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Simple SVG editing (like combining two images) in batch mode?
by Marcin Kasperski 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

Is it possible to use inkscape (if not, something else) to do simple SVG editing, like combining two images into one? So one can script it... My typical use case is - I have collection of images and I need to generate their versions on a few different backgrounds. Doing it manually is very tedious. With bitmaps Image::Magick works great, sth like $img->Read(picture); $img2->Read(background); $img2->Composite(image => $img, gravity => 'center'); $img2->Write(output) and I am done (here it is perl scripting, but that's not very important). Any chance for something similar with SVG?

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Keep line width when scaling
by Joshua Nibecker 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

I am using Inkscape from the command line to batch process a large number of svg's to png's. Some of the svg's need to be scaled before they are converted to png's. The commands for scaling are as follows. -w, --export-width=WIDTH -h, --export-height=HEIGHT The problem I am running into is that I do not want the stoke-width to change (scale) when I perform the scaling operation. Is there anyway to accomplish this from the command line? Or can someone recommend another library that can help me out. Regards, Joshua

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A problem with Greek letters
by Nihixul 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

I have recently moved my work from an old laptop to my new one. On my new laptop, Inkscape (which is likely a slightly newer version than that on my old laptop) is not correctly rendering any of the Greek letters in my figures. A sigma is shown as an 's', etc. All letters were composed in verdana using copy/paste from character map in Windows XP. They have transferred to two other computers correctly (and obviously show up correctly on the old laptop). I can compose NEW Greek letters via this method on these SVG's perfectly. I am using Version .45.1. Other special figures, like the bullet and the infinity symbol, rendered fine. Any ideas? I searched the forum for the keywords "Greek letters" but I found nothing useful. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/A-problem-with-Greek-letters-tf4673361.html#a13351532 Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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multiselect in xml editor?
by Roger Keays 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

Hi there, I'm using Inkscape to design web pages and it's great for this job, but seeing as I have mapped the html <div>s to many nested svg groups it soon becomes difficult to select the objects I need with the mouse. It's very easy with the XML editor, but I don't seem to be able to do multiselect using this tool! Is it possible, or on the list of improvements? I'm on Inkscape 0.45 Thanks in advance, Roger -- ------------------------------------ Sunburnt Web Services p: +61 7 3117 9661 (UTC +10) f: +61 7 3102 9141 w: http://www.sunburnt.com.au e: info@...2377... ------------------------------------

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SVG => PDF conversion problem with fills
by Alexander Bonivento 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

Hello everyone. Sorry to bother you again with something strange, but my actual project needs all of this... :) Attached you will see an SVG and its PDF created via inkscape. At the end i will need to create it from commandline (all of this is about a PHP app, so i cannot consider the GUI), anyhow to test how things looks like in inkscape i also installed it locally (with GUI) As you can see, the SVG file is a bit unusual: it contains a nested SVG graphics, using a G container to place and scale it as needed. That nested object can be everything, as users will be allowed to send their own SVG files. Now: in inkscape GUI, it looks correctly. I also included in zip a png files which will show you how the design should be. But in the PDF the "Fire Dept." nested SVG is wrong, totally wrong... It seems inkscape renders it correctly while in GUI, but fills the external paths with black when converting to PDF. Same results of course when i try (as i will need to do) with commandline. Export command i'm using now is: inkscape -z svgfile.svg --export-pdf=pdffile.pdf --export-text-to-path Any suggestion on how to solve this? Maybe some SVG formatting i should recommend to my users? Many thanks in advance, Alex

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Gradients lost Inkscape to Adobe Illustrator
by Anthony Tekatch 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

Can gradient fills be exported to Adobe Illustrator file type? Gradients seem to be totally lost, and a bitmap cannot be converted to ai without a Ghostscript error: GPL Ghostscript SVN PRE-RELEASE 8.61: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 I am using Inkscape version 0.45.1-1 (Debian install) TIA, Anthony

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How well does Inkscape work with Vista?
by Steve Litt 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

Hi all, Does anyone know how well Inkscape works with Vista? I can't test because I have no Vista machines. Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/

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Problem using arphic fonts with Inkscape in Gutsy
by Loïc Martin 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

Hi, I've got a document that contains Chinese characters. Each time I want to change the font (Ctrl-Shift-T) to use one of the only two Chinese fonts in Gutsy (arphic fonts), the changes don't get applied. The fonts have a name in Chinese, and maybe that's why they don't work. However, I really need to use them, since a latin font would default to different types of fonts for each characters in the same line, producing an unusable result. Can anybody help me with that matter? Thanks in advance, Loic

