[Clipart] OCAL png first? or Inkscape import? (Mixture of OCAL + Inkscape Dev questions)

[chovynz]

All answers fair enough. So I'll continue as per normal.

Thanks Nicu :)

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Nicu Buculei <nicu_gfx at nicubunu.ro> wrote:

> On 04/29/2009 08:10 AM, chovynz wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have a number of questions.
> >
> > When I haven't been uploading clipart to OCAL, I've been browsing and
> > generally being semi-useful in the form of rearranging the png thumbnail
> > to those cliparts that are in an incorrect order. (e.g.Alternate Mozilla
> > Icon <http://openclipart.org/media/files/roystonlodge/8074>). I've been
> > putting the png first so that the preview image shows up.
> >
> > Q1. Is the very cool Linux-Search-and-Import-Clipart-from-OCAL feature
> > going to be appearing in the windows version of Inkscape? I have
> > Inkscape 0.46, built Apr  1 2008, Windows XP.
>
> Why don't you try a recent build from the development branch?
> http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/?M=D
> Anyway, this question is better answered on the Inkscape mailing lists.
>
> > Q2. Is the Inkscape OCAL Import going to be importing the svg instead of
> > png sometime in the future? Or will it continue to import the first file
> > (which happens to be the png)?
>
> Another question for the Inkscape lists... I am using a Linux build from
> the development branch and the PNG is imported, I believe this will be
> the case for 0.47.
>
> > Q3. Based on the first two, I question whether I should be making the
> > PNG the first in the OCAL files list. Should I continue doing so? (This
> > is the question that I am mostly asking about.)
>
> I think our main use case is people searching for clipart on the
> website, so we should make the experience better for them - this means
> having previews, so the PNG first.
> Is not nice for Inksscape, but that is an Inkscape bug which has to be
> fixed, not papered-out with our workarounds.
>
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Cheers
Chovynz
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