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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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Re: [Inkscape-user] Transparent text or text mask.
by loscotec＠libero.it 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Hi everybody, thanks for all the replies, and sorry if I'm not replying you, due to an exam I haven't got much free time. 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.. !! Thanks ROb for the example.. it is working, so that helped me understanding that my problem is nor a corrupted installation nor a wrong procedure. Can it be due to font choosen? I tried with many, though.. still no way.. as soon as I will have tried a little further, I will send you an example not working. Thanks very much for your kind help! Lucio .On 6/21/08, loscotec@...844... <loscotec@...844...> wrote: .> Hello everybody! .> .> Does anybody know how to use text as object-mask? .> .> I need to cut a text in a picture so that the text would actually be transparent! .> .> The goal is easily achieved converting text in path, and grouping it with a background, and then using it as a mask for the picture. But in this way I'm loosing the chance to change what is written in a second moment. .> .> Reading some references, I saw that text objects should work as any other objects about masking, but they they don't. .> .> What am I missing? .> .> Lucio .I tried it and found out that it doesn't work with flowed text, maybe .that was your case. If so, can you try unflowing the text? . .------------------------------------------------------------------------- .Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. .It's the best place to buy or sell services for .just about anything Open Source. .http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ._______________________________________________ .Inkscape-user mailing list .Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net .https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user . .. 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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Tracking dependencies
by Jon A. Cruz 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Hi guys, There's a side issue that's been kicking around for a while now. Inkscape doesn't really have it's dependencies explicitly listed. So things may or may not work for certain users trying to build on certain platforms, OS versions, etc. For example, I put in a patch recently that uses g_timeout_add_seconds (). In the documentation on it, the function is listed as "Since 2.14". So that bumps the requirement to have glib2 >= 2.14. However that would make things no longer work on Fedora 7 and instead bump Fedora 8 as the minimum there. Since that's only a year old, the might be a bit too soon to bump. Anyway, this highlights a need we have to be tracking what we bump and what impact it will have. This is something that even non- programmers can help with, so I've added a quick section and link to the Help Wanted wiki page: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ HelpWanted#Determining_Dependencies A first step would be if people skimmed through the glib and gtk+ docs looking for newer functions. Then adding those that are in our codebase to the "Functions Used" table on the wiki could really help: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ Tracking_Dependencies#Functions_Used Then if someone has a distro they care about, they can add it and/or fill out details for at at http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Tracking_Dependencies#Distros Finally, the developers can get a handle on creeping dependencies, and perhaps add a few #ifdef's or alternate methods where needed in order to keep things sane.

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Transparent text or text mask.
by loscotec＠libero.it 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Hello everybody! Does anybody know how to use text as object-mask? I need to cut a text in a picture so that the text would actually be transparent! The goal is easily achieved converting text in path, and grouping it with a background, and then using it as a mask for the picture. But in this way I'm loosing the chance to change what is written in a second moment. Reading some references, I saw that text objects should work as any other objects about masking, but they they don't. What am I missing? Lucio

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SVG and the web Part II, subheading SVG vs Flash
by Patrick 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Hey Everyone There was a great thread about SVG and the web a few months ago. I re-read it but I am still a little confused about something. I have a long term project that will involve charting and mathematical processing of peaks that are plotted out. An SVG based chart might be just the thing. The scientists that would use this could be prompted to download Firefox as this online tool that I am hoping to create could save them a lot of money over the desktop versions out there, so IE is not an issue. So to get to the point I was just wondering about the state of SVG support now and guesses on the state a year from now. I would also love to make this site SVG only, any guesses as to when someone could make a fully functional SVG only site? Google does not index SVG only sites but Google can basically only see text. Do you think I would get blacklisted if I created a text only site and found a way to re-route Google through browser identification? Any thoughts on other work arounds? I am also trying to learn about open source flash. With proprietary flash distributed so far, does (open or closed) flash present a serious danger?If not is there another? I know SVG is great but I heard that Beta was also better then VHS, the best technology does not always win, what is standing in our way? My plotting application would be an enormous investment of time, is it possible that SVG will end up another Beta? Please delete the "subheading SVG vs Flash" if you have other SVG web thoughts, I loved the last thread and I would love to read any discussions pertaining to SVG and the web. ThX-Patrick

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Transparent text or text mask.
by loscotec＠libero.it 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

It is! (When I apply the mask I don't actually see the bitmap) I even tryed selecting all the stuff in a different order.. no way! :( Lucio ...Yes, I did try it. And it worked fine. . .Do you have the z-order correct? The bitmap must be below the grouped .text/rectangle. . .-Rob A> . . . .On 6/23/08, loscotec@...844... <loscotec@...844...> wrote: .> Thanks Rob, but.. did you try it? Is it working for you? It doesn't for me. .> Neither in home computer, nor in the one I have got where I work.. .> .> As far as i use some text, grouped or not with some background, the bitmap .> just disappears completely when masking it. I tryied many combinations, .> white text black background, black text white background, with gradients et .> cetera.. nothing working .. :( .> .> Lucio .> .> .> .Draw a black rectangle the same size as the bitmap. .> .Put your text on top of this, in white. .> . .> .Group the black rectangle and the white text. .> . .> .Select the image and the group, then Object->Mask->Set .> . .> .This will give you the bitmap with the text "cut out" from it. .> . .> .(You will have to release the mask to be able to edit the text in the .> .group). .> . .> .-Rob A> .> . .> .On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:05 AM, loscotec@...2544...: .> . .> .> Hello everybody! .> .> .> .> Does anybody know how to use text as object-mask? .> .> .> .> I need to cut a text in a picture so that the text would actually be .> .> transparent! .> .> .> .> The goal is easily achieved converting text in path, and grouping it with .> a .> .> background, and then using it as a mask for the picture. But in this way .> I'm .> .> loosing the chance to change what is written in a second moment. .> .> .> .> Reading some references, I saw that text objects should work as any other .> .> objects about masking, but they they don't. .> .> .> .> What am I missing? .> .> .> .> Lucio .> . .> .> .. 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 .. .> .> .> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- .> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. .> It's the best place to buy or sell services for .> just about anything Open Source. .> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php .> _______________________________________________ .> Inkscape-user mailing list .> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net .> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user .> . .------------------------------------------------------------------------- .Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. .It's the best place to buy or sell services for .just about anything Open Source. .http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ._______________________________________________ .Inkscape-user mailing list .Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net .https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user . .. 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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Re: [Inkscape-user] Transparent text or text mask.
by loscotec＠libero.it 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Thanks Rob, but.. did you try it? Is it working for you? It doesn't for me. Neither in home computer, nor in the one I have got where I work.. As far as i use some text, grouped or not with some background, the bitmap just disappears completely when masking it. I tryied many combinations, white text black background, black text white background, with gradients et cetera.. nothing working .. :( Lucio .Draw a black rectangle the same size as the bitmap. .Put your text on top of this, in white. . .Group the black rectangle and the white text. . .Select the image and the group, then Object->Mask->Set . .This will give you the bitmap with the text "cut out" from it. . .(You will have to release the mask to be able to edit the text in the .group). . .-Rob A> . .On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:05 AM, loscotec@...2544...: . .> Hello everybody! .> .> Does anybody know how to use text as object-mask? .> .> I need to cut a text in a picture so that the text would actually be .> transparent! .> .> The goal is easily achieved converting text in path, and grouping it with a .> background, and then using it as a mask for the picture. But in this way I'm .> loosing the chance to change what is written in a second moment. .> .> Reading some references, I saw that text objects should work as any other .> objects about masking, but they they don't. .> .> What am I missing? .> .> Lucio . .. 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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