Gagala News
(G-log #3)

When I tried to copy Kim's first frame to frame 2, a new error appeared. Instead of placing it exactly where it should have been, this application combined the data with Shaniqua's data and destroyed the path effect. I tried different versions of Inkscape (there are enough to choose from), but it looks like a bug in the document, again. So I will have to waste precious time trying to find a solution. Probably I will have to export all perspective images from Shaniqua and have them re-created with LibreOffice Draw to import them back into Inkscape. Unfortunately, this is very, very inconvenient, but it cannot be avoided. Sorry for this new delay.

Scene 2 brings us into Kim's living room where she is watching TV. In this scene, she will be wearing her pajamas. The next thing I'm going to do is dress her, and then the first 18 seconds won't be changed.

This work file is now available in the Special Folders for supporters, in 2k (Silver, 1080p height), 4k (Gold, 2160p) or 8k (Platinum, 4320p) size depending on the tier. Click on "Images taken in the past ..." at the bottom.

Platinum supporters can check the WIP folder on the main page to see how the latest version of the animation in 8k.

I had so much trouble with Inkscape that I switched back to version 1.2, which also has some bugs, but they are not as bad.

Thanks so much for your patience and support (if you are one of my supporters)!

The version of Inkscape I have been working with is now called the "stable" version (1.4) and the current development version is 1.5. and I tried the latest version. Bad idea, very bad. To make a very long story short: It killed my text of the actual working file for the Melissa comix. I had to use all my experience to get at least the speech bubbles back, the text has to be retyped from scratch.

Work file now available for supporters.

Thanks so much for your patience and support (if you are one of my supporters)!

A short note, especially for Platinum supporters, who like to follow the changes of the current works on "KP's Last Mission", page 10, via the WIP link. You may be wondering why I just added the protagonists for frame 9, but this file has doubled in size. This was the first time I used the "new" version of Inkscape, now 1.5, and this growth is the first thing I noticed. I guess this happened because some settings for exporting a file to WebP format have been changed, I will try to change this back so that any WebP file is as small as used, but with the same good quality.

Futa warning! Kim and Sadira still fly on Carpet over Agrabah, now Kim can't control herself anymore.

This file is now available in the Special Folders for supporters, in 2k (Silver, 1080p height), 4k (Gold, 2160p) or 8k (Platinum, 4320p) size depending on the tier. Click on "Images taken in the past ..." at the bottom.

Once again I have problems with Inkscape. The most recent versions are all unusable. When I start to add text, the program immediately quits. And this work file had a nasty error again, it took a long time to get the file clean again. This program is a tragedy.

When I tried to correct the color of a dress, Inkscape showed me a new bug. I tried an older version of this software, but it seems the actual file is corrupt. Nothing has changed with this application, new versions appear all the time, fixing some old bugs, but because of the lack of control over who did what and how, like a good test management, new bugs appear. The latest version crashed every time I tried to insert text, so I switched to an older version that still worked, but now I can't make corrections to all objects, some work, some don't. Looks like I have to waste some time again to find a solution, probably exporting all objects to a new file. Ah, crap...

My computer has been on for 4 hours, I'm working on frame 6 of "The Tale of Kiki Possible" page 33, and so far the Inkscape application has crashed for the 20th time. This program really gets on my nerves. It's always the same, a newer version comes out, I download it, some things work better, others just don't work anymore, or they've been changed for the worse. Sometimes it seems to me that someone in the development team is sabotaging development. Still, there is no alternative.

Just two more small frames and the half page is finished. Although I try to download the latest version of Inkscape 1.4 whenever an update is available, it still has too many bugs. At the moment I'm struggling with the hopping syndrome, the image area I'm working on is suddenly not where it should be, it's a horror to work with.

If any of you work with Inkscape and have problems with the size of the created svg files, I have a little tip how to reduce the size. All you need is an alternative program, like LibreOffice Draw, but don't use the blur effect or any gradient, LibreOffice Draw still can't calculate that and will make a bad image of that object. See the video here (Silver level). After the file is reduced in size, you can use Inkscape again to remove redundant objects to make the file even smaller. I may be stupid, but I do know how to help myself when it is possible.

Creating a comic page sometimes requires making corrections on finished frames, this happens often enough, mostly because I made some mistakes. I had to make some corrections on frame 7 (the guest character) and suddenly nothing could be corrected anymore, the frame was frozen, even the backup files had this error, so it must have appeared long before.

Not much has changed with Inkscape, currently there are still more than 2.9k issues to work on, almost every day a new version is released, which mostly brings new bugs. The management is still unable to organize all the work on it. I'm working with version 1.4, but there's already a newer version available, but it runs even worse (besides the fact that the new version destroys all old user settings). It's a pain to work with. The only good thing about it is that it's freeware, but that's about it.

It is very unwise to keep adding new gimmicks that hardly anyone needs or wants, instead of fixing ALL the real bugs first. Sounds like newbies who want to get applause for the new stuff, but forget about the thousands of bugs.

My respect to the programmers who do nothing but correct the bad stuff of their colleagues and perform a Sisyphean task.

Ann is shocked by what she sees and asks Zita to come inside, so the story begins (huarr, harr, harr).

This work file is now available at the Special Folders for supporters.

And again I was forced to go back to an older version (a few weeks) of Inkscape. I'm currently working with one of the 1.4 versions, while they are also working on version 1.5. Nothing has changed, they are still trying (!) to get rid of more than 1,800 bugs, while adding more and more new gimmicks in the latest versions and a new version appears every day. The worst thing for me is that it happens quite often that they fix some bug and suddenly something that worked fine before doesn't work without it anymore, causing me a lot of trouble. It's a pain to work with this program, but currently there is no alternative. OpenOffice / LibreOffice Draw still can't handle gradients and layers and I'm not going to subscribe to any software, either buy it or leave it, so I'll have to stay with Inkscape.

Thank you very much for your support, take care of yourself and stay healthy!