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cannot save as EPS/PS
by Carlos \"Guâno\" Grohmann 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

Hello all, I am using the latest build (autopackage) in Linux, and I cannot save as PS or EPS. I always get an error msg and Inkscape closes. So far, I've been saving as PDF and then using pdftops, but it was really easier saving directly from Inkscape. Also, when I hit F8, I don't get the text tool, but it tries to open something in the sidebar... thanks Carlos -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Carlos Henrique Grohmann - Guano Visiting Researcher at Kingston University London - UK Geologist M.Sc - Doctorate Student at IGc-USP - Brazil Linux User #89721 - carlos dot grohmann at gmail dot com +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _________________ "Good morning, doctors. I have taken the liberty of removing Windows 95 from my hard drive." --The winning entry in a "What were HAL's first words" contest judged by 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY creator Arthur C. Clarke Can't stop the signal.

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Idiosyncratic mouse behavior in Windows!
by Jim Ford 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

I've just installed Inkscape on a Windows XP machine and am having major problems with the mouse. I've tried both the latest distro and the stable one with no difference in behavior. On clicking the mouse pointer on the Inkscape window, the action takes place far to the right of the window, not under the pointer. Not only does this make creating objects difficult, it make selecting them impossible! BTW, I've not found how to make the grid finer than the default 5mm one. Can it be done (like in Xfig)? Jim Ford

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connecting three line segments in one point
by Jos Kaefer 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

Hello Is it possible to have a node that connects three line segments in the same point? Or to attach a line to a specific edge of a rectangle? Thanks, Jos

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22.5 Angle constraint
by seth friedman 30 Sep '07

30 Sep '07

A couple of months I posted about a 22.5 degree angle constraint, and someone replied that it would easily be implemented in an upcoming version of inkscape. Does anyone know if this has been added yet? Best, Seth

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Snapping ellipses/circles/arcs
by Jean-Marc Molina 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

It seems Snapping [1] works fine for rectangles/squares but not for ellipses/circles/arcs. I'm trying to snap circles to the grid. Notes : * [1] http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Snapping.html

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Manipulating Text
by D. Jones 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

> > On 9/26/07, Claus Cyrny <wrote:> > > D. Jones wrote: > > > I was hoping some of you fellow inkscape users may now how to accomplish this > particular > > > way manipulating text. It started as a discussion at the inkscape forum in this > thread, > > > and I trying to find a reliable way to reproduce the indiana, ben hur and red hot > shape > > > of text. http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32 > > > > > > Can someone help out on this one, or is my only alternative to manually edit each > set of node. > > > > I'm afraid, yes (at least I didn't found another way), but I think this > > isn't as difficult as it sounds. > > > >My steps (I'm referring to the 'INDIANA' text). > > > > 1. Type your text with the text tool. > > 2. Make a ellipse for the curved text. Position it above the text. > > This will be for the upper part of 'INDIANA'. > > 3. Make a copy of this ellipse (CTRL+D), and put it right underneath > > the text. > > 4. Select both the text and the two ellipses, and align them vertically > > (center). > > 5. Select the text and execute 'Text > Object to Path'. > > 6. Draw the nodes until they go along the ellipses. > > 7. Execute CTRL + ALT + C. Now you can fine-tune the nodes. > > > > Regarding the lines of the text: I would adjust their width in the > > beginning. > > > > Here's a screenshot I just did to illustrate what I mean: > > > > http://home.arcor.de/ccyrny/downloads/indiana.png. > > > > Those are not all of the steps to create the INDIANA logo, but I think > > this is one way to accomplish this. > > > > HTH, > > > > Claus Will give this a try. I basically am trying to find a way so that i minize process so that if I do not like the result I can change rather quickly without excessive undos :) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469

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"failed to load the requested file" error message
by Glenn, Skeeter 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

When I use Inkscape to edit a SVG, when Inkscape launches it opens with just a black box. If I close it and try to open it again I get a "failed to load the requested file" error message. Any help would be great. Sometimes it seems Inkscape does not want to launch or stalls. When I try to launch again, it will stall for about 30sec, then open both request. Help!! Inkscape 0.45.1, built Mar 21 2007 running on Windows XP Sometimes I just wish someone who understands me would tell me what I mean Skeeter Glenn System Administrator and Analyst for Organization - CEDRS & BCA Computer Aided Engrg Systems Group - CADDStation, EWITS/PITS, EE Standards, M&PT and PSDS/PSDD Applications Support. Contact Info: Work Cell: 206-963-0135 E-Mail: skeeter.glenn@...2319... Telecommuting Info: On Site: Wednesday and Thursday (Auburn Hotel 17-70.1) Virtual Days: Monday, Tuesday and Friday Virtual Office: 206-963-0135

