February 2017 - Inkscape Devel

Inkscape 0.92.1 now available
by Bryce Harrington 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

The Inkscape project announces an update to its 0.92.0 release, bringing important bug and regression fixes, updated translations, and improved documentation. Download 0.92.1 packages from: https://inkscape.org/en/download/ Inkscape 0.92.1 is a stability and bugfix release. Below lists the main changes. For a more complete list, see: https://launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.92.1 == Regression fixes == * Text: baseline-spacing related issues with regular and flowed text in legacy Inkscape SVG files (Bug #1655483 and others). * Text: Default baseline spacing stored in relative units is always converted to document units (Bug #1645016) * Path effects: Crash on ungroup if group contains elements with path effects (Bug #1657591) * Clipboard: Pasting a path effect from clipboard fails (Bug #1656093) * Clipboard: Fix copy&pasting of groups which contain elements with path effects (Bug #1656527) * Selection: Node tool can selected objects on locked layers (Bug #1656141) * Clones: Critical warnings with clones and symbols (Bug #1653184) * About screen missing for several UI languages (Bug #1659426) * Selection: Missing transformation handles after reset of rotation center (Bug #1657874) == Important bugfixes == * Bitmap images: Crash when opening files with invalid image links (Bug #1660142) * Bitmap images: Fix path separators in relative image links (Windows) (Bug #1659347) * File import: Failure to open CDR/Visio/WPG files from paths with special characters (Windows) (Bug #1656763) == Translations == * Catalan: Tutorial translation ("Basic") added * Czech: UI translation updated * English (GB): UI translation updated * French: UI translation updated * French: Man page, Readme and Keys & mouse reference updated * German: Man page and Keys & mouse reference updated * Icelandic: UI translation updated * Italian: UI translation updated * Latvian: UI translation updated * Russian: Tutorial translation ("Tracing Pixel Art") added * Russian: UI translation updated * Spanish: UI translation updated * Slovak: Tutorial translation ("Tracing Pixel Art") added * Slovak: UI translation updated * Ukrainian: UI translation updated == Documentation == * Shortcuts: Add shortcut '7' for cycling through path effect parameters in node tool (Bug #1656713) * Shortcuts: Add new Shift+I shortcut to keys and mouse reference (Bug #1644609) * Man page: Add new --no-convert-text-baseline-spacing command line option (Bug #1661811) == Known issues == * DPI Change: Dialog needs better explanation of available options (Bug #1659229) * DPI Change: Provide command line options for batch-processing legacy files (Bug #1659489) * DPI Change: known issues with 'Scale elements' option (Bugs 1653230, 1653230, 1653236, 1654342, 1654796, 1654880, 1654903, 1655005, 1655053, 1660228) * DPI Change: Default grids in documents created with Inkscape 0.91 don't scale correctly (Bug #1653893) * Renderer: Artifacts in Gaussian blur effects with default quality settings (Bug #1656383) * Node editor: Deselecting selected nodes of complex paths takes a long time (Bug #1652100) * Fill and Stroke: HSL color selector may show corrupted colors, defunct 5th slider (Bug #1635982) == Help Support Inkscape == We are already at work both on another bugfix update (0.92.2) targeted in a few months and a future development release (0.93) with more fundamental changes to the codebase. If you wish to track either of these developments, you can learn more at: https://inkscape.org/en/download/development-versions/ The Inkscape Project thrives due to your support. We are a volunteer-driven community built from thousands of contributions of time, skill, and funds, to create a powerful open source tool that is made available for free to everyone in the world. We invite you to join our community and participate in helping advance Inkscape towards new objectives. Come help us chart out the new directions that Inkscape needs to take! Inkscape is created *by* the community *for* the community. Your donations also help further Inkscape's mission. You can donate to Inkscape's general fund, or target your donation to support our SVG Standards work or Hackfests. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join Inkscape at: https://inkscape.org/community/ Become a donor at: https://inkscape.org/support-us/ Download Inkscape at: https://inkscape.org/download/ Watch our showcase at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI1hxXt9U4c --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Flatpak for Inkscape 0.92
by Matthias Vogelgesang 15 Feb '17

