Comment 2 for bug 429824

On 16/09/2009, at 12:01 AM, ~suv wrote:

> 1) Doesn't want to open large svg file created in Illustrator.
> please attach the file so that we can try to reproduce this issue.

It's too big. It's ~30MB and my email server won't let me send it.
>
> 2) Crtl+C brings up calligraphy instead of copying
> Probably an issue with your X11 preferences:
> - Please check the options on the 'Input' tab in the X11 preferences
> dialog.

Screenshot attached, but it's not that, I've changed each thing and it
makes no difference.

> - Does it work as expected in other X11 apps (e.g. GIMP)?

Yes it does, and it used to work the way I expect under Inkscape too,
before I upgraded to Snow Leopard.

> - Do you use a '~/.Xmodmap' file that remaps the 'Alt' key and swaps
> 'Crtl' and 'Cmd'?

No.

>
> 3) Ctrl-Z selects Zoom tool instead of 'Undo'
> see 2)

See above
>
> 3) Copy a vector picture and when you paste it it's turned into a
> bitmap
> see FAQ <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Copying_and_pasting_in_Inkscape_creates_pixellated_images_instead_of_copying_the_vector_objects
> > and related bug #307005

Thanks - I had looked, but obviously not hard enough.
>
> 4) Can't edit strokes except after drawing an object - i.e. the
> tools for changing strokes and fills are either greyed out when
> nothing is selected, or if they are not, clicking has no effect.
> That's how it works - on all platforms. You have to select an object
> first to change its attributes. You can set the default style for
> new objects in the preferences dialog, for each tool separately.
> Please read the basic tutorials at <http://www.inkscape.org/doc/> to
> learn more about the concepts of Inkscape.
>
> I understand your frustration that Inkscape doesn't work as you expect
> it, but not everything is a bug in Inkscape. And please file separate
> reports for any further bugs you might encounter with Inkscape, it is
> hard to triage (and track) a bug report filled with several unrelated
> items.

Will do. The thing is that I have used Inkscape before, and found it
great. I work in a University doing scientific graphics and have
Illustrator to use myself at work, but I've been advising our post-
grad students to use Inkscape because obviously they are too poor to
buy Illustrator and I use it myself at home. After this upgrade it
just doesn't seem to work the way it used to. But again, I don't use
it terribly often, so some of those things my be just my memory. I was
SURE I'd been able to select a colour and style for a stroke before
making it - perhaps that's a preference which has had it's default
setting changed in the new versions?
>
> --
> Snow Leopard bugs.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429824
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in Inkscape: A Vector Drawing Tool: New
>
> Bug description:
> Using 0.47pre2
>
> Where do I start? Doesn't want to open large svg file created in
> Illustrator. When open a small file, control-C brings up calligraphy
> tool, instead of copying. Control-Z brings up magnifying glass
> instead of undo. Copy a vector picture and when you paste it it's
> turned into a bitmap. Can't edit strokes except after drawing an
> object - i.e. the tools for changing strokes and fills are either
> greyed out when nothing is selected, or if they are not, clicking
> has no effect.
>
> There are probably more, but I got too frustrated.

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