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open file into existing instance from terminal?
by Orm Finnendahl 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Hi, is there a way to send an existing inkscape instance a file-open message (with the document name as argument) from a terminal or another process? It seems, the dbus interface would be the way to go but the API documentation only mentions a command to open a new document (which works BTW). I'm on linux and inkscape is bzr-inkscape 0.91 -- Orm

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2 entries for 1 object in XML Editor
by brynn 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Hi Friends, I was just using the XML Editor to try and help someone in a forum. Completely unrelated to their problem, I noticed that 2 entries are being created for each object, in the XML. I've never noticed that before. Have I inadvertently changed some option that might be causing this? Because wouldn't this kind of behavior result in file size that's double what it's supposed to be? Just making up a test file, in case anyone wants it. And doing that, I noticed that it's only happening if the Fill and Stroke dialog is open. After closing the F/S dialog however, it's still happening. Wow, and sometimes adding 3 or 4 entries for each object! But if F/S dialog is not open when the file is opened, it doesn't happen. At first I thought this was something I did wrong. But with F/S dialog being involved, now I wonder if it's a bug? I searched in LP and didn't find anything similar. But there's a good chance any existing report uses terminology that I don't understand or recognize. Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit, Inkscape 0.92.1, 64-bit, exe installer. I can test in 0.92pre3, 64-bit, 7z version and 0.91, 32-bit, 7z version, if it would be helpful. What else can I give you, if necessary? Hhmm, another new file doesn't show this. Curious. Well, fwiw :-) Thanks, brynn

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Ruler LPE improper behavior after doc unit change
by brynn 02 Apr '17

02 Apr '17

Hi Friends, This is coming from a report on Inkscape Community forum: https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=567.0 Even though the member marked it fixed, I'm not sure the fix was really an appropriate fix. Short version The user couldn't get the Ruler LPE to work properly. In the topic, you can see screenshots from the user's file and also when I tested using their file. Their SVG file is also attached, in case someone wants to test. But here's link for convenience: https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=567.0;a… The user was able to make the LPE function properly by changing the Scale factor to 1.0. However, I suspect that will result in some other unwanted change (either a different page size than is set, or a DPI different from 96....or something?). At first, I was confused, and I thought there might be a problem with the scale factor, because I thought a new doc should start with scale factor = 1.0. But now the user reports that it did originally start with mm units and scale factor 1.0. When they changed to px, Inkscape correctly changed the scale factor. So now, I think that points to the LPE not liking the unit change very much. Could someone who understands this better than me, have a look at that please? Does there need to be a bug report? Thank you very much, brynn

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Completely disable snap to cusp
by Chris Tooley 26 Mar '17

26 Mar '17

Hello all, I am attempting to do precise vector modification and I keep getting "snap to cusp" sort of thing happening which is *not* what I want. How do I completely disable this? I seem to recall trying to figure this out a long time ago and not being successful, and it's super irritating :) I can see where I can change the snap delay but that's not adequate. I would prefer if it was a checkbox to enable/disable snapping? I am comfortable with editing a preferences file in the CLI if necessary. Thanks, Chris

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Align objects side by side with fixed spacing
by Christoph Raab 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Hi everyone, I have e.g. 100 objects of the varying size. How can I get them all next to each other, with equal gaps? (For example, no gap.) I've found one way to sort of attain this this result: start with them all further apart than needed, then iteratively scale each object ob by a small amount and "make horizontal/vertical gaps between objects equal" - until the desired gap is needed. But of course that's very slow. Does anyone know a proper/easier way to do this? Best, Christoph

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command-line tools for JessyInk
by Xyne 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

