Comment 4 for bug 429824

Whoops.

Correction. I hadn't copied and pasted in Gimp since the upgrade. No
the keystrokes don't work as expected in Gimp. So it's obviously a
Snow Leopard thing - will they have to fix it or will you?

On 16/09/2009, at 8:59 AM, Bronwyn wrote:

>
> 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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> --
> Snow Leopard bugs.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429824
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> 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.

Bronwyn Carlisle
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Department of Biochemistry
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