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Win 2000 menu font colour
by Mike Dewhirst 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

I'm seeing white menu font for Inkscape installed on Windows 2000. This makes Inkscape pretty much unusable when that font occurs on a white background. When installed on Windows XP from the same install kit the font colour is black and everything works well. Rev 0.45.1 Mar 21 2007 Thanks for any pointers Mike

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Selecting "No" stroke
by Gijsbert Stoet 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

Message: 10 Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:32:40 +0200 From: Donn <donn.ingle@...155...> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Selecting "No" stroke To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <200704041032.40780.donn.ingle@...155...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Stupid question : is there a way to select no stroke (i.e. none at all) from the palette on the bottom of the screen? Indeed, no-fill too? /d I have been looking for this a long time. It would be so handy if there would be a very fast way (e.g., with one key stroke) to switch off either the stroke or the fill. Even if you already have the stroke/fill dialogue on the screen, it is one of those things you need so often, that it would be preferable (at least to me) to switch fill or stroke off. This email was independently scanned for viruses by McAfee anti-virus software and none were found

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Separating a self-intersecting curve
by Tony Vigil 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

This is what you want... http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046 - Tony

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Separating a self-intersecting curve
by Docsonic 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

If I am not misinterpreting what you are asking, you could use the (new) bucket fill to do this? Tony

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Separating a self-intersecting curve
by Bill Baxter 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Is there a way to take a self-intersecting path or set of paths and dice them up into regions that can be filled? For instance if you draw a sketchy grid, with a set of wavy vertical and wavy horizontal lines, and you want to fill in the squares between the lines with different colors. If not, it seems like this could be a nice script to have. --bb

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Re: [Inkscape-user] How do I color lettering with an image?
by Cedric Sagne 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Hi iamnowhere, Assuming the background design is vectors, not bitmap or image, you need to select all the elements of it, and Object>Group. Then Object > Pattern > Object to Pattern Type your text and convert it: Path > Object to Path Right click on it and choose "fill" then fill with Pattern. Honestly for this job GIMP would probably be better suited IMHO Cedric

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How do I color lettering with an image?
by iamnowhere 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

I don't know if I worded the subject line accurately so let me describe what I am trying to do... I want to create lettering (for example, "God bless the USA") which has black stroke paint and white fill. Then, I would like to take an American flag, put it in the background and ONLY have the flag's colors show through the lettering (so it looks like the letters are the colors of the flag). Does that make any sense? So, how do I do it? Thanks for any and all help! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-do-I-color-lettering-with-an-image--tf3517899.htm… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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wacom tablet settings
by dwain 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

i'm using a graphire 3 wacom tablet on opensuse 10.2. The mouse and pen work, but the program doesn't see the tablet so i can set pressure and such. does the wacom driver for opensuse and inkscape not allow for such settings to be made? does the pressure setting operate automatically, thin lines - light pressure, thick lines - heavy pressure? or am i just stuck with it being operational at all? dwain -- Dwain Alford P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art"

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Node Handles Invisible after Shape Creation?
by Axiom X11 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Trying to modify some shapes I made with the pen tool, I noticed that the node handles do not show up after the shape has been created. They do show up while drawing the shape, but once it is closed they seem to be invisible. Is this intentional? I found that you can hold shift and change the shape of the lines, or just grab the lines themselves and strech them like rubber bands, similar to the way they behave in Flash (but not the same). Sometimes though, I would really like to see those handles, so I don't have to guess where they are, and can really fine tune my curves. I found this page, I am not sure if it is relevant, since there is no date on it: http://www.angelfire.com/mi/kevincharles/inkscape/ncwf2.htm I experience this behavior in Inkscape 0.46dev+devel, built Mar 28 2007 and Inkscape 0.45.1, built Mar 21 2007

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What does the blur value relate to?
by Tony Vigil 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

I'm just curious... what does the blur value relate to? Is it a percentage of some max amount of blur? - Tony

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running inkscape on MacOS 3.9
by unknown＠example.com 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Hi, hopefully I am in the right mailing list. I have some problems to run Inkscape on my MacOS 3.9 PPC. After executing the program it starts up but shuts down with no error massage. Dose anyone have some suggestions? Thanks sebastian -- "Feel free" - 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX ProMail testen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/promail

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Window Manager that doesn't clash
by Kat Tanaka Okopnik 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 06:28:20PM +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 09:19:48AM -0700, Kat Tanaka Okopnik wrote: > > > > I've been using icewm for a window manager, and it clashes horribly with > > (among other things) alt-clicking in Inkscape. Understandably, this > > makes working with Inkscape incredibly difficult. > > Every WM with all configurable shortcuts should do, but I guess > the key for window manipulations might still be hard-coded in some. *nod* I looked for a way to change the configuration for icewm, and didn't find anything. (My problem is partly because I'm new to open source, and my husband (editor-in-chief of Linux Gazette) is partial to very basic window managers as well as not really doing much in the way of mouse-based interaction. > Metacity allows selection of a "Movement Key" among Control, Alt, > Super (Windows key). I picked the last as that makes obvious sense > and doesn't clash with aynthing ;) Thanks for the tip, I've just installed it and am about to give that a whirl. -- Kat Tanaka Okopnik Linux Gazette Mailbag Editor kat@...2161...

