9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceInkscape 0.91
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce(not released yet - AnnouncePlanning091)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceRelease highlights
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceReleased on «YYYY-MM-DD».
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Cairo rendering for display and PNG export
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • OpenMP multithreading for all filters
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • C++ code conversion
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Major improvements in the Text tool, typography extensions
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Measure tool
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Type design features
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Symbol library and support for Visio stencils
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Cross platform WMF and EMF import and export
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Improved support for Corel DRAW documents, Visio importer
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Support for real world document and page size units, e.g. millimeters
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Numerous usability improvements
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Native Windows 64-bit build Partha
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Native Mac OS X build? (Valerio Aimale?) Mailing List discussion
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • See Notable bug fixes
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceRendering and performance
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceInkscape 0.91 includes a new renderer based on the Cairo library. This work was
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycedone mainly during Google Summer of Code 2010 and 2011 projects.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Improved performance. The new renderer is significantly faster on most
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce drawings. Renderings of the most complex objects are automatically cached
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce to improve responsiveness during editing.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • OpenMP multithreading for filters. Filters use all available processor
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce cores for computation. This results in substantial speedups when editing
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce drawings containing large filtered objects on multi-core systems.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Substantial memory savings. Inkscape now uses less memory when opening
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce complex drawings, in some cases using only 25% of the memory used by
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce Inkscape 0.48. Larger files can now be opened.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Responsiveness improvements. The rendering of the SVG drawing is now
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce cached. This results in massive improvements in responsiveness of path
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce highlights, object selection / deselection, and path editing in delayed
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce update mode.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Rendering bug fixes. Most of the rendering glitches in our bug tracker are
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce no longer present in Inkscape 0.91. The following things now render
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Pattern fills (no more gaps between tiles, regardless of
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce transformation)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Stroke of transformed objects in patterns
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Patterns containing clipped objects
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Nested clipping paths
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Masked and clipped objects with large masks / clipping paths in Outline
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Paths with wide strokes and long miters
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceColor display mode
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceA grayscale display color mode has been added, that shows a preview of your
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycedrawing in grayscale. Shift+numpad5 toggles the color display mode between
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycenormal and grayscale.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceThe tool control bar for the Node Tool features a new dropdown to insert new
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycenodes on the selected segments extreme values. For example, (as demonstrated in
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycethe image below) it is possible to add a new node at the highest point in a
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycecurve using Insert Node at Max Y
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceAdd nodes at max.gif
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceMeasurement tool
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceThe Measurement tool is a new feature for the artist to measure the elements in
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycetheir drawing. To use the measurement tool, simply choose the tool, click
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceanywhere on the drawing and drag the ruler out. The measurement tool will
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycelive-update with measurements of length and angles as you pass over objects in
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceyour drawing.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Text size default unit is now points (pt) and is customizable
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce (px,pt,pc,mm,cm,in,em)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Text toolbar shows full list of font style variants for that font
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Files with text in em units read correctly
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Font substitution warning dialog
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Gradient toolbar enhanced to select and modify gradient stops, invert,
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce repeat, and link gradients
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • On-canvas gradient editing fixes: double clicking to create stops, correct
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce focus on select
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Gradients sortable by color, name and usage in Fill/Stroke
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Gradients can be renamed in Fill/Stroke
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceDialogs, etc.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceArrange (was rows and columns)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce- NEW: renamed to 'Arrange' - NEW: polar arrangement (separate tab) <http://
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceAlign and Distribute
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The new updated Inkscape features a new set of buttons in the Align and
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce Distribute Dialog called Exchange position of selected objects. It adds the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce ability to exchange the positions of the objects that the artist has
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ In the following example, three objects were selected, and their
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce positions were exchaged with each other (using this new feature)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce according to their selection order.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ There are also two other new buttons in the dialog that allow the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce artist to exchange the selected objects based on the stacking (z-index)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce order, or just exchange them clockwise based on the object's position
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce on the page.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+Alt+Keypad numbers) for align operations
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceDocument Properties
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceOptionally disable antialiasing (bug #170356, interface partially implemented)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • It is now easier to select items which are not at the top of the Z-order:
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce use Alt+mouse wheel scroll to cycle through all items that are stacked on
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce top of each other at the location of the mouse pointer (use Shift+Alt+mouse
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce wheel scroll to add to the existing selection). At present, groups are not
