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Right tool for the job?
by Robert Nickels 03 Nov '23

03 Nov '23

I'm hoping some experienced Inkscape users can confirm what I'm trying to do is a good fit for Inkscape - or not. I want to create control panels for electronic equipment which will be printed or laser-engraved. Mostly text, but some simple graphics, and svg output is needed, so my first thought was Inkscape was the right tool for the job. The problem I've been trying to overcome is in positioning text and graphics precisely where it needs to be. What I'd like is the to position text and graphic objects by center point and position them at specific X-Y locations on the drawing. For example, say I want to position a 1/4" diameter circle precisely over a hole that is located 2" in the X dimension and 1" in the Y dimension (i.e. XY coordinates 2", 1") from the lower left corner of the panel (which is 0",0"). While I've been able to manually subtract the radius or 1/8" and position my circle at 1.875", .875" - that method is more prone to error, especially when it has to be done dozens or hundreds of times. I've tried grids and guides and snapping but haven't found the combination that puts things exactly where I need them. So my question is, can Inkscape be configured to do what I want to do, and if so, how? I've read the manual and watched tutorials and while but haven't found what I need on my own and thought it would save a lot of time if I'd just explain what I would like in enough detail that more experienced users could offer an opinion. I know that Inkscape is very powerful and does many things well, but if this isn't one of them I'd rather find a tool that does than continue to be frustrated. Thanks in advance, Bob

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New user input on tutorials
by David Kirk 09 Aug '23

09 Aug '23

Hi Inkscape team,I am a new user to Inkscape and I have started working through the tutorials, and I have found that they are a little bit out of date, and give instruction that I think are no longer accurate. Since I have the unique perspective of a first time user, I am willing to propose edits to these tutorials if there was someone I could work with to oversee them so I don't make things worse. I am a recently retired engineer (Electronics/mechanical/manufacturing) so I am familiar with product development cycles and testing. I have also done a fair amount of technical writing. If I could get the tutorial in an editable form, like MS Word, I could do markups and forward to an editor for review and possible updates. ThanksDavid

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Inkscape 1.3 released!
by Marc Jeanmougin 23 Jul '23

23 Jul '23

================ = Inkscape 1.3 = ================ Thanks to all the work from our community, we are proud to announce that Inkscape version 1.3 is now released. ---------------- You can find out about the new features at: https://inkscape.org/news/2023/07/23/inkscape-launches-version-13-focus-org… and download it for your platform on: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.3/ then, if you want to support Inkscape, donate to the project at https://inkscape.org/support-us/ ---------------- Inkscape 1.3 is the latest major release of Inkscape, following more than one year of development after the 1.2 major release. The highlights of this release are: * Improved performance thanks to fully asynchronous, multithreaded rendering * Shape builder (NEW) - a new tool for building complex shapes (Boolean tool) * Improved On-Canvas Pattern Editing * Pattern Editor (NEW) * Page margins & bleed * Document Resources Dialog (NEW) * Return of Search, opacity & blend modes in Layers & Objects dialog and of an optional persistent snap bar * Font Collections (NEW) * Syntax highlighting in XML Editor * LPE dialog - Redesign * Better PDF import * Many crash & bug fixes We also introduced a long list of new features outlined in detail and illustrated at https://media.inkscape.org/media/doc/release_notes/1.3/Inkscape_1.3.html . ----------------------------- Join an Inkscape project team ----------------------------- Inkscape is always happy to welcome new contributors in various areas: code[1], translation[2], UX[3], testing and bug triaging[4], documentation[5] or even outreach[6]! The main ways to get involved are listed onhttps://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 libera.chat/#inkscape-devel) [2]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_translation [3]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_ux [4]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_testing [5]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation [6]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_vectors A warm thanks to everyone involved in making this release possible! -- The Inkscape team

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export avec inkscape 1.2
by André Hamon 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

hello je débute...juste un petit problème d'export: sur le document exporté il y a un damier, [ photo en PJ ]que je sais pas enlever... merci de me guider, cordialement, André Hamon --

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deprecated options of inkscape cli?
by jindam, vani 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

where can i find list of deprecated or replaced options of inkscape command. ex.: inkscape cli: inkscape --with-gui --select=layer9 regards, jindam

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Re: if i click maximise, inkscape does not change window size
by jindam, vani 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

