Episode 063
Episode 063 - Custom Patterns
by heathenx
In this episode I’m going to take a look at how to create a custom pattern and add it to our default patterns document so that I can use it in future projects. I’ll be using Inkscape v0.46.
Please review fellow Inkscape user Rob Antonishen’s blog for a thorough custom pattern tutorial as well. Rob fills in all the stuff that I forgot to mention when I plowed through my screencast at hyper speed. Also, he has some other tips on his website that I know many of you will find useful. Rob is pretty active on the Inkscape-User mailing list so if you are a subscriber then I’m sure you have already caught some of his posts. Thanks Rob. 
Tags: patterns
June 24th, 2008 at 8:50 am
[...] Don Waters threatened me if I didn’t get another screencast out soon, so here it is, Episode 063. Happy, [...]
June 24th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Good job for this screencast.
Is it possible to have other like this one to custom inkscape?
Thanks a lot!
June 24th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Well….I guess, but watch your self, we are.
Don
June 25th, 2008 at 5:28 am
Seems a kind of magic (already with episode 062) — you’re presenting tricks and techniques that are on my learning agenda right at that moment of time. I had wondered whether it would be appropriate to ask you for a tutorial on creating custom patterns. Well, here it is, very useful, easy to follow, and inspiring.
Thanks a lot!
Cheers,
andy3
June 25th, 2008 at 9:59 am
andy3 - It’s a little known fact, but I heard somewhere that heathenx used to be the personal assistant of the Amazing Kreskin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Kreskin).
June 25th, 2008 at 10:09 am
@Richard Querin
Hey, a guy’s gotta do what he has to do in order to feed his family. Working with Kreskin was better than my previous job mopping floors at the local peep show for minimum wage. Eeww.
June 25th, 2008 at 11:32 am
HX– Were you the little blond in the tight bathing suit?
DRW
June 25th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
@Don W
Yeah…that was me. :[
June 26th, 2008 at 2:11 am
I just wanted to let you know how helpful your screencasts are. I have really enjoyed learning Inkscape by watching these things and your work is much appreciated.
I look forward to more of them in the future.
Thank you.
June 26th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Excellent! I have been following your screencasts with both passion and admiration. Thank you very much for your contagious love for inkscape.
John
June 28th, 2008 at 5:08 am
I really like this screencast, it was very informative. What metacity / GTK theme do you use, I’ve been looking for something like that for a while now.
Richard B
June 28th, 2008 at 10:41 am
@Richard B
My theme is a combination of things. I’m using Ubuntu Hardy. I have installed the Ubuntu-Studio theme, darklooks from the repo, and Gilouche from art.gnome.org, and I’m using clearlooks for the dialog decor with Tango icons (I love Tango).
Basically all I wanted was the Gilouche theme which is the default Gnome theme in openSUSE. I have always loved this theme. It’s very clean looking and very Tango-ish. Basically, start out with the Gilouche theme and tweak your colors. I installed darklooks and Ubuntu-Studio themes to pull some colors but I’m not sure if it’s necessary.
Gilouche
(http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/1286)
June 28th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Thanks, I really like what you’re doing, these screencastes are awesome!
Richard B
June 28th, 2008 at 10:55 am
@Richard B and heathenx,
I noticed that you (heathenx) were actually running a theme very very similar to what I’m now running on xfce. In Xfce I run Clearlooks controls (xfce uses gtk themes for controls) and an xfce window theme called Rezlooks4xfce-Graphite.
Check out this screenshot and you’ll see how close it actually does look:
http://screencasters.heathenx.org/wp-content/uploads/current_theme.jpg
Also, despite rumours, heathenx and I don’t call each other to see what we’re both wearing.
Right now I’m running the Mist icon set, and not Tango - I think.
RQ
June 28th, 2008 at 11:06 am
@Richard Querin
Yup, I know all about Rezlooks. It’s a very nice theme indeed.
I installed XFCE on my openSUSE 11 laptop last night. I haven’t had a chance to change my theme from the default. I still like Xubuntu’s XFCE than openSUSE’s XFCE. Xubuntu is something that a Gnome user can appreciate because it feels more Gnome-ish. openSUSE uses a more traditional XFCE. Nothing bad about that, it just lacks a little extra polish.
XFCE has some really pretty themes that come with it. It even has a Redmond theme for the Windows XP lover in you.