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Animation in Inkscape
by Sanat Ganu 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Hello I am a newbie to Inkscape and scripting in general. I am trying to build an animation extension with Inkscape for doing simple animations as a project in my multimedia course. For that I need to add a timeline in Inkscape and write the timing data for a particular object manipulated by the user into my animation file. Is this possible with Inkscape extensions? Could anyone guide me in finding a resource who could help me with this? Regards Sanat

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Python
by Elwin Estle 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

I have tried a couple of times to learn Python, but I am an old fogy and keep coming up against a wall whenever I try to get my head around the whole object oriented programming thing (yes, I know, Python can do procedural just fine...but it seems like OOP is a sort of central concept to a lot of what python is capable of..) Anybody got any good recommendations for books for learning Python? Especially ones that actually give a clear explanation of the the whole OOP thing in a Python context? I've found stuff that kind of explains things for other languages, but that doesn't help with understanding things from a Python specific point of view. I've gotten a Python for Dummies book...but...it seems I am too dumb even for that. I'd really like to get a handle on this, since Python scripts both Gimp and Blender as well as Inkscape. I've been tinkering with computers for over 20 years, but my programming experience, what there is of it, is pretty much in procedural. Some Pascal (back in the 80's), various flavors of BASIC, mostly on old Atari 8-bit machines, some on Commodor64, Action --think of a cross between C and Pascal, it ran on the Atari--, and lately, Tcl/Tk (Not explicitly OOP, but it is supposedly capable of it), on Win and Linux.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Animation in Inkscape
by Matt Jordan 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

> > Hello > I am a newbie to Inkscape and scripting in general. I am trying to build an > animation extension with Inkscape for doing simple animations as a project > in my multimedia course. For that I need to add a timeline in Inkscape and > write the timing data for a particular object manipulated by the user into > my animation file. Is this possible with Inkscape extensions? Could anyone > guide me in finding a resource who could help me with this? > > Regards > Sanat If you just want to use Inkscape's great drawing tools in an open source animation pipeline and you don't have to build an extension as some sort of class requirement or other, then the easy route would be to use Pencil to work out your timing, export an image sequence, then use Inkscape to ink and paint. It's how I'm doing most of the scenes for an animated book trailer I'm working on. Some example clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg8JBKLOY3Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRlqoKE7Y40 Pencil is at: http://www.pencil-animation.org/ Cheers, Matt Jordan

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Status of dbus capability
by Kent Tenney 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Howdy, I just built inkscape from bzr and ran import dbus bus = dbus.SessionBus() inkdoc1 = bus.get_object('org.inkscape', '/org/inkscape/desktop_0') doc1 = dbus.Interface(inkdoc1, dbus_interface="org.inkscape.document") im = doc1.image(100 ,100, '/home/ktenney/Firefox_wallpaper.png') Which worked on a dbus branch a while back. Now it starts inkscape, but d - was the dbus code merged? - if so, how do I enable/use it? - if not, where is dbus capable code? Thanks, Kent

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graphic tablet problem
by Joanne Rancourt 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

I am having problems with my wacom intuos 3 tablet. It works on all the tools and when I go to add it, it appears to be there but I can't change any of the settings. It works in other programs like PSP ok and I have the latest driver installed. I am using inkscape .46 and .47 and can't get it to work in either. But strangely (no idea why I tried this) the erasor seems to work ! No idea why. Can someone help me here please ? cheers, Jo

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"Hybrid" techniques
by Claus Cyrny 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Hi all, as an addition to my post on photo retouching in Inkscape, I am posting the following link to works at the Behance web site: http://www.behance.net/Gallery/A-joint-venture-with___/54500 For this kind of approach, it would be great to have available what Donn was talking about: the ability to embed a bitmap editor into Inkscape, and vice versa. Claus -- - Me on Flickr <http://www.flickr.com/photos/claus_01/> - Me on Twitter <http://twitter.com/claus_01/>

