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New Turkish translator
by Kaya Zeren 25 Feb '26

25 Feb '26

Hi Community, I've been translating and maintaining Turkish for 20+ years, mostly open source software 200+ projects. My focus is keeping translations consistent and in the right context so non-english users easily unlock their potential. I believe that I have a good base glossary from my fellow translators and my translated apps from many different interests. In these years, I've been through from text, excel, xml and po files to advanced dedicated platforms like Transifex, Crowdin and Weblate. Some known apps are 7-Zip, FileZilla, WinMerge, WinSCP, VLC Player, Audacity, KeePass (XC), and some web apps CiviCRM, CommunityBuilder, LimeSurvey, Mattermost, Matomo, SuiteCRM, Nextcloud, Transifex, Weblate plus many Joomla and WordPress pulgins. I'm also a reviewer of some big projects: All Proton products, Localization Lab projects (Tor, I2P, Orbot, VeraCrypt etc), WordPress, Concrete CMS. I saw InkScape is a very good project and the Turkish translation is not complete and consistent. The first thing is working on local po files with all 11k strings instead of Weblate ones so I could test easier and get terminology consistency on the whole app. My only hesitation was to have correct Turkish terminology because I didn't have a professional graphic design background and I mostly followed up previous translators' terminology. The translation is complete now and I'll keep it up to date on Weblate. Cheers, Kaya

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Extracting strings from svg file into po for translating
by Lucas Vieites 22 Feb '26

22 Feb '26

Hi there, I want to translate the text content of a bunch of SVG files. I thought of using the same mechanism that we use for the Inkscape tutorials, but I can't find much information about how it works. The workflow I'm thinking of is: 1. Extract the strings from the SVG into .po files 2. Translate the .po files 3. Put the translated strings back into the SVG files. Can you help me work this out, please? Thank you. -- *Lucas Vieites <https://namedrop.io/lucasvieites>* lucasvieites.com LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasvieites>

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Generate documentation, but only one language
by Lucas Vieites 19 Jan '26

19 Jan '26

Hi there, I've been working on the translation of the documentation, tutorials, man page, etc. and I wanted to generate the SVG and HTML files to review and correct. I saw in the README <https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-docs/documentation/#generating-documen…> that you can generate the whole package with `make all`, and that works fine, but I'd like to keep it fast and clean, and only generate one language (in my case, Spanish). Is this possible without a massive update to the Makefile? Thank you, -- *Lucas Vieites <https://namedrop.io/lucasvieites>* lucasvieites.com LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasvieites>

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Inkscape 1.4.3 is out!
by Maren Hachmann 26 Dec '25

26 Dec '25

Inkscape 1.4.3 ============== Inkscape 1.4.3 is now available for all three supported operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows)! You can download it from: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4.3 BUGFIX and MAINTENANCE RELEASE ------------------------------ Inkscape 1.4.3 is be a maintenance and bugfix release, which brings you fixes for many critical or irritating bugs, and even a few new features. The most important fixes and changes in this release are: * 24 crash/freeze fixes many of which prevented users from opening certain files or exporting certain objects with Inkscape 1.4.2 * almost 100 bug fixes and small improvements, among them: * JPEG/JPG export works again on Windows. * The problem with user interface text showing up as rectangles ('tofu') instead of letters if certain fonts are installed on macOS is finally resolved. * Ungrouping big groups is faster again. * All pasting options ('on page', 'width'/'height'/'size'/…) are now accessible from the right-click menu on canvas. * The Measure tool snaps again at its end point, so you can make accurate measurements again. * The LPE dialog now offers to convert Line, Polyline or Polygon SVG objects to paths before applying a path effect to them * When resizing the Inkscape window, the buttons in the Commands bar (copy, paste, open, dialog shortcuts) show up one by one instead of waiting for the window to get big enough to show the second half at once. * When converting strokes to paths, patterns and gradients are no longer lost. * Aligning on a circle or arc now works more reliably. * Text on Path now also works with rectangles. * Many improvements have been made to the PDF import. * Results from path operations no longer end up at the bottom of the object stack unexpectedly and the Split Path operation has learnt to better handle nested shapes. * The current layer by default is now the one where you have last selected an object (might need a preferences reset to apply). * Whether the current page is changed when you select an object on it has been made optional. * You can now make small changes to how Inkscape looks without needing to modify the full theme file. * The bug that sometimes made it impossible to make gradients and patterns fully opaque has been prevented from reaching adulthood (it has been around since 2007!). * and 25 updated interface languages as well as 13 updated documentation languages! See the release notes for more information (also about known issues and workarounds): https://inkscape.org/doc/release_notes/1.4.3/Inkscape_1.4.3.html Inkscape 1.4.3 is also a 'bridge release' in the sense that it can be used to convert the planned Inkscape 1.5 multipage file format to the pre-1.5 multipage format. Versions lower than Inkscape 1.4.3 will not be able to interpret pages created in Inkscape versions 1.5 and upwards. Opening a document in Inkscape 1.4.3 and saving it will convert it to the current ('old') page format. Background: While the 'old' format of pages in Inkscape is a custom addition that only works in Inkscape, the new format will make use of the svg:view element, which is standardized and can work in other SVG viewers, too. Find more information about this in MR #7525: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7525 Report Bugs ----------- Please report all bugs you find in our Inbox bug tracker on GitLab! https://inkscape.org/report ----------------------------- Join an Inkscape project team ----------------------------- 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 on https://inkscape.org/contribute/ and you can get in touch with us on https://chat.inkscape.org/ Thanks to everyone involved in this release! -- The Inkscape team

