Hi,

i would like to see more options for elements and layers like:

- only visible (not printing): would be nice to mark input fields for a template for example
- lock positon/size (but editable, mainly for text but also color/filling/stroke): also a good use for templates

- not sure is someone would need the opposite, not visible but printing

What do you think?

Hello,
I believe, It can be, partially or perhaps totally done, using layers.

http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL ... ayers.html

Allthough, a print icon in the layer dialog could be usefull,... like in CAD drawings.
Keep in mind that SVG still is a format for web pages. The printing thing is not one of their strong points

Hi,

i tried if i can use the existing options visible and lock but cant archive the effect i need.

I understand that such a function is not part of the SVG but with an attribute it would be easy for inkscape to archive this.
Primarly it should be for use with inkscape to improve the workflow with templates. In the finished SVG it can be discarded or left behind.

added:
Similar programs have such option, i find them quite useful and guess other would too.

Sorry... right now i don't see it.

In inkscape ther are options to lock or hide some objects, the problem is that the user later forget what objects where hidden or locked. The SVG format allows that (hidden, lock, visibility, (switch??)).

You say that the layer system is not enough... But what other system have in mind?
You say other programs can do it... do you have a link to one example of that?.

To develop more about your idea, one document can be edited or viewed differently by different users. A view for printing is just a user called printer. Or say you are a teacher and you create a exam document for different students. Your version of the document (teacher user ) will have the answers, but the version for your students (user student 1, user student 2 etc,...) will have the answers hidden and maybe some questions personalized....

Hi,

i make a example how i want to realize an extension.
(An example program would be nicelabel or bartender. But also coral draw or adobe std to create pdf forms has such options)

You see an example label we want to create with inkscape. There is normaly a barcode, a logo or little picture, some fixed text and some to fill in via typing or from a file.
The fields which are "connected" to a field from a csv-file for example should be marked with the name of the data field (<red> fields).
So i can easy see from which the data comes, cause often there is no fixed text that labels the "database" fields, like No., color, surface,...
The fields that should be filled by typing should be fixed in position and size to prevent moving to secure the layout is not going messed up.
For that an option would be nice that fixes the field but allows enter new text also.
And the red label fields should not be printed or converted in pdf for example.

Hope this makes clear for what such options would be useful.
I know inkscape is not make for such purposes but it needs only some little points to get it ready for other useful task too.

greetz

added: Why isnt the svg shown as gfx instead of source here

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Well...
I think it's diferent to what you described in your first message.
I 'm not sure if it's what you are looking for, but according to your description I believe the answer is yes :
http://wiki.colivre.net/Aurium/InkscapeGenerator

I recently used to create several certificates from a course here in my country.

Yes, this project is similar, seen it before. But it is an sh script, not a python program.
I need some improvements like inserting barcodes for example, i dont want to implement this via sh (i even wonder if this would run on win, didnt try it), so i have to recode in python.

The both options are not a must for it, but would be nice.

Can perhaps be done with javascript and html:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=16250&p=60825

iconberg wrote:added: Why isnt the svg shown as gfx instead of source here

To display the svg:
As the tooltip illustrates, the bbcode inserts the svg file via URL, i.e. the file must be on the web somewhere else. Similar to using the insert image tags ( [img])



SVG files can be attached locally, but not displayed.

tylerdurden wrote:Can perhaps be done with javascript and html:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=16250&p=60825

Yeah, thanks for the point.
I guess i go with a html+python (instead of javascript, i hate it) interface and only the design is done in inkscape with an minimal extension.