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Beginners' Questions Problem Installing extensions
  1. #1
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo
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    I am using version 0.92.4 of inkscape. on Windows 10 machine.

    I am having a hard time getting any extensions to work. Currently I'm trying to get this inkscape-jigsaw to work. There have been others I attempted and failed to install properly.

    When I look at preferences/system I see that my extensions folder is at C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions. I unpack files in to that folder. So I end up  with a new folder inkscape-jigsaw-master containing the files I unpacked. I restart Inkscape and I don't see anyting new under the extensions drop down. 

    I've also tried to place the files in C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\extensions as well and still nothing after restarting the application. 

    Am I missing a step somewhere?

  2. #2
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–

    The new extension files need to be in the extensions directory (folder). I'd move the files out of the inkscape-jigsaw-master directory and into the extensions directory.

  3. #3
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    I've tried to put all the files in the main extensions folder. I still don't see anything restarting the application. I assume this is a working extension since it's also listed on the main inkscape website. I also assume it's best practice to install these under the User Extensions directory that is in the Users folder on my pc. but it doesn't seem to be working if I install it in either extensions folder.

  4. #4
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–
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    Just to be clear, I mean there should be no sub-directory:

    Extensions 2019 08 07 14 37 07
  5. #5
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    Yes, I understood your suggestion as such. Here is a screencapture to confirm. I also notice you have boxmaker in your list. I tried to install that and it also doesn't seem to work for me. But I notice your file names are different. I keep questioning whether the downloads I got are working files for the latest version. I am using version 0.92.4 of inkscape. 

    Extensions Folder
  6. #6
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–

    Do you sign-in and use the computer as Admin, or do you use another username?  If the latter, the extensions need to be in the directory of that username.

  7. #7
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo
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    I actually sign is as admin. I've always been the only user of this machine. (Which now I realize is probably a bad practice? lol)

  8. #8
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–

    OK, maybe there is some issue with your preferences... should look like this except with Admin as the username.

     

     

     

     

    Inkscape 2019 08 07 17 36 11
  9. #9
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    That looks like what I have. And I installed the files to the extensions directoy of C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions

    System Preferences
  10. #10
    Martin Owens Martin Owens @doctormoπŸŒΉβš–πŸ§€

    If you run Inkscape.exe from the command line you may see a warning or error which will say why your extension is not being loaded. For example missing external dependancy. This can happen if the extension you're trying to use needs outside programs to work. But this extension doesn't seem to use anythign outside.

    What version of Inkscape is being used?

  11. #11
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo
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    I am using version 0.92.4 of inkscape. 

    I was able to figure out how to run the exe from cmd. It gave me no results and opened the Inkscape application.

    Cmd Exe
  12. #12
    Tinke Tinke @Tinke

    I have this same problem with extensions. I have never tried install extensions before. Versio 0.92.4

    I try to install this: https://github.com/hawley577/Inkscape-Rounded-Corners/wiki

     

  13. #13
    Martin Owens Martin Owens @doctormoπŸŒΉβš–πŸ§€

    This sounds like a windows issue, because it doesn't make sense to me (thinking about how it works on Linux) we'll have to wait for a windows person to come on and try and help.

  14. #14
    brynn brynn @brynn

    I'm a Windows 7 user, but I've never heard of installing programs under a useraccount named "Admin".  Did you name it that, or maybe that's a Windows 10 feature?  If it's a Windows 10 feature, it might not be meant for installing programs.  If you named it that, it should be working fine, as far as I can see from all the discussion.

    LeeLo

    I've always been the only user of this machine. (Which now I realize is probably a bad practice? lol)

    I've never heard of it being a bad practice.  Why would it be?

    Just to make sure all the bases are covered.  You either need to install the extension with Inkscape closed.  Or else close and re-open Inkscape after installing.  And that means all instances of open Inkscape documents.

     

  15. #15
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–

    All recent versions of Windows have an account named Admin. It is usually hidden. Look in C:/Users to see.

    Using any account with Admin priviledges is a security risk, but most consumers use a single user account with admin priviledges anyway. 

    https://www.tomsguide.com/us/limited-account-benefits,news-25682.html

     

    TD

     

  16. #16
    brynn brynn @brynn

    Thanks TD.  That's interesting.  I have unhidden hidden files and folders, but I still don't see it.  Maybe Windows 7 isn't considered current anymore though.

  17. #17
    Maren Hachmann Maren Hachmann @Moiniβš–

    Please check the file extension-errors.log in the user config directory.

     

  18. #18
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    Looks like something with dependancies. Thanks @Moini! Now to understand what it means? How can I tell which extensions are failing because of the dependency missing? I only had 2 extensions I was currently trying to get to work. When I remove the extensions I try to get to work I still get the same extensions-errors produced. I will try to find some of the dependancies mentioned in this file and install them. But it seems that extensions that came with inkscape are actually erroring on me.

