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Zearin: Formatting tweaks (hyphens, capitalization of Inkscape…)

2010-03-15T13:56:48Z

Formatting tweaks (hyphens, capitalization of Inkscape…)

Galbolle: /* Mixed suggestions and hopeful ideas */

2008-07-03T09:31:36Z

Mixed suggestions and hopeful ideas

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	:'''I will. It could also be a python script in "Effects" I suppose.'''		:'''I will. It could also be a python script in "Effects" I suppose.'''
	::'''I have posted one. I hope it was to the right place. Gulp.'''		::'''I have posted one. I hope it was to the right place. Gulp.'''
			:Additionally, make these guides movables for easy resizing of the page
	* I worked with a trace from a bitmap that had ~700 nodes. ''Inkscape simply stopped''. The cpu was at 99% everytime I clicked something and it stayed like that for minutes at a time. I suspect that there is some slow code involved with nodes and the like. The rule is keep your nodes below 100 and that means: do not actually use trace. Do not actually create complex images. C'mon.		* I worked with a trace from a bitmap that had ~700 nodes. ''Inkscape simply stopped''. The cpu was at 99% everytime I clicked something and it stayed like that for minutes at a time. I suspect that there is some slow code involved with nodes and the like. The rule is keep your nodes below 100 and that means: do not actually use trace. Do not actually create complex images. C'mon.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
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	:i think Aaron Spike recently worked on something related to XCF, like an import extension. you may want to ask on the dev list.		:i think Aaron Spike recently worked on something related to XCF, like an import extension. you may want to ask on the dev list.
	:'''Okay. Glad it's in the pipeline.'''		:'''Okay. Glad it's in the pipeline.'''

	==Speed==		==Speed==
	General speed.		General speed.

Popolon2: /* Hardcore wishes */ some other already done things

2007-12-19T11:50:59Z

Hardcore wishes: some other already done things

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	* '''Mega-wish''': Drop-shadows and other <u>Fireworksification</u>. Why should Inkscape not blur the line between pixel and vector? I really hate working with the Gimp. It's true. It just plain gets in my way all the time. ''Inkscape has a freedom of movement, a zoom-in zoom-out pan-around rotate-this scale-that paridigm that places foot upon bottom''. Why not go all the way and let me shade edges and glow logos and fill with cool textures?		* '''Mega-wish''': Drop-shadows and other <u>Fireworksification</u>. Why should Inkscape not blur the line between pixel and vector? I really hate working with the Gimp. It's true. It just plain gets in my way all the time. ''Inkscape has a freedom of movement, a zoom-in zoom-out pan-around rotate-this scale-that paridigm that places foot upon bottom''. Why not go all the way and let me shade edges and glow logos and fill with cool textures?
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
	~~:because no one coded it yet~~. ~~but we may have it relatively soon.~~		There is already blur since 0.45 and there is a drop shadow script, all the other elements are in SVN
	~~:that's~~ the ~~plan, eventually :)~~
	~~:'''Wow - that will be a great day!'''~~
	* '''Super-crazy-OSS-thought''': Transfer Inkscape 100% to Open-GL		* '''Super-crazy-OSS-thought''': Transfer Inkscape 100% to Open-GL
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
	:if we switch to cairo, it has a hardware accelerated backend.		:if we switch to cairo, it has a hardware accelerated backend.
			::Already done for outline mode.
	:'''I can't wait.'''		:'''I can't wait.'''
	*Interact with Blender. I can now have 3D layers with full scenes from a Blender file in them. I can rotate, scale the 3D stuff and then over/underlay that with normal Inkscape stuff. Cmon! Do it! Okay, <nowiki></dream></nowiki>		*Interact with Blender. I can now have 3D layers with full scenes from a Blender file in them. I can rotate, scale the 3D stuff and then over/underlay that with normal Inkscape stuff. Cmon! Do it! Okay, <nowiki></dream></nowiki>
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	:i think blender can import svg now		:i think blender can import svg now
	:'''Last I tried it kinda munged it, but it was a while back.'''		:'''Last I tried it kinda munged it, but it was a while back.'''
			::It can import, there are severa tutorials around the web.
	* On the Blender thought-trail: ''I love the way nodes work in Blender''. It's weird, but dig this: You can select two nodes and hit "s" (for scale) and then when you move the mouse (not even a drag) it "scales" the two nodes.		* On the Blender thought-trail: ''I love the way nodes work in Blender''. It's weird, but dig this: You can select two nodes and hit "s" (for scale) and then when you move the mouse (not even a drag) it "scales" the two nodes.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''

