Is there a way to set up inkscape so that it will open in Outline mode?
I use Inkscape to create files for my Wishblade. There is an entire group of scrapbookers who use it for this purpose, we have figured out how to set our default view to landscape, but is there a way to change the display mode to Outline as a default? Thank in Advance Bibi
On 10/26/06, Bibi Morris <bibimorris@...777...> wrote:
I use Inkscape to create files for my Wishblade. There is an entire group of scrapbookers who use it for this purpose, we have figured out how to set our default view to landscape, but is there a way to change the display mode to Outline as a default?
Not yet, Inkscape always starts in normal mode. But why do you need it? We can enable it, but I'm afraid that it will result in some people becoming confused that their documents look "wrong" after they changed mode to outline and forgot about it. (Don't laugh, this kind of thing happens all the time with other kinds of settings.)
We are creating DXF files that we convert to cut lines in GSD files. Wishblade and Craftrobo personal media cutters are the machines that use the GSD files and we can to cut connected letter titles with mats and die cuts for many purposes, mostly scrapbooking, card making, stencil dies that are used for making t-shirts, window clings for business and cars and even stencils for use when etching glass. Aaron Spike changed the program early this year for us to save as a DXF file type, we absolutely love him for this(Thanks again, Aaron) and since that time more and more files are created and shared using Inkscape rather that expensive software that does not come with the machine. We are used to looking at lines, since that is what we want to cut. Just wondering, if we could set it, so it would stay that way, for us it would be a nice feature. Bibi
On 10/26/06, Bibi Morris <bibimorris@...777...> wrote:
We are creating DXF files that we convert to cut lines in GSD files.
This sounds like a rather specialized use to me. So if you want, I can add a setting that would tell Inkscape to always start in outline mode, but this setting will be available only by editing the preferences.xml file. Do you want me to do this?
OOH, yes please that would help us so much, I have already changed my default document to open in Landscape mode. Just let me know what I need to do. Thanks There will be lots of wishbladers who use Inkscape jumping up and down! Bibi
On 10/26/06, Bibi Morris <bibimorris@...777...> wrote:
OOH, yes please that would help us so much, I have already changed my default document to open in Landscape mode. Just let me know what I need to do. Thanks There will be lots of wishbladers who use Inkscape jumping up and down!
OK, done, see http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes045#Outline_mode:
* To cater for specialized uses, such as preparing input for personal media cutters, Inkscape now has an option to start in the Outline mode upon launch. To enable this, add the following line to your preferences.xml file:
<group id="startmode" outline="1"/>
placing it after the <group id="options"> opening tag.
This functionality is in SVN and should be available in the next daily build as well as in 0.45.
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