[Ipe-discuss] Unable to change grid size and snap angle
Norbert Zeh
nzeh at cs.dal.ca
Sat Jun 30 00:35:40 CEST 2012
OC [2012.06.29 2306 +0200]:
> Hello,
>
> I was quite distressed because I couldn't change the grid size and snap
> angle in my document. The toolbar only displayed "16pt" and "45 deg" and
> nothing else was available.
>
> I finally understood that the problem happened because my document was
> converted from an old Ipe6 PDF file with ipeextract / ipe6upgrade. The
> resulting IPE file did not have any <gridsize> nor <anglesize> definitions.
>
> A solution was to copy-paste the drawing from the "bad" document window
> to a blank Ipe window and save as a new file. The resulting document
> could be used satisfactorily.
>
> I write this in case other people would have the same problem and look
> for a solution.
>
> Maybe ipe6upgrade could be improved so as to add defaults for <gridsize>
> and <anglesize>.
I'm sure that simply adding the right stylesheet (and removing the one generated
by the converter) would have the same effect.
Cheers,
Norbert
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