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Filters Effects
by Michael Grosberg 01 Apr '08

01 Apr '08

Please help me understand Filer effects! I'm trying to play with the filters but I must be missing something, they have explanations of what they do in the UI but when I try them most of them only turn the shape into a black / white/ transparent rectangle that looks like a bug. The only ones I got to work are blur and color matrix. Are they supposed to work? do they only work for certain type of object? Also, I don't understand something in the UI. In the filters dialog there's this complicated looking effect/connections table which I can't seem to do anything with. Is there an explanation somewhere on how to work with all this?

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Inkscape Showcase
by Claus Cyrny 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Hi, if there's any demand for it, I could submit a few screenshots on how Inkscape can be useful for bitmap editing. One example: http://static.twoday.net/grafomatic01/images/before_after.jpg Greetings, Claus -- Web design,graphics, photography: http://home.arcor.de/ccyrny/ (English|German) Articles: http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewByAuthor.asp?authorID=2153 (English) Blog: http://grafomatic01.twoday.net/ (basically in German) MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/claus_01 (English)

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Wow it works
by Lawrence Housell 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Hi, I tried changing the pref to Graphite and opened Inkscape for the first time. It starts up with a dark grey screen, with what appears to be a halftone screen, upon typing the Inkscape app opens. When I close Inkscape the grey screen reappears which I have to force quit to return to the OS. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Larry H Florida Mac Pro 2.66 5GB 2TB HD Leopard Maxed out Mini PPC 10.4.11 Tiger 10.4 FCP HD Express Shake 4.01 Inkscape

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.46 description invalid
by Benjamin Huot 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

the following is *not* true for the Mac version "The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents."

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Tracking a path causes a crash
by Matt Jordan 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

I was just over at Launchpad to see if this was a general and known issue but only found a post about the tracking function being too tricky to use: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/169006 I'm also not 100% clear if a still have a beta or an actual 0.46 release. An Ubuntu user, I added the Gutsy repos mentioned on the Inkscape home page in an announcement dated March24, 2008, but the 0.46 version installed has a build date of March 11, 2008. Anyway, with all of that said, Inkscape crashes when I try to use the tracking function. It appears to crash regardless of my choice for a guide: shape, calligraphy stroke, or whatever. Because of my uncertainly as to what version I actually have, I'm hesitant to make a report. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Matt

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Windows - Inkscape 0.46pre4-2
by rygle 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hi, For Windows users, there is a new pre-release version of Inkscape 0.46 available on Sourceforge from here; http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9911… Please note, this is a *Windows only* pre-release test version, as there were some bugs that could not be sorted out prior to the regular 0.46.0 release. If you've already seen this, a slight error has been fixed in 0.46pre4-2 since yesterday. This version is quite stable, but please it for any further bugs and report to https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/ If there are no other major problems, we will release 0.46.0 early next week. Note, there are some known issues that won't be fixed for 0.46.0, as per the readme; * (LP: #180890) Blend modes do not work correctly over transparent backgrounds. A workaround is to place an opaque rectangle underneath the bottom-most layer. * (LP # 202704) Blur and other filters are very slow when applied to an object with transform= attribute with rotation or skew. To avoid this slowdown, either do not rotate/skew objects you use with filters, or apply filters only to paths (but not shapes to text) because paths, by default, get no transform= attribute when you rotate or skew them. * Windows printing has two known issues. In both cases the workaround is to print to bitmap (Print -> Rendering -> Bitmap). - (LP # 205732) Blurred objects are misaligned when printing. - (LP # 208217) Masked objects disappear when printing. To read the full release notes, see here; http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046 Draw Freely, Rygle. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Windows---Inkscape-0.46pre4-2-tp16370762p16370762.html Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Inkscape 0.46 Released!
by Bryce Harrington 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents. Tons of new features and performance improvements are included in this release. Dialogs now have the ability to be docked to the editing window. Gradients can be edited completely on-canvas. The new Paint Bucket Tool fills bounded areas with color. A new 3D Box tool helps create perspective-correct drawings. A new Tweak tool provides an intuitive method for editing paths and painting objects. The new Live Path Effects feature can create "brushes" and various organic effects on paths. Improvements to color management include support for color spaces other than sRGB. Most SVG filters are now implemented, and a new powerful UI is provided for editing filter stacks. == Downloading Inkscape 0.46 == Inkscape 0.46 is already included by default in Ubuntu Hardy so just install it normally. Ubuntu Gutsy users can install by adding the following to System : Admin : Software Sources : Third-Party Software: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ubuntu gutsy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ubuntu gutsy main Macintosh OS X users can download a Leopard Universal package from our SourceForge site: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 Packages for Fedora, Debian, Windows, and other platforms should be coming soon. == For more information == Complete Release Notes for 0.46: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046 Community Contributed Screenshots: http://inkscape.org/screenshots/ Bryce

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Inkscape at LugRadio Live USA 2008
by Jon A. Cruz 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

