0.47 too slow with complex drawings plus tablet
I have been using inkcape 0.46 professionally for technical illustration for quite a while now. Most of our linedrawings are based on 3D-Cad data. The model is saved from SolidWorks as a as a dxf-drawing (Well I save it as a pdf). Importing these complex models in Inkscape results in up to 50.000 single paths (objects).
Working with 0.46 is almost on the limit, but in outline mode it runs ok. So far with 0.46 I did not notice any difference between speed when working with mouse or with a wacom tablet when working with these complex drawings.
With 0.47 the behaviour when using a tablet really is worrying:
a) Drawing a bezier curve with the pen tool is delayed; the canvas is not responding immediately with pen touch. b) I cannot add nodes with my tablet, by simply touching the path (Strg + Alt + click) c) text tool is not responding propperly
Surprisingly with the mouse: a,b,c run smoothly with 0.47.
with tablet: with small drawings a,b,c run smoothly with 0.47 (but not with complex drawings)
A new user (using a tablet) would certainly be dissapointed about inkscape. Luckily I have started with 0.46 and don´t want to swapp inkcape with any other tool.
Can anyone of you confirm this weird tabelt behaviour? If so, shouldn´t I post a bug about this?
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On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:32 AM, <Marcel.Tippmann@...2272...> wrote:
a) Drawing a bezier curve with the pen tool is delayed; the canvas is not responding immediately with pen touch. b) I cannot add nodes with my tablet, by simply touching the path (Strg + Alt + click) c) text tool is not responding propperly
Inkscape itself makes no difference between mouse and tablet. It just responds to events these tools send via the OS. It may be that your tablet sends, for example, much more movement events than mouse, and Inkscape responds differently when it is overloaded with a complex drawing. It is worth submitting a bug, if you attach such a complex drawing and detailed steps to reproduce, as well as information on your OS and hardware.
bulia byak <buliabyak@...155...> schrieb am 09.12.2009 19:39:55:
It is worth submitting a bug, if you attach such a complex drawing and detailed steps to reproduce, as well as information on your OS and hardware.
Thx for answering bulia byak! But I think it is not necessary any more.
I also posted this mail to the Inkscape Forum. A user suggested to change the mouse settings under "Preferences". This morning I started to work with a another complex model plus my tablet (mouse settings unchanged). It startet off fine. However over the time the movements with my tablet pen on canvas got slower and slower. Also after restarting. Just as mentioned in my previous mail. Only then I changed the mouse settings in preferences as suggested by the inkcape user and restarted. And volia! it seems to be the trick! Tablet pen behaved fine again. I looks very promising. Although I have to do furhter testing to really confirm this.
On 10/12/09 11:56, Marcel.Tippmann@...2272... wrote:
bulia byak <buliabyak@...155...> schrieb am 09.12.2009 19:39:55:
It is worth submitting a bug, if you attach such a complex drawing and detailed steps to reproduce, as well as information on your OS and hardware.
Thx for answering bulia byak! But I think it is not necessary any more.
I also posted this mail to the Inkscape Forum. A user suggested to change the mouse settings under "Preferences". This morning I started to work with a another complex model plus my tablet (mouse settings unchanged). It startet off fine. However over the time the movements with my tablet pen on canvas got slower and slower. Also after restarting. Just as mentioned in my previous mail. Only then I changed the mouse settings in preferences as suggested by the inkcape user and restarted. And volia! it seems to be the trick! Tablet pen behaved fine again. I looks very promising. Although I have to do furhter testing to really confirm this.
Could possibly help other users with the same issue - the link to the mentioned thread in InkscapeForum.com is
"0.47 too slow with wacom tablet" http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4055
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