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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel] Inkscape / GSoC '08 proposal
by Aaron Spike 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Bryce Harrington wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 06:29:21AM -0600, Aaron Spike wrote: >> Bryce Harrington wrote: >>> 1. All Inkscape GSoC projects this year must be implemented as >>> extensions, with no changes required to Inkscape's core >> I agree whole-heartedly with the premise. I was recently expressing my >> feelings that the need for the codebase to be in good shape for GSoC has >> discouraged us from doing serious refactoring. But is condition 1 really >> feasible? Seems like a very limiting condition. Will it implementing >> projects as extensions really allow developers to bang away at major >> refactoring? Or will we still feel the need to hold off, because any major >> breakage will still cause problems with extensions? > > I was thinking we'd ask that they develop against the 0.46.x release, > which would avoid these issues. 0.46!?!? That's so old. Perhaps we could encourage students to take on refactoring tasks as projects. I really can't see the wisdom in making artificial restrictions. Decisions on a case by case basis seems best. That said, the refactoring that needs to be done is very important for moving forward. And it is best to make it a priority. Aaron Spike

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Save As EPS Brings up Printer Interface
by zbharucha 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Mark Lucas-6 wrote: > > Hi, > > I've been poking around the site and can't find anything regarding the > following oddity. When I moved to Fedora 8 and installed inkscape, I > found that whenever I try to save as an eps file, the printer window > would come up. This does not happen under windows and has not happened > to me before under FC4. > > Has anyone else found this issue? I'm presuming I'm missing a package > somewhere or there is a misconfiguration. Does anyone have any > suggestions? > > Thanks, > Mark Lucas > > -- > Mark Lucas email: lucasm@...2451... > 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984 > Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433 > Ohio University > Athens, OH 45701 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > Hi Mark, I have noticed the same problem. While I do not know of any fix from Inkscape's side, I managed a quick workaround. You can export an *.svg file to *.eps using the command line interface. Let's say the name of the file is somefile.svg and you want to export it as anyfilename.eps. Simply do: inkscape -E anyfilename.eps somefile.svg. This worked for me. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Save-As-EPS-Brings-up-Printer-Interface-tp15500579p15… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Can of Soup Tutorial
by Nikki Bennetts 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

No, I used the ellipse/circle tool and followed the instructions step by step (starting at the upper left corner and draging to the lower right corner within the ststed pixel range) . I've even tried doing the step using a circle and the nodes are still off. I've attached a screen capture for you to see. Nikki ----- Original Message ---- From: Tavmjong Bah <tavmjong@...206...> To: Inkscape User Community <inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Sunday, 17 February, 2008 5:03:43 AM Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Can of Soup Tutorial On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 22:59 -0800, Nikki Bennetts wrote: > New to Inkscape. Going through tutorials. Stuck on Step 2c of Can of > Soup > tutorial. Nodes are not at the horizontal or vertical axis and so I > can't > split the ellipse across the horizontal plane. Nodes are offset at 1, > 4, 7 > and 10 o'clock. Is there a step missing? > I just tested the latest version of Inkscape and the nodes appear correct if you draw an ellipse directly with the Ellipse tool and then convert the ellipse to a path. How did you draw your ellipse? My guess is that you drew a circle, rotated it, and then squeezed it. This is the only way that I can think of to get the nodes at other than 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock. Rotating the circle will rotate the ellipse handles to a different orientation. Tav ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

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Misc Section (oversample bitmap and simplification threshold)
by D. Jones 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

