Inkscape Wiki - User contributions [en]

AnnouncePlanning046

2008-03-25T05:52:27Z

Cleary: /* Receive Formal PR */ add lwn.net

Planning the PR for the 0.46 release is done here...

=Tasks=
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| Informal PR text
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| Formal PR text
| Collaborated on this wiki page
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| Interview
| [[user:Prokoudine|Prokoudine]]
| [[TeamInterview046|posted]]
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=Announcement Process=
# Create new news posts (using the small overview below) on all the relevant social bookmarking sites: digg, slashdot etc.
# Create a new Page on the Inkscape website that has the Formal Announcement on it (for linking purposes) have links back to the socal bookmarking stories for the release.
# Post the official announcement to the Inkscape News on the website, the and the relevant inkscape lists (announce, user, deleveloper)
# Send out the informal announcement (include a link to the webpage with the formal announcement)
# Send out the formal announcement. (include a link to the webpage with the formal announcement)

=Press Release Translations=
Once the English Press Release text has been finalised, translation can start into other languages.

The current goal for this PR text is to have the english version finished by 18th Feb 2008.

Please Create a new Wiki page for planning / translating the 0.46 PR in your language here:

=Press Release Text=
==Small Overview==
Inkscape, the open source vector graphics editor has released version 0.46. Major updates include native PDF support, a paint bucket tool, color profiles, dockable dialogs, SVG Filters, Live Path Effects, and many more features and updates.

==Informal==
===Inkscape Announces 0.46 Release :: http://www.inkscape.org :: Draw Freely.===
The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents.

Tons of new features and performance improvements are included in this release. Dialogs now have the ability to be docked to the editing window. Gradients can be edited completely on-canvas. The new Paint Bucket Tool fills bounded areas with color. A new 3D Box tool helps create perspective-correct drawings. A new Tweak tool provides an intuitive method for editing paths and painting objects. The new Live Path Effects feature can create "brushes" and various organic effects on paths. Improvements to color management include support for color spaces other than sRGB. Most SVG filters are now implemented, and a new powerful UI is provided for editing filter stacks.

===Download Inkscape 0.46 for Linux, Windows or Mac OS X===
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438

===For More Information===
Complete Release Notes for 0.46, http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046 
Community Contributed Screenshots, http://inkscape.org/screenshots/

===About Inkscape===
Inkscape is an open source drawing tool that uses the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) scalable vector graphics format (SVG). Some supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons' metadata, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, text-in-shape, and SVG XML editing. It can also import EPS, PostScript, and most bitmap formats, and exports PNG, PS, PDF and various vector formats.
Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool. Additional work includes conversion of the codebase from C/Gtk to C++/Gtkmm, emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an extension mechanism, and maintaining a friendly, open, community-oriented development process.

==Formal==
===The Inkscape Community Releases Inkscape 0.46===

New York, NY, '''INSERT DATE OF RELEASE HERE****yyyy/mm/dd****''' -- The Inkscape community today announced the release of Inkscape 0.46, the newest stable version of the multi-platform, open source vector graphics editor.

This newest Inkscape release includes a plethora of new tools and improvements, many of which were developed with the assistance of the 2007 Google Summer of Code program.

Inkscape can now directly import vector PDF files, and PDF export is greatly improved. Thus, Inkscape 0.46 provides an easy, open source tool for editing and creating PDF documents.

The 2007 Google Summer of Code also produced the new 3D Box tool and Live Path Effects. The 3D Box tool makes it possible to create and edit three-dimensional boxes and perspectives. Live Path Effects, another GSoC project, can be used to create "brushes" and organic effects on paths while keeping the original paths editable.

The new Paint Bucket Tool allows bounded areas to be filled with color at the click of a mouse button, creating a closed vector path based on what's visible on the canvas. It is very fast and convenient for coloring scanned line drawings.

The new Tweak Tool allows you to modify objects as if they were made of molding clay - now you can freely sculpt any path without worrying about path nodes.

Gradients can now be edited completely on-canvas. All gradient
stops are visualized by draggable controls, and multiple nodes can be selected and moved simultaneously. This approach allows for more precise and complex gradients than the traditional gradient strip.

