Inkscape 0.42

[wald]

Hi group,

Great news from the open source vector graphics front:

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July 26th, 2005 — The Inkscape community today announced the
release of Inkscape 0.42, a cross-platform Open Source Scalable
Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool.

Inkscape 0.42 is the most feature-filled release to date, with an
exceptional number of major and minor new features, usability
improvements, and bug fixes. While some of the new features simply
fill long-standing functionality gaps, others are truly
revolutionary. Inkscape 0.42 is one step closer to full SVG
compliance. This release adds:

* Flowed Text: Text objects that automatically re-flow to any
shape (and not just a rectangle).
* Text Selection: One can now select part of a text and apply
any style to the selection, just like in a word processing
application.
* Gradient Tool: A completely redesigned and much easier to
use on-canvas gradient interface with handles displayed directly
in the drawing.
* Effects: These are now usable from within Inkscape on all
platforms. This version ships with a collection of effects
including path interpolation, randomization, and various fractal
algorithms.
* Color Swatches: This standard facility of most graphics
software is now a part of Inkscape.
* Colored Clones: Clones may now be painted differently from
their original.
* Tile Tracing: The Tile Clones dialog can trace an existing
image with tiling, producing a multitude of exciting effects.
* Grid Arrange, Baseline Align, Unclumping: There are new,
powerful ways to arrange objects.
* Better PS/EPS Export: PostScript level 3 gradient support,
better text handling, and a command line option for batch export
are in this release.
* Command Line SVG Analysis: Inkscape may now be used from the
command line to query coordinates and dimensions of objects in an
SVG file.
* Better SVG/CSS Compliance: Notably, internal CSS stylesheets
are now supported (read-only).
* Mac OS X Support: In addition to Linux and Windows, Inkscape
0.42 is now available as a fully self-contained dmg package for
Mac OS X.

 

[kcaj]

Inkscape 0.42

http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/index.php

 

[John Corliss]

Hi group,

Great news from the open source vector graphics front:

-------------------------------------------------------

July 26th, 2005 — The Inkscape community today announced the
release of Inkscape 0.42, a cross-platform Open Source Scalable
Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool.

The group may be interested in the link to this program (simple though
it is) too, so here it is:

http://www.inkscape.org/

I notice that each time the page is reloaded, a different screenshot
appears.

Thanks for pointing out this update! Looks like a real good program to
have in one's graphics arsenal.

 

[Mel]

July 26th, 2005 — The Inkscape community today announced the
release of Inkscape 0.42, a cross-platform Open Source Scalable
Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool.

Inkscape 0.42 is the most feature-filled release to date, with an
exceptional number of major and minor new features, usability
improvements, and bug fixes. While some of the new features simply
fill long-standing functionality gaps, others are truly
revolutionary. Inkscape 0.42 is one step closer to full SVG
compliance. This release adds:

- Flowed Text: Text objects that automatically re-flow to any
shape (and not just a rectangle).
- Text Selection: One can now select part of a text and apply
any style to the selection, just like in a word processing
application.
- Gradient Tool: A completely redesigned and much easier to
use on-canvas gradient interface with handles displayed directly
in the drawing.
- Effects: These are now usable from within Inkscape on all
platforms. This version ships with a collection of effects
including path interpolation, randomization, and various fractal
algorithms.
- Color Swatches: This standard facility of most graphics
software is now a part of Inkscape.
- Colored Clones: Clones may now be painted differently from
their original.
- Tile Tracing: The Tile Clones dialog can trace an existing
image with tiling, producing a multitude of exciting effects.
- Grid Arrange, Baseline Align, Unclumping: There are new,
powerful ways to arrange objects.
- Better PS/EPS Export: PostScript level 3 gradient support,
better text handling, and a command line option for batch export
are in this release.
- Command Line SVG Analysis: Inkscape may now be used from the
command line to query coordinates and dimensions of objects in an
SVG file.
- Better SVG/CSS Compliance: Notably, internal CSS stylesheets
are now supported (read-only).
- Mac OS X Support: In addition to Linux and Windows, Inkscape
0.42 is now available as a fully self-contained dmg package for
Mac OS X.

http://www.inkscape.org/

 

[Mike Dee]

The group may be interested in the link to this program (simple
though it is) too, so here it is:

http://www.inkscape.org/

Thanks John.

I already have it bookmarked, but I appreciate having the URL included
in these posts too for the same reason as you.

Cheers.