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Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by SilverRed » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:49 PM UTC

vanattab wrote: post #6

mavhc wrote: post #4

Only thing I find annoying in Inkscape is doing simple crops of images

Cropping of vector graphics is more complex by nature then cropping raster graphics

Inkscape already has the math for it as part of the boolean tools. This sounds like a UI problem

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by themodelplumber » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:50 PM UTC

effable wrote: post #12

While I am by no means an expert user, and I have a lot to learn on how to properly use inkscape, I used it for creating some figures for my thesis and it really came in handy. Congratulations on the release!

I swear there's a non-artist thesis-figures testimonial in every good Inkscape release thread :-)

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by moron4hire » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:50 PM UTC

suyash wrote: post #15

Can someone port this amazing free design app to the iPad and make it work with Apple Pencil please? It will free us from Adobe's bubble.

Wacom has some much cheaper Cintiq displays these days. I think it's $350 for the 13" and $650 for the 16". I got the 16" recently to update from an old Intuos that finally gave up the ghost after 15 years. The texture of the stylus on the display is a lot better than an Apple Pencil on an iPad, even with a silicon tip (which I also have).

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by chasil » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:54 PM UTC

I used Inkscape last week to convert an SVG vector image to EPS, for insertion into a PDF.

The conversion was not perfect. I am using FPDF with an EPS add-on, and after study of the PHP source, I was able to open the EPS with a text editor and reformat it so that it would successfully import.

Unfortunately, it loaded upside down, so I was forced to flip and save again in inkscape, then repeat the formatting. This odd behavior is also present in the (downstream) TCPDF library, which appears to have close to the same code.

Complain as I may, I didn't have to buy Adobe Illustrator.

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by acabal » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:55 PM UTC

Very excited for the command palette. I wish something like that was accessible in every app. I know there's Plotinus but it feels kind of hacky--high-level support at the toolkit/HIG level for the whole desktop would be incredible.

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by themodelplumber » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:55 PM UTC

mavhc wrote: post #4

Only thing I find annoying in Inkscape is doing simple crops of images

Well, I guess for every guy using MS Paint and GIMP for maritime 3D cutaway illustrations, there's another person using Inkscape for cropping. No judgement.

http://www.hisutton.com/How%20to%20draw%20sub%20cutaways%20i...

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by ognarb » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:58 PM UTC

acabal wrote: post #25

Very excited for the command palette. I wish something like that was accessible in every app. I know there's Plotinus but it feels kind of hacky--high-level support at the toolkit/HIG level for the whole desktop would be incredible.

We added the feature recently in kde apps: https://pointieststick.com/2021/05/21/this-week-in-kde-kcomm...

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by montroser » Mon, May 24, 2021, 11:00 PM UTC

TchoBeer wrote: post #8

chris_wot wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why so?

Maybe I'm wrong, I'm a very causal user, but I think the only way to do it is to create a shape that covers the part you want to keep, and then do object -> set -> clip or something like that; it's not exceedingly awful, but it's not as smooth as clicking "crop" and dragging borders.

Yeah, I want this to be easier all the time, and I haven't found a better way that what you described.

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by fartcannon » Mon, May 24, 2021, 11:06 PM UTC

ognarb wrote: post #27

acabal wrote: post #25

Very excited for the command palette. I wish something like that was accessible in every app. I know there's Plotinus but it feels kind of hacky--high-level support at the toolkit/HIG level for the whole desktop would be incredible.

We added the feature recently in kde apps: https://pointieststick.com/2021/05/21/this-week-in-kde-kcomm...

This is the most fantastic addition Ive seen to KDE in years!

Wow!

Is it a bit like AutoCAD?

Re: Inkscape 1.1

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Post by specktr » Mon, May 24, 2021, 11:07 PM UTC

suyash wrote: post #15

Can someone port this amazing free design app to the iPad and make it work with Apple Pencil please? It will free us from Adobe's bubble.

That’s a pretty big ask on a technical level, i’d be very surprised to see that happen anytime soon.

If you’re looking to get out of the adobe ecosystem i’ve had a pretty positive experience using Affinity Designer on my ipad (no affiliation with either company).