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Problem about Paint bucket
by Ravindrasingh A. Patil 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

Hello Team User Inkscape, I am new to this area and self learning Inkscape. My problem is--- when I try to fill using Paint bucket tool, program Inkscape is forced to close due to Runtime error. Until now it was working, but don't know if ever I changed preferences or something else and paint bucket has started malfunctioning. Please help! Or am I at wrong place to ask this question? Thanks and regards! --Ravindrasingh

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Import clip art question.
by Henry W. Peters 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Hi, Just installed Sabayon Linux with a KDE desktop... I installed Inkscape 0.48. When I go to File --> Import... expecting to find import clip art... not there. Question: What to do to enable it...? (I pasted 'openclipart.org' in the import/export preferences, didn't help). Thanks for any advice. Henry

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Thanks
by Joe Shevland 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

I've dabbled in the past few years with Inkscape, and for me it was a bit like the GIMP - served a purpose but felt a bit unwieldy. I've recently been doing a few favicon's with the latest release, and SVG images for a game's splash screen, and I'm just extremely impressed with what you people involved have put together with Inkscape. Bloody good job, and thankyou. A brilliant effort. Cheers, Joe

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joint-and-wire-type polylines/fixed length line segments?
by Amy 26 Sep '13

26 Sep '13

Hi, I'm after some functionality in Inkscape but unfortunately I don't know what it's called, but I will try to describe it: 1. I draw a polyline (a path of straight line segments with a few nodes). 2. I use the node tool to grab one of the nodes and reposition it. Currently in Inkscape when I do (2) the line segments either side of the node adjust their lengths to accomodate the new position of the node. What I'm after is where the entire line is treated as if the segments were *rigid* (i.e. fixed length) and think of the nodes as hinges. So I drag one of the nodes to a new position, and by virtue of the fixed length line segments the rest of the line is dragged with the node, to some extent. For example you could imagine if I had a straight line with two segments and nodes A/B/C: (A) --- (B) --- (C) If I grab (B) and drag it upwards, this is what Inkscape does (on the left) compared to what I want (on the right): (B) | (B) / \ | / \ / \ | / \ / \ | (A) (C) / \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | (A) (C) | (it renders OK for me in monospace) On the left, the segments AB and BC are lengthened and A and C remain in their original positions. On the right, AB and BC preserve their length, and as a result the entire line is dragged upwards. The particulars of exactly how (A) and (C) reposition themselves is not important to me, as long as they act in a way consistent with AB and BC having the same length before and after. 1. what is this feature called (so I can ask about it/search for it better)? 2. Does Inkscape support this? (say I can toggle between the fixed-length and variable-length modes)? cheers, Amy

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divide overlapping objects
by Maarten van der Velde 24 Sep '13

24 Sep '13

If I have three overlapping objects (closed paths), is there a easy way to 'split them up'/divide them using the borders where they intersect? The 'boolean operations' seem to either divide one object by the other, removing the top-most one, *or* cut the path (outline) of one using the other. Conceptually, if I got three cirlcles, each one overlapping partially all the others, after this operation, I'd like to end up with 7 separated parts. Thanks!

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How to have different markers along each node of a polyline?
by Amy 23 Sep '13

23 Sep '13

Hi all, I'm trying to write an Inkscape extension that has the following functionality: 1. I create a polyline in Inkscape and select it. 2. My extension takes in a string of predefined tokens, the same number as there are nodes in the polyline, e.g. "square, circle, triangle, circle, circle". 3. The extension places a square at the first node of the polyline, a circle at the second, triangle at the third, circle at the fourth, circle at the fifth (includes end points). I would like the resulting line-with-pictures to still be a line in that I can go to the node editor and adjust the nodes of my polyline (it's just that the nodes have pictures on them now). How can I achieve this in Inkscape or in SVG? (Is this the appropriate list for this question, or should I send to inkscape-devel?) This makes me think that what I want is to specify *custom* markers along a line. I.e. not just marker-start, marker-end and marker-mid, but more of a marker-sequence (so that the middle markers can be different from each other). Is this possible? If not, is there some other way to do this? Perhaps I can do this with connectors instead so that my sequence of square -- connecter -- circle -- connector -- triangle -- connector -- circle -- connector -- circle still *acts* like a line with markers at each node in inkscape (though in SVG it is not "truly" a polyline with markers). I've been trying to read up on connects, but is there further documentation available? In particular, I think I've worked out how to set "inkscape:connector-(type|curvature)" and "inkscape:connection-(start|end)", but what is "inkscape:connection-(start|end)-point"? On examining the XML of a test connector I drew in Inkscape, it was set to "d4" for all the connectors I drew and I'm not sure what this signifies. Also when I convert my path to connectors in my extension, is it up to me to calculate where the path would intersect with the edge of the node? For example if I connect a star to a rectangle I notice that in Inkscape the connector only starts and ends at the edges of the objects, even though the "true" connection handle is in the centre. Is there some convenience function in the Python modules somewhere for me to work out where the polyline would intersect with my node picture (particularly for more complex shapes, like a star)? cheers, Amy

