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Help us staff a booth at the largest German Online Linux event (English/German)!
by Maren Hachmann 27 Dec '21

27 Dec '21

Hi everyone, the Inkscape project is planning to host a virtual booth/stand again at the Chemnitzer Linuxtage (CLT), on March 12 and 13 (Sat/Sun) 2022! Usually the largest Linux and Open Source event in Germany, CLT are going to be an online-only event in 2022 again. The CLT (Chemnitzer Linuxtage) are an all-day event and we could use your help answering user questions about how to work with the program, how to contribute to it and about what is going on in the Inkscape community, by being available for questions and chatting at our virtual booth. The other thing we plan to do again is a series of short, 10 to 50 min topic-focused sessions – show other users how you use Inkscape, how to use your Inkscape extension, how people can help the Inkscape project or which cool things you made with Inkscape (and they can, too!). A live drawing session, a demonstration, a tour through your maker lab - anything that has to do with Inkscape is possible! So, no matter if you're 'just a user', a developer, a forum member, a regular user support provider in our chat channels, an Inkscape translator or other contributor – if you have some time available to spend helping the Inkscape project on that weekend in March, we would very much appreciate your help! Start by introducing yourself at the GitLab issue report where we're discussing the event organization! ****************** Please get in contact with us as soon as possible and find more info at https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/-/issues/235 Let us know how you can help make the booth an interesting place for visitors to drop by! ****************** We're going to have a first chat meeting with all those interested on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 17:30 UTC (18:30 German time, after the Inkscape Vectors' meeting) at https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_vectors Hope to see you, it's going to be fun! If you are not able to join us at the booth, consider visiting us there! Kind Regards Maren ------------------ More info: Chemnitzer Linuxtage: https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2022/en/ What we did last year: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/-/issues/192

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Changing document size wipes out gradient
by Steve Litt 24 Dec '21

24 Dec '21

Hi all, Be very careful, with any document containing gradients, when performing File=>Document Properties=>Resize. I had a rectangle with a radial gradient above a big rectangle and below a schematic diagram. The drawing, which had taken me about 8 hours, was finished. All I needed to do was resize it and save. When I resized, the gradient disappeared and the rectangle was a solid color. I attempted to re-do the gradient, but this time it was too bright and ended too abruptly. I haven't decided how to deal with this yet, but I just wanted to advise you: Don't apply a gradient to anything until your drawing is the proper size, look frequently to make sure your gradient(s) remain the same, and if you have gradients, back up after every single save. SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques

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Re: Help
by Maren Hachmann 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Drag the Inkscape icon into your applications folder, as the arrow indicates. Maren Am 15.12.21 um 01:52 schrieb David Deedon: > Thanks, Maren. > > I have Inkscape 0.92.2 on my iMac now. When I run it I do not get the > user interface that I see in all of the help sources. > > All I get is the following window. > > > The applications button opens my applications folder and the Inkscape > button does not do anything that I can see. > All I want to accomplish is to edit the text in some existing PDF > documents but without the interface I can't load the file. > What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks > David > > On 12/14/21 11:34, Maren Hachmann wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> at https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.1.1/ >> there is a list on the right where you can click through to see previous >> versions and their macOS requirements. >> >> Maren >> >> >> Am 14.12.21 um 16:44 schrieb David Deedon: >>> Is there an older version that I can download for my computer? >>> >>> I have a Mac with OS X Yosemite V 10.10.5. >>> >>> The version of Inkscape is 1.1.1 and will not load on my older OS. >>> >>> David >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape Users mailing list -- inkscape-user(a)lists.inkscape.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-user-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org

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Help
by David Deedon 14 Dec '21

14 Dec '21

Is there an older version that I can download for my computer? I have a Mac with OS X Yosemite V 10.10.5. The version of Inkscape is 1.1.1 and will not load on my older OS. David

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Screenshot and Screen Recording
by Luthfi Ahmad Robbaniy 28 Nov '21

28 Nov '21

Hello Inkscape, Can users take a screenshot and/or screen recording on Inkscape and use it for commercial purposes? (for example: for online courses, social media contents, etc.) If yes, are there any conditions that must be met for this? Thanks, Luthfi

