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* Some printer drivers (reportedly Canon, EPSON, and Konica Minolta drivers) either failed to print at all, or scaled documents to the wrong paper size. Inkscape would send print jobs with a custom paper size, instead of sizes supported by the drivers. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/630635 630635] comments 3-7; bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1289733 1289733]; GitLab MRs [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/258 258] and [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/259 259]) | * Some printer drivers (reportedly Canon, EPSON, and Konica Minolta drivers) either failed to print at all, or scaled documents to the wrong paper size. Inkscape would send print jobs with a custom paper size, instead of sizes supported by the drivers. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/630635 630635] comments 3-7; bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1289733 1289733]; GitLab MRs [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/258 258] and [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/259 259]) | ||
* The measure tool became confused by mirrored text. Now it measures distances between letters correctly, even when mirrored. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1738504 1738504]) | * The measure tool became confused by mirrored text. Now it measures distances between letters correctly, even when mirrored. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1738504 1738504]) | ||
* | * Fixed reduced opacity of partially transparent embedded bitmap images in PDF export. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/381677 381677]) | ||
* | * Fixed reduced opacity of partially transparent filtered objects in PDF export when "Rasterize filter effects" is active. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/381677 381677]) | ||
* Fixed a very annoying crash when Shift/Ctrl-clicking on control handles of shapes. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1594877 1594877]) | * Fixed a very annoying crash when Shift/Ctrl-clicking on control handles of shapes. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1594877 1594877]) | ||
* Inkscape can now be built with up-to-date poppler library 0.72.0, which is especially useful for Mac users using Homebrew for building Inkscape ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/6afa35c3d33c050e8d00bf7608733aad5d726d0b Commit]) | * Inkscape can now be built with up-to-date poppler library 0.72.0, which is especially useful for Mac users using Homebrew for building Inkscape ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/6afa35c3d33c050e8d00bf7608733aad5d726d0b Commit]) | ||
* Filter editor no longer crashes when removing the last blend filter (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1795847 1795847]) | * Filter editor no longer crashes when removing the last blend filter (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1795847 1795847]) | ||
* | * Fixed a crash on closing a document when the default template was missing ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/840d975a39364c80b6238451390c727696f33eec Commit]) | ||
* Copy-pasting the power stroke LPE from one path to another works better now (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1005036 1005036]) | * Copy-pasting the power stroke LPE from one path to another works better now (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1005036 1005036]) | ||
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Release highlights
Not yet released
Inkscape 0.92.4 is a stability and bugfix release. It also brings some notable performance improvements for filter rendering, measure tool, saving and moving paths (with a live path effect) and includes a couple of small, but impactful usage improvements.
Improvements
Align and Distribute
You can now align multiple (ungrouped) objects as a group relative to another, single object.
This makes "treat selection as group" useful with the selections "Last selected / First selected / Biggest object / Smallest object" in which case all elements will be moved as a group relative to the "focused" element which will be kept fixed.
Example aligning multiple (ungrouped) objects to first selected object:
Color sliders
The movement of the color sliders can now be constrained by holding the "Ctrl" key while dragging.
(step size is 16 if the max value is 255, and 10 if the max is 100)
Extensions
- Previously, the current selection was lost after running an extension. Now, whenever possible, Inkscape will try to keep the objects selected.
- Extensions developers can again rely on the order of inkex.Effect.selected.iteritems() reflecting the user's selection order properly.
- Extensions work faster now in documents consisting of a large number of objects. [To be confirmed.]
Automated Graphics Processing
Inkscape is now able to read and write pipes. You can use this to process data without using temporary files.
You can read from standard input:
cat vector.svg | inkscape --file - --export-png img.png
You can write image data to standard output and directly convert to JPEG:
inkscape --file vector.svg --export-png - | convert - out.jpg
Also a full processing chain is possible by reading and writing to pipes:
cat vector.svg | inkscape --file - --export-png - | convert - out.jpg
Other improvements
- Improved saving speed (especially some extreme slowdowns with certain large files like those created by Adobe Illustrator have been resolved, see also bug #1793877)
- Improved filter rendering speed (Commit)
- Improved performance of the measure tool, when grids are visible (Commit)
- Dragging paths with a live path effect works faster now (Bug #[1] 245078)
Regression fixes
- Deselecting a path with many nodes would take a long time (Bugs #1652100 and #1745763)
- Ungrouping text elements would result in a changed font size. (Bug #1733651)
- Some files with live path effects that could not be opened in Inkscape 0.92.3 work again in 0.92.4 (Bug #1769679)
Notable bugfixes
- Some printer drivers (reportedly Canon, EPSON, and Konica Minolta drivers) either failed to print at all, or scaled documents to the wrong paper size. Inkscape would send print jobs with a custom paper size, instead of sizes supported by the drivers. (Bug #630635 comments 3-7; bug #1289733; GitLab MRs 258 and 259)
- The measure tool became confused by mirrored text. Now it measures distances between letters correctly, even when mirrored. (Bug #1738504)
- Fixed reduced opacity of partially transparent embedded bitmap images in PDF export. (Bug #381677)
- Fixed reduced opacity of partially transparent filtered objects in PDF export when "Rasterize filter effects" is active. (Bug #381677)
- Fixed a very annoying crash when Shift/Ctrl-clicking on control handles of shapes. (Bug #1594877)
- Inkscape can now be built with up-to-date poppler library 0.72.0, which is especially useful for Mac users using Homebrew for building Inkscape (Commit)
- Filter editor no longer crashes when removing the last blend filter (Bug #1795847)
- Fixed a crash on closing a document when the default template was missing (Commit)
- Copy-pasting the power stroke LPE from one path to another works better now (Bug #1005036)
More bug fixes
There were even more issues fixed than those listed above, but these probably only affect a small portion of users, or are relevant for development and packaging only.
For a complete list, visit our launchpad bug tracker and see the commit history on gitlab (all changes from March, 11th 2018 until release date).
Translations
The following UI translations received updates:
- Icelandic
- Brazilian Portuguese
The following documentation translations received updates:
- Ukrainian
- Hungarian
Contributing to interface translations
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Documentation
- Layout of HTML Keyboard Shortcut Reference improved
- Indicate correct keyboard shortcut for the measurement tool in Keyboard Shortcut Reference
- Clarification in the man page for usage of the -z / --verb options in combination
Contributing to documentation and documentation translation
Contributions to the documentation translations, as well as improvements to its contents, are welcome at the inkscape-docs repository.
Known issues
See bug tracker