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== Inkscape Development Roadmap ==
This is a working document showing specific near-term tasks needed for achieving the numbered milestones. It is not a wishlist of features to be included in future releases. Because people often work on whatever they feel like, this roadmap should only contain items that really have a good chance of being done for the next release (which means, somebody is actually working on them).


'''NOTE:''' This is a working document showing specific near-term tasks needed for achieving the numbered milestones.
'''NOTE 1:''' Because this document became completely separated from reality, I replaced it with a more realistic version that reflects what we're actually doing. --[[User:Tweenk|Tweenk]] 13:45, 31 January 2010 (UTC)


''Milestones 0-13 have been completed since the start of the Inkscape Project. See [[OldRoadmap]]''
''Milestones 0-13 have been completed since the start of the Inkscape Project. See [[OldRoadmap]]''


=== Inkscape 0.48 ===


0.48 is intended to be a quick release cycle focused on merging GSoC work and fixing some long standing bugs.


=== Milestone 14 - Inkscape 0.48 - Animation ===
* Merge and stabilize Google Summer of Code 2009 work
** (DONE) <del>Node tool rewrite</del>
** (DONE…?) Connector tool improvements
** (POSTPONED) D-Bus scripting API
* (DONE) <del>Desktop integration improvements: solve the issue of broken files resulting from people unknowingly pasting bitmap images as links.</del>
* (DONE) <del>Build system improvements: evaluate [http://code.google.com/p/waf/ Waf] as an unified build system for all platforms (Krzysztof)</del>
** to be considered for 0.49, branch at lp:~tweenk/inkscape/waf-build)
* (DONE) <del>Move code hosting to Launchpad</del>
* Windows port improvements
** (DONE) <del>move devlibs to a Launchpad project</del>
** (DONE) <del>Rebuild C++ libraries using TDM-GCC to fix Launchpad bug [https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/173116 #173116] - exceptions not caught across DLLs</del>
** (DONE) <del>Upgrade Windows devlibs to recent versions of GTK and GLib to fix several Windows bugs</del>
** Make the uninstaller work


==== File Format Support Effort ====
=== Inkscape 0.49 ===
* PDF Import/Export
** Choice of PDF spec. (PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3)
** Add file info/comments
** Add color bars
* [[MicrosoftVisio|Visio]] support
** Add extension for use of [[VDX2SVG]] (http://vdxtosvg.sourceforge.net/)
** <ins>(OBSOLETE)</ins> <del>Add extension for use of [[PDF2SVG]]</del> (http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~cworth/svg2pdf/)


==== DOM Binding Effort ====
0.49 will be a longer cycle focused on refactoring and new features.
* Evaluate Adobe Activescript to use instead of Spidermonkey for our JS engine
* Create sample prototype app to explore ActiveScript
* Decide whether to go with Spidermonkey or Adobe ActiveScript


==== Tools ====
* (DONE) <del>Merge GSoC 2010 work</del>
* [https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/sf904962 correct handling of multiple font faces] by Text tool
* Evaluate changing the numbering scheme to a date-based one, or setting more realistic goals for major (1.0, 2.0) releases
* [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.graphics.inkscape.devel/16938/ Filters tool]
* (DONE) <del>Port renderer to Cairo (Krzysztof - GSoC 2010)</del>
* Get basic rendering and authoring of simple animations working adequately
* (DONE) <del>Completely remove libnr</del>
* Introduce a backwards compatibility mechanism that will allow us to modify the XML representation of editing info. This is needed to bring the desktop coordinate system in line with SVG due to guideline and 3D box problems (they save desktop coordinates in the XML).
* Using the above mechanism, make flowed text SVG-compliant.
* Improve support for SVG switches: the first recognized element in a switch should appear directly in the SP tree, not as a child of the switch element.
* Improve support for changing the name of the XML element node in response to SP tree changes.


