I think that would make a lot more sense.

Thanks, prkos & Moini. prkos, you described that if the file is of type SVG (file extension *.svg), then ctrl-S saves in Inkscape SVG format rather than plain SVG. This is consistent with the Stack Exchange thread linked to in my original post. I think this is a sensible implementation because p...

Thanks, prkos. I understand that not all Inkscape features are part of the standard. I was just wondering if the reason for my problem is that the default SVG is plain SVG when using ctrl-S. If so, there should probably be a warning. Furthermore, while it seems for the moment that saving as Inkscape...

I use two key features in my schematics: 1) Flow-into-frame (Alt-W) to get text wrap within a rectangle 2) Connectors When I save the file, an SVG file is created. When I open it, all the text is detached from their rectangles and randomly located. The connector endpoints also seem to be randomly po...

After afternote: OK, here's the best solution I've found thus far, though still far from ideal. Create box + text as per http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/25249/border-around-formatted-text-in-inkscape ). There will be 3 boxes: The outer visible box, the smaller inset box to create ma...

Although it is highly non-ideal, it looks like I can avoid some of the problems by not having a margin between the flowed text and the containing shape. I have to drag the rectangle and not the text box in order to move the rectangle + text box. If I want to duplicate them, I need to select both. Ho...

I created some flowed-text within a rectangle using the page http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/25249/border-around-formatted-text-in-inkscape . When I try to move it, the rectangle breaks up into two disparately located rectangles, which are no longer colocated with the text. The loca...

I think that would be a good idea in many circumstances, but in our shop, it's not condoned.

By locked down, I mean we all have non-admin accounts and there are many restrictions on what users can do. It's still a 64-bit install of Win 7, thought. I said "computationally" locked down because I wanted to avoid implying that we work in prison. The question about 0.91 was more wonder...

Sorry, I thought "locked down" was common terminology. Maybe it isn't. Basically, it means we have user accounts with very little control, including installs and customizations. Any tools like Inkscape are formally requested and done by IT people, and the opportunities for that kind of acc...

Sorry, I thought "locked down" was common terminology. Maybe it isn't. Basically, it means we have user accounts with very little control, including installs and customizations. Any tools like Inkscape are formally requested and done by IT people, and the opportunities for that kind of acc...

Actually, my memory may be a bit off. The buttons that are absent may be zoom controlls.

I work in a computationally locked down environment, so software installs and computer customizations are rare. I migrated to a new computer and requested that Inkscape be installed lat fall, but the interface looks very different. I referred to some of my older postings to confirm that both before ...

I used pdf2ps and and pstops to fine-tune a 2-up document. The odd page is out of position, and I pulled it into inkscape in order to drag the page back. Unfortunately, inksacpe converts all text into a common font and severely kerns the individual characters. I ran into this problem before on a sch...

Thank you! With the subject line, people like me should be able to find this with a quick google.

Afternote: Wow, I was initially viewing your response at work, where pictures did not get downloaded. I didn't realize that you drew an entire map of the widgets. I am much indepted.

Googling past midnight...desparate (notice how I didn't scream this in the subject line, so I hope this is acceptable) as I will fall asleep at the office tomorrow. I know there is a way because I've found out how to do it before, likely in this forum. Surely this is such a common requirement that i...

Good question -- no the docking problem does not affect all dialogue panels. It only affects the Transform (object) panel. I mistakenly thought it was a more pervasive problem because I couldn't dock myText and Font panel, but that panel doesn't have the characteristic gray bar underneath the title ...

OK, thanks.

I'm using inkscape 0.48 on Windows 7 and encountering a problem which seems to be common before 0.48. That is, the inkscape tool dialogue panels become undocked and can never be docked again. It's best explained at http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inkscape/+bug/788256. The solution is descri...

Afternote: Yes, the text in the initial PDF from the schematic app seems fine when opened in inkscape (at least so far). Understood re. maintaining the file in SVG format for doctoring up. I have a question about bringing the text to its own layer and locking it in. The text annotates polygons, whic...

@Lazur: Simple dropbox (containing SVG) blocked due to corporate firewall policies. @tylerdurden: I did indeed type over texts, but the actual schematic I'm working with is quite a larger and I'll be exporting schematics from the schematic tool to PDf on a frequent basis. For this reason, I was seek...

It did occur to me, that it might be the exporter, but there was no way for me to be sure. I have to adjust the text, so I can't convert the text to graphics. Thanks for looking in to it, however. As frustrating and time consuming that this has been, I didn't feel it was appropriate to blame Inkscap...

@Lazur: Firewall preventing access to your SVG image. However, if you have Acrobat Reader, it "should" show properly there. I uploaded an image of the proper test.pdf, named test.png. I also uploaded an image of the corrupt file, testCorrupt.png. @tylerdurden: What do you mean by reset all...

Interesting that you can't open it in inkscape. Baffling, I mean. Yes, by corruption, I mean that the non-alphabetic characters (punctuation and even decimal digits) get replaced by bracket symbols and greater-than/less-than symbols. Unfortunately, it's difficult (meaning not possible) to follow up ...

I have a PDF "drawing" consisting of some text (attached). The actual drawing that I am working with is much more elaborate, but this is the minimal example that I came up with to illustrate a problem. If I make any changes to the file, some non-alphabetic characters change. In this exampl...