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Perspective/Envelope LPE is clone-like
by Brynn 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Hi Friends, I'm usinig the Perspective/Envelope LPE (in 0.92pre2 for about screen contest). I duplicated an object which I applied it to, and set it aside, because I wanted to test a certain edit, but not lose the original. However, when I edit the duplicate, the original is edited too, as if it were a clone. Should that be happening? Or am I doing something wrong? Thanks, brynn

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canvas display vs other viewers (0.92pre2 ?)
by Brynn 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Hi Friends, Sorry for all the messages today. Even if I'm not much of an artist, just using this dev version for the contest, allows me to have a personal experience with all the various toys and issues. So I can be ready to help to answer questions from other users. I was having a little bit of a problem using a filter, and never did figure out why it looks differently on a larger object than on a smaller one. Eventually I just tweaked the filter on the larger one. But then I made a PNG export, and the filter looks much better through the Windows Photo Viewer (Windows 7). Compare http://inkscapecommunity.com/jd/ss/f1.png with http://inkscapecommunity.com/jd/ss/f2.png The first one is what I see in Inkscape. First, notice in the smaller object where the filter looks a little better than on the larger one. (I mean the lavendar colored strokes with Raised Border filter). But mainly I'm curious about the difference between the Inkscape canvas and the Windows Viewer. See in the 2nd one, the filters are displayed in a much nicer way, at least imo. So I know that different viewers have different abilities and support different features. But it seems to me like Inkscape should be having the most ideal display. What can the reason for this be? I have not noticed this much of a difference in previous versions. Ooohh -- I just learned from a previous question about the dpi being different in 0.92. Could that explain this different display? Is there some other place besides Export PNG, where I need to change the dpi? Something in Inkscape Prefs maybe? Thanks for your help :-) brynn

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contest deadline
by Brynn 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Hi Friends, Nov 13th is the date being circulated as the deadline for the About Screen Contest. For some reason, I thought it was the 8th. I'm thinking it would be good to have the deadline date mentioned on the instructions page. And I would do it myself, except I'm not 100% positive that it's the 13th. If we can confirm the date, I'll add it to the page :-) Thanks, brynn

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export area vs image size (0.92pre2)
by Brynn 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Hi Friends, In 0.92pre2, when using Export PNG, I set it up for Export Area = Page. But the Image Size is different, even when the dpi is 90.00. The page size is 750 x 625, but the image size is 703 x 586 at 90 dpi. Here's a screenshot: http://inkscapecommunity.com/jd/ss/exppng.png Has there been some change with the dpi? Or should I make a bug report? I looked through the Release Notes, and could have overlooked or didn't understand something. But didn't see an answer there. Thanks, brynn

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pasting paths into 0.92 becomes rasterized
by Brynn 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

Hi Friends, I'm trying to paste the vector Inkscape logo from this file: https://inkscape.org/en/~inkscape/%E2%98%85inkscape-official-logo-vector into 0.92pre2, but it's becoming rasterized. At first I thought it might be because the file I'm working on might be getting big. But even in a new blank file in 0.92, it becomes rasterized. I've tried countless times. It pastes the Group of 28 normally as expected into 0.91 stable. Windows 7, sp1, 64-bit, Inkscape 0.92pre2, exe installer, 32-bit version. Inkscape 0.92pre2 15127 Anything I can provide for troubleshooting, let me know :-) Thanks, brynn

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Re: [Inkscape-user] [Inkscape-devel]....new "DrawFreely" font! / about screen contest 0.92
by C R 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

Er, moving servers. I'll get you a recent copy if no one added it to the official Inkscape repos. I'll dig it up tomorrow. -C On 31 Oct 2016 10:24 pm, "Brynn" <brynn@...3089...> wrote: Hi Friends, I'm working on a (probably feeble) about page contest submission, and I wanted to use the new font. But the link in this message (below) doesn't work (http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/euphoria_script.zip). I got a 404 not found, as well as 403 forbidden (when trying the tld). For all of those who may be participating, where can we find this font? Thanks, brynn _______________________________________________________ From: C R Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:31 AM To: inkscape-devel ; Inkscape User Community Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Thanks for your votes! We have our new "DrawFreely" font! And the winner (by quite a bit, actually) is Euphoria Script! Thanks to everyone for the votes and helping us choose a new open font. The new font will be deployed to the website and relevant graphics. You can start using it now in your inkscape-related materials by downloading it here: (includes font and ofl license files). http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/euphoria_script.zip Have fun, and thanks again for the help! -C ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ _______________________________________________ Inkscape-devel mailing list Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel

