Re: The one Inkscape frustration affecting me
Maren Hachmann <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Sep 2018 11:42:42 +0200
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Yes, if you have that option, it's currently the more comfortable choice, as far as I understand the issues on Mac (I'm not a Mac user myself). But really, the project needs someone knowledgeable to invest time into creating a good build for Mac. You're welcome, Paul! Maren Am 04.09.2018 um 02:53 schrieb PipingDesignCentral: > Ah, yes! I'd done that to avoid XQuartz I think, and then forgot since I > don't use Inkscape very often. I'll install Inkscape on a Windows > machine I recently purchased. > > Thank you. > > Paul > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 7:51 PM Maren Hachmann <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > ah, I see. So, the dialog in your screenshot is the 'Trace Pixel Art' > dialog. > > Your Inkscape does not have a 'Trace Bitmap' dialog. > > I take it you followed doctormo's advice from a previous email on this > list and installed the inofficial version from github? > > That version does not contain Trace Bitmap. Also, the paint bucket tool > is missing in it. > > If you need that functionality and are okay with having a rougher time > with installation, you need to use the official version from our > website, and closely follow the instructions that are printed on > this page: > > https://inkscape.org/de/release/0.92.2/mac-os-x/107/dmg/ > > For any other issues with the official version (e.g. with keyboard > shortcuts), the FAQ is a good resource: > https://inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/#mac-os-x-specific-issues > > Kind Regards, > Maren > > Am 04.09.2018 um 01:20 schrieb PipingDesignCentral: > > > > Hi Maren, > > > > I'm not sure how I could select a different dialog. > > > > https://s22.postimg.cc/o8600fqqp/trace_pixel_art.jpg > > > > I'm on macOS High Sierra, maybe that's the problem. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Paul > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 6:59 PM Maren Hachmann > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> > wrote: > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > the Trace bitmap dialog options haven't changed since I made that > > screenshot (here: > > > http://write.flossmanuals.net/start-with-inkscape/_draft/_v/2.9/tracing-an-image/), > > which is from Inkscape 0.92.2. Edge detection is also still > available. > > > > Can you check if you've accidentally selected the newer 'Trace > Pixelart' > > dialog? > > > > Or can you make a screenshot of what you mean with the changes? > > > > Maren > > > > Am 03.09.2018 um 23:57 schrieb PipingDesignCentral: > > > /"If you need current info that is directed at Inkscape > beginners, > > try the/ > > > /free online in-progress book > > > > > > http://write.flossmanuals.net/start-with-inkscape/_draft/_v/2.9/why-use-inkscape/"/ > > > / > > > / > > > That site still refers to the old Trace Bitmap dialog box. > > > > > > Whatever happened to the Edge Detection option, anyway? > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 1:43 PM Maren Hachmann > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>> > > wrote: > > > > > > Am 03.09.2018 um 19:13 schrieb Dwain Alford: > > > > hi steve, > > > > here's a review on "the book of inkscape, the definitive > > guide to the > > > > free graphics editor" by dmitry kirsanov. he is a core > inkscape > > > > developer, author and graphic designer, specializing > in website > > > and logo > > > > design. > https://wordpress.com/post/wdalford.wordpress.com/5 > > > > > > Dwain, thanks for suggesting possible ways to learn about > > Inkscape! > > > > > > There aren't many recent books about Inkscape, > unfortunately, > > and this > > > one (from 2009) is no exception in this. > > > > > > I think, though, a lot probably still works the same, > even if > > the book > > > is 9 years old by now... > > > > > > If you need current info that is directed at Inkscape > > beginners, try the > > > free online in-progress book > > > > > > http://write.flossmanuals.net/start-with-inkscape/_draft/_v/2.9/why-use-inkscape/ > > > . > > > > > > Or the tutorials that come with Inkscape (Help > Tutorials) > > are a good > > > start too, as well as Brynn's collection of tutorials here: > > > https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php > > > > > > Maren > > > > > > > cheers, > > > > dwain > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 11:03 PM, Steve Litt > > > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > Inkscape is one of the best pieces of software I > use. It's > > > sometimes > > > > hard to use, but the concept of drawing is very > complex, so > > > there's > > > > only so simple Inkscape can be made. > > > > > > > > The one Inkscape thing that gets me is switching > between > > > having the > > > > stroke grow or shrink with the object, when the object > > is grown or > > > > shrunk, as opposed to having the stroke width stay > constant. > > > > > > > > I've given up and just scale rectangles in rectangle > > mode, or > > > if I need > > > > to grow something big (perhaps because it's in a > group), I > > > just have to > > > > manually change the stroke width EDT (Every Darn > Time). > > > > > > > > I know there's a toggle for this somewhere, but I > can't find > > > it in the > > > > docs or in experimentation. Wherever this toggle > is, it > > should be > > > > shouted from the rooftops in the Inkscape > documentation, and > > > also made > > > > very obvious and prominent in the menu system, > which is the > > > best route > > > > toward discovery. > > > > > > > > By the way, help->Inkscape_Manual fails to bring up a > > web page > > > on my > > > > system. It would be great if you had a > > copy-and-pasteable (and > > > perhaps > > > > clickable) URL of the manual on the Help->About > window. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > SteveT > > > > > > > > Steve Litt > > > > September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start > > Your Own > > > Business > > > > http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz > > > > <http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the > > world's most > > > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! > http://sdm.link/slashdot > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Inkscape-user mailing list > > > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>> > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > > > > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the > world's most > > > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! 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