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Top 20 tips for using Inkscape to make diagrams?
by Steve Litt 27 Nov '21

27 Nov '21

Hi all, My next book (almost complete) is about constructing Mental Models. I recommend Inkscape for those using Linux. The book has an appendix on using Inkscape. I'm looking to just cover things most important and often used in drawing diagrams with boxes, text and lines. In the cheatsheet portion, I have: Esc: Unselect s: Enter Select Mode t: Text Ctrl+D: Duplicate Object Shift+Ctrl+F: Edit Object's Visible Properties: Shift+Ctrl+A: Align And Distribute Objects: In the Tips section, I have: * How to make all the toolbars visible * Turn off all snapping (Shift+5) * Turning off changing an object's stroke width with changes of object size * F12 to toggle visibility of dialog boxes * Use 12 to 14 point fonts for labels * Don't use Inkscape connectors for interaction lines - They don't work right - Use lines or Bezier curves instead * Don't use multiline text: Use 1 text object per line instead - Multiline text isn't part of SVG - Multiline text often and unpredictably screws up in Inkscape I also have a short section on how to create and manipulate Beziers (paths). This appendix isn't meant to teach Inkscape or be an Inkscape reference. It's merely a guide to most useful Inkscape tactics for diagram drawing, and warnings to stay away from landmines. Can anybody think of very important tactics to use for creating box-and-line diagrams for Inkscape? Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques

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Thank You Message for Bryce Harrington
by Ryan Gorley 06 Nov '21

06 Nov '21

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Problems using images to fill closed shapes
by Henry Merryweather 04 Sep '21

04 Sep '21

I have a design made up of a series of closed shapes.I want use Inkscape to ‘fill’ the background of the closed shapes with images of different types of wood. I have managed to partially succeed but there are problems getting a totally satisfactory result.The link https://home.mycloud.com/action/share/247eaacc-4b9f-4cc9-9aae-bf827cea8f2e <https://home.mycloud.com/action/share/247eaacc-4b9f-4cc9-9aae-bf827cea8f2e> is to a pdf file which gives details of how far I have got and the questions I still have.The link also has 3 svg files which are used in the description given in the pdf file. It would be good to know if anyone can suggest how I can overcome the current issues. Best regards Henry Merryweather -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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Inkscape Not Useable
by DJ Paul 04 Sep '21

04 Sep '21

Hello, I am having many issues with the current version of Inkscape for Mac OS. Version number is; Inkscape 1.1 (c4e8f9e, 2021-05-24) and it was downloaded from Inkscape's website. *Before I add a bug report, can someone tell me how to completely remove Inkscape from my system? I am using Mac OS Mojave, 10.14.6 on a 2012 Mac Pro computer and Mac OS Catalina, 10.15.7 on an 2012 iMac computer. Both systems are having the similar issues with Inkscape and only Inkscape.* Biggest issues are crashes. Crashes opening various files, crashes closing various files, while crashes while working in Inkscape. I have looked thru the bug lists and see some of the issues there. My previous version, 1.0.2 (e86c8708, 2021-01-15), also had some crashing issues, however, in the latest version, the app is very unreliable and hard to use for even the simplest of drawings. Here is an example. The attached drawing will crash Inkscape. Notice the lines with arrows on the end. Remove the lines with the arrows on the end. Re-create the first line starting at the circle and ending across the 2 horizontal lines. Select the line you just drew and try to add an arrow to the end. Inkscape should crash, at least it did today when I tried this again after the first crash. This was a new drawing in Inkscape. This is just one scenario. I've had crashes adjusting gradients, fills, outlines, object sizes, points in bezier lines, adding and/or adjusting text , , , etc. Many drawings from www.openclipart.org will crash Inkscape when opened or if you try to do any editing in the downloaded svg file. Thank you for your time, David Paul

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Printing Issues
by don＠mapleriverfarms.com 30 Aug '21

30 Aug '21

Hi there, When I print off the item I made on inkscape the words are coming out blurry when I have them on the color background I want, but once i take the background away they come out just fine. I am printing them right off of inkscape. Do you have any solutions for this? Anything would be appreciated. Thanks, Don Maple River Farms 1150 E. Hibbard Rd. / PO Box 427 Owosso, MI 48867 989-743-4344

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