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Can Inkscape convert PNG into true SVG?
by Ian Yang 11 Oct '14

11 Oct '14

I tried converting a PNG into a SVG. But what Inkscape did was just embed the PNG into the SVG. That isn't what I want and the created SVG can't be re-sized appropriately on web browsers like a true SVG. Can Inkscape convert PNG into true SVG?

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Can Inkscape convert PNG into true SVG?
by Jon A. Cruz 10 Oct '14

10 Oct '14

Yes. Once the PNG image is loaded in, select it and then perform a "trace bitmap" on it. Ian Yang <ian.html@...155...> wrote: >I tried converting a PNG into a SVG. But what Inkscape did was just embed >the PNG into the SVG. That isn't what I want and the created SVG can't be >re-sized appropriately on web browsers like a true SVG. > >Can Inkscape convert PNG into true SVG? > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer >Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS Reports >Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper >Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer >http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >_______________________________________________ >Inkscape-user mailing list >Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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Suggestions for tiling a car wrap
by John Fisher 09 Oct '14

09 Oct '14

I am building a tiny electric car, and it has bikini-level fiberglas body components, about 30 sq ft. We've settled on a fish-scale graphic design to be done with vinyl car-wrap. I've never done a big tiling job, and I'd like to have a lot of color&detail variation, very much like a real fish. Any suggestions, or a tutorial I missed? -- John Fisher Znyx Networks

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About Screen Contest - 3-way tie for third!
by Josh Andler 09 Oct '14

09 Oct '14

Hey all, There was a 3-way tie for third that needs to be broken... more voting is needed from the community to wrap this up this part of the contest. http://inkscapers.deviantart.com/blog/487392705/ For the record, the two entries which have solidified their place are as follows. 1st - http://grassydeviant.deviantart.com/art/Splash-contest-entry-482486783 2nd - http://jfbarraud.deviantart.com/art/InkMotelBlinking4-480823055 It's a shame we don't support animation because if you go to the second place entry's page and click the download link to the right you get to see the full effect. Cheers, Josh

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Translate flowed text boxes
by Vasco 06 Oct '14

06 Oct '14

Hi, I discovered some strange things when moving textboxes around. I will first describe this behavior and then describe what my problem is. I create a text box, with flowed text. In the XML this looks like <parent> <flowid> <rect /> </flowid> <text /> </parent> When I move this box around, not the position of the rect that is changed, but a global translate is applied to the parent entry. I discovered this, because our printer somehow renders the text box, and hiding whats behind. This is not a problem when the text is at the same place as the box, but it is a problem when you moved the text and the box did not move along. This behavior seems strange at the first glance, however, it is somehow logical from the internal XML structure. I wrote a little extension to shift these boxes arround: https://bitbucket.org/vascotenner/inkscape-fix_text_boxes/overview Groet, Vasco

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Inkscape 0.91 About Screen Contest - Community Voting
by Josh Andler 02 Oct '14

02 Oct '14

Hey all, The submission period for the About Screen Contest has closed. It's now time for voting to take place. Please help decide the winner of the contest. After this round of community voting the top 3 entries will be passed on to the developers for a final vote. As usual, the voting is taking place on DeviantArt and you will need to be a user there to cast a vote. To vote please go to the voting journal entry at http://inkscapers.deviantart.com/blog/485998934/ . Good luck to all who entered! Cheers, Josh

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heikkitapio.jussila@...155... has indicated you're a friend. Accept?
by unknown＠example.com 28 Sep '14

28 Sep '14

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Expand and contract entire document.
by john Culleton 13 Sep '14

13 Sep '14

I know that the vector components on an svg page can be expanded or contracted using Inkscape. But Suppose I have an Inkscape svg document that I want to make bigger or smaller to fit a different page size etc. I there a practical way to expand/contract the entire document and all its contents in proportion as well? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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How can I snap the rectile (center of rotation) to the node?
by SAITOU Toshihide 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