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Testing needed on OS X Intel
by jiho 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

Hello everyone, I would need someone with a 'virgin' system on an Intel machine to test the latest dev build. By 'virgin' I mean: - without Fink or MacPorts or a custom installed python - without modifications to ~/.macosx/environment.plist (- without modifications to ~/.bashrc -- this one should not be a problem but who knows) - without the python modules that were distributed previously alongside Inkscape or in the dev builds repository Basically this means that if you just install regular mac applications by drag and drop and never bothered to install Python for Inkscape, you are the one I need ;) I made some modifications to Inkscape so that the python modules that Inkscape uses for the "Effects" are directly integrated inside the application and work out of the proverbial box. So I need you to download and install (drag-and-drop, as usual) this: http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/Inkscape-16250-i386.dmg Run it, draw something with the calligraphy tool for instance and apply two effects to it: - Color > any color effect - Generate From Path > Intrude Extrude Halo Both should work with no additional work. If your system is not as virgin as I described but that you still want to help, it is possible. You only need to remove the python packages you could have installed previously, to be sure these do not come into play here. You need to remove the folders _xmlplus, lxml and numpy from /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/ 2.3/lib/python2.3/site-packages and then follow the steps described above. If you have Fink/MacPorts with python or a custom python install from MacPython however, this change won't affect you since Inkscape will use your newer python install and discard the pre-compiled python modules which are made for the system install of Python. You still need to install lxml and numpy via Fink/MacPorts or by compiling them from source. Please report here your success or failure. If someone could forward this to Inkscape-testers to which I am not subscribed it would be nice. Cheers, JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr/

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Screwed-up SVG file
by Dan H 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

Hello, I had been working with a progressively complicated SVG file when after a while I noticed strange behavior: - When I tried to export the drawing or the bounding box defined by some object, all I got was a transparent PNG file. - When clicking on the "Zoom to fit drawing in window" button, I didn't see anything any more. Only via Edit->Select all and then "Zoom to fit selection in window" button lets me the entire drawing. - When I set the page size to some selection (single or multiple selection), the page was set to something that didn't have to do with the selection at all. - When I ungrouped stuff that had been moved, copied and pasted or ortherwise modified, parts of the group flew all over the place. - Several other aggravating things that I fortunately don't remember. - Saving as "Plain SVG" and then loading that didn't change anything. Of course I thought it was some weird invisible object causing all this, so I deleted all layers one by one but the behavior persisted. After I ended up with a completely empty drawing, I drew a single rectangle into it and still observed the weirdness. I've attached the file in question. It was made with v0.45, but v0.44 behaves the same. Open the attached file, then click "Zoom to fit drawing in window". You'll see. Or select the single object, then do File->Document Properties->Fit Page to selection. For giggles, click several times. What's happening here? --D.

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test earth25noencrypt
by Steve Litt 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

test earth25noencrypt

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test earth25
by Steve Litt 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

test earth25

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test blue2
by Steve Litt 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

test blue2

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test earthlink
by Steve Litt 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

test earthlink

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PNG export without antialiasing
by John Faith 22 Oct '07

22 Oct '07

Hello, Is is still true that exported PNGs will always have antialiasing? ( http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#How_to_suppress_antialiasing.3F ) Maintaining the number of colors in the exported bitmap requires the Cairo renderer, right? Thanks, John

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Wacom problems
by Docsonic 22 Oct '07

22 Oct '07

I just got a Wacom Intuos3 tablet and I am trying to set it up properly for Inkscape on Win XP SP2 (fully patched). At first pressure setting wouldn't work so I downloaded the latest build (Oct 18, 2007) and it works great! However, the mouse doesn't work at all properly - it seems to be using the pen settings. I have tried other programs (Gimp, Flash etc) to make sure it isn't a setting I have wrong but they all seem to work correctly. I do have a profile set up in the Wacom prefs for the pen in Inkscape but the mouse is using the default settings. Has anyone else come across this and if so, what can I do to fix it? It's great having the pen but I can't double-click guides with the pen so there are times that the mouse is useful. Thanks, Tony -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Wacom-problems-tf4648627.html#a13279950 Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Drawing short arcs?
by Jim Ford 22 Oct '07

22 Oct '07

Is there an easy way to draw short arcs through a defined angle and radius/diameter, please? Arcs can be drawn with the circle command, but whilst the angle is displayed when drawing, the diameter isn't. Jim Ford

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Drawing boxes around objects?
by Keith Trnka 22 Oct '07