Shlomi Fish wrote: > hi, jindam, > > what happens if you type «alt+[spacebar]; x» (without the guillemets)? > It does not occupy full screen, like when you click F11. regards, jindam

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Keeping the Size and Changing the Border
by Alexandre Guglielmi 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Hi Folks! How to maintain the external size of an object by changing its border thickness? Every time I change the border thickness, the object size automatically changes as well. This is really annoying, because I have to resize again...but in that case the border thickness changes too. So I'm going to repeat this boring procedure until I get it. Thanks in advance Alexandre Guglielmi Florianópolis - Santa Catarina - Brazil

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Re: Keeping the Size and Changing the Border
by Alexandre Guglielmi 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Nathan, I will try these alternatives suggested by both you and Robert. Honestly, I expected simpler solutions, for a problem that "doesn't seem to be complicated". I imagine a configuration like this: a checkbox with an option "keep the external size of the object, regardless of the thickness of the border". I don't have much knowledge in inkscape, I never took a course, but I think this editor is amazing. Thank you very much. Alexandre Em qua., 28 de jun. de 2023 17:35, Nathan Upchurch <nathan(a)upchur.ch> escreveu: > It looks like there are a couple of things going on here. First, it seems > like you’re expecting the bounding box size of an object to reflect its > geometry, rather than include its stroke and effects. To change this > behavior, select Preferences > Tools > Geometric bounding box (per the > attached BoundingBox_x.png images). > > As Robert said, if you want to create a stroke inside of an object, it’s a > little tricky. I find the offset tools difficult and not especially well > documented, so I usually either use boolean operations to make the shape I > want, or I will: > > - Set stroke width to 2x what I need it to be > - Set stroke order so that the stroke is on top > - Duplicate the object (ctrl+d) > - Select both, Right Click > Set Clip > > (See InnerStroke_x.png images) > > > > -- > > Kind Regards, > > Nathan > > ------------------------------ > > *Out of office, on vacation, or on sick leave? I absolutely do not expect > a response until you're back! Work is endless and human lives are finite; > please take some time for yourself!* > > > On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 12:24:14 PM CDT Alexandre Guglielmi wrote: > > > Hi Nathan! > > > > > > Of course, I will below... > > > > > > See I increased the border thickness to 1.5mm and the outer size of the > > > object also increased, and I don't want that. > > > I want the object to remain the same external size. > > > > > > Alexandre > > > > > > [image: Captura de tela de 2023-06-28 14-14-03.png] > > > [image: Captura de tela de 2023-06-28 14-17-06.png] > > > > > > > > > Em qua., 28 de jun. de 2023 às 09:42, Nathan Upchurch <nathan(a)upchur.ch> > > > escreveu: > > > > > > > Can you show an example? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > > > > > Nathan > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > *Out of office, on vacation, or on sick leave? I absolutely do not > expect > > > > a response until you're back! Work is endless and human lives are > finite; > > > > please take some time for yourself!* > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 7:07:27 PM CDT Alexandre Guglielmi wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Folks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How to maintain the external size of an object by changing its border > > > > > > > > > thickness? > > > > > > > > > Every time I change the border thickness, the object size > automatically > > > > > > > > > changes as well. > > > > > > > > > This is really annoying, because I have to resize again...but in that > > > > case > > > > > > > > > the border thickness changes too. > > > > > > > > > So I'm going to repeat this boring procedure until I get it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alexandre Guglielmi > > > > > > > > > Florianópolis - Santa Catarina - Brazil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org > > > > > > > > > >

