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SVG version?
by MenTaLguY 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

While I'm thinking about it, what SVG version should we indicate in our output? If we are including SVG 1.2 features like the flow text stuff, don't we almost have to bump the version number to 1.2? -mental

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Hard Freeze
by Bryce Harrington 28 Nov '04

28 Nov '04

We've held off on going into hard freeze for a few days, due to several troublesome bugs. However, I'd like to propose that we move ahead with the hard freeze. It's impossible to release a bug-free product. It's understandable and commendable that we hold such a high set of standards for bug-free-ness, but the fact is, we'll have more releases in the future, and we'll _always_ have "one more thing to do..." If for some people, 0.40 won't run, they can stick with 0.39, or wait for 0.41. We've done a large amount of research into the bugs that exist; we can provide a good, detailed 'known issue' list. Heck, maybe this'll give some others inspiration and a headstart on figuring those problems out in the coming weeks. 0.40 has been one of the most energy-intensive releases that Inkscape's done so far. We've integrated a number of new dependencies, added scores of new features, and fixed hundreds of bugs. I would bet folks are getting worn out! With Christmas coming up, we ought to get the release behind us, so folks can enjoy the time off without worrying about Inkscape issues. This is a great release and I think the community's going to really enjoy it. As far as the remaining bugs go, here are some thoughts. The infamous Windows open file and freeze error is the worst remaining bug, however the current working hypothesis is that it's an issue with libgc. It is entirely conceivable that the fix would go against libgc, not inkscape, so may be entirely orthogonal to our release. However, if indeed it is an inkscape problem, it is an intermittent bug, and doesn't occur on every Windows user's box. As well, the use case for it is on file open, rather than save or during work, so the chance of data loss is small. I think we could simply document the problem and ensure users are aware of it, and provide workarounds/solutions later as we find them. The 'windows gets stuck in loop' error is a similarly annoying problem, and does involve data loss. However, it sounds like it is even less reproduceable than the previous one. The other level 9 bugs do not sound very serious to me. Most appear to be issues for a particular user running on a specific configuration (e.g., with Japanese language encodings, or installing with the autopackage snapshot, or when compiled with a particular version of gcc, etc.) All of these need fixing, but I don't think they're critical enough to warrant delaying the release. I suggest we write the hypotheses for each level-9 bug, list them as 'known issues' in the release notes, and move forward with the hard freeze today. Bulia, Mental, Kees, Peter, Jon Cruz, Ishmal, Simarilius, and Ted, how do you feel about moving forward with the release at this time? Bryce

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Updated Norwegian Nynorsk translation of Inkscape
by Karl Ove Hufthammer 28 Nov '04

28 Nov '04

Here's an updated Norwegian Nynorsk translation of Inkscape. Please commit it to CVS. Hope I'm not to late for 0.40! :) -- Regards, Karl Ove Hufthammer

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Fwd: [Inkscape-devel] Graphics-by banner
by Ana Saiz García 28 Nov '04

