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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:22:10 GMT

Posted by shannon in Help with using Inkscape

This is probably a very easy problem to solve, but I've tried a few things with no luck...
When saving to pdf, the program doesn't "do" my transparencies, and it brings to front objects that are placed below others.

Trying to save as postscript and then convert to pdf didn't work for me, becuase ps also doesn't support transparencies.

I need a pdf file though...any suggestions for seasoned users on how to save a pdf true?

Many thanks,
Shannon

Adjust kerning of all characters in a line at same time?

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:11:10 GMT

Posted by seans_potato_biz in Help with using Inkscape

I have a line of text but it's just a tiny bit too long. I'd like to adjust the kerning to bring everything together, all in proportion. I don't want to adjust each letter one by one but it doesn't work if I select the whole line of course. How can I apply an equal adjustment to all characters at the same time?

Re: Python for batch exporting

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:16:38 GMT

Posted by mikahl in Inkscape & the Web

I was actually using the GUI, not the command line.
That being said, the command line does output to different directories - thanks for the tip.

However, I don't see any command line option to output each object as its own, separate png, using
its ID as the filename.

I'm on OSX 10.5.7

Re: Anyone else experienced poor Stylus/Wacom/Pen Tablet support

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:56:59 GMT

Posted by Anonymous in General Discussions

Get yourself a copy of photoshop, problem solved.

Re: Inkscape Extension implementation difficulties

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:01:30 GMT

Posted by ~suv in Help with using Inkscape

There's a new extension called 'Guides Creator' included in the upcoming 0.47 (and current dev builds), which - besides offering different presets for the creation of guides - also has the option to remove all existing guides.

project home page: inkscape-guides-creator

Another Planet

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:13:08 GMT

Posted by nils in Work in progress

Not sure I posted this yet.

Don't currently have a tablet, making it hard to continue work on graphics :(

Re: Star Logo

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:01:08 GMT

Posted by nils in Work in progress

Like so? ;-)

Re: Map

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:41:42 GMT

Posted by nils in Work in progress

Thanks! - Jules Verne. I even tried to give it a roughly similar shape to the island from the book ;-)

Anyway, here's a sample from the current "done" version. (more or less.)

Re: Inkscape + Python = vectorize???

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:12:33 GMT

Posted by Perfect_Chaos in Help with using Inkscape

Thank you seeminglee!

The Tutorial is far too complicated for the simple function I want to realise. I have 9 weeks time to write a 30 pages report about my project. And the automatic vectorization is just one half of the projekt ^^

But Iam goning to look at the C++ source of Inkscape.

But what use has the Python interface when I cannot control Inkscape functions with it?

Re: Python for batch exporting

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:29:18 GMT

Posted by CarlCravens in Inkscape & the Web

Maybe I'm not understanding what you mean by "batch export", but when I use --export-png=myfile.png, it saves it in the current directory. Or I can specify a relative or fully-qualified path and it will save it there.

Using 0.46 under Debian "lenny".

Python for batch exporting

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:17:33 GMT

Posted by mikahl in Inkscape & the Web

Hey guys

I just found out inkcape only batch exports to the home directory. This isn't exactly ideal for webdeveloperes, who need
to export multiple little images, often in different directories.
Im wondering if inkscape's python api allows for batch exporting to different directories. Has anyone tried this?

Thanks

Re: SVG of Inkscape logo with text underneath

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:45:14 GMT

Posted by BobSongs in Inkscape Resources

Sorry it took so long to answer.

Here's the answer (good ol' Wikipedia to the rescue). Click this link before someone else does.

:-)

Re: Mac OS X Tiger and Inkscape 0.47?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:09:35 GMT

Posted by ~suv in Discuss Software Issues

You could ask on the inkscape-devel mailing list or contact JiHO (current Leopard development snapshot builds) or Michael Wybrow (current Leopard 0.47pre0 builds) through launchpad? It would be great if your dmg could be uploaded to sourceforge.net!

Re: Mac OS X Tiger and Inkscape 0.47?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:22:18 GMT

Posted by g2010a in Discuss Software Issues

I compiled 0.47pre1 on an Intel mac running 10.4 Tiger and it works! Now, where can I put the .dmg for others to use???