Hi, Just spreading the word that Inkscape will be exhibiting at LugRadio Live USA 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * http://www.lugradio.org/live/USA2008/ LugRadio Live USA 2008 brings San Francisco the unique atmosphere of LugRadio Live UK, an event that has developed a strong reputation for providing a range of topics about free software, Open Source, digital rights, technology and more, a compelling list of speakers, exhibitors and birds of a feather sessions, and wrapping it all in a unique, fun, loose, social and inclusive event, which is often described as combining the atmosphere of a rock concert and a computer conference. LugRadio Live USA 2008 brings this unique atmosphere to the USA, with around 30 speakers, over 20 exhibitors, an eclectic range of BOF sessions, and plenty of additional sessions such as our debate discussion panel, a showcase of five minute talks, tech demos, and of course a live recording of LugRadio in front of an audience. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Any and all are welcome to come by and visit, hang out, talk about whatever. It's also a very user-centric conference with registration only running $10. We also need any volunteers to come by and help man the booth. Even being able to commit a few hours would be a great help to the Inkscape project. Additionally we have a minor need for equipment for the booth... it's a small, informal show but we can still do with a few things like monitors or projectors (if anyone lives in the area that would be handy). If anyone can volunteer, please let me know so that I can get them a list of all our people to get signed up. Thanks, and hope to see people there!

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 0.46 Released!
by Carl Symons 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

Thank you for providing this fine application. Inkscape is my favorite toy and tool. Good to see the winner of the "About Inkscape" contest live. Thanks for the attention to detail in the latest version. Example: in the past, it's been a bit of trouble to find the python/xml package that supports some of the effects. Now, the effects>generate from path>interpolate error message provides the installation command. And the tool takes a break until the package is installed. I can hardly wait to try out all the new goodies. Your effort and creativity are inspiring.

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SVG Open 2008 Conference, Call for Papers
by Andreas Neumann 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

Hello Inkscape Users, I would like to invite the Inkscape developers, content creators and users to present their SVG content, workflows and tools at the SVG Open conference. I would also appreciate if we could have an inkscape course or demonstration at this year's SVG Open conference. Thank you for considering an abstract submission. See CfP below: ============================= Call for Papers, SVG Open 2008 http://www.svgopen.org/ The 6th international conference on Scalable Vector Graphics will take place from August 26 to 28 in Nuremberg, Southern Germany. At this conference you can learn about subjects varying from specialized technical visualizations to interactive multimedia art. On the program there are presentations, beginner and advanced level workshops, a technical exhibition, and the opportunity to meet people from the SVG community, industry and the W3C SVG Working Group. The SVG Open 2008 organizing committee is looking for contributors presenting a paper or teaching a course. Presenters are asked to submit an extended abstract in English with an approximate length of 400 to 800 words by March 31, 2008. The abstracts are reviewed by a reviewing committee and presenters will be informed about acceptance on or before April 29, 2008. If your abstract is accepted, you will be asked to submit your full paper by August 1, 2008, according to instructions that will be sent to you. Accepted abstracts, papers and presentations will be published on the conference hand-outs and web proceedings. PaperAbstracts can be submitted at http://www.svgopen.org/ until March 31. Following is a list of potential presentation topics: * Mobile (handheld, in-car) Solutions * SVG Authoring Tools * Publishing and Printing with SVG * SVG Text and Internationalization * Accessibility of SVG * Location-based Services * Business Cases and Case Studies * Workflow for Creating and Using SVG * SVG and Digital Television * Graphic Design with SVG * SVG for Webmapping and Online GIS/GML * SVG for Multimedia Presentations * Server-side SVG Generators and Manipulators * SVG Authoring Techniques * Making Graphics Acessible * Interactivity and Scripting * GUI Frameworks for Web Applications * File Format Conversion * Case Studies Course Instructors are asked to submit a course outline by March 31, 2008. The outlines are reviewed by a reviewing committee and instructors will be informed about acceptance on or before April 29, 2008. Accepted course instructors will receive a free conference pass and may participate at the come together event for free. Accepted course outlines will be published as course descriptions in the program. Therefore they should be directed at those who might register for the course rather than the reviewers. Courses are 150 minutes in length, scheduled for the morning and afternoon of August 29, 2008. We are interested in proposals for both beginner courses and advanced courses, to cater to the diverse interests of all conference attendees. Here is a list of topics of potential interest for courses. Feel free to either volunteer for one of these or propose your own topic. * Introduction to SVG * SVG Authoring Techniques * Creating Mobile SVG content * UI Design * Using SVG Tools * CSS * XSLT * SMIL Animation * ECMAScript and the DOM * Graphic Design * SVG Filter Effects * Rendering Algorithms * Generating SVG from Database Content Thank you for considering a paper or course abstract submission. Hope to see many of you in Nuremberg! The SVG Open 2008 organizing committee. -- Andreas Neumann Böschacherstrasse 6, CH-8624 Grüt/Gossau, Switzerland Email: a.neumann@...2251..., Web: * http://www.carto.net/ (Carto and SVG resources) * http://www.carto.net/neumann/ (personal page) * http://www.svgopen.org/ (SVG Open Conference) * http://www.geofoto.ch/ (Georeferenced Photos of Switzerland)

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