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Window Manager that doesn't clash
by Kat Tanaka Okopnik 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Hi - I've taken the plunge to all open source, and I'm thrilled with Inkscape except for one maddening thing - I've been using icewm for a window manager, and it clashes horribly with (among other things) alt-clicking in Inkscape. Understandably, this makes working with Inkscape incredibly difficult. Any advice out there on a good window manager to use with Inkscape? I know I can use ratpoison, but then I have the annoyance of trying to use ratpoison with Gimp. I've already searched the list archives and other resources, but I'm hoping that someone out there has solved this problem already, so I won't have to spend days testing out window managers myself. Thanks, -- Kat Tanaka Okopnik Linux Gazette Mailbag Editor kat@...2161... >From MAILER-DAEMON Mon Apr 02 09:29:40 2007 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 18:28:20 +0200 From: Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@...1631...> To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20070402162820.GA4625@...1906...> References: <20070402161948.GB6421@...2161...> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20070402161948.GB6421@...2161...> Priority: normal X-Mailer: Mutt User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. Report problems to http://sf.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=1&atid=200001 Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Window Manager that doesn't clash X-BeenThere: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list Reply-To: t_w_@...1631..., Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> List-Id: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user.lists.sourceforge.net> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user>, <mailto:inkscape-user-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=inkscape-user> List-Post: <mailto:inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net> List-Help: <mailto:inkscape-user-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user>, <mailto:inkscape-user-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:29:40 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Disposition: inline On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 09:19:48AM -0700, Kat Tanaka Okopnik wrote: > > I've been using icewm for a window manager, and it clashes horribly with > (among other things) alt-clicking in Inkscape. Understandably, this > makes working with Inkscape incredibly difficult. Every WM with all configurable shortcuts should do, but I guess the key for window manipulations might still be hard-coded in some. Metacity allows selection of a "Movement Key" among Control, Alt, Super (Windows key). I picked the last as that makes obvious sense and doesn't clash with aynthing ;) -- Thorsten Wilms Thorwil's Creature Illustrations: http://www.printfection.com/thorwil

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getting started
by cartoons 01 Apr '07

01 Apr '07

Can someone on this list help me get started with Inkscape. I have release 0.43. I really like the program's drawing functionalities; however, so far I have not been able to figure out how to create and use .svg files (which I understand is the program's main file type). I draw cartoons and, no matter how good the program is, it is of no use to me if I cannot figure out how to share the stuff I create and post to websites, etc. So far I have figured how to create a basic .svg file and also I've manage to import a .bmp into MS Powerpoint. I created the .bmp by 'exporting to .bmp'. But I cannot just 'copy and paste' images that I create into other programs. Why is this? Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/getting-started-tf3494507.html#a9760536 Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Win2000TS menu font is white
by Mike Dewhirst 01 Apr '07

01 Apr '07

I installed Inkscape 0.45.1 built Mar 21 2007 in WinXP and it is fabulous :) Thank you. I installed the same version on a Win2000 Terminal Server and while it works OK - I have difficulty with menu text because it appears white instead of black. It makes all text which appears on a white background invisible. I couldn't find any options for setting the Inkscape menu font color. I experimented with different Windows color schemes but no luck. How can I get the menu fonts to appear black? Thanks for any pointers Mike

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Create favicon.ico
by Tom Smith 01 Apr '07

01 Apr '07

I created an SVG file in Inkscape and it looks as I would expect it to, regardless of scale. I export it to PNG so that I can then convert it to ICO using The GIMP. The problem is that the exported PNG file is very pixelated and doesn't look near as good as the SVG file. I'm new to Inkscape so I'm probably just not exporting it correctly. Can anyone offer some advise for making this work? Thanks, in advance, for your help. ~ Tom

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Installing pyXML on OS X 10.4.9
by Grey 31 Mar '07

