Releases: evil-mad/wcb-ink
WaterColorBot Extensions for Inkscape, v1.3.2
Version 1.3.x updates the USB serial framework (pyserial) to version 3.0, for faster and more reliable connections, especially on MacOS 10.11 (El Capitan).
This is beta, pre-release software. Things may not be working; we appreciate your bug reports!
This software is not fully tested on Linux or Windows.
INSTALLATION:
All users: You must have Inkscape installed on your computer, prior to installing the software. Download Inkscape from inkscape.org.
Important note: Inkscape version 0.91 is required.
Mac users: Download and run the Mac installer: WCB_132_Mac.mpkg.zip
Windows users: An installer for Windows is forthcoming, after testing. For now, we recommend that you download and run the Windows installer from the previous major release, version 1.1.0. Manual installation of this new version is possible as well; download wcb_1.3.2_windows.zip.
Linux users: Manual install: Download and extract the contents of file wcb_1.3.2_linux.zip. Copy the contents of the "extensions" directory to: .config/inkscape/extensions/ and relaunch Inkscape.
Optionally, download the example files set ( WaterColorBot.Examples.zip ) as well.
Under the hood:
Version 1.3.x replaces the serial "scan" routines (found in earlier versions) with platform native scan routines included with the pyserial utilities. This is faster and more reliable, especially on MacOS 10.11.
- The Mac and Linux releases include a copy of pyserial 3.0.
- The Windows release includes a copy of pyserial 2.7. (Pyserial 3.0 requires at least python 2.7, but Inkscape for Windows currently includes python 2.6.5.)
Separately, several of the functions common to the EggBot, WaterColorBot, and related machines have been abstracted into a different python library, now available here: https://github.com/evil-mad/plotink
Version 1.2.2
Minor update for Mac: This version includes an update for MacOS 10.11, El Capitan.
Updated from 1.2.1 in that we are reverting back to pyserial 2.5. (Pyserial 2.7 has caused errors for some users on El Capitan that we have not been able to reproduce on our development computers.)
Windows and Linux users are encouraged to use the previous stable release, 1.1.0.
Version 1.2.1
Deprecated update for Mac: This version includes an update for MacOS 10.11, El Capitan. Also updating to pyserial 2.7.
Version 1.1.0
WaterColorBot driver for Inkscape, version 1.1
Documentation: http://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Inkscape_and_WaterColorBot
This update brings installer support for Inkscape 0.91, as well as fixes for several longstanding bugs, and the WaterColorBot template.
Several WaterColorBot example files -- designed for use with the Inkscape driver -- are also available in the WaterColorBot.Examples.zip download.
Notes:
- Inkscape 0.91 (or newer) is required, as the internal file locations have changed.
- The Windows driver is now automatically installed by the installer EXE.
- The Hershey Text extension is no longer bundled, since it is included with Inkscape 0.91 and newer.
- Bug fixes included: #38, #36, #32, #27
Mac Installer: WCB_110R1.mpkg.zip
Windows Installer: WCB-INK_110.exe
Manual install for Linux:
Download source code: https://github.com/evil-mad/wcb-ink/archive/master.zip
Move or copy the contents of the "extensions" directory into $HOME/.config/inkscape/extensions
Move or copy the contents of the "templates" directory into $HOME/.config/inkscape/templates
Version 1.0.0
First public release of the WaterColorBot extensions for Inkscape.
Documentation: http://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Inkscape_and_WaterColorBot
Mac Installer: WCB-Ink-Mac_R3.dmg
Windows Installer: WCB-Ink-Windows.exe
Manual install for Linux:
- Download source code: https://github.com/evil-mad/wcb-ink/archive/master.zip
- Move or copy the contents of the "extensions" directory into $HOME/.config/inkscape/extensions
- Move or copy the contents of the "templates" directory into $HOME/.config/inkscape/templates