In the Inkscape Preferences, under Windows, there's a setting that controls how the window size and geometry is restored. By default, Inkscape saves this information into each document and then loads it from the document. So your zoom factor is actually stored in the default template. So all you need to do change the zoom then save the template again.Statistics: Posted by microUgly - Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:52 am - Replies 1 - Views 4

thanks brynn for the comments. There are shadows under the foreground circles, they're just not placed very well.

VB: thanks for your suggestions. really helpful. I was trying to be a little bit different from the standard design of this type, though perhaps the reason there's a standard is because it works. Great suggestion on the shadows and depth of the objects (mostly applicable to the top layer of circles. I sort of like these colors other than the orange, which I don't think is the right choice.Statistics: Posted by llogg - Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:58 am - Replies 3 - Views 84

Thanks for the reply brynn.

Inkscape crashes whether using "import" or just "open" to bring in the Mathematica pdf.

I've been experimenting, and it seems to be a fonts issue. The pdf is a simple 2D plot of a function. If I remove all text (axes labels and numbers along the axes) from the plot then it imports just fine. If there is any text at all then in crashes. I went on to try exporting other simple Mathematica graphics, such as 2D squares and circles, and those pdf's import just fine in Inkscape. The text is the problem apparently.

It turns out Mathematica does have .svg support in their most recent version 7 (maybe earlier versions too?). I had tried svg export from Mathematica in the past and I recall it being less than stellar. Text in the svg wasn't formatted as in the original Mathematica graphic. But since you brought it up I went back and tried svg export from Mathematica again. It worked perfectly for the graphics I am currently working on.

So
1.Mathematica graphics export as pdf, then
2.Import-to-Inkscape
is problematic because of the text issue.

But
1. Mathematica graphics export to svg, then
2. import to Inkscape, then
3. export from Inkscape as pdf
is working for the types of graphics I'm dealing with.

Thanks for your suggestions.Statistics: Posted by germanium - Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:58 am - Replies 2 - Views 28