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Again, things in 0.47 are slightly different now. Just before you combine the text and the rectangle paths, make sure your text in NOT filled first. Add a stroke to the text and un-fill it. Combine it to the rectangle path and it should work from there.

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HOW-TO: Get the ALT key to function properly under Mac OS X
http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=800&p=15325#p15325

I’ve read various things regarding the Alt key on the Mac but I’ll be damned if I can remember any of it. Sorry.

Well there’s your problem. You’re supposed to give us ALL of your money first. Just kidding of course.

Our videos are free to download or watch online. The only money that is involved is if you feel like making a donation.

I’m not sure why our videos are stopping mid-stream. If you are watching the streaming version (by clicking on the lcd image) then you might need to let the video buffer before playing. Usually you need to stay at least about 10% ahead on the download in order for the video to play continuously.

If the video is dying on the AVI version then that’s a total mystery to me. Not sure why it would start out playing and then stop. That doesn’t make sense to me. What media player are you using to watch our videos?

Great! I am glad that you enjoyed it. Please, record away. If you wish to screencast in your native language then don’t let us stop you. The more the merrier.

Why don’t I use some of the zoom tools? Well, force of habit I guess. I get used to drawing a certain way and I usually stick to it. I even learn new ways of doing things when I watch other Inkscape screencasts. When Richard makes screencasts I study them pretty closely so I can try to pick up ways to use tools differently from the way that I’m used to. I’m just a user like you guys remember. Thanks for the tip though.

I realy like your screencast. That give some ideas to do similar things but in portuguese. Don’t worry you will be refered, because I believe that work, spectialy when it’s good deserve respect and credit.

Jus’t one note: Why don’t you use the 3 zoom tools under help menu option and keep going to the zoom tool. Is faster to ajust zoom to one selection, objects or page.
I’m just telling you this because I think that teaching eficient ways to work is also important.

Thanks for the screencast.

Well, I would have to suggest what Richard has already written. The best manual out right now is Tav’s “Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program”. You can get to it by going to the Help menu and selecting “Inkscape Manual” in v0.46 or by heading over to http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php. Tav explains things in detail and it’s a wonderful reference. If you have $15 to burn/donate then I would buy his pdf of the same manual. Award him for his hard work. He deserves it.

Other than that there isn’t a whole lot of documentation out there. There are many little tutorials and screencasts. I try to keep up on as many as I can.

There is a new resource that was posted on the Inkscape Forum(http://www.inkscapeforum.com) a few weeks ago. (http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2FView%3Fdocid%3Ddhs3vfzq_499fsbh2gr6&langpair=es|en&hl=en&ie=UTF8) It’s in Spanish and I use Google Translate to convert to English. THat has some pretty good inforation too.

I really suggest using the built-in tutorials to learn the basics. That’s how I learned and it really helped me out.

If you go to the menus in Inkscape, Help->Tutorials, you’ll find several different options from basic to more advanced topics. The tutorials are svg files that open up in Inkscape. You read along but can interact with them to better illustrate different concepts. I haven’t seen basic tutorials so well done in any other app I’ve used.

Of course if you have already tried them and don’t like them, I’m sure heathenx might be able to suggest something else.

Is that bad ?
Ah, Inkscape doesnt accpet me type special characters. I cant type vietnamese characters in this episode.

By the way: do you know any site or free ebook that teach Inkscape for novice, Heathenx ? I need to learn base knowledge of Inkscape

When Inkscape starts to chug then use outline mode. Use the hotkey Ctrl+KP_5 to toggle it on and off. I noticed that the more nodes you add to the rectangle and the text the better the results.

This probably works but I always seem to try and avoid too many nodes since I’m working on a P4.. things tend to slow down. I’m wary of using blur as well for that same reason.

I guess I should just shut up and buy a faster pc though.