I'm running Inkscape as flatpak on Kubuntu 24.04 and I wanted to install.the Ink/Stitch extension, but somehow this doesn't seem to work like it did on the apt/ppa version. I've tried the script install from inkstitch, and I've tried to manually copy the contents of the tar.xz to the extensions subfolder in home/.var/ and restarting inkscape, but no luck so far. I was hoping someone here could give me some helpful tips to try? thanks!
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BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br · 5 pts · 2y
Go to Edit > Preferences > System and check where your User Extensions folder is, then extract the xz file to there
Maybe you can also change the extensions folder in this configuration
LilaOrchidee@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
thanks I will check this out.
edit:just extracting the tar.xz to the extensions folder and restarting inkscape-flatpak didn´t work. It was the correct folder, I tested it by installing another extension via the inkscape extensions dialog, and that popped up right there. However using the installer script from within the flatpak-cmd worked. Thanks for your help though!
breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Completely different extension but this one has installation instructions that have different paths for installation depending on if its flatpak
https://github.com/lifelike/hexmapextension
edit - theres an open issue talking about this, too
https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch/issues/1712
Maybe these steps could help? https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch/issues/1712#issuecomment-1751680252
LilaOrchidee@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
thanks, I will check this out.
edit: okay that tutorial in the open issue helped a bit. I did already have the inkstitch-3.0.1-linux.sh but entering the flatpak cmd and have the script already copied to the extensions folder worked. Thanks a bunch!
nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br · 3 pts · 2y
Nice to see someone else using inkstitch :)
LilaOrchidee@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
Just starting my journey with it. We'll see how it goes :-)
nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br · 1 pts · 2y
If we had a few more people, we could start a lemmy community about inskstitch, so we could exchange our experiences.
LilaOrchidee@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
hmm that's an idea, we could try an inkstitch thread here first maybe? lemmy isn't that big, so splintering it too much too early might not be ideal.
I actually have embroideryware (windows, seems unmaintained now, horrible GUI but pricewise doable), that and brother canvas workspace for my cm900 are the only two things I run wine/Bottles for still.
I'm hoping to get rid of both with Inkscape (ink/stitch and inkcut, haven't looked too much at the latter yet, I'll try stitch first).
Do you happen to know of any tutorials for absolute inkscape noobs?
nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br · 2 pts · 2y
You got a point. Perhaps a dedicated thread or maybe a generalized machine embroidery community would be a better starting point
I never used embroideryware, but I've been using inkstitch consistently for my work, and it has been great so far. The only thing I tried to do, but found no option, is cross stitch, but I have been thinking about trying to code that and contribute to the project
About the tutorials, sorry, I know none of them. I've been learning by experimentation and trial and error
LilaOrchidee@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
Turns out there is a channel with some infos, just leaving it here in case someone else reads this as well
Ink/Stitch Channel with ca. 7k subscribers https://invidious.protokolla.fi/channel/UCJCDCFuT_xQoI55e10HRiRw