0.44 development status
by Bryce Harrington
Hi all,
I've compiled the status for the 0.44 development checklist. I'm sure
this is already out of date, so please email me updates and I'll update
next weekend.
Luckily, most everything people are working on sound like they could be
wrapped up by the end of the month, however the quantity of things going
on suggests that at least some efforts may require longer. Thus, I
would like to propose the following schedule for getting to Feature
Freeze mode:
Now - Development continues on the ~24 items identified
For non-0.44 feature work, please use branches
May 1st - Achieve completion of at least 50% of the items.
Work continues on the remaining 12.
Work ceases on any other features.
Notification to translators
Begin focusing on bugfixes.
Identify preliminary "must-fix" buglist
May 15th - Feature Freeze
All feature development work ends
Finalize the "must-fix" buglist
Issue pre-release packages for testing
Focus on bug fixes, translations, & docs
TBD - Hard Freeze
Translation work finishes
Final resolution on all "must-fix" bugs
Issue one or more release candidates
TBD - 0.44 Release
How does this plan sound? Has anything been missed?
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Inkscape 0.44 Development Checklist
ICC Preview
===========
Jon Cruz is working on this. Plans to have feature to a finished point
for the release.
* Update Release Notes
CMYK support
============
Jon Cruz is working on this. Plans to have feature to a finished point
for the release.
* Update Release Notes
ArtLibre named icon and cursor loading
======================================
Jon Cruz is working on this. Plans to have feature to a finished point
for the release.
* Update Release Notes
Palette editing and per-file color sets
=======================================
Jon Cruz is working on this. Plans to have feature to a finished point
for the release.
* Update Release Notes
Tablet Bugs
===========
MentalGuy is working on this. Says for the release he wants to get
these resolved.
Brush size adjustment on zoom toggle for calligraphic pen
=========================================================
MentalGuy is working on this and plans to have it to a finished point
for the release.
Layer dialog
============
This is an important feature for the release, and on MentalGuy's todo
list. However, work has been stuck getting Inkscape::LayerManager to
compile due to a subtle detail with sigc::mem_fun(), and it's uncertain
if there is sufficient time to unstick it and finish the feature prior
to the release. Additional people's help may be needed here.
[Beyond the memory issue, are there other aspects to the layer dialog
that others could help with, such as UI work or coding helper features
or whatever? --bh]
* Update Release Notes
Fit Canvas to Selection
=======================
This is a feature ACSpike has been working on, and plans to complete for
the release. The patch is here:
http://www.ekips.org/comp/inkscape/inx/current.diff
ODG Format Support
==================
Ishmal is working on this currently. It basically works and is 90%
done; the one issue at the moment that needs to be fixed for the release
is that image rotations are backwards. [I think this might be fixed
now. -- bh]
DOM Support
===========
Ishmal has been working on this. The newest code is all imported and
builds. [Is there anything else needing to be done prior to release?]
SIOX Support
============
Ishmal has this over half done. The code is all imported and building,
and the selection mechanism is about done. Getting Inkscape and SIOX
intercommunication working, but this can be built as a filter to
potrace, which simplifies things. There are some transformation issues
that need to be sorted out.
Extensions
==========
Ted is focusing on cleaning up extension parameters and felt he'd have
this wrapped up by the end of the month. The plan is to have longer
text (tool tips) available, and a few more widgets. More spacing in the
autogui will be added to make it look nicer.
* Ted reports there is an unverified bug in the ordering of the
effects in the menu, to be investigated.
The Extension Editor is further off, and not being planned for this
release.
Snapping
========
!!! More info needed - Carl and Mathieu (and maybe Ralf?) !!!
* Need to fix the freeze when dragging multiple selected objects:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1429049&group_id...
* Update Release Notes
Rendering Performance Speedup
=============================
Andrius has a very interesting rendering speedup patch. The feature is
complete and accepted for the release. There is one known issue to
address with scrolling, but Andrius feels this can be fixed.
* Additional testing needs to be performed
Screenshots
===========
Scislac has taken this task on, and plans to have it done for the
release.
Two screenshots are done currently, and one more is in the works. There
will be a call for more screenshots on the Deviant Art site.
Tutorials
=========
Calligraphy is mostly done, and a few of the other updates to the other
tutorials have been drafted but that stuff definitely needs more work.
Should be possible to have them done by the end of April.
Calligraphic interface tweak
============================
Bulia is working on this change requested by MentalGuy, and feels they
are minor and should have no trouble completing for the release.
Windows font handling bugfixes (DONE)
==============================
Richard (cyreve) has completed these bug fixes and updated the release notes.
* Update ReleaseNotes
Python Extensions on Windows
============================
!!! No owner has been identified for this task !!!
Bulia reports that extensions that rely on PyXML still do not work on
Windows. Due to the number of python extensions, this would be a major
missing feature for Windows users.
Text/Fonts UI
=============
deadchip (aka Milosz Derezynski <internalerror at gmail dot com>) has
written a font lister Gtkmm class, to enable re-use of the font list.
