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Wanted: Corel-DRAW-like envelope that does not deform the upper and lower borders
by Shlomi Fish 28 May '13

28 May '13

Hi all, I am trying to reproduce this effect - http://www.shlomifish.org/art/bk2hp/- that I originally did in Corel-DRAW using Inkscape. Now, for that I used an envelope effect that construed the text like so: ----------------------- \ | \ | | | / | / | ----------------------- And later on applied perspective. However, when I attempt to do it using Inkscape, I get some deformation/mutation at the top and bottom like so - http://imgur.com/SdUWXA6 and don't want that. I've been considering to implement my own transformation on the points of the path using this equation - https://github.com/shlomif/Shlomi-Fish-Back-to-my-Homepage-Logo/blob/master…, but I hope to avoid it. Can anyone give me any leads? Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ------------------------------------------ Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Electrical Engineering studies. In the Technion. Been there. Done that. Forgot a lot. Remember too much. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .

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Wanted: Corel-DRAW-like envelope that does not deform the upper and lower borders
by Shlomi Fish 28 May '13

28 May '13

Hi all, I am trying to reproduce this effect - http://www.shlomifish.org/art/bk2hp/ - that I originally did in Corel-DRAW using Inkscape. Now, for that I used an envelope effect that construed the text like so: ----------------------- \ | \ | | | / | / | ----------------------- And later on applied perspective. However, when I attempt to do it using Inkscape, I get some deformation/mutation at the top and bottom like so - http://imgur.com/SdUWXA6 and don't want that. I've been considering to implement my own transformation on the points of the path using this equation - https://github.com/shlomif/Shlomi-Fish-Back-to-my-Homepage-Logo/blob/master… , but I hope to avoid it. Can anyone give me any leads? Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Stop Using MSIE - http://www.shlomifish.org/no-ie/ Become an awesome Perl ninja rockstar vampire zombie pirate. — http://is.gd/T2uCO7 Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .

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Inkscape on OSX 10.8
by Christian Grobmeier 24 May '13

24 May '13

Hello all, before a couple of days I needed to upgrade from osx 10.6 to 10.8. Today I realized Inkscape doesn't open any more. On the download page is only a snow leo version available. So does that mean you are not supporting osx any more? This would be a horrible loss for me. Maybe there are other options to get inkscape running on my mac again. If so, I would be very glad about any tipps how to do it. Thanks Christian

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Shrink item changes DPI?
by john Culleton 23 May '13

23 May '13

In Gimp there is a facility for reducing an image's size and increasing the dpi in proportion. In Inkscape is there a way to shrink an image and as a result increase the dpi? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Is there a good way to do map regions?
by Paul Whipp 21 May '13

21 May '13

I'm making SVG game maps where a region on the map is a closed path. These regions usually share boundaries with one another so they often form a 'mesh' (consider a grid of squares or hexagons as examples, although for the maps the regions are rarely regular). To create them I have to copy and paste bits of path so that regions have nicely overlapping boundaries which works but is very tedious, particularly as I'd like to start building maps with large numbers of regions (>500). I'm thinking I'd like to be able to start with a closed path (e.g. a continental outline) and treat it as a 'region mesh' - this would be like a normal closed path except that I could add a 'branch' node to it that would connect to another 'branch' node, creating two regions - these would be maintained as separate closed paths for export and the shared boundaries would always exactly overlap. However, it seems likely someone has faced this problem before - there are lots of SVG maps out there that have regions defined in this manner. Can anyone point me towards a good solution for rapidly building a layer of map regions?

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Granularity along inch rulers.
by john Culleton 21 May '13

21 May '13

I am working on a book about covers using the Perfect Cover Generator. This works in inches. I need to tell how to draw some additional guides at distances of 0.25 inch from the generated guides marking the spine. However the rulers along the sides only measure in inches with 1/4 inch tick marks. I need at a minimum 1/8 inch marks to approximate the correct positioning. How can I refine the rulers to show these 1/8 inch subdivisions? I can draw my own ruler along a path or convert temporarily to pixels and count off 18 pixels but either of these techniques seem a bit clumsy. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Illustrator complains about too many nested groups
by Maarten van der Velde 20 May '13

20 May '13

Just wondering: are you using layers in the Inkscape file? Because Inkscape layers are not real layers, but also just groups (at least: in the SVG-file). Maybe Illustrator gets confused about that. If any program ought *not* complain about too many nested groups, it's Illustrator...Groups in clipping paths in layers in composite paths in groups in groups in groups in groups in layers... Other brainfart: might there be 'clones' in your Inkscape document that Illustrator doesn't like? On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Maarten van der Velde < m.h.vandervelde@...155...> wrote: > Just wondering: are you using layers in the Inkscape file? Because > Inkscape layers are not real layers, but also just groups. Maybe > Illustrator gets confused that. > > If any program should *not* complain about too many nested groups, it's > Illustrator...Groups in clipping paths in layers in composite paths in > groups in groups in groups in groups in layers... > > Other brainfart: might there be 'clones' in your Inkscape document that > Illustrator doesn't like? > > > On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 2:13 AM, Antony Lee <antony.lee@...329...>wrote: > >> I only had 5 levels, which doesn't sound crazy... >> Thanks for the suggestions. >> Antony >> >> >> 2013/5/18 Hendrik Boom <hendrik@...2611...> >> >>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 07:25:56PM -0700, Antony Lee wrote: >>> > Hi, >>> > One of my colleagues would like to use Illustrator (Adobe CS6, i >>> think) to >>> > edit some SVG files I created with Inkscape, but Illustrator complains >>> > about there being "too many nested groups". Any hints on how I could >>> "fix" >>> > the SVG? (Perhaps I could convince him to switch in Inkscape too, but >>> > well...) >>> > Thanks in advance, >>> > Antony >>> >>> Sounds like time to file a bug report, whatever else you do. >>> >>> -- hendrik >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete >>> security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and >>> efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls >>> from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete >> security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and >> efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls >> from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape-user mailing list >> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >> >> >

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DNA-swirl
by Jurgen Gaeremyn 20 May '13

20 May '13

Hey all, seeing some great feedback on this list, I'd like to ask you some help on my DNA-swirl... I'm trying to generate a DNA-swirl that I can then put along a path... Anyone knows how I can solve this problem? I would like to create a DNA-string that follows a path (not a straight line) Thanks, Jurgen.

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Illustrator complains about too many nested groups
by Antony Lee 19 May '13

19 May '13

Hi, One of my colleagues would like to use Illustrator (Adobe CS6, i think) to edit some SVG files I created with Inkscape, but Illustrator complains about there being "too many nested groups". Any hints on how I could "fix" the SVG? (Perhaps I could convince him to switch in Inkscape too, but well...) Thanks in advance, Antony

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LIve Preview in Perfect-bound cover extension.
by john Culleton 16 May '13

16 May '13

When using the Perfect Bound Cover Template the last choice is a checkbox labeled "Live Preview". What does this choice do? I don't see any difference. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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