[Ipe-discuss] dimension feature

[Rainer Typke]

I find this feature very useful, and adding it to ipetoipe sounds like a 
good idea. Thank you!

Rainer

> 
> Here is an easy way to do what you want.
> 
> First, you need to modify "src/ipetoipe/ipetoipe.cpp".  Before the lines
> 
>    } else if (s == "-ps") {
>      return topdforps(argv[i], argv[i+1], IpeDocument::EPs, flags);
> 
> insert this:
> 
>    } else if (s == "-xml1") {
>      return topdforps(argv[i], argv[i+1], IpeDocument::EXml, flags);
> 
> Then recompile ipetoipe.
> 
> You can now create an Ipe XML file, say "test.xml".  Then run
> 
> ipetoipe -xml1 test.xml test1.xml
> 
> and the file "test1.xml" will contain the information you need, e.g.:
> 
> <text layer="alpha" stroke="black" pos="103 298" type="label" 
> width="16.106" height="6.128" depth="0" valign="bottom" 
> size="normal">test</text>
> 
> I can add this feature to ipetoipe if it's useful.
> 
> Otfried
> 
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Rainer Typke
Universiteit Utrecht
http://www.cs.uu.nl/people/rtypke