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Check out the car I made
by Steve Litt 03 Sep '13

03 Sep '13

Hi all, Check out the car I made with Inkscape: http://www.a3b3.com/stuff/cardisplay1.svg Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance

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problem with unit selection drop downs
by "René Staffen" 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

Hi, Sorry. i wasn't aware that the webmailer (that i use very rarely) uses html as default. here again in plain text: I hope someone can help me. I have a problem with my inkscapes (i had 0.48.2... and upgraded to 0.48.4.r9939 without success, OS: german WinXP 32bit) unit selection boxes. Especially the ones in the document property dialog (but also in some other dialogs). the "default unit" and "unit" drop down lists are empty. they are very small and the drop down button is inactive (grey). So i cannot change the units. I allready tried removing preference file to reset to defaults. i changed the language from german to english. but the problem does not disapears. The only boxes that i could found that seems to work is the one in the toolbar if an object was selected and the one in the stroke style dialog. document propertys/page, document propertys/grids, transform, inkscape preferences/grid, inkscape preferences/Interface are not working. Any hints? regards René

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problem with unit selection drop downs
by "René Staffen" 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

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Inkscape->Illustrator, keep layers intact
by Chris Mohler 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Hi list! I usually lurk on inkscape-devel, and this is my first post here. I'm looking for help with creating multi-layer drawings in Inkscape and opening them in Illustrator while preserving the layer structure, if possible. Any tips? I use both programs all the time, but usually when I'm going back-and-forth between the two it's something simple - a trace, a single layer, etc., not a multi-layer composition. Thanks, Chris

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Latest Inkscape download
by Ken 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

I am not sure if I am contacting the correct person but here is my inquiry. My desktop computer crashed. I purchased a lap and downloaded the latest version of Inkscape. My issue now is that the font, Venus Rising, which I have used for all of my logos and TM is not showing up in this latest version. I'm not sure if I downloaded incorrectly or if I need to download an earlier version. Thank you for any help you can provide. Best Regards Ken Sent from my iPhone...

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"Edit paths by nodes" uses different and wrong approximation of arc as bezier curve.
by Auguste Pop 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Hi I have noticed an inconsistency between "Edit paths by nodes" and "Object to path". If we press F4 to draw an rectangle with rounded corner and then use "Object to path" to convert it to path, the rounded corners are approximated by one bezier curve at a corner. The bezier curve uses traditional method which ensures the middle point of the bezier curve is on the arc, and of course the zero and first degree continuity at end points. To put it in maths, for an arc on unit circle of length theta, the distance between first and second control point of the four control points of bezier curve is 4/3*tan(theta/4). However, if we draw the same rectangle with manual edited path with A/a in path description element d, and use "Edit paths by nodes" to show the nodes, we have different approximation. We can press "Insert new nodes into selected segments" to get the representation in text in "XML Editor". We can see, every corner is represented by two bezier curves. That's not a big problem. The problem is for every bezier curve, the distance between the first and second control point of the four control points of the approximating bezier cuver is theta/3, if we transform the arc onto an unit circle. That's simply wrong. Should I file a bug report? Please comment. Best Regards,

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General Question about Publicity
by KC Novak 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

Hi Inkscape Community! My name is K.C. and I am searching for a possible contact to discuss a publicity question regarding Inkscape. Would there be a direct contact for this department? Many thanks! Please feel free to email me back at: kc@...3035... K.C.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Robert Funnell 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

