Branched this off to its own email thread

 

Maren gave me a wiki account (Thanks Maren!), and I've added a git project suggestion:

I think git integration would be a pretty cool thing. If we think of inkscape as a "vector editor" in the same way as VSCode is a "Code Editor", git is a natural addition.

We can look at code editors like vscode's built in git integration to get an idea of what it could be like - though some might think that's too "technical" for graphical designers, I think versioning can be naturally translated conceptually for most people. Or, for example, we could have the history represented as a path with dots along it, branching as needed, which the user can select and "view".

The main problem I see with this right now is portability - how is the git history maintained with the file if you send it to someone, or shared on a computer?

Anyway, might be a fun project for GSoC or otherwise.

-Chris