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Font size: Pixels vs. Points
by Jed Frechette 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

I've written a simplistic Python script [1] that will change all of the font-size units in an SVG file from pixels to points. The script doesn't actually do a conversion it simply replaces the unit suffix of px with pt. If you create some text in Inkscape with size 10 and save it; font-size:10px Run the script on the file; font-size:10pt Open and edit the file in Inkscape; font-size:12.5px This is a workaround for the bug that the UI never shows the units (pixels) associated with font size numbers and it is difficult to specify sizes in units other than pixels [2]. This is the quickest hack I could put together when I realized that the text in all of the figures for my thesis was the wrong size, therefore it hasn't been tested much, so if anybody uses it you should take appropriate precautions (e.g. backup your data). Clearly this is an ugly hack, but if there is no interest in fixing the underlying issue, or it's to painful, I could put together something similar as an effect. It seems like a better solution would be to, at a minimum show, what unit font size is in. When setting the default font size in the toolbar specifying a unit results in the correct conversion, so maybe a more general fix wouldn't be to hard. Unfortunately, trying to specify a unit when changing the size of existing text or doing anything with a unit in the text dialog doesn't work. In any case, I would be interested in getting some input from others. Best, [1] http://www.unm.edu/~jdfrech/svg_font-size_px2pt.py [2] See bugs 161347, 1619753, and 1657337 P.S. Sorry about the cross-posting but this seems like a somewhat nonobvious issue that has tripped up at least a few other people before me. -- Jed Frechette http://jdfrechette.alturl.com 3203 Dead, 23,417 Wounded

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Google Summer of Code - Student applications now being accepted!
by Joshua A. Andler 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

If you are a student that is eligible to qualify as an applicant for the Google Summer of Code, and have an interest in getting paid to contribute to Inkscape, well, this is for you. We do ask that if you are not really committed to seeing a project through to completion that you please not waste anyone's time (including your own). The link for applicants is: http://groups.google.com/group/google-summer-of-code-announce/web/guide-to-… (wow, that's a long url) Just so all applicants are aware, we do have an additional condition (above Google's) for all applicants. The condition is that two patches are contributed via our patch tracker prior to acceptance (doesn't need to be anything major). The patches can be bug fixes, filling feature requests, or even scratching some itch of your own for Inkscape. Please know that this condition is standard for our project for all new contributors to get SVN commit access, we've just extended it to the applicants this year as well. Good luck everyone and we look forward to hearing from you! -Josh

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About Installer on Windows
by Elfi Heck 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

Hi all, I just downloaded the latest packages for GIMP on Windows. GIMP and GTK have two separate installers and GTK installs itself in the Common Files directory. Now: I was wondering if it would be possible for Inkscape to use that GTK installation. I'm not a friend of duplicate files even if they're small. Regards, Elfi

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[OT] Contest XMMS2, first $ 400 !
by ValessioBrito 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

XMMS2 Team officially announced its graphic competition today. The competitions goal is for the popular media player to gain a new look and to increase awareness of the project. The competitions will be split up in two parts: the first will be for a new logotype. The second part, which will be launched after the conclusion of the first, will aim for a new look for the wiki with reusable elements for client authors to use. First prize in both competitions is an Amazon.com gift certificate valid for $400. The prize money for this contest came from last year's Google Summer of Code program. The competition will start today and last submission date will be 2007-04-13. To compete or get more information please visit http://xmms2-contest.blogspot.com/ --- é para quem gosta de participar destes concursos... :D -- .ValessioBrito ://valessio.ul-jb.org/

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Cannot Email Inkscape created PDFs as attachements
by tron 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

Hello. I have successfully created PDFs of my Inscape projects and they look/work perfectly on my PC, however when I try to email them as attachements to someone else the recipient just sees a plain text batch file and code. Does anyone know what is happening to the PDF by being emailed? Thanks so much!! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Cannot-Email-Inkscape-created-PDFs-as-attachements-tf… Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Turning of Anti-aliasing
by Chris McCormick 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

Hi, I would like to have fonts and shapes with sharp edges in some instances. Is there a way to turn off anti-aliasing on a per-object basis? Thanks for your time. Best, Chris. ------------------- chris@...2138... http://mccormick.cx

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Draw from Scratch or Import and Trace?
by Aaron Elmquist 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

This is a newbie question. How do most people use inkscape and other illustration programs? Do they draw from scratch directly in the program, or do they create a rough sketch to scan and import to provide some guidance?

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12 Hours Left in the Open Font Library Logo Competition!
by Jon Phillips 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

That's right, there is only 12 hours left in the Open Font Library logo competition. Make sure to get your submissions in before the end of server time at 11:59 PST today on March 14. No entries are allowed after that time, so now is the time. When the deadline is hit, there will be 5 days for the 3 judges to come to a decision, so it is a great time for us all to comment/review what has been submitted, rate it, and let the judges hear loud and clear what we all think :) Note, you can still judge after the deadline... http://openfontlibrary.org/?ccm=/OFLBLogo/ On the heels of this competition, which I want to have us launch tomorrow, is the Create Project Logo Competition. This will be on Open Clip Art Library: http://openclipart.org/wiki/Contests One other note, it would be great to think up font competition to lead into after the OFL.o logo is selected, to help build up the community :) Cheers! Jon -- Jon Phillips San Francisco, CA USA PH 510.499.0894 jon@...87... http://www.rejon.org MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto Jabber Chat: rejon@...895... IRC: rejon@...896...

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Snap to nodes in groups
by Jochen Deibele 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Hi, Thank you for your answer. bulia byak wrote: > On 3/5/07, Jochen Deibele <jmdeibele@...26...> wrote: > > What I want to do: I have an irregular (so non rectangular) shaped > > object, which has points which should snap to the grid, when I move the > > group (so I can easily lay another object of another shape but same kind > > next to it and the points meet). These points are not on one of the > > center-lines and are also not the edges. Is there a way to do this? > > You cannot do this in Selector tool because it only snaps the outer > nodes of a shape (in the "snap nodes" mode), not all nodes. But you > can do this with Node tool. Just select all nodes of a shape and drag > any of them - all the shape will move, snapping by all its nodes. > > That works fine if I only have one shape. If I for example try to have a group of one rectangle and one line it doesn't work. I can't select all nodes if the objects were grouped, so I tried to combine them. Then I can select all nodes, but still I'm not able to make them snap to the grid. If I combine them and select all the nodes of only one shape (either the line or the rectangle) I can move the shape while snapping works, but not if both are selected. Jochen

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Open Font Library Logo Contest Closes March 14 + Please Review Submissions
by Jon Phillips 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

We are in the final days of the Open Font Library logo contest. If you have something to submit, now's the time! Also, please help review the current submissions, because that is having a big impact on who refines their content and uploads new content. http://openfontlibrary.org/?ccm=/OFLBLogo/view/contest/entries After this contest is up, then the 3 judges will have 5 days to figure out the best logo. At the close of the current contest, Open Clip Art Library has a logo competition queued up for the Create Project to get a logo/facelift: http://create.freedesktop.org Cool! Jon -- Jon Phillips San Francisco, CA USA PH 510.499.0894 jon@...87... http://www.rejon.org MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto Jabber Chat: rejon@...895... IRC: rejon@...896...

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