Out of 56 items in that tutorial, 53 work exactly the same in the
latest version of Inkscape.
Two of the three *different* things are actually bugs in the hotkeys.

So there's actually only a single thing that's different
(simplification threshold moved to different area of preferences).

It seems to me there's no reason at all to use the older version. Just
bug report two hotkey malfunctions, and then you can enjoy all the
goodies of the current version and continue the tutorial series you
are presently watching.
Lots of stuff has been added, and relatively few things changed in
regards to how Inkscape used to work.

-C

On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 5:13 AM, brynn <brynn@...3089...> wrote:
> Instead of using an older version of Inkscape, it would seem to make more
> sense to find more current tutorials.
>
> From one version to the next, or even from 3 or 4 versions past, you should
> not be finding "many" things not working.  Not more than a small handful of
> things, really would change so much that it doesn't work at all.  And a
> beginner, learning beginner skills should not be finding anything which
> doesn't work.
>
> After watching a little over 5 minutes of that tutorial....well, I'll just
> say that I would strongly suggest finding some better tutorials.  Tutorials
> like that are one of the main reasons I spend time and energy compiling,
> curating, and keeping current the page which Ryan suggested (thanks, Ryan):
> https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php
>
> Click on the *black text* of each list item, to open a list of tutorials by
> each author.  After the list is open, and if I know which versions of
> Inkscape were used for each tutorial, there's a colored bullet to indicate
> which version.
>
> If there is some particular tool, feature or technique which you're anxious
> to learn, please feel free to let us know, and we can explain.  Although I
> didn't watch that whole video, there's enough in the first 5 minutes to make
> me think, at best you were confused, and at worst misled.
>
> All best,
> brynn
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Alan Feuerbacher
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 8:48 PM
> To: inkscape-user@...2249...sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Suggestion for New User
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I recently began using Inkscape on Windows 7 for the first time
> (0.92.2), and have been having some problems. Since I'm a brand new
> user, I'm not sure if this is due to my inexperience, or if there are
> some actual bugs.
>
> I've been following an online tutorial from Derek Banas (
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qqTAjBaeJ0 ), but it refers to a much
> older version of Inkscape, and many things don't work the way the
> tutorial says.
>
> I'm almost thinking of using an older version instead of 0.92.2.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Alan
>
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