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Vector art
by Claus Cyrny 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Hi all, please, take a look at this: http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/56920/projects/54500/569201199960944.j… Claus -- - Me on Flickr <http://www.flickr.com/photos/claus_01/> - Me on Twitter <http://twitter.com/claus_01/>

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Photo retouching in Inkscape
by Guillermo Espertino 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

I fail to understand why are you using inkscape and don't do that directly in GIMP, which is the proper tool for photoretouching. Using vectors for something that should be pixels is too problematic (mostly for printing). According to my experience, I'd reccomend you to only use vectors if you need them, and do all the photo stuff with pixels, at the right resolution. Vector graphics are great for type and things that need to be enlarged, but they can give you some problems when it comes to interaction with bitmap images and printing. I'm not saying you can't use them, but keep that in mind. Mostly if you're using Linux, where you don't have reliable export filters for mixed vectors and bitmaps: PDF export in Inkscape isn't ready for production, SVG import in Scribus has lots of limitations (that you'll find in Adobe products too), PDFs from Scribus aren't interpreted correctly by Adobe software, and (you already found it out) GIMP doesn't have a good vectors support.

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Inkscape2Tikz traceback
by Wolfgang Keller 14 Dec '09

14 Dec '09

Hello, when I try to export anything from Inkscape 0.47 (on Windows) to Tikz using the export script from http://code.google.com/p/inkscape2tikz/, all I get is a traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "F:\Wolfgang\Inkscape\share\extensions\tikz_export.py", line 1389, in <module> main_inkscape() File "F:\Wolfgang\Inkscape\share\extensions\tikz_export.py", line 1379, in main_inkscape effect.affect() File "F:\Wolfgang\Inkscape\share\extensions\inkex.py", line 207, in affect self.effect() File "F:\Wolfgang\Inkscape\share\extensions\tikz_export.py", line 1294, in effect graphics_state = GraphicsState(none) NameError: global name 'none' is not defined This is a "minimum" Inkscape file as an example: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>  <svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 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id="path9089" /> </g> </g> </svg> TIA, Sincerely, Wolfgang -- NO "Courtesy Copies" PLEASE!

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Photo retouching in Inkscape
by Guillermo Espertino (gez) 14 Dec '09

14 Dec '09

Donn wrote: > I couldn't agree more. I wish the lines between bitmap and vector (and 3D) > would just blur already: > 1. Draw in vectors - render to bitmaps (shadows, textures, etc.) > 2. Natural painting tools - watercolour, charcoal, oil, markers -- all > vectors, all node-editable, all scaleable, all groupable and joinable. All the > time! > 3. 1 and 2 on any face of a 3D object! > > Go code now. You have your orders! :D > You forgot this: 4. It has to be fast :-) Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that vectors should never mix with bitmaps. I'm saying that, considering the current state of the tools, maybe it's not the best idea to replace a good bitmap manipulation program with a vector illustration program. In the future this distinction may be more subjective.

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JessyInk version 1.4.0 released!
by Hannes Hochreiner 13 Dec '09

13 Dec '09

Dear all: >From the user feedback it is obvious that zoom-based presentations are getting increasingly more popular. Responding to this trend, JessyInk introduced a new extension for mouse navigation. This new mouse handler allows the presenter to drag and zoom the slide as well as to create an ad-hoc view by clicking on any object on the slide. Be sure to check out the latest JessyInk release and the showcase file at: http://code.google.com/p/jessyink/ Hope you'll have fun and create some stunning presentations with this new version of JessyInk! About JessyInk: JessyInk is a JavaScript that can be incorporated into an Inkscape SVG image to turn it into an animated presentation. When the image is loaded into an SVG-capable browser, every layer of the image becomes a slide. Some of the many features include transitions, effects, an optional master slide, index sheet and drawing mode, and zoom-based effects.