Popolon2: /* Exporting */ add some of the already done (there are other to write in comments)

2007-12-19T11:47:45Z

Exporting: add some of the already done (there are other to write in comments)

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	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
	:because no one coded it yet :)		:because no one coded it yet :)
			:Te maximum compression ratio is now used by default
	* ''Supersampling'' option? Some small images are way chunky.		* ''Supersampling'' option? Some small images are way chunky.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
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	* A way to export ''each shape in a selection as its own file''. A kind of export-explode if you like.		* A way to export ''each shape in a selection as its own file''. A kind of export-explode if you like.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
	:~~easy to code by a script via command line export~~		:Already done
	:'''Again, how to set a selection of shapes from the command line? Not to mention a command-line being non-intuitive for a task like designing graphics.'''		:'''Again, how to set a selection of shapes from the command line? Not to mention a command-line being non-intuitive for a task like designing graphics.'''
	::it's very powerful and truly unique among vector editors, a major inkscape advantage :)		::it's very powerful and truly unique among vector editors, a major inkscape advantage :)

Popolon2: /* Paths/Outlines */

2007-12-19T11:44:59Z

Paths/Outlines

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	* Inkscape really needs an "outline view". Things like paths that I put text onto usually have no stroke, after some hours of work ''I cannot recall where those paths are''.		* Inkscape really needs an "outline view". Things like paths that I put text onto usually have no stroke, after some hours of work ''I cannot recall where those paths are''.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
	~~:added in svn~~		Already done since 0.45.
	~~:'''Whew!'''~~
	* Oh yeah, when you select many objects and move them (or scale them), the paths that you had text put onto ''sort of move in a strange relative way'', not like you would expect. They sort-of lag behind and depending how far you drag, they can be '''waaaaay''' off the page after a bit.		* Oh yeah, when you select many objects and move them (or scale them), the paths that you had text put onto ''sort of move in a strange relative way'', not like you would expect. They sort-of lag behind and depending how far you drag, they can be '''waaaaay''' off the page after a bit.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''

Wahooney: /* Paths/Outlines */

2007-05-13T23:03:45Z

Paths/Outlines

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	:None so far.		:None so far.
	:'''Really messy....'''		:'''Really messy....'''

			:Group outline: Creates an outline that encompasses a group of objects/paths that references the shape and transform of the, so that the outline updates as any changes are made to the objects in any way.

	==Font dialog==		==Font dialog==
	*The first thing is that I would love to see previews of the fonts in that list. Not the preview at the bottom which is no good if you happen to have small-sized text, but a pre-rendered, fixed-size (legible) preview in the actual list (like Gimp does it.).		*The first thing is that I would love to see previews of the fonts in that list. Not the preview at the bottom which is no good if you happen to have small-sized text, but a pre-rendered, fixed-size (legible) preview in the actual list (like Gimp does it.).

Mervb: /* Newly added thoughts */

2006-09-03T23:43:06Z

Newly added thoughts

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	Inkscape (4.3), Gimp and Quanta are my main tools. I will delve into Blender now and again and use sundry tools to get other stuff done.		Inkscape (4.3), Gimp and Quanta are my main tools. I will delve into Blender now and again and use sundry tools to get other stuff done.

			I've had little success in importing SVG files from Inscape into Blender (not using script)- it seems to be at the Blender end of the process - the imports need to be fairly rudemental to work properly.

	== Newly added thoughts ==		== Newly added thoughts ==

Bats: Replies posted.

2006-03-31T08:53:32Z

Replies posted.

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	:'''No worries, glad to have some input!'''		:'''No worries, glad to have some input!'''
	::i think you should better post (some of) your ideas to the dev list, to get more input than just me...		::i think you should better post (some of) your ideas to the dev list, to get more input than just me...
			::Could you give me a link to the 'dev' list, there seems to be som many places on this wiki?