Re: Inkscape Extension implementation difficulties

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:42:17 GMT

Posted by seeminglee in Help with using Inkscape

Thanks for the link to heathenx' extension -- which helped me figure out:

All good stuff--in addition to finding interesting stuff on the blog :)

Cheers,
See-ming

Re: Epicyclic gear train

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:48:52 GMT

Posted by DaveG27 in Work in progress

how do you calculate the centres of the sun gears ?

Basically I didn't it was more by trial and error. I found examples on the internet and found 12 teeth sun,12 planets & 36 outer ring. I then used the "render gear" in inkscape to create a 2D drawing and found they fitted perfectly. I then used the perspective function to create perspective view this the most difficult part as each gear had to be done separately with a lot of manipulation. I then used the extrude tool and ungroup each gear. This left a 3D look but a lot of things were in the wrong Z order which took of sorting out.
I also found 12 sun 18 planets 48 ring works so I think the formula for it is Ring=sun+2*planets but I could be wrong! but the gears should be nice multiples of each other i.e. 2,3,4 or 6 etc'
There are formula's for calculating the effective diameter of a gears which are best avoided.
I am working in a new version as there is a lot of things about the other I do not like.
Work in progress would like to add splined dive shafts but are still trying to think of a way to do it!

Re: Your first Inkscape drawing

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:08:48 GMT

Posted by giantspacebug in Finished Inkscape Work

not my very first, I couldn't find the file.

Re: countersheet extension (or is it?)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:04:10 GMT

Posted by mattperry in Inkscape Ideas

I just found your extension and used it to create an Inkscape template. I used your countersheet extension to create custom game pieces for a PnP (print and play) Stratego-like game board. I'm going to dump the template onto a couple of game map and board game forums and send folks your way to get your extension so that they can use my template.

Thanks for the inspiration and tools!

matt

Re: Do I Have to be an Artist to be a Great Designer?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:27 GMT

Posted by me in Off topic

I don´t think that design and art are excluding each other or are opposing things.
In my opinion, art is something new, extraordinary, "not necessary", and created driven by some internal motivation.

For example, take the crapiest, cheapest chair from a home depot - somebody thought about how it should look like and how it should be built (within given production limits). That is design. probably a bad one, but design. Now take Eero Aarnios Ball Chair or Marcel Breuers Wassily Chair. These guys did just the same, thinking how their chair should be etc.. But these works can also be considered as art, they are there to last, like sculptures. (I fyou don´t consider these examples as art, okay. But it is in the nature of art to start discussion on aestetic questions ;-))
Or musicians. I don´t consider the entertaining singer at grampas 80th Birthday an artist, but Jose Carreras definitely is one.
Or if you see me dancing, you´d feel sorry for me, but when you see michael jackson dance in his videos - that is art that will last.

Please don´t get me wrong -there is nothing wrong with doing a job as good as it gets - a home depot chair or singing on birthdays- but it is not art, but that is not necessary.

" Do I Have to be an Artist to be a Great Designer?"

Now maybe the question is wrong. What is a great designer?
One, that´s work will be remembered and admired after decades?
One, where everybody knows the name?
Then my answer is yes, because after a longer time and when judged by others, it is likely to be considered as art. But it is not in ones own judgement, if you are an artist or not, at least in the way i understand artist.
In any field that requires some creativity, the top people that push the field ahead and tear down limitation are artists.

It does not work like this: "I studied art and now i design a chair and therefor it has a great design!"

One should also take respect of the perception within groups. Within the "chair designer scene", there will probably be much more designers considered to ba an artist compared to the perception in the world of "normal" people.
And also, if the designer has the opportunity at work to show what he can is important etc...

Bottom line: If you are a great designer, you are likely to be an artist - but others will find out.

Just my 2 cents,
ME

p.s.: sorry for my clumsy english, i hope you get what i mean.

Re: New GTK version fixes support for Wacom Bamboo

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:18:45 GMT

Posted by spon in News, Events & Developments

Ok lets just make a little conclusion to this year long post, because i was kind of confused going post by post changing files.
If you have a wacom bamboo that freezes in the artboard under win xp

you have to substitute:
libgdk-win32-2.0-0.dll with https://svn.modevia.com/inkscape/devlib ... -2.0-0.dll
libglib-2.0-0.dll with https://svn.modevia.com/inkscape/devlib ... -2.0-0.dll

and add
https://svn.modevia.com/inkscape/devlib ... ng12-0.dll
https://svn.modevia.com/inkscape/devlib ... -2.0-0.dll

back up all files (the ones you overwrite)

thanks for your help