He is planning to write a font picker dialog, and rewrite the current
font picker to use the font _listing_ class. This enables using normal
Gtk components (ListStore, etc.) for accessing the font info. He plans
to have this work done by May 1st, or May 15th at the latest.
Windows "dialogs on top" Patch for GTK
======================================
!!! No owner has been identified for this task !!!
This is not exactly an Inkscape-specific problem, since the code changes
wouldn't be to Inkscape, but it would be nice to have it finally fixed.
This 0.44 release effort may be a good vehicle to tie it to, but we
won't hold up the release if it doesn't get done. Scislac had contacted
the author previously.
* Send a reminder email to the author to find status on this
Undo/Redo Dialog
================
!!! No owner has been identified for this task !!!
We have a patch for this, but the author has not been reachable. Also
needed is undo annotations.
* Unless the author or another developer takes ownership of this
patch within a week or so, perhaps the wise thing to do would be to
incorporate it right after the release, to give maximum debugging
time for 0.55.
New File Chooser in Export
==========================
We have a patch for this, but there were some thoughts of embedding it
in the export dialog directly. In the spirit of "patch first, discuss
later", the best approach may be to stick in the current patch for 0.44,
see what folks think, and do the embedding later.
Additional Release Tasks
========================
The following tasks will need to be done for the release, but are not
required to be done prior to the Feature Freeze:
* Identify the list of must-fix bugs. To keep the freeze phase from
dragging out, we will need to be very choosy in what we allow to be
must-fix bugs.
* Set up a ReleaseChecklist wiki page or similar to keep track of The
List.
* Designate 2 release maintainers.
* Keep and update the above list and encourage people to achieve
completion of the items.
* Notify translators to complete translation work
* Wiki updates
+ Update Roadmap
+ Review/Update FAQ
+ Update InkscapeFeatures
* PR / marketing efforts
+ Plan efforts
+ Draft press release
+ Finalize press release
+ Send out press release [rejon]
* Packaging
Bryce
16 years, 5 months
MSI Packages
by Antony J Mee
Dear Scribus & Inkscape developers,
I love both your applications and would like to encourage my colleagues
and students to use them.
I notice that the OpenOffice team have now made their Windows version
into an MSI package
which will greatly ease the adoption of the package in University
departments for example
(which more commonly nowadays) often run WIndows Domains with
centralized installation
systems.
Any chance you guys would consider doing the same?
Kind regards,
tOnY
16 years, 7 months
Joining the Software Freedom Conservancy
by Bryce Harrington
Hi all,
Inkscape's been growing by leaps and bounds this last year, thanks to
all the efforts of its community. Part of the growth process requires
formalizing certain things - such as how we handle Inkscape's finances.
Up to now, I've handled Inkscape's finances as part of my own. However,
with the income we'll be getting from Google, and the increasing amount
of donations we've been receiving, now is a good time to set Inkscape up
with a more formal way to manage its money.
The Inkscape admins have considered a number of options. The one we
like best is to join the Software Freedom Conservancy
(http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/). For the past few months I've
been working with the SFC, and just recently learned we've been
accepted! Here's more info:
http://inkscape.org/conservancy/
However, before this becomes official, there are three things I think we
need to do: First is to give the community the opportunity to voice any
questions or concerns before anything gets set. Second, we need to
review the agreement that the SFC requires us to sign. Third, we need
to select a set of official representatives who will sign the Agreement
papers that cause Inkscape to become part of the SFC.
As part of this, we need to decide how official (monetary) decisions
will be made by Inkscape. This is required by the SFC mainly so there
is a defined way for determining how funds will be spent. Do we require
a full concensus of the Inkscape representatives? A simple majority?
Or is the word of any one representatives enough? My own feeling is
that a simple majority (3 out of 4 reps) is enough.
We also will need to have a defined procedure for adding/removing
representatives.
Please review http://inkscape.org/conservancy/ and give some thought as
to how we should organize Inkscape, and share your thoughts in this
thread.
Thanks,
Bryce
16 years, 7 months
Re: [Inkscape-devel] [root@...1070...: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report]
by Miklós Erdélyi
I don't know what 'make check' does exactly but there's a great chance
that it is run on a machine with a Cairo library older than 1.2 which
didn't have the PDF backend enabled by default, thus it doesn't have
the needed header file. Also, cairo-pdf.h is included with "" and not
<> but I don't think changing this would solve the problem.
In order to solve this Inkscape will have to depend on Cairo 1.2
right? Or the Cairo PDF exporter could be enabled via a configure
parameter.
16 years, 7 months
check for cairo in configure
by jiho
hi all,
building inkscape on os x fails today because :
In file included from extension/internal/pdf-cairo.cpp:52:
extension/internal/pdf-cairo.h:28:19: error: cairo.h: No such file or
directory
extension/internal/pdf-cairo.h:29:30: error: pango/pangocairo.h: No
such file or directory
extension/internal/pdf-cairo.cpp:59:23: error: cairo-pdf.h: No such
file or directory
[...]
