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tangent line
by Ward Poelmans 20 May '09

20 May '09

Hi all, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but can't find the answer: how do you draw a tangent line to a bezier curve in inkscape? Thanks, Ward

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joining circle and rectangle but preserving the colors
by Norman Khine 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hello, What is the common method to join a circle object with a rectangle, but preserve the color that each has? Thanks

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character deleted ofter applying 'Difference'
by Norman Khine 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hello, I am trying to get some text to fit within a cone, sort of a 'sand-clock' where each letter gradually gets smaller to a point and then it increases. I do this: 1) select the text 2) Path -> Object to Path (Shift+CTRL+C) 3) Path -> Break Apart (Shift+CTRL_K) Then for each charecter with hole in them select the interior and the exterior and apply Difference. Here is the problem, on some characters such as CAPITAL 'A' or LOWERCASE 'p' when I select it and apply the Difference (CTRL+-) the character is deleted. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Norman

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Re: [Inkscape-user] SVG Font Editor
by worms invasion 18 May '09

18 May '09

Hi , I kinda managed to make the SVG font editor do something, I believe it is not quite finished yet, or maybe it wasn't working on my build/Os combination. I used rev21271 from May 1st, on Windows XP. 1) Draw something which looks like (for example) a capital A with the bezier tool 2) Select it (it is in its bounding box after drawing anyway) 3) Menu : Text / Svg font editor 4) Click on "new" at the bottom of the "font" column to start editing a new font (you can rename it) 5) Tab Global setting : I suppose it needs a font family here (but I know nothing about fonts) 6) Tab Glyphs : Click "from selection" at the top (your selected shape) It draws the shape as a preview at the bottom of the tab. You then click on the first row below "glyph / Unicode" Enter: A and U0041 respectively in the row Now type in the "sample text" a Capital A, you should see a preview of your shape And I'm stuck here :-) I was expecting the font to show in the list of my fonts, or to be able to select it in the "Text and Font" menu, but it didn't show, so I believe the interface is not finished yet (there is also no way to "save" the font...) Hope that helps, anyway. Many people asked for SVG fonts! :) --- On Sat, 5/16/09, Alvin Penner <penner@...2467...> wrote: > From: Alvin Penner <penner@...2467...> > Subject: [Inkscape-user] SVG Font Editor > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:03 AM > > Does anyone know how to use the SVG Font editor in the Text > menu? I haven't > been able to get any sort of meaningful response from the > dialog box that > comes with it, and I haven't been able to find any > documentation on it. > (Windows XP) > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/SVG-Font-Editor-tp23574059p23574059.html > Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] SVG Font Editor
by worms invasion 18 May '09

18 May '09

Ahah, thanks for the clarification here! One last point: could you briefly explain the use of the Font family and size options? Thanks (for all the good work and stuff!) --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Felipe Sanches <felipe.sanches@...155...> wrote: > From: Felipe Sanches <felipe.sanches@...155...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] SVG Font Editor > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 2:30 PM > I have coded the initial support for > SVGFonts and the SVG Fonts Editor as part of my GSoC last > year. So I can help you here. > > "there is no way to save the font" > Actually there is a way. Save the SVG file. The fonts will > be embedded in the document. For instance, this svg file can > be imported into Fontforge in order to convert it to a > truetype font. > > > "I was expecting the font to show in the list of my > fonts" > well... currently we dont have integration of the svg fonts > with the canvas. We are waiting libpango guys to implement > proper support for the user-fonts feature in the lib. > That's what currently blocking us. So, nowadays the only > use of svg fonts in Inkscape is in the font design workflow, > by exporting SVG files with fonts embedded and importing > them into Fontforge. > > > There is a concept that has to be understood while using > the SVG Font Editor. SVG Fonts have mapping of chunks of svg > drawings to characteres. When a certain char is used in a > string, its respective glyph is rendered. If no glyph is > declared for a certain charactere, then there is a default > "missing glyph" that is rendered. You can set the > drawing that defined this missing glyph also. This is done > by clicking on the Missing Glyph: From Selection... button > at the top of the dialog. > > > so, an example of workflow would be: > > 1) click new font. Select it. You can rename it if you > wish. You will see a set of black squares in the text > preview area. This is the preview text being rendered. It > only uses the default missing glyp (which is defined as a > black square) because no specific glyph was defined yet. > > > 2) draw something (your desired missing glyph) > 3) click Missing Glyph: From selection... > > 4) draw a glyph for the "a" charactere > (charactere matching is case sensitive) > 5) on the glyphs tab click Add glyph > > 6) type "a" in the "Matching String" > column (at the moment the glyph-name is not important. It > still needs to be implemented, so at the moment it is > irrelevant) > > 7) with the row selected, click "Get curves from > selection..." > > 8) now you will probably see the "a" glyph in the > preview rendering. I'm assuming the the preview text is > "Sample Text", which contains the "a" > charactere. Yopu can freely edit the preview text in order > to test-drive the font rendering. > > > You can repeat steps 4 through 7 for every other glyph you > wish to add to your font. > > Felipe Sanches > a.k.a. JucaBlues at #inkscape irc.freenode.net > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice
by worms invasion 18 May '09

