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Gedit native on OS X (was: Inkscape 0.47 is released!)
by JiHO 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 21:15, Tobias Jakobs <tobias.jakobs@...2040...> wrote: > I've seen this blog about gedit for OS X the other day: > http://blogs.gnome.org/jessevdk/2009/06/10/gedit-os-x-for-realz/ > > Perhaps you are interested in it. That's very nice! It looks like it is time to look at Inkscape Aqua seriously again. Wolf put us on the right track already. JiHO --- http://maururu.net

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Adobe Color Swatches
by John Culleton 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

I have downloaded a zip file containing adobe Color Swatches (.asi suffix.) Can these be used with Inkscape? -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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PR for 0.47 - Go Vote Up!
by Joshua A. Andler 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Hey All, Let's show these stories some love... Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/submission/1122110/Inkscape-047-is-released Digg: http://digg.com/design/Inkscape_0_47_is_released_Draw_Freely reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/a7u5r/inkscape_047_released/ DeviantART: http://news.deviantart.com/article/100936/ Cheers, Josh

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Parallel lines brush?
by sdaau 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Hi all, I would like to have a sort of "hatched" parallel line brush (useful for representing busses in diagrams). This is what I could get to: * Draw three parallel lines ** (using the Bezier tool - click to set start point, hold CTRL to keep line aligned horizontally, move cursor to other end and double click to complete line) * Select all three lines, group * select group and scale it horizontally, such that the length becomes much shorter that the width of the group * Select bezier tool, draw a line made of horizontal, then vertical, then horizontal segment again * Now select the group again, and choose Object / Raise to Top. * Select both the group and the line, and choose Extensions / Generate from Path / Pattern along path * Choose live preview, select "repeated, stretched" copies of the pattern, and set all numeric parameters to 0. The horizontal segment of the object having the effect applied to then looks close to what I want, but not the vertical one.. Any ideas on how to achieve this in Inkscape properly? Thanks, Cheers ! -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Parallel-lines-brush--tp26457887p26457887.html Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Third Edition of: Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program
by Tavmjong Bah 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Hi, I am pleased to announce that the 3rd edition of my book "Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program" is available at: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php This edition is also available as a book(!) and as a PDF download. The PDF version is available as of today at: http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=013706134X The book version is scheduled to be available November 6th. It can be ordered at: http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0137051735 or from many on-line bookstores including some based in the US, Europe, and Japan. Note that the book version is printed in black and white.* A color addendum is available as a free PDF download from the book's website. The new 3rd edition covers all the new features in Inkscape version 0.47 including the updated Pen and Pencil tools, the new Eraser Tool, and the new Snap Bar. Also covered are all the new extensions and the new "Preset" filters. I would like to thank all the people who have sent me comments and corrections to previous versions of the book as well as all the Inkscape developers past and present. I would also like to thank everybody who has supported the guide through purchasing the PDF version (which helps to keep my wife off my back!). Tav * Due to the limited volume expected for this book, printing in color is prohibitively expensive. -- Tavmjong Bah Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/

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problem with clone tiling:
by torvic resflo 19 Nov '09

19 Nov '09

i cant get it to place the clones on top of each other, and simply rotate. i have ===================================== Inkscape 0.47 pre0, build Jul 2 2009 ===================================== i want to do like one long petal of a sunflower (and then duplicate it 6 times spinning by 30 degrees each) ================ Symmetry: p1 Rows/Cols 1/6 Use saved size and pos of tile clicked ON ============= shift: everything zeros nothing checked Rows/Cols 1/6 use saved size and pos of tile clicked ON ============= scale: everything zeros nothing checked Rows/Cols 1/6 use saved size and pos of tile clicked ON ============== rotation: per column: 30 degrees everything else zeros nothing checked Rows/Cols 1/6 use saved size and pos of tile clicked ON since it doesnt work, i changed ONLY shift: Shift X per col: -100 Shift Y per row: -100 still does not work see attached illustration http://old.nabble.com/file/p26401887/tiledClonesIssue.png tiledClonesIssue.png -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/problem-with-clone-tiling%3A-tp26401887p26401887.html Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Referencing another .svg file.
by william.crocker＠...2677... 17 Nov '09

17 Nov '09

Hello: I am using Inkscape to create button icons. Many of them are simple compositions of other images. For example, to make a 'new-window' icon I would like to reference the .svg file for a plus sign over a reference to the .svg file of a window. Currently I create a new .svg file and copy-in the required elements. But, this makes it tedious to change an element (the plus-sign, for example) because I have to visit all of the files into which I copied it. So, is it possible to place a live reference to one .svg file from another. I am stuck on RedHat 4 using Inkscape 0.44 (Pity me.) Bill

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Render bloks aplications
by Odo 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

hi, i'm having a problem with some kde aplications like konqueror file manager ok even OpenOffice. this aplications stops for a few secconds continously this only happens when rendering with inkscape, i'm rendering a huge image with some gausain blurs so this takes a lot of time where it's nearly impossible to use my normal applications any one has any ideas? sorry for my bad english -- <<< this email was written with 100% recyclable electrons>>>

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Windows 7 users
by John Culleton 14 Nov '09

14 Nov '09

Just for fun I created an Inkscape file with an aqua square on it and saved it as svg. Then I addressed the file name in my Firefox browser. It showed it OK. I have read that reading svg files was promised in IE 9 for Windows users. Any of you who have Windows 7 and/or IE 9 can you verify that this is so? I want to create some web entities in svg but not if I am shut off from all or almost all IE users. -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Wacom drawing tablet.
by Guillermo Espertino 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

Does anyone know if the new bamboo pen / pen and touch tablets are supported in linux? I just bought a bamboo (the previous model) and works great out of the box in Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10, but I couldn't find information about support of the new models. The old bamboo and bamboo fun work, but what about the new ones? Thanks in advance Gez.

