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Martin Fischer 2b0edd86db fix: generate-inx-files failing with Nix
Fixes the following error when attempting to build the Nix package:

    python bin/generate-inx-files;
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "/build/inkstitch/bin/generate-inx-files", line 59, in <module>
        from lib.inx.generate import generate_inx_files
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/inx/generate.py", line 6, in <module>
        from .extensions import generate_extension_inx_files
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/inx/extensions.py", line 10, in <module>
        from ..commands import (COMMANDS, GLOBAL_COMMANDS, LAYER_COMMANDS,
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/commands.py", line 16, in <module>
        from .i18n import N_, _
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/i18n.py", line 10, in <module>
        from .utils import cache, get_resource_dir
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/utils/__init__.py", line 6, in <module>
        from . import cache as cache_module  # Slight hack to allow cache to be imported for monkeypatching
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/utils/cache.py", line 13, in <module>
        from lib.utils.settings import global_settings
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/utils/settings.py", line 84, in <module>
        global_settings = GlobalSettings()
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/utils/settings.py", line 48, in __init__
        self.__settings_file = os.path.join(get_user_dir(), "settings.json")
                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
      File "/build/inkstitch/lib/utils/paths.py", line 50, in get_user_dir
        os.makedirs(path)
      File "<frozen os>", line 215, in makedirs
      File "<frozen os>", line 215, in makedirs
      File "<frozen os>", line 225, in makedirs
    PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/homeless-shelter'
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README.md

Ink/Stitch: An open source machine embroidery design platform based on Inkscape

Want to design embroidery pattern files (PES, DST, and many more) using free, open source software?

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Ink/Stitch aims to be a full-fledged embroidery digitizing platform based entirely on free, open source software. Our goal is to be approachable for hobbyists while also providing the power needed by professional digitizers. We also aim to provide a welcoming open source environment where contributing is fun and easy.

Want to learn more?

Background and Philosophy

by @lexelby, an Ink/Stitch programmer

I received a really wonderful christmas gift for a geeky programmer hacker: an embroidery machine. It's pretty much a CNC thread-bot... I just had to figure out how to design programs for it. The problem is, all free embroidery design software seemed to be terrible, especially when you add in the requirement of being able to run in Linux, my OS of choice.

I started off hacking on inkscape-embroidery. It had some of the basic capabilities I needed, and I saw a lot of potential. I love the idea of using an existing, ultra-powerful SVG editor as the basis for an embroidery design suite.

Things took off from there. I continued adding features as I needed them, and by this point, very little if any of the original code remains.

The goal of Ink/Stitch is to provide a powerful embroidery digitizing platform for everyone completely free. I want to open up the field of embroidery design, making it approachable even for those who can't spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on software. And I want folks like me, who love to combine code with art, to have an open, extensible, and approachable platform to hack on.