Hi everyone, On a few occasions when I needed a pdf document, I have been unable to export JessyInk presentations using the usual procedure due to Inkscape freezing when opening the Firefox-exported files. I ended up writing a little Python module and command-line tool to directly export the slides from the command line. Some of you may find it useful, especially when you have a deadline a few hours way and Inkscape suddenly chokes on your presentation ;) It supports JessyInk effects and views and exports each slide+effect/view as a separate svg file. These can then be converted directly with Inkscape on the command line to the format of your choice (e.g. with "inkscape -A ..."). Because it uses Inkscape to render the final slides, the slides appear exactly as designed in Inkscape. The script also includes functionality (via various subcommands) to extract, embed or deduplicate images, scrub sodipodi:absref attributes and unused defs, deduplicate markers[1], etc. The list will likely continue to grow. There is also a ji2pdf wrapper script to generate a pdf presentation from the JessyInk svg file. ji2pdf depends on pdfunite from poppler but could easily be changed to use another method to join resulting slides (e.g. imagemagick). There's also a wrapper script based on PhantomJS in the source archive but I haven't used it since writing ji2pdf. For an up-to-date list of features, check the help message on the project page[2]. Packages are available on Arch Linux (via the AUR[3] and my repos[4]). If any of the Inkscape or JessyInk devs are reading this, thanks for all your work! Regards, Xyne [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1550902 [2] http://xyne.archlinux.ca/projects/svgtools/ [3] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/svgtools/ [4] http://xyne.archlinux.ca/repos/

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Inkscape Site Down
by rachristman 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Any news on the site being completely down? Is the most current version of Inkscape available for download elsewhere? thanks, bob -- View this message in context: http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/Inkscape-Site-Down-tp4979272.html Sent from the Inkscape - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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can't stop uninstall for 0.92.0
by brynn 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Hi Friends, While trying to help someone with a problem in a forum, I needed to uninstall 0.92.0, 64-bit, exe installer on Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit (and then to install 0.92.1). There was something unusual happening during the uninstall that I had not seen before, and I wasn't sure if I was choosing the right options, so I wanted to cancel the uninstall, until I could investigate the unusual things. But I found there was no way to. Both the Cancel button and Back button, as well as the X Close Window button (top-right corner) are all grayed out the whole time. I even tried Alt + F4, to kill the window. It did kill the Programs and Features window, but not the uninstall dialog. Before I could get out the Task Manager to try and kill the process, the uninstall was finished. Even then, the only available button was Finish. Cancel and Back were still grayed out, as well as the X Close button. Tried Alt + F4 again, but there was no way out of this uninstall. Later, eventually I figured out what caused the unusual things that I saw, and realized they were not a problem after all. But I still think it should be possible to stop the uninstall, just like you can stop the installation process. Searching LP did not turn up any previous report, although as usual, sometimes I don't find the right search words, or I don't recognize technical language, or sometimes the report is buried under a title that doesn't predict it would be there. So should this need a bug report? Or is there some reason why the uninstallation can't be stopped? Thank you very much :-) brynn

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how to ID a 7z version from Inkscape window?
by brynn 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Hi Friends, Trying to help someone in a forum, I was trying to figure out whether the version of Inkscape which would open on double-clicking an SVG file had been installed via EXE installer, and which one wasn't technically installed, but was from an unpacked 7z download. I wanted to know which one was associated with SVG files. As far as I can tell, the About screens are identical. Is there some way to know which version you're using? I tried searching LP, but couldn't find some good search terms. So how to tell which 64-bit version version you have open, if you have both 64-bit exe installed and 7z onboard and unpacked? Thank you very much, brynn

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Inkscape Advocates organizational meeting ~ Fri Mar 10th
by Bryce Harrington 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

Would you like to contribute to Inkscape by helping spread the word about it? Whether you're new to Inkscape or an old hand, we'll be getting together on IRC to chat about ideas for promoting Inkscape to other communities and to the world at large, and we would love to have you there! This advocacy meet-up will be next week on Friday, March 10 in the #inkscape-devel IRC channel and will kick off around noon Pacific time. Our aim is to establish a new regular team in the Inkscape community chartered to undertake outreach efforts, write and distribute marketing materials, and/or announce our releases. Training classes, merchandise, tradeshows, social media actions, press releases, and more are all possibilities on the table. Exactly what we do will be decided by the group itself, so if you have opinions come share them. Date: Friday, March 10 Time: Noon Pacific Place: irc://irc.freenode.org/#inkscape-devel If you've not used IRC before, you'll need an IRC program for your platform (tons are available), or you can use Inkscape's web IRC portal here: https://inkscape.org/en/community/discussion/ Thanks, and hope to hear your ideas come Friday! Bryce

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