How can I snap the rectile (center of rotation) to the node? When I change the rectile in the selection mode, node is hidden and not selectable. I looked for the input box to set the coordinate of rectile, but it doesn't exist, and also I looked for the context menu of the node to attach the rectile to this node, but there is no such menu. So it seems I can't do it. SAITOU Toshihide

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Problem with Inkscape startup?
by Michael Grosberg 09 Sep '14

09 Sep '14

I'm a heavy inkscaper at work and I use it every day. At home, though, not so much. But I recently had to work for home, so I launched my copy of Inkscape which turned out to be a rather old one and, to my dismay, noticed that I had to wait about 10 seconds after the Inkscape window appears before I could do anything. So, downloaded a fresh copy of 0.91-pre2 and sadly, the same thing. Here's what I'm seeing: *Inkscape window appears after a few seconds (maximized). no dockables. *Nothing happens until I click on the canvas. *After I click, program seems to halt, window title says "not responding" *After 10 seconds, dockables appear, program can be used Now, I'm not seeing this at work. My home system is recent and stronf. Windows 7, 64bit, 8GB RAM, solid state HD. so if anything it should be even faster than at work, but something is stopping it. Did anybody run into a similar problem? I tried deleting preferences, no change. Oh, one more thing, might be related: a few icons are showing a "missing file" icon instead of the normal one. preferences, undo, redo.

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bounceback reply
by Brynn 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

Hi Friends, I haven't been subscribed to this list for very long. So I don't understand this. Whenever I post a reply message to this list, there is always a bounceback reply from marcel.tippmann@...3098... He is out of office, etc..... It doesn't seem to happen for anyone else. But aren't we all sending email to the same address? Why is it only for my messages? If I was using the wrong address, my message would not show up at all....right? I usually use Reply All. Maybe this marcel tippmann is in the Bcc? Maybe? I don't understand. Thanks for explaining to newbie :-) brynn

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Extensión generar caja plegable no funciona en mac
by FERNANDO RAMOS 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

Buen día Estoy tratando de diseñar en Inkscape para mac pero no funciona ninguno de los elementos de Extensiones->Generar (Caja plegable, calendario etc) Alguien puede ayudarme. Les agradezco mucho -- Lic. FERNANDO RAMOS Esp. Gerencia de Proyectos Educativos Docente de Tecnología e Informática

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape-user Digest, Vol 100, Issue 3
by Hedley Finger 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

Nazi, Hitler. There, I've done it. This religious argument has reached the end of any meaningful contribution it might make to the sum total of human knowledge. Hedley Typed laboriously on my Galaxy S2 On 02/09/2014 4:19 AM, <inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Send Inkscape-user mailing list submissions to > inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > inkscape-user-request(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > inkscape-user-owner(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Inkscape-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Inkscape and Uniconvertor (Ken Springer) > 2. Re: Keyboard shortcut for the "edit object"functionality. > (Brynn) > 3. Re: Inkscape and Uniconvertor (Mark Crutch) > 4. Re: Inkscape and Uniconvertor (Steve Litt) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 09:37:28 -0600 > From: Ken Springer <snowshed1@...3003...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape and Uniconvertor > To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <540492B8.90100@...3003...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > > On 9/1/14 11:01 AM, john Culleton wrote: > > <snip> > > Why does the OP prefer jpeg to png? Now what I > > would like is the facility to save pdf in PDF > > X/1-a:2001 format for printers. But I can do > > that conversion in Scribus as needed. > LOL OT for a moment. Over the years, I've noticed things like this > seem to get lost in a long thread. I've probably answered it twice, at > least. <G> In the mood of good humor... > > In some cases, the PNG is simply not necessary. And in the case of the > original post, PNG is definitely not needed. > > Believe it or not, not every one out there wants to waste storing > unneeded data on their hard drive, in this case a lossless file format > w/transparency when that information is simply not needed. When you have > only X amount of free space, why store Y number of PNGs when may > possibly save 3Y JPG files? > > Kind of like having to store a 5 gallon container of paint when you only > need 1 gallon. > > Ken > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 10:24:47 -0600 > From: "Brynn" <brynn@...3089...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Keyboard shortcut for the "edit > object"functionality. > To: <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <C2F484763B0D42768B2C0F15C90AF511@...3090...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I'm not sure I understand. Are you looking for f2 or n, to engage the > Node tool? > http://inkscape.org/doc/keys048.html > > From: Dipak Chaudhari > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 7:35 AM > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Keyboard shortcut for the "edit > object"functionality. > > > Hi, > > I can invoke the "edit object" functionality by double clicking on an > object. I would like to bind a key to this functionality. Is this possible? > > About the Edit object functionality : > For paths, double clicking switches to Node tool; for shapes, to > corresponding shape tool; for text, to Text tool. For groups, double > clicking performs the "Enter group" command. > > Regards, > Dipak > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Slashdot TV. > Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. > http://tv.slashdot.org/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Inkscape and Uniconvertor
by Ken Springer 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

