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= Inkscape 1.2 =
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Thanks to all the work from our community, we are proud to announce that Inkscape version 1.2 is now released.
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You can find out about the new features, and watch our showcase at: https://inkscape.org/news/2022/05/16/inkscape-12/
and download it for your platform on:
https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2/
then, if you want to support Inkscape, donate to the project at
https://inkscape.org/support-us/
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Inkscape 1.2 is the latest major release of Inkscape, following one year
of development after the 1.1 major release.
The highlights of this release are:
* Inkscape documents can now hold multiple pages, which are managed by the new Page tool
* Editable markers and dash patterns
* Layers and objects dialog merged
* On-canvas alignment snapping and Snap settings redesign
* New 'Tiling' Live Path Effect
* Redesigned Export dialog with preview and ability to select objects/layers/pages and even multiple file formats to export to
* Import SVG images from Open Clipart, Wikimedia Commons and other online sources
* Selectable object origin for numerical scaling and moving
* All alignment options in a single dialog
* Gradient editing in the Fill and Stroke dialog
* Gradient dithering
* SVG Font Editor updated
* Flowing text around shapes and text padding
* Convenience Boolean operation for splitting paths
* Configurable Tool bar, continuous icon scaling and many more new customization options
* Performance gains for many parts of the interface and many different functions
* Lots of improvements to the user interface
* Numerous crash & bug fixes in the main Inkscape program and in in the stock extensions
We also introduced a long list of new features outlined in detail and
illustrated at
https://media.inkscape.org/media/doc/release_notes/1.2/Inkscape_1.2.html .
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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[1], translation[2], UX[3], bug triaging[4], or even outreach[5]!
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.or…
+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/bug_migration
[5]https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_vectors
A warm thanks to everyone involved in making this release possible!
-- The Inkscape team
