Inkscape 1.4 beta2 ===================

Inkscape 1.4 beta2 is now available for testing for all three supported operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows)!

Being a pre-release, this version is not intended for production use, but to help us smooth out any issues that should not show up in the actual release this summer.

You can download it from: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4beta2/

New Features ------------

When testing, please try out the major upcoming features, such as:

* Filter Gallery: it has never been so easy to find the best filter for your needs! This new dialog features previews, categories and search.

* Modular grids & improved axonometric grids: set the grid angle by ratio for isometric designs and use modular grids to plan layouts and make icons!

* Swatches dialog and palette file handling improved: quick access to dialog layout controls, search for colors, and open different palette file formats!

* Unified font browser preview: when activated in the preferences, use it to quickly browse through your font collection. Try it out and give your feedback!

* Customizable handles: Power users with CSS knowledge can now customize the styling and basic shape of all the handles!

* Fast image clipping with the Shape Builder: raster graphics can now be clipped into multiple sections using the Shape Builder.

* There's even more: new templates for folding booklets, a new icon theme, additional options in Ruler and Taper Stroke LPE, preview in Spray tool, many new command line options, updated translations and many bug fixes.

See the release notes draft for more information: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.4

What's new compared to 1.4. beta? ---------------------------------

Compared to the first beta release, the second beta contains:

* A number of new strings: Strings not meant for translation were removed, some translator comments have been updated, and new strings were created. If you're a translator, please revise your .po files.

* Unified Font Browser updates: The "All fonts" label is now hidden, a new "Font Scaling Factor" slider is added to avoid font clipping. and the settings are now in the Interface > Window category, font filtering works better.

* Build fixes: The extensions and lib2geom submodules now point to newer commits to fix build errors, building with Poppler newer than 24.05.0 now works, and the libsoup dependency is removed.

* Dash icon theme: A new icon theme is included in this beta release.

* PDF export fixes: PDF exports now only contains items visible on the page, and anchor (link) tags now have more accurate click areas.

* Help menu update: The Help menu is updated to categorize the links and tutorials better.

* New About Screen integrated: The contest winning image by Inkonic is now part of the release.

* Other features and bugfixes: A number of UI alignment issues are fixed, some crashes have been fixed, the Export dialog UI has been adjusted for clarity, various page-related bugs have been fixed, the Spray tool is now faster, and several translations have been updated. See the full list on GitLab.

Report Bugs -----------

Use at your own risk, and please report all bugs you find in our Inbox bug tracker on GitLab !

If you find any issue with this beta version, please report it to https://inkscape.org/report

----------------------------- Join an Inkscape project team -----------------------------

Inkscape is always happy to welcome new contributors in various areas: code, docs, translation, UX, bug triaging, or even outreach!

The main ways to get involved are listed on https://inkscape.org/contribute/ and you can get in touch with us on https://chat.inkscape.org/

Thanks to everyone involved in this beta release!

-- The Inkscape team