31 Mar '07

Hello Everyone, Because of Inkscape, I started drawing an online comic. I'm now working on a bigger project with this excellent program and I need to use some of the advanced features in the effects menu. I'm running Inkscape 0.45 on OS X 10.4.9. I've followed the instruction on the Inkscape wiki <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingMacOsX#pyXML> on how to install pyXML and it seems to have installed without any problems. However, when I try to use the effects menu, I still get the error: "|The inkex.py module requires PyXML. Please download the latest version from <http://pyxml.sourceforge.net/>.|" Is there a step that I'm missing? Thank you for any help, -Grey http://www.wellingtongrey.net/miscellanea/

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Re: [Inkscape-user] inquiry
by unknown＠example.com 31 Mar '07

31 Mar '07

Seymour Fine wrote: > I need to unsubscribe from Inkscape for now; can you please tell me > how to do that? > Thanks a lot > > -- > With very best wishes -- > Sy > > Seymour H. Fine, Ph.D. > WEB: http://tinyurl.com/y5t4r6 would some one please send dr. fine the link again to unsubscribe from the list. since i cannot access the archives to retrieve the link some one had sent him earlier, i would really appreciate the help. dwain -- Dwain Alford P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art"

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please remove me from the list, Thanks
by Seymour Fine 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

please remove me from the list; please acknowledge Thanks -- With very best wishes -- Sy

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Transparency using PSTricks
by Adi Eyal 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Apologies for sending this post out again - I'm hoping that someone who has used the PSTricks export option might be able to help. Can I export using PSTricks and maintain transparency? I don't know PSTricks - but the generated code seems to use solid colours. Anyway to fix it? Regards Adi

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Gradient Dialog Box
by Axiom X11 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

I was going to post a feature request, but it seemed to similar to bug #1507665 (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1507665&group_id=9…) So I thought I would post here first, rather than get myself deleted. I would really like to see some better control over gradient creation in Inkscape. Currently it is possible to make cool gradients, but the dialog is cumbersome, and anti-intuitive. I would love to see colored sliders, as in the attached screenshot from Photoshop's gradient editor so that I can micro-manage every aspect of how my gradients look visually, with instant feedback. Right now it is difficult to get the offsets right, and if you are working with a gradient with a lot of similar colors (say, trying to simulate some shiny metal), it is difficult to select the correct stop (for me anyway). I was very confused by buliabyak's comment that the "'gradient dialog box' is no longer needed," since we would now be able to "edit [it] all on [the] canvas". In Inkscape 0.45.1 I can edit the end points of a gradient on the canvas, which is a neat trick, but I don't see how you would edit any of the stops in between those without the dialog. If this kind of functionality is in the roadmap, I will humbly step back, for I am no coder (in C#/GTK anyway) just a lowly web designer.

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Perspective Effect - Format autodetect failed
by Richard Querin 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Hi, I'm getting a warning dialog every time I use the Perspective effect. The effect *does* work, but only after I click OK on the dialog box. This is happening on my Ubuntu Edgy box, but not on my XP installation at work. While I can live with the dialog box popping up, I'd like to create another screencast which includes the perspective effect, but it doesn't look so hot when Inkscape throws a warning dialog up everytime I use it. Any clues as to what it might be? Or how I can avoid it? Here's the warning message - which usually appears 4 times with slightly different numbers at the front: ** (inkscape:5984): WARNING **: Format autodetect failed. The file is being opened as SVG.

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inkscape 0.45.1 for opensuse
by dwain 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

someone gave me a link to get the current version of inkscape for opensuse 10.2. since i can't access the archives, i can't search for the reply. would someone send the link again, this time i'll bookmark it. thanks, dwain -- Dwain Alford Alford Design Group P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 email: dwain@...2157... web: http://www.alford-design-group.com "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art"

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which file again?
by Dwain Alford 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

i want to reset the default paper size. which file is it again that i edit to set this change? is it default.svg, default_mm.svg or default_pt.svg? i can't remember and i don't want to edit the incorrect file. dwain -- dwain alford p.o. box 145 winfield, alabama 35594 u.s.a. tele: 205.487.2570 cell: 205.495.5619

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Font creation with Inkscape: Exporting groups to independent SVGs?
by Denis 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Hello, I've been using Inkscape to design a font. I've used it in a few designs through the old manual-copy-and-arrange mode, but I'd like to convert it to a TTF so that it can be used normally in text. I am aware that Inkscape can't do this, but I see that FontForge can import SVGs. I've tried it and the SVG import seems to work well. My question is: does anyone know of an easy way to export all the glyphs from my SVG file into separate SVGs? I suppose it shouldn't be too hard to do with a Python script, but I don't think I have the skill to do it myself. As a marginal note, is anyone doing fontwork with Inkscape? Has anyone tips or experiences to share? Thanks in advance, Denís. -- ########################### # Denís Fernández Cabrera # # denis@...2126... # # gatonegro.ceibes.org # ###########################

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