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Photo retouching in Inkscape
by Claus Cyrny 12 Dec '09

12 Dec '09

Hi, due to my Ubuntu upgrade yesterday, I'm actually not sure if my last post made it to the list, so here it is again. Here's a link to my latest attempt at using Inkscape for photo retouching: http://home.arcor.de/ccyrny/images/bild015_neg.nr.n15a._detail_4x.jpg For me, this is better than mere bitmap editing, due to the necessity to edit larger areas, where the clone brush doesn't work so well. The keys of the technique I used here are a) that the inserted vector shapes are slightly blurred, b) that they are semi-transparent, in order to blend better with the rest of the image. My work flow: a) Importing the photograph into Inkscape (as a PNG or TIFF). b) Drawing the vector shapes.This implies single-color fills as well as linear gradients where necessary.(Shapes where 'Stroke' is disabled are more flexible for retouching.) c) 'Select All'. d) Exporting the final image for fine-tuning into Gimp, CinePaint, Krita, or whatever (I'm working under Ubuntu Linux). e) Fine-tuning, final adjustment of color levels, advanced Unsharp Mask. Claus -- - Me on Flickr <http://www.flickr.com/photos/claus_01/> - Me on Twitter <http://twitter.com/claus_01/>

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combining complex paths (Ctrl + K); 0.47 freezes, 0.46 fine
by unknown＠example.com 11 Dec '09

11 Dec '09

Hello again, I opened a complex dxf-drawing (saved as pdf from SolidWorks). File A) combined 1700 objects with "Ctrl + K": Inkscape 0.46-->1sec; Inkscape 0.47-->80sec File B) combined 3000 objects with "Ctrl + K": Inkscape 0.46-->2sec; Inkscape 0.47-->freezes This really looks like a major bug. I am afraid with these kinds of complex drawings I´ll have to stick to 0.46 until it is fixed. Can anyone confirm this kind of behaviour? Lindauer DORNIER GmbH Rickenbacher Str. 119 88129 Lindau / Germany Phone: +49 8382 703-0 Fax: +49 8382 703-4 15 webmaster@...2272... http://www.lindauerdornier.com Commercial Registry: HR Kempten Nr. B/1220 Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Prof. Dr. Dieter Feddersen, Managing Directors: Peter D. Dornier (CEO), Michael Ebeling, Dr. Andreas Rutz, Hans-Jürgen Schmidt (CFO)

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0.47 too slow with complex drawings plus tablet
by unknown＠example.com 10 Dec '09

10 Dec '09

I have been using inkcape 0.46 professionally for technical illustration for quite a while now. Most of our linedrawings are based on 3D-Cad data. The model is saved from SolidWorks as a as a dxf-drawing (Well I save it as a pdf). Importing these complex models in Inkscape results in up to 50.000 single paths (objects). Working with 0.46 is almost on the limit, but in outline mode it runs ok. So far with 0.46 I did not notice any difference between speed when working with mouse or with a wacom tablet when working with these complex drawings. With 0.47 the behaviour when using a tablet really is worrying: a) Drawing a bezier curve with the pen tool is delayed; the canvas is not responding immediately with pen touch. b) I cannot add nodes with my tablet, by simply touching the path (Strg + Alt + click) c) text tool is not responding propperly Surprisingly with the mouse: a,b,c run smoothly with 0.47. with tablet: with small drawings a,b,c run smoothly with 0.47 (but not with complex drawings) A new user (using a tablet) would certainly be dissapointed about inkscape. Luckily I have started with 0.46 and don´t want to swapp inkcape with any other tool. Can anyone of you confirm this weird tabelt behaviour? If so, shouldn´t I post a bug about this? Lindauer DORNIER GmbH Rickenbacher Str. 119 88129 Lindau / Germany Phone: +49 8382 703-0 Fax: +49 8382 703-4 15 webmaster@...2272... http://www.lindauerdornier.com Commercial Registry: HR Kempten Nr. B/1220 Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Prof. Dr. Dieter Feddersen, Managing Directors: Peter D. Dornier (CEO), Michael Ebeling, Dr. Andreas Rutz, Hans-Jürgen Schmidt (CFO)

