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Articles about Inkscape 0.44
by Colin Marquardt 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

Hi, I added two links about German news articles about the 0.44 release to <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ArticlesAndPresentations#Release_of…> Please extend. Cheers, Colin

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no radial gradients!
by j michaelson 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

noooo! i've just done a fresh subversion build of inkscape and radial gradients no longer work. i can choose radial gradients and change the colours, but it just colours the whole path in only one of the colours. i'm off to submit a bug report. john m.

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Statically-linked linux version of 0.44?
by Bryan K. Wright 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

Hi folks, Is there any chance of getting a statically-linked, rpm-packaged version of inkscape 0.44? I'm missing the appropriate versions of libcairo, libglitz and libpangocairo. Thanks in advance, Bryan -- ======================================================================== Bryan Wright |"If you take cranberries and stew them like Physics Department | applesauce, they taste much more like prunes University of Virginia | than rhubarb does." -- Groucho Charlottesville, VA 22901| (434) 924-7218 | bryan@...1948... ========================================================================

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Changing from portrait to landscape and back
by wayne 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

I'm using 0.44 and whenever I change from landscape to portrait, my image on the page shrinks in size relative to the page. I have to keep scaling the image up. When I change from portrait to landscape, the image enlarges and I have to scale it down to fit within the page. Is there a switch somewhere that controls this behavior? Thanks, Wayne Mandriva 2006

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Forum - pictures upload
by momo 26 Jun '06

26 Jun '06

Hi! Just wanted to ask about the inkscape forum: when will there be a possibility to upload pictures to phpbb directly? Thanks Molumen

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Inkscape Announces 0.44 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org
by Jon Phillips 25 Jun '06

25 Jun '06

Inkscape Announces 0.44 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org The Inkscape community today officially released the latest version of its vector graphic drawing software. Inkscape 0.44 adds many new features, is faster and more usable, better supports SVG, is translated into more languages (17 on last count), and adds a lot of polish and refinement. Major new features include Layers dialog, support for clipping and masking, improved PDF export with transparency, configurable keyboard shortcuts, innovative "node sculpting" capability in Node tool, and the Outline mode. Significant gains are achieved in performance, especially in screen rendering and Node tool. Noticeable user interface changes include docked color swatches, interactive style indicator in the statusbar, a redesigned preferences dialog, a text toolbar, and new icons. Our SVG compliance has also taken a step forward, with the added support for the <switch> tag and ICC color profiles for images. This release also includes hundreds of smaller features, usability enhancements and bug fixes. For several releases, a collection of extension effects was shipped with Inkscape, but the Effects menu to access them was turned off by default. With this release, it has become mature enough, with effects working out of the box on all platforms, so this menu is enabled. The Inkscape developer community would like to thank Google for their sponsorship of five students to work, during the summer of 2006, on several Inkscape development efforts: SVG Filters, Inkboard protocol, PDF export with Cairo, and memory optimization. Download Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X packages: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 For many more details, see the complete Release Notes for 0.44: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes Community submitted screenshots: http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/ About Inkscape Inkscape is an open source drawing tool that uses the World Wide Web Consortium's ([[W3C]]) scalable vector graphics format (SVG). Some supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons' metadata, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, text-in-shape, and SVG XML editing. It can also import EPS, PostScript, and most bitmap formats, and exports PNG, PS, PDF and various vector formats. Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully [[W3C]] compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool. Additional work includes conversion of the codebase from C/Gtk to C++/Gtkmm, emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an extension mechanism, and maintaining a friendly, open, community-oriented development process.

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New translations we need?
by Bryce Harrington 25 Jun '06

25 Jun '06

The translation team has made some amazing progress for 0.44! Many translations are now at >98%, which is great. So next is to ask what other translations would be worth increasing in level? I looked at the GNOME translation statistics to use as a guide. Here are the languages that GNOME has at 50% or greater: bg, ca, cs, de, en_CA, en_GB, es, fi, fr, nb, ne, nl, pl, pt, pt_BR, ru, sk, sr, sv, uk, vi, zh_CN, and zh_TW Of these, we have some at >80% already. The ones in Inkscape that are not at 80% are: bg, en_CA, en_GB, fi, nb, ne, nl, pl, pt, pr_BR, ru, sk, sr, sv, uk, vi Since pl, pt_BR, ru, sr, and uk are between 60-80%, they seem like they should not be hard to boost to at least 80%! en_CA and en_GB ought to be fairly easy too. If anyone knows a speaker of one of these languages that might be willing to volunteer to do Inkscape translation work for 0.45, please consider talking to them about this. It would be quite a victory if we could get these languages covered! Bryce

