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Dealing with templates in Inkscape
by unkown UN 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Has anyone been successful with creating templates with inkscape in which you can automate the generation of PDFs? For example: I have: - Datasource [XML] that contains a list of data items - The Visual Representation (as an inkscape file) - A script that would combine the two and produce a pdf based on the datasource specifications I know I asked a similar question to this before, but I was wondering if anyone had success at automating this task. -Steven

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transparent png
by Simeon Mitev 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Hi all, I am trying to create one PNG image with a transparent gradient (from gray to transparent). All is fine but when I save as .png the part which should be transparent is actually white. I did check the document preferences. The color is white and alpha is set to 0.0. What I am doing wrong? Thank you @Simeon

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Resources for Writing an python export script
by Nathan Hüsken 21 Mar '11

21 Mar '11

Hi, I want to write an exporter to another file format for inkscape. Basicly I want to take only polygons, rectangles and circles from the svg, perform some operation on them and save the result to my own xml format. Now, I managed to write the inx file. But for how to write the python script I just cannot find enough information. Can someone point me to information or an example giving the necessary information on how to do this? Thanks! Nathan

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Writing an extension for a new object type
by Nathan Hüsken 19 Mar '11

19 Mar '11

Hi, I see that one can write so called "effect" extensions which are available through the effects menu. But is it also possible to write an extension that allows the creation of a new object type at a position where the user clicks? For example, an extension that allows me to click on a new button in the tools menu. When I then click somewhere in the image, a script is run which creates a predefined object at the clicked position. Thanks! Nathan

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Difficulty opening a .ai file
by Andy Graybeal 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

Greetings, I'm trying to open a .ai file without luck. It says "Failed to load request file path-to-file-and-filename." Any ideas? I saw that some folks have been using ai2svg.py, I d/l'd it and I'm running it... it's been chugging away for about an hour with no .svg file in site, (it's still running). I have a fairly decent machine running it, Lenovo T410 w/ i5. Is there meta info in the .ai file that would be of use? The .ai file was probably made towards the beginning of the 2000's if that is helpful. I'm in Ubuntu 10.04, I'm using the native Inkscape version in U10.04, 0.47 Any help is appreciated. BTW I'm in love with the The Book of Inkscape, By Dmitry Kirsanov, I had to let a co-worker borrow it and I was sad to do so! We're both beginning to learn about Inkscape for work. I'm totally in love with this program. I got to sit down with my girl the other day and walk her through editing an SVG.. I think I got her hooked to. I guess I might be whining, but I don't want to bother with Illustrator, what a hassle. -Andy

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scaling positions of a group of objects
by Albert Cardona 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

Dear all, Is there anyway to scale the position of a set of objects, as opposed to the position and the data of the object? Thanks for any hints. Albert -- http://albert.rierol.net -- http://albert.rierol.net

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dxf import
by unknown＠example.com 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

When I import this file I get no errors just a blank page Any suggestions Richard

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Extensions, raster, grayscale?
by donn 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Anyone have a clue how to convert an image (bitmap) *inside* inkscape into grayscale/desaturate? Are those extensions scriptable perhaps? \d

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outset confusion
by unknown＠example.com 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

I am missing something simple I have the first image, gear.ps, that I want to cut out with a 0.125 endmill So I set outset in inkscape preferences to 5.625, select all nodes and path->outset and I get the second image, gear.svg Where am I going wrong Richard

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Inkscape, Fedora, and SXSW
by Máirín Duffy 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Hi Inkscape folks! Fedora is going to be promoting Inkscape at the South by Southwest expo in Austin, Texas next week. We've got a booth and we're running a contest where each of the four days we're featuring a specific free & open source application, and one of the days we are highlighting Inkscape. You can see the Inkscape logo stamps we made and the postcards where folks will be getting their cards stamped to enter a contest here: http://mairin.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/christmas-in-march/ http://mairin.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/preparing-for-fedoras-sxsw-debut/ We also highlighted Lorain Baird's Inkscape-created winning poster design entry into the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation contest on one of the flyers we'll be distributing: http://mairin.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/flyers-about-free-open-source-softwa… (second flyer, upper left) We also have beautiful tri-fold brochures, one for graphic designers, which also highlights Inkscape: http://blogs.fedoraproject.org/wp/designteam/?p=28 We're going to be talking up Inkscape and really trying to build up awareness of it and to encourage the very creative and tech savvy folks at SXSW to give it a try and even contribute back to it. If any Inkscape users or developers are going to be at SXSW, we'd like to invite you to drop by our booth and say hi (you can even get your photo taken with Tux at our booth! :) ) It's booth #344 in the expo hall. In Fedora we absolutely love (I'd go so far as to say worship!) Inkscape and we're hoping our enthusiasm shows through at the show in getting folks to give it a try :) Cheers! ~m -- Máirín Duffy Fedora Design Team Leader

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