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Inkscape 1.0 Released (betanews.com) 68

Inkscape, the free and open-source vector graphics editor, has released version 1.0 for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It comes after three years in development and over 16 years after Inkscape's initial release. BetaNews reports: "Built with the power of a team of volunteers, this open source vector editor represents the work of many hearts and hands from around the world, ensuring that Inkscape remains available free for everyone to download and enjoy. In fact, translations for over 20 languages were updated for version 1.0, making the software more accessible to people from all over the world. A major milestone was achieved in enabling Inkscape to use a more recent version of the software used to build the editor's user interface (namely GTK+3). Users with HiDPI (high resolution) screens can thank teamwork that took place during the 2018 Boston Hackfest for setting the updated-GTK wheels in motion," explains the developers.

The devs further explain, "The extensions system has undergone some fundamental changes in version 1.0. Over the years, Inkscape users have become used to working with third-party extensions, such as various ones used for laser cutting and exporting to file formats which are not a native part of Inkscape. While outreach to extension developers was undertaken as Inkscape migrates towards Python 3 and a more logical and fully tested extensions API (now hosted in a separate repository), not all third-party extensions have been brought forward to be compatible yet. This will mean that 1.0 may not allow some users to continue with their normal extensions workflow."
The blog post, official release notes, and download page are available at their respective links.
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Inkscape 1.0 Released

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  • by Yet another Bruce ( 6264220 ) on Thursday May 07, 2020 @06:46PM (#60034164)
    My sincere thanks to Inkscape dev team. I use this program regularly and really appreciate that there is a useful FOSS vector image editor available.
  • Exciting (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Cmdln Daco ( 1183119 ) on Thursday May 07, 2020 @07:26PM (#60034286)

    I have missed my favorite vector illustrating program since Corel killed Micrografx Designer. Inkscape is maturing into something powerful.

  • by 0100010001010011 ( 652467 ) on Thursday May 07, 2020 @08:41PM (#60034472)

    There are a lot of old extensions that will never be re-written.

    Looking through the extensions, that's a good thing. They're beta/alpha quality.

    The ones with high demand will be ported. Hopefully during the Python2->3 migration they get documentation, typing and other things that have also developed in the last ~5 years.

    I haven't read up on the "API" but hopefully it's a lot better than just e-mailing zips around and trying to find the 'latest' version on some obscure forum or any of the 'unofficial forks' that people just add stuff to.

    Case in point: http://www.cnc-club.ru/forum/v... [cnc-club.ru]

    Amazingly useful when it works but the codebase leaves a lot to be desired.

  • by napoleongoldfinger ( 1861384 ) on Thursday May 07, 2020 @08:42PM (#60034478)
    Thank you, this is amazing. I never thought a 1.0 would happen. So exciting. With Inkscape 1.0, a new blender interface and a better GIMP gui, this has been a banner year. Don't rent software folks. Own your machine.
    • by RazorSharp ( 1418697 ) on Thursday May 07, 2020 @09:23PM (#60034586)

      Thank you, this is amazing. I never thought a 1.0 would happen. So exciting. With Inkscape 1.0, a new blender interface and a better GIMP gui, this has been a banner year. Don't rent software folks. Own your machine.

      Damn straight. These are exciting times for open source software. As more of these fundamental tools become available for free more people can use computers for productivity. The software-as-a-service fad is fine for solutions that need to be tailored for a specific customer, but Adobe's general-purpose software has always been ridiculously overpriced. Projects like Inkscape and GIMP are evidence of that. I'm not against proprietary software, nor am I against profiting from software, but free general-purpose applications are good for pretty much everybody except Adobe and Microsoft.

      People have mocked the Linux desktop for years (hell, in my /. history you'll find me mocking it), but if ever there was a time to recommend desktop Linux to people it is now. Unless you're doing something specialized that cannot escape Windows like XML structured authoring, it's really a great time to start taking advantage of all the mature open source software out there.

  • This is cool and all, but I wish Adobe could have been made to cough up the source code to Freehand for an open source project.
  • ...and over 16 years after Inkscape's initial release

    GNU-Hurd Inkscape.

  • I've been using this for at least a decade. Replaced CorelDRAW for me!
    Now, I'm dreaming of a animation plugin... that would replace Adobe for me....Inkscape seems allmost capable of this...!
    My needs are simple, but there is no decent 2D animation package (FLOSS or otherwise) for simple, 2D vector animation...
    There was talk once of including in to Inkscape... still in the works somewhere? :-D
    • Wait, I'm supposed to mention "Synfig" here and say that it is a nice and free vector animation application. Then you reply and say you tried it once it it wasn't very good, then I say the recent versions are better, and you just fob that off.
  • A completely free open source vector drawing tool is a beautiful thing and for many, this is all they'll need.
    I've used it on and off over the years, as I mainly work with raster images - it's come in handy for the occasional vector manipulation, converting etc. - but all too often I find myself struggling with a lack of features and a very confusing interface.

    I'm sure there are those who find it simple and I guess if I used it enough I'd get the hang of it.

    I've pointed pro designers at the tool when hearin

  • I've used Inkscape quite a bit and while its not as bad as Gimp I've always found it quite a bit janky and unpolished compared to Illustrator. Missing tools cluttered interface and weird aspects like defaulting to a tiny canvas and selecting multiple objects not working. Krita on the other hand puts both the former to shame and is more than a match for Photoshop in some aspects. Hope the newest Inkscape fixes this stuff.
  • by Qbertino ( 265505 ) <moiraNO@SPAMmodparlor.com> on Friday May 08, 2020 @02:50AM (#60035160)

    ... with Blender when it comes to professional FOSS creation tools. Good work.
    I've been using Sodipodi and then Inkscape ever since. Love it.

  • by TJHook3r ( 4699685 ) on Friday May 08, 2020 @06:43AM (#60035548)
    Sincere thanks to the motivated folks who have put in hundreds of hours at their own expense and created a great piece of software
    • by kc8tbe ( 772879 )

      Seconded, Inkscape is a wonderful vector graphics software and I deeply appreciate the work of its developers!

  • by BECoole ( 558920 ) on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:16AM (#60035744)

    I really appreciate having an open source vector image editor, but what made me stick with CorelDraw was the lack of file formats Inkscape could save in. SVG is tough to deal with and very few of my vendors accept it as print-ready art.

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    • I came here to find that out, too. I have used a LaTeX package for that (actually, for UML diagrams) for some years, but it can be painful and slow. I'd love to be able to grab boxes with their internal contents (preferably without drawing a circle around them with my mouse, or some such) and drag them around and see the changes instantly, not after re-compile. But I'm not about to plop down $280 in the Ms store for Visio, which I would use a couple-three times a year.

      Guess I should look at articles like

  • This happened four days ago.

    Someone's asleep at the switch.

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