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Was I dreaming
by Gary Hawkins 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

OK I don't post here much, I live in lurkdom LOL I seem to remember something about being able to cut to a craft robo personal cutter direct from inkscape - tell me I did NOT dream this? (I'm 99.9% sure I even tested it but cannot find any emails to that effect??!!!????) if I did not dream this can anyone give me links etc to the version that does/did the cutting? Thanks Gaz(UK)

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Inkscape SVG extension / CMYK support
by Cedric Sagne 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Hi. I was wondering there is any place where I could have more information about feature support for Inkscape SVG vs plain SVG. Also, I believe SVG does not support CMYK colour space colours (as per Tavmjong Bah's brilliant userguide), and this is important for logos and even EPS export gets imported in Scribus with RGB colours.... Any news on the planned CMYK support? Cedric

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Manipulating Text
by D. Jones 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

I was hoping some of you fellow inkscape users may now how to accomplish this particular way manipulating text. It started as a discussion at the inkscape forum in this thread, and I trying to find a reliable way to reproduce the indiana, ben hur and red hot shape of text. http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32 Can someone help out on this one, or is my only alternative to manually edit each set of node. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/

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Feature question, only current layer visible
by Kent Tenney 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Howdy, I would like Inkscape to show only contents of the active (selected?) layer, other layers would not be visible. Is it currently (svn) possible to achieve this? Thanks, Kent

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Applying current transform to path
by Bill Baxter 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Does anyone know a way to make the current transforms on a path apply themselves to the nodes? In other words I want the "transform" attribute of the path to be the identity matrix. (after first applying itself to the nodes in the path) You can trick it to happen by Ctrl-K joining with another path, then splitting again but I was wondering if there was a more direct way. Thanks, --bb

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pattern not into pdf
by Carlos \"Guâno\" Grohmann 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

hello all I was just finishing another cave map. It is a sandstone cave, so there is a lot of sand on the ground, which is represented by small dots (circles). I created a pattern from some circles to represent the sand, and applied it to a large polygon area. fine. now I export it to a pdf and the pattern is gone! So I tried to convert the pattern to an object, in the hope that this would create lots of small circles where they where in the pattern, but it just made the original set of circles again.. Of course, creating a few thousand points manually is out of question, so how can I have the pattern in my pdfs? or how to convert the pattern to a lot of indivisual objects? thanks Carlos -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Carlos Henrique Grohmann - Guano Visiting Researcher at Kingston University London - UK Geologist M.Sc - Doctorate Student at IGc-USP - Brazil Linux User #89721 - carlos dot grohmann at gmail dot com +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _________________ "Good morning, doctors. I have taken the liberty of removing Windows 95 from my hard drive." --The winning entry in a "What were HAL's first words" contest judged by 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY creator Arthur C. Clarke Can't stop the signal.

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Best way to convert Inkscape to PDF?
by Steve Litt 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

Hi all, I've created a schematic of a motor control circuit in Inkscape, and want to convert it to PDF. File-Save_as and then picking PDF for file type produces an image extremely pixelated on all curves, especially when viewed with Ghostview. Acroread looks better but is still pixulated on curves. It prints fine, but I want to use it as a presentation tool, so it must view well on the computer. Exporting as bitmap (.png) and then converting to PDF was even worse. File->save_as postscript and encapsulated postscript, and then converting with ps2pdf was also pixelated. The least pixelated result I got was to save as XCF (Gimp native format), open with Gimp, save as postscript, then ps2pdf. In Acroread it looked great at all zoom levels, and in ghostview it looked great at 100%, and halfway decent at other zoom levels. However, it converted it to portrait and cut off the left side. I can fix that with a known workaround that if needbe, but before I go to all this trouble, I'm wondering if any of you know a good way to make a high quality, non-pixelated PDF from an Inkscape drawing. Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/

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Fwd: tablet support question: UC-LOGIC 9x12 and e3works tablet compatibility
by Vlad Olenin 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