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Thanks for your votes! We have our new "Draw Freely" font!
by C R 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

And the winner (by quite a bit, actually) is Euphoria Script! Thanks to everyone for the votes and helping us choose a new open font. The new font will be deployed to the website and relevant graphics. You can start using it now in your inkscape-related materials by downloading it here: (includes font and ofl license files). http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/euphoria_script.zip Have fun, and thanks again for the help! -C

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towards a less confusing/congested Objects dialog (auto-expanding layers/groups, hide HL column)
by Brynn 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Hi Friends, I'm just having my first look at the new Objects dialog in 0.92pre2(beta) on Windows 7, 64-bit, sp1 (exe installer). I was about to submit a wishlist item on Launchpad, but I think it might be more useful to have more of a discussion, because there's a good chance I don't understand all the issues. First, thanks developers for this awesome feature. For the most part, I LOVE it!! I notice that whenever I select an object, (when the Objects dialog is open), the layer where the object resides is expanded, whether I want to edit the object or not. If the selected object is a group, the group is expanded as well. So just looking around the canvas at a couple of objects, the dialog is already scrolling. I find it quite confusing with everything expanded. And this is still a relatively small file, with 4 layers and 25 to 30 objects. Of course I realize the purpose of this new dialog is to help make things less confusing. But I just mean the visual appearance is confusing. I can understand how this automatic expanding of layers can be helpful. But how can Inkscape know why I've selected an object? For example, when I'm helping someone in the forum, I'm not planning to edit the file at all - just look at it. I wonder if it would work to make the automatic expanding optional (in Inkscape Prefs)? Or, I wonder if there would be any way to make it so that whenever you select an object in a different layer from the last selected object, the layer of the last selected object is collapsed, and the layer of the new selected object is expanded. Could that work? Different from expanding layers, I see the HL column, with all those tiny red color chips represent the highlight color for the path outline. If the user has disabled the path outline, could this column be hidden? Thanks for comments :-) brynn

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suggest Pen tool set to reg bez curve mode for 0.92 stable
by Brynn 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Hi Friends, I've just downloaded 0.92pre2(beta) 64-bit for Windows (exe installer) so I could dabble around to potentially submit something for the About Screen Contest. When I enabled the Pen/Bezier tool for the first time, it was automatically in BSplinePath mode. I suggest, for both the sanity of new users and the sanity of people who regularly help new users, that in the stable version it should instead be automatically set to Regular Bezier mode (or whatever the user had been using previously....although I don't think the tool mode is part of preferences.xml). I know that you probably want to promote interesting new features, but I'm afraid this would be seen as more of an annoyance, than promoting the new feature. This is one of the reasons that so many people are hestitant to upgrade their computer programs. Because the new versions *always* work differently, and people have to waste time trying to restore their program's previous behavior (or make their program look like it used to) (or sometimes they have to actually learn new things to be able to keep using it). Please don't make Inkscape upgrades more annoying than fun, and find a better way to promote new features. Maybe something like a What's New page on the website -- that's not the same thing as Release Notes, and only covers new features. I'd be glad to help write such a page. Or maybe *do* use the Release Notes page, and make a link from inside Inkscape to it....like maybe in the File menu or Help menu, have a What's New item. I'm sure there could be several options to promote new features without risking annoying users. And by the way developers, thanks for all the cool new features! Just don't force them on me ;-) Thanks for listening, brynn

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New video of rotate workspace
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Hi all! Because the feeddback for the previous video, I update it a bit. To enter in rotate mode you need SpaceBar+RightClick. or use the new widget in the bottom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orpb-Be4Z4A Thanks to all viewers, and people involved. Cheers, Jabier.

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