15 Feb '17

Hi, is anyone of you interested in a Flatpak recipe or hosting the repo and/or bundle for Inkscape 0.92? You can find the flatpak-builder recipe at https://github.com/matze/inkscape-flatpak Personally I do not have the resources to host the repo (93 MB) nor the bundle (18 MB) for a large amount of users. However I think it adds value for distro users that do not support snaps. Best regards, Matthias P.S.: I know there used to be a Flatpak for Inkscape but I haven't found anything at all about it. -- Matthias Vogelgesang | bloerg.net

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Feedback on measuring tool
by Bryce Harrington 15 Feb '17

15 Feb '17

----- Forwarded message from mike abbey <mabbey1985@...400...> ----- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 17:30:07 -0500 From: mike abbey <mabbey1985@...400...> To: Bryce Harrington <bryce@...961...> Subject: Re: [Inkscape] [Inkscape-devel] Inkscape 0.92.1pre2 (release candidate) now available that would be fine. make sure that they all know that they do great work. i use it to make a few scrollsaw patterns and it does everything i need for that and more. thanks for all the hard work. On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...961...> wrote: > Great to hear Mike, do you mind if I forward your email along to the > development list? I didn't work on that feature myself but am betting > those who have would love to hear your feedback. > > Thanks, > Bryce > > On Thu, Feb 09, 2017 at 06:55:16AM -0500, mike abbey wrote: > > i have to tell you that with the measuring tool in the .92, well, i love > > it. in .91 holding the mouse to make it stay was a pain. but now click > > click and it stays on its own. with the awesome work you and your team > have > > done with this i would never go to a paid program. keep up the good work. > > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 5:45 PM, Bryce Harrington < > bryce@...961...> > > wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 02:33:27PM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote: > > > > This is a pre-release for the upcoming stable bugfix release 0.92.1. > > > > Download it at: > > > > > > > > https://inkscape.org/en/download/development-versions > > > > > > > > The release is: > > > > > > > > 0.92.1pre2 Source Tarball Bzip > > > > https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/10661/inkscape-0. > > > 92.1pre2.tar.bz2 > > > > > > > > We are now in final freeze prior to release. Barring any last minute > > > > issues, 0.92.1 will be identical to the above tarball except for the > > > > version number. We'll let things settle for a few days and hopefully > > > > finalize the release this weekend. > > > > > > And release notes are here: > > > > > > http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.92.1 > > > > > > > == Translations == > > > > > > > > Translation work is done. Please hold off on further updates until > > > > we're ready to start work on 0.92.2. > > > > > > > > > > > > == Future Releases == > > > > > > > > 0.92.2-targeted bugfixing work can begin on the 0.92.x branch once > > > > the 0.92.1 tarball's been cut, probably this weekend. A schedule > will > > > > be established at that time as well, targeting a 0.92.2 release in > > > > April. > > > > > > > > A 0.92.3 release sometime around July seems likely. I'm hoping to > > > > continue with subsequent point releases on a roughly 2-3 month > interval, > > > > so users can depend on the 0.92 series as a 'long term stable' (LTS) > > > > product. > > > > > > > > Work towards 0.93 is already underway in Inkscape's trunk repository. > > > > In order to modernize Inkscape for ongoing maintenance, there are > > > > several large transitions we need to undertake, including a move to > > > > Gtk3, re-engineering the Mac OS X installation packaging, > introduction > > > > of C++-11 code constructs, dropping of our legacy automake build > system, > > > > migration of the project to git, and more. We had elected to hold > off > > > > on these transitions for 0.92 so that release could focus on long > term > > > > stability first and foremost, with 0.93's focus being on taking the > more > > > > aggressive steps to move Inkscape forward. > > > > > > > > I am hoping a 0.93 release can be achieved within the calendar year, > > > > though much work remains. Assistance with testing is invaluable and > I > > > > hope many people will join in following the trunk codebase; however, > I > > > > know that building Inkscape can be a challenge, and we lack nightly > > > > builds on a few platforms, so I may attempt some form of interim > > > > snapshot preview release this summer to enable some broader testing > > > > before we're too far through 0.93's development cycle. > > > > > > > > Bryce > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > Version: GnuPG v1 > > > > > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAlibnLcACgkQEaMBVuDmdhEKOwCeKgWKHLllZtGTsb877b9+8WQz > > > > hmEAnAhKdRKjn25SYLVBGMZ5pfuHMj1f > > > > =aOtL > > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------ > > > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > > > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Inkscape-devel mailing list > > > > Inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------ > > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Inkscape-announce mailing list > > > Inkscape-announce(a)lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-announce > > > > ----- End forwarded message -----