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Re: Keeping the Size and Changing the Border
by W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Alexandre - There are instructions for a couple of ways of doing what you want at https://superuser.com/questions/128814/how-to-create-an-inner-border-stroke…. The easiest way may be to use the trick near the bottom of the page, of unsetting the option (an icon on the toolbar at the top) that says 'When scaling objects, scale the stroke width by the same proportion'. (I sent this message yesterday but it was blocked because the 2 images made it too big. I have now removed them.) - Robert ________________________________ From: Alexandre Guglielmi <alexandre.guglielmi(a)gmail.com> Sent: June 28, 2023 13:32 To: W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. <robert.funnell(a)mcgill.ca> Cc: inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org <inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Keeping the Size and Changing the Border Hi Robert! I'm also not familiar with path tools. I expected there to be a "lock", to fix the external size of the object, regardless of the thickness of the border. But it seems that there is no such option in inkscape. It is very annoying to have to correct the size after changing the thickness of the border. Thanks by answer. Alexandre Below, follow a example... [images removed] Em qua., 28 de jun. de 2023 às 12:57, W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. <robert.funnell(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:robert.funnell@mcgill.ca>> escreveu: Alexandre - I think that what you are looking for is a stroke that is inside the object boundary rather than centred on the object boundary. I believe that the former is not available in Inkscape and is not supported by the SVG standard. However, I think you can get the effect you want using Path > Inset, or Path > Dynamic Offset, or Path > Linked Offset, or Path > Path Effects + Offset. They provide different levels of control. I'm not very familiar with these tools and don't know where the best documentation is. In playing with them I used various combinations of Edit > Copy & Paste In Place, Object > Raise & Lower, Path > Object to Path, and Object > Fill and Stroke. - Robert ________________________________ From: Alexandre Guglielmi <alexandre.guglielmi(a)gmail.com<mailto:alexandre.guglielmi@gmail.com>> Sent: June 27, 2023 20:07 To: inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org<mailto:inkscape-user@lists.inkscape.org> <inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org<mailto:inkscape-user@lists.inkscape.org>> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Keeping the Size and Changing the Border Hi Folks! How to maintain the external size of an object by changing its border thickness? Every time I change the border thickness, the object size automatically changes as well. This is really annoying, because I have to resize again...but in that case the border thickness changes too. So I'm going to repeat this boring procedure until I get it. Thanks in advance Alexandre Guglielmi Florianópolis - Santa Catarina - Brazil

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Re: Inkscape Users Digest, Vol 43, Issue 5: Keeping the Size and Changing the Border
by Dale Walton 29 Jun '23

