on Sun 3/27/2005 3:21 PM Ted Gould [ted@...10...]asked.

Are there more issues on Windows? Re: [Inkscape-user] "It also imports several formats like EPS" -howto on Windows

******************* Answer= YES

But first I would like to say thanks for the product, I think it will be very useful.

Using Inkscape-0.41-1.win32.exe(file mod dates Feb/8/2005) When I start Inkscape the extensions listed below fail to load.

BIGGEST ISSUE IS: Why does GIMP Gradients fail, when the dll is in the plugins folder? Also, if this plugin was working, can it use my existing gradients (if we give it a path), or is it for creating them? I tried dropping a .ggr file into the gradients folder but the editor did not find it.

When I create a gradient in the editor and save it, I can only use for that session. The next time I start up Inkscape and select gradient fill there are no existing ones to choose.

I believe the Extension scripts you refer to are the .inx files found in "C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\extensions", is this correct?

Can these be edited for each user?

I tried to get the EPS ext to not fail. I edited (with notepad) the eps_input.inx file and put in "my path" to ghost script in place of the "path" but Inkscape complained and would not start. I put the file back to how it was originally but Inkscape still complained. When I put the backup copy of the file I had made, back into folder Inkscape started again. Is there a certain format the .inx must be saved as, like UTF-8 or something? OR does it check the file dates? I added my ghost script path to "Environment Variables" hoping this would make it find it. Still got error on EPS Input ext. I wonder if it has to do with gs actually being gswin32.exe?

All the extensions I can use are exe(windows) type, not compiled by me.

Extensions list: Extension failed to load because a dependency was not met: AI Input, AI Output, Dia Input, EPSI Output, EPS Input, GIMP Gradients, Grid, Postscript Input, Sketch Input, SVGZ Output, Text Input, Windows Metafile Input.

Craig