     

    Extension "Dia Input" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: dia
      description: In order to import Dia files, Dia itself must be installed.  You can get Dia at http://live.gnome.org/Dia
    
    Extension "DXF Output" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: pstoedit
      description: pstoedit must be installed to run; see http://www.pstoedit.net/pstoedit
    
    Extension "EPS Input" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: ps2pdf
    
    Extension "LaTeX" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: latex
    
    Extension "LaTeX" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: dvips
    
    Extension "LaTeX" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: pstoedit
    
    Extension "XFIG Input" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: fig2dev
    
    Extension "GIMP XCF" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: gimp
    
    Extension "PostScript Input" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: ps2pdf
    
    Extension "Sketch Input" failed to load because a dependency was not met.
    Dependency:
      type: executable
      location: path
      string: skconvert
  19. #19
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    @brynn I think I was just questioning my use of the computer since it's someone else who set it up. I have been used to the Mac environment for years and came back to the PC so I can use Inkscape. (Yes I know it's available for the mac as well but when I first found it the versions seemed different and I figured it would be better to use the PC version.)

  20. #20
    Maren Hachmann Maren Hachmann @Moiniβš–
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    Mmmh. There is no error that is related to the jigsaw extension (and you can safely ignore the other ones).

    Please:

    - delete the folder with the jigsaw extension that you have there. Only keep the inx and py file in parallel to the other inx and py files

    - check that the extension files are not html files, but an XML file and a file containing Python code. That's a frequent issue, when people save the things directly from the github interface instead of unpacking the zip file and moving the files around (you will know best if that problem could apply here).

    - look into Extensions > Render > LaserCut Jigsaw. It's really not there, right?

  21. #21
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    Another update: I just installed both Dia. And I still get an error about that one. I also noticed my preferences wasn't pointing at the gimp exe. I changed that too.

    However I still get both errors for Dia and Gimp in the Extensions-error file. 

  22. #22
    Maren Hachmann Maren Hachmann @Moiniβš–

    You probably don't need those. A reboot could possibly fix that, but not sure. Maybe it also requires some environment variables to be set on Windows. Anyway, have you tried the above yet?

  23. #23
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    Sorry I somehow missed your response before my update. But yes, to confirm for myself I went through the entire process again. I removed everything from before. I unpacked the zip file to C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions And was sure that the .inx and .py files were in fact in the extensions folder and not it's own subfolder. I also looked in the .py file and it looks like python to me. ;) When I reopen Inkscape I still do not see a jigsaw option under extensions dropdown menu.

    a reboot of the entire system is about to commence while I tend to the other machine. I'll report back. :)

  24. #24
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    Still no difference. The error log still looks the same too. 

  25. #25
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    When you asked about environment variables, are you referencing the preferences?  I provided a screenshot above of my settings. I assumed those were all correct. And I've used them to find out where to unpack my files to

  26. #26
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–
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    I'm suspecting the install of Inkscape...and the windows version.

    Please post a screenshot of your Inkscape>Help>About: version is in the upper right corner. (or copy/paste that build info.)

    Please post a screenshot of your Windows version (My Computer>Properties)

     

    Thanks,

    TD

     

    New Document 1   Inkscape 2019 08 12 13 04 15
  27. #27
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    Here we go, hopefully the info you are looking for. 

    Inkscapewindows
  28. #28
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–

    Hmmm... that *seems* well enough.

     

    FWIW, I looked at the machines at my office and they are also Win10 Pro.  Running Inkscape version 0.92.2, there seems to be no issue installing/using the jigsaw extension or the rounded corners extension.

    Win10 Extension
  29. #29
    Maren Hachmann Maren Hachmann @Moiniβš–

    Please post a screenshot of the Render submenu of the extensions, too.

  30. #30
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    That last pass seemed to work. It did show up under the render menu. (All the other times I attempted it didn't show up. I am going to try it again with the other extension and see if this was just a random issue. I'm also not sure how to screencapture the dropdown menu since i use the windows snippet tool. What's the keyboard shortcut to screencapture? Or does Windows have one?

  31. #31
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    The next two i attempted only one of them worked.  The tabbed box seemed to install. But not QuickJoint. It doesn't look like QuickJoint is putting an error in the file either. Perhaps it's the reboot that's random and needed.

  32. #32
    brynn brynn @brynn

    Yeah, the Windows snipping tool can't capture the mouse or dropdown menus.  But the PrintScreen or PrtScr button copies the whole screen.  Then you have to paste it into a graphics program to save the file.  I usually use GIMP, so I can crop the image.

  33. #33
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo
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    That was helpful! So was this entire thread. I learned a lot about the inkscape program in general. ;) Thank you everyone who helped me out.

  34. #34
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–
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    So, the Jigsaw extension is working for you now?

    (I wouldn't be surprised if the QuickJoint extension doesn't work, it has not been recently updated.)

    A good screen capture program is ShareX. Free and open source. (Windows only, cheesy URL: https://getsharex.com/)

     

    TD

  35. #35
    Suzy LeeLo Suzy LeeLo @LeeLo

    It sure does, @TylerDurden. Thanks for asking! That was the primary one I wanted to have working. Making puzzle pieces by hand it time consuming and tedious work. :)