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Expanding text
by George Farris 31 May '10

31 May '10

Hi All, I'm wondering if there are some good text tools in Inkscape or maybe the new .48 version. It seems very difficult to do things such as expanding text where for example the first letter of a word or sentence is say 10 points high and the last letter is 70 points high. Is this easily done? Inkscape seems awesome except for the text tools but maybe I'm missing something. It would be nice to convert a piece of text to one object and distort it accordingly. Not each letter as happens now. Any help or pointers greatly appreciated. Thank You George

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Importing PDF loses some text characters
by Philip Rhoades 30 May '10

30 May '10

People, I you import the attached PDF - you will see that some characters are missing (eg look at words "Office*"). pdftotext extracts the text properly. I am using" inkscape-0.47-2.fc12.x86_64 -- Philip Rhoades GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia E-mail: phil@...2067...

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Reviewing Inkscape 0.47 Illustrator’s Cookbook
by Akash Johari 19 May '10

19 May '10

Hi All, I am a Technical Editor working with Packt Publishing. We are coming out with the book on "Inkscape 0.47 Illustrator’s Cookbook". I am looking for a *Technical Reviewer* to provide feedback on the content of the book. It would be of great help if you would be willing to take it up as this is your area of expertise. When people like yourself, work for us as technical reviewers, we can be sure that the content will be of the highest quality. I should point out that there is no payment for reviewing, instead you will receive full credit in the book (including a bio where you can put up a link to your website or blog) and you will receive two complimentary books: · One copy of each book you review - see how what you've done makes you proud! · A book of your choice from our catalog. For more details on Packt Publishing, visit http://www.packtpub.com/. Please let me know if this interests you, so that I can give you more details on technical reviewing and the book. You can contact me at akashj@...2728... -- Thanks and Regards, Akash Johari Technical Editor [ Packt Publishing ] MSN: _akashj@...2729...

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Relative font sizes
by Erik Hahn 16 May '10

16 May '10

Hi, Is there a way to make Inkscape use relative font sizes (em or %, or even mm) instead of px? Erik

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Bug Hunt Complete! - 381/300
by Joshua A. Andler 14 May '10

14 May '10

This list contains fixes between 5/3 @ 1:39pm PDT - 5/13 @ 3:39am PDT. Only fixes to "true bugs" (i.e. no website/translation/docs/etc. bugs). Pts BugID Fixer Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 573512 JazzyNico Export XAML with matrix 12 220711 JazzyNico Inkscape export to XAML produces invalid XAML 9 519408 JohanEngelen Crash while saving opened PDF 6 446723 UNKNOWN Preferences: numeric precision tooltip error. 9 578990 UNKN (J.E.)? a line with self defined marker crashes... 6 488747 Chris Morgan Windows installer problems 0.47 6 489022 Chris Morgan Windows Uninstaller Doesn't Work 3 485027 JazzyNico Export to Gimp XCF returns deprecation... 9 463602 Kosiński crash when node-editing pattern-filled object 6 572906 JazzyNico Export invisible layer in XAML 6 516462 JazzyNico XAML error when I set Object Properties 18 282421 JazzyNico Save As XAML Inkscape crashes after five... ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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inkscape for rapid "paper-based" prototying
by unknown＠example.com 10 May '10

10 May '10

Hi list I use inkscape for "paper-based" prototyping. I use layers for each screen and print them to test the prototype with users. Now I thougth instead of printing I could use inkscape directly. I noticed theres a property dialog for each object. So the question is if it is possible to use the "onclick" action to bring a defined layer to the front. Example: the layer "Main-Menu" is the top layer. On this layer is a button- object "Configuration". If I click on this button, the Configuration layer becomes the top layer. This way I can do exactly the same as I would do printing all layers. Is something like this possible? If someone know how to realize this, I would be very happy to get hint's code-example or whatever it takes. thanks for any hints ~nos

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Download for inkscape for use with Vista 64 bit
by Bibi Morris 30 Apr '10

30 Apr '10

Does anyone know where a version of inkscape can be downloaded for use on a Windows Vista 64 bit operating system? Thanks in advance Bibi

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Grouping text and shadow loses blur
by Judy Wilson 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

I am trying to take a piece of text, make a white copy to make a shadow which I have slightly blurred with the Object Fill and Stroke tool, but when I select one, hold down the shift key to have both selected, then Group them, the white shadow loses it blur. What am I missing? Thanks! Judy Wilson in Belize

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Input Devices Settings in current bzr version not stored permanently
by Alexander Roalter 25 Apr '10

25 Apr '10

The input devices settings (for extended input, e.g. tablet) have changed some time ago to a different format. Now, I can set the stylus device to Screen to have it pressure sensitive as expected, and it is also stored as this in the preferences.xml, but on reload if forgets this setting. My stylus device is called Stylus0, the eraser Eraser0. Setting the eraser to screen mode, in the preferences.xml I see something like <group keys=";;;;;... axes="x;y;pressure;xtilt;ytilt;wheel" mode="screen" id="E:Eraser0" /> but no such entry for stylus or Stylus0 exists and is created... -- Cheers, Alex

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Printing problem with imported PDF and added bitmap
by Philip Rhoades 25 Apr '10

25 Apr '10

People, I am using: inkscape-0.47-2.fc12.x86_64 I: - opened a PDF form - added some text but also my signature - saved the changed form as SVG and exported as a new PDF - sent the PDF to the responsible person (a Windows user) but although she can see the signature on the screen, it doesn't print (I presume she is using an Adobe viewer). I think she was able to get around it by doing a print screen and saving to a doc file? This could be a problem if it happens all the time . . Ideas? Thanks, Phil. -- Philip Rhoades GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia E-mail: phil@...2067...

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