I've spent a full day trying to figure out why the letter-spacing and line-height commands (Alt+<, Alt+>) are not working under Linux. I'm running OpenSuSE 10.2, with Inkscape 0.45.1, but no matter what I do, the only thing Alt+< does is put commas and periods in my text.
I tried the text section Inkscape Advanced tutorial. Manual kerning shortcuts work (Alt+arrows), but letter-spacing (Alt+<, Alt+>) and line height (Control+Alt+<, Control+Alt+>) do not work, it only places commas or periods, as if the shortcut didn't exist. Outside of text edit mode, Alt+< and Alt+> perform a uniform scaling.
I've already changed my GNOME Keybindings away from using ALT as a modifier (it was conflicting with Maya).
I've checked the default.xml keys file and I don't see any mention of an action for letterspacing/line height, so it doesn't seem like I can change it.
And I tested 0.45.1 under Windows and the commands work perfectly fine. I'm thinking it could be the build, but I doubt it - it was installed via the autopackage from the Inkscape website.
I would gladly appreciate some help on this situation! Thank you!
Im not sure if this is your issue, but manual kerning does not work on a flowed text object, only a normal one...
Try converting your text object and trying the manual kerning again...
Cheers,
ryanlerch
-----Original Message----- From: inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Joey Pender Sent: Tuesday, 14 August 2007 9:09 AM To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-user] Letterspacing Keycommands under Linux
I've spent a full day trying to figure out why the letter-spacing and line-height commands (Alt+<, Alt+>) are not working under Linux. I'm running OpenSuSE 10.2, with Inkscape 0.45.1, but no matter what I do, the only thing Alt+< does is put commas and periods in my text.
I tried the text section Inkscape Advanced tutorial. Manual kerning shortcuts work (Alt+arrows), but letter-spacing (Alt+<, Alt+>) and line height (Control+Alt+<, Control+Alt+>) do not work, it only places commas or periods, as if the shortcut didn't exist. Outside of text edit mode, Alt+< and Alt+> perform a uniform scaling.
I've already changed my GNOME Keybindings away from using ALT as a modifier (it was conflicting with Maya).
I've checked the default.xml keys file and I don't see any mention of an action for letterspacing/line height, so it doesn't seem like I can change it.
And I tested 0.45.1 under Windows and the commands work perfectly fine. I'm thinking it could be the build, but I doubt it - it was installed via the autopackage from the Inkscape website.
I would gladly appreciate some help on this situation! Thank you!
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Hmm, I just noticed that, and still upon trying, has no effect (all it did was place ,,,, and ..... whenever I tried)
Can any other Linux Inkscape user confirm if its working? And what changes you made to either it or your window manager (if you had to make any at all?)
Thanks
On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 20:09 -0400, Joey Pender wrote:
Hmm, I just noticed that, and still upon trying, has no effect (all it did was place ,,,, and ..... whenever I tried)
Can any other Linux Inkscape user confirm if its working? And what changes you made to either it or your window manager (if you had to make any at all?)
Are you using the arrow keys (like the ones between the keyboard and your number pad) or < (<)?
--Ted
I'm using the < (the one next to the M key). According to the docs, the Alt+< and Alt+> change the letter spacing for the current line of a text object.
The Alt+Arrows works perfectly fine, and as explained in the docs, individually moves letters that are to the right of the cursor. When NumLock is off, the NumLock arrow keys perform the same function, when they are on, they just put numbers.
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 00:21 +0000, Ted Gould wrote:
On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 20:09 -0400, Joey Pender wrote:
Hmm, I just noticed that, and still upon trying, has no effect (all it did was place ,,,, and ..... whenever I tried)
Can any other Linux Inkscape user confirm if its working? And what changes you made to either it or your window manager (if you had to make any at all?)
Are you using the arrow keys (like the ones between the keyboard and your number pad) or < (<)?
--Ted
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On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 20:34 -0400, Joey Pender wrote:
I'm using the < (the one next to the M key). According to the docs, the Alt+< and Alt+> change the letter spacing for the current line of a text object.
Cool, I didn't know you could do that. Works for me. Ubuntu Fiesty. Inkscape 0.45.1 and SVN Head.
I've configured Metacity to use Meta instead of Alt, that's the only thing I'd think could be different.
--Ted
Joey Pender wrote:
Hmm, I just noticed that, and still upon trying, has no effect (all it did was place ,,,, and ..... whenever I tried)
Can any other Linux Inkscape user confirm if its working? And what changes you made to either it or your window manager (if you had to make any at all?)
Thanks
Ubuntu Feisty, unmodified keybindings, Inkscape 0.45.1 works fine.
HTH
Thanks guys
I switched to Fedora 7 (upon using it, feels more responsive, alot lighter in terms of useless packages installed), and it works fine now.
I guess it was some obscure or hidden setting in OpenSuSE's GNOME setup
Now I can continue to implement the rest of my open source animation toolkit!
