I've got a vector drawing program called Inkscape that runs using X11. X11 sometimes quits in the middle of working on it and then won't open for about 24 hours. Anybody have a clue what's going on here?? Any way to fix it?? Is there another freeware software that will work for vector drawing??
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I downloaded Inkscape a couple days ago and can't get the thing to work. Everytime I try to open it I get a message saying,
"While Inkscape is open, its windows can be displayed or hidden by displaying or hiding the X11 application. The first time this version of Inkscape is run it may take several minutes before the main window is displayed while the font caches are built."
Has this happened to anyone else? If so, how do I get past this to actually use the program?
"While Inkscape is open, its windows can be displayed or hidden by displaying or hiding the X11 application. The first time this version of Inkscape is run it may take several minutes before the main window is displayed while the font caches are built."
Has this happened to anyone else? If so, how do I get past this to actually use the program?
What is this Inkscape? Never heard of it. Is it a free download?
I am a pro graphic designer, so I use Illustrator CS3, but my daughter wants a vector program to use—one that's easier.
I am a pro graphic designer, so I use Illustrator CS3, but my daughter wants a vector program to use—one that's easier.
Inkscape is a free vector program that is fairly easy to use. It has to have X11 to run though. It does have some problems like it will shut down in the middle of running it. I've lost hours of work with it doing that. So if you use it make sure you save your work regularly. Other than that it pretty good for freeware. I've never used Illustrator so I don't know how it compares with it, but I like it.
Give it a try and see what you think.
http://www.inkscape.org/
Give it a try and see what you think.
http://www.inkscape.org/
Thanks for the link, however it is not for me, but for my daughter. I use Illustrator CS3 and can't imagine going from that to a freeware.
I will let you know if my daughter likes it, and of course, I will play around with it beforehand, just in case.