	Please forgive any missteps on my part, this is my first post to an online wiki.		Please forgive any missteps on my part, this is my first post to an online wiki.
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	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
	:nothing for that in svg 1.1		:nothing for that in svg 1.1
			:'''What's wrong with a 'holding file'? Perhaps a .ink file that will control the contents of multilple .svg files (each representing your pages) so that you need not extend svg out of standard?'''

	== Mixed suggestions and hopeful ideas ==		== Mixed suggestions and hopeful ideas ==
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	:good idea, could you please file a RFE?		:good idea, could you please file a RFE?
	:'''I will. It could also be a python script in "Effects" I suppose.'''		:'''I will. It could also be a python script in "Effects" I suppose.'''
			::'''I have posted one. I hope it was to the right place. Gulp.'''
	* I worked with a trace from a bitmap that had ~700 nodes. ''Inkscape simply stopped''. The cpu was at 99% everytime I clicked something and it stayed like that for minutes at a time. I suspect that there is some slow code involved with nodes and the like. The rule is keep your nodes below 100 and that means: do not actually use trace. Do not actually create complex images. C'mon.		* I worked with a trace from a bitmap that had ~700 nodes. ''Inkscape simply stopped''. The cpu was at 99% everytime I clicked something and it stayed like that for minutes at a time. I suspect that there is some slow code involved with nodes and the like. The rule is keep your nodes below 100 and that means: do not actually use trace. Do not actually create complex images. C'mon.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''

B b at 15:22, 29 March 2006

2006-03-29T15:22:51Z

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	:I found your page by chance - hope you don't mind if I add some answers here :) --bb		:I found your page by chance - hope you don't mind if I add some answers here :) --bb
	:'''No worries, glad to have some input!'''		:'''No worries, glad to have some input!'''
			::i think you should better post (some of) your ideas to the dev list, to get more input than just me...

	Please forgive any missteps on my part, this is my first post to an online wiki.		Please forgive any missteps on my part, this is my first post to an online wiki.
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	== Newly added thoughts ==		== Newly added thoughts ==
	'''Is there a place on this wiki (or elsewhere) that users can go and list tweaks wished for?'''		'''Is there a place on this wiki (or elsewhere) that users can go and list tweaks wished for?'''
			:try dev list, after discussing there the rfe tracker
	=== Colour ===		=== Colour ===
	* A way to store custom colours in a palette.		* A way to store custom colours in a palette.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
			:joncruz is working on that right now
	* A way to replace colour A with colour B throughout the entire design (or better, range of svg files on disk).		* A way to replace colour A with colour B throughout the entire design (or better, range of svg files on disk).
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
			:not directly, but you can search (ctrl+f) for style e.g. fill=#223344
	=== Pages ===		=== Pages ===
	* A way to design with multiple pages in one file. I would like to make a PDF file of many pages but cannot. This forces me to use the (indescribably strange) Scribus!		* A way to design with multiple pages in one file. I would like to make a PDF file of many pages but cannot. This forces me to use the (indescribably strange) Scribus!
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
			:nothing for that in svg 1.1

