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How to perform a backtrace...help?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:40:32 GMT

Posted by QuicheLoraine in Discuss Software Issues

I'm having a difficulty performing a backtrace following the information given on Inkscape.org, and what I found on Launchpad. The result is "no stack"??? I am using Ubuntu Karmic, likewise 0.47 pre 4 r22446 (built Oct 14, 2009) which overwrote my official package, and also 0.46 +devel (built Oct 26, 2009). If I could have someone tell me strictly what I am supposed to type into the terminal in order, I would greatly appreciate it and I would be more than happy to submit bug reports. Many thanks.

One-Coloured-PDFs with the Cairo-Lib

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:03:03 GMT

Posted by superheld in Help with using Inkscape

Hi!

I need some help: If i save a document as pdf, its only black and white. no colours. In the dialog, i only can take "PNG", befor i installed linux new, i can take "Cairo PNG". its not here now, but i can see in the probertys of the png, that it was build by it. Whats wrong? Any idea?

Sry for my english :-)

Re: Align Stroke to Inside/Outside

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:56:36 GMT

Posted by ~suv in Help with using Inkscape

brynn wrote:I know it's been requested, but don't know if it's been implemented yet.

related wishlist reports:

Bug #170898 “Facilitate outset/inset by half stroke width”
Bug #302044 “Size should optionally adjusted to match old bounding box when stroke changes” or
Bug #170401 “Inner/outer/center stroke placement” and probably several others... ;-)

brynn wrote:
Pureon wrote:What are other ways of making a 1px line go along the outside of a shape that can then be separated from the shape it came from?
Not sure about workaround.

You can separate fill and stroke into individual filled paths by combining ' Stroke to Path' and 'Difference':

generic steps (for bounding box setting 'Visual')

create rectangle 200x200px, solid fill color, no stroke
select rectangle and apply 'Path > Object to Path'
duplicate the filled object, set stroke color and stroke-width (10px) of the duplicate
select the stroked duplicate and apply 'Path > Stroke to Path' .
This creates a filled frame with the width of 10px.
duplicate the filled object (at the bottom, from step 2) again
select both the duplicate of the filled object (now on top) and
the filled frame (right below, created in step 4)
apply 'Path > Difference'
result: 2 objects
1. filled frame with width 5px (half the stroke)
2. inner fill as separate object

Re: Can Inkscape make transparent backgrounds?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:44:07 GMT

Posted by brynn in General Discussions

No worries, firststepphoto. Just like the status area, there are many things about Inkscape that are not entirely obvious to new users. And especially more so for those like I was, who aren't familiar with graphics in general.

Yes, you can select paths with either the Node tool :tool_node: , or the selection tool :tool_selector: . In either case, you have to click on the path itself. It's very basic to vector graphics, which of course is very cifferent from raster graphics, and again, not readily obvious to the novice.

I can't remember through this long thread, whether the many tutorials and help guides were ever mentioned. But once I discovered them, I really began to learn Inkscape quickly and much more easily. Check out the various items in the Help menu, as well as the Tricks and Tutorials forum here.

Anyway, I'm glad you got it figured out :D

Re: error while loading shared libraries in KDE 4.3 upgrade

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:16:41 GMT

Posted by prkos in General Discussions

I'm glad you got it sorted out! :)

Re: error while loading shared libraries in KDE 4.3 upgrade

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:28:51 GMT

Posted by tonyawards in General Discussions

Thanks, pyrkos - that was it. When I did the upgrade of KDE it was through a version switch in Sabayon (Gentoo-based) from 4.2 to branch 5 and it must have gotten lost in the transition. Works great once again.

I appreciate your quick response.