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Building 0.44 on Debian (Was: Re: 0.44 Release tarball)
by Michael Moore 24 Jun '06

24 Jun '06

On 6/23/06, Terry Hancock <hancock@...1624...> wrote: > Michael Moore wrote: > > > I got it to build on Ubuntu 6.06 following the instructions at > > > http://inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingUbuntu It took FOREVER > > > to compile, well, 20-30 minutes. Far longer than the other > > > non-trivial code that I've compiled, such as Vim. Is this normal? > > > > Did use the instructions with "apt-get build-dep inkscape" ? > > As I posted earlier, this might work with Ubuntu, but it does not > work with Debian proper. At this time you get: I didn't touch the Debian compiling wiki page, but looks like someone else had the same idea. It did work for Ubuntu though. > Building Dependency Tree... Done > E: Build-dependencies for inkscape could not be satisfied. By Debian proper do you mean Sarge or Etch? Are all updates applied? I might be able to look into this. > I suspect this is due to a package conflict in one of your deps, though > I haven't figured out how to get apt to tell me exactly what the problem > is. Yeah, that sounds right. Which repositories do you have enabled? I'm not sure if Debian has the same terminology, but I have my Ubuntu looking in main, Universe and Multiverse. If the Debian box is just looking in main and Inkscape requires something in Universe (or equivalent) that may be why. Thanks, -- Michael Moore ------------------------------- www.stuporglue.org -- Donate your used computer to a student that needs it. www.ubuntu-utah.org -- In Utah? Interested in Ubuntu? Come join us.

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Masking problem
by Hago Ziegler 24 Jun '06

24 Jun '06

Hi, I try to use the possibility to mask objects. As I read, the normal way is to select the object to be masked, select a second object above, which will be the mask, then: Object > mask > set. I did this, but as result, the object below just disappears. Please see the demo at: http://www.hagoschaos.de/test/test.html What am I doing wrong? Or am I misunderstanding the way this function works? Some help please. I used a two hours ago downloaded Inkscape 0.44 Regards, Hago

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did you get donation?
by Benjamin Huot 24 Jun '06

24 Jun '06

Thanks for the Mac Intel version. I sent you a monetary thank you through Sourceforge. It looks like it went through, but I would like confirmation that you can access it. Paypal didn't list it as going to Inkscape specifically unlike the Gimp project does when you send money to Gnome for Gimp. It does list me on the page of contributors to Inkscape under benhuot.

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Commenters needed for PR work!
by Bryce Harrington 24 Jun '06

24 Jun '06

Hi all, We have begun the PR efforts for the Inkscape 0.44 release! Already, stories are appearing on Freshmeat, Slashdot, Digg and other news sources. We need your help! As you're browsing news this weekend, keep an eye out for Inkscape stories, and take a minute to add your comment, answer questions, etc. You can start at Digg... http://www.digg.com/software/Inkscape_.44_Released Looks like we need to get the story boosted up to about 100 for it to appear on the home pave. :-) Bryce

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Re: [Inkscape-user] 0.44 Release tarball
by George Reilly 23 Jun '06

23 Jun '06

A 2.5-year-old laptop with a 1.3GHz Centrino and 1.25Gb RAM. Not cutting edge, but not too feeble. I haven't compiled very much under Linux on it, but I've compiled a lot of Windows code on it. Compiling Inkscape from scratch was way longer than I expected. I looked at the system meter a couple of times and the CPU was maxed. /George -- /George V. Reilly mailto:george@...634... http://www.georgevreilly.com/blog/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "j michaelson" <jmichaelson@...155...> > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] 0.44 Release tarball > Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:36:41 +0100 > > > hi george, > > what are your system's specs? > > john m. > > > > > On 6/23/06, George V. Reilly <george@...634...> wrote: > > Nice! > > > > I got it to build on Ubuntu 6.06 following the instructions at > > http://inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingUbuntu > > It took FOREVER to compile, well, 20-30 minutes. Far longer than the > > other non-trivial code that I've compiled, such as Vim. Is this normal? > > > > -- > > /George V. Reilly george@...634... > > http://www.georgevreilly.com/blog > > > > > > Aaron Spike wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Packagers start your engines. I've uploaded a tarball for the 0.44 > > > release. Thank you everyone for all of your hard work. > > > > > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/inkscape/inkscape-0.44.tar.gz?download > > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/inkscape/inkscape-0.44.sig?download > > > > > > Enjoy. > > > > > > Aaron Spike

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autopackage flaky
by Benjamin Huot 23 Jun '06

23 Jun '06

I installed .44pre4 by Autopackage on Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake under KDE with the latest security and stability including kernel updates. When I chose manage 3rd party applications and remove Inkscape like I did for .44pre3, my computer locked up on me and I had to do a hard reboot. After rebooting, I checked then and it no longer appeared in the list under 3rd party applications. Then I changed the .package file to make it executable and then double clicked on it. My screen locked up temporarily as it spent several minutes initializing. Then my dock disappeared. I saw it said it was installing various components and then it said it was done. My dock was still gone! Luckily I was able to log out by right clicking on the desktop. I logged back in, launched Inkscape and it seems to work fine. That is the last time I use Autopackage!!!