	== Mixed suggestions and hopeful ideas ==		== Mixed suggestions and hopeful ideas ==
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	::that dialog is needed only for gradients with >2 stops, which are not often needed. for commonly used 2-stop gradients everything is doable on canvas: drag handles, or assign color/opacity to them as you would to an object.		::that dialog is needed only for gradients with >2 stops, which are not often needed. for commonly used 2-stop gradients everything is doable on canvas: drag handles, or assign color/opacity to them as you would to an object.
	::'''Right, I had not thought to assign colours to the handles. I still think that if the app can do >2 stops then the interface should be able to simply handle that.'''		::'''Right, I had not thought to assign colours to the handles. I still think that if the app can do >2 stops then the interface should be able to simply handle that.'''
			:::sure, eventually all stops will be editable on canvas, 2-stop editing is the first step
	* ''Stamping''. I like that it's there. The way it's done is too sensitive. I click and start a drag, I press SPACE and continue the drag, suddenly I have dozens of copies of the shape.		* ''Stamping''. I like that it's there. The way it's done is too sensitive. I click and start a drag, I press SPACE and continue the drag, suddenly I have dozens of copies of the shape.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
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	::i think it's too a specialized need to deserve a command of its own. besides it does not always work as the user would expect, because some transforms are embedded and not cancellable - this depends on transform type, object type, and a user setting. so, the matrix clearing at least does exactly what it says it does, not pretending to be something more generic than it is.		::i think it's too a specialized need to deserve a command of its own. besides it does not always work as the user would expect, because some transforms are embedded and not cancellable - this depends on transform type, object type, and a user setting. so, the matrix clearing at least does exactly what it says it does, not pretending to be something more generic than it is.
	::'''Yes it does what it says it does, but how many users will know what "matrix clearing" means? Not me that's for sure! I still vote for a simple "clear changes" menu somewhere, even if it's sometimes unpredictable. I could always hit undo.'''		::'''Yes it does what it says it does, but how many users will know what "matrix clearing" means? Not me that's for sure! I still vote for a simple "clear changes" menu somewhere, even if it's sometimes unpredictable. I could always hit undo.'''
			:::a command that is confusingly named and does not always work as expected is worse than no command at all
	* Import - Why can't I drop-in a Gimp XCF file? I have to go and make a special PNG (or jpg) of it (file clutter) just so I can get it into Inkscape. The Gimp can handle SVG...		* Import - Why can't I drop-in a Gimp XCF file? I have to go and make a special PNG (or jpg) of it (file clutter) just so I can get it into Inkscape. The Gimp can handle SVG...
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''

Bats: Comments answered, new section added

2006-03-29T11:10:08Z

Comments answered, new section added

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	Inkscape (4.3), Gimp and Quanta are my main tools. I will delve into Blender now and again and use sundry tools to get other stuff done.		Inkscape (4.3), Gimp and Quanta are my main tools. I will delve into Blender now and again and use sundry tools to get other stuff done.

			== Newly added thoughts ==
			'''Is there a place on this wiki (or elsewhere) that users can go and list tweaks wished for?'''
			=== Colour ===
			* A way to store custom colours in a palette.
			:'''''comments'''''
			* A way to replace colour A with colour B throughout the entire design (or better, range of svg files on disk).
			:'''''comments'''''
			=== Pages ===
			* A way to design with multiple pages in one file. I would like to make a PDF file of many pages but cannot. This forces me to use the (indescribably strange) Scribus!
			:'''''comments'''''