22 Oct '07

I'm looking to do two things and I can't tell if it's reasonable or possible from any online documentation, and I'm wondering if anyone's had a similar problem or found a solution. The gist of what I'm doing is making drafts of user interfaces with Inkscape. The first thing I'm trying to do is have text with a border around it. If it's possible to somehow draw a box at the outset of the bounding box, that'd be perfect. The second thing is similar, but for groups of objects. But instead of needing to draw a box at the outset of the bounding box for groups of objects, it's like I need to merge each object's outset-box. For example, say I have three objects in an L-shape. I'd need the border to also be L-shaped. Does anyone know if it's possible in Inkscape or has anyone done this? thanks, keith

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How do I make text transparent, or, cut text out of a shape?
by Mick Nelson 22 Oct '07

22 Oct '07

For example, picture a "Property Of" t-shirt. There is usually a rectangle in the middle with XXL inside it. How do I make the rectangle, have the XXL on the inside such that the color of the shirt shows through? Forgive me if this is simple, but I just started to learn this sort of stuff.

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Making the stroke line to be inside a shape
by zemane 22 Oct '07

22 Oct '07

Hi, I am new to Inkscape but I am loving it! I noticed that when I draw a shape, e.g., a rectangle, and add a stroke line to it, the line gets thicker/thin with its center on the shape's border, i.e., the line grows thicker both inwards and outwards the shape. Is there any way I could make the stroke line in a shape grow inwards only, so that adding a stroke line would not increase the drawing's dimensions? Thanks for a great product! --ZeMane -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Making-the-stroke-line-to-be-inside-a-shape-tf4656038… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Losing colours when copying
by greg fenton 21 Oct '07

21 Oct '07

I am using some images from openclipart. I am trying to copy two different balloons (clipart/recreation/party/balloon-red-aj.svg and balloon-blue-aj.svg) into a single new image. I first copy -red and paste into the new image and all is good. When I copy -blue and paste into the new image, it is pasted also as red (not blue). Nothing I seem to do will copy the image over as blue. If I create a second new image and paste just the blue, it copies over as blue. If I then copy red and paste, it pastes as blue. Any suggestions as to how I can get the copy to happen? Thanks, mG.

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Using to different fonts in the same text string
by Loïc Martin 21 Oct '07

21 Oct '07

Hi, Since I'm typing lines that contain multiple language (Chinese+French) I need to be able to at least have the Chinese with its font (one of the arphic fonts, esp. uming.ttf), and the rest with another font (DejaVu serif or Times New Roman). How can I achieve this? I'm using the latest autopackage (dates from september I think, I haven't seen any newer ones on the site). Thanks a lot, Loic

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Which Non-Latin Scripts Do Free Software Fonts Not Cover?
by Dave Crossland 21 Oct '07

21 Oct '07

Hi All, I've just started the Masters degree in Typeface Design at the University of Reading (for which Gentium was a submitted project) and we're expected to do a non-latin script complement to our font, and I'd thought I'd ask around if anyone here has any opinions about the following: Are there non-latin scripts that free software fonts do not cover at all at the moment? Which non-latin script communities are adopting free software and would benefit from more fonts? :-) -- Regards, Dave

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Wacom problems
by Alex 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

> Moreover, in this case it's highly probable that the problem is > actually not in Inkscape but in the GTK library. So it's likely that > if this problem is reported on the GTK mailing list it will get more > attention. Be prepared to state your exact version of GTK and OS and > the exact hardware and driver you use. It may very well be a known > problem for GTK devs. This is not a Wacom-only problem; I wrote about this issue in the first message posted to this list, not that long ago. The problem occurs on both, Windows and Linux; and my tablet is from Genius. Everything is ok in GIMP, so I am not sure if this is an exclusively GTK problem.

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viewBox and inkscape.svg's with other programs...
by Jason Brower 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

Let me get this strait. I am developing a program to make svg's that where created in inkscape and merge them together to make an avatar. http://launchpad.net/memaker. If I am not mistaken, the viewBox is the area of which is veiwable by aplications? This may be why we have this bug... When we merge multiple images with our merging library, the images don't showup correctly in the preview screen, and when they are saved... they are in the right proportions... but not in the right viewBox area. To best explain it... I would just try the program out. Select a head and a feiw other features and you will see the changes.... then save the image and look at it in inkscape. Interesting don't you think? to download it: "bzr branch http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~encompass/memaker/trunk" Thanks to everyone that gives it a try... it is a huge challenge for us that we are trying to figure out. You people seem to know a lot more information about svg's then I do so hopefully we can't figure the answer out. Jason Brower http://brower.homelinux.org

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