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Inkscape 0.92.1pre2 (release candidate) now available
by Bryce Harrington 12 Feb '17

12 Feb '17

This is a pre-release for the upcoming stable bugfix release 0.92.1. Download it at: https://inkscape.org/en/download/development-versions The release is: 0.92.1pre2 Source Tarball Bzip https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/10661/inkscape-0.92.1pre2.tar.bz2 We are now in final freeze prior to release. Barring any last minute issues, 0.92.1 will be identical to the above tarball except for the version number. We'll let things settle for a few days and hopefully finalize the release this weekend. == Translations == Translation work is done. Please hold off on further updates until we're ready to start work on 0.92.2. == Future Releases == 0.92.2-targeted bugfixing work can begin on the 0.92.x branch once the 0.92.1 tarball's been cut, probably this weekend. A schedule will be established at that time as well, targeting a 0.92.2 release in April. A 0.92.3 release sometime around July seems likely. I'm hoping to continue with subsequent point releases on a roughly 2-3 month interval, so users can depend on the 0.92 series as a 'long term stable' (LTS) product. Work towards 0.93 is already underway in Inkscape's trunk repository. In order to modernize Inkscape for ongoing maintenance, there are several large transitions we need to undertake, including a move to Gtk3, re-engineering the Mac OS X installation packaging, introduction of C++-11 code constructs, dropping of our legacy automake build system, migration of the project to git, and more. We had elected to hold off on these transitions for 0.92 so that release could focus on long term stability first and foremost, with 0.93's focus being on taking the more aggressive steps to move Inkscape forward. I am hoping a 0.93 release can be achieved within the calendar year, though much work remains. Assistance with testing is invaluable and I hope many people will join in following the trunk codebase; however, I know that building Inkscape can be a challenge, and we lack nightly builds on a few platforms, so I may attempt some form of interim snapshot preview release this summer to enable some broader testing before we're too far through 0.93's development cycle. Bryce

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FreeBSD as a step to OSX
by JT 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

I downloaded 0.92 Beta2 source code before Xmas, and tried to build it on mac mini running OSX 10.11 using cake and clang. At that stage the cake files were obviously unfinished (for example, there was no OSX cake file...). Also there were lots of hard-coded directories in the cake files, which are implicitly non-portable. Can I suggest/ask that someone familiar with Inkscape and its cake files, try to add FreeBSD support: 1) It would be good have a FreeBSD build for its own sake. 2) It is easier to spin up a VM for FreeBSD for building and testing, than for OSX. 3) Having two slightly different posix build/cake configs will help separate "Linux" from "Posix" config switches. Which will make it easier to then add third config switch for OSX. 4) FreeBSD kernel is closer to OSX Darwin kernel (both BSD family) but is a different platform, so it may shake out some issues on its own. The result will be a more portable code base, which will be make it easier for OSX developers less familiar with Inkscape to help. regards, -JT PS Im travelling at present, and the connection is poor, so I dont want to clone a git repo; but I do have Xcode on my mb-air.

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Fwd: Participating in Outreachy
by Bryce Harrington 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

----- Forwarded message from Karen Sandler <karen@...3057...> ----- Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:10:41 -0500 From: Karen Sandler <karen@...3057...> To: project-reps@...3057... Subject: Participating in Outreachy Reply-To: karen@...3057... Hi Project Reps! The Outreachy program[1] (which is also a Conservancy member project) is working on its next round, set to open on February 16. If you are interested in participating as an "organization", now's a good time to get started[2]! The sooner your project is listed, the more likely you'll get strong applicants. best, karen [1]http://outreachy.org [2]https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/InfoForOrgs#Requirements_for_Organ… ----- End forwarded message -----