==== Desktop Integration Effort ====
=== Long term goals ===
* <ins>[PARTIALLY DONE]</ins> Inter-application cut-and-paste
* Inter-application drag-and-drop


==== Architectural Refactoring Effort ====
* Better modularization: separate the Inkscape codebase into several libraries that could be used by other programs.
* Complete <code>lib2geom</code> integration
* General refactoring: make Inkscape a joy to develop.
 
* SP tree refactoring: Port the object tree to C++ objects.
==== DOM Binding Effort ====
* XML refactoring: Remove direct manipulation of XML from as many places as possible and replace it with SP tree methods.
* Create tool that reads the W3C <tt>idl</tt> files and generates binding code
* Hardware acceleration: make use of modern GPUs to speed up rendering.
* Bind XPath parsing/execution
* Live path effects: investigate extending to cover generic vector transformations (vector effects). Provide live versions of several destructive operations: boolean ops, stroke to path, text to path, etc.
* Finish the <code>CSS-DOM</code> classes
* CSS support?
* Add a <tt>run</tt> mode in a separate window that runs and displays the scripted SVG
* Animation support.
 
* [[GtkMMification]]
==== Desktop Integration Effort ====
* [[WebDAV/FTP]] support via GVFS, KIO, Neon, or the like
* Finish making printing work more efficiently and reliably
* Clipart manager GUI
 
==== Inkboard Effort ====
* Ensure multi-user conferences work across most JEP-compliant Jabber servers
* Conduct an informal security analysis of Inkboard for security flaws
 
==== File Format Support Effort ====
* PDF Import/Export
** Generate multipage PDF documents
** Define bleed and slug areas for offset printing
** Add crop, bleed and registration marks
 
==== Inkboard Effort ====
* Stabilize the code by closing crash bugs in the bug tracker
 
==== SVG Feature Compliance Effort ====
* Animation
** Sketch out UI mockup ideas for animation rendering/animation
** Make an ultra-preliminary proof of concept of at least one animation feature
 
==== Extension Effort ====
* Unification of the way to display help on extensions
* Localizable help of bundled extensions
* Effect extensions browser
 
=== Milestone 15 - Inkscape 0.49 - Prototype all SVG Mobile features ===
 
==== SVG Feature Compliance Effort ====
* Ability to select which SVG spec version to save as
* Multi-page
* Animation
* Implement perspective transformations via [[PerspectiveObject]]
* Path editing
* Shaped strokes
* Masking/clip paths
** on-canvas editing (patch for 0.47 is ready)
** Should work like gradient tool to apply transparency
* [https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/sf893812 hyperlinking]
* Ensure Inkscape does not throw away the internal DTD subsets of documents it reads
 
=== Milestone 16 - Inkscape 0.50 - SVG Mobile Support ===
 
==== SVG Feature Compliance Effort: (Also see [[SVG Tiny Compliance]]) ====
* Multi-page
* Scripting
* Markers
** Inherit stroke properties (like color)
** On-canvas editing
** Fix snapping issue
* Real CMYK / LAB / HSB support
 
=== Milestone 17 - Inkscape 0.51 ===
 
==== Architectural Refactoring Effort ====
* <tt>cairo</tt> Adoption Effort:
** Integrate a cairo-based SVG Canvas library
* follow the [http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-naming-spec/icon-naming-spec-latest.html Freedesktop Icon Naming Spec] for easier themeing
 
==== File Format Support Effort ====
* Native [[Adobe Illustrator]] file Export / <del>Import</del> <ins>(DONE)</ins>
** <ins>(DONE)</ins> <del>Requires good PDF Import/Export</del>
* Native [[CorelDraw]] file Import/Export (currently uses UniConvertor)
* DXF import/export
* Improved raster support via <code>Gdk::Pixbuf</code>
 
=== Milestone 18 - Inkscape 0.52 - Tech drawing abilities ===
 
==== User Interface Effort ====
* Implement <del>iso</del> <ins>(DONE)</ins> and hex grid
* Editable toolbars (<code>GTK::Toolbar</code> class)
* Geometrical constraints
** “Perpendicular-to”, “Parallel-to”, etc.
* Path trimming/extending/offset
* Filleting tool
 
