The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents.
Tons of new features and performance improvements are included in this release. Dialogs now have the ability to be docked to the editing window. Gradients can be edited completely on-canvas. The new Paint Bucket Tool fills bounded areas with color. A new 3D Box tool helps create perspective-correct drawings. A new Tweak tool provides an intuitive method for editing paths and painting objects. The new Live Path Effects feature can create "brushes" and various organic effects on paths. Improvements to color management include support for color spaces other than sRGB. Most SVG filters are now implemented, and a new powerful UI is provided for editing filter stacks.
== Downloading Inkscape 0.46 ==
Inkscape 0.46 is already included by default in Ubuntu Hardy so just install it normally. Ubuntu Gutsy users can install by adding the following to System : Admin : Software Sources : Third-Party Software:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ubuntu gutsy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ubuntu gutsy main
Macintosh OS X users can download a Leopard Universal package from our SourceForge site:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438
Packages for Fedora, Debian, Windows, and other platforms should be coming soon.
== For more information ==
Complete Release Notes for 0.46: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046
Community Contributed Screenshots: http://inkscape.org/screenshots/
Bryce