Inkscape 1.1.2 and Inkscape 1.2-alpha released
by Marc Jeanmougin
Inkscape 1.1.2
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Inkscape 1.1.2 is now released.
You can download it at:
https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.1.2/
then, if you want to support Inkscape, donate to the project at:
https://inkscape.org/support-us/
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Inkscape 1.1.2 is mainly a stability and bugfix release.
It fixes numerous crashes and several major inconveniences, such as lost styling
when when converting text to path, or relative position of clones pasted into
a new document
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In addition, we are releasing an alpha version of Inkscape 1.2, to facilitate
testing of major upcoming features, such as the multipage support, editable
markers, on-canvas alignment, revamped alignment and snapping options, layer
and objects dialog, etc. If you find any issue with this new version, please
report it tohttps://inkscape.org/report
You can download it at
https://inkscape.org/release/1.2alpha0/
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Join an Inkscape project team
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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 onhttps://inkscape.org/contribute/
and you can get in touch with us onhttps://chat.inkscape.org/
Thanks to everyone involved in this release!
-- The Inkscape team
1 year, 5 months
Regarding the serialization of Spiro control points
by Fred Brennan
Greetings,
I write from the FontForge project. Of particular interest to me is the Spiro
spline feature, which was originated around ten years ago by Raph Levien.
One thing I'd like to add, (which would benefit both our projects,) is the
ability of FontForge to understand the Inkscape Spiro serialization format.
However, there are several things about the format which to me as an outsider
appear to be defects serious enough that I have no idea how to even *import*
these splines correctly, much less export our Spiro splines to this format. I
would very much like to support the _de facto_ standard Inkscape has
originated of supporting Spiro in SVG, but I am lost.
George Williams, FontForge's original author, noticed this defect over eleven
years ago.[1] Things are virtually unchanged since then, I checked `git
blame`.
Spiro has five point types, not including beginning and ending points. They
are:
* G4 curve (o)
* G2 curve (c)
* Corner (v)
* Left Constraint ([)
* Right Constraint (])
The ASCII single letters are the normal method of Spiro serialization, as
championed by Raph Levien and by us in FontForge.
Inkscape seems to create what I will call a "pseudo-SVG path". So, it is not
really an SVG path, but rather is an SVG path which undergoes transformation
into the typical Spiro format. Inkscape stores this in the "original-d"
attribute.
So, given a Bezier spline with control points defined as (x, y, c1, c2),
Inkscape interprets a control point with only (x, y) to be a corner, meanwhile
a control point with all four is a G4 curve, and (x, y, c1, NULL) is a left
constraint while (x, y, NULL, c2) is a right constraint.
I can probably overcome this, although George Williams was right to be
skeptical of this format. There is no way I can see to define a G2 curve in
this strange "original-d" format.
Thus, this email. I write to ask a few things. I suppose first of all, what
are the chances that we can convince you guys to store Spiro splines in
plate[2] format, or another widely accepted Spiro serialization format?
Second, if we cannot convince you to do that, how do I export FontForge spiros
which contain G2 control points to Inkscape's original-d format? It's not
possible, yes? So should I just silently fail and save them as G4? The curves
will not be the same if I do that. Should I disallow export to SVG w/Spiro if
glyph contains G2 control point? That seems a steep cost that will just
confuse my users, so perhaps I should abandon the whole thing if it comes to
that.
Cordial regards,
Fredrick Brennan (@ctrlcctrlv)
[1]: https://narkive.com/63FADpG3.4
[2]: https://levien.com/garden/ppedit/README, section "Plate files"
1 year, 6 months
Can someone please contact
by NASA Jeff
Areana Grande fandom on Facebook with regards to new algorithms etc.. and
work we can do. I've mentioned mixx so far. But generally anything related
to the arts. I've talked most about this on here I believe. Yes, I believe
I've finally secured funding for Linux developers.
Thank you for your patience.