==== Extensions Effort ====
* Implement extension registry for users to upload/download extensions via Inkscape
* Dia-like smart shapes support
([[CAD]] and [[BlueprintGeometricAndTechDrawing]])
 
=== Milestone 19 - Inkscape 0.53 - Inkcore ===
 
* Separate sections of code into various libraries for use by other programs
** <tt>inkcanvas</tt>
** <tt>inkview</tt>
** <tt>inkscape</tt>
 
=== Milestone 20 - Inkscape 0.54 ===
=== Milestone 21 - Inkscape 0.55 ===


=== ??? - Inkscape 1.00 - Full SVG 1.1 support ===  
=== ??? - Inkscape 1.00 - Full SVG 1.1 support ===  

Revision as of 10:10, 25 February 2012

This is a working document showing specific near-term tasks needed for achieving the numbered milestones. It is not a wishlist of features to be included in future releases. Because people often work on whatever they feel like, this roadmap should only contain items that really have a good chance of being done for the next release (which means, somebody is actually working on them).

NOTE 1: Because this document became completely separated from reality, I replaced it with a more realistic version that reflects what we're actually doing. --Tweenk 13:45, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Milestones 0-13 have been completed since the start of the Inkscape Project. See OldRoadmap

Inkscape 0.48

0.48 is intended to be a quick release cycle focused on merging GSoC work and fixing some long standing bugs.

  • Merge and stabilize Google Summer of Code 2009 work
    • (DONE) Node tool rewrite
    • (DONE…?) Connector tool improvements
    • (POSTPONED) D-Bus scripting API
  • (DONE) Desktop integration improvements: solve the issue of broken files resulting from people unknowingly pasting bitmap images as links.
  • (DONE) Build system improvements: evaluate Waf as an unified build system for all platforms (Krzysztof)
    • to be considered for 0.49, branch at lp:~tweenk/inkscape/waf-build)
  • (DONE) Move code hosting to Launchpad
  • Windows port improvements
    • (DONE) move devlibs to a Launchpad project
    • (DONE) Rebuild C++ libraries using TDM-GCC to fix Launchpad bug #173116 - exceptions not caught across DLLs
    • (DONE) Upgrade Windows devlibs to recent versions of GTK and GLib to fix several Windows bugs
    • Make the uninstaller work

Inkscape 0.49

0.49 will be a longer cycle focused on refactoring and new features.

  • (DONE) Merge GSoC 2010 work
  • Evaluate changing the numbering scheme to a date-based one, or setting more realistic goals for major (1.0, 2.0) releases
  • (DONE) Port renderer to Cairo (Krzysztof - GSoC 2010)
  • (DONE) Completely remove libnr
  • Introduce a backwards compatibility mechanism that will allow us to modify the XML representation of editing info. This is needed to bring the desktop coordinate system in line with SVG due to guideline and 3D box problems (they save desktop coordinates in the XML).
  • Using the above mechanism, make flowed text SVG-compliant.
  • Improve support for SVG switches: the first recognized element in a switch should appear directly in the SP tree, not as a child of the switch element.
  • Improve support for changing the name of the XML element node in response to SP tree changes.

Long term goals

  • Better modularization: separate the Inkscape codebase into several libraries that could be used by other programs.
  • General refactoring: make Inkscape a joy to develop.
  • SP tree refactoring: Port the object tree to C++ objects.
  • XML refactoring: Remove direct manipulation of XML from as many places as possible and replace it with SP tree methods.
  • Hardware acceleration: make use of modern GPUs to speed up rendering.
  • Live path effects: investigate extending to cover generic vector transformations (vector effects). Provide live versions of several destructive operations: boolean ops, stroke to path, text to path, etc.
  • CSS support?
  • Animation support.
  • GtkMMification

??? - Inkscape 1.00 - Full SVG 1.1 support

Milestone [Future]

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