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce honoured, i.e., only individual items within groups are considered.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Find/Replace dialog can operate on text or any attribute
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • "Select Same" is a new feature that allows an artist to select objects that
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce have the same properties as the currently selected object. For example, you
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce could select an object that has a fill of blue. Then, using the new feature
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce select all other objects in the drawing with a fill set to that same shade
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceThe new feature is a menu choice under Edit ▶︎ Select Same or as a Context menu
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceif you right click on a selected object. Also there are other choices available
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceto select same, including: matching both Fill and Stroke, matching just stroke,
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycematching stroke style, or matching on object type.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceFill and Stroke
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The Gradient view in the fill and stroke dialog now displays a list of all
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce the gradients in the document. The list displays the gradient, the gradient
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce name, and number of uses of that gradient in the document.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • More compact Markers selectors
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Drag and drop to reorder layers and create sublayers
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Show/Hide All layers options in context menu
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceInkscape has a new Symbols dialog. The dialog displays symbols from a symbol
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycelibrary. Inkscape 0.91 includes five example libraries: logic symbols, AIGA/DOT
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycetransportation symbols, map symbols, flow chart shapes and word balloons. The
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycedialog will also create a pseudo-library of all existing symbols in the current
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceInkscape drawing. (A symbol is defined by an SVG <symbol> element.) Symbols can
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycebe dragged from the dialog onto the Inkscape canvas.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceAny document with symbols can serve as a source for a symbol library. Simply
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycecopy it to the symbols directory in your configuration directory (typically
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceshare/inkscape). If proper care is taken, symbols can be provided with default
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycefill and stroke colors that later can be overridden by the user.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceVisio Stencil files (.vss) can also be used by dropping them in the same
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycesymbols directory. Results may not be as satisfactory as using SVG symbol
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceSee the Symbols Dialog Wiki page for more details.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceText and Font
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • NEW: lists fonts used in the current document at the top
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • NEW: select all text objects with same font as current selection
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • NEW (to be verified): support list with fallback fonts (CSS2)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Rotation of objects clockwise or counterclockwise
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Markers now take objects color
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceTrace Bitmap
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Trace bitmap preview updates live and is resizeable
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceLive Path Effects
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceAn object's Live Path Effects are now forked upon object duplication.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceHere a list of the current state. Note that this is very much work in progress
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceand anything can change. I think this is the most efficient place of keeping
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycetrack how the powerstroke LPE works.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Stroke knots are purple diamonds
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • When first applied, 3 stroke knots are added: start, end, and somewhere in
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce the middle along the path
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Add nodes: Ctrl+click purple knot
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Delete nodes: Ctrl+Alt+click purple knot
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • "sort points" reorders the stroke knots according to where they lie along
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce the path (where they are closest to the path), instead of keeping them in
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce original order.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Start and end caps can be specified. The SVG cap types are available, as
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce well as an extra type, "Zero width", that is identical to adding a width
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce control knot at the start/end of the path with zero width.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Join type can be specified. In addition to the SVG join types, there are
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce two new types:
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Extrapolated: this extrapolates the contour of the stroked path to
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce obtain a more natural looking miter join.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Extrapolated arc: Mathematical explanation.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Spiro: rounds the join using a spiro curve (the rounded type rounds the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce curve using an elliptical arc).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceexample screenshot
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceClone Original
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceThe Clone original LPE ignores the path data of the path it has been applied
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceto; instead, it copies the original-d path data, i.e. the path data before LPE
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycecalculation, from the path linked to by the Linked path parameter.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceThe Clone original LPE is made to be used in conjunction with powerstroke.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycePowerstroke creates a path with a variable stroke, but this path can then not
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycebe filled (because the fill is used as the stroke). To fill a powerstroked
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycepath, one must create a second path (dummy path), apply the Clone original LPE
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceand link it to the powerstroked path. Because this second path clones the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceoriginal path data before the Powerstroke LPE, it can be used to fill the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycepowerstroked path.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceTo quickly create a dummy path and apply this effect, one can select the path
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceto 'clone' and click the menu item Edit ▶︎ Clone ▶︎ Clone original path (LPE).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceLike for normal clones, pressing Shift+D, when the selected path has the Clone
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceoriginal LPE applied, selects the path referred to by the LPE.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceAnother very useful ability of the Clone original LPE is to create a clone with
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycea different style than its referred path. To facilitate this, the LPE dialog
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycewill add the Clone original LPE when a clone is selected and the "+" button is
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceThe new Custom predefined filters allow users to create predefined filters with
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycecustom parameters. See SpecCustomPredefinedFilters.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceTrace Pixel Art (libdepixelize)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceA new library developed for Inkscape to automatically vectorize raster images