28 Nov '04

I'm very proud to see it in your homepage :o) Only a remark, my first surname isn't García, but Saiz (you know, I'm spanish, so I have two surnames :o)) I'm glad you liked it, thanks for all Ana On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:57:03 +0100, Ana Saiz García <anasaiz@...400...> wrote: > thanks to you :o) > > On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 22:59:53 -0800 (PST), Bryce Harrington > > > <bryce@...260...> wrote: > > Thanks Ana, I've added it to our homepage, and stuck them in our images > > directory. :-) > > > > Bryce > > > > > > > > On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, [ISO-8859-1] Ana Saiz García wrote: > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > I've been searching for the typical "graphics-by" banner to put it in > > > a web and let all people know I've used Inkscape to make some of the > > > graphics on the web, but i didn't manage to find anything. I don't > > > know whether there is already something like that, but I've done one > > > on my own and I wanted to share it with you in case somebody else want > > > to use it. > > > > > > I don't know if I can send attachments to this list, so I give you two > > > links from where you can download it. > > > > > > Here is the svg: > > > > > > http://david.f.v.free.fr/ana/imagenes/gfx_by_inkscape.svg > > > > > > And here is the png, with a more appropiate size for a banner: > > > > > > http://david.f.v.free.fr/ana/imagenes/gfx_by_inkscape.png > > > > > > Hope you like it :o) > > > > > > Ana > > > > > > > -- > "El más baldío de todos los días > es aquél en que no hemos reído" > (de Chamfort) > > http://www.cosasdedos.net > http://ana.cosasdedos.net > -- "El más baldío de todos los días es aquél en que no hemos reído" (de Chamfort) http://www.cosasdedos.net http://ana.cosasdedos.net -- "El más baldío de todos los días es aquél en que no hemos reído" (de Chamfort) http://www.cosasdedos.net http://ana.cosasdedos.net

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Graphics-by banner
by Ana Saiz García 28 Nov '04

28 Nov '04

Hi all I've been searching for the typical "graphics-by" banner to put it in a web and let all people know I've used Inkscape to make some of the graphics on the web, but i didn't manage to find anything. I don't know whether there is already something like that, but I've done one on my own and I wanted to share it with you in case somebody else want to use it. I don't know if I can send attachments to this list, so I give you two links from where you can download it. Here is the svg: http://david.f.v.free.fr/ana/imagenes/gfx_by_inkscape.svg And here is the png, with a more appropiate size for a banner: http://david.f.v.free.fr/ana/imagenes/gfx_by_inkscape.png Hope you like it :o) Ana -- "El más baldío de todos los días es aquél en que no hemos reído" (de Chamfort) http://www.cosasdedos.net http://ana.cosasdedos.net

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Final release candidate for Inkscape 0.40
by Bryce Harrington 28 Nov '04

28 Nov '04

Hi All, Tonight we are entering the 'Hard Freeze', the very last phase before the final tagging and branching of 0.40, which is planned for tomorrow evening. Ted has created the final release candidate, 0.40pre5, which is now available from the website. Testing is essentially complete, however we're encouraging people to give the release a quick review. We're looking for silly mistakes like forgetting to update the version number, packaging problems, and major show-stopper bugs. But also add anything else you find to the bug tracker, and we can sort those issues out during the next development cycle. During this Hard Freeze phase, we're going to let the dust settle a bit, do a once-over, and then proceed with packaging and delivering the release. As with all prior releases, once it's cut we need to switch into marketing mode, in order to get the word out. This is where Inkscape users can make a big contribution. We want to get word out on all the major blogs, articles into relevant online magazines, and word of mouth to friends and family. Stay tuned. :-) Bryce

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problems with sf cvs
by Adib Taraben 27 Nov '04

27 Nov '04

Hi, I am having following problems since yesterday: cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@...54...:/cvsroot/inkscape login Logging in to :pserver:anonymous@...54...:2401:/cvsroot/inkscape cvs [login aborted]: unrecognized auth response from cvs.sourceforge.net: M PserverBackend::PserverBackend() Connect (Connection refused) ***** CVS exited normally with code 1 ***** I cannot connect to the cvs . Any hints, MANY THANKS; Adib.

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Hard Freeze 11/26 ?
by Bryce Harrington 27 Nov '04

27 Nov '04

Hi all, Is anything remaining to be done, or are we ok to move into hard freeze tomorrow? If so, perhaps we can target having 0.40 tagged and branched by Friday evening? Bryce

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new about screen modification
by Andy Fitzsimon 27 Nov '04

27 Nov '04

I'm not sure if this is better than the current about screen in CVS but i'll let Bulia decide.

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test - ignore
by Kees Cook 26 Nov '04

26 Nov '04

Sorry, please ignore. Sourceforge has been acting up for me... -- Kees Cook @outflux.net

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