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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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what is the delay between Weblate string translation or editing and actual presence of those strings in repository ?
by Cristian Secară 06 Jul '25

06 Jul '25

I translated or edited some strings in Weblate and then I wanted to export the whole translation to my PC in order to check the translations into the real thing (local Inkscape), but the string in the exported file were still the "old" ones, same as in gitlab if I'm not mistaken. What is the delay as in <subj.> ? If I knew the gap was quite big, I would rather have translated it "traditionally" in offline mode and only upload to Weblate from time to time, in order to be able to check my translation right away, whenever I want or need. And somewhat related, from past experience with LibreOffice, a same string translated in – say – current branch, becomes automatically translated in master (or the other way round, or something like that). Does this apply here also ? Cristi -- Cristian Secară https://www.secarica.ro

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translating in dutcht
by Guido Morren 25 Jun '25

25 Jun '25

hello Can i help to translate inkscape in dutch? regards guido morren

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Swedish translation of Inkscape
by Daniel Nylander 06 Jun '25

06 Jun '25

My name is Daniel Nylander and I translate open source software to Swedish for the past 25 years. Living in Stockholm, Sweden. 50 years old. Would like to translate the Inkscape website next. I have already done the application but it needs reviewing, Beginner's Guide as well.. working copy at https://danielnylander.se/inkscape/ Would really like to get some assistance from Swedish speaking people to review and maintain the translation. I will get some additional time during the summer to review it myself as well. -- Daniel Nylander

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Swedish translator
by Daniel Nylander 01 Jun '25

01 Jun '25

Good day, My name is Daniel Nylander and I translate open source software to Swedish for the past 25 years. Living in Stockholm, Sweden. 50 years old. Would like to translate the Inkscape website next. I have already done the application, Beginner's Guide.. working copy at https://danielnylander.se/inkscape/ -- Daniel Nylander

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Inkscape 1.4.2
by Marc Jeanmougin 12 May '25

12 May '25

================== = Inkscape 1.4.2 = ================== Thanks to all the work from our community, we are proud to announce that Inkscape version 1.4.2 is now released. ---------------- You can find out about the new features at: https://inkscape.org/news/2025/05/12/2-in-1-release-inkscape-142-is-out/ , or read the release notes at https://inkscape.org/doc/release_notes/1.4.2/Inkscape_1.4.2.html Download it for your platform on: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4.2/ then, if you want to support Inkscape, donate to the project at https://inkscape.org/support-us/ ---------------- Inkscape 1.4.2 is a maintenance and bugfix release, which brings you fixes for many critical or irritating bugs, and even a few new features. Release highlights: a new splash screen, providing a visual cue while Inkscape loads in the background initial support for importing Vectornator / Linearity Curve files a new extension to Clean up Paths substantially improved Affinity Designer files (.afdesign) import 20 crash/freeze fixes, many of which affected PDF import more than 50 other bug fixes and small improvements, among them improvements to Boolean operations, layer selection, minimal window width and restoration of Spray tool buttons' functionality and 15 updated translations ----------------------------- Join an Inkscape project team ----------------------------- Inkscape is always happy to welcome new contributors in various areas: code[1], translation[2], UX[3], testing and bug triaging[4], documentation[5] or even outreach[6]! The main ways to get involved are listed onhttps://inkscape.org/contribute/ The preferred points of contact are: [1]https://lists.inkscape.org/postorius/lists/inkscape-devel.lists.inkscape.… + https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_devel (or libera.chat/#inkscape-devel) [2]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_translation [3]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_ux [4]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_testing [5]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation [6]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_vectors A warm thanks to everyone involved in making this release possible! -- The Inkscape team

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Fwd: 1.4.2 release plan
by Marc Jeanmougin 29 Apr '25

29 Apr '25

[with the right ml address, sorry for the delay] Hi all ! After the issue on 1.4.1 which prevents offering it to mac, we discussed the plan to release a 1.4.2 with few fix soon, which will mostly contain changes from 1.4.1 and a few additional fixes. Ideally, we will make it ready for the beginning of may, to be announced and made available on the day vectors will see preferable :) Hence, - we are now in string freeze for development (easy to check fixes can still be merged if they don't break strings) - I'll merge translations done on translate.inkscape.org (1.4.x) or in-repo doc updates on May 7th and generate installers on May 8th If there is any concern, feel free to voice them, we can adapt. Thanks everyone ! -- Mc

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Fw: Two meanings for 'screen'?
by krystianFr 28 Apr '25

28 Apr '25

Hi, may we have some references of the problematic string to translate ? will see in FR translations.Thanks.

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