	== Mixed suggestions and hopeful ideas ==		== Mixed suggestions and hopeful ideas ==
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	:'''Well, I have version 0.43 and when you click "edit" you get another dialog which has pulldowns for the gradient stops. It's hard to use that dialog. A simple image of the gradient with little triangles to allow direct manipulation of the colours and stop would be better, this is what I meant.'''		:'''Well, I have version 0.43 and when you click "edit" you get another dialog which has pulldowns for the gradient stops. It's hard to use that dialog. A simple image of the gradient with little triangles to allow direct manipulation of the colours and stop would be better, this is what I meant.'''
	::that dialog is needed only for gradients with >2 stops, which are not often needed. for commonly used 2-stop gradients everything is doable on canvas: drag handles, or assign color/opacity to them as you would to an object.		::that dialog is needed only for gradients with >2 stops, which are not often needed. for commonly used 2-stop gradients everything is doable on canvas: drag handles, or assign color/opacity to them as you would to an object.
			::'''Right, I had not thought to assign colours to the handles. I still think that if the app can do >2 stops then the interface should be able to simply handle that.'''
	* ''Stamping''. I like that it's there. The way it's done is too sensitive. I click and start a drag, I press SPACE and continue the drag, suddenly I have dozens of copies of the shape.		* ''Stamping''. I like that it's there. The way it's done is too sensitive. I click and start a drag, I press SPACE and continue the drag, suddenly I have dozens of copies of the shape.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
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	:'''Think about it this way: You have a flower-petal, in the correct position. Now you want to make a copy of it. So you select the petal, you drag it to the new position and hit stamp. The way it is now, the original petal is being dragged, there is a copy at the new position, but the petal is no longer at it's first position. You are forced to go back and drop the dragged petal back where it came from. There already is the concept of "cancelling" a move. This leaves the original object where it started (because this could have been a very careful positioning) when you hit ESC. Likewise, when you hit stamp it should 'know' that you are now stamping and so leave a copy at the original location.'''		:'''Think about it this way: You have a flower-petal, in the correct position. Now you want to make a copy of it. So you select the petal, you drag it to the new position and hit stamp. The way it is now, the original petal is being dragged, there is a copy at the new position, but the petal is no longer at it's first position. You are forced to go back and drop the dragged petal back where it came from. There already is the concept of "cancelling" a move. This leaves the original object where it started (because this could have been a very careful positioning) when you hit ESC. Likewise, when you hit stamp it should 'know' that you are now stamping and so leave a copy at the original location.'''
	::just press ctrl+d or alt+d before starting to drag :)		::just press ctrl+d or alt+d before starting to drag :)
			::'''I had a feeling you were gonna say that! :)'''
	* A way to duplicate objects along a path. Perhaps a way to morph them to another shape at the same time. I know there is a plugin for morphing, but not along a path.		* A way to duplicate objects along a path. Perhaps a way to morph them to another shape at the same time. I know there is a plugin for morphing, but not along a path.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
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	:'''Okay, thanks. Might I suggest that those are not intuitive steps and normal joes (like me) get scared by words like "Matrix"! What about an option in context menu (and/or Edit menu) called "Reset Transformations"?'''		:'''Okay, thanks. Might I suggest that those are not intuitive steps and normal joes (like me) get scared by words like "Matrix"! What about an option in context menu (and/or Edit menu) called "Reset Transformations"?'''
	::i think it's too a specialized need to deserve a command of its own. besides it does not always work as the user would expect, because some transforms are embedded and not cancellable - this depends on transform type, object type, and a user setting. so, the matrix clearing at least does exactly what it says it does, not pretending to be something more generic than it is.		::i think it's too a specialized need to deserve a command of its own. besides it does not always work as the user would expect, because some transforms are embedded and not cancellable - this depends on transform type, object type, and a user setting. so, the matrix clearing at least does exactly what it says it does, not pretending to be something more generic than it is.
			::'''Yes it does what it says it does, but how many users will know what "matrix clearing" means? Not me that's for sure! I still vote for a simple "clear changes" menu somewhere, even if it's sometimes unpredictable. I could always hit undo.'''
	* Import - Why can't I drop-in a Gimp XCF file? I have to go and make a special PNG (or jpg) of it (file clutter) just so I can get it into Inkscape. The Gimp can handle SVG...		* Import - Why can't I drop-in a Gimp XCF file? I have to go and make a special PNG (or jpg) of it (file clutter) just so I can get it into Inkscape. The Gimp can handle SVG...
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
	:i think Aaron Spike recently worked on something related to XCF, like an import extension. you may want to ask on the dev list.		:i think Aaron Spike recently worked on something related to XCF, like an import extension. you may want to ask on the dev list.
			:'''Okay. Glad it's in the pipeline.'''
	==Speed==		==Speed==
	General speed.		General speed.
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	:'''I have three bugs to file so far. It will take me some time to reproduce them and then describe it all. I will get onto it as soon as I can.'''		:'''I have three bugs to file so far. It will take me some time to reproduce them and then describe it all. I will get onto it as soon as I can.'''