29 Jun '23

The way I handle this is to make the shape, copy it and then use the copy to clip the shape. thus giving it half the line weight. These should be grouped together. when you scale this group, the line will scale but you can then set the weight to whatever you want by setting the line weight to 2 times what you want, as you now only see half. On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 3:16 PM <inkscape-user-request(a)lists.inkscape.org> wrote: > Send Inkscape Users mailing list submissions to > inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > inkscape-user-request(a)lists.inkscape.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > inkscape-user-owner(a)lists.inkscape.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Inkscape Users digest..."Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Keeping the Size and Changing the Border (hc_hc_hc(a)126.com) > 2. Re: Keeping the Size and Changing the Border (Philip Rhoades) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "hc_hc_hc(a)126.com" <hc_hc_hc(a)126.com> > To: Alistair K <alistair.kwan(a)gmail.com>, "W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof." < > robert.funnell(a)mcgill.ca> > Cc: Alexandre Guglielmi <alexandre.guglielmi(a)gmail.com>, inkscape-user < > inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:06:34 +0800 > Subject: [Inkscape-user] Re: Keeping the Size and Changing the Border > I personally agree with you, It seems there isn't a proper way to setting > the size of rect without stroke change. > > Bright. > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Alistair K <alistair.kwan(a)gmail.com> > *Date:* 2023-06-29 04:45 > *To:* W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. <robert.funnell(a)mcgill.ca> > *CC:* Alexandre Guglielmi <alexandre.guglielmi(a)gmail.com>; > inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > *Subject:* [Inkscape-user] Re: Keeping the Size and Changing the Border > I agree. Inkscape’s convention follows that of pre-computer technical > drawing in which the centre of the line is its position. The weight (what > some call its thickness but, if you learnt technical drawing by hand, it’s > also a consequence of the weight that you impress upon the pencil – though > not so for ink; correctly positioning an ink pen is quite a skill) has no > bearing on that. > > If you wish to define a shape by its outside edge, it must have no line at > all. Instead, you think of it as a polygonal frame. Being still cognitively > anchored in my pencils, compasses, dividers, setsquares and so on, I > instinctively think first to draw both outlines from scratch. > > Robert’s solution is much better: it computes the inner boundary from the > outer boundary, saving a great deal of work, and eliminating many > opportunities for mistakes and inaccuracies. > > I conceptualise the process as follows: > > If you’re starting from scratch > > 1. Draw a closed path for the outer boundary polygon > 2. OFFSET PATH for the inner boundary polygon > 3. COMBINE the two paths into a single complex polygon with a hole > 4. Set NO STROKE, and set FILL to simulate the stroke ink > > > If you have the centre line already drawn with a satisfactory stroke > weight, then > > 1. Convert STROKE TO PATH > 2. Resize so that the outer boundary is where you want it > > > The only difficulty is if you leave this until late in the process of > constructing a complicated drawing. By then, the clutter can make it > difficult to visually recognise the two polygons that you need to unite > into one. I usually give my paths a semi-transparent fill, in a colour that > I’m not otherwise using, to make it easier to tell them apart from the > other drawing elements. > > One more complication: iIf you do use lines of various weights, those may > or may not scale with your drawing depending on your scaling settings. > There are many situations, such as when preparing engineering and > architectural drawings, in which the line weights communicate particular > meanings so must not scale at all. Scaling, in these situations, is usually > to make space for finer detail, or to fit the paper for physical printing. > (In the old days, scaling could be done photographically, including during > the blueprinting process.) I mention this in case the rationale helps to > make Inkscape’s behaviour more predictable for you. Surprises, especially > surprises that look completely arbitrary, can induce a lot of stress. > > If you download a variety of vector art specimens, you’ll find that many > of them use no line at all for these reasons. What looks like a line is > actually a filled polygon, and that makes the image scalable. > > Alistair > > On 29/06/2023, at 3:57 AM, W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. < > robert.funnell(a)mcgill.ca> wrote: > > Alexandre - > > I think that what you are looking for is a stroke that is inside the > object boundary rather than centred on the object boundary. I believe that > the former is not available in Inkscape and is not supported by the SVG > standard. However, I think you can get the effect you want using Path > > Inset, or Path > Dynamic Offset, or Path > Linked Offset, or Path > Path > Effects + Offset. They provide different levels of control. > > I'm not very familiar with these tools and don't know where the best > documentation is. In playing with them I used various combinations of Edit > > Copy & Paste In Place, Object > Raise & Lower, Path > Object to Path, and > Object > Fill and Stroke. > > - Robert > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Alexandre Guglielmi <alexandre.guglielmi(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* June 27, 2023 20:07 > *To:* inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org <inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org> > *Subject:* [Inkscape-user] Keeping the Size and Changing the Border > > > > > Hi Folks! > > How to maintain the external size of an object by changing its border > thickness? > Every time I change the border thickness, the object size automatically > changes as well. > This is really annoying, because I have to resize again...but in that case > the border thickness changes too. > So I'm going to repeat this boring procedure until I get it. > > Thanks in advance > > Alexandre Guglielmi > Florianópolis - Santa Catarina - Brazil > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Philip Rhoades <phil(a)pricom.com.au> > To: hc_hc_hc(a)126.com > Cc: Alexandre Guglielmi <alexandre.guglielmi(a)gmail.com>, inkscape-user < > inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org>, "W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof." < > robert.funnell(a)mcgill.ca>, Alistair K <alistair.kwan(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:16:12 +1000 > Subject: [Inkscape-user] Re: Keeping the Size and Changing the Border > People, > > I don't have anything of substance to contribute to this discussion > except to say I find it really interesting conceptually! I have only > ever been an occasional user of Inkscape over the years but have always > much appreciated the huge effort that all you very talented people have > put in to create this great program! > > Regards, > > Phil. > > > On 2023-06-29 10:06, hc_hc_hc(a)126.com wrote: > > I personally agree with you, It seems there isn't a proper way to > > setting the size of rect without stroke change. > > > > Bright. > > ------------------------- > > > >> From: Alistair K > >> Date: 2023-06-29 04:45 > >> To: W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. > >> CC: Alexandre Guglielmi; inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > >> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Re: Keeping the Size and Changing the > >> Border > >> > >> I agree. Inkscape’s convention follows that of pre-computer > >> technical drawing in which the centre of the line is its position. > >> The weight (what some call its thickness but, if you learnt > >> technical drawing by hand, it’s also a consequence of the weight > >> that you impress upon the pencil – though not so for ink; > >> correctly positioning an ink pen is quite a skill) has no bearing on > >> that. > >> > >> If you wish to define a shape by its outside edge, it must have no > >> line at all. Instead, you think of it as a polygonal frame. Being > >> still cognitively anchored in my pencils, compasses, dividers, > >> setsquares and so on, I instinctively think first to draw both > >> outlines from scratch. > >> > >> Robert’s solution is much better: it computes the inner boundary > >> from the outer boundary, saving a great deal of work, and > >> eliminating many opportunities for mistakes and inaccuracies. > >> > >> I conceptualise the process as follows: > >> > >> If you’re starting from scratch > >> > >> * Draw a closed path for the outer boundary polygon > >> * OFFSET PATH for the inner boundary polygon > >> * COMBINE the two paths into a single complex polygon with a hole > >> * Set NO STROKE, and set FILL to simulate the stroke ink > >> > >> If you have the centre line already drawn with a satisfactory stroke > >> weight, then > >> > >> * Convert STROKE TO PATH > >> * Resize so that the outer boundary is where you want it > >> > >> The only difficulty is if you leave this until late in the process > >> of constructing a complicated drawing. By then, the clutter can make > >> it difficult to visually recognise the two polygons that you need to > >> unite into one. I usually give my paths a semi-transparent fill, in > >> a colour that I’m not otherwise using, to make it easier to tell > >> them apart from the other drawing elements. > >> > >> One more complication: iIf you do use lines of various weights, > >> those may or may not scale with your drawing depending on your > >> scaling settings. There are many situations, such as when preparing > >> engineering and architectural drawings, in which the line weights > >> communicate particular meanings so must not scale at all. Scaling, > >> in these situations, is usually to make space for finer detail, or > >> to fit the paper for physical printing. (In the old days, scaling > >> could be done photographically, including during the blueprinting > >> process.) I mention this in case the rationale helps to make > >> Inkscape’s behaviour more predictable for you. Surprises, > >> especially surprises that look completely arbitrary, can induce a > >> lot of stress. > >> > >> If you download a variety of vector art specimens, you’ll find > >> that many of them use no line at all for these reasons. What looks > >> like a line is actually a filled polygon, and that makes the image > >> scalable. > >> > >> Alistair > >> > >>> On 29/06/2023, at 3:57 AM, W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. > >>> <robert.funnell(a)mcgill.ca> wrote: > >>> > >>> Alexandre - > >>> > >>> I think that what you are looking for is a stroke that is inside > >>> the object boundary rather than centred on the object boundary. I > >>> believe that the former is not available in Inkscape and is not > >>> supported by the SVG standard. However, I think you can get the > >>> effect you want using Path > Inset, or Path > Dynamic Offset, or > >>> Path > Linked Offset, or Path > Path Effects + Offset. They > >>> provide different levels of control. > >>> > >>> I'm not very familiar with these tools and don't know where the > >>> best documentation is. In playing with them I used various > >>> combinations of Edit > Copy & Paste In Place, Object > Raise & > >>> Lower, Path > Object to Path, and Object > Fill and Stroke. > >>> > >>> - Robert > >>> > >>> ------------------------- > >>> > >>> From: Alexandre Guglielmi <alexandre.guglielmi(a)gmail.com> > >>> Sent: June 27, 2023 20:07 > >>> To: inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > >>> <inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org> > >>> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Keeping the Size and Changing the Border > >>> > >>> Hi Folks! > >>> > >>> How to maintain the external size of an object by changing its > >>> border thickness? > >>> Every time I change the border thickness, the object size > >>> automatically changes as well. > >>> This is really annoying, because I have to resize again...but in > >>> that case the border thickness changes too. > >>> So I'm going to repeat this boring procedure until I get it. > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance > >>> > >>> Alexandre Guglielmi > >>> Florianópolis - Santa Catarina - > >>> Brazil_______________________________________________ > >>> Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > >>> To unsubscribe send an email to > >>> inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org > > -- > Philip Rhoades > > PO Box 896 > Cowra NSW 2794 > Australia > E-mail: phil(a)pricom.com.au_______________________________________________ > Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org > To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org >