Re: error while loading shared libraries in KDE 4.3 upgrade

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:40:03 GMT

Posted by prkos in General Discussions

have you checked if you have libwpg installed on your system? Search for it in synaptic package manager.

error while loading shared libraries in KDE 4.3 upgrade

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:40:35 GMT

Posted by tonyawards in General Discussions

I just upgraded my KDE to 4.3 in Sabayon via their internal updater. All went well except I cannot now open Inkscape. I am getting the error message:

inkscape: error while loading shared libraries: libwpg-0.1.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I have tried several different ways of opening the app, and also removed and reinstalled it with the same result. The icon shows in the start menu and I get the bouncing icon when I click it. It also shows as an option when I use alt+f2 menu, but still no app opening. I am using the inkscape-0.47_pre3 version from my distro's repository.

Any ideas as to how to fix this?

Re: Printer error "no pages found"

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:44:02 GMT

Posted by Jim Nail in Help with using Inkscape

I just had this problem too. I'm not sure what fixed it in the end, as I tried two things. One, select Add a New Printer, and let it find itself on the network again. Two, use Printer Utilities to check ink levels, which were blank - i found that it was set for a USB connection, which I changed to Network, whereupon it showed my ink levels, confirming that the printer was online. One of those things must have worked, because the printer started up and now seems fine.

Re: Can't donate to the Inkscape project

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:58:32 GMT

Posted by Elijah in Feedback & Suggestions

Ok, I put in $15. When the donate page is linked to from the main page if someone could reply here so I get a notification. Then I will put in more.

Thanks

Re: Can't donate to the Inkscape project

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:46:26 GMT

Posted by Elijah in Feedback & Suggestions

Thanks Tomh,

I will put in $15 for now and when they get a link to donate off the front page I will put in another $15.

Cheers,

Elijah Lynn

Re: Align Stroke to Inside/Outside

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:57:11 GMT

Posted by brynn in Help with using Inkscape

I know it's been requested, but don't know if it's been implemented yet. Not sure about workaround.

Re: Can Inkscape make transparent backgrounds?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:02:50 GMT

Posted by firststepphoto in General Discussions

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
I feel like SUCH an idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was assuming select was the arrow tool and I could just click on the area to select it. :oops: Thank you both so much!

Also, brynn~Thank you again, and for that tip! I can't believe I didn't notice that either! What a huge help!

Re: Can Inkscape make transparent backgrounds?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:32:50 GMT

Posted by brynn in General Discussions

Yes, I agree with llog.
It sounds like you may not be getting both the jpg and path selected. To select the path that you have made with the bezier tool, you have to click on the path itself, not inside of it. When you click inside of the path, you are probably selecting the jpeg....then when you go to select the jpg, it deselects it, and you're ending up with nothing selected, so when you do the clip, it doesn't work.

Or there might be something else going on. But in any case, if you do the Select All, as llog suggested, you will get both selected and the clip should work.

One helpful tip that for me as a new Inkscape user was not readily apparent. And it turns out to be extremely helpful to the learning process (for me anyway). At the bottom of the Inkscape window is a status area, and it has something to say about everything you're doing, as you do it.

So when you select the jpg, it should say something like:
"Image 400 x 500 C:\.....jpg in Layer whatever" where the n x n is the size of the jpg, and the .....is the location of the imported jpg.
Then when you click the path, it should say something like:
"Path (n nodes) in Layer whatever"
When they're both selected, it should say something like:
"2 objects of Types Image, Path in Layer whatever"
And after you're finished with the successful clip, and you select the clipped image, it should say:
"Image 400 x 500 C:\.....jpg in Layer whatever; clipped in Layer whatever"

And not only does it give the status of what's selected, it give options on what can be done with whatever tool you have chosen to use. Just select something in your image, and look at the status area as you choose different tools. Granted the info in the status area is extremely abbreviated, and typically there are many more detailed processes you could potentially use, besides what's in the statur area, But I find it's still quite helpful in keeping myself organized as I work.

