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crisp lines and floating point
by Máirín Duffy 18 Apr '12

18 Apr '12

Hi, I need a sanity check from you, my fellow Inkscape users, if you don't mind: Draw a 1 px straight vertical line using the pen tool, holding down Ctrl to make sure it's straight. Is there any way to do this such that the line does not end up on an X value that is X.5, where X is any integer? Same for a 1 px straight horizontal line - no matter where I click, no matter which snapping options I enable, that sucker will only land on Y values of something + 0.5. Is this right? Is there anyway to avoid this? I've trained myself to manually go in and delete the 0.5 and not even think about it, but I'm trying to explain something to a new Inkscape user and I feel quite silly explaining my odd way of going in to the X and Y coordinate boxes and erasing the .5 off the end of the number to her. Thanks, ~m

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Default font selection
by gespertino＠...155... 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

> Open 'Text > Text and Font?', select the font you want to use as new > default, and click on the 'Set as default' button in the lower left > corner of the dialog. > > See also: > <http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Text-Formatting.html#Text-Form…> > hth, ~suv The solution is correct, but I think there is also a bug around, although I couldn't track the origin yet. I've experienced that unexpected default font change a lot of times and I think there is some operation that's mistakenly setting it. Maybe it's copying and pasting styles or something. I'm not sure since I couldn't find a way to reproduce it consistently. My 2 cents.

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Export a single Group in a page to PDF
by Roshan James 15 Apr '12

15 Apr '12

Hi All, I am using inkscape to draw lots of small diagrams to include in my thesis. Is there some way I can export only a single group on my inkscape svg to a PDF? Currently I do this by right clicking on the group and memorizing the group id number. Then I go to "Save as" and select pdf, enter the filename and in the PDF export dialog I type in the group number to limit the export to only that element. Is there a way to make this easier? If I could somehow select a group and then export the currently selected thing, that would be *much* more convenient that memorizing 5 digit numbers every time I want to export something. Roshan

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Default font selection
by Brian Burger 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Is it possible to force Inkscape to use a certain font as the default in the Text tool? My install seems to have defaulted recently to "IM Fell Flowers" which is a handsome decorative set of woodcut flowers and other printer's decorations, but not something useful on a day to day basis. Former it used something basic and readable like Liberation Sans. I've had a quick rummage through the various Preferences windows and the documentation, and can't find anything relevant. Inkscape 0.48.x on Ubuntu, if that matters. Thanks, Brian www.warbard.ca

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GSoC 2012 Student Application Deadline approaching
by Josh Andler 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Hi, If you're a student who is going to be applying for Summer of Code with Inkscape, this is a reminder that your applications/proposals should be submitted as soon as possible. The deadline is April 6 19:00 UTC. It is recommended to submit sooner rather than later so we can try to help refine your proposals if necessary. Good luck! Cheers, Josh

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SVG font feature
by S Barmeier 30 Mar '12

30 Mar '12

I am trying to collect an number of characters to generate a font file (for oracle bone script). I am importing (inkscape) SVG files into inkscape to assign the path to a particular character. My characters are usually 700 x 1000 inkscape units large. In the Preview Text some are the right size, some are substantially smaller than expected, looking more like a superscript. The characters in the attached screenshot are all the same size on the inkscape page. Is this a problem with the preview feature, or a problem with the SVG font feature? Thank you for any help. Severin

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Splash screen gone
by Lars Behrens 27 Mar '12

27 Mar '12

Hi there, somehow my splash screen is gone (Inkscape 0.48.2 r9819), can't remember if I disabled it :-) And what's worse: can't find how to renable... Could someone help me? TIA! Cheerz, Lars

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Can't change color of a clone
by Vincent Tschanz 26 Mar '12

26 Mar '12

Hi, I'm using Inkscape 0.48, ubuntu 11.10. I can't change the color of a clone without unlinking it. I tried to reproduce the steps here : http://maururu.net/2007/using-clones-in-inkscape/ But Inkscape don't let me change the color. I can change the blur level, the opacity, but not the color, or the stroke.

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Setting the Coordinates of Gradient Nodes
by Ole Ersoy 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Hi, I was wondering if it's possible to set the coordinates of gradient nodes. If I click the node tool while the gradient handles are visible, I can see the X,Y coordinate fields in the toolbar, but they are blurred out. TIA, - Ole

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Google Summer of Code 2012
by Josh Andler 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Hi All, I just wanted to shoot out a message to let people know that we've been accepted as a mentoring organization again this year. If you know any college or graduate school students who would qualify and be interested, please let them know, we would like to talk to them. :) Cheers, Josh

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