Create the same size square box every time
Right now to creating a box with the F4 key or "Create Rectangles or squares" pick and sizing the box to the size I need, to create a box at the size I need already.
We only use Inkscape to create a 1/8 square box....That is it, nothing more. But we need this box to come in at the same size every single time. If I could have a presized box already made and just pick "Create box" and know it would always come in the right size that would be great.
Any ideas?
On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 09:56 -0700, Glenn, Skeeter wrote:
Right now to creating a box with the F4 key or "Create Rectangles or squares" pick and sizing the box to the size I need, to create a box at the size I need already.
We only use Inkscape to create a 1/8 square box....That is it, nothing more. But we need this box to come in at the same size every single time. If I could have a presized box already made and just pick "Create box" and know it would always come in the right size that would be great.
Any ideas?
Yes.
Keep a read-only file of the picture elements you need. When working on a drawing, open it as well. Then you can copy & paste all you need.
Mr. Shawn H. Corey wrote the following on 5/13/2008 1:29 PM:
On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 09:56 -0700, Glenn, Skeeter wrote:
Right now to creating a box with the F4 key or "Create Rectangles or squares" pick and sizing the box to the size I need, to create a box at the size I need already.
We only use Inkscape to create a 1/8 square box....That is it, nothing more. But we need this box to come in at the same size every single time. If I could have a presized box already made and just pick "Create box" and know it would always come in the right size that would be great.
Any ideas?
Yes.
Keep a read-only file of the picture elements you need. When working on a drawing, open it as well. Then you can copy & paste all you need.
I always thought a nice touch would be to have a pop-up dialog displayed on left-click release where one could key in the length and width of a shape right then and there on the canvas. This would be a feature that you could turn off in the preferences if desired and would also retain the same dimensions as the last drawn shape size for quick duplication. But since I cannot code for crap I am left with only a dream. :)
heathenx
On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 14:53 -0400, heathenx wrote:
I always thought a nice touch would be to have a pop-up dialog displayed on left-click release where one could key in the length and width of a shape right then and there on the canvas. This would be a feature that you could turn off in the preferences if desired and would also retain the same dimensions as the last drawn shape size for quick duplication. But since I cannot code for crap I am left with only a dream. :)
Select the object and choose from the menu Object->Transform...
Click on the Scale tab and select the measurement units. Set the measurements to those you want and click Apply.
Yes.
Keep a read-only file of the picture elements you need. When working on a drawing, open it as well. Then you can copy & paste all you need.
It would be nice if we could keep a library of simple objects that could be quickly added via a menu or bar. In fact, it would be even cooler if this was just a set of svg files in a directory that you could easily add to (or some such).
Quasar
Quasar Jarosz wrote the following on 5/13/2008 4:09 PM:
Yes.
Keep a read-only file of the picture elements you need. When working on a drawing, open it as well. Then you can copy & paste all you need.
It would be nice if we could keep a library of simple objects that could be quickly added via a menu or bar. In fact, it would be even cooler if this was just a set of svg files in a directory that you could easily add to (or some such).
Quasar
Okay...but my pop-up thing gets implemented first or I'm going home and taking the ball with me. :)
heathenx
This is launchpad as a wishlist (maybe even a blueprint). Search for "template" or "symbol library" to find it and see the proposed implementation.
-Rob A.
On 5/13/08, Quasar Jarosz <quasar@...2514...> wrote:
Yes.
Keep a read-only file of the picture elements you need. When working on a drawing, open it as well. Then you can copy & paste all you need.
It would be nice if we could keep a library of simple objects that could be quickly added via a menu or bar. In fact, it would be even cooler if this was just a set of svg files in a directory that you could easily add to (or some such).
Quasar
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On 5/13/08, Quasar Jarosz <quasar@...2514...> wrote:
Yes.
Keep a read-only file of the picture elements you need. When working on a drawing, open it as well. Then you can copy & paste all you need.
It would be nice if we could keep a library of simple objects that could be quickly added via a menu or bar. In fact, it would be even cooler if this was just a set of svg files in a directory that you could easily add to (or some such).
You can achieve this by keeping the folder with your svg objects open and using drag and drop. I do it all the time and it works fine.
Mr. Shawn H. Corey Had the same idea and this seems to work perfect. I found I can even send this same svg file to all my users so they do not have to bother creating one themselves.
Thanks to all of you for your ideas and input.
Skeeter
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From: Hystrix [mailto:ego@...2477...] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:58 PM To: Inkscape User Community Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Create the same size square box every time
On 5/13/08, Quasar Jarosz <quasar@...2514...> wrote:
> Yes. > > Keep a read-only file of the picture elements you need. When working on > a drawing, open it as well. Then you can copy & paste all you need. > It would be nice if we could keep a library of simple objects that could be quickly added via a menu or bar. In fact, it would be even cooler if this was just a set of svg files in a directory that you could easily add to (or some such).
You can achieve this by keeping the folder with your svg objects open and using drag and drop. I do it all the time and it works fine.
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