Color management has also been improved, with initial support for
color spaces other than sRGB, including Adobe RGB and calibrated CMYK.
This makes it possible to use calibrated color values, including CMYK
values, that are preserved across applications.

The Gaussian Blur filter, introduced in Inkscape 0.45, was the first SVG
filter supported. Inkscape 0.46 expands on this adding implementations of most filters defined in the SVG standard. There is also a new powerful dialog for creating and altering filter stacks. SVG filters can be used for beveling, turbulence, distortions, shading, and many other creative effects.

Finally, Inkscape 0.46 introduces many workflow and user interface improvements. Dialogs can now be docked and minimized to the main editing window, reducing visual clutter and making the relationship between documents and dialogs clearer, especially when working on multiple documents in separate Inkscape instances.

With 0.46 out, the Inkscape community is already working on the upcoming 0.47. Full compatibility with SVG Mobile/Tiny is slated for version 0.50 and version 1.0 will include complete W3C SVG 1.1 compliance.

Hundreds of users and developers have contributed to Inkscape - adding features, suggesting ideas, reporting bugs, and writing documentation. We invite anyone to contribute to this exciting project. The more help we get, the more innovative, feature-complete, and stable Inkscape becomes.

===Download Inkscape 0.46 for Linux, Windows or Mac OS X===
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438

===For More Information===

Complete Release Notes for 0.46, http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046 
Community Contributed Screenshots, http://inkscape.org/screenshots/

===About Inkscape===
Inkscape is a multi platform, open source drawing tool that uses the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) scalable vector graphics format (SVG). Some supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons' metadata, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, text-in-shape, and SVG XML editing. It can also import EPS, PostScript, and most bitmap formats, and exports PNG, PS, PDF and various vector formats.
Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool. Additional work includes conversion of the codebase from C/Gtk to C++/Gtkmm, emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an extension mechanism, and maintaining a friendly, open, community-oriented development process.

=Places to Announce=

In general, for linux community receives a general informal announcement. However, for formal press channels we use the more formal 3rd-person press release.

