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More intuitive circles
by || ΣΖΟ || 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

Dear Inkers, I'm wondering if tere is a more intuitive way to draw a perfect round circle and center it at t point where i start drawing it. now when i make a circle then it's edge is where i start to draw, then it becomes an oval, i need to resize, then replace it, siee if it is centered since the auto centering tool doesn't really snap right. Every time i draw a circle i would expect that- When i start to draw, thats the center point. Where i stop, is the edge. ...and that should be all Klik drag klik a circle at the exact spot where i wanted it, and at the exact size, and NOT an oval.. Is there something i'm not aware of? Or a config setting to get a more intuitive behaviour for this? Kind Regards, Mano

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ALT-Key + Linux
by Lars Behrens 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

Hi there, in almost any Linux window manager the Alt-key is reserved for window actions, otoh it is important for Inkscape. I used to map the Alt-key to the Super(Windows)-Key in Gnome to circumvent that, but in Gnome3 you need the Windows key for some actions, too. >From the back of my mind I remember that there was a possibility in Inkscape to deal with the dual use of the Alt key but I don't remember which one. Maybe someone can help me? Cheerz, Lars

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Scales in inches
by john Culleton 19 Nov '12

19 Nov '12

The scales across the top and down the side of the Inkscape main window are experessed in pixels. Is there a way to change them to be expressed in inches? 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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3d text.
by john Culleton 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

-There are several tutorials on producing 3d buttons but what about 3d text? I want to simulate the look of embossed text as found on a mass market paperback cover. A gel looking text can be produced in Gimp following a 32 step (!) procedure. I am looking for an inkscape technique that is a little less arduous and of course in Inkscape, not Gimp. John Culleton Wexford Press

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Importing PDF with embedded fonts
by Johan Vromans 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

Hi, When importing a PDF document with embedded fonts, I lose the glyphs of these fonts. They are either replaced by 'unknown' glyphs, or symbols from another font, depending on whether the import option "Replace PDF fonts with closest-named installed fonts' is checked. I am, however, positively sure that medio last year I have imported similar documents without losing the glyphs of the embedded fonts. But I cannot find out what did change between then and now. Does anyone here have any ideas how to import a PDF document with embedded fonts? -- Johan

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is it possible to scale the position of multiple selected objects?
by Albert Cardona 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

The goal is to bring a bunch of selected objects more closely together in the X axis only. Thanks for any hints. Albert -- http://albert.rierol.net http://www.ini.uzh.ch/~acardona/

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SourceForge Upgrade
by Josh Andler 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

Hey All, SF.net is upgrading their site and all projects. I wanted to give a heads up that I've initiated the transition for us and we are in their queue. Hopefully this will not negatively impact our usage of SF, but, it is something they're going to do to all projects that they host. I apologize in advance that they will be notifying everyone with commit access of code access changes, and I'm sorry if they send other emails to everyone else. Hopefully this will all be for the good in the end, as it's going to be mandatory. Cheers, Josh

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Run Extrude extension on all objects in a file
by Antonio Roberts 23 Sep '12

23 Sep '12

I really love the Extrude extension in Inkscape (here's one of my experiments http://www.hellocatfood.com/2009/08/07/inkscape-tutorial-text-manipulation/ ) However, I've noticed that the extension only works on two selected objects, even if more than one is selected. Is there a way to have the extension run on all selected objects? Kind regards, Antonio -- ============================ antonio@...2662... http://www.hellocatfood.com ============================

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Image Filter effect disappearing in pdf export
by Peter Schürch 22 Sep '12

22 Sep '12

Hi all, I noticed that when I apply a filter to an image embedded in a svg file (e.g. filter > image effect > blueprint) and subsequently export the document to pdf (file > save a copy > pdf) the filter effect that was visible in the svg disappears in the resulting pdf. Is this a normal/intended behaviour? Is there a way to "permanently apply" a filter effect to an image? Peter -- Inkscape 0.48, Windows 7 Meier und Partner AG, Switzerland, www.meierpartner.ch

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Batch trace of bitmaps
by Antonio Roberts 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Hi Inkscape list, Is it possible for inkscape, or some other command line utility, to do batch tracing of bitmap to svg files? I've seen that through Inkscape verbs you can use "SelectionTrace", but that still requires manual input. I've tried potrace, but that only works on black and white images, and I've tried autotrace but that only produces jigsaw-like svgs and I want ones where the different colours are stacked on top of each other Thanks for any help that you can give Antonio -- ============================ antonio@...2662... http://www.hellocatfood.com ============================

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