On Wednesday 12 November 2014 13:13:04 yann jautard did opine And Gene did reply: > yes, selection in inkscape is really a problem. > > one solution I use when there are too close objects : open the xml > editor, then you got a list of objects, with their properties and lots > of obscure attributes, but when you click on un xml node, the > correspondig object is selected. > > take some time to find the right one, but at least you can select it > alone
I will attempt to keep that in mind the next time I need it. Thank you, Yann. > > Le 12/11/2014 15:21, Gene Heskett a écrit : > > On Wednesday 12 November 2014 06:35:04 yann jautard did opine > > > > And Gene did reply: > >> Le 08/11/2014 18:55, Gene Heskett a écrit : > >>> (...) > >>> > >>> Except that this time I get a different error. Select one of the > >>> action tabs - Path to Gcode, Area, Engraving, DXF points, > >>> Orientation, Offset, Lathe or Tools library. Current active tab id > >>> is "preferences" So what am I missing? > >> > >> This happens when you click "apply" with the preference tab active. > >> > >> To get things to work, go to the preference tab and set what you > >> need to, the switch back to the action tab (path to gcode, or > >> anything you want to do, usually the first tab in the window) and > >> then now press "apply". > >> > >> > >> It is quite obscure why they did it like that, but I think I is > >> something that last from the time the gcodetools pluging had all the > >> possible actions in different tabs. Now that each comand opens a > >> window with only the action tab and the preference tab it should > >> work even if you are on the preference tab. > > > > Obscure? Yes. Intuitive, No. Lack of readable docs ought to be > > punishable by at least 100 lashes with a wet noodle. > > > > IMNSHO, it is inkscape itself that needs the lashing. The inability > > to turn off the "snap to" makes it extremely worthless for anything > > like this. Intuitively, gcodetools needs some white space around > > the object so it can find the edge, thats a no brainer assumption. > > But when you have drawn the box well outside the boundaries of the > > object, in one attempt I left a good 2" all the way around the > > object I wanted to trace by edge detection, but the instant I > > released the mouse button, the handles all snapped to the object and > > attached themselves to it, from then on functioning as handles to > > distort/move the object. So not only have the edges been lost, so > > has any claim of precision. Whether that might be fixed with a > > tarball build of a newer inkscape, I have no clue. This was Inkscape > > 0.48.2 r9819, according to the about. > > > > In the meantime, the person doing the covers for this device miss- > > understood my order, so I will now get a pre-engraved kit of parts, > > with the std engraving being an extra buck. But it will be done with > > the same 3mm bit used to do the cutting out, but only to 50% depth. > > So its both a sigh, and a shrug. > > > > Several people have done a lot of time wasting work on this, and I > > both apologize for wasting your time, and I thank you very much for > > the effort. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. > Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. > Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push > notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.c > lktrk _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