== Receive small overview ==
{|style="background:#f2f2f2;"
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:20%;"|Contact Name
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:30%;"|Who will contact / post
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:50%;"|Notes...
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|Digg
|ryanlerch
|digg.com someone needs to post a short excerpt anouncing the release, and link it to inkscape.org.
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|slashdot.org
|ryanlerch
|submit a new news item.
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|newsvine.com/
|ryanlerch
|submit a new news item.
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== Receive Informal PR ==
=== Open Source Community ===
{| style="background:#f2f2f2;"
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:20%;"|Contact Name
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:30%;"|Who will contact / post
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:50%;"|Notes...
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|gnome office list
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|gnome-office-list at gnome dot org
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|svg developers yahoo group
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|svg-developers at yahoo dot com must join the list to send (rejon is on)
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|SVG.org
|ryanlerch
|antoine at graougraou dot com, svg at steltenpower dot com
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|svgfaq.org
|ryanlerch
|maxdunn at siliconpublishing dot com
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|svgfoundation.org
|ryanlerch
|michael (at) svgfoundation.org
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|cairo list
|ryanlerch
|cairo at cairographics dot org
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|gnome-list
|ryanlerch
|gnome-announce-list at gnome dot org
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|Scribus List (mrdocs)
|ryanlerch
|scribus at nashi dot altmuehlnet dot de
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|osnews.com
|ryanlerch
|http://osnews.com/submit.php
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|desktoplinux.com
|ryanlerch
|http://desktoplinux.com/contactus.html
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|SVG Cafe.com
|ryanlerch
|http://www.svg-cafe.com/ join and post to news section
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|Freshmeat.net
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|a new release has to be added to inkscape's freshmeat profile
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|gnome footnotes
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|http://gnomedesktop.org/node/add/story
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|scale-a-vector
|ryanlerch
|kukofka at scale-a-vector dot de http://www.scale-a-vector.de/cont.htm
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|http://dot.kde.org
|ryanlerch
|http://dot.kde.org/addPostingForm
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|revelinux.com
|ryanlerch
|theobroma at revelinux dot com
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=== Broader Inkscape & Art Community ===
{|style="background:#f2f2f2;"
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:20%;"|Contact Name
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:30%;"|Who will contact / post?
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:50%;"|Notes...
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|Inkscape deviantart group
|ScislaC
|http://inkscape.deviantart.com/
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|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|the inkscape forum
| ryanlerch
|http://www.inkscapeforum.com/ run by microUgly
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|inkscape tutorials blog
|ryanlerch
|http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/
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|open clip art library list
|ryanlerch
|clipart@freedesktop.org
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|open clip art library news
|ryanlerch
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|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|artdc.org forum
|johncoswell
|http://www.artdc.org/
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|bittbox.com - vector art blog
|ryanlerch
|contact(at)bittbox.com
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|The Daily Ubuntu - Daily Ubuntu Applications
|ryanlerch
|http://www.contactify.com/35b54
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== Receive Formal PR ==
{|style="background:#f2f2f2;"
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:20%;"|Contact Name
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:30%;"|Who will contact / post?
!style="text-align:left;background-color:#d3d7cf;width:50%;"|Notes...
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|http://linuxformat.co.uk/
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|login and submit news via top of page link
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|http://linux-magazine.com/
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|pr(at)linux - magazine (dot) com
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|http://linuxjournal.com/
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|newproducts (at) ssc (dot) com
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|http://linuxmagazine.com/
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|jbrockmeier at linux hyphen mag DOT com.
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|http://linuxuser.co.uk
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|terry at linuxuser dot co dot uk http://linuxuser.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=40
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|http://www.tuxmagazine.com/
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|editor at tuxmagazine dot com
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|http://www.linuxworld.com/
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|mrhinkle at linuxworld dot com tim at linuxworld dot com
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|http://cmykmag.com/
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|http://www.computerarts.co.uk/
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|dom dot hall at futurenet dot co dot uk http://www.computerarts.co.uk/contacts
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|http://www.theopensourcereport.com/
|ryanlerch
|contact at theopensourcereport dot com
|-style="border-bottom:white 2px solid;"
|http://www.builderau.com.au/
|ryanlerch
|Chris Duckett, editor at builderau dot com dot au
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|http://www.zdnet.com.au
|ryanlerch
|edit at zdnet dot com dot au
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|http://lwn.net
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=== Other ===

* [http://openpr.com openpr] - http://openpr.com/news/submit.html
* nettime-ann - http://www.nettime.org/
* See Kansas City infoZine: http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/5080/
* http://graphicdesign.about.com
* http://graphicssoft.about.com
* http://desktoppublishing.about.com

Class:Using Clones

2008-03-20T11:54:48Z

Cleary: add title

== Using Clones ==

'''Presenter:''' Bernard Gray

'''Target Audience:''' Inkscape Users

'''Synopsis:''' 
As a very basic concept, a clone is a "dynamic copy" of a master object. Object handles are not available on the clone, only on the master object, so modifications to the master object result in the same operation being applied to the clone children. *All* objects in Inkscape can be cloned, including "special objects" such as squares, circles, stars and text.

There are 3 tutorials for working with clones: 
[http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeCloneToolEN Clone Tool Basics] 
[http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeCloneTextEffects Dynamic Text Effects Using Clones] 
[http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeTiledCloneToolBitmapRenderEN Render Bitmaps Using Tiled Clones]

Class:Creating Icons using Inkscape

2008-03-20T11:53:14Z

Cleary: add title

== Creating Icons using Inkscape ==

'''Presenter:''' Bernard Gray

'''Target Audience:''' Inkscape Users

'''Synopsis:''' 
Inkscape naturally lends itself to icon creation. This tutorial aims to introduce the basics of icon creation using inkscape, plus introduce some of the helper tools to make it even easier to get your icon looking good at any size.

Read the tutorial [http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeIconBasicsEN here].

