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NEW: gradient tool
by bulia byak 05 Mar '05

05 Mar '05

New in CVS: The Gradient tool (Ctrl+F1 or the g key) is a new convenient way to create, edit, and manage gradients: o Simply drag anywhere on canvas to create a gradient on selected objects. Existing gradients can be edited by dragging their handles (as in any tool that has on-canvas gradient editing enabled). o The tool's controls bar lets you choose the type of the newly created gradients (linear or radial) and whether they will be applied to the objects' fill or stroke. o For the gradient(s) of selected object(s), you can choose one of the gradient definitions in the document from the drop-down list in the controls bar. The Fork button creates a copy of the selected gradient definition and applies it to the selected objects, which is useful when you have several objects sharing one gradient definition but want to change that. The Edit... button opens the gradient dialog where you can edit the gradient definition (add/move/delete stops and change colors and opacities of stops). o The selected (blue) on-canvas gradient handle can be moved by arrow keys with all the regular modifiers (Alt ro move by 1 screen pixel, Shift to move by 10 times the distance). The Tab and Shift+Tab keys let you move selection from one handle to the next or previous. This functionality is largely equivalent to that of the Fill&Stroke dialog, but is much more convenient. Still TODO: - toggle buttons for spread (none/reflect/repeat) - button/dialog to rename selected gradient definition - X/Y spinbuttons for the position of the selected handle - the ability to assign color to the selected handle, so it's possible to edit at least two-stop gradients without opening the gradient editor - additional draggable handles for multi-stop gradients Also today I eliminated the old gradient position widget in Fill&Stroke as redundant. I'm thinking about removing the remaining gradient controls there too ("vector" list, Add/Edit, spread) because they are a duplication of what is available in the gradient tool, and have no added advantages in the dialog. All these changes were rather disruptive, so please test everything thoroughly. Of course any feedback on the usability, terminology (e.g. I had to invent the term "gradient definition" for that color strip with stops that can be applied to objects' gradients; Sodipodi termed them "vectors" which is incredibly misleading), or anything else is welcome.

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Error message guidelines
by Frans Marks 04 Mar '05

04 Mar '05

When I make a guideline and I want to dubbleclick on it to position it exactly I get a dialog window to fill in the exact position. But I also get a DOS box with the following errormassage: ** (inkscape.exe:3476): CRITICAL **: file helper/unit-menu.cpp: line 294 (void s p_unit_selector_set_unit(SPUnitSelector*, const SPUnit*)): assertion `pos >= 0' failed Closing this DOS box will automaticly close Inkscape. However, if I leave this DOSbox open I can just continue working with positioning guidelines as if nothing happens. So not closing the DOSbox is a way to work with the guidelines. Still I think something CRITICAL is going wrong. Can anyone tell me what the problem is here.

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FlowText line height and justify
by Martin Ždila 04 Mar '05

04 Mar '05

Hi friends Is there a way to set line spacing (line height) between lines of flowed text? line-height in flowPara element doesn't work. And for text justification / alignment text-align doesn't work too. Thanks in advance Martin Zdila

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Rotation of nodes?
by Erik 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

I know how to choose multiple nodes on a path and then move them. However, I want to rotate them. I can do this with CorelDraw. Is this possible with Inkscape? Erik kaver@...45...

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Text on path
by Adam Pearson 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

Guys BTW, can anyone tell me if I can choose where on the path to start the text? And can I subsequently move it along the path? (If, for example, I was trying to arrange text symmetrically about the top of a circle? Or to a specific point on *any* path?) Adam John Cliff <simarilius@...12...> wrote: > >Hi Aaron, > Assuming your in .41 you simply select some text, >select the path, and do text -> put on path. > >which tutorial are you refering to out of interest? > >cheers > >John > >--- aaron Moore <aaronmoore@...382...> wrote: > >> Hi >> Can any one please tell me how to place text on a path. 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Text on a path
by aaron Moore 01 Mar '05

01 Mar '05

Hi Can any one please tell me how to place text on a path. I do not understand the tutorial on the subject, particulaly the 'convert object to curve , and the break selected paths to subpaths, operation. Is there an easier way to do it like in the previous release? Thanx Aaron -- ______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze

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Use a font or draw it myself?
by JR 26 Feb '05

26 Feb '05

I've never used inkscape before. I would like to design a logo for the band almost identical to this http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00008WJBF.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg But with a curve in the middle. Should I scour the web for a font or is it feasible to draw this myself? Thanks for any advice, Jarlath

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Several questions
by M G Berberich 26 Feb '05

26 Feb '05

Hallo, Is there a way to switch off the antialiasing of the canvas? Why I want to do so? My 450 MHz PIII gets very slow on complex drawing. Setting the magnification to »1:1« does not give the natural size, even though the X-Server has the correct dpi set (86dpi in my case). So where does inkscape take the dpi from? Can I change it? MfG bmg -- "Des is völlig wurscht, was heut beschlos- | M G Berberich sen wird: I bin sowieso dagegn!" | berberic@...505... (SPD-Stadtrat Kurt Schindler; Regensburg) | www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~berberic

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Survey data? Can this be done at present?
by Erik 26 Feb '05

26 Feb '05

Can Inkscape plot survey data at present? What I mean is: Can we lay down a line A to B with a distance in say metres and a bearing relative to North vertical and plotted clockwise? And then a line B to C etcetera. The sort of data it would be valuable to plot are: Point Point Distance (metres or scaled) Bearing (angle clockwise in degrees from vertical) A B 12.5 25 B C 4.3 328 C D 16.7 85 D E 8.6 45.2 To do this we need lines to be drawn in terms of distance and angle rather than what appears to be the current X and Y positions of the point. Maybe this can be set at present. If so I cannot find it- Another use of this would be to obtain distance and bearing between two points from a map scan. Again a very useful result which may already be possible. Any help here? I seem to remember that at some very early stage in Inkscape this was possible.......sort of....but I cannot find it now. I'll put it in as a request but thought I'd ask first. Erik

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