I'm trying to export a png file from an SVG however I cannot set the filename. When I click the export button I get the message "You have to enter a filename"
I've tried this for the Document, Page, Selection and Custom. If I click on the Filename Icon nothing happens nor can I enter text in the "Filename" text box.
I tried in Windows and this feature works there. Is this a bug in the Linux version that needs to be reported?
Interestingly enough I installed Inkscape originally using the Ubuntu Software installer. I though that used ppa's that were packaged with the distribution but I don't know for sure. When I installed using the Inkscape provided ppa it works now.
Please forgive my lack of knowledge. I have been using Windows most of my life and have switched to Linux. I am using Inkscape for the first time in Linux, which I installed shortly after setting up Ubuntu. It is version 1.3.2. I am having the same problem with not being able to set the export filename. I am not familiar with how to install via the command line. I tried to do the ppa install, following the instructions given on the link mentioned above. However, it didn't work. I think I need to uninstall all Inkscape stuff and start over. Can you walk me through how to do that - like I've never done it before?
I'm not completely new - but I'm obviously not getting it.
Cheers @TylerDurden, I uninstalled and added the PPA, installed with apt, and now all is good.
@EQuinn, there are different ways to install apps. Ubuntu comes with an app called App Center, which allows users to search for and install apps. The App Center partially uses Snap developed by Canonical (maintainers of Ubuntu).
If Inkscape has been installed via App Center, follow these steps.
1) Click the Windows button and type app, then (if you see the App Center icon selected) hit the enter key (or click on the icon with your mouse cursor).
2) Search for "inkscape". Then click on it. Click on the arrow next to the Open button and select Uninstall. Type your password in the popup window to process.
3) Click the Windows button and type terminal, then click the enter key.
4) Add the PPA repository and install Inkscape via the official instructions (3 commands).
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OS: Linux Ubuntu 20.04
Inkscape: 1.3.2
I'm trying to export a png file from an SVG however I cannot set the filename. When I click the export button I get the message "You have to enter a filename"
I've tried this for the Document, Page, Selection and Custom. If I click on the Filename Icon nothing happens nor can I enter text in the "Filename" text box.
I tried in Windows and this feature works there. Is this a bug in the Linux version that needs to be reported?
I see this happening to users having the snap and sometimes the AppImage.
There might be a workaround for appimage, but I prefer using the PPA installer. https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.3/gnulinux/ubuntu/ppa/dl/
Interestingly enough I installed Inkscape originally using the Ubuntu Software installer. I though that used ppa's that were packaged with the distribution but I don't know for sure. When I installed using the Inkscape provided ppa it works now.
Thanks Tyler!
Please forgive my lack of knowledge. I have been using Windows most of my life and have switched to Linux. I am using Inkscape for the first time in Linux, which I installed shortly after setting up Ubuntu. It is version 1.3.2. I am having the same problem with not being able to set the export filename. I am not familiar with how to install via the command line. I tried to do the ppa install, following the instructions given on the link mentioned above. However, it didn't work. I think I need to uninstall all Inkscape stuff and start over. Can you walk me through how to do that - like I've never done it before?
I'm not completely new - but I'm obviously not getting it.
Cheers @TylerDurden, I uninstalled and added the PPA, installed with apt, and now all is good.
@EQuinn, there are different ways to install apps. Ubuntu comes with an app called App Center, which allows users to search for and install apps. The App Center partially uses Snap developed by Canonical (maintainers of Ubuntu).
If Inkscape has been installed via App Center, follow these steps.
1) Click the Windows button and type app, then (if you see the App Center icon selected) hit the enter key (or click on the icon with your mouse cursor).
2) Search for "inkscape". Then click on it. Click on the arrow next to the Open button and select Uninstall. Type your password in the popup window to process.
3) Click the Windows button and type terminal, then click the enter key.
4) Add the PPA repository and install Inkscape via the official instructions (3 commands).
HTH