Class:Using Clones

2008-03-20T11:50:42Z

Cleary: add synopsis

'''Presenter:''' Bernard Gray

'''Target Audience:''' Inkscape Users

'''Synopsis:''' 
As a very basic concept, a clone is a "dynamic copy" of a master object. Object handles are not available on the clone, only on the master object, so modifications to the master object result in the same operation being applied to the clone children. *All* objects in Inkscape can be cloned, including "special objects" such as squares, circles, stars and text.

There are 3 tutorials for working with clones: 
[http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeCloneToolEN Clone Tool Basics] 
[http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeCloneTextEffects Dynamic Text Effects Using Clones] 
[http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeTiledCloneToolBitmapRenderEN Render Bitmaps Using Tiled Clones]

Class:Creating Icons using Inkscape

2008-03-20T11:45:07Z

Cleary: add line break for the synopsis

'''Presenter:''' Bernard Gray

'''Target Audience:''' Inkscape Users

'''Synopsis:''' 
Inkscape naturally lends itself to icon creation. This tutorial aims to introduce the basics of icon creation using inkscape, plus introduce some of the helper tools to make it even easier to get your icon looking good at any size.

Read the tutorial [http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeIconBasicsEN here].

Class:Creating Icons using Inkscape

2008-03-20T11:44:18Z

Cleary: add synopsis and link to wiki preparation doc

'''Presenter:''' Bernard Gray

'''Target Audience:''' Inkscape Users

'''Synopsis:'''
Inkscape naturally lends itself to icon creation. This tutorial aims to introduce the basics of icon creation using inkscape, plus introduce some of the helper tools to make it even easier to get your icon looking good at any size.

Read the tutorial [http://sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=InkscapeIconBasicsEN here].

Inkscape Classes

2008-03-19T03:40:00Z

Cleary: Add Albert Cardona - Creating Scientific Posters Class to table

Welcome to the Inkscape Class Week! These are a set of short online workshops for getting a taste of Inkscape and asking questions directly of the experts.

{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+''Inkscape Class Timeline''
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! !! Sat, Mar 29 !! Sun, Mar 30 !! Mon, Mar 31 !! Tues, Apr 1 !! Wed, Apr 2
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! 18:00 UTC
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! 19:00 UTC
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! 20:00 UTC
| || || '''[[Class:Creating Icons using Inkscape|Creating Icons using Inkscape]]''' ''Bernard Gray'' || || '''[[Class:Using Clones|Using Clones]]''' ''Bernard Gray''
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! 21:00 UTC
| || || '''[[Class:Inkscape Roadmap|Inkscape Roadmap]]''' ''Bryce Harrington'' || ||
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! 22:00 UTC
| || || || '''[[Class:Creating Scientific Posters|Creating Scientific Posters]]''' ''Albert Cardona'' ||
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! 23:00 UTC
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|-
|}

''If more slots are needed, we can expand to 00:00, 01:00 and 02:00.''

== Topics Not Yet Scheduled ==

If you're listed here, please select a time in the above schedule and copy your session into place.

* Using Live Path Effects
* Using Filter Effects
* Web Design using Inkscape
* The Open Clip Art Library
* Google SoC Primer
* Translation 101
* Refactoring 101
* Scripting Effects 101
* Bug Triage
* Debugging Inkscape
* Maintaining the Inkscape Windows Port
* '''Creating Scientific Posters''' - ''Albert Cardona''
* '''Inkboard''' - ''Dale Harvey''
*

== Teachers Without Topics ==

* ''Ted Gould''
* ''Jon Cruz''
* ''Ryan Lerch''

== For Teachers ==

One hour on IRC goes very quickly, so try not to be too ambitious in your teaching goals - strive to give a swift overview of the material, and plenty of pointers to other online sources.

It's strongly encouraged to prepare some lecture notes ahead of time, that you can draw from or even cut/paste. You are also encouraged to prepare ahead of time more in-depth materials (such as how-to's, sample svg files, etc.) and post them to this wiki for students to reference.

The discussion logs will be automatically posted following your class. Either you or your students are encouraged to use these transcripts as the basis of further documentation, tutorials, etc. for future use.