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Text on Path - question
by Thomas Zastrow 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Hi there, I put a text on a circle. Now, I want to delete the circle because I just need the text string. But when I delete the circle, the text goes back to a linear position ..?? Thanks for any help, Tom -- ---------------------------- http://www.thomas-zastrow.de German Forum - DTP under Linux: http://www.opendtp.de ----------------------------

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A question about node positioning.
by Alexander Roalter 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Hello, in the past I designed a lot of civic arms using Freehand 9 and MX, and became quite friendly with it, though I always had to run it in VMware. I was long since then on the search for a replacement, and years ago stumbled upon sodipodi and now inkscape. It fulfills almost all my needs, and far exceeds (in terms of usability w/ keystrokes, cloning/mirroring etc.) the possibilities I came to use in Freehand. One thing though remains, which I'm at a loss in making them work as I want them to. a) If I have a path, which is made up of various nodes (as happens with every shape, say a circle and a square, merged into a a b +-------------+ | | | | | | | | + c + d \_ _/ --_ _-- --+-- e shape. This later is comprised of five nodes (a..e). But if I want to place them on predefined positions, there's no possibility to do so, e.g. having Node e on (300, 0). I can either use the mouse to drag it near this point (but will never manage to do it exactly), or use the XML editor, in which I don't see the point (b/c it's such a royal pain searching through it and finding finally this point. obviously this should then be done for all five points) I can also use the grid and snap to grid functions, but I don't want to be limited to only integer numbers, sometimes I want a point to be at 0.155,10.245 (or something else), So: is there a possibility to enter the coordinates one drags the node with the mouse (this would certainly also be cool for the handles of nodes) -- cheers, Alex -- Cheers, Alex

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Using Wacom Graphire 4 in GIMP (Mac OS X/X11)
by Victor Domingos 01 Jul '07

01 Jul '07

Hi! I am testing a Wacom Graphire 4 tablet in my Mac (PPC) and appearently I can't use its pressure sensitivity in GIMP. Has anyone managed to use a graphics tablet in GIMP, under Mac OS X? Is X11 for Mac compatible with this feature? I also tryied in Inkscape, but it only behaves like a mouse, pointing and clicking, with no pressure signs... Anyone can help, please? Thanks, Victor Domingos http://lojamac.com/blog

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Seeking Inkscape Teacher for SVGOpen
by Doug Schepers 29 Jun '07

29 Jun '07

Hi- We are looking for someone to teach a half-day course in using Inkscape for SVGOpen 2007. SVGOpen is an annual SVG conference, and this year, it is being held in Tokyo. The class would be the afternoon of September 4, 2007. https://www.svgopen.org/ The teacher should be very familiar with Inkscape, and would ideally have some knowledge about the SVG format. This is not intended to be a design course, but it would be nice if the teacher has a good design sense, or even training in design. If the teacher is comfortable with other design tools, such as Illustrator, that might help in answering student questions. The teacher should speak adequate English, but a Japanese translator may be available. The class should give a broad overview of the functionality of Inkscape. Beyond that, the subject matter is left to the discretion of the teacher. The teacher would receive a free pass to the whole conference. It would be a good reference on a resume, and an interesting experience. If you are interested, please contact me at inkscape@...2298... Thanks very much! Regards- -Doug -- Regards- -Doug

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(no subject)
by unknown＠example.com 29 Jun '07

29 Jun '07

I'm attempting to use the Effects on Mac (PowerBook G4, 10.4.10) which utilise some Python libraries what I've understood. I've followed the instructions found at : http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingMacOsX#Enabling_python_eff… installed PyXML and numpy and even changed the Python version to 2.4 thinking that PyXML functions with that, but still no go. The instructions found in the above link states that on OS X 10.3 the file path to the site-packages folder is different than on 10.4 which in my case isn't so. The Python packages which I have (2.4 and 2.5) are separated according by framework: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site-packages not like this: /Library/Python/2.3/site-packages/ Can the problem be laying here which in that case what is there to be done?

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A Japanese Inkscape site
by Bryce Harrington 29 Jun '07

29 Jun '07

Nyx, thanks for pointing out your Japanese user site - I'm forwarding it to the user list for anyone who is interested. Bryce ----- Forwarded message from Nyx <nyx@...2300...> ----- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:28:42 +0900 (?$BEl5~ (?$BI8=`;~)) From: Nyx <nyx@...2300...> To: bryce@...16... Subject: A Japanese site X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=EMPTY_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=3.2.0 Hello. I am a novice user of Inkscape in Japan whose handle is Nyx. Inkscape is great, but I found that there were few Japanese information source about Inkscape. So I decided to start a site for myself. Currently it has only personally written manual and FAQ translation. Hopefully I can add some more contents in future. The site address is: http://inskcape.nyx.bne.jp/ I was not sure if it was appropriate to contact you about it, but I thought it might interest you. Thank you very much for providing powerful and attractive tool. I hope my site will be some help to Japanese users. -- Nyx ----- End forwarded message -----

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Seeking Inkscape Teacher for SVGOpen
by Doug Schepers 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

Hi- I wrote: > > The teacher would receive a free pass to the whole conference. > It would be a good reference on a resume, and an interesting > experience. I should have also mentioned... unfortunately, we don't have the budget to supply transportation or lodgings to the presenters, but the offer of free access to the conference stands. Regards- -Doug

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Text over an arc for a logo.
by John R. Culleton 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

This is an interestng problem that was posed on another list. It involves text enclosed in a rectangle which is altered with a shallow arc across the base instead of a straight line. Therefore the text becomes progressively smaller toward the center and then increases in size again toward the right side. The text remains vertical. The serifs follow the arc. This url points to an example: http://www.saylesdesign.com/portfolio/corpident/project4zoom.htm Further the designer wants the two characters at each end to remain unchanged. The arc takes up 1/3 of the rectangle's width. The text has spaces in it, such as "Joe's Bar and Grill." What tools would you suggest to use in Inkscape for a problem like this? -- John Culleton ATTN Publishers/authors: If you don't read you don't succeed. Free short list of publishing/marketing books. http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Generate from path
by Neil 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

Cherry Blossom wrote: > I have not been able to duplicate the > example in the Inkscape Manual, Generate from Path Chapter, the Text on > Path, single, stretched ribbon option. > > http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Effects-GenerateFromPath.html#… > > When I done all the steps, a pop up box with Python.exe comes up and > appears to be trying to turn my text object into the ribbon path, but > nothing happens. I had no problem with the Spiral and Text on Path. > > Has anyone been able to do the text on path, single stretched ribbon > option. I would appreciate a step by step tutorial!!! Hi Cherry I see you got this resolved at Inkscape Forum - www.inkscapeforum.com It was me who wrote the tutorial for you ;) Cheers Neil -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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Problems with Connector Lines
by Andreas Neumann 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

Hi, I have problems using the connector lines. I am editing a document with medium complexity (not too many objects) and at the beginning it worked fine, but after a while the connector lines started to behave very strange (only in this document). When I draw a new connector line, lets say from one circle to another circle and I connect it from the center of the first circle to the center of the second circle it would always snap to the top of both circles and not to the center. Also, the connector line would render on top of the two circles, not below, as it used to behave at the beginning. If I start a new document, everything is fine again. Is there a document specific setting for connector lines that I screwed up? I also checked that the two circles don't have the "inkscape:connector-avoid" attribute set to true in the SVG tree (XML editor), which is not the case. Any ideas what might be wrong in my document? Thanks, Andreas -- 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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