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if i click maximise, inkscape does not change window size
by jindam, vani 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

I am running opensuse tumbleweed using proot-distro. My de is xfce. When i click maximize button on inkscape it does not change window size. Screen size [ 720x1280 ]. $ inkscape --debug-info Inkscape 1.2.2 (b0a8486541, 2022-12-01) GLib version: 2.76.3 GTK version: 3.24.38 glibmm version: 2.66.6 gtkmm version: 3.24.7 libxml2 version: 2.10.4 libxslt version: 1.1.38 Cairo version: 1.17.8 Pango version: 1.50.14 HarfBuzz version: 7.3.0 OS version: openSUSE Tumbleweed regards, jindam -- toots: @jindam_vani@mastodon.world

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inkscape selector tool not work porperly
by hc_hc_hc＠126.com 01 Jun '23

01 Jun '23

Hi， everyone, It's just begin from today. that my inkscape 1.2.2 and inkscape 1.3 beta0 not worked porperly. When I using "selector tool" drag a selecting box, some item out the box will be selected, only if it's tectangle border partly cover by my selection box. I mean if I draw a selecting box as blue rectangle showing , because of the line's border is partly covered by the box ,the line will eventually be selected. I don't find any setting related to that. So anybody know how to solve the problem or this is a new bug? by the way, the problem was happened after I tried to using inkscape 1.3 beta0 as a windows 64bit compress zip pack. and after that I found Even if I back to use 1.2.2 the stable version I already used, the problem just still exist. yours BrightHuang

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Inkscape 1.3 beta0 available for testing!
by Maren Hachmann 30 May '23

30 May '23

Inkscape 1.3 beta0 =================== Inkscape 1.3 beta0 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-1.3beta0/ When testing, please try out the major upcoming features, such as: * Shape builder * On-Canvas Pattern Editing * Pattern Editor * Page margin & bleed * Document Resources Dialog * Return of Search, opacity & blend modes in Layers & Objects dialog and the (now optional) persistent snap bar * Font Collections * Syntax highlighting in XML Editor * LPE dialog user interface redesign * Improved performance thanks to fully asynchronous, multithreaded rendering * Better PDF import Check out the news here: https://inkscape.org/news/2023/05/30/inkscape-reveals-tools-organizing-effi… or, if you want to know more, see the release notes draft in the Wiki at: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.3 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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Unset Stroke Color Only?
by F.B. Hu 29 May '23

29 May '23

Hello! I would like to request a new feature that sets stroke color to “unset”, while leaving stroke style as is, so that I can control the stroke color of it via CSS. I noticed that I can unset the stroke paint in the Fill and Stroke dialog, but doing so also unsets stroke style, making it inconvenient for me, as I have to remove the “stroke” attribute in the final svg file in the end. I’m aware that it’s better to file requests to bug tracker systems, but as the Report Bugs suggests I decided to send the request here for discussion before doing so. Thanks!

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my Email
by Gerard CHARLES 18 May '23

18 May '23

gerard.charles3(a)wanadoo.fr mailto:gerard.charles3@wanadoo.fr thanks

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bug? tspan in PNG export
by Nicolas Graner 18 May '23

18 May '23

Hello all, I am new to Inkscape and wonder if what follows is a known bug, or an error of mine. I'm running Inkscape 0.92.4 on Linux Debian 4, so it may well have long been fixed. Consider this file: <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"> <svg width="100mm" height="100mm" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 100 100"> <text> <tspan x="10" y="20" fill="red">123</tspan> <tspan x="10" y="20" fill="blue">321</tspan> </text> <text x="10" y="40" fill="red">123</text> <text x="10" y="40" fill="blue">321</text> </svg> When I open it in Inkscape, it correctly shows two lines with a blue 321 on top of a red 123. When I export it to PNG, the first line appears with the red 123 on top of the blue 321, as if the tspan's had been processed in reverse order. (The second line, without tspan's, remains correct.) Any thoughts? Thanks, Nicolas

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Inkscape 1.3 About Screen: Contributor Vote results are in!
by Maren Hachmann 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Thank you everyone for participating in the Inkscape 1.3. About Screen Contest! You've drawn, voted, organized, checked entries, encouraged other participants, helped with project memberships, and let people know about the Contest, and we are very grateful for your participation! Today, the second part of the vote concluded, and we have a winner! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Congratulations go to Denis Kuznetsky for his “Isometric Madness” submission to our Inkscape 1.3 About Screen Contest! The artist shared that Inkscape is their “favorite program for drawing vector graphics.” You can find Denis' original entry here: https://inkscape.org/~Denis_Kuznetsky/%E2%98%85isometric-madness ---------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy Inkscape's upcoming version's About Screen - and maybe test out the latest alpha version! https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.3alpha0/