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycespecialized in Pixel Art was integrated in the form of the "Trace Pixel Art"
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycedialog (menu item Path ▶︎ Trace Pixel Art...). Good and old general "Trace
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceBitmap" is still there. Check the supplementary material of the algorithm
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceauthors to see a preview of how the algorithm behaves.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceOther User Interface
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Canvas background color can be set without exporting it (background
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce transparency is only used for export but not the canvas).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Guides visibility can be toggled by clicking the ruler
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Guides can now have labels, and the colour of individual guides can also be
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce set by the user. To label or colour a guide, double click on the guideline
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce to bring up the guide properties dialog.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The interface elements are accessible through the keyboard with ALT+key in
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce many more dialogs
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • "Text and Font", "Fill and Stroke", and "Check Spelling" dialogs are added
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce to the text object context menu (right click)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Menu items renamed:
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Edit ▶︎ Preferences
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ Edit ▶︎ Input Devices
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ File ▶︎ Cleanup Document
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Checkboxes to indicated status of View ▶︎ Grid/Guides/Snap/Color Management
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Group/Ungroup from the context menu
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New keyboard shortcut editor
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Prefs ▶︎ Interface -- New option for dockbar and switcher style (icons,
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce text, icons & text) (bug #1098416)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Prefs ▶︎ Interface ▶︎ Windows -- optionally don't save & restore documents
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce viewport (bug #928205)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Prefs ▶︎ Behavior ▶︎ Steps -- unit selector for steps (move, scale, inset/
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce outset) (bug #170293)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Prefs ▶︎ Behavior ▶︎ Steps -- option for relative snapping of guideline
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce angles (rev 10307)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Prefs ▶︎ Behavior ▶︎ Clones -- optionally relink linked offsets on
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce duplication (bug #686193)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Prefs ▶︎ Input/Output ▶︎ SVG output -- NEW: optionally enforce relative or
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce absolute coordinates (bug #1002230)
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Dialog status and position is remembered between sessions
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Most dialogs now dockable (including "Object properties", "Object
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce attributes", "Text and Font", "Check spelling", "Export PNG image", "XML
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce editor", "Find/Replace", and "Tiled clones")
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New preference to allow Windows users to choose between native and Gtk Open
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce /Save dialog
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Preferences dialog cleanup
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Document Metadata dialog merged into Document Properties
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceSimple calculations in spinboxes
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceIn most spinboxes (a spinbox is an entry field with up and down "spinbuttons"
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycenext to it) you can now write simple calculations. Some examples:
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • 50 + 100, or
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • ((12 + 34) * (5 + 5) - 2) / 2
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceMoreover, you can use units in entering values, like 2 + 2 cm. The result will
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycebe converted to the selected unit for the particular entry.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceConfigurable Control Handles
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceNew preferences have been added to allow for the size of the on-canvas controls
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceto be increased or decreased. The "Input Devices" section has been updated to
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycecontrol this.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceTranslations
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The Keyboard and mouse reference (inkscape-docs project) and the labels of
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce color palettes are now translatable.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New UI translation in Latvian.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New tutorial translations in Galician and Greek.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New man pages in Chinese (zh_TW) Greek (el), Japanese (ja) and Slovak (sk),
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce and updated French translation. [Galician (gl) and Polish (pl) in progress]
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Man pages now use PO files for translation (inkscape-docs project).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The tutorial generation system now fully supports RTL languages.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceFile format support
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Flash XML Graphics (FXG) export format.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Synfig Animation Studio (SIF) export format.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New HTML5 Canvas export format
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Visio (VSD) import format, based on libvisio.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New internal CorelDraw (CDR) import format, based on libcdr.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • XAML export improvements (including a new Silverlight compatible mode).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Compressed SVG and media export extension improvements. New options:
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ set an image directory in the zip file
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce □ add a text file that lists the fonts used in the SVG document.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New preference to allow users to always link, embed or ask when importing
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New preferences that allow the checking of SVG on input and/or export for
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce invalid or not useful elements, attributes, and properties. Options control
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce whether such items generate warnings (when Inkscape is run from the command
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce line) or in removing such items.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The --export-text-to-path option now works with Plain SVG export.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceEMF and WMF input and output filters have been completely rewritten and are now
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700brycecross-platform. It is now possible to copy and paste EMF files between Windows
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceapplications running in Wine and a native Linux version of Inkscape.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The Save Background option allows users to choose if the page background is
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce saved with each GIMP layer.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The exported layers now use the label attribute or, if not set, the id
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Resolution option
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Help tab
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Some bugs and warnings fixed
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Bleed/margin: Added an option to specify an extra margin by which the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce bounding box to be exported is expanded. This may be helpful to export a
