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trouble setting correct page size with command-line postscript export
by Jake Beard 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

Hi, I have some modeling software which is able to export to SVG. Unfortunately, the SVG exporter isn't perfect, and the documents it exports do not have a width or height set on the top-level SVG element. I'm now trying to use Inkscape from the command line to export these document as PS or EPS, and it understandably is giving me this warning message: ** (inkscape:13070): WARNING **: Could not set export-bbox-page option for this export. And the document that it returns has what looks like inkscapes default page width and height set. The same is true if I use -l to export as plain SVG. I can, however, still query the document using -W and -H to get its bounds, and I can use -D with the PNG exporter to get a raster of the entire document. I'd like to do the same thing with PS export, but I can't seem to figure out how. Is this possible? Right now, the best solution I have been able to come up with is using inkscape to query to documents width and height and inserting them into the document root using sed before finally attempting to use inkscape to export as PS. I think there must be a cleaner solution than this, though. Manually setting the width and height of the generated PS document using command-line flags would be enough, but I can't seem to get it to work. I'd appreciate any guidance anyone can offer. Thanks, Jake

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Command line Inkscape under OSX
by Carl D. Sorensen 29 Nov '08

29 Nov '08

I have installed Inkscape.app under Mac OSX Leopard. Inkscape works just great as a mac app. I have Inkscape 0.46-devel, built jun 23 2008. I have OS X version 10.5.5. Now I want to build the LilyPond web site (www.lilypond.org). This process requires a command line inkscape in order to render some graphics. When I try to run the scripts, I get the following message: inkscape --export-area-drawing --export-png=de/graphics/annotate-example-1.png --export-background-opacity=0 de/graphics/annotate-example-1.svg make[1]: inkscape: Command not found I've tried locating inkscape from the command line shell> which inkscape and it can't be found. I've also tried to find a file named inkscape on my Mac using Finder. I can't find a file named inkscape (which is what I assume would be needed to run inkscape from the command line). I do find Inkscape.app. Is there a path spec I need to add, or a symlink, or something of the sort? Any pointers on how to make Inkscape available from the command line? Thanks, Carl Sorensen

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Re: [Inkscape-user] download the source code for Inkscape
by vmars 29 Nov '08

29 Nov '08

Thanks for: {The code for the latest stable release (version 0.46) is here: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/inkscape/inkscape-0.46.tar.gz If you are interested in the development version, you should checkout it using svn: http://www.inkscape.org/svn.php?lang=en} My winXP doesn't know what to do with .tar.gz can I get Inkscape in a .zip or .exe file? Thanks! ...Vernon Marsden ô¿ô V e r n WinXp sp2 , wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.9.1-py26.exe , Boa 0.6.1, Delphi5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmars956/

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adding xml tags
by stephane ancelot 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Hi, To finish my project, aimed to describe a GUI application from SVG , I definitely need a way defining type of GUI element when drawing from inkscape (button, label,scrollbar...) . I am using the id to name the component eg (startstop) and I need another way categorize it (eg button). I do not want the following form : id=rtstopButton, because I would need string treatment when parsing svg to remove "Button" Have you got another idea/way ? Best Regards S.Ancelot

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download the source code for Inkscape
by vmars 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Greetings; Please, where can I download the source code for Inkscape? Thanks! ô¿ô V e r n WinXp sp2 , wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.9.1-py26.exe , Boa 0.6.1, Delphi5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmars956/

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Document Metadata
by unknown＠example.com 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Not strictly an Inkscape problem but closely related When I print to a PDF file the Inkscape metadata information doesn't show in the PDF file, does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can write the metadata into the PDF file? Inkscape 0.46 / Ubuntu 8.04 / AMD64 With thanks, Terry

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Inkscape book on Floss Manuals
by Joshua Facemyer 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

A little PR for the Inkscape Docs team: We recently got our Inkscape Manual (the fruit of our Book Sprint) put on Lulu (http://www.lulu.com/content/4617381). You've probably seen the article by the Russian on the inkscape.org which has a link - if not, check it out! The published book, while being a reasonably finished work of good quality, is not comprehensive. We would like it to be more so. Here are some things that will help us to continue with this work: 1. Sales of the current version (somewhat limited 1st EDITION!!!!) on Lulu will help us afford a future Booksprint. 2. Contributions to the manual on our Floss Manuals workspace are greatly needed. Of course, as this needs some coordination, it's best to start on the inkscape-docs list (signup at lists.sourceforge.net) to find out where to begin. 3. Magical powers to generate whatever good thing we want without much effort. If you can help with any of these things, that would be GREAT! In particular, getting word out and posting the link to the Lulu store would be of great benefit. JF

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Problem with fonts in 0.46
by Ocetalo 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Saludos I've got this issue: in the pull down font menu, I can't pick any fonts. The fonts are highlighted, but they're not applied and the pull down menu is not closed, jus as if I've not clicked. Please help. -- Favor no cambiar el ASUNTO Please don't change SUBJECT

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Inkscape makes a new coin
by Alan Lord 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

This is a great story and Inkscape, along with lots of other FOSS, played its part... Alan -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com

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How to resize/reposition a group of objects
by Daniel Cocks 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

I'm currently editing some graphs by using Inkscape and am finding it a slow process to resize the graph. What I would like to do is resize the plot area (which is a few paths) to become bigger and not necessarily proportional, while the axis elements (such as the labels - a mix of paths and texts) are merely moved and do not change in size at all. I can do this by first resizing the plot area normally using the selection tool. Then I can make sure at least one of the axis elements is moved to the limits of the new size (e.g. the top and bottom of the plot area) and then use the distribute tool to evenly arrange them without a change in size. This can be quite fiddly and takes quite a fair chunk of time. Is there some method that I can use in Inkscape currently to speed this up? Alternatively would an addition to object properties - maybe a 'maintain size' property - be a worthwhile idea? If this is enabled on an object and a group resize is being performed, then the object should merely be moved and not resized. I can see some problems occuring with this however (e.g. what would occur if two horizontally laid out objects were to be resized in the vertical direction). What is everyone's thoughts on this? Cheers, Danny

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