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Inkscape 1.3 alpha0 available for testing!
by Maren Hachmann 01 Apr '23

01 Apr '23

Inkscape 1.3 alpha0 =================== Inkscape 1.3 alpha0 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-1.3alpha0/ When testing, please try out the major upcoming features, such as: * Shape builder * On-Canvas Pattern Editing * Pattern Editor * Page margin & bleed * Document Resources Dialog * Return of Search, opacity & blend modes in Layers & Objects dialog and the (now optional) persistent snap bar * Font Collections * Syntax highlighting in XML Editor * LPE dialog user interface redesign * Improved performance thanks to fully asynchronous, multithreaded rendering * Better PDF import … and more, see the release notes draft in the Wiki at: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.3 If you find any issue with this alpha 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 alpha release! -- The Inkscape team

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Re: Inkscape 1.2 / Layer actions
by Charles Chambers 26 Mar '23

26 Mar '23

Never mind. I'm stupid. "Layers" vs. "objects" are two different menu choices, and two different concepts.

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Inkscape 1.2 / Layer actions
by Charles Chambers 26 Mar '23

26 Mar '23

Is anyone else having problems with moving figures to top, up in a layer, down in a layer, or to bottom. Let's say we create two circles, with different interior colors (red and yellow) that overlap like a Venn diagram. The circle on top determines the color of the common area. Try to move the circle on top to the bottom, or the circle on the bottom to the top, changing the color of the common area. It doesn't seem to work?

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Community voting for the next Inkscape About Screen is open until March 26!
by Maren Hachmann 20 Mar '23

20 Mar '23

Hi Inkscape Community, first of all, a big thank you to everyone who sent in their contest entry! Now, Community voting on the stunning collection of artwork is open until Sunday, March 26 (for almost 7 days from now). Visit https://inkscape.org/gallery/=about-screen-contest/contest-for-13/ to rank your top choices! Everyone is allowed to vote in this round of voting. The results will be passed on to the project contributors to select the winner from. Good luck to all participants! The Inkscape About Screen Contest Team

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Actual object contents are somehow not within parent selection boxes, how to fix?
by Britton Kerin 06 Dec '22

06 Dec '22

I've attached a svg logo I originally got from some web site. I've attached it. Unfortunately it seems pretty broken in that the actual contents of a lot of the contained objects don't seem to be within the bounding boxes of their containing objects. I've found that if I more the right sub-objects around I can get them back withing the bounds of their parents (e.g. by putting g42->svg40->g38->g36 I can get it into the bounding box of g42. But of course fixing the entire thing this way would be really painful and might still not really be correct. Is this thing really valid to begin with? Is there any good systematic way to fix it? Thanks, Britton

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Inkscape 1.2.2
by Marc Jeanmougin 06 Dec '22

06 Dec '22

Inkscape 1.2.2 ============== Inkscape 1.2.2 is now released. You can download it at: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2.2/ then, if you want to support Inkscape, donate to the project at: https://inkscape.org/support-us/ ---------------- Inkscape 1.2.2 is a maintenance and bugfix release, which brings you 4 crash fixes, over 25 bug fixes, 5 fixes for extension bugs and 13 improved user interface translations. Notably, the OpenClipart import is now available to everyone, regardless of the selected packaging format or operating system, spellchecking finally works on macOS, performance is improved (in exchange for dithering disabled by default), extensions that modify colors can now also modify colors in patterns again, and for our maker community, we fixed some issues with the measure tool, the DXF14 export and with hairline strokes. Thanks to everyone involved in that release! -- The Inkscape team

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make original selection dialog show up again
by Britton Kerin 06 Dec '22

06 Dec '22

I rebuilt inkscape and the first couple times what looked like some sort of original setup dialog showed up. I wanted to look at it and consider the options it offers but now it doesn't show up again. How can I make it reappear? Thanks, Britton

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Windows 11 - Export file (svg,pdf, png,...) in CMYK
by Alberto Piovesana 27 Oct '22

27 Oct '22

Good morning everyone, I need to export files with CMYK color profile. How can I do this with Inkscape? Is there any extension compatible with Windows 10-11? Do you recommend any external program? I tried searching but I couldn't find anything.... Thank you very much Sincerely Alberto Piovesana 3298114293

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