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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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Android tablet as drawing input
by Jon Cruz 20 Jan '13

20 Jan '13

Hey Inkscapers, check this out http://www.gimpusers.com/news/00462-use-android-tablet-as-graphics-tablet-w… A simple use of an android tablet to feed as an extended X input device for drawing in Linux. Needs the X11 driver part to feed the data from the Android device to the X11 system, but from there it should end up working for all apps, including Inkscape. This is overlapping an area I was working at from the other direction, but should be easy for me to hook up to from Inkscape directly. My talk at LCA 2013 is going to be on that input work (using wiimotes, guitars, gamepads, etc.) and once I get to the point of reading in drawing data (in addition to current use as keys and pressure modifiers) using that should be very simple and avoid the need for any X11 drivers. Oh, and from what I see of the protocol, it should end up working cross-platform.

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My certificate of completion machine
by Steve Litt 19 Jan '13

19 Jan '13

Hi all, I just wanted to share an Inkscape accomplishment. My customer wanted certificates of completion for for their students after their students completed my Troubleshooting Course. So I made a certificate of completion, with a token where the student name should have been, and then wrote a small Python program which read each student name, replaced the token in the Inkscape file, then converted to PDF. It worked flawlesly. Now I'm expanding the Python program to have tokens for not only the name, but also the place, date range, course title, date of signature, and a few other things, and I'm going to start offering to all my customers. Inkscape is the perfect product to do this because it's basically just an XML file that easily accommodates token strings replaceable by Python, Perl, Ruby, Lua, C, sed or awk. And Inkscape is easy to create certificate graphics in, and it produces small PDFs. Thanks for the great graphics program. SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ * http://twitter.com/stevelitt Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance

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Call for presentations LGM2013: Future Tools
by Femke Snelting 19 Jan '13

19 Jan '13

*Developers and users meet at the Libre Graphics Meeting in Madrid* Libre Graphics Meeting 2013: Future Tools will take place from Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th April in Madrid, Spain. The 8th LGM will be held at Medialab Prado's brand new building in the center of Madrid, La Serreria Belga. The event brings together developers and designers from all over the world to work on the many different tools in the Free, Libre and Open Source toolbox. http://libregraphicsmeeting.org *Call for presentations* The Libre Graphics Meeting is looking for in-depth presentations on Libre Graphics technologies, showcases of excellent work made using Libre Graphics tools and new ideas for future approaches, tools and standards. Call for presentations: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2013/call-for-presentations Deadline: 15 February 2013 *Sign up for LGM* LGM is free to attend and open to all! Registration is not required but it would be nice to know who will be there in Madrid, next spring. Register here: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2013/registration Participants so far: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2013/participants *Support the Libre Graphics Meeting* Please help us bring developers to Madrid for the Libre Graphics Meeting 2013: Future Tools. We aim to raise 10.000$ to support volunteer developers and presenters that would otherwise be unable to journey to Madrid. Every donation counts! http://pledgie.com/campaigns/19064

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Regression in test Inkscape builds. How to file bug?
by Christopher B. Wright 15 Jan '13

15 Jan '13

(I originally sent this using the wrong email address. I'm expecting that one to bounce back, which is why I'm sending this one. If you see this message twice I apologize profusely.) I'm a little stuck on the proper "etiquette" for reporting a regression. I've been playing around with the test builds for Inkscape and I've noticed a regression. In 2009 or thereabouts there was a KDE bug that prevented you from using guides -- if you tried to drag a guide down from either of the rulers, you wound up dragging the entire window around instead. That bug was fixed, but it appears to be back. What's the best way to report that? Should I locate the original bug report (which is probably closed at this point) and add a comment noting that it is back, or should I enter a new bug report and reference that one? (Of course it could be that someone else has already reported this. I didn't find the new bug report, though, just the old one.) Christopher B. Wright (wrightc@...537...)

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