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360 Total Security
by jelle 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

360 Total Security That you've never heard of this virus scanner is not that strange. However it has an installed base on 99.99999999% (my estimate) of all windows PCś in China. The only PCś that I know without it are those I laid my hands on. We're talking about every windows installation in China, 64 and 32 bit. That these guys managed to report anything on launchpad is a small miracle and shows their persistence. Now of course that entails only about 700 Million PC's in the country, so hardly a popular browser. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if someone dropped a big red envelope on Qihoo (the company) to make this happen or someone asked his uncle Wu for a favor. In any case I would recommend any user of 360 to remove the software (virtually impossible b.t.w. it acts like a virus once installed. I tend to boot into Linux to clean up the crap, then have to purge registry manually taking care not to remove another thingy called 360 that will bork the machine if removed.) Qihoo takes care of a steady stream of virus that will be found by their scanner and doesn't find anything really dangerous. Is total nonsense but will do some nice keyboard logging, sends data to 3rd parties and makes lots of ads pop up while you're watching movies. Oh,.. I believe DNS poisoning is also one its tricks. This is standard practice for 'free software' in China, so letś not make too much of it. It adds to the overall surveillance of subversive terminology here. No doubt it is one of the reasons you've never heard of it as only an idiot will install it voluntarily. In any case it might be worthwhile to contact those rogues at Qihoo and ask kindly whether their software is corrupt or someone in the blacklist department has bought a new car lately. On the other hand I cannot exclude a man in the middle attack or the people downloading Inkscape from a 3rd party website as that is a common way of getting software for free. Whether that is Illustrator or Inkscape doesn't really matter. The reason being mainly that any software downloaded from outside China is prone to package loss due to latency. The fact that Inkscape is on their radar at all is quite impressive. 90% of all software here is pirated and the rest is for free except for the government installed windows and whatever comes with high end brands pre-installed. I have never been able to access launchpad before I was given special access by Maren some year ago. If they did they must have had the patience of Job to do so. BTW, as one of my Yahoo accounts was hacked I lost that access. > Relevant bug report (I don't know if this was one of thetwo reports): > https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1658812 > If you want feel free to contact them (I didn't know that Virusscanner > either and I doubt it's that popular, so I didn't bother to take action > in the first place). > Regards, > Eduard Just about anyone in China, except the 1 million expats. Cheers, Jelle

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[UX] Font sIze and line height
by Jabier Arraiza 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Hi all. Im getting feedback about how complex is use new UX for font size and line height. Is very dificult to some users, myself for example, use and undertand well the new features. So become a cracy war in each new document. I have three ideas on mind: 1.- Force in each new document line height units be unitless, as previous inkscape. 2.- Double GUI seleced by prefs: First and default mimic previous inkscape values and positions and the other for advanced users. I hope not open too much the pandora-box Cheers, Jabier.

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false positive virus on 0.92 Windows 64-bit, exe installer
by brynn 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Hi Friends, We've had 2 separate reports now (at Inkscape Community), on 0.92 for Windows, 64-bit, exe installer, of a false positive for a virus. Both users are using a security program called 360 Total Security. Should we try and contact them so they can fix it? Just from a quick search, it looks like it might be a fairly popular program (although I had never heard of it before). And 2 reports are just 2 who bothered to report it. It's easy to imagine there must be people who didn't report, and just didn't install it. Thanks, brynn

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UX help
by Máirín Duffy 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Hi everybody, I've been using Inkscape and sodipodi before it for maybe 12 years now; it's my primary design tool. I'm a UX designer for Red Hat and specialize in mocking up page/screen designs for new features and modifications, drafting text for user interfaces, as well as user testing and feedback. I noticed some of the comments about the 0.92 release text height issueand the critique of the dialog that pops up in 0.92 about old Inkscape files. I would just like to offer my services any time you might need advice or help in figuring out how to design such dialogs or handle various conditions like this. I'm mizmo on freenode or you can email me. Please consider me a resource you can tap anytime for this; I don't code but I'm always happy to helpwhether it's some quick advice or something more involved like mockups. Cheers, ~m

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