Hi, I have a slight problem with changing templates, basically there are no template files

when I go to my home folder, show hidden files, there is no .inkscape which I think there

should be but there is an inkscape directory with all the relevant folders in .config folder

however all the inkscape folders are empty! Inkscape loads and works perfectly fine which

is a bit strange but I want to change the default template and there is nothing in the template

folder.

Anyone know how inkscape is running and how I could sort this out?

Thanks

It's in usr/share/inkscape/templates. You have there a default.svg and if you use any non english language you must change your language template instead.

ivan

The folder you found under .config folder is the one where should keep your customizations. It doesn't matter it's empty, Inkscape installation files are elsewhere, but what you put inside .config will override everything else.

Hi, thanks for the speedy responses, I found the default.eu.svg template but now it wont let me edit

I have to be root to change file permissions and regarding overriding I made a file with my

preferences, page size etc and then name it default.eu.svg and put it in .config inkscape template

folder and opened inkscape with no luck.

Il change it as root.

Thanks for the help guys

You can open the default.svg and save it in the correct folder under .config (~/.config/inkscape/templates/), you don't need to be root and Inkscape will use that one as the default. Not all features can be saved though, but size should. You need to restart Inkscape so it picks up the newly added file. I just tried it and it works.

prkos wrote:You can open the default.svg and save it in the correct folder under .config (~/.config/inkscape/templates/), you don't need to be root and Inkscape will use that one as the default.

There is one known use case that fails:

A user 'default.svg' is ignored if Inkscape is used with a custom locale for which a localised template exists in the shared templates folder. The user template must use the same localized name (e.g. '~/.config/inkscape/templates/default.fr.svg') to override the default.
(Bug #503712 in Inkscape: “Personal default template not used”)

Recommended reading: Using templates in Inkscape (Libre Graphics World)

Hi, thanks for the help guys I used the command 'gksudo nautilus' and then edited the default file, no need to root login/out and solved the issue.

prkos wrote:You can open the default.svg and save it in the correct folder under .config (~/.config/inkscape/templates/), you don't need to be root and Inkscape will use that one as the default. Not all features can be saved though, but size should. You need to restart Inkscape so it picks up the newly added file. I just tried it and it works.

Actually, you can start Inkscape, change the documents properties and the meta-properties and save it as:



When you restart Inkscape, it will start with your new default. This let you use Inkscape as a WYSIWYG editor for it.

Also, you can store other SVG files here and they'll be listed under File -> New -> ... the next time you start Inkscape.

Using sudo is the usual way to use root access, I don't think you ever have to actually log in as root.

prkos wrote:Using sudo is the usual way to use root access, I don't think you ever have to actually log in as root.

It depends on the OS. Ubuntu, et al., uses sudo but I think Fedora uses root (via su).

You can always use sudo, even on fedora (I'm on fedora), but you you can only use su on platforms that have an actual root user (like fedora and unlike ubuntu).

With su you can log in as root user through a terminal, you don't have to actually log out/in of the session.

Here's a reference on Using templates in Inkscape from Libre Graphics World. I think it will cover what you're looking for.

Let us know if this isn't helpful.

Hey, thanks, it is certainly useful.