I don't have cairo on my system yet so this is not surprising but ./
configure lets me go into making without warning for anything. If not
having cairo breaks the build there should be a configure check or a
switch (--with[out]-cairo).
PS: in addition the link to the patch to cairo mentionned in the last
thread about pdf printing with cairo
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/cairo/2006-July/007477.htm
gives me a 404 not found error.
JiHO
---
Windows, c'est un peu comme le beaujolais nouveau :
a chaque nouvelle cuvee on sait que ce sera degueulasse,
mais on en prend quand meme par masochisme.
---
http://jo.irisson.free.fr/
16 years, 7 months
0.44.1?
by Bryce Harrington
Are things ready for a 0.44.1 release?
Bryce
16 years, 7 months
Inkscape build report - new warnings
by Bryce Harrington
In addition to the cairo-pdf errors, there's a whole bunch of new
warnings today...
----- Forwarded message from root <root@...1070...> -----
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 05:22:40 -0700
From: root <root@...1070...>
To: inkscape-tester(a)lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Inkscape-tester] inkscape build report
= Analysis Report for inkscape =
Report Time: Mon Jul 31 05:03:43 2006 (Run 4317)
Snapshot: inkscape-20060731-0400.tar.bz2
Status: finished
Platform Unpack Config Build Install WRNS ERRS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
debian x86 0 0 2 56 2
Test Status Score Info
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make check PASS 0/0
== Errors ==
extension/internal/pdf-cairo.cpp:59:23: error: cairo-pdf.h: No such file or directory
extension/internal/pdf-cairo.cpp:337: error: 'cairo_pdf_surface_create_for_stream' was not declared in this scope
== Warnings ==
selection-chemistry.cpp:1913: warning: statement has no effect
sp-flowtext.cpp:339: warning: 'sp_item_bbox_desktop' is deprecated (declared at sp-item.h:229)
sp-shape.cpp:698: warning: 'sp_item_bbox_desktop' is deprecated (declared at sp-item.h:229)
sp-text.cpp:488: warning: 'sp_item_bbox_desktop' is deprecated (declared at sp-item.h:229)
display/canvas-arena.cpp:85: warning: invalid access to non-static data member 'SPCanvasArenaClass::arena_event' of NULL object
display/canvas-arena.cpp:85: warning: (perhaps the 'offsetof' macro was used incorrectly)
display/sp-canvas.cpp:132: warning: invalid access to non-static data member 'SPCanvasItemClass::event' of NULL object
display/sp-canvas.cpp:132: warning: (perhaps the 'offsetof' macro was used incorrectly)
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGPaintInterface.h:39: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGPaintInterface' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStream.h:33: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGInputStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStreamImplementation.h:37: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGFileStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStreamImplementation.h:60: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGMemoryStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/wpg-input.cpp:57: warning: 'class Inkscape::Extension::Internal::InkscapePainter' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGPaintInterface.h:39: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGPaintInterface' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStream.h:33: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGInputStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGXParser.h:40: warning: 'class WPGXParser' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG1Parser.h:36: warning: 'class WPG1Parser' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG1Parser.cpp:190: warning: unused variable 'recordPos'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG1Parser.cpp:237: warning: unused variable 'version'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG1Parser.cpp:238: warning: unused variable 'bitFlags'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG1Parser.cpp:263: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGPaintInterface.h:39: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGPaintInterface' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStream.h:33: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGInputStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGXParser.h:40: warning: 'class WPGXParser' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.h:129: warning: 'class WPG2Parser' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:161: warning: 'WPG2Parser::ObjectCharacterization::lockFlags' will be initialized after
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:155: warning: 'bool WPG2Parser::ObjectCharacterization::windingRule'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:176: warning: when initialized here
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:316: warning: unused variable 'recordPos'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:317: warning: unused variable 'recordClass'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:519: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:459: warning: unused variable 'viewportX1'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:460: warning: unused variable 'viewportY1'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:461: warning: unused variable 'viewportX2'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:462: warning: unused variable 'viewportY2'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:627: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:731: warning: unused variable 'granular'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:732: warning: unused variable 'anchor'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:753: warning: unused variable 'granular'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:754: warning: unused variable 'anchor'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:925: warning: unused variable 'pattern'
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:1084: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:398: warning: 'const char* describePrecision(unsigned char)' defined but not used
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.cpp:410: warning: 'const char* describeGradient(unsigned char)' defined but not used
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStream.h:33: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGInputStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStream.h:33: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGInputStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGPaintInterface.h:39: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGPaintInterface' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGXParser.h:40: warning: 'class WPGXParser' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG1Parser.h:36: warning: 'class WPG1Parser' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPG2Parser.h:129: warning: 'class WPG2Parser' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStream.h:33: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGInputStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStreamImplementation.h:37: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGFileStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStreamImplementation.h:60: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGMemoryStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGPaintInterface.h:39: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGPaintInterface' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGStream.h:33: warning: 'class libwpg::WPGInputStream' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
extension/internal/libwpg/WPGXParser.h:40: warning: 'class WPGXParser' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
== Unit Tests ==
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