Re: Unable to change grid size and snap angle
Norbert Zeh <nzeh-RazJlWb3c/[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.graphics.ipe.general |
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OC [2012.06.29 2306 +0200]: > Hello, > > I was quite distressed because I couldn't change the grid size and snap > angle in my document. The toolbar only displayed "16pt" and "45 deg" and > nothing else was available. > > I finally understood that the problem happened because my document was > converted from an old Ipe6 PDF file with ipeextract / ipe6upgrade. The > resulting IPE file did not have any <gridsize> nor <anglesize> definitions. > > A solution was to copy-paste the drawing from the "bad" document window > to a blank Ipe window and save as a new file. The resulting document > could be used satisfactorily. > > I write this in case other people would have the same problem and look > for a solution. > > Maybe ipe6upgrade could be improved so as to add defaults for <gridsize> > and <anglesize>. I'm sure that simply adding the right stylesheet (and removing the one generated by the converter) would have the same effect. Cheers, Norbert