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Automatically create book covers from Inkscape templates?
by Tuukka Hastrup 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

Hi all, We at FLOSS Manuals would like to use Inkscape to automatically create PDF images for use as book covers by manipulating a template SVG file. The question is if Inkscape has the needed features and if we know how to use them. Here's an example of what a final book cover would ideally look like: http://tuukka.iki.fi/tmp/example-cover.png The ideal work flow would include an artist downloading an initial template made by a programmer who understands how Inkscape handles layers, flowed text etc. in the SVG level. The artist could modify the template in Inkscape and add it to a template collection. When a book is published, the user would choose a template from the collection and a script would fill in the book name, author, book logo and convert the SVG to PDF. In addition, the script would need to modify the width of the spine (the middle part in the example image) based on the number of pages in the book. Has anyone done anything like this before? Would it be feasible? One specific question would be if it's possible to somehow scale the font size of the book name to meet the specified page width. I had an initial discussion on the #inkscape IRC channel and got the following link as an example of simple search-and-replace: http://wiki.colivre.net/Aurium/InkscapeGenerator One issue would seem to be the inclusion of nested SVG images within the SVG document, but this could be worked around by including images as PNGs exported with appropriate DPI: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.graphics.inkscape.user/14208 Could someone on this list perhaps help us by creating a simple template which a search-and-replace process could then customise by substituting the book info texts, image filenames and the spine width? Regards, Tuukka

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Path tools to finish (instead cancel) path on tool switch (was: End shape tool with tool switch)
by ~suv 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

On 13/10/11 18:15, Samuel Buttigieg wrote: > On 13/10/11 18:09, Samuel Buttigieg wrote: > >> I was wondering if anyone was effected by this small bug(if you can call it >> one): sourceforge.net. >> >> Basically it means that if you switch from one tool to another before >> pressing enter, the shape/path drawn is destroyed. >> >> Is this intentional or would you like this to be fixed? >> >> I am looking for your opinions, be it in favor or against, so that if a lot >> of people appose this idea I won't waste any time on it. > > Sorry I made a mistake in posting the link, it should be: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/171500 For consistency reasons - all three path tools (pencil/freehand, pen/bezier, calligraphy) currently show the same behavior - IMHO any change for the bezier tool with regard to finishing instead of cancelling the current path on tool switch should be applied to the pencil and calligraphy tool, too. Contrary to the original subject of this thread, AFAICT the issue does _not_ affect the shape tools (rectangle, ellipse/circle, star/polygon, spiral). ~suv

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End shape tool with tool switch
by Samuel Buttigieg 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Hello all Users, I was wondering if anyone was effected by this small bug(if you can call it one): https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/171500 Basically it means that if you switch from one tool to another before pressing enter, the shape/path drawn is destroyed. I don't know if it is intentional or not but I am interested in fixing it. I am looking for your opinions, be it in favor or against, so that if a lot of people appose this idea I won't waste any time on it. Thanks for your time. Regards, Samuel

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Bug in V 0.47?
by Abrolag 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

Just realised that when drawing lines with snap to grid enabled, the very first point in a line is not snapped, but all the later ones are. Has anyone else noticed this? -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

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new drawing
by Abrolag 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

attached -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

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Precision of document size.
by john Culleton 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

I want to create a document of 6.125 x 9.25 inches. However the tab for Document properties won't let me insert 6.125, only 6.12. I can use 6.13 for now. But I wonder if there is a setting for three decimal places somewhere? Inkscape 48.2 on Slackware Linux 13.37 -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Re: [Inkscape-user] svg, web pages and video.
by gespertino＠...155... 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

> Any suggestions? John: Is it really necessary to make everything in SVG? It would be pretty easy to put the SVG in a div container and an html5 video player in other and make them overlap with css.

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svg, web pages and video.
by john Culleton 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Web pages can be produced in svg by Inkscape. I would like to provide such a page with a video on it. I can use the linking feature to go to e.g. Youtube. The problem is the return path. How do I get users to come back to the originating page? -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Inkscape 0.48.2 is out!
by Josh Andler 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Hey All, I just realized that apparently my brain was not working right a week and a half ago when announcing everywhere else, I forgot to notify the user list! I apologize greatly! After 5 months of bug fixing and vacation delays out of our control, the Inkscape Community is proud to announce that Inkscape 0.48.2 is out. This is our second bug fix release for 0.48 and it contains over 60 bug fixes to improve stability and functionality on all platforms. Check out the milestone page ( https://launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.48.2 ) for the full list of closed bug reports, or just jump right to downloading your package for Windows, Linux or Mac OS X ( http://inkscape.org/download/ ). We are also determined to make at least one more point release before it's time for 0.49. Stay tuned for more news! If you are a Windows user it is highly recommended to upgrade as it includes a security fix to a library we use. Cheers, Josh

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align the web page centerally
by openguen 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Hi, I am very new to Inkscape and I want to create my own website. However, I could not find the way to centerally align the web page on the screen. Anyone having any idea? Thanks in advance, Ozlem

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