18 May '09

Ok then, here is my result : http://www.petaimg.com/u73/830africa_traced.svg I used : brightness... 0,450 (untouched) edge... 0,650 (untouched) color quantisation : 2 brightness steps : 8 (you can probably lower that) tick : colors unselect the three boxes at the bottom On the "options" tab, deselect "smooth corners" This gives you the group of 8 paths at the top of the file. You can then duplicate the group, ungroup, move the unwanted paths, place a circle below, transform it to a path. Select both the ex-circle and your shapes and do Path / difference (or something). N.B.: When you plan to trace a bitmap to make a svg out of it, do not open the PNG as such with Inkscape. Open a new document, import the png, trace, the file will have a svg extension - NO CRASH :p --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Norman Khine <norman@...2639...> wrote: > From: Norman Khine <norman@...2639...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 9:28 AM > Hi, > Thanks for the reply. Yes, when I saved it I did not remove > the .png > form the file name. > > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:21 AM, worms invasion <wormsxulla@...12...> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > There must be something very special about your png > file, cos' it crashes my rev21271 Inkscape build every time > I try to import it (windows XP). I can import other pngs > just fine. > > > > Anyway, to answer your question: > > > > If you already have clean land shapes as you should > after following the tutorial: > > This is the problem here, I don't seem to be able to get > the clean > land shapes correctly. > > Here is the procedure, I am using: > > 1) New file > 2) Import (africa.png) > 3) Call up the Trace (SHIFT-ALT-B) > 4) Choose brightness cutoff (0.980) > 5) Select the 'Inverse' > 6) Update > 7) I then added a circle > 8) Exported bitmap > 9) Open Gimp > 10) Removed the outer layer > > Is there a quicker way to do this, and also at the same > time get a > better outline of the countries/ islands etc... > > I have attached the original png file together with the > updated .svg > file with all the layers. > > > > > - create a new layer (below the current where the > shapes are) > > > > - go back to the current layer > > > > - duplicate the shapes (which, I suppose, are paths or > "empty" countries > > > > - go back to the current layer > > > > - Edit / duplicate the shape you want (the duplicated > one is then selected) > > > > - Layer : move selection to layer below (the one you > just created) > > > > - Go in the Object / fill and stroke menu. Suppress > the stroke (the original shape), add a fill. > > > > - Done. > > > > Now if you make the new layer invisible, you have your > lands shapes as empty as before. > > > > N.B. : You could also use a sub-layer of the "current" > one instead of a new separate layer, but then if you make > the current invisible, the invisibility also applies to the > subs-, it's a bit more difficult to handle. > > > > Regards. > > > > --- On Sun, 5/17/09, Norman Khine <norman@...2639...> > wrote: > > > >> From: Norman Khine <norman@...2639...> > >> Subject: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice > >> To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > >> Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 5:37 PM > >> Hello, > >> I tried to follow the tracing example at > >> http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/ATracingExample.html > >> but > >> have difficulties in manipulating my image to what > I want. > >> Basically I have three globes (file attached), I > have > >> traced the > >> areas, but now I would like to fill the land parts > with the > >> colors > >> red, green and blue one for each globe and for > this fill to > >> be in a > >> new layer. > >> Can someone please advise on how to achieve this. > >> Many thanks > >> Norman > >> > >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day > Trial > >> Check out the new simplified licensing option that > enables > >> > >> unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report > engine > >> for externally facing server and web deployment. > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Inkscape-user mailing list > >> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > > Check out the new simplified licensing option that > enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report > engine > > for externally facing server and web deployment. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > > _______________________________________________ > > Inkscape-user mailing list > > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice
by worms invasion 18 May '09

18 May '09

Hi, There must be something very special about your png file, cos' it crashes my rev21271 Inkscape build every time I try to import it (windows XP). I can import other pngs just fine. Anyway, to answer your question: If you already have clean land shapes as you should after following the tutorial: - create a new layer (below the current where the shapes are) - go back to the current layer - duplicate the shapes (which, I suppose, are paths or "empty" countries - go back to the current layer - Edit / duplicate the shape you want (the duplicated one is then selected) - Layer : move selection to layer below (the one you just created) - Go in the Object / fill and stroke menu. Suppress the stroke (the original shape), add a fill. - Done. Now if you make the new layer invisible, you have your lands shapes as empty as before. N.B. : You could also use a sub-layer of the "current" one instead of a new separate layer, but then if you make the current invisible, the invisibility also applies to the subs-, it's a bit more difficult to handle. Regards. --- On Sun, 5/17/09, Norman Khine <norman@...2639...> wrote: > From: Norman Khine <norman@...2639...> > Subject: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 5:37 PM > Hello, > I tried to follow the tracing example at > http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/ATracingExample.html > but > have difficulties in manipulating my image to what I want. > Basically I have three globes (file attached), I have > traced the > areas, but now I would like to fill the land parts with the > colors > red, green and blue one for each globe and for this fill to > be in a > new layer. > Can someone please advise on how to achieve this. > Many thanks > Norman > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice
by worms invasion 18 May '09