On Sun, 11 Aug 2013, Robert Funnell wrote: > On Sat, 10 Aug 2013, Alejandro Castillo wrote: > >> El 10/08/13 14:30, Robert Funnell escribió: >> > Alejandro - >> > >> > I had just discovered this trick from an Adobe Illustrator thread and >> > was trying it in Inkscape when I saw your message. When I select the >> > two nodes at the same time, my Inkscape doesn't display the selected >> > nodes in the usual way. Also, although I can simultaneously move the >> > nodes, I don't seem to be able to simultaneously manipulate their >> > handles. Is that normal? This is with 0.48 under Windows 7. >> >> is normal, i think you can't manipulate both handles with the mouse, but >> i suppose you can do it with the keyboard. I have not been able to test >> every combination of keys, because the Spanish keyboard layout is a >> little different and some things require digital skills that I don't >> have (and a couple of extra fingers xD) but for example, rotate, mirror, >> move... i've tried and works. >> >> this is the link to the node section of keyboard shorcuts: >> http://inkscape.org/doc/keys048.html # d0e3233 > > Thanks for the pointer to those instructions. > > FWIW, I've added something about this to my personal notes at > http://audilab.bme.mcgill.ca/~funnell/swil_inkscape.html#sharedBoundaries Can > anyone confirm my observation that the keystrokes to rotate a handle work but > that the keystrokes to scale a handle do not work? The instructions for the > keystrokes pointed to by Alejandro specify '(1 node selected)' in both cases > so really neither of them should work. > > - Robert I just noticed that, although the headings on the keys048.html page say 'Scale handle (1 node selected)' and 'Rotate handle (1 node selected)', the fine print says 'May apply to more than one node' for both. I don't know what that is supposed to mean. In both cases, Tavmjong Bah's manual says 'These items only apply when one node is selected'.

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Re: [Inkscape-user] Make 2 paths from 1
by Alejandro Castillo 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

I'm glad you find it useful. A little tip, you do not need to modify the nodes of each path separately. Select both objects with the selection tool, and then, using the node editing tool, you can select shared nodes of both pathsmaking a selection box around the nodes (click and drag around) El 10/08/13 14:12, Maurice van Peursem escribió: > Thanks Alejandro, > > I'm new to Inkscape, and this is indeed very > helpful. I have yet to learn how to use all the > path-modifying options. The only disadvantage is > that once separated, you get 2 border paths that > you will have to edit both is you want to change > the border later. But this is good start. > > Maurice > > >> may be a solution, but do not know if it will be >> useful. For maps, you can trace the area around >> it, and then draw a line for the "frontiers". >> Then select both lines, and use the option >> "division" from path menu. I send an attached >> file with an example (quite horrible to see, but >> hopefully explanatory) >> >> El 10/08/13 13:33, Robert Funnell escribió: >> >>> Maurice- >>> >>> You may want to look at the thread on making maps from last May: >>> >>> <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=519BAB8A.9070502%4…>http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=519BAB8A.9070502%4… >>> >>> Unless things have changed, the answer is that for now it's better to >>> maintain maps with some other tool. >>> >>> - Robert >>> >>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013, Maurice van Peursem wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, this helps a little. But the rectangle is >>>> only an example, the drawing I'm working on is >>>> more complicated. Take for instance the map of >>>> Europe, with all coutries painted in a different >>>> color. The path-segments on each border belong to >>>> two paths, around the two bordering countries. >>>> Now if I want to edit that border, I would like >>>> to edit only one path. Is that possible? Or do I >>>> have to draw each border twice? >>>> >>>> Thanks for the help. >>>> Maurice > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user -- __________________________________________ Alejandro Castillo *Bearnd*, Diseño Gráfico Abierto www.Bearnd.Blogspot.com <www.bearnd.blogspot.com> __________________________________________ Si desea enviarme cualquier documento, utilice formatos estándar (ODF, PDF, HTML, TXT...). Gracias. If you wish to send me some documents, use standard formats (ODF, PDF, HTML, TXT...). Thanks.

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Software Freedom Day 2013
by Jurgen Gaeremyn 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

Hey people, If there's people in Belgium/Brussels on September 21st, we'll have Software Freedom Day. There will also be a workshop on Inkscape. Please feel welcome! More info here: http://www.hackerspace.be/Software_Freedom_Day_2013 Hope to see some of you there... Grtz, Jurgen

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