I ended up using several bash scripts to modify inkscape's XML code. One to place the names (which reside in a text file), another to query the width of the name and resize if necessary, and another to import groups of 12 files (using svg_stack.py) into a template containing 12 circles. I then use i...

Here's how I chose to deal with duplicate files: #!/bin/bash # external variables: names.txt, test.svg file="names.txt" while read line do sed "s/name/$line/g" test.svg > tmp.svg if [ -e $line.svg ] then i=1 while [ -e $line$i.svg ] do let i++ done line=$line$i fi cp tmp.svg $lin...

I came up with a workable solution: #!/bin/sh for file in *.svg do width=$(inkscape $file --query-width --query-id text3585) width=${width%.*} if [ $width -gt 120 ] then scalefactor=$(awk "BEGIN {print 120/$width*45}") sed -i "s/font-size:45px/font-size:"$scalefactor"px/g&qu...

Will you share the modified code? My apologies for not getting back to you sooner - I didn't have "reply notifications" turned on. I didn't actually modify any code. I used the standard generator to place the names, which worked very well. The names that were too long, I changed manually ...

Well, I finished up this evening. I never did figure out how to scale the text; I chose a font size that would make the shortest names large enough to read, then went through the files with long names and manually reduced their size. I put 12 graphics on each page and did so manually. I may find a w...

I got the centering to work, for the most part - longer names need a slight horizontal adjustment. I was able to figure out how to query the text width from the command line, but am not able to figure out how to change it from the command line. I can't find an inkscape verb that seems to do this dir...

It's not a totally unusual request, I've seen this asked a couple of times. It's probably not even too difficult to do... I'd make the script create the text in the standard font size first, then I'd ask Inkscape how wide the text is, and then, if too wide, I'd scale it down. Then center on object ...

I compared some output files. It appears that the first letter in each name begins in the same place, consistently. How does the .svg file know how to position the text? Usually by the justification buttons in the text controls... for left/center/right/jusified. Positions a "text anchor" ...

I compared some output files. It appears that the first letter in each name begins in the same place, consistently.
How does the .svg file know how to position the text?

Well, it sort of worked. While it inherited the font and size from %VAR_name%, which is very nice, the positioning was not consistent. I was able to get the positioning correct for one name, but not for other names. Vertically, all the names were in the correct place, but horizontally the names shif...

I'm making buttons (name badges) for an event. In Inkscape, each button will consist of graphics inside of a circle. Each page will contain 12 buttons in three columns of four. I also have the names in a .txt file, one name per line. Is it possible to automate the process? I would like an extension/...