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Help Test a Bug
by Martin Owens 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

Hey Users, We're trying to clear blocking bugs and one that is quite hard to test needs your help: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1106031 If you're using trunk builds (i.e. from the inkscape testing ppa or other very recent build) then I'd like your help by following these instructions and letting me know if you can get inkscape to crash or not: 1. Save this file: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1106031/+attachment/3606346/+files… 2. Open in inkscape (trunk) 3. Run Extension > Color > Randomise 4. Close inkscape Repeat a couple of times. If you get a crash let me know, if it doesn't crash. Also let me know. Because the code implicated has changed so much, I believe the bug to be fixed already, let's prove it and knock this blocking bug out the way. Thanks for your help, Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Difference operation between group of objects and single object
by Guiu Rocafort 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

I have a rectangle, also a group of objects which is the result of creating a small circle and applying scatter extension so it distributes along the rectangle borders. Then I try to apply the difference operation but doesn't seem to work. If I ungroup and I apply the operation selecting each circle and the rectangle one by one it works but not as a group. Does Inscape allow to apply the difference operation between a group and a single object ? If it doesn't, some suggestions about how to do that faster ? PD: I'm trying to achieve something like this: http://howto.nicubunu.ro/inkscape_postage_stamps/ Thanks in advance Guiu Rocafort -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

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Include Filename as Variable in Drawing
by Peter Schürch 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

Hi Is it possible to include the filename as a variable or field in an inkscape drawing? Thanks, Peter -- Inkscape 0.48, Windows 7 Meier und Partner AG, Switzerland, www.meierpartner.ch

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Check out the car I made
by Steve Litt 03 Sep '13

03 Sep '13

Hi all, Check out the car I made with Inkscape: http://www.a3b3.com/stuff/cardisplay1.svg Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance

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problem with unit selection drop downs
by "René Staffen" 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

Hi, Sorry. i wasn't aware that the webmailer (that i use very rarely) uses html as default. here again in plain text: I hope someone can help me. I have a problem with my inkscapes (i had 0.48.2... and upgraded to 0.48.4.r9939 without success, OS: german WinXP 32bit) unit selection boxes. Especially the ones in the document property dialog (but also in some other dialogs). the "default unit" and "unit" drop down lists are empty. they are very small and the drop down button is inactive (grey). So i cannot change the units. I allready tried removing preference file to reset to defaults. i changed the language from german to english. but the problem does not disapears. The only boxes that i could found that seems to work is the one in the toolbar if an object was selected and the one in the stroke style dialog. document propertys/page, document propertys/grids, transform, inkscape preferences/grid, inkscape preferences/Interface are not working. Any hints? regards René

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problem with unit selection drop downs
by "René Staffen" 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

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Inkscape->Illustrator, keep layers intact
by Chris Mohler 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Hi list! I usually lurk on inkscape-devel, and this is my first post here. I'm looking for help with creating multi-layer drawings in Inkscape and opening them in Illustrator while preserving the layer structure, if possible. Any tips? I use both programs all the time, but usually when I'm going back-and-forth between the two it's something simple - a trace, a single layer, etc., not a multi-layer composition. Thanks, Chris

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Latest Inkscape download
by Ken 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

I am not sure if I am contacting the correct person but here is my inquiry. My desktop computer crashed. I purchased a lap and downloaded the latest version of Inkscape. My issue now is that the font, Venus Rising, which I have used for all of my logos and TM is not showing up in this latest version. I'm not sure if I downloaded incorrectly or if I need to download an earlier version. Thank you for any help you can provide. Best Regards Ken Sent from my iPhone...

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"Edit paths by nodes" uses different and wrong approximation of arc as bezier curve.
by Auguste Pop 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Hi I have noticed an inconsistency between "Edit paths by nodes" and "Object to path". If we press F4 to draw an rectangle with rounded corner and then use "Object to path" to convert it to path, the rounded corners are approximated by one bezier curve at a corner. The bezier curve uses traditional method which ensures the middle point of the bezier curve is on the arc, and of course the zero and first degree continuity at end points. To put it in maths, for an arc on unit circle of length theta, the distance between first and second control point of the four control points of bezier curve is 4/3*tan(theta/4). However, if we draw the same rectangle with manual edited path with A/a in path description element d, and use "Edit paths by nodes" to show the nodes, we have different approximation. We can press "Insert new nodes into selected segments" to get the representation in text in "XML Editor". We can see, every corner is represented by two bezier curves. That's not a big problem. The problem is for every bezier curve, the distance between the first and second control point of the four control points of the approximating bezier cuver is theta/3, if we transform the arc onto an unit circle. That's simply wrong. Should I file a bug report? Please comment. Best Regards,