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ubuntu palete for inkscape
by j michaelson 22 Jun '06

22 Jun '06

hello all, as well as this list i also post on the ubuntu-art list. i spoke about the new palete feature in inkscape and asked if an ubuntu scheme could be made for inkscape. someone reckoned that inkscape uses the same palette format as the gimp, is that so? if that is the case there is one already available on this page..... https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Official is there any chance that the ubuntu human theme could be included in inkcape as one of the optional palettes? thankyou. john m.

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Objects on a path
by John Faith 22 Jun '06

22 Jun '06

Hello, Is there a way to place copies of an object along a path the same way that text can be put on a path (with orientation perpendicular to the path)? Would this require that an object first be converted to a font? I've tried the Tiled Clones tracing and see that the L-system effect in 0.44 can define paths from rules. Thanks!, John

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Inkscape Forums are Now Live.....
by Cory Pollard 21 Jun '06

21 Jun '06

www.inkscapeforums.com. Thanks for all the support and suggestions. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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Bezier curves and making smooth points
by Geoff Russell 21 Jun '06

21 Jun '06

Hi, When I draw bezier curves, there are boxes (smooth points) and diamonds (angles). Sometimes I can't make a diamond into a smooth point (Shift+S) and othertimes I can. I can't find a pattern to it, Shift+S just refused to smooth some points. Am I doing something wrong? Cheers, Geoff Russell.

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Not straight line connectors
by Paul Smith 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

Dear All Is it possible to have not straight line connectors? I am thinking about the kind of connectors like the one that is attached. Thanks in advance, Paul

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Report on a review article of vector programs (including Inkscape 0.43)
by Colin Marquardt 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

Hi, I finally wrote the report I wanted to write since weeks... :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Report_on_c%27t_article_12/2006 This is a report on a review article of vector programs (including Inkscape 0.43) in the German c't magazine, issue 12/2006, subtitled "Inexpensive vector drawing programs for amateurs" The article can be bought at http://www.heise.de/kiosk/archiv/ct/06/12/168/ The price limit for programs in the test was 100 EUR. Besides Inkscape 0.43, the following programs were reviewed: Tribar Inform 1.0 (http://www.tribarsw.net), Zoner Zoner Draw 5 (http://zoner.com), Serif DrawPlus 8 (http://www.serif.com), Purgatory Intaglio 2.7 (http://www.purgatorydesign.com), Xara Xtreme 2.0f (http://www.xara.com), Microsoft Expression Grafic Designer CTP (formerly Acrylic) (http://www.microsoft.com) They say Expression is likely to cost more than 100 EUR once it's out of its preview phase, so it would not belong in that test anymore. In short, Inkscape got the following rating (from --, -, ., +, ++): Import and Export: - Exact Drawing/Freehand: ++/- Text design/Prepress: ./-- Efficient work/Documentation: +/-- Winners were DrawPlus and Xara, with Expression and Intaglio still better than Inkscape, the rest got lower ratings than Inkscape. The article text itself is IMO more friendly toward Inkscape than the rating says. The text lists some highlights (both positive and negative) of each program, and for Inkscape, they were: * is a bit sluggish * has dynamic connectors * one cannot find help for a specific tool * uses SVG internally and thus is restricted to SVG features; so gradients are limited to linear or radial ones * potrace is far ahead in the quality of its tracing * no justified text * no artistic strokes apart from calligraphy, but it uses the angle information from a tablet, and also supports thickness by mouse speed * writes EPS but doesn't read it in again - this hinders easy exchange of drawings with other programs * bitmap export is limited to PNG * SVG files are included only as a link, if one wants to send a drawing to someone else, one has to take care to manually include all necessary files * documentation is SVG where one can directly use the tools, but one doesn't have links nor an index * documentation cannot really be searched - search is limited to the current document and doesn't jump from hit to hit, but just highlights them all, and the user has to comb though these * an extensive guide is being built at http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html * normally is stable, but slower than the other programs * is under heavy development, but documentation makes it hard for newbies * usable for productive work I'm now picking some of the good points of the other programs that they deemed worthy of mentioning: * features for web designers (slicing, connect with links, rollover buttons) * animation features and export to animated GIFs * CAD capabilities for technical drawings (dynamic dimension lines) * no program supports connected text boxes * movies for documentation * natural brushes * bitmaps can be distorted * user-defined styles * centrally defined colors that can be changed later (derived colors also change) * device profiles, Pantone, process colors, overprinting when doing color separation, color control bars, crop marks * cliparts, symbols, schematic symbols, fonts * vector and bitmap layer, when changing layer type, tools also change * distortion grid * node sculpting * pressure profile of a tablet stroke can be adjusted retroactively * randomization of strokes in width, hue, transparency * hyphenation, spell checking, indentation, tabulators, multi-page documents * when drawing a path, nodes (or even the node control points) can be moved without finishing the line first * dynamic guides * measurement tool with selectable unit * shadows get more fuzzy with increasing distance from an object * user-defined line ends * copies of an object can be aligned along a path (Please keep in mind that I'm translating this from German, if something is unclear, just ask: colin (at) marquardt-home (dot) de)

