG extension / CMYK support
by Cedric Sagne 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

Steve, Tracing any design would still export a SVG file with RGB colours when you save it. For the moment once the SVG is imported in Scribus, I have to reencode colours manually, remove unused colours then save as an EPS with a specially sized document and store the little fellow in a safe vault... not exactly a model of convenience. Fortunately good logos only have a handful of colours and sensible design means you create a PMS / Process colour text file as a memory aid (usually on customer requirements anyway) and supply that to your customer in the logo package. Therefore my second question : is it on the roadmap to create a specific Inkscape SVG which would support features that SVG standards do not support (even if it has to be a mode, and therefore get away from pure SVG and not be backward compatible) Cedric > perhaps you could produce your logo in an application > which does support CMYK... then... in Inkscape 0.45, > trace this. I used a higher number of color passes. > > Its not 100% inkscape, but maybe just right for logos ? > >> Also, I believe SVG does not support CMYK colour space colours (as per >> Tavmjong Bah's brilliant userguide), and this is important for logos and >> even EPS export gets imported in Scribus with RGB colours.... >>

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Aligning object centers to polygon
by Roune Linus 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

Hi there. If I understand the problem correctly then you can align the centre of your path to the star nodes by first placing a node on the centre of the path by Effects > Modify Path > Add Node and then enter a value a bit larger than half the with of the path. For instance if the line is 400px long then enter a value of 210. Then only one extra node will be added and that to the centre. Then in Document properties define the Object Snapping to 'Snap node to objects' and 'Snap to object nodes' and deselect anything else including the grid snapping option. Now use the edit path node tool and select all the nodes of the line and drag the centre node to the polygon node. If you wanted the centre of the line to snap to the centre of a polygon vertex then repeat Add Node procedure. Hope I understood the problem correctly, Linus On Jul 22, 2007, at 23:15 , inkscape-user- request(a)lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > From: "bulia byak" <buliabyak@...155...> > Date: July 22, 2007 7:06:45 PM GMT+03:00 > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape- > user(a)lists.sourceforge.net>, "Diederik van Lierop" > <mail@...2312...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Aligning object centers to polygon > vertices > Reply-To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape- > user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > > > On 7/22/07, Benjamin Esham <bdesham@...155...> wrote: >> > Just draw a star with star tool and position your path at the >> tips. If you >> > need absolute precision, you can turn on snapping to object >> paths and snap >> > them exactly to the star tips. >> >> Thanks for the replies! My problem is that I need to align the >> *center* of >> each path to the points of the star. Since there is not >> necessarily a node >> at the exact center of each path, I don't think the snapping >> approach will >> work. > > Actually, it should snap the object's rotation center (which you can > place anywhere you want) as you drag the object. Diederik, what do you > think? I was under the impression that it already does, but looks like > it's not, so this needs to be enabled. > > -- > bulia byak > Inkscape. Draw Freely. > http://www.inkscape.org

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Newbie question: concentric circles?
by stuseven 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

I think this should be simply, once you learn to draw a regular circle - which is, I believe, done by holding the CTRL key, as you drag the ellipse tool. After drawing your circles, you can size them very exactly, using the "menu bar", or otherwise. ghoyle1 wrote: > > I'm a brand-new Inkscape user, and I was wondering what's the best method > for constructing a ring of concentric circles (like a target). > > Thanks, > > Guy Hoyle > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Newbie-question%3A-concentric-circles--tf4125264.html… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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problem / losing indent text lines Inkscape SVG
by stuseven 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

After working with Inkscape SVGs for a while, I've discovered another problem... this concerns the difference between (there shouldnt be one, that is) an original SVG with multiple text lines, and the saved version of this. I have an SVG with three lines of text, all produced with the text tool... .....This is line one / indented This is line two This is line three ...but... when I save this SVG, the first line loses the indented spaces LINE One now here This is line two This is line three I am thinking this has to do with all three lines being one object... in other words, Inkscape is just aligning all text to the left extreme, even though this isnt where I placed it. Anybody know how to fix this ? Is it a bug... a setting I havent used... or just normal behavior for multiple lines of text ? thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/problem---losing-indent-text-lines-Inkscape-SVG-tf412… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Black box instead of text
by Klas Nordberg 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

Hi, I tested to produce a simple SVG image with Inkscape with some text and then uploaded it to Wikipedia. However, in Wikipedia the text box is just a black rectangle with no text. Inkscape version is 0.45.1 The image can be viewed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Test1.svg where also the SVG file can be found. My question: where is the problem (ie black rectangle instead of text)? In Inkscape? In Wikipedia? In my browser (IE 7)? Klas

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Monotype Corsiva - Inkscape for Windows
by LRN 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