1 year, 7 months
How do I invoke my.custom.extension by CLI
by marc
Hello all,
this is my first post on this list. I'm not sure whether this is the
place to ask, but couldn't find a better one.
I chose to use inkscape for modifying vector-graphic-PDFs and convert
them to PNGs and also to a varienty of PDFs with extra information in a
background batch job. Basically this works well with official Inkscape
1.1 (c68e22c387, 2021-05-23) and the results are just as desired.
Unfortunatelly there is some glitch with inkscape freezing every some
hundred conversions.
To track down the above freeze I decided to try the latest inkscape
source and build it myself (Windows 10/Windows 11) to be able to debug
it.
I found that the current app (24f6795) does not obey to the same CLI.
Calling --verb=my.custom.extension complains
Unable to find: my.custom.extension
verbs_action: Invalid verb: my.custom.extension
I get the same error message if I try to invoke as --
actions=my.custom.extension.
Both --action-list and --verb-list do not list any extensions.
The extension is part of the menu, so inkscape seems to know about it.
Commit 5e32ad5 "Menubar Filters + Extensions : Conversion to Actions"
removes extensions from the verb-list. Various comments suggest that
verbs are supposed to be moved to actions. Not sure whether that is the
plan for extensions as well.
So my question is: How can I invoke my custom extension from CLI in the
current version of inkscape (24f6795926, 2021-12-25) or any later?
Cheers and a happy new year to everybody,
Lokomoko
1 year, 7 months
Inkscape GIMP Shotwell Aseprite and other open-source image editors - Great Scott! you cannot meet me at Twin Peer-to-Peer Mall at 1:15 AM
by Sergei Udris
Inkscape GIMP Shotwell Aseprite and other open-source image editors - Great
Scott! you cannot meet me at Twin Peer-to-Peer Mall at 1:15 AM
program peer-to-peer programs, including unseen competitive games
i've had enough practical jokes for one morning, future boy!
siding with big by accepting Hill Valley without peer-to-peer games
github twitch email
when Marvin Berry inviting Marty to play guitar is p2p
selling out Isengard Tower and garden by hosting
money-donate-sponsor-ads-jobs-coins disease
Rey refuses to sell BB-8 for 60 portions in the desert, you burn
Fangorn for coin fuel in the era of Internet
turning programs into projects like producers pushing Nick Lang to play
Joe Gunn when he wants Ray Casanov part
docs-nesting around one program and not programming games like proud
Vulcan Academy
yet having hsiny web pages and lengthy maintainer credits and
attributions
no wonder Spock left for Starfleet
thank you, ministers, for your consideration - live long and prosper
maybe you were adopted
honest as What the Health?
if Federer Nadal Djokovic instead of competing for gran-slam set up a
donation-collecting docs-booth in the middle of court
if Linus - inner Jabba the Hutt stole name Freax - agreed to join Steve
Jobs and Apple on that meeting when first came to California
instead of keeping his word - free and open
if torrent clients accepted Strickland-serer-networks-only valley instead
of generating most traffic
if Jesus instead of feeding 4000 had a small comfy meal for himself and
friends for years or started a bread-breaking business
even Biff would gladly polish their car for being scarier bullies
Marty! you've gotta come back with me!
even dust of open source image and photo editors we hake off of out
Seinfeld-Obama-Nike running shoes
but be sure - peer-to-peer programs including new competitive games - are
climbing like Honnold on Mount Kenia
no projects no experiments no docs no issue-scratching-on-top-of-ou-heads
no money-sponsor-donate-ads-coins-jobs fatal error
programs who are guests not workers
breathing and singing with their won voice like Chris Pine i-am-Chris-Pine
better than what Borg of money can collective-gram
are on their way along with Pat Brown and Impossible Foods mission
both will be served in vegan jars of time travel parens ( )
my calculations are correct - when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're
gonna see some serious shit
Peter Dinklage: you thought that Joffrey had to survive - he aint in the
credits for season five - baby you know i'm the man for all seasons
1 year, 7 months