Hi, I've just installed the Inkscape. I have e3works 5x3 tablet. It was detected by the Inkscape and is listed under the devices. The only thing is that the Y axis is inverted for some reason: you move the pen down, the cursor moves in the opposite direction, ie up. The axis is inverted right around the middle of the page. To explain more, if you pick the freehand tool and place it at the top edge of the 'paper', the drawing will start from the bottom edge of the screen (while the 'pen' cursor itself will be at the top, where it should be). As you move the pen down, the line is being drawn from bottom up. As you close the center of the page the cursor 'meets' the line. As you keep on drawing past the center of the page, the cursor goes down while the line itself keeps on going towards the top. The tablet worked OK with other Vector or Bitmap graphic editors (PaintShopPro, Xara, etc) I tried. Is it smth that can be fixed through the configuration or it's a bug? Also, I'm planning to get UC-LOGIC 9x12 tablet. I wonder if anyone has used this tablet with the Inkscape and if everything works properly with it... Thanks, Vlad

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Install latest development build package
by Asif Lodhi 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

Hi, I have Fedora 7 and want to install the latest development build (autopackage based installation package). I don't know whether my install will go file on Linux if I download the autopackage. Isn't there a simple directory installation that I can simply download and copy in one of my directories? Like the one you have for Windows? It would be great if you could point me to such a directory installation tarball? Otherwise, I fear that after downloading I will fall into resolving the dependency hell. -- Best regards, Asif

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Delivery Status Notification (Failure)
by Lucas Franco 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

<Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net>Hi, I want to show a tutorial for the SPANISH speakers users, "Making a cloud", If anyone can translate, better (My english is very very bad :D). Is very simple and is the first time what i write a tutorial. I waiting for your opinions. The link: http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/902926/%5BTutorial%5D-Nube-con-vectores_.… -- Lucas Franco

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Fill with multiple outline segments
by Robert Funnell 23 Sep '07

23 Sep '07

I'd like to be able to create a single filled object whose outline has multiple segments, with the multiple segments having different colours and styles. I have a fudged example at http://audilab.bmed.mcgill.ca/~funnell/test_fill_multsegs.svg where I've overlaid 2 objects to get the desired visual effect. Is there a way to do this in such a way that I can later edit the shape of the outline and have the fill adjusted automatically? Thanks.

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Gray screen after launching Inkscape and X11
by khali dog 22 Sep '07

22 Sep '07

Hi, I am new to the list. I have just downloaded Inkscape (Inkscape-16090-i386.dmg) on my imac. I use OSX 10.4.10 and I followed very closely the steps and installed the X11 from the installation DVD. When I opened Inkscape, it launched with X11. However the screen that I see is only a gray screen with the Inkscape window (pls see attached picture). I cannot see my desktop nor other applications. Is it normal? I want to have Inkscape working with other application without the necessary quitting Inkscape. Please help. Thanks.

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Date of 0.45.1?
by Steve Litt 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

Hi all, Using RPM files found on pbone.net, I just installed a newer Inkscape. But when I do help->about_inkscape, it says it's 0.45, built Feb 6, 2007. Is that the latest stable Inkscape? Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/

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PDF Creation
by Paulo J. Matos 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

Hi all, I have two files to insert into latex document, which I would like to insert as PDF (not eps or png, those work just fine). They are both attached. All my tries were in vain, from blank PDFs (saving directly to PDF) to corrupted PDFs (plain SVG -> IM convert), or cut images (eps -> ps2pdf). Any ideas on how to get these to PDF? Cheers, -- Paulo Jorge Matos - pocm at soton.ac.uk http://www.personal.soton.ac.uk/pocm PhD Student @ ECS University of Southampton, UK

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Opening .AI files in Inkscape development version
by D. Jones 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

D Jones <wrote> I see this error message when I try to open .AI files Extension "AI 8.0 Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met. Dependency: type: executable location: path string: gs what does this mean? "bulia byak" <wrote> This means you don't have Ghostscript installed. Anyway, with devel version it is recommended to use a newer AI format (version 9 or later) and the AI [PDF-based] file type in the Open dialog. But I do have ghostscript installed. ------------------------------ From: Ted Gould <ted@...10...> > I see this error message when I try to open .AI files > > Extension "AI 8.0 Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met. > Dependency: > type: executable > location: path > string: gs > > what does this mean? --Ted wrote: When you open the file, or when Inkscape starts up? Where do you see this message? What OS? This message is what i see in the error log. When i try to open certain ai files on Windows XP the message that Iimmediately shows in inkscape is the following Failed to load the requested file C:\Documents.........\Sport_Vereniging_Estrella.ai which is from this url http://tinyurl.com/2oalhk ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting

