Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape can be extremely frustrating

C R: I guess I was looking to do some real simple basic stuff and came into a very robust program with many bells and whistles that made it more complicated and harder to learn. Wished they had a "Lite version" so I could get up and running right away. I am not a professional illustrator, just want to create fairly simple Line Designs. Ken On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 2:42 AM C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote: > We are working hard to make it better and easier and more intuitive to > use. You can certainly help our efforts by donation to the project - every > little bit helps. > > In the meantime it's probably easier to learn Inkscape's quirks and just > work around them for now. I've been using Inkscape as a professional > designer for over 7 years now, and once you get the hang of it, it's not so > bad. A lot of bugs have been fixed since I first started using it, and lots > of new features added. Mostly I'm grateful for devs who have helped and > continue to help solve problems, and help where I can, and for community > members who help users and make videos on how to use Inkscape. > > Your feedback also helps, so thanks for bringing it to our attention! > > -C > > On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 10:27 K B, <kmb999@...155...> wrote: > >> Brynn/CR: >> >> I agree with you 100%. I can still remember when I first used it; it was >> so frustrating! It did not preform like you think it would. I also was >> just trying >> to use the eraser, but it did not erase part of the image like I thought >> it would. >> If I had a lot of extra money, I would probably just start using Adobe's >> Illustrator. >> Ken >> >> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 1:48 AM C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote: >> >>> The problem is there is no agreed upon solution. But I think Inkscape >>> should never draw an invisible object anyway. >>> >>> Particularly, >>> >>> 1. If both fill and stroke are set to none, Inkscape should resort to >>> the Inkscape default setting of the bezier tool, which is black and white >>> without dashed lines. Drawing an invisible shape is an error. >>> >>> 2. If the user modifies the line width, and the line is set to "none", >>> Inkscape should set the colour of the line to the Inkscape default : black. >>> >>> I think this is a better solution than setting the default behaviour of >>> Inkscape to a bad workflow - users should not be getting used to having to >>> change the colour of the line and stroke each and every time they draw >>> something. It is not intuitive because when you draw in real life you pick >>> up a pen which is the colour you want and draw with it until you are done, >>> then choose another colour when you want a different one. >>> >>> >>> -C >>> >>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 07:59 K B, <kmb999@...155...> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, Brynn: >>>> Thank you for the Link about the Bug fix. Since Inkscape is free, >>>> maybe the creators >>>> are not very motivated to fix everything about it ? >>>> >>>> If it were a high price program like Adobe Illustrator, there would >>>> have enough money to >>>> pay programmers to fix it and make it better. >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 10:47 PM brynn <brynn@...3089...> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Some developers may remember a message I posted to the mailing lists >>>>> some time >>>>> ago, maybe a year or 2 ago, asking to have at least some of the tools >>>>> set for >>>>> Own Style (by default) rather than Last Used, to prevent this kind of >>>>> utter >>>>> confusion among new users. >>>>> >>>>> At first, on the mailing list, some developers sort of hijacked it >>>>> into their >>>>> own different project. >>>>> >>>>> But ultimately (in a bug report) one developer suggested a reasonable >>>>> solution. >>>>> See this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ >>>>> inkscape/+bug/1704777 >>>>> >>>>> If anyone else (developers) could chime in on that solution, perhaps >>>>> we could >>>>> get it coded into one of the next new versions, and prevent this type >>>>> of >>>>> headache for new users? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much, >>>>> brynn >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: K B >>>>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 10:30 PM >>>>> To: inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape can be extremely frustrating >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> All I want to do to begin with is draw a simple Line Circle. (white >>>>> background >>>>> with white inside the circle). >>>>> >>>>> But instead it draws a dashed-rectangle with (4) little squares. Two >>>>> squares >>>>> are on the rectangle and the other two are outside. So, I go into: >>>>> Edit, >>>>> Preferences and the Circle it not even listed under Shapes! Crazy. >>>>> >>>>> Does anybody know what I should do? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Ken >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> ------------------ >>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>>>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> ------------------ >>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>>>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >>>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> ------------------ >>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot______ >>>> _________________________________________ >>>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ------------------ >>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot______ >>> _________________________________________ >>> Inkscape-user mailing list >>> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot______ >> _________________________________________ >> Inkscape-user mailing list >> Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot______ > _________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user