Anyway, just a tip ;)

Design Contest For All Designers

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:38:26 GMT

Posted by webriq in Off topic

WebriQ, an online web content management software is soon to launch its Template contest. The company will award the best template design but also the best designed E-commerce site and the site with the most original content. The start of the contest will be on November 13th, but you can get a sneak preview of the contest on http://webriq.com
Further details will be on our website and on a WebriQ microsite soon.
The winner will get a cheque of 1,000 USD and will be awarded with a Platinum WebriQ Partnership.
The contest is looking for original and custom made CSS Template designs based on the Universal Template design of WebriQ. Beyond the best design, the company will also award the best E-commerce Template design and the Template with the most original and best content.
How can you participate?
The contest is looking for original and custom made CSS Template designs based on the Universal Template design of WebriQ.
Beyond the best design, the company will also award the best E-commerce Template design and the Template with the most original and best content.
The contest is open to all interested web designers, web developers, free lance web developers or anyone that has basic or extended knowledge of CSS template design.
Timeline
Currently - Those interested can have a sneak preview on what the WebriQ CMS is all about. Anybody can create site(s) for free and use any of the currently available four WebriQ packages free of charge for the trial period.
November 9, 2009 - WebriQ goes commercial. The Beta sign will be removed.
November 9, 2009 - The 5th package, WebriQ PRO package will be launched. The PRO package allows those users who have CSS and site builder capability, to export a common CSS file to their desktop, edit the code off-line then import it back to their WebriQ site. A parser facility will allow also the on-line customization of the template. The PRO users can also save and load different versions of template to their site. Moreover, the content of the site itself can be restored at any given time.
November 13, 2009 - PRO's Pro Template Contest starts. Anybody, who has a WebriQ PRO package (trial sites do qualify) can enroll to the Contest. Contestants can download a Template Creator Kit and start creating a custom CSS file and upload it to their site. When ready, the site owner can enroll to the Contest from his admin interface. The contest works will be continuously evaluated. Those sites that qualify for the contest will get a 90 days extension of their PRO package. Contestants will be notified by e-mail about acceptance or refusal of their designs.
December 13, 2009 - Submission deadline. Selected design works will be exposed for voting.
December 22, 2009 - Contest closure. Winners will be awarded.
for more info follow these links : http://contest.webriq.com , http://webriq.com

Re: Can Inkscape make transparent backgrounds?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:28:13 GMT

Posted by llogg in General Discussions

1. Import image.
2. Trace image as a single path using bezier tool.
3. Select all.
4. Object>clip>set
5. ????
6. Profit.

Re: Nothing to see here, move along...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:30:53 GMT

Posted by Kjohrf in Off topic

I never saw the original post, but the main (for me, at least) Inkscape manual is at
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html.
This documentation is pretty good. Once in a while I'd like more detail, but
overall it is good, and the index is mostly complete.

Re: Can't open .svg createt by gnuplot

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:52:47 GMT

Posted by Ede_123 in SVG / XML Code

Thanks tomh, this was in fact the problem. Didn't think of something like that before.

In case others experience this problem here's the solution:

reason why Inkscape isn't able to display the file is a wrong text encoding (although I don't know if two single characters with wrong encoding should be able to confuse Inkscape so much that it isn't able to diplay the file at all)
Setting "set encoding iso_8859_15" in Gnuplot (iso_8859_15 is some western charset with umlauts and the €-Symbol) solved the problem, the file displays now fine in both, Inkscape and Firefox
Only change in .svg was in the header:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> changed to <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-15" standalone="no"?>

Re: Malwarebytes found Adware.BHO in Inkscape. Any explanation?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:52:43 GMT

Posted by marky in General Discussions

Malwarebytes is a fairly new program and things like this happen all the time. You can safely ignore it. No worries.

Re: Printing seperate layers so I can screen print my design.

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:50:48 GMT

Posted by marky in General Discussions

livingagain75 wrote:Hello, I am trying to design a t shirt and need to print different colors on separate layers. Is this possible with Inkscape?

If so how do I do it? Thanks in advance... Billy

I believe Adobe AI and PS can help you with this.