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Re: [Inkscape-user] Template Editor
by unkown UN 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Actually there as a guy named Thomas that emailed me a link to this extension: http://wiki.colivre.net/Aurium/InkscapeGenerator I haven't tried it yet, but CSV datasource is extrememly workable. Thanks! BTW: For use case info... I design my resume in Inkscape. -Steven

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Inkscape/Synfig animation team-up example
by Matt Jordan 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Hi folks! For a contest entry, I used Inkscape in conjunction with Synfig to make a 30-second animated commercial (of sorts). I did it in two days, just before the deadline, so it isn't exactly perfect, but it turned out reasonably okay. Synfig imports svg files pretty well now, so I was able to create all of my elements in Inkscape (and thus take advantage of its really nice drawing and painting abilities), then take them into Synfig for rapid (though in this case limited) animation. Here's the finished product: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY4rx7CzaDY (If you'd like to help me win the contest, please feel free to hit the "Like" button. :D ) I used Audacity for the sound recording and Blender's Video Sequence Editor to edit everything together. Plus, it was all done on Ubuntu, so it was a complete open source project. If there are any coders on the list who are just dying for more stuff to do (it could happen!), Synfig could really use some help as it doesn't yet have anything close to the user base that Inkscape enjoys. I hope, though, that this little contest entry shows the potential that Synfig has and, especially, what a great combo Synfig and Inkscape can be. Cheers! Matt Jordan

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Extensions slow / crashing Inkscape
by Jon 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

I have produced the O-scape extensions to enable the creation of Orienteering maps using Inkscape. I am producing a map of an urban area, which is larger than A3 paper size at 1:4,000. The SVG file is currently 2,126KB with over 3,200 objects (and counting) and has three linked (not embedded) image files; two maps and aerial imagery from Google Maps. Most of the map has been produced using standard Inkscape functionality for lines and shapes. Now, though, when I want to convert a line to a special line type (such as a tagged line representing a fence), the extension runs very slowly and sometimes crashes Inkscape. Sometimes Inkscape 'loses' the aerial imagery, instead displaying a low res image saying 'Linked image not found' at which point I can save and exit normally. Other times, Inkscape crashes with the following message - 'GLib-Error **:gmem.c:175: Failed to allocate 134217728 bytes aborting...'. I've tried running other extensions, not just my O-scape ones, with the same results. I'm running Inkscape in Windows Vista Home Premium on an Intel Core2 6600 @ 2.40GHz computer and have recently increased the available RAM from 2GB to 4GB. Am I reaching the limit of Inkscape? Is there some way that I can alter my set-up to a) make extensions fun faster, and b) stop the extensions losing the linked files or crashing Inkscape? Jon

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Release of JessyInk development snapshot
by Hannes Hochreiner 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

Dear all: For those interested in having a say in the future development of JessyInk, you can download an alpha of version 2.0.0 from the project website: http://code.google.com/p/jessyink/downloads/detail?name=JessyInk_2_0_0_alph… Below you can find the release announcement: JessyInk 2.0.0 alpha 1 released! This is a development snapshot of version 2 of JessyInk. The main purpose of this release is to give the community an opportunity to provide feedback on the new design of JessyInk. This version is a re-implementation of the code in a highly modular way. The user interface is now based on graphical objects that can be copied and grouped for installation of the scripts and assignment of effects and views. So far only very basic functionality is provided. However, further features will be added in future versions leading up to version 2.0.0. Although this version of JessyInk is functional, it is not recommended for production use. I am looking forward to receiving your feed-back. Cheers, Hannes

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Getting Inkscape to work as a template editor
by unkown UN 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

I have a design that is created in Inkscape, its a poster that has visual, and informational elements to it. The information bits are subject to change. Is there a way that I can get Inkscape to pull the data from a datasource [i.e. XML]? Is a tr [preprocessing] the only way to go with this? The task I am attempting to accomplish is to create a shell script that'll accept a specific dataset to pass onto the template, use inkscape to transform the inkscape resulting file into a PDF. etc -Steven

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Crash when moving nodes
by Stan Field 26 Dec '10

26 Dec '10

Greetings, All! [*cheery wave*] I hope this is the proper place to ask. If not, please direct me to the correct list. I've been using Inkscape on Kubuntu for several years. Most of my previous applications have been minor things such as business cards, posters and photo collections. Recently, I've started working on some cardstock scale modeling projects. These involve lots of pattern files from photographs. Just the last few days, I've had to restart Inkscape dozens of times. It crashes when I have an irregular shape with a pattern fill and try to move nodes. The second or third node I move causes the program to report an error and then crash. I've found a few work arounds so I can complete my project, but it has been a pain. Here's my current setup. - AMD processor, Asus MB, 4Gb RAM, 1.5Tb HD, NVIDIA (onboard MB), 24" LCD monitor. - Kubuntu 10.04 with all current patches. - Inkscape vs 0.47 Thanks in advance for any assistance. *Happy Holidays!* -- E.C. "*Stan*" Field *Reality is the Illusion!* http://PostOrbitalDesign.net/

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Resize Content to Page
by Shawn H Corey 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

Is there any way to resize the content to the page except by eyeballing it? And no thank you, I don't mean "Resize Page to Content". -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn Confusion is the first step of understanding. Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. The secret to great software: Fail early & often. Eliminate software piracy: use only FLOSS.

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inkscape.org update needs [django and video]
by Ian Caldwell 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

hello all! just wanted to update you all on the website we're making some good progress and things are starting to come together for the website, We're currently in the process of having the pages mocked up and then translating those to html/css and django. we do however need a couple things.. 1. We need someone to develop a good quality video for our about page it'll be a brief overview of inkscape and will hopefully be less than 2-3 minutes. - It would be great to include a couple brief interviews of prominent companies that us inkscape for their everyday work. If you're able to submit interviews in video format to add to the video it would be great too! It will essentially be a promo video - Here's an example of where the video would go ( http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41698/mockup-about_1.1.png) 2. if you're skilled in Django and willing to take on various features of the site such as i18n (localization). so if you're willing to help either email me here or join us at irc.freenode.net and join #inkscape-web Thanks and happy holidays! Ian "Inc" Caldwell

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Question about --verb
by Kent Tenney 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

Howdy, I'm trying to figure out --verb capability and usage, starting with creating a file. my naive attempt $ inkscape --without-gui --verb FileNew=/tmp/test.svg --verb FileSave fails, as does all variations I've tried on above. - Can this be done? - Where should I look for --verb documentation? (I've only found fairly cursory material) Thanks, Kent

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How to select Path Effects from the menu
by Shawn H Corey 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Is there a way to open Path Effects (Shift+Ctrl+7) from the menu? Is there way way to list all the Dialogs? -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn Confusion is the first step of understanding. Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. The secret to great software: Fail early & often. Eliminate software piracy: use only FLOSS.

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