I am trying to make text not come out blurry and was wondering if someone could explain in the Misc section of inkscape preferences how the simplification threshold and oversample bitmaps may aid in reducing blurry images on export? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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Kidscape (suggestion)
by Zelus et Radix 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Greetings Among all the good things I found in Inkscape one is that it's very easy to use. But more important it looks easy, so even my 12 years brother took a chance to try drawing vec toons on it with some amount of success (he never did with Corel). This leaded me to think that an Inkscape version for kids (5+) would be a great project. Some changes would be neccessary, such as changing the GUI to make it more more children-friendly (vector eds, like most apps, usually resemble ATMs) by fitting children's tastes, you know, and also removing most complicated features and options. Now, why taking the task? 1) Inkscape would be the first vec ed doing it AFAIK 2) Coming generations would probably try it prior to any other vec ed, thus getting more familiar with it, thus spreading Inkscape 3) It could give Inkscape very good advertising and lots of great chances 4) It would be a great service I translate for some kid orgs so I know where this project could find audience and fit nicely. It's I pity I can't work on it because I have little or no skills on coding and alike stuff at all. It's just a suggestion for all of us to discuss, and perhaps dragging me back to Earth - Come if you dare ;-) God bless you all -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Kidscape-%28suggestion%29-tp15562328p15562328.html Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Irregular outline in Inkscape
by Zelus et Radix 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Greetings I have a finished vector graphic of a toon bear for a children's notebook. Now I want to give outlines variable/random thickness so they look more "rough" and childish. How can I have outlines to be irregular in Inkscape? God bless you all -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Irregular-outline-in-Inkscape-tp15561551p15561551.html Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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List of changes 0.45 - 0.46
by Thomas Zastrow 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Hi there, I'm looking for a compilation, where all the changes between Inkscape 0.45 and 0.46 are listed? Thanks! Best, Tom -- ---------------------------- http://www.thomas-zastrow.de ----------------------------

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Re: [Inkscape-user] OT Tablet for use with Inkscape?-Thanks
by Guillermo Espertino 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

My wife is using a Genius Pensketch 12x9 tablet with inkscape and gimp. It's far more affordable than a wacom with similar specifications (resolution, pressure levels, etc). It only lacks the tilt function and the eraser in the pen, but if you're looking for a large tablet for a fraction of the price of a Wacom, imo this is a great choice. It works under linux (not out of the box, but there is a step-by-step tutorial in Ubuntu Forums). You can see what she's doing with that tablet in www.flickr.com/photos/superdd Oh, and btw, someone asked about Cintiq support under linux. Jimmac just bought one and got it to work under linux without problems (there's an installing guide in his blog). Those things are great, but wow, they aren't cheap. :-)

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clean up SVG
by Alexander Roalter 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

every time I create an object and move it around, the XML code in the SVG file has somethink like: <path style="opacity:1.0000000;fill:#f9f010;fill-opacity:1.0000000;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:1.0000000;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4.0000000;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:6.9999999;stroke-opacity:1.0000000" id="path2113" d="M 307.26816,268.95933 L 329.04654,320.12941 L 384.25033,313.40500 L 350.82492,357.85068 L 384.25032,402.29635 L 329.04654,395.57194 L 307.26816,446.74203 L 285.48978,395.57194 L 230.28599,402.29635 L 263.71140,357.85068 L 230.28599,313.40500 L 285.48977,320.12942 L 307.26816,268.95933 z " transform="translate(-4.768158,-0.350677)" /> how is it possible to appy the translation once and for all to the coordinates given in d="...", instead of having them calculated by every SVG viewer again? when creating an object near the final position, every time I use the align function I get such a transform="..." in the file, instead of changing the points directly. -- cheers, Alex

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publishr 0.5 - publish to Flickr/Picasa from Inkscape
by Jayesh Salvi 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hi list, I have released next version of publishr plugin, that allows one to save their images to web services like Flickr and Picasa right from Inkscape. Download it from here <http://code.google.com/p/altcanvas/downloads/list>. More info on wiki <http://code.google.com/p/altcanvas/wiki/InkscapePublishr>. Changelog for 0.5 here<http://code.google.com/p/altcanvas/wiki/PublishrChangelog> . This version should work on Windows Inkscape as well (unlike previous versions), however I don't know the extensions directory on Windows so couldn't test it myself, but I heard others successfully using it on Windows. Please give it a shot. Any comments and suggestions are welcome! Cheers! Jayesh

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