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Reminder for man page translation
by Maren Hachmann 22 Dec '25

22 Dec '25

Hi all, as we've had a deterioration in the French man page translation, I'd like to send out a reminder for how to translate the man page syntax: * DO translate example text, like FILENAME, OBJECT-ID * DO NOT modify the structure of the syntax of the commands (e.g. turning --pdf-pages=PAGE[,PAGE] into --pdf-page=PAGE ) * DO NOT modify pieces of SVG source code, e.g. translate inkscape: or sodipodi: to just inkscape or sodipodi If anyone is available to fix the French man page, while it will be not be updated for 1.4.3, it may still go into a possible 1.4.4 (and I have not checked whether the master branch is affected also). Thanks all, Maren

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1.4.3 deadline for documentation translations
by Maren Hachmann 20 Dec '25

20 Dec '25

Hi all, I'm going to make the cut for documentation translations that will make it into 1.4.3 on Monday, Dec. 22 at 00:00 UTC (that's the minute after Sunday, Dec. 21 at 23:59). Please get your translations in until then and please also check them here (download and view the files you worked on) before the deadline: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-docs/documentation/-/pipelines (currently the tutorial build is blocked on pt-br - if someone could fix that for all of us, please go ahead! Error details here: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-docs/documentation/-/jobs/12478805377) Thanks for all your work on making Inkscape easy for everyone, Maren

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Inkscape 1.4.3 release candidate available for testing!
by Maren Hachmann 14 Dec '25

