...thanks Alvin; great help -- while new to python I do have a bit of programming experience so I followed your suggestion and took a stab at it.
The crux of the problem with using Inkscape to generate files for ULS Laser Cutters is the lack of a "hairline" stroke designation (stroke-width=0 but still visible when rendered). Looking through the options natively available within Inkscape it seems that designating a stroke of "1 pt" more or less captures the intent (at least until "hairline" or " non-scaling-stroke" is implemented per SVG 1.2). We typically use units of "in" or "mm" to create geometry for the laser which leaves "pt" essentially untapped (as long as an equivalent dimension in a another unit not used).
Setting "vector" strokes to width=1 pt and adding the following lines to print_win32_vector.py after line 67 takes care of the rest:
if style['stroke-width'] == '1':
stroke = 1
The next issue is the requirement to use the default printer; one would assume there must be a way to create a printer dialog of some sort then allow the user to select the printer she would like to use; perhaps along with the assistance of these resources:
...thanks Alvin; great help -- while new to python I do have a bit of programming experience so I followed your suggestion and took a stab at it.
The crux of the problem with using Inkscape to generate files for ULS Laser Cutters is the lack of a "hairline" stroke designation (stroke-width=0 but still visible when rendered). Looking through the options natively available within Inkscape it seems that designating a stroke of "1 pt" more or less captures the intent (at least until "hairline" or " non-scaling-stroke" is implemented per SVG 1.2). We typically use units of "in" or "mm" to create geometry for the laser which leaves "pt" essentially untapped (as long as an equivalent dimension in a another unit not used).
Setting "vector" strokes to width=1 pt and adding the following lines to print_win32_ vector. py after line 67 takes care of the rest:
if style[' stroke- width'] == '1':
stroke = 1
The next issue is the requirement to use the default printer; one would assume there must be a way to create a printer dialog of some sort then allow the user to select the printer she would like to use; perhaps along with the assistance of these resources:
https:/ /mail.python. org/pipermail/ tutor/2010- September/ 078869. html /msdn.microsoft .com/en- us/library/ windows/ desktop/ dd144911( v=vs.85) .aspx www.pinvoke. net/default. aspx/winspool. GetPrinter
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