Cannot open any csv from examples

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Cannot open any csv from examples

bloggobot opened this issue 3 years ago · comments

Hi there!
I followed your instructions on how to install countersheetsextension. After opening it in Inkscape and selecting the csv (doesn't matter if I try counters.csv or cards.csv), I get following error message:
Unable to find rectangle with id 'unit' that was specified in the CSV data file.

I am running: Inkscape 1.1 (c68e22c387, 2021-05-23)

Any ideas? Thanks a lot!

lifelike · Answer 1 · Sun Sep 12 2021 16:51:12 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Looks like you do not have the matching SVG file open in Inkscape when you run the extension. The ids in the CSV must match the ids of templates in the drawing.

Henri · Answer 2 · Thu Nov 25 2021 03:14:02 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hey,
Thanks for making this extension, I do not understand what you mean by that. I am able to open the templates (open file) but when I run the extension it gives me the same error.

beaurdgames · Answer 3 · Wed Mar 09 2022 15:38:23 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@bloggobot & @Vanderscycle : From the wiki (I had the same issue)

Begin by opening the counters.svg file in the examples folder. It’s whereever the downloaded zip was unzipped.

Now run the extension in the Extensions menu in the Boardgames submenu. The extension is called Create Countersheet in the menu. A dialog window with some options should appear.

The most important thing to do is to enter the name of the Data File (CSV). The data in that file is used by the extension to know what counters (or cards etc) to generate. The SVG file contains the templates describing what the counters look like, but text and attributes (colors etc) can also be modified from data in the CSV file.