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Photo editing in Inkscape
by Claus Cyrny 10 Dec '09

10 Dec '09

Hi all, I thought of posting this to the list. This is a photo I edited using Inkscape (vector shapes & eye shadow): http://bit.ly/58x34k Cheers, Claus

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Screen, icons and themes
by Alessandro Antonello 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Hi, all. I was playing around with 'inkscapec.exe' because now I can see several output message that I had not idea. One of those is the following: (inkscape.exe:3660): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not find the icon 'object-visible'. The 'hicolor' theme was not found either, perhaps you need to install it. You can get a copy from: http://icon-theme.freedesktop.org/releases I know nothing about GTK but, since I am a Windows developer I became curious of how can I change some elements of the Inkscape interface without recompile the software. I did a little search in the Inkscape.org WEB site but I didn't find anything. Someone could point me to a reference place? Thanks a lot, Alessandro Antonello

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Problems with SVG
by Programmer In Training 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

I'm not sure if it's my browsers (I'm certain it is) or the image itself (fairly certain it isn't), but I thought I'd ask for opinions. I made a real basic image[1] (just trying to get used to the controls) and decided to check it out in my favorite browser (and the other two I have installed). I was not happy with the results[2]-[4]. IE8 just tries to download the file! [1]: http://www.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us/images/svg-test/pool.svg [2]: http://www.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us/images/svg-test/what-firefox-sees.png [3]: http://www.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us/images/svg-test/what-i-created.png [4]: http://www.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us/images/svg-test/what-safari-sees.png

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compiling 0.47 dependency hell
by Elwin Estle 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

I am attempting to compile 0.47 on Slackware 13.0. I run configure then hit a snag: configure: error: libgc (the Boehm Conservative Collector) 6.4+, is needed to compile inkscape -- http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc I have downloaded the code from the URL mentioned above, it compiles fine. Then I try to compile Inkscape, and it still gives me the above error. I did "make uninstall" on the gc package and downloaded the exact 6.4 package. Compiled it...still no joy. Uninstalled that. Went to Slacky.eu and downloaded a precompiled gc 7.1 and installed that... Still getting the same error. What am I doing wrong? Is it looking for some sort of development headers? If so...whereinheck do I get those?

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Issues with pdf output and rasterized effects.
by John Harrold 07 Dec '09

07 Dec '09

Howdy Folks, I'm using 0.47 on OS X (10.5.8/Leopard). I've run into a problems trying to export PDFs. Here is a test file I'm working with: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1901170/Inkscape%20Tests/test.svg If I save as a pdf with the following options: - Convert texts to paths (checked) - Rasterized filter effects (unchecked) - Resolution for rasterization (600 dpi) - Export area is drawing (unchecked) - Export area is page (checked) I produce the following pdf output: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1901170/Inkscape%20Tests/test-not_rasterized.pdf which looks right, but eliminates the blurred elements. Next I try to save using the following options in order to preserve the blurred portion of the figure: If I save as a pdf with the following options: - Convert texts to paths (checked) - Rasterized filter effects (checked) - Resolution for rasterization (600 dpi) - Export area is drawing (unchecked) - Export area is page (checked) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1901170/Inkscape%20Tests/test-not_rasterized.pdf Basically checking "rasterize filtered effects". Some of the blurred elements look fine, but several components of the drawing disappear completely. Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong here? -- John M Harrold

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Color Management on OSX
by Chris Tregenza 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Inkscape 0.47 r22583 Built Nov 24 2009 OSX 10.5.8 None of the color management options work. The Inkscape Preferences -> Colour Management tab has a drop-down list for Display Profile. This only lists <None> as an option. The mouse-over says that it checks four different directories. I have confirm that all four directories exist and at least one of them contains valid ICC profiles (e.g. they work correctly in Scribus). The Device Profile drop-down on the same tab, has no options, appears to be greyed out and has no mouse-over information. Is this a bug or am I missing something? Any help or suggestions appreciated. I'm trying to create a CMYK compatible PNG file for import into a PDF that is going to a professional printers. Many thanks Chris