	::ideally you should test with current svn before submitting, but we will also accept bugs against 0.43		::ideally you should test with current svn before submitting, but we will also accept bugs against 0.43
			::'''I guess so. When I have two days to rub-together, I'll try compiling Inkscape for myself! Until then I am kinda chained to the yum update.'''
	* Putting text onto paths is great. ''Getting text onto a path in the way you want it to, is hell''. I needed a phrase along the top of a circle and then another few words at the bottom, but those had to be wrapped on the inside of the bottom of the circle, so that they read correctly (not upside-down). The only way I could solve my problem was to cut a curve out of a duplicate of the path and wrap the text to that and then move it around with ALT and F2 (node tool). It was messy.		* Putting text onto paths is great. ''Getting text onto a path in the way you want it to, is hell''. I needed a phrase along the top of a circle and then another few words at the bottom, but those had to be wrapped on the inside of the bottom of the circle, so that they read correctly (not upside-down). The only way I could solve my problem was to cut a curve out of a duplicate of the path and wrap the text to that and then move it around with ALT and F2 (node tool). It was messy.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
	:None so far.		:None so far.
			:'''Really messy....'''
	==Font dialog==		==Font dialog==
	*The first thing is that I would love to see previews of the fonts in that list. Not the preview at the bottom which is no good if you happen to have small-sized text, but a pre-rendered, fixed-size (legible) preview in the actual list (like Gimp does it.).		*The first thing is that I would love to see previews of the fonts in that list. Not the preview at the bottom which is no good if you happen to have small-sized text, but a pre-rendered, fixed-size (legible) preview in the actual list (like Gimp does it.).
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	:'''Right. I don't see how the command-line is going to help me export a ''''selection''''' since that implies I am in the UI and have selected something....'''		:'''Right. I don't see how the command-line is going to help me export a ''''selection''''' since that implies I am in the UI and have selected something....'''
	::you can select an object to export via its id, using --export-id, see man page		::you can select an object to export via its id, using --export-id, see man page
			::''Ah. I better look into that a bit more. Still, when I was doing this project I needed to export a logo (from amongst other graphics) and I was working on many aspects at once, going to and from Gimp. It would have been a drag to close inkscape and then use it as a command-line for one export and then re-open it. See what I mean?'''
	:this is the standard behavior of most vector editors, fwiw		:this is the standard behavior of most vector editors, fwiw
	:'''I can't recall, so I'll take your word for it.'''		:'''I can't recall, so I'll take your word for it.'''
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	:'''Yeah, but it's a nasty surprise when you open the png in gimp and discover that it's illegible... Surely there is room for wywiwyg - what you WANT is what you get? :)'''		:'''Yeah, but it's a nasty surprise when you open the png in gimp and discover that it's illegible... Surely there is room for wywiwyg - what you WANT is what you get? :)'''
	::no, instead we just need an export preview where you can see what you're getting, and just increase resolution if it's not enough		::no, instead we just need an export preview where you can see what you're getting, and just increase resolution if it's not enough
			::'''Zigactly! Your "export preview" is what I call WyWiWyG.'''
	* A way to export ''each shape in a selection as its own file''. A kind of export-explode if you like.		* A way to export ''each shape in a selection as its own file''. A kind of export-explode if you like.
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
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	:'''Again, how to set a selection of shapes from the command line? Not to mention a command-line being non-intuitive for a task like designing graphics.'''		:'''Again, how to set a selection of shapes from the command line? Not to mention a command-line being non-intuitive for a task like designing graphics.'''
	::it's very powerful and truly unique among vector editors, a major inkscape advantage :)		::it's very powerful and truly unique among vector editors, a major inkscape advantage :)
			::'''Hey, why not have a console ''''within'''' inkscape so we can access these features. Better still, a set of menu-options like, oh I don't know, "export this selection to..." :)'''
	* Add an export '''Only Current Layer''' option. (With a transparent background please!)		* Add an export '''Only Current Layer''' option. (With a transparent background please!)
	:'''''comments'''''		:'''''comments'''''
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	:'''It was a suggestion. Sure your idea would work, but it's slow and gets in the way of the flow. Plus, using the current layer panel - that's a horrible idea!'''		:'''It was a suggestion. Sure your idea would work, but it's slow and gets in the way of the flow. Plus, using the current layer panel - that's a horrible idea!'''
	::again, this might be added to the layer dialog when it's done		::again, this might be added to the layer dialog when it's done
			::'''Grand!'''
	* I would really like to see a way to ''export slices'' like Fireworks does. Draw stuff, any combination of layers, groups, images, vectors, text. Then drag guides around and have a way to select "slices", name them and export them.		* I would really like to see a way to ''export slices'' like Fireworks does. Draw stuff, any combination of layers, groups, images, vectors, text. Then drag guides around and have a way to select "slices", name them and export them.
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	Well, the dreams aside, I hope there is some chance of small fixes to an already highly useable and useful application. Way to go Inkscape!		Well, the dreams aside, I hope there is some chance of small fixes to an already highly useable and useful application. Way to go Inkscape!

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			:'''Thanks for all the input so far.'''