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Call for screenshots
by bulia byak 15 Jun '06

15 Jun '06

We need more screenshots of 0.44 release for our gallery: http://inkscape.org/screenshots/index.php. So far we only have 6. One feature I would especially like to get more screen space is the docked palette with the new default color set. For a user, screenshots are perhaps the most important resource at inkscape.org. It's what most people look at first. New users don't like to read descriptions; they want pretty pictures. Existing users considering upgrade don't like to read release notes; they want pretty pictures. Besides, our screenshots are borrowed by a lot of other sites and thus end up all over the web. All this means that screenshots must be as good as Inkscape itself, if not better. The lack or poor quality of screenshots means the entire project's bad health. What makes a good screenshot? * The best "feature screenshots" are made by the author of the corresponding feature. Nobody knows the feature better than him/her. In fact, if you contribute a major feature, you are pretty much supposed to submit a screenshot of it in action, much as you are supposed to describe it in release notes. [Note to Bob: Can you please make a good screenshot with several different examples of SIOX at work?] * However, we also need high quality "work screenshots" showing professional Inkscape work. If you are doing something complex and/or artistic and it turns out well, please take a moment to shoot the Inkscape window with your work. * Use PNG format (not JPG or GIF). * The screenshot should be dense and informative. 1280x1024 (the preferred screenshot size) is a lot of space, so don't waste it on just one or two bits. When doing a feature screenshot, combine the various aspects of the feature, add captions and descriptions, demonstrate all relevant tricks and nontrivial things that you can think of. When doing a work screenshot, find the best zoom/view of the document, and consider doing a double view of the same or different documents (as here: http://inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.41-CVS-linux-davinci.png). In both cases, open the relevant dialogs, switch to relevant tools, and do a selection so that the statusbar message adds more useful info to the picture. * When submitting a screenshot, please also submit a blurb (one-paragraph description) that will accompany it in the gallery. Briefly describe the feature you are demonstrating and the most nontrivial aspects of the screenshot. Try to be witty but comprehensive. * Also indicate what the usage terms are for the screenshot (in case magazine writers wish to use the screenshot in their articles). We recommend that you place your screenshots in public domain, as it saves a lot of hassle in asking for and obtaining permissions. To submit, please mail a link to your file to the devel list, or directly to buliabyak at gmail dot com. All this is quoted from a wiki page I wrote some time ago: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/MakingScreenshots -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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0.44 bugs?
by Karol Krenski 14 Jun '06

14 Jun '06

Hi list, Just installed http://inkscape.modevia.com/ap/inkscape200606080302.package 1. Compressed Inkscape SVG appears twice in 'Save as' menu 2. Effects -> Render -> Function Plotter doesn't render anything, but takes a few second on doing something. No error or warning returned. 3. I may be using some wrong inkscape version, but the sculpture thing (alt drag nodes) doesn't work :( regards, Karol

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Inkscape animation test
by Matt Jordan 14 Jun '06

14 Jun '06

Hi again, It's the guy who wants to use Inkscape to do animation again... I just did a simple ball-bounce test animation. I used layers for onion-skinning and output a series of pngs, which were then assembled into an avi in a separate program called Monkey Jam. The curious can see the animation at my sketch blog: http://www.sketch.mattjordan.com/2006/06/05/inkscape-animation-test/ I'm actually pretty excited about the possibility of using Inkscape to do more-or-less traditional, cel style animation. One tedious bit, though, is the outputting of the individual png frames. Would it be possible to write a script or a plug-in that would do that as a batch? So, you'd have background layer plus layer 1 output as 000000.png, background plus layer 2 as 000001.png, and so on? If so, where would I go to learn how to write such a script or plug-in? Oh, and I'm still on Windows XP for now, in case that affects your answer. Thanks, Matt Jordan

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Re: [Inkscape-user] 0.44 bugs?
by unknown＠example.com 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

2. you need to draw a rectangle, select it and then execute the effect 3. make sure you have some nodes selected first ------------------------------------------------------------- Hi list, Just installed http://inkscape.modevia.com/ap/inkscape200606080302.package 1. Compressed Inkscape SVG appears twice in 'Save as' menu 2. Effects -> Render -> Function Plotter doesn't render anything, but takes a few second on doing something. No error or warning returned. 3. I may be using some wrong inkscape version, but the sculpture thing (alt drag nodes) doesn't work :( regards, Karol _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

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Stroke extraction from outline font
by Jan 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

Hello, I'm working on comparison of printed letters and handwritten ones. I'm using Inkscape for various tasks however I coudn't find a way how to accomplish "Stroke extraction from outline font". Is there a way how to tackle down this task using Inkscape ? It doesn't have to be automatical sofisticated way ... Any advice appriciated. Thanks! Jan

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pattern problems
by Hago Ziegler 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Hi, I have some difficulties with a pattern. It should look like this: http://www.hagoschaos.de/test/test.html image 1. Inkscape and Opera9 are showing it like this. IE6 and Opera8.54 with the Adobe plugin are showing it like image 2. Firefox shows nothing. Batik won't run here - a Java-window tells me: connection refused ...? Here is the svg-file: http://www.hagoschaos.de/test/svg3a-aa.svg It's 2 patterns: green stripe with transparent background. I didn't know, how to do it with just one pattern. Further, I dont understand, why one of the patterns have this strange edges (image 3). I made the pattern with a copy of the same green stripe. Can you give me some help? Regards, Hago

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Manga not found
by Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Hi list, The manga inspiration does not work now. Could someone do anything ? The link is in: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/BenutzerGalerien -- Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha http://ezequiasrocha.blogspot.com msn:ezequias@...9... "the worst of democracies is still better than the best of dictatorship"

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l-system effects samples
by Benjamin Huot 11 Jun '06

11 Jun '06

trying out various parameters on L-system effects http://benjamin-newton.net/ministries/personal/blank/fatherday

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question about moving a selection of multiple clones
by Gijsbert Stoet 11 Jun '06

11 Jun '06

I have a question about handling clones (an example file is on http://volition.wustl.edu/test.svg Imagine this: 1) I create an object (the top left one in the file) 2) I make multiple clones of this object and spread them around (the others, not the original of the clones) 3) Then I decide that I want to move the clones a little to the right 4) I select them all (make a selection box with the mouse around all the clones, but do not include the original). 5) I move the selection area to the right (or to any position). 6) I release the mouse button AND THEN THE STRANGE THING HAPPENS: all the clones seem to move to some RANDOM positions. To resolve this 'problem', I can group the selection, move the group and then ungroup. That works. I have the clone option to stay unmoved when the original moves. If I select the move according to transform option in the inkcape preferences, the problem does not occur anymore, that is, the selected clones move as I intend. -------- My questions: 1) What is going on? Why the random moves of some of the clones? 2) Why does it work as I want if I select the option 'move according to transform'. I thought this inkscape pref is ONLY about what happens when you move the original, but not when you move the cloned selection. I wonder whether I am missing something, or whether this is an unintended side effect? ---- BTW: I use Ubuntu Linux Dapper. It happens on the official ubuntu 0.43 inkscape version as well on the latest Linux version I downloaded using the autopackage.

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Release Notes push
by bulia byak 10 Jun '06

10 Jun '06

I have finished filling in blanks and pruning loose ends in the Release Notes, and now this document needs attention from as many eyes as possible. Please proofread it, copyedit it, complete it or rewrite it, or just report if you see something missing or wrong: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes In particular, translators, please fill in the Translations section with an overview of current status and progress. Thanks! -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org

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