I run OpenOffice 2.1 and Inkscape 0.45 on my Windows XP system. Monotype Corsiva, which is installed on my system, does not show up in Inkscape as it does in OpenOffice Writer. I've enclosed PDFs from each program as examples. Is there some kind of font conversion I need to do before being able to use Monotype Corsiva with Inkscape? Thanks. --- Ravi http://www.nabble.com/file/p11725454/InkscapeCorsiva.pdf.pdf InkscapeCorsiva.pdf.pdf http://www.nabble.com/file/p11725454/OpenOfficeCorsiva.pdf OpenOfficeCorsiva.pdf -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Monotype-Corsiva---Inkscape-for-Windows-tf4122979.htm… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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SVG and CSS
by Dan H 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

Hello, I have a drawing that is full of rectangles which share common attributes. Inkscape puts a style="..." attribute into each rectangle's tag, but it's the same thing repeated over and over. Is it possible to replace these style attributes with class attributes that refer to some style defined in an (inline) CSS? Essentially like CSS and HTML. I don't mind inserting the CSS manually into the SVG file with a text editor; my question is: Will Inkscape support/honor the CSS, and what's the syntax to put a CSS into an SVG file? Well, I guess I could just go and try it out, but I'd like to know if there is a proper and accepted way to do it. Thanks, --D.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Coloring Nodes
by D. Jones 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

On 7/20/07,bulia byak wrote: No. The quadrilaterals of the mesh are all separate objects colored separately. They are then grouped and the group is blurred. Ok from that picture I thought it was something that could be done currently right now. Will just have to wait for gradient meshes in the future then. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Pasting between documents? (Facundo Casco)
by Tony Vigil 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

I didn't know that worked between files opened from the same instance. That's good to know! I'd still prefer copy/paste to work between any file though. - Tony ----- Original Message ---- You can copy/paste between documents now. The trick is to use the same Inkscape instance to open both. Open one document, then, from the menu choose File->Open and open the second one. I can copy paste without problems that way on Win2k. Hope it helps. Facundo

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Coloring Nodes
by D. Jones 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

This image http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.45-gradient-mesh-exp… suggest that inkscape gives you the ability to color nodes. How exactly do you do that? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/

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Pasting between documents?
by Tony Vigil 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

Bulia, would it be possible to include the ability to copy/paste between two Inkscape docs (open at the same time? Perhaps it could be implemented as a new copy/paste menu item. This would allow us to maintain custom style template files that are used to store styles for use in any Inkscape document. - Tony ----- Original Message ---- On 7/20/07, seth friedman <inq314@...155...> wrote: > *Something like "styles" Its annoying to constantly have to input > different values into the fill and stroke window. I should be able to > just chose a preset style, that would for example, make the line .8 pt > with a dot dash stroke. Then another style that is 1 pt, and has an > arrow end marker and a solid stroke pattern etc. Just create several objects with styles you want to reuse, place them on canvas near your drawing, and use Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Shift+V to copy/paste style from them to objects in your drawing. > *Something like an image palette. How can I draw little images (you > can see the kind that I mean in between step 5 and 6 on the attached > doc) and have them easily accessible, so I don't have to go through > old documents and copy and paste, each time I re-use them (which is > often). There was some discussion about this recently. Basically we just need a universal list/table/palette widget that would be used for all markers, gradients, patterns, and just any reusable stuff that the user may want to store or share. -- bulia byak

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Adobe-SVG breaks Inkscape on debian
by stu seven 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

After producing an SVG in Adobe Illustrator, I took this file and loaded it in my debian system... Inkscape immediately broke... will no longer render simple geometrics... square / ellipse / stars... and the same bug affects several other legacy SVG capable applications. This is very serious, as reinstalling Inkscape does not fix the problem ! I wonder who else might have encountered this... what libraries might need to be replaced to get Inkscape running again ? I do not want to do an entire reinstall of debian to get Inkscape working again, but will of course, without an answer to this problem. This again is apparently, something in the Adobe SVG, which I have read have a lot of additional code in them, beyond basic SVG. This is more than a bug... it is malicious. Hope there is an easy answer. thanks _________________________________________________________________ Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one place! Find it! http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01

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Vector map editor and feedback
by Aaron Digulla 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

Hello, After a long time, I've come back to have a look at Inkscape again. Some feedback: - Clone is Alt-D on Windows which (in Germany) opens the file (_D_atei) menu. Cloning without the keyboard shortcut is ... clumsy :-) Can you please add a tool to put any menu action into the toolbar? - After working for an hour on my drawing *without saving*, Inkscape crashed (0.45.1). The auto-safe was perfectly usable (after I found it). Well done!! - Is there an extension to draw maps for role playing games? What I would like to see is a palette to select symbols from, a tool to create a legend box (with all symbols and short explanations next to them) and a "stamp" tool to spread clones of the symbols on the "map" and a "fill area" tool for things like forests. The same palette would come in handy when working with clip art libraries. Regards, -- Aaron "Optimizer" Digulla a.k.a. Philmann Dark "It's not the universe that's limited, it's our imagination. Follow me and I'll show you something beyond the limits." http://www.pdark.de/

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