In Gimp and Scribus I can change the rulers on left side and top to show dimensions in inches. Is this possible in Inkscape?

~suv wrote: > On 16/9/09 17:21, John Culleton wrote: > >> In Gimp and Scribus I can change the rulers on left side and top >> to show dimensions in inches. Is this possible in Inkscape? >> > menu 'File > Document Properties…' on the 'Page' tab under section > 'General' choose your 'Default units' > > hth, ~suv > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This only works for (me in) the currently open document... there is no way (that I could find) to make this change for basic new documents... (no provision for it in the Inkscape Preferences, in the same menu (File). Wondering if this is truly so? & if so, why (probably a dumb question here, but you sometimes don't know unless you ask)? Thanks, Henry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user

Units are stored as part of the document, not as global preferences. Therefor you can change the default template to your preferred units or create new templates for the most used default units you need.

On 16/9/09 19:22, Gary Hawkins wrote: > I know 0.47 is only just creeping out but where can we make suggestions > for future/upgrades inkscape releases? Here, or InkscapeForum.com, or create a RFE or blueprint as detailed as possible (maybe with mockups) and add it to the bug tracker? > I'm asking as I have a digital die cut machine (a blackcut cougar) and > we use Inkscape as our design software (we cut via signcut) and to fill > a shape with vector paths that the blade will follow (we replace the > blade with a engraving/embossing tool) at the press of a button would be > great. You can create your own (vector-based) patterns with Inkscape 0.46 already... ( ...and store them in your custom templates): < http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Attributes-Fill-Stroke.html#... > < http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL_v13/html/Customize-Files.html#Cus... > < http://ffaat.pointclark.net/blog/archives/143-Creating-and-Adding-Custom-... > <http://screencasters.heathenx.org/episode-063/> or do you want Inkscape to press that button ;-) ? ~suv

On 16/9/09 19:09, ~suv wrote: > On 16/9/09 18:49, Henry W. Peters wrote: > >> ~suv wrote: >> >>> On 16/9/09 17:21, John Culleton wrote: >>> >>> >>>> In Gimp and Scribus I can change the rulers on left side and top >>>> to show dimensions in inches. Is this possible in Inkscape? >>>> >>>> >>> menu 'File > Document Properties…' on the 'Page' tab under section >>> 'General' choose your 'Default units' >>> >> This only works for (me in) the currently open document... there is no >> way (that I could find) to make this change for basic new documents... >> (no provision for it in the Inkscape Preferences, in the same menu >> (File). Wondering if this is truly so? & if so, why (probably a dumb >> question here, but you sometimes don't know unless you ask)? >> > Units are stored as part of the document, not as global preferences. > Therefor you can change the default template to your preferred units or > create new templates for the most used default units you need. > > Inkscape FAQ: Using Inkscape > Can I use different settings for the new documents created by Inkscape? > <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Can_I_use_different_settings_... > Forgot to add: in the 'Save as...' dialog, on the left side under places you find the entry 'templates'. You can save any open document directly as a user template from within Inkscape. The new template is then added automatically to the list under 'File > New...'. The files are stored in a (platform-dependent) user location and are kept even when you update Inkscape to a new version. unix-like os: ~/.inkscape/templates (Inkscape 0.46) ~/.config/inkscape/templates (Inkscape 0.46+devel, Inkscape 0.47pre) win32: sorry - I don't know for sure, probably: > XP C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Application Data\Inkscape\templates\ > Vista C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Inkscape\templates\ > hth, ~suv ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry&reg; Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9&#45;12, 2009. Register now&#33; http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list Inkscape-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user