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inkscape 48.4 install woes.
by john Culleton 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

In both Slackwaate 14 and Debian wheezy I am presented with a list of missing or outdated packages when compiling stable version Inkscape 0.48.4. Is there a precompiled version in e.g. tarball or RPM format that I can install? Or is there a single package of all the lib packages needed for 48.4? I grow tired of library chasing, especially on Debian where apt-get simply doesn't recognize the names of the missing libs. Here are the missing libs using Slackware 14.0: No package 'gdkmm-2.4' found No package 'glibmm-2.4' found No package 'giomm-2.4' found No package 'gtkmm-2.4' found No package 'sigc++-2.0' found No package 'gsl' found When I search out and download these I find that there are additional packages missing. -- 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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Sewing Pattern extension
by Susan Spencer 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Hi everyone, Here is a link to an Edwardian-era Shirt Waist draft which has been coded into an Inkscape extension. Please take a look at it and let me know if this seems usable. Code comments are welcome, too! sewing_patterns.py<https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxsnjDIHW4yveE5MZzhUUDQyUms/edit?usp=sharing> shirt_waist_allington.inx<https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxsnjDIHW4yvY0Fzc2lkN0NSSTg/edit?usp=sharing> shirt_waist_allington.py<https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxsnjDIHW4yvSHNMelVxZThraTA/edit?usp=sharing> Copy these file to the Inkscape user extensions directory, and mark sewing_patterns.py as executable. The Tau Meta Tau Physica blog <http://www.taumeta.org/?page_id=247> covers how the pattern from this book was converted into code. xo, - Susan

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Blog post - Can Inkscape reduce the number of incarcerated people?
by Phil Shapiro 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

For those who might be interested, here's a new blog post I wrote this morning. http://opensource.com/life/13/1/inkscape-save-from-crime phil shapiro -- Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@...2324... http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates "Learning happens thru gentleness."

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DBus API
by Brian Lewis 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

I got code from bzr and built with --enable-dbus-api. In /usr/share/dbus-1/services, I added org.inkscape.service: [D-BUS Service] Name=org.inkscape Exec=/usr/bin/inkscape Code like import dbus bus = dbus.SessionBus() inkdoc1 = bus.get_object('org.inkscape', '/org/inkscape/desktop_0') causes inkscape to start via dbus, but the bus.get_object doesn't succeed. I get an error from DBus: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not get owner of name 'org.inkscape': no such name What else do I need to do?

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Using Inkscape on 2560 x 1400 pixel monitors
by Phil Shapiro 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

Hi Inkscape fans, I've been having fun exploring the use of Inkscape on a 27-inch LCD monitor -- with 2560 x 1440 pixels. Here are two explanatory screencasts I made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo_sz28XoKs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJgvhAk623A Here in the United States the price of 2560 x 1440 monitors is dropping substantially. Starting next month you can buy a 27-inch LCD monitor for $390 from monoprice.com http://tinyurl.com/btwp4bj I'm curious to hear if there are any Inkscape cartoonists here on this list. It might be fun to try creating a BluRay video (using OpenShot) with still graphics created in Inkscape. phil shapiro washington dc -- Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@...2324... http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates "Learning happens thru gentleness."

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Saving a Logo file in Inkscape
by Sarah Parker-Smith 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

Hi there, I have created a logo in Inkscape using vector layers. It is saved as an svg file and I need to create the following: Layered vectors in EPS & PDF Can someone please let me know how I would go about saving the file so that the layers I have created are maintained in the pdf and eps documents as requested? Thanks for your help! Sarah

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Matplotlib svg import
by Martin Manns 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

Hi all, I am currently trying to paste svg data that has been generated with matplotlib (http://matplotlib.org/) via the clipboard into inkscape. Pasting via the clipboard would make it easier to include charts from the spreadsheet pyspread (http://manns.github.com/pyspread/) into Jessyink presentations. I have attached an example chart. When opened with inkscape, it displays perfectly. When imported, the chart line is missing. When I paste the file contents via the clipboard (copied from an editor) nothing happens. I would expect identical results. Are interfaces different for "file open", "import svg" and "clipboard paste" operations? Do I have to change something in the data so that inkscape accepts it as clipboard pasteable? Should I open a bug report? I am using inkscape 0.48.3.1 on Debian sid/squeeze (i386). Cheers, Martin

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format, that does not clean up the code
by Hago Ziegler 30 Jan '13

30 Jan '13

Hi everybody, I'm using Inkscape also to make animations like: <path ... d=" (a path) "> <animate ......to=" (the new path) "> When I load such a file into inkscape -for example, to add a new path- and save it at the end as *.svg, all parts of the original code, that can't be seen in inkscape are deleted. Is there any possibility, to save it in a way, that everything remains as it is, only the new path is added? regards, Hago

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SCALE 11x Booth
by Jon Cruz 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

Hi guys! Once again Inkscape has exhibit space to run a booth at SCALE 11x The Eleventh Annual Southern California Linux Expo February 22-24, 2013 Hilton Los Angeles International Airport http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale11x If anyone out there can lend some time and spend a little time in the booth, please let us know. We have a set of free conference tickets for people participating. Thanks! p.s. apologies that this note is a bit brief, as I'm frantically packing up for flying to a different conference tomorrow.

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Inkscape as template file
by Steve Litt 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

Hi all, Inscape plus Python plus PyYaml provides a powerful tool. What you can do is, in the Inkscape file, put @varname@ everywhere you want a substitution token. Then, in your YAML file, you do something like this: template: name: Steve Litt date: 1/21/2013 city: Orlando, Florida Then write a very simple nested loop that, upon encountering @name@, substitutes "Steve Litt". This can even be used to link a bitmap graphic into an Inkscape file. The beauty of this is it's a very generic tool. All specifics are in the Inkscape template file and the YAML file, but the Python program itself is generic. This technique could actually be used with any kind of template file, but of course this is the Inkscape mailing list. SteveT

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