Comments on: Episode 063 - Custom Patterns

By: HISBUBBASSISM

HISBUBBASSISM — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:33:16 +0000

Hello! Good site, much useful

By: Don W.

Don W. — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:59:03 +0000

Rob A–Serge
You can change the name in Windows by using ‘Notpad ++. Use the search option for the patternxxx, and change the name. http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
Works also if you use the default.svg to save the new patterns for every new svg document you open.
(Inscape>share>templates>default,svg) make a backup first. I copy to my desktop as ‘default.svg’. Run, make
the new patterns, rename them with Notepad ++, and TEST TEST TEST then copy to Inscape>share>templates>default,svg. Then when you open a new doc it will have your new pattern with your name in the list.

By: Serge Gielkens

Serge Gielkens — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:04:46 +0000

@Rob A. Thanks. I had not expected that patterns would be saved that way.

By: Rob A

Rob A — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:11:42 +0000

Serge-
There is another way that is much easier, but gives you less control.
Simply start a new document, then define all the patterns you wish using the Object->Pattern->Object to Pattern (or Alt-I). delete all the source objects, and save this file somewhere as “patterns.svg”

If you want to use those patterns in another drawing, just import patterns.svg, and they can all be accessed.

The only drawback to this is that the patterns are named “patternXXXX” rather than having “nice” names.

-Rob A>

By: Serge Gielkens

Serge Gielkens — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:53:58 +0000

Thanks for the show. I was not aware of those nifty handles to adjust a pattern. I hope however that in the next version a user friendlier way will be implemented to save one’s own patterns. Fiddling with text files works but is not that convenient.

BTW, the last 30 seconds were the best of the show. Thanks Richard for convincing heatenx to publish the screen cast in ‘raw’ format

By: heathenx

heathenx — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:03:14 +0000

@Rob A

Thanks Rob. I consider your comment noted.

By: Rob A

Rob A — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:25:14 +0000

Not too shabby! The only clarification I wanted to add was the bit with this:

patternTransform=”translate(0,0) scale(1,1)”

Remember at the end, where you showed the handles that let you translate, rotate, and scale the pattern? It is this setting that defines the initial location and scaling of your pattern. I you had left it as scale(10,10) the pattern yould default to 10 times larger than you drew it.

-Rob A>