On 01/29/2009 04:06 PM, Loïc Martin wrote:
I haven't been using it, because I only use the packages provided in Ubuntu, and they don't have it. I'm not sure you can draw any conclusions with the small amount of people that use SVN compared to Inkscape userbase.
Would you like to try it? If you go to https://launchpad.net/~inkscape-nightly/+archive/ppa it has repository info for testing inkscape-svn. It can be installed along-side of the officially supported version too, so there is nothing to lose.
Alt+anything doesn't work, because the Alt key is the key used to move a window on my DE. Also, I'm not sure how using a mouse would make it suddenly more natural, but when using a drawing tablet I'd hardly say having to press a button (or an ExpressKey©) when drawing with the other hand is the way to go.
Ouch... you're missing out a lot in Inkscape (alt is incredibly useful). I switched my "move window" key to the Win key just for that reason... my commitment to getting the most out of Inkscape. ;)
Toolbar space is prime, but having a natural eraser is priceless. Also, if one day Inkscape support assigning different tools for each input device, we'll definitely get a use for pencil erasers. Pen tip = Calligraphic Pen Eraser = Eraser Mouse = Paint Bucket
If I was only in technical drawings / drawings with a mouse I'd say an Eraser is useless. For natural drawing, where you're constantly drawing/erasing, it's a huge improvement.
At least with Pen tip and Eraser, it does remember the assigned tools for each (not sure about mouse). It would really be great though if you would be willing to test inkscape-svn via the repo above and give some feedback based on what you experience.
Cheers, Josh