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Barcode for EAN 5
by John Culleton 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Typically on a book one has a barcode for the ISBN (EAN-13) and optionally a barcode for the price (EAN-5). Inkscape 47 rel 3 provides the first but not the second. Could this be added? -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Wacom drawing tablet.
by John Culleton 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Does anyone on list have a Wacom or similar drawing tablet? Do you find it useful in conjunction with Inkscape work? Is the Wacom Bamboo with a 4 x 5 inch pad useful or does one need the larger and more expensive models? -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Wacom drawing tablet
by Bezierk 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

hey I got a bamboo one just to get me started and quite honestly don't use it when it comes to vector drawing. the mouse is a much better tool for the kind of neurotic precision i crave. apart from that it's much better than a mouse either for pixel work or even for essential day-to-day computer use. It takes some getting used to though. double click was frustrating for the first week.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] wacom tablet
by John LeMasney 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

I love using my wacom tablets with Inkscape. I used it with the calligraphy tool to create a background for my twitter page, and some nuances for my avatar. It would have been nearly impossible to get the same kinds of marks with just a mouse in my opinion. http://www.twitter.com/lemasney -- John LeMasney LeMasney Consulting and Design lemasney@...155... Have I helped you? Maybe you can help me too! http://is.gd/4KiSd cv: http://johnwlemasney.wordpress.com I am lemasney on google, twitter, skype, aim, gmail, meebo, youtube, flickr, ning, tumblr, facebook, wordpress and many other networks. Google Profile: http://profiles.google.com/lemasney

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PDF export does not produce any file
by Jef Driesen 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

Hi, I just tried the latest Inkscape-0.47pre4-1.win32.7z, and when I try to export my drawing to pdf nothing happens. No pdf is created and no error message appears. Any idea what is going wrong? Jef

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Third Edition of: Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program
by unknown＠example.com 23 Oct '09

23 Oct '09

Tav, Thanks for your hard work. I had a silly question the other day and just a quick glance at your online manual sorted it. Your manual is the top reference to use Inkscape, I need a hard copy to be able to study it in depth, and will order one as soon as possible. Cedric Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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speedwanted
by Hago Ziegler 23 Oct '09

23 Oct '09

Hi, I'm using inkscape on 2 PCs with dual core processors. Sometimes, when the work is getting huge and complex, the CPU has to work a lot. Unfortunately inkscape uses always only one of the 2 'cores', so the whole CPU works only with 52-55 %. Things are becoming very slow this way. Is there a possibility to change this? Regards, Hago

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Scripted tilling and pdf export of 10000 svgs
by Albert Vilella 23 Oct '09

23 Oct '09

Hi all, I am trying to build a humongous pdf for a poster made up of about 10000 svg files of same width but varying height. I would like to be able to automatically tile the different svg and pdf (or ps) export the file to print in a plotter. How can I do that? Albert.

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Barcode problem solved.
by John Culleton 17 Oct '09

17 Oct '09

On an earlier version of IS 47 on Xubuntu the numbers at the bottom of an ISBN barcode were scrambled. On my current Slackware 13 install of IS 47 pre 4 this problem is solved. It would help if the numbers were displayed above the barcode in OCRB typeface but I can handle that as a separate step. -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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lxml and stuff.
by John Culleton 17 Oct '09

17 Oct '09

Compiled pre4 successfully . Some things like perfect bound cover and bar code don't work. Messages reference lxml in each case. So I iinstalled lxml. Still no joy. I started a recompile. I note on ./configure that I get the message "Internal Python skipped" Is this the root of the problem? I do have Python on my system. Slackware 13. -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] 0.47pre4 Pre-release
by Joshua A. Andler 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 17:08 +1100, Chris Morgan wrote: > Thanks Ted. > > Issues: > * I missed a couple of very minor things in InkscapePortable.nsi > (neither are important, just warnings about an unused variable > and a constant in the language file which is never used, but > if it were it'd be missing, so I put it in anyway), and > decided to fix them because I can (if an NSIS installer can > avoid all warnings it simplifies the job of the compiler). > I've attached the updated InkscapePortable.nsi. Committed. > * I missed a small bit in > packaging/win32/portable/readme.packaging.txt; the "inkscape" > build directory contains gdb.exe which also shouldn't be > included. Updated instructions for committing are in the > attached readme.packaging.txt. Committed. Will be working on the next couple... Cheers, Josh

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Suppressing anti-aliasing
by Antonio Roberts 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

I'm trying to make some pixel art using Inkscape but there's no way to suppress anti-aliasing. Is there a way to do this in Inkscape or are there any other programs that can do this? Ant

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Pixel Perfect Inkscape
by Alan Gutierrez 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

I'm using Inkscape 4.7 Pre 3 on OS X Leopard. I'm designing for the web, so for the most part, I'd like to have integer X and Y values for my shapes. Editing each point every time I drop a shape is frustrating. I've found that I can set the grid to 1px with major lines at 5px and Inkscape will tend to to the right thing when drawing rectangles or using the pen tool, but not always. There are still times when I have to edit X and Y by entering it into the spinner. Also, if I group objects and clone them. Not all of the objects retain an integer X/Y. They are off by a little bit. Are there any other ways to tell Inkscape to round to the nearest pixel? Alan Gutierrez

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how can i write arabic in inkscape
by Kareem Abd-Elmageed 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

i wanna to know how can i write from write to left like in (Aabic-Hebrew) . i'am using Mandriva and installed Pango .

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Still waiting on 47
by John Culleton 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

I note that there is a prerelease 4 for Inkscape 47. Will this be passed over to the Debian repositories as inkscape-dev? I know that inkscape-dev yields some edition of 47 but I am not sure what. -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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