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Word balloon tail fill question
by Caryn A. Tate 09 Jul '08

09 Jul '08

Hi, I have an issue with creating the tails on word balloons for a comic with Inkscape. Keep in mind I'm a brand new user, so I'm sure the solution is a simple one. I use the ellipse tool to create the word balloons themselves, and I use the Bezier tool to create the "tails" to/from the balloons. My problem is that I'm creating the word balloons and tails *on top of* art (utilizing the Layer tool), and I can't find a way to fill the tails solid with white, to prevent the artwork from showing through. I understand how to fill the ellipses themselves and keep them solid, but the tails I can't seem to figure out. Can someone help? Also, I'm completely open to pointers, so if you do something differently than what I described, please let me know. Thanks in advance! EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me

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Inkscape to Silverlight
by Ronn Ross 07 Jul '08

07 Jul '08

Hello all, I'm using the xaml save function in Inkscape to create maps to use in silverlight. The two problems I have ran into are: 1. Inkscape saves the name of an element as name="" instead of x:name="". 2. The lablel of an element is completely dropped instead of converting it into the tag="" attribute in xaml. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can make this change? Thanks in advance

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"chisel effect" with filters?
by Rob Antonishen 06 Jul '08

06 Jul '08

I am using a recent nightly build (and really like the filter effect defaults provided). One think I can't figure out is how to add an exponent to a blurred layer to make embosses more like chisels. Attached is an example from xara that I am trying to emulate. Any suggestions from the filter effect gods? -Rob A>

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Wacom Graphire 4 nuisance
by Alexander Roalter 05 Jul '08

05 Jul '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 After updating my system to OpenSuSE 11 (which required re-installing the nvidia closed-source drivers and first adding another repository for the linuxwacom tools (the system provided cause X to start and crash immediately in a loop)) I found a nuisance which I cannot explain really... If I draw an object, e.g. a filled Rectangle, and then press F1 for the selector tool, I can click anywhere inside the rectangle to have it selected and the modifier-drags appear on the corners. previously (opensuse 10.3) I could do the very same with the mouse, and to my knowledge, this is also the intended behavior. Now, I can draw the object as before, but after switching to the selection tool, I cannot select the object with the pen. I either have to lasso it by dragging a bounding box around it, or 'double-click'/triple-click or whatever on it, but not too fast, otherwise it switches back to edit mode (F4 in the case of my rectangle) If I click on an object with the mouse, the mouse cursor remains the same as by simply hovering over an object, i.e. the hand. If I hover (not press) with the pen, I have the same hand, but once I press on the object, the pointer-cursor reappears. Does anybody have an Idea as why this is happening. Inkscape is 0.46 release, no SVN. - -- Cheers, Alex -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkhv594ACgkQ1J0MF2u394zmYgCgoMcmOHD4kqTup6gPtVApGBrA Zm0AnjhetA2hpOE6sWkAx7vzWigtqJT1 =9QQ0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Calligraphic tool Thinning/thickenning not working at all
by roger pibernat 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Hi, I'm an Inkscape newbie (but not to vector graphics GUIs). I've found a great (and short) tutorial on simulating engravings with Inkscape ( http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.46-engraving1.png). I'm sure most of you have read/seen it, so I hope someone can help me out on this. I've been following all the steps without any trouble up to "Thinning/thickenning". When I press ALT and drag the cursor (either with Wacom pen or mouse) I get a new path, no thickenning or thinning anywhere... I've tried it right after drawing the paths, after unselecting and selecting them, after unselecting and selecting just one, with the mouse, the pen, the eraser,... getting always de same result. On the status bar I get the hint inviting me to press ALT+drag, but won't work for me... Any clues on what's going on and why can't I use this promising tool?! I'm using freshly installed Inkscape 0.46 on Kubuntu Hardy (8.04), with a Wacom Intuos A3, and brand new PC. Thank you in advance. Cheers, P.S.: this is my first post ever, anywhere. Any hints on how to post better (if I didn't do it right) will be appreciated.

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Vote for new functionality at www.hackontest.org
by unknown＠example.com 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Hello all, A 24-hour contest to program new functionality into an opensource program? => www.hackontest.org Inkscape has registered for participation in Hackontest.org! http://www.hackontest.org/index.php?action=Root-projectDetail(97) This means we need your votes to find out which new functionality you'd like to see us code as quick as we can. Also, we need a lot of votes just to let the Hackontest organization know Inkscape makes you happy ;-) Cheers, Johan Engelen

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Transparent text or text mask.
by loscotec＠libero.it 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Thank you very much for your replies. it was a flowed unflowed text problem. I did not know there were differences in creation method between click and click and drag for text. thank you for teaching it to me! this also solved some problems I had with pattern-filling! thank you.. it is a great improvement for me, even if it would be nice if coders will be able to let all the types (flowed - unflowed and coverted to text) work the same way.. anyone of them as qualities and difects.. but there is no way to use all the qualities of the three. Lucio I found not locale in inkscape directory, but I've found this link: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#I_am_working_on_a_machine_with_… which worked ! :-) .On 6/25/08, loscotec@...844... <loscotec@...844...> wrote: .> Hystrix.. what do you mean with flowed text? And how to unflow it if necessary? please notice that I've got the italian version of inkscape. I wanted to switch to the english one, but I don't know how to do that as well.. !! . .Flowed text is text that automatically insert new lines to adapt to a .shape, usually a rectangle but it can be anything. Here's an example. .To flow text you select both the text and the shape and use the 4th .command from the top on the Text menu. The command below it will .unflow the text. .Also when you create a new text dragging the cursor you make flowed .text, when you just click and release the button it just makes text .not flowed. . .To change the language I think you can delete (or move) the locale in .the Inkscape installation folder. . .. Caminante no hay camino, solo se hace camino al andar .. --- o meglio --- .. Caminante el destino no es al final de el viaje, pero en todo el andar ..

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connector behaviour
by Adrian Lupascu 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Hi everyone, I was wondering if these two things would be possible in Inkscape: a)attach connector end points not only to centers, but also othe rpoints b)have connectors formed by a succession of horizontal and vertical lines Thanks, Adi -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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Inkshape does not work on MacOSX
by Bernt Hansen 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

I run system 10.4.11 on an iBook G4 (this model: http://support.apple.com/specs/ibook/iBook_G4_Late_2004.html). I've downloaded Inkshape and followed the described procedure. When I open the program, another program called X11 also opens. A few seconds after, Inkshape quits, leaving only X11 open. This happen every time. I've tried to download Inkshape again a few months later, and the situation is still the same. bern

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Anyone up to manning a booth?
by Jon A. Cruz 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone might be up to manning a booth for LugRadio Live UK? http://lugradio.org/live/UK2008/ It is coming up fairly soon, but as of the beginning of the week they still had some room for exhibiting. I won't be able to make it, but the one in the USA was very good. If anyone could make it there to have an Inkscape presence, we could get together demo art, fliers that can be printed, etc.

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