'Pattern along Path' python script fails

[fmartin400]

I found this (probable) error following the tutorial at http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/SoupCan.html, and I got the following exception from the python script:
Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Inkscape\share\extensions\pathalongpath.py", line 276, in <module>

    e.affect()

  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Inkscape\share\extensions\inkex.py", line 154, in affect

    self.effect()

  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Inkscape\share\extensions\pathalongpath.py", line 198, in effect

    self.prepareSelectionList()

  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Inkscape\share\extensions\pathalongpath.py", line 139, in prepareSelectionList

    self.objectsToPaths(self.skeletons)

  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Inkscape\share\extensions\pathmodifier.py", line 233, in objectsToPaths

    newnode=self.objectToPath(node,doReplace)

  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Inkscape\share\extensions\pathmodifier.py", line 221, in objectToPath

    fuseTransform(node)

  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Inkscape\share\extensions\simpletransform.py", line 113, in fuseTransform

    m = parseTransform(t)

  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Inkscape\share\extensions\simpletransform.py", line 70, in parseTransform

    matrix=composeTransform(mat,matrix)

UnboundLocalError: local variable 'matrix' referenced before assignment

Inkscape version: 0.46

[Alvin Penner (apenner)]

would you be willing to try this with a more recent version of Inkscape? These are available at :
http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/files/

[mbeach (mbeaches)]

The referenced tutorial was followed to complection using Inkscape 0.47pre4 r22446, built Oct 15 2009 on Ubuntu 9.10

A number of extensions are utilized:
- Inside/Outside Halo extension (now Inset/Outset Halo)
- Add Nodes (to a path created from text)
- Pattern Along path

No errors were observed.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

The bug in the file 'simpletransform.py' was fixed in SVN Revision 18997. Inkscape 0.47 includes the fixed version.

Linking as duplicate to bug #241565 “parseTransform() in simpletransform.py does not parse valid transformations”. Please add a comment and revert the duplicate status if you don't agree and think these are separate issues.