18 May '09

Ahahah, thank you, that is funny :-) (I didn't even checked why it was crashing Inkscape...) To upload SVG, SVGZ, or other images formats, may I recommend http://petaimg.com (no bandwidth limit, files are there forever...). You can even hotlink to them. The only problem is that some (mostly australian for some reason) IP ranges are blacklisted, if you email the admin of petaimg, they'll be unblocked quickly. You can then post the link to your file here or anywhere (handy because, most of the time, I do not see attachments for mailing lists, as I read the messages with the Yahoo webmail interface which blocks them). Anyway! Thanks for finding the reason of the crash :-p --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Yann Papouin <yann.papouin@...155...> wrote: > From: Yann Papouin <yann.papouin@...155...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 5:26 AM > It's not a PNG, it's an SVG > with a PNG extension > > 2009/5/18 worms invasion <wormsxulla@...12...> > > > > Hi, > > > > There must be something very special about your png file, > cos' it crashes my rev21271 Inkscape build every time I > try to import it (windows XP). I can import other pngs just > fine. > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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Re: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice
by worms invasion 18 May '09

18 May '09

Oops, I typed the same lines twice :-) So here is the right thing to do: > - create a new layer (below the current where the shapes > are) > > - go back to the current layer > > - Edit / duplicate the shape you want (the duplicated one > is then selected) > > - Layer : move selection to layer below (the one you just > created) > > - Go in the Object / fill and stroke menu. Suppress the > stroke (the original shape), add a fill. > > - Done. > > Now if you make the new layer invisible, you have your > lands shapes as empty as before. > > N.B. : You could also use a sub-layer of the "current" one > instead of a new separate layer, but then if you make the > current invisible, the invisibility also applies to the > subs-, it's a bit more difficult to handle. --- On Mon, 5/18/09, worms invasion <wormsxulla@...12...> wrote: > From: worms invasion <wormsxulla@...12...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice > To: "Inkscape User Community" <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 5:21 AM > > Hi, > > There must be something very special about your png file, > cos' it crashes my rev21271 Inkscape build every time I try > to import it (windows XP). I can import other pngs just > fine. > > Anyway, to answer your question: > > If you already have clean land shapes as you should after > following the tutorial: > > - create a new layer (below the current where the shapes > are) > > - go back to the current layer > > - duplicate the shapes (which, I suppose, are paths or > "empty" countries > > - go back to the current layer > > - Edit / duplicate the shape you want (the duplicated one > is then selected) > > - Layer : move selection to layer below (the one you just > created) > > - Go in the Object / fill and stroke menu. Suppress the > stroke (the original shape), add a fill. > > - Done. > > Now if you make the new layer invisible, you have your > lands shapes as empty as before. > > N.B. : You could also use a sub-layer of the "current" one > instead of a new separate layer, but then if you make the > current invisible, the invisibility also applies to the > subs-, it's a bit more difficult to handle. > > Regards. > > --- On Sun, 5/17/09, Norman Khine <norman@...2639...> > wrote: > > > From: Norman Khine <norman@...2639...> > > Subject: [Inkscape-user] fill areas advice > > To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 5:37 PM > > Hello, > > I tried to follow the tracing example at > > http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/ATracingExample.html > > but > > have difficulties in manipulating my image to what I > want. > > Basically I have three globes (file attached), I have > > traced the > > areas, but now I would like to fill the land parts > with the > > colors > > red, green and blue one for each globe and for this > fill to > > be in a > > new layer. > > Can someone please advise on how to achieve this. > > Many thanks > > Norman > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > > Check out the new simplified licensing option that > enables > > > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report > engine > > for externally facing server and web deployment. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Inkscape-user mailing list > > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >

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fill areas advice
by Norman Khine 17 May '09

17 May '09

Hello, I tried to follow the tracing example at http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/ATracingExample.html but have difficulties in manipulating my image to what I want. Basically I have three globes (file attached), I have traced the areas, but now I would like to fill the land parts with the colors red, green and blue one for each globe and for this fill to be in a new layer. Can someone please advise on how to achieve this. Many thanks Norman

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