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White background of a formula into a transparent one
by Paul Smith 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

Dear All I have got a formula in SVG format, which I want to place over a colorful SVG figure. However, the formula has a white background and when I put it over the colorful figure, the white background is shown. Then, I thought that if I could transform the white background into a transparent one, the problem would be solved. Is that possible? How can I get a transparent background? Thanks in advance, Paul

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inkview: linked image not found
by Karol Krenski 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

Hi list, There is foo_dir directory with slide1.svg and mapa.jpg files. I insert mapa.jpg into slide1.svg. Now I copy foo_dir to another machine with win32. I drop slide1.svg on inkscape icon, fine - mapa.jpg is displayed in the slide I drop slide1.svg on inkview icon, I get a red cross: Linked image not found. This is the XML editor info for mapa.jpg inside slide1.svg: sodipodi:absref /home/users/mimooh/foo_dir/mapa.jpg xlink:href mapa.jpg I guess inkview doesn't respect xlink:href entry. Karol

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Dependencies
by Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

Hi list, I tryed to install inkscape 44-pre but I got some dependencies to FC 4. Can anyone tell me where to find all de rpm dependencies ? The files reported where: libglitz liblcms libpangocairo Regards ... -- Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha http://ezequiasrocha.blogspot.com msn:ezequias@...9... "the worst of democracies is still better than the best of dictatorship"

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building inkscape from subversion on ubuntu
by j michaelson 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

hello all, i've just done a fresh install of ubuntu 6.06 amd 64 and built inkscape from the subversion repository. first installed all the packages i needed with... apt-get install subversion autoconf automake1.7 automake1.8 automake1.9 intltool libglib2.0-dev libtool g++ libpng-dev libgc-dev freetype-tools libfreetype6 liblcms-dev libgtkmm-2.4-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libpopt-dev make ...then i downloaded a working copy from the subversion repository with.... svn checkout https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/inkscape/inkscape/trunk inkscape ...then cd'd into the inkscape directory that subversion had created and built it with the following commands.... ./autogen.sh ./configure make sudo make install ...and i now have a bleeding edge version of inkscape. well worth it. --------------------------------------------- when i fancy updating all i have to do is cd into the inkscape directory again and do use the following commands..... svn update ./autogen.sh ./configure make sudo make install hope this is useful to someone. john

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export as
by Kasper Peeters 18 Jun '06

18 Jun '06

Hi, Is there any way to save a drawing as eps, yet make inkscape keep saving to the svg file with 'save'? Right now, the 'save as' option switches the default 'save' to whatever format is selected in 'save as', which is not necessarily even a format that inkscape can read again. It's very easy to lose work this way. In other words, is there a way to have the equivalent of 'export as'? Thanks, Kasper

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0.44: 'Build-dependencies for inkscape could not be satisfied'?
by Terry Hancock 17 Jun '06

17 Jun '06

Hi all, I was trying to build the new Inkscape 0.44pre4 using the advice at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingDebian "Oh cool" , I thought -- I didn't think of using Debian's system to install the dependencies. But then... samwise:/project/Packages# apt-get build-dep inkscape Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Build-dependencies for inkscape could not be satisfied. I get the same results for '-t testing', '-t stable', and '-t unstable', too. So it kind of looks like the Inkscape dependencies have package breakage at the moment? Any advice on how to proceed? Does this mean I'm going to have to install a lot of deps from source? I'm just kind of rusty at this stuff, I'm afraid. Terry -- Terry Hancock (hancock@...1625...) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com

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