One problem solved, now on to the next. LOL My friend needs to save an SVG file created in Inkscape in a vector file format Windows users and software can use. I suggested .wmf, but she gets an error message that says Uniconvertor failed, with a lot of errors listing which lines failed. That's my understanding of what failed. This is the computer... Windows 7 64 bit 8GB RAM Inkscape .48.5 R10040 Have I chosen the correct format? Or perhaps enhanced metafile? I just tried to do the same (Mac OS X Mountain Lion), but the resulting wmf file did not open correctly in Libre Office Drawing component. I sent it to my friend and it did not open correctly as a .wmf file, but the PDF export created on my Mac works fine. Unfortunately, at her end, it needs to be a vector file, a PDF will not suffice. We appreciate the help. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken Springer "All progress depends upon the unreasonable person." George Bernard Shaw "Cheap prices make for cheap goods; cheap goods make for cheap men; and cheap men make for a cheap country!" President William McKinley http://www.greeleynet.com/~wordwork/airpage.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Keyboard shortcut for the "edit object" functionality.
by Dipak Chaudhari 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

Hi, I can invoke the "edit object" functionality by double clicking on an object. I would like to bind a key to this functionality. Is this possible? About the Edit object functionality : For paths, double clicking switches to Node tool; for shapes, to corresponding shape tool; for text, to Text tool. For groups, double clicking performs the "Enter group" command. Regards, Dipak

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Inkscape 0.91 About Screen Contest is a go!
by Josh Andler 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

Hey All, We've reached that time in the dev cycle for the About Screen Contest to happen. If you'd like to find out more about please visit the relevant DeviantART journal link below. http://inkscapers.deviantart.com/blog/479716764/ Cheers, Josh

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How can I fix Inkscape's rendering of this file?
by Jeff Winterpants 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Hello! I am writing a web app that exports SVGs. One such SVG is attached. Though it renders properly in web browsers including Chrome and Firefox, Inkscape renders it poorly. * Firefox rendering (correct): http://i.imgur.com/vvla9QX.png * Inkscape rendering (incorrect): http://i.imgur.com/s8f2aXs.png. Note that the numerical axis tick labels are offset to improper locations. Additionally, the document size is too small to contain the entirety of the graphic. * Batik rendering (slightly incorrect): http://i.imgur.com/xFFqFMs.png. For reference, I tried Batik. It renders the SVG better than Inkscape, but the numerical axis tick labels on the bottom ("Subject") axis are too high, even though those on the top ("Query") axis are correct. How can I change the SVG so Inkscape will render it properly? Thanks! Jeff

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New blog post - "Does open source boost mental health?"
by Phil Shapiro 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Inkscape mentioned and linked to several times in this blog post. http://opensource.com/life/14/8/does-open-source-boost-mental-health Kindly share with anyone you know who would be interested in this. phil -- -- Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@...2324... http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates "Learning happens thru gentleness."

