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Object Manager

2006-10-17T19:42:57Z

Turnip:

<h1>The Inkscape Object Manager</h1>

<strong>A hybrid of the XML Editor and Item Properties dialog.. mixed in with a bit of love.</strong>

upload:obman2.png upload:gradients.png

<h2>Brief</h2>
<ul>
<li>An expandable list of the groups and objects within your SVG.<br />

Previews of what is within that group is handy but not essential ( like in the XML editor: when groups are selected , the relative items on the canvas are selected )</li>

<li>Groups can be expanded down to object level and each list item can be renamed.</li>

<li>Each list item has a visibility and sensitive check button.<br /></li>

<li>objects can be dragged from the list to the canvas. <br />

This will initiate a Use function to duplicate that group ( can we do this ? it would do wonders for economising file-size and graphics! )<br/>
--Should be able to. cloning objects does that now, and we are able to clone groups</li>

</ul>

<h2>Better for Semantics</h2>

<p>Many Users will identify this manager as a type of 'Object Library' for their SVG documents.<br />

The benefit here lies in the content. As users rename the objects they see in the manager they will be in-fact renaming the ID's in the XML.<br />

This means the more semantic their documents, the more the user is rewarded with a logical 'object manager'.<br />

Because it's as simple as double clicking your object in the manager to rename it, users will be not only encouraged too name objects for </p>

<h2>Better for Users</h2>

<p>When making objects sensetive and insensetive, users shouldn't have to go deep into the dark pits of the XML editor to make objects sensetive again. </p>

<h2>The Gradient Manager</h2>
<p>currently when an object uses an existing [http://grin-optics.org gradient], inkscape will create a new lineargradientXXXX def id so that the x1y1 x2y2 coords can be changed. <br />This def will then xlink:href to the existing gradient so that it can assume the colours and stops as the users.</p>

<p>The Gradient Manager provides a way to manage the names of both reference type gradient defs and also the gradient defs that contrain colour stop information.<br />
What also makes for a nice feature is you can re-use the reference gradients for exact-gradient positioning based off other objects :)</p>

<h3>Things that happen as you interact with the gradient manager</h3>
<p>
<ul>

<li>Draging and dropping objects above and below eachother changes their order in the xml</li>

<li>clicking on an object after it is selected allows the user to rename the id of that def</li>

<li>selecting a gradient after selecting an object applies that gradient</li>
</ul>

</p>

=== Gradient Dialog Design Ideas ===

* http://www.macromedia.com/software/freehand/productinfo/features/static_tour/07effects.html#3

* http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~horkana/dev/gnome/inkscape/screenshots/references/photoshop/adobephotoshop7_gradient-editor-001.png
* http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~horkana/dev/gnome/inkscape/screenshots/references/photoshop/adobephotoshop7_gradient-editor-002-noise-gradient.png
* http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~horkana/dev/gnome/inkscape/screenshots/references/photoshop/adobephotoshop7_gradient-editor-003-menu.png
* http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~horkana/dev/gnome/inkscape/screenshots/references/photoshop/adobephotoshop7_gradient-editor-004.png
* http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~horkana/dev/gnome/inkscape/screenshots/references/photoshop/adobephotoshop7_gradient-editor-005.png
* http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~horkana/dev/gnome/inkscape/screenshots/references/photoshop/adobephotoshop7_gradient-editor-007.png

And a screenshot of just the tool options bar for gradients:

* http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~horkana/dev/gnome/inkscape/screenshots/references/photoshop/adobephotoshop7_gradient-tooloptions-001.png

* http://turnipspatch.com/demos/inkscape/freehand-gradients/gradients.html

* http://jozmak.heydo.com/wallpapers/screensavers.htm

If we want a solution that will scale beyond a few dozen gradients I'm
convinced the task of creating or editing new gradients should be seperated
out from the task of selecting and applying a gradient.
Part of the reasion I created a set of gradients for [[OpenClipart]].org was
to have a sample set that made it clear to anyone redesigining the dialog
that it would need to accomodate a whole lot of gradients. -- Alan

The way Xara does it:
http://www.xara.com/products/xarax/flash/fill.htm

CompilingGentoo

2005-04-05T18:50:28Z

Turnip: Updating instructions

== Inkscape CVS on Gentoo Linux ==

The CVS ebuild of Inkscape makes getting the latest copy as easy as "emerge inkscape-cvs" : )

=== How to do it ===

* If you have not already done so, <a href="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=5#doc_chap2">set up a portage overlay</a>.
* <a href="http://inkscape.org/doc/inkscape-cvs-0.42.ebuild">Download</a> and save the ebuild to media-gfx/inkscape-cvs/inkscape-cvs-0.42.ebuild inside your portage overlay (you will need to create those directories if you haven't already done so).
* Open a console and as root run 'ebuild <portage overlay>/media-gfx/inkscape-cvs/inkscape-cvs-0.42.ebuild digest' (substitute <portage overlay> with your portage overlay directory
* Now run 'echo "media-gfx/inkscape-cvs ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords' (change "~x86" for whatever architecture you're on).
* Now you can simply run 'emerge inkscape-cvs' to get the latest CVS version of Inkscape!

Inkscape

2005-03-29T01:35:14Z

Turnip: Added WritingNews

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Text Dialog

2005-02-08T15:52:26Z

Turnip: Organised into a table for easier comparison

<table style="width: 100%;">
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">GIMP</td>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Inkscape</td>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Scribus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>upload:text_gimp.png</td>
<td>upload:text_inkscape.png</td>
<td>upload:text_scribus.png</td>
</tr>
</table>

New Document Dialog

2005-02-08T15:50:54Z

Turnip: Organised into a table for easier comparison

<table style="width: 100%;">
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">GIMP</td>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Inkscape</td>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Scribus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>upload:new_gimp.png</td>
<td>Not Applicable</td>
<td>upload:new_scribus.png</td>
</tr>
</table>

Close Dialog

2005-02-08T15:49:35Z

Turnip: Organised into a table for easier comparison

<table style="width: 100%;">
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">GIMP</td>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Inkscape</td>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Scribus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>upload:closeimage_gimp.png</td>
<td>upload:closeimage_inkscape.png</td>
<td>upload:closeimage_scribus.png</td>
</tr>
</table>

Stroke Dialog

2005-02-08T15:47:30Z

Turnip: Organised into a table for easier comparison

<table style="width: 100%;">
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">GIMP</td>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Inkscape</td>
<td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Scribus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>upload:stroke_gimp.png</td>
<td>upload:stroke_inkscape.png</td>
<td>upload:stroke_scribus.png</td>
</tr>
</table>