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Command line
by Alessandro Antonello 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Hi, all. Apparently the command line interface of Inkscape is not working properly. I usually export PNG files from command line because is much more quickly than open every single SVG to export in the GUI interface. After the upgrade to the 0.47 version I cannot export the PNG this way anymore. There is no error message. It simply output nothing. I use Inkscape on a Windows XP Service Pack 3. The command line that I usually use to export the files is: inkscape -f file.svg -e file.png -h 64 -w 64 I review the options in the WEB about the command line and appears to me that nothing was changed from the older version. Someone has a clue? Best regards, Alessandro Antonello

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Drawing spirals
by Joanne Rancourt 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

I have only begun to work on inkscape and was using version .46 I did a few drawings making spirals and was really pleased with result, even for a beginner like me it was quite easy. Then I saw there was a new version and thought it mus be better and installed it yesterday. Now I cannot seem to draw spirals any more. When I click on the pencil and then on spiro path and smoothing at 100pct I can only get straight lines whatever I do. Is it a setting I need to change ? I do hope someone can help me or I will need to uninstall the new version and go back to the old one. cheers, Jo

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Inkscape 0.47 is released!
by Joshua A. Andler 03 Dec '09

03 Dec '09

Greeting to the community, After over a year of intensive development and refactoring, Inkscape 0.47 is out. This version of the SVG-based vector graphics editor brings improved performance and tons of new features, some of which are as follows: Timed autosave, Spiro splines, Auto-smooth nodes, Eraser tool, New modes in Tweak tool, Snapping toolbar & greater snapping abilities, New Live Path Effects (including Envelope), A huge collection of preset filters, New cairo-based PS and EPS export, Spell checker, Many new extensions, Optimized SVG code options, and much more. Additionally, it would be wrong to not mention the hundreds of bug fixes as well. Check out the full release notes for more information about what has changed, enjoy the screenshots, or just jump right to downloading your package for Windows, Linux or Mac OS X. Release Notes: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes047 Downloads: http://inkscape.org/download/ Cheers, Josh P.S. Let the PR blitz begin!

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by Linda Walsh 28 Nov '09

28 Nov '09

I downloaded the latest and greatest and am having a problem. I press shift-ctrl-d and it exits. I also try document properties and I get an immediate exit. I created 3 new windows, different types, and try document properties. All of them go away -- no crash message -- something like an immediate exit. Shows built Nov 21, 2009 (0.47) I'm on Win7-64bit, but its only a 32bit client. Am I alone in this? Some sort of corruption somehow? -l

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 0.47 is released!
by Josh Andler 28 Nov '09

28 Nov '09

It wasn't a random random version, the goal was to get 0.47 final in th 9.10 repo but the last major bug took longer than expected to be fixed (and obviously 9.10 got released first). We're going to attempt to see if they'll SRU it. Either way, we will have a ppa in the near future which will offer it for a few ubuntu releases. Cheers, Josh On Nov 27, 2009 5:06 PM, "Paul Bolger" <pbolger@...155...> wrote: Thanks Antonio. I'm a little reluctant to start building from source as I have a nasty feeling keeping my system updated may end up taking up more time than actually using it... If the Ubuntu people aren't going to play ball on this - and I think that they should really be offering major releases or critical fixes only, not random beta versions - it'd be nice if you could add an Inkscape repository to your sources list and bypass Ubuntu for Inkscape. Obviously that would depend on whether the Inkscape servers could take the extra load. It's a pity there isn't some sort of combined bittorrent/repository system, where full software upgrades are available via peer to peer. regards Paul Bolger 2009/11/28 Antonio Roberts <antonio@...2662...>: > The version in the Ubuntu repositories will eventually be updated, but > there's no set date. > > ...

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