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General Question about Publicity
by KC Novak 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

Hi Inkscape Community! My name is K.C. and I am searching for a possible contact to discuss a publicity question regarding Inkscape. Would there be a direct contact for this department? Many thanks! Please feel free to email me back at: kc@...3035... K.C.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Robert Funnell 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

On Sun, 11 Aug 2013, Robert Funnell wrote: > On Sat, 10 Aug 2013, Alejandro Castillo wrote: > >> El 10/08/13 14:30, Robert Funnell escribió: >> > Alejandro - >> > >> > I had just discovered this trick from an Adobe Illustrator thread and >> > was trying it in Inkscape when I saw your message. When I select the >> > two nodes at the same time, my Inkscape doesn't display the selected >> > nodes in the usual way. Also, although I can simultaneously move the >> > nodes, I don't seem to be able to simultaneously manipulate their >> > handles. Is that normal? This is with 0.48 under Windows 7. >> >> is normal, i think you can't manipulate both handles with the mouse, but >> i suppose you can do it with the keyboard. I have not been able to test >> every combination of keys, because the Spanish keyboard layout is a >> little different and some things require digital skills that I don't >> have (and a couple of extra fingers xD) but for example, rotate, mirror, >> move... i've tried and works. >> >> this is the link to the node section of keyboard shorcuts: >> http://inkscape.org/doc/keys048.html # d0e3233 > > Thanks for the pointer to those instructions. > > FWIW, I've added something about this to my personal notes at > http://audilab.bme.mcgill.ca/~funnell/swil_inkscape.html#sharedBoundaries Can > anyone confirm my observation that the keystrokes to rotate a handle work but > that the keystrokes to scale a handle do not work? The instructions for the > keystrokes pointed to by Alejandro specify '(1 node selected)' in both cases > so really neither of them should work. > > - Robert I just noticed that, although the headings on the keys048.html page say 'Scale handle (1 node selected)' and 'Rotate handle (1 node selected)', the fine print says 'May apply to more than one node' for both. I don't know what that is supposed to mean. In both cases, Tavmjong Bah's manual says 'These items only apply when one node is selected'.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Alejandro Castillo 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

I'm glad you find it useful. A little tip, you do not need to modify the nodes of each path separately. Select both objects with the selection tool, and then, using the node editing tool, you can select shared nodes of both pathsmaking a selection box around the nodes (click and drag around) El 10/08/13 14:12, Maurice van Peursem escribió: > Thanks Alejandro, > > I'm new to Inkscape, and this is indeed very > helpful. I have yet to learn how to use all the > path-modifying options. The only disadvantage is > that once separated, you get 2 border paths that > you will have to edit both is you want to change > the border later. But this is good start. > > Maurice > > >> may be a solution, but do not know if it will be >> useful. For maps, you can trace the area around >> it, and then draw a line for the "frontiers". >> Then select both lines, and use the option >> "division" from path menu. I send an attached >> file with an example (quite horrible to see, but >> hopefully explanatory) >> >> El 10/08/13 13:33, Robert Funnell escribió: >> >>> Maurice- >>> >>> You may want to look at the thread on making maps from last May: >>> >>> <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=519BAB8A.9070502%4…>http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=519BAB8A.9070502%4… >>> >>> Unless things have changed, the answer is that for now it's better to >>> maintain maps with some other tool. >>> >>> - Robert >>> >>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013, Maurice van Peursem wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, this helps a little. But the rectangle is >>>> only an example, the drawing I'm working on is >>>> more complicated. Take for instance the map of >>>> Europe, with all coutries painted in a different >>>> color. The path-segments on each border belong to >>>> two paths, around the two bordering countries. >>>> Now if I want to edit that border, I would like >>>> to edit only one path. Is that possible? Or do I >>>> have to draw each border twice? >>>> >>>> Thanks for the help. >>>> Maurice > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user -- __________________________________________ Alejandro Castillo *Bearnd*, Diseño Gráfico Abierto www.Bearnd.Blogspot.com <www.bearnd.blogspot.com> __________________________________________ Si desea enviarme cualquier documento, utilice formatos estándar (ODF, PDF, HTML, TXT...). Gracias. If you wish to send me some documents, use standard formats (ODF, PDF, HTML, TXT...). Thanks.

