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Semi-OT: Free CodeWeavers Software for one day.
by Josh Andler 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Hey all, So, thanks to a collapsing global economy and a bet that they lost, CodeWeavers will be giving away a product of your choice for roughly the next 24 hours for Linux or Mac. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/33338904.html?elr=KArksUUUU If CrossOver is of interest to you because of games or professional apps that Wine won't run yet (that you can't live without), tomorrow is the day to get your copy of CrossOver for free. :) Yeah, it doesn't necessarily further FLOSS software directly, but for some it makes the transition to Linux more doable. Head to http://www.codeweavers.com/ for your free serial... it may help with crossplatform testing of Inkscape Win32 in Linux and Mac environments... so why not? ;) (then again it may not help at all) Cheers, Josh

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NEW: Auto smooth nodes
by bulia byak 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Thanks to Thomas Holder for the patch: Auto smooth nodes: a new "auto" node type was added, similar to the one Xara Xtreme has. An auto node is a smooth node which automatically adjusts (rotates and stretches) its handles when this node or its neighbors are moved. This adjustment (same as what you get when you convert node type to Smooth, but continuous) keeps the curve at this node as smooth as possible. It feels a bit like Spiro paths; although not as smooth as a Spiro, it may often be preferable as it works without any Path Effect. Whenever you manually adjust the handles of an auto node or drag the adjacent curve, it loses its auto state and becomes smooth; for this reason, it is recommended to edit smooth nodes with the node handles hidden via a toggle button on the controls bar. Auto nodes are represented by little circles, as opposed to smooth/symmetric nodes (squares) and cusp nodes (diamonds). To convert selected node(s) to auto, press Shift+A or use the corresponding node type button on the controls bar. -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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INKSCAPE And Windows ME
by Bibi Morris 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

Is there a stable version of inkscape that works with Inkscape ME, and if so Where can the download be found? Thanks in advance. Bibi

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testsuite testfiles testcases etc
by unknown＠example.com 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

Hi all, Maybe there are people out here that have time to kill and want to help on Inkscape but don't want to or can't code C++. I'd like to remind you of this years 'Test Suite' GSoC project, which was imo very succesfull. We need artists that can provide SVG files and PNG renders of them; so no coding required! The testsuite can be found here: https://inkscape.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/inkscape/gsoc-testsuite For some documentation see: http://www.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/TestingInkscape ("rendering tests") What this testsuite does is provide numerous svg files that are rendered by Inkscape to PNGs. The PNGs are then compared to a reference PNG and Inkscape will score a pass or fail for that particular "testcase" svg file. It is a very nifty procedure/tool to see what Inkscape can and cannot do. Moreover, it can be used to track regressions. So where can you help? Add testcase files! If you've created some crazy drawing that uses complicated SVG structures, or LPEs, or perhaps you have a simple drawing with 'corner cases' (lines with zero length, rectangles with zero length, closed paths with start and end markers, etc...).... those are the files we need ! Note that we need a lot of files where Inkscape does something non-trivial but does it correctly! This way we can ensure that will work in the next version. If you can also provide a reference PNG of the correct rendering, that would be awesome :) Check the testcases directory, perhaps your testcase is already there. You can post the testcases on launchpad, mail it to me, or find another way of getting it to us. Ask the maillist if you'd like SVN write access, if you've shown good work in two patches, it will be granted to you. I'm happy to answer questions about the testsuite, but it's perhaps better to ask Jasper for details (cc'ed in this mail). Cheers, Johan

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Problem displaying unicode characters from eps file.
by Roger McMurtrie 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

Inkscape 0.46 Linux Ubuntu I have prepared a diagram using unicode characters (Greek). When I save this diagram as eps, Inkscape displays the correct Greek characters. However, when I import the eps file into non-Inkscape documents, or just display the file with an application other than Inkscape, the characters display as English characters. For example, Delta displays as r4 and lambda displays as w. Can someone tell me how to fix this problem? regards, Roger -- Laser Physics Centre Research School Of Physical Sciences And Engineering Australian National University

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troubles with adobe RGB printer
by Jean-Christophe Roux 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Hello, I have a svg file made of black, white and blue (RGBA: 225588ff). When I export the image as a png and send to the printer, I get a very different bleu from what I expected. Talking with the printer, I understant he always assume Adobe RGB. Is there a way to set up inkscape so that I would work with Adobe RGB and have some confidence that color on my screen and on the print will be rather close? Thank you for your help

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SVG-Font
by Hago Ziegler 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

Hi. I don't understand how to use Text -> SVG Fonts... Any help? Regards, Hago

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Opacity not 100% gets lost
by Jeremy C. Reed 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

I have a solid color background. Then a layer above that is a pattern of repeated logos. All are selected as a group. When I choose Fill and Stroke and change Opacity to less than 100% the final PDF doesn't show that layer anymore. (Even 99% does not work.) Xpdf shows it drawn but then it is immediately replaced with the solid background. In inkscape itself, it appears correctly. When I change opacity back to 100% it works again. Any ideas how I can opacity be less than a 100%? Here is an example (at 100%) http://reedmedia.net/~reed/tmp-ocy843i5y2/J1.svg

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how to repeat an image to create background pattern?
by Jeremy C. Reed 18 Oct '08

18 Oct '08

I am looking for documentation or tool to repeat a small SVG image to create a background pattern. For example if my image is "X". I want it repeated like: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X (Or something similar to that. Hopefully your email client doesn't break my nice formatting above.) I don't want to do this manually (of copying and aligning each image). And I need the final version to keep the "scalable" properties just in case I need to resize. Thanks Jeremy C. Reed

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OpenClipart.org - Are uploads working?
by microUgly 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

It could be an issue with my ISP, but when I try to submit a file it says "upload in progress" then dies--FF gives back a blank page whilst Opera says "You tried to access the address http://openclipart.org/media/submit/clipart, which is currently unavailable". -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/OpenClipart.org---Are-uploads-working--tp19990507p199… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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