inkscape.exe wrapper for evading a bug of gtk_entry at Japanese environment.

readme.md

Install

1. Copy inkscape.exe.js to your Inkscape folder.
2. Edit following registory entry.

• HKCR\svgfile\shell\edit\command
• HKCR\svgfile\shell\Inkscape\command
• HKCR\svgzfile\shell\edit\command
• HKCR\svgzfile\shell\Inkscape\command

If your inkscape.exe is installed to "C:\Program Files\Inkscape" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inkscape", you can use following .reg file in substitution for above step 2.

• "inkscape.exe.js.Program Files.reg"
• "inkscape.exe.js.Program Files (x86).reg"

And for rollback for step 2 is

• "inkscape.exe.js.Program Files.orig.reg"
• "inkscape.exe.js.Program Files (x86).orig.reg"

inkscape.exe.js

/**
 * inkscape.exe wrapper for evading a bug of gtk_entry at Japanese environment.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2013 Koichi OKADA. All rights reserved.
 * This script is distributed under the MIT license.
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 */

var INKSCAPE_PATH = [
  // Please append here path for inkscape.exe if you want to use it preferentially.
  //"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\inkscape.exe",
  //"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\inkscape.exe",
  ];
var REG_APP_PATH = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\inkscape.exe\\";

var args  = WScript.Arguments;
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
var env   = shell.Environment("Process");
var fs    = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

env("LANG") = "en";

var cmd = "";
try {
  INKSCAPE_PATH.push(shell.RegRead(REG_APP_PATH));
} catch(e) {
  WScript.Echo(e);
}
for (var i = 0; i < INKSCAPE_PATH.length; i++) {
  if (fs.FileExists(INKSCAPE_PATH[i])) {
    cmd = '"' + INKSCAPE_PATH[i] + '"';
    break;
  }
}
if (cmd != "") {
  for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
    cmd += " " + '"' + args(i) + '"';
  }
  shell.run(cmd);
} else {
  WScript.Echo("Error: inkscape.exe is not found.");
}

inkscape.exe.js.Program Files (x86).orig.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgfile\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgfile\shell\Inkscape\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgzfile\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgzfile\shell\Inkscape\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe\" \"%1\""

inkscape.exe.js.Program Files (x86).reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgfile\shell\edit\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe.js\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgfile\shell\Inkscape\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe.js\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgzfile\shell\edit\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe.js\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgzfile\shell\Inkscape\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe.js\" \"%1\""

inkscape.exe.js.Program Files.orig.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgfile\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgfile\shell\Inkscape\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgzfile\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgzfile\shell\Inkscape\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe\" \"%1\""

inkscape.exe.js.Program Files.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgfile\shell\edit\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe.js\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgfile\shell\Inkscape\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe.js\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgzfile\shell\edit\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe.js\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svgzfile\shell\Inkscape\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\Program Files\\Inkscape\\Inkscape.exe.js\" \"%1\""