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./configure failure on 0.45.1
by Steve Litt 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

Hi all, I'm using Mandriva 2007 32 bit Linux with 1.5GB of RAM and a single core Athlon processor. I'm trying to compile the Inkscape 0.45.1 tarball. During ./configure, I got the following error: checking for INKSCAPE... configure: error: Package requirements (gdkmm-2.4 glibmm-2.4 gtkmm-2.4 gtk+-2.0 >= 2.8.0 libxml-2.0 >= 2.6.11 libxslt >= 1.0.15 cairo sigc++-2.0 >= 2.0.12 gthread-2.0 >= 2.0 libpng >= 1.2) were not met: No package 'gdkmm-2.4' found No package 'glibmm-2.4' found No package 'gtkmm-2.4' found No package 'gtk+-2.0' found No package 'libxslt' found No package 'cairo' found No package 'sigc++-2.0' found At least some of these packages appear to me to be installed: [slitt@...2358... inkscape-0.45.1]$ locate gdkmm /usr/lib/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.0.30 /usr/lib/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1 [slitt@...2358... inkscape-0.45.1]$ locate glibmm /var/ftp/pub/Mandrivalinux/media/main/libglibmm2.4_1-2.12.0-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm /usr/share/doc/libglibmm2.4_1-2.12.0 /usr/share/doc/libglibmm2.4_1-2.12.0/COPYING /usr/share/doc/libglibmm2.4_1-2.12.0/NEWS /usr/share/doc/libglibmm2.4_1-2.12.0/README /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1.0.24 /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1 /usr/lib/libglibmm_generate_extra_defs-2.4.so.1.0.24 /usr/lib/libglibmm_generate_extra_defs-2.4.so.1 [slitt@...2358... inkscape-0.45.1]$ locate gtkmm /var/ftp/pub/Mandrivalinux/media/main/libgtkmm2.4_1-2.10.1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm /usr/share/doc/libgtkmm2.4_1-2.10.1 /usr/share/doc/libgtkmm2.4_1-2.10.1/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/libgtkmm2.4_1-2.10.1/COPYING /usr/share/doc/libgtkmm2.4_1-2.10.1/NEWS /usr/share/doc/libgtkmm2.4_1-2.10.1/README /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1.0.30 /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1 [slitt@...2358... inkscape-0.45.1]$ Any ideas? Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/

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File->Print doesn't respect the file properties settings
by Steve Litt 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

Hi all, When I do File->Print on my drawing, which is defined as landscape letter in File->Document_Properties, no dialog box is displayed. Instead, the printer asks me to insert A4, and when I put a letter page in the manual tray, it prints the drawing landscape,cutting off the right side of the drawing. The printer prints in duplex mode even though my default printer (lp) is defined as duplex off. When I do File->Print_Direct, a dialog box is displayed to allow me to define my print command, and when I set it to: lpr -P lp_dark the page prints exactly as expected. Therefore this isn't urgent, but as something unexpected I figured a report might be in order. I'm using the Inkscape 0.44 that came with my Mandriva 2007 Linux. My printer is an HP4050, which has postscript and does duplexing. Some of my printer definitions are from the CUPS database, while others (like lp_dark) are from the CD that came with the printer, suitably configured in CUPS. Here's some other info on my setup: [slitt@...2358... ~]$ uname -a Linux mydesk.domain.cxm 2.6.17-5mdv #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 14:32:31 EDT 2006 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2600+ GNU/Linux [slitt@...2358... ~]$ head /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 10 model name : AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2600+ stepping : 0 cpu MHz : 1916.821 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no [slitt@...2358... ~]$ head /proc/meminfo MemTotal: 1555692 kB MemFree: 1034620 kB Buffers: 45732 kB Cached: 224408 kB SwapCached: 0 kB Active: 330444 kB Inactive: 148300 kB HighTotal: 655348 kB HighFree: 210040 kB LowTotal: 900344 kB [slitt@...2358... ~]$ Thanks! SteveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/

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Google Summer of Code
by Victor Domingos 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

Hi! I have just read the news about the results of the latest Google Summer of Code, in terms of the news features that will be integrated into Inkscape, and I would like to know if there is any idea about when will a new version be available to use? I have checked out the latest development snapshots, but turns out that Mac PPC version is not quite up to date. There are only recent builds for Intel... :( I am very excited about this news... What about you? Victor Domingos (inkscaping from Portugal)

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