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Software Freedom Day 2013
by Jurgen Gaeremyn 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

Hey people, If there's people in Belgium/Brussels on September 21st, we'll have Software Freedom Day. There will also be a workshop on Inkscape. Please feel welcome! More info here: http://www.hackerspace.be/Software_Freedom_Day_2013 Hope to see some of you there... Grtz, Jurgen

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Robert Funnell 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

Maurice- You may want to look at the thread on making maps from last May: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=519BAB8A.9070502%4… Unless things have changed, the answer is that for now it's better to maintain maps with some other tool. - Robert On Sat, 10 Aug 2013, Maurice van Peursem wrote: > Thanks, this helps a little. But the rectangle is > only an example, the drawing I'm working on is > more complicated. Take for instance the map of > Europe, with all coutries painted in a different > color. The path-segments on each border belong to > two paths, around the two bordering countries. > Now if I want to edit that border, I would like > to edit only one path. Is that possible? Or do I > have to draw each border twice? > > Thanks for the help. > Maurice

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Maurice van Peursem 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

Thanks, this helps a little. But the rectangle is only an example, the drawing I'm working on is more complicated. Take for instance the map of Europe, with all coutries painted in a different color. The path-segments on each border belong to two paths, around the two bordering countries. Now if I want to edit that border, I would like to edit only one path. Is that possible? Or do I have to draw each border twice? Thanks for the help. Maurice >A easy method that works for me: > >1 select the two nodes you want to join and break the path (shift+B) > >2 select one of the corner nodes, then use >ctrl+A to select all nodes... and as you can >see, only the four nodes of one half side are >selected. > >3 use the node-tool button "Join selected >endnodes with a new segment" with these nodes >selected. End nodes that were open now are >joined by a segment > >4 Proceed at the same way with the other half square > >5 use the selection tool to select the both >square-subpaths, then break apart the path >(Ctrl+Shif+K). Now you have the two rectangles >free. > >The explanation is longer than the making =) > > > >El 10/08/13 02:09, Maurice van Peursem escribió: > >>Hi, >> >>I hope my image comes through. I have a closed >>path, represented by the rectangle. I want to >>connect points A and B to create 2 closed >>paths, one around C and one around D without >>drawing the connection between A and B twice. >>Can I achieve this in a simple way? >> >>Thanks, >>Maurice

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Alejandro Castillo 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

A easy method that works for me: 1 select the two nodes you want to join and break the path (shift+B) 2 select one of the corner nodes, then use ctrl+A to select all nodes... and as you can see, only the four nodes of one half side are selected. 3 use the node-tool button "Join selected endnodes with a new segment" with these nodes selected. End nodes that were open now are joined by a segment 4 Proceed at the same way with the other half square 5 use the selection tool to select the both square-subpaths, then break apart the path (Ctrl+Shif+K). Now you have the two rectangles free. The explanation is longer than the making =) El 10/08/13 02:09, Maurice van Peursem escribió: > Hi, > > I hope my image comes through. I have a closed path, represented by > the rectangle. I want to connect points A and B to create 2 closed > paths, one around C and one around D without drawing the connection > between A and B twice. Can I achieve this in a simple way? > > Thanks, > Maurice > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user -- __________________________________________ Alejandro Castillo *Bearnd*, Diseño Gráfico Abierto www.Bearnd.Blogspot.com <www.bearnd.blogspot.com> __________________________________________ Si desea enviarme cualquier documento, utilice formatos estándar (ODF, PDF, HTML, TXT...). Gracias. If you wish to send me some documents, use standard formats (ODF, PDF, HTML, TXT...). Thanks.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Maarten van der Velde 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

In addition to my previous answer (to personal mail, in Dutch) which covered 'node operations', you could also just duplicate the object and set the width of both the original and the duplicate to half of their origanal widths. (scale horizontally by 50%). This requires no node operations. :) On Aug 10, 2013, at 2:09 AM, Maurice van Peursem wrote: Hi, I hope my image comes through. I have a closed path, represented by the rectangle. I want to connect points A and B to create 2 closed paths, one around C and one around D without drawing the connection between A and B twice. Can I achieve this in a simple way? Thanks, Maurice<Inkscape-Paths.png>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&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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Make 2 paths from 1
by Maurice van Peursem 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

Hi, I hope my image comes through. I have a closed path, represented by the rectangle. I want to connect points A and B to create 2 closed paths, one around C and one around D without drawing the connection between A and B twice. Can I achieve this in a simple way? Thanks, Maurice

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-dmg
by Hago Ziegler 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

Hi, I would like to have a inkscape-compilation for Mac-MountainLion (10.8) Where can I get it, or when can I get it? What is it depending on, that it is made? Regards, Hago

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