14 Dec '25

Inkscape 1.4.3 Release Candidate ================================ Inkscape 1.4.3rc(2) is now available for testing for all three supported operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows)! Being a pre-release, this version is not intended for production use, but to help us smooth out any issues that should not show up in the actual release which is due in less than 2 weeks from now. You can download it from: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4.3rc BUGFIX and MAINTENANCE RELEASE ------------------------------ The upcoming Inkscape 1.4.3 will be a maintenance and bugfix release, which brings you fixes for many critical or irritating bugs, and even a few new features. The most important fixes and changes in this release are: * 24 crash/freeze fixes many of which prevented users from opening certain files or exporting certain objects with Inkscape 1.4.2 * and almost 100 bug fixes and small improvements, among them: * JPEG/JPG export works again on Windows. * The problem with user interface text showing up as rectangles ('tofu') instead of letters if certain fonts are installed on macOS is finally resolved. * Ungrouping big groups is faster again. * All pasting options ('on page', 'width'/'height'/'size'/…) are now accessible from the right-click menu on canvas. * The Measure tool snaps again at its end point, so you can make accurate measurements again. * The LPE dialog now offers to convert Line, Polyline or Polygon SVG objects to paths before applying a path effect to them * When resizing the Inkscape window, the buttons in the Commands bar (copy, paste, open, dialog shortcuts) show up one by one instead of waiting for the window to get big enough to show the second half at once. * When converting strokes to paths, patterns and gradients are no longer lost. * Aligning on a circle or arc now works more reliably. * Text on Path now also works with rectangles. * Many improvements have been made to the PDF import. * Results from path operations no longer end up at the bottom of the object stack unexpectedly and the Split Path operation has learnt to better handle nested shapes. * The current layer by default is now the one where you have last selected an object (might need a preferences reset to apply). * Whether the current page is changed when you select an object on it has been made optional. * You can now make small changes to how Inkscape looks without needing to modify the full theme file. * The bug that sometimes made it impossible to make gradients and patterns fully opaque has been prevented from reaching adulthood (it has been around since 2007!). * and 23 updated interface languages and 12 updated documentation languages! See the release notes draft for more information: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.4.3 Inkscape 1.4.3 will also be a 'bridge release' in the sense that it can be used to convert the planned Inkscape 1.5 multipage file format to the pre-1.5 multipage format. Versions lower than Inkscape 1.4.3 will not be able to interpret pages created in Inkscape versions 1.5 and upwards. Opening a document in Inkscape 1.4.3 and saving it will convert it to the current ('old') page format. Background: While the 'old' format of pages in Inkscape is a custom addition that only works in Inkscape, the new format will make use of the svg:view element, which is standardized and can work in other SVG viewers, too. Find more information about this in MR #7525. (the release candidate corresponds to the INKSCAPE_1_4_3_RC2 tag in the Gitlab repository) Report Bugs ----------- Use at your own risk, and please report all bugs you find in our Inbox bug tracker on GitLab ! If you find any issue with this beta version, please report it to https://inkscape.org/report ----------------------------- Join an Inkscape project team ----------------------------- 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 on https://inkscape.org/contribute/ and you can get in touch with us on https://chat.inkscape.org/ Thanks to everyone involved in this beta release! -- The Inkscape team

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String freeze for 1.4.3
by Marc Jeanmougin 04 Dec '25

04 Dec '25

Hi devs, hi translators, With about three weeks to go before 1.4.3 release, we are now in */string freeze/.* If we find critical mistakes, they will be communicated to translators, but you should consider that the translatable strings in weblate (for Inkscape 1.4.x component : https://translate.inkscape.org/projects/inkscape/1-4-x/inkscape/ ) should not move before the release. If possible, can you submit potential updates before Dec 19th ? If you need a few more days, please contact me so that I know that some translation is in the works. Thanks everyone ! Best, -- Marc

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Preferred workflow is now Weblate (https://translate.inkscape.org) !
by Marc Jeanmougin 01 Nov '25

01 Nov '25

Hi translators, Attempting to make the Inkscape translation process more inviting and easy to grasp, you can now use our Weblate instance, hosted on https://translate.inkscape.org , to translate Inkscape. The proposed process is described into the readme of https://gitlab.com/inkscape/translations , which will be used to update the website and wiki once we are confident on the quality of the instructions for new translators. They is still room for changes, depending on your feedback and remarks, so feel free to report if anything is not working as it should, or if you see anything that could be better automated, and I'll try to fix it. ** Automation ** - The potfile will now be updated /daily/ from the related branches, and the new strings should also be immediately available in Weblate. - Weblate should push changes to the translation repository /daily / - The Inkscape code (artifacts) will be updated /weekly/ from the translation repository - Documentation (man, tutorials, keys) are also present on weblate ** Weblate process ** Weblate supports a variety of workflows, and we should be able to accommodate them based on your needs. The current (default) state is "anyone can suggest translations, anyone /who is logged in/ can validate translations". We can create teams who would have review rights for languages if needed - see https://docs.weblate.org/en/latest/admin/access.html for what is doable. Weblate logins are through gitlab, so that we (ideally) don't have to deal with spam accounts (and any string change will be tied to a gitlab user). Weblate lets people download and upload po files, and supports things like "upload po files as a set of suggestions to review", so any current workflow based on poedit or other tools that you would already use should still work. If you have any question, please reach out, either in the ML, or in the channel, or in an issue in https://gitlab.com/inkscape/translations/-/issues And thanks to Maren for the early feedback on the setup! Best, -- Marc

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SUBSCRIPTION
by Noemi 13 Jul '25

13 Jul '25

Hello, I would like to subscribe to the Inkscape translators list. Sincerely, N.C.

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