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce PDF with a small white margin around the drawing, or for exporting a bleed
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce region a few mm outside the area of the page.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Added the possibility of scaling the image. The calc package must be
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce included in the preamble. Then the image can be scaled by defining \
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce svgscale instead of \svgwidth.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The font shape is now also exported. \textit{} for italic text, \textbf{}
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce for bold text, and \textsl{} (slanted) for oblique text. It is important to
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce note that Arial has an oblique font shape, not italic. Thus, the result in
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce LaTeX will be slanted, instead of italic. It is better to use another font
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce in Inkscape when you want true italics.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceUnits: Breaking change
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceDue to the implementation of proper document units, the functions
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceinkex.unittouu and inkex.uutounit had to be modified and moved to the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceUnit conversion calls should be replaced with inkex.Effect.unittouu and
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceinkex.Effect.uutounit calls (usually self.unittouu and self.uutounit).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The new guillotine extension is used for exporting PNG slices from a
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce drawing. The slice rectangles are defined by adding horizontal and vertical
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce guides within the canvas boundary, the canvas boundary serves as the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce outside of the sliced area.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The new G-code tools extension converts paths to G-code (using circular
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce interpolation), makes offset paths and engraves sharp corners using cone
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New QR code generator.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New isometric grid generator.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New bitmap crop extension.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Extract text extension. Outputs a document’s text elements in a chosen
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Merge text extension.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New HSL adjust extension.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Replace font extension.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New N-Up layout extension.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Voronoï diagram extension (creates Voronoï diagrams and Delaunay
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce triangulations based on the selected objects' barycenter).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Interpolate Attribute in a group extension.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New Typography extensions menu.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceImprovements
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Number nodes. New parameters allowing users to choose the starting dot
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce number and the numbering step between two nodes.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Color Markers to Match Stroke extension improvements. The markers can now
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce inherit the fill and stroke colors and alpha channels from the object, or
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce be customized with color selectors in a separate tab.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Optional sliders added on float and int extension parameters (full and
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce minimal modes).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Extension parameters values (except attributes!) can now be contextualized
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce for translation (with msgctxt).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • New sub-menus in the Render menu, grouping the bar-codes, grids and layout
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce extensions.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceRendering of the following properties is now supported (without UI except via
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceXML editor):
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • clip-rule
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • color-interpolation-filters: Non-Inkscape filters that specify linearRGB
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce color interpolation will render properly. Filters created inside Inkscape
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce will still use sRGB color interpolation by default.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • text-decoration: Underline, strike-through, over line.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • text-decoration-line, text-decoration-style: Preliminary support (CSS 3).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • paint-order: Allows stroke to be painted under fill; useful for text.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The snapping preferences and the snap toolbar have been reworked (in the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce underlying code and in the GUI) to should make the snapping preferences
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce easier to understand, maintain, and find and fix any remaining snapping
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Inkscape now also snaps perpendicularly and tangentialy to paths, when
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce creating paths in the pen tool, when dragging nodes, or when manipulating
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce guides. Newly created guides (dragged off the ruler) will snap
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce perpendicularly or tangentialy to any curve that is being snapped to. Two
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce checkboxes have been added to the document properties dialog (on the
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce snapping tab). Please note that snapping perpendicularly or tangetialy will
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce not work in the selector tool when transforming an object or a selection of
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Intersections of paths and guides can now be snapped to too
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Snapping has been implemented fully for transforming selections of multiple
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce nodes in the node tool
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Snapping to text anchors and baselines has been implemented properly
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • If one has chosen for only snapping the snap source closest to the mouse
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce pointer, then the tab key can be used to cycle to the next closest snap
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceNotable bug fixes
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceNotable bug fixes since last bug fix release (0.48.4):
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Images are no longer recompressed when embedding or exporting them. [1]
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Relative image paths are no longer stored as absolute (regression
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce introduced with 0.47).
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Many rendering glitches were fixed.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The rendering of the stroke on transformed objects now matches the SVG
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce specification.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • Values entered in the numeric input boxes for the selector tool (X, Y,
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce width, height) are much more accurately applied.
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceKnown issues
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • On MS Windows when the desktop colordepth is set to 16-bit, Inkscape is
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce unusable because of exploding memory usage. Please set the colordepth to
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce • The Cairo library used in the new renderer does not implement downscaling,
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce which causes large bitmaps to be pixelated on export. [2] The issue can be
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryce fixed with an out-of-tree patch to Cairo. [3]
9bc1da53979b40671ead53246543672fa1dc9700bryceFor information on prior releases, please see: