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
Meeting Recording: Discussing the Project
by Martin Owens
Hi Everyone,
This is a follow up to share the recorded link from last week's
leadership committee video meeting:
https://digimedia1.r2.enst.fr/playback/presentation/2.3/80b082be7c60e7a1f...
This was a no decisions meeting. There's no need to watch unless you're
interested in a bunch of people thinking and talking.
This discussion was really interesting, and varied. Covering people's
thoughts on what is Inkscape is as a project, how we paying people
changes things, how we go about asking volunteers, what this means for
our sense of identity. What the SFC thinks of corperate involvement, of
project different structures etc (big thanks to pono and Karen for
attenting from the SFC).
The video doesn't have a way of continuing any of the discussion on, so
if you do want to talk abou the issues, please do add context to which
part you'd like to add to.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Inkscape Leadership Committee
1 year, 6 months
Inkscape Booth at Virtual Chemnitzer Linuxtage this weekend!
by Maren Hachmann
Hi everyone,
do you have plans for this weekend? What about a drawing and inking
course with Inkscape?
Visit us this Saturday and Sunday at our booth at the virtual Chemnitzer
Linuxtage and enjoy free demos and workshops about drawing, programming
and design:
https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2022/en/programm/beitrag/187 (all times
CET, Berlin/Paris/Amsterdam - note that US/Canada change to summer time
on Sunday, while Europe does not yet)
Also ask us anything about Inkscape!
See you at the Inkscape booth at Chemnitzer Linuxtage!
1 year, 6 months
Job Posting: Project Coordinator
by doctormo＠gmail.com
Good news everyone!
As Inkscape continues to grow, the responsibilities of the Inkscape
team increase in tandem. To keep up with the current pace, the Project
Leadership Committee are looking for a Project Coordinator. See the job
posting for more details...
https://inkscape.org/news/2022/03/10/hiring-project-coordinator/
Please check out the article and the job posting link inside it for all
the details. Be sure you are emailing any submissions to the right
email address.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
1 year, 6 months
Vote for your favourite Inkscape About Screen for Inkscape 1.2 until March 13 2022!
by Maren Hachmann
It's time to vote for the About Screen for Inkscape's version 1.2!
We're very proud to present you with an amazing gallery featuring 25
entries, by 20 different Inkscape artists. Thank you so much to everyone
who entered!
Community voting opens on March 7 (0:00 UTC) and closes on March 13,
2022 (23:59:59 UTC).
Here are the rules:
* If you don't have a user account on the Inkscape website yet, you need
to register (https://inkscape.org/user/register/) to be able to vote.
* Everyone who enjoys Inkscape is allowed to vote.
* Everyone gets 1 vote - this includes all contest entrants.
* Visit the gallery and check out all the amazing works of art.
* Click on one of the thumbnails to see the a larger version of the
image and a description. You can also comment on the contest entry.
* To cast your vote, either click on the check mark below the image or
hover over the small image in the gallery to see a circle-shaped
checkbox you can click on. If you accidentally vote for the wrong
entry, you can change your vote by simply voting for a different one.
* Voting will ONLY be accepted via the Inkscape website.
* You can vote until Sunday, March 13, 2022, 23:59 (Time zone: UTC). In
the gallery, there's also a countdown timer available that shows how
long voting is open.
* Once the community voting is done, the top five entries with the most
votes will be passed on to the developers, who will then vote to
determine the winner.
* For the contest participants, ANY modifications of the files are
prohibited at this point.
SEE ALL ENTRIES AND CAST YOUR VOTE HERE:
https://inkscape.org/gallery/=about-screen-contest/contest-for-12/
Good luck to all participants!
1 year, 6 months
Are GPU Acceleration & Color-Managed Exports on the Roadmap?
by Nathan Upchurch
I was just wondering if anyone knows whether GPU acceleration and CMYK (and spot color) exports are on the roadmap for future releases? I design professionally, and I'm trying to get away from Adobe and Windows for good; these features are just about the final hurdles to make Inkscape usable for me in a professional, print-focused setting. I know Scribus can be used to convert colors, but the state of SVG support in Scribus makes it difficult to rely on for this purpose. With those features in place, barring some small UX concerns, I think Inkscape would be a 100% viable alternative to Illustrator in pro settings. It's so close already, and I've really been enjoying learning it. I have moved most of my machines to Manjaro, but I have one Windows machine left that I access via Parsec to run Adobe CC when I have to; I'm itching to get rid of it.
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Kind Regards,
Nathan
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/Out of office, on vacation, or on sick leave? I absolutely do not expect a response until you're back! Work is endless and human lives are finite; please take some time for yourself!/
1 year, 6 months