On 8/14/07, Alan Lord <alanslists@...155...> wrote:
Joey Pender wrote:
Hmm, I just noticed that, and still upon trying, has no effect (all it did was place ,,,, and ..... whenever I tried)
Can any other Linux Inkscape user confirm if its working? And what changes you made to either it or your window manager (if you had to make any at all?)
Thanks
Ubuntu Feisty, unmodified keybindings, Inkscape 0.45.1 works fine.
HTH
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Hey,
I hope you don't mind me contacting you personally, but the phrase "open source annimation kit" sounded to tempting... Wat are the other tools in your kit, if I may ask? Also, I came across a distribution called "MediaBuntu", it might be of interest to you, too, although I didn't try it myself.
Regards,
Maarten
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From: inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Joseph Pender Sent: 21. august 2007 00:18 To: Inkscape User Community Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Letterspacing Keycommands under Linux
Thanks guys
I switched to Fedora 7 (upon using it, feels more responsive, alot lighter in terms of useless packages installed), and it works fine now.
I guess it was some obscure or hidden setting in OpenSuSE's GNOME setup
Now I can continue to implement the rest of my open source animation toolkit!
On 8/14/07, Alan Lord <alanslists@...155... > wrote:
Joey Pender wrote: > Hmm, I just noticed that, and still upon trying, has no effect (all it > did was place ,,,, and ..... whenever I tried) > > Can any other Linux Inkscape user confirm if its working? And what > changes you made to either it or your window manager (if you had to make > any at all?) > > Thanks Ubuntu Feisty, unmodified keybindings, Inkscape 0.45.1 works fine. HTH http://www.theopensourcerer.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user
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Sure, its no problem
In all honestly, its actually a MOSTLY open source animation toolkit. But still, with a few tweaks, it could be a fully all open source animation toolkit. Here is mine:
Main Workstation OS: Fedora 7 Media Pre-Production/Screenwriting - Celtx 3D Modeling/Animation/Rendering - Softimage XSI 2D Animation - Anime Studio (native Linux version) Image Editing - GIMP Vector Art - Inkscape NLE/Compositor - Blender Sequencer Audio Editing/Sequencing - Ardour MPEG2/H264 Encoding - FFMPEG and a front end i'm currently writing for it DVD Authoring - DVD Styler
You could easily turn XSI into Blender/Wings 3D, and Anime Studio into Synfig/Ktoon (however none of those projects are anywhere near useable my my standards)
Maarten van der Velde wrote:
Hey,
I hope you don't mind me contacting you personally, but the phrase "open source annimation kit" sounded to tempting... Wat are the other tools in your kit, if I may ask? Also, I came across a distribution called "MediaBuntu", it might be of interest to you, too, although I didn't try it myself.
Regards,
Maarten
*From:* inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] *On Behalf Of *Joseph Pender *Sent:* 21. august 2007 00:18 *To:* Inkscape User Community *Subject:* Re: [Inkscape-user] Letterspacing Keycommands under Linux
Thanks guys
I switched to Fedora 7 (upon using it, feels more responsive, alot lighter in terms of useless packages installed), and it works fine now.
I guess it was some obscure or hidden setting in OpenSuSE's GNOME setup
Now I can continue to implement the rest of my open source animation toolkit!
On 8/14/07, *Alan Lord* <alanslists@...155... mailto:alanslists@...155...> wrote:
Joey Pender wrote: > Hmm, I just noticed that, and still upon trying, has no effect (all it > did was place ,,,, and ..... whenever I tried) > > Can any other Linux Inkscape user confirm if its working? And what > changes you made to either it or your window manager (if you had to make > any at all?) > > Thanks Ubuntu Feisty, unmodified keybindings, Inkscape 0.45.1 works fine. HTH http://www.theopensourcerer.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user
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A bit of googling:
Main Workstation OS: Fedora 7 Media Pre-Production/Screenwriting - Celtx
http://www.celtx.com/overview.html
3D Modeling/Animation/Rendering - Softimage XSI
http://www.softimage.com/products/xsi/features.aspx
2D Animation - Anime Studio (native Linux version)
http://www.e-frontier.com/article/articleview/1915/1/795?sbss=795 http://www.e-frontier.com/filemanager/download/1825/82e36802071af8aa3d80981d...
Image Editing - GIMP
Vector Art - Inkscape
NLE/Compositor - Blender Sequencer
Audio Editing/Sequencing - Ardour
MPEG2/H264 Encoding - FFMPEG and a front end i'm currently writing for it
DVD Authoring - DVD Styler
http://www.dvdstyler.de/shots.html
You could easily turn XSI into Blender/Wings 3D, and Anime Studio into Synfig/Ktoon (however none of those projects are anywhere near useable my my standards)
blender: http://blender.org wings3D: http://www.wings3D.com Ktoon: http://ktoon.toonka.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13...
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