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Save as html5 canvas
by john Culleton 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

This choice exists in 0.91 but on a small test document seems not to work. The error message is too long to quote but the bottom line is: TypeError: descriptor 'strip' requires a 'str' object but received a 'unicode' Do I need auxiliary programs? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Auxiliary programs.
by john Culleton 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Two questions: 1.What is the list of auxiliary programs that one can use from within Inkscape? I am thinking of LaTeX, Imagemagick, Gimp, Ghostscript etc. 2. Should these programs be loaded before loading or compiling Inkscape or can they be added later? This factor may vary from program to program. -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters Book indexing, interior layout, cover design. http://wexfordpress.com

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Rounding the corners of a rectangle
by Ken Springer 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

Windows 7 64 bit 8GB RAM Inkscape .48.5 R10040 A friend of mine is using Inkscape for the first time and cannot get rounded corners on the outside edge of a rectangle. Selecting the round join in Stroke style gives a rounded corner, but the radius of the corner is far smaller than desired. I have a Mac, and very little experience with Inkscape also. I can't get a larger radius either. How do we do this? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken Springer "All progress depends upon the unreasonable person." George Bernard Shaw "Cheap prices make for cheap goods; cheap goods make for cheap men; and cheap men make for a cheap country!" President William McKinley http://www.greeleynet.com/~wordwork/airpage.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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exporting pdf files: request for assistance
by ⒶRTHUR HENRY LILLIOTT 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

dear inkscape users, can someone please help me with exporting pdf files: i am trying to save pdf files of isolated text within a larger file. i isolate the text on the page and specify the export-area-is-page. but it appears that a larger file still creates a larger pdf file, regardless if i specify export-area-is-page or not. is this correct? i am trying to create pdf with minimum size, so this is relatively important. and the object id doesn't really work for these pdf's. so my question is: does the pdf take into account, or include the size of the whole file, when creating a single pdf file? and lastly, is there a difference to converting to paths, before or after exporting a pdf file? thank you for taking the time to read and reply to this email. your assistance is much appreciated. regards, arthur. -- *@rthur henry lilliott* *ⒶRTHUR HENRY LILLIOTT* -- *@rthur henry lilliott* *ⒶRTHUR HENRY LILLIOTT*

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Same build-different screen
by john Culleton 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

I have built the latest pre2 version (3529). when I sign on as root I get two rows of icons on the right side of hte window. When i sign on using a little used signon called "baker" (not the real name) I get the same display. But when I sign on using my usual user name "able" I only get a single row of icons on the right. Clearly there is a preference hid somewhere. I tried rm -r .cache/inkscape while signed on as able. but the alternative display persists. In all cases I am using /usr/local/bin/inkscape Any suggestions? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Set working directory from the command line
by John Kirkilis 14 Aug '14

14 Aug '14

In Inkscape's "Save" section of Preferences, it provides the option to either use the current working directory. The checkbox reads: Use current directory for "Save As..." The hint text reads: When this option is on, the "Save as..." dialog will always open in the directory where the currently open document is; when it's off, it will open in the directory where you last saved a file using that dialog. When Inkscape is opened with no file specified on the command line, I assumed the Save As... dialog would come up focused on the directory that the user had "cd" to before invoking Inkscape from the shell, but the dialog always goes to my home directory. Is this a matter of how our virtualized Linux environment is set up? Is there a way to pass a path on the Inkscape command line to explicitly set Inkscape's "working directory"? I didn't see any such parameter in the Inkscape command line help file.\ RHEL is the platform. John

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Setting Inkscape as default SVG editor on Linux
by John Kirkilis 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Greetings, I'm fairly new to Linux, and we're running RHEL in a virtualized environment. After much searching and various attempts, I haven't come across a standard way to specify that Inkscape is the preferred editor for SVG files. I also can't get it to show up as an option in the Open With... context menu choice in Win7 64-bit. Clues? -John

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