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== About this release ==

'''Definitely not released yet.'''


Inkscape 1.0.1 is mainly a stability and bugfix release. It also comes with a few new features that hadn't been stable enough to make it into Inkscape 1.0.

== New Features ==

=== Color-managed PDF export using Scribus <span id="scribus_pdf"></span>===

An experimental Scribus PDF export extension has been added. It is available as one of the many export formats in the 'Save as' and 'Save a Copy' dialogs.

To be able to get a correct and color-managed CMYK PDF file with text converted to curves that corresponds to your drawing in Inkscape, you must:

* have Scribus 1.5.x installed (the Scribus executable must not be called scribus-ng)
* have enabled color management for your document
* have selected one color profile to use for the colors in your file
* assign all colors in the document with the color managed color selector in the Fill and Stroke dialog
* not use filters in your drawing (this includes blur)
* not use any transparency if you're exporting to PDF/X-1, PDF/X-3 or PDF 1.3
* not include any bitmap images
* not use markers
* not use any other SVG features that are not supported by Scribus

The page size corresponds to the document size in Scribus. When you add a bleed, an area of the given width outside the page area in Inkscape will be included in the PDF file.

Please test the extension, and always carefully check the result before you send it to a print service. You can leave your feedback about what works / doesn't work at https://inkscape.org/inbox.

=== Selectors and CSS dialog unhidden ===

<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Peek_2020-08-24_23-46.gif" style="width:30%;max-width:400px;float:right;" />

<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Peek_2020-08-24_23-46.gif" style="width:30%;max-width:400px;float:right;" />
The '''Selectors and CSS dialog''' that had been [[Release notes/1.0#Selectors_and_CSS_.5BExperimental.2C_hidden.5D|hidden and labelled as 'experimental' in Inkscape 1.0]] is now available from the '''Object''' menu.

The dialog makes it possible to add, remove and edit CSS properties that are saved within an element's 'style' attribute, as well as styling objects in the document using CSS classes and other CSS selectors. These additional styles are written into a style tag in the SVG document.

It can also be used to select all objects that belong to a specific class, so users will again be able to create collections of objects that are independend of the document structure (e.g. they belong to different groups in the drawing).

This dialog '''replaces the Selection Sets dialog''' that had been removed for Inkscape 1.0.

=== List all Colors in a document ===

A new extension '''Color > List All''' lists all colors used in a document and indicates how often they are used ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/a0b150e1ab050dde2fb0ae7dc11c275015dbac36 Commit])

=== Interpolate gradients ===

The '''Interpolate extension''' now also interpolates gradients in fills and in strokes (before, it could only interpolate flat colors) and named colors ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/7862b2085603054fdfd682ffce9d8467ecec300a Commit]).

=== New preferences option to limit screen tearing while editing ===

In ''Edit > Preferences > Rendering: Redraw while editing'', users can choose between the two options 'Responsive' and 'Conservative' to determine how quickly the canvas display is updated while editing objects. The default value is 'Responsive', which gives rendering a higher priority than it had previously and makes editing objects feel less sluggish ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/d5625130f7e0ed0343cdd473829ef46ceeed8e0b Commit])

=== Other small improvements ===

* Users can now define an ID for QR code groups rendered by the '''Render Barcode extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/761029d1b8bec4287b052cd5ecdd41bb00c62866 Commit])
* Extensions now understand what to do with the '''CSS unit Q''' (1/40th of a cm) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/6c38c129874b98350430c9d4752861361b527e2e Commit])

== Crash fixes ==

Fix a crash …
* … when applying Offset LPE to groups ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/fc8557d167454e15c42a1dfbc9edd1088d7ff711 Commit])
* … when closing Inkscape while the filter editor dialog is open ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/08c7ad69a7bbf6c9a9b865e5b33b4cf1d6c3dc6f Commit])
* … with some cursor themes that do not contain an upward arrow cursor ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/e6d8ec3f2ac6a7d3a6156fb6a7626573ded1c7d4 Commit])
* … when the file to open does not exist ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/ddde047e4613f347f521cb7fef8a394118dac541 Commit])
* … when resizing a document with a grid, when the document properties dialog is closed ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/d6d20de3afa48401bcd364dcb75a62729ea6775a Commit])
* … when opening a malformed pdf where the selected page does not exist ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/6603a35c658c082353803f1bd847132d08abb8b7 Commit])
* … when creating a clone of / opening a file with a symbol from an object with a CSS style ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/fbf97ecb4be963f7068533f5e9d5d2e1d4fe68be Commit])
* … when exporting an object identified by its ID to SVG from the command line ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/8dfe6ae35fafd1d8e7b6ede85ed27f5bee7cd8b2 Commit])
* … when using the dropper tool a lot ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/38d22c431c37ed4cc007ed3e56224bd375066bae Commit])
* … when trying to open Inkscape's stock filters file with the Inkscape flatpak version ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/0a2d2ccf9e0b92acde8b6c2f747cbf44d0356c70 Commit])

== Other Bug fixes ==

=== Packaging ===

* '''AppImage''' now comes with '''Python 3.8''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/30324570d9a1a931595c23b842c5b02b925f6382 Commit])
* '''Snap''' now uses the system's font cache and thus '''finds all installed fonts''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/cfa4a1c0e6b3342f3db91d2095fa5ff9e510ff09 Commit]). Additionally, it can now make use of '''extensions with custom user interfaces''' (e.g. InkStitch) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/c78d3668209e2f34de2c3090622ab1d026d6724b Commit])

=== Canvas ===

* The '''zoom correction factor''' no longer depends on the display unit, so correction works properly for documents that are not in mm ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/4eaebb0e07718776d555d36853ee6172c04f3a45 Commit])

=== Dialogs ===

* The '''document properties dialog''' can now be resized even if one is using display scaling on a hidpi screen on Linux

=== Rendering ===

* '''Zooming''' no longer causes artifacts when there is a path with an arc segment with a radius of 0 in the drawing ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/a3831f969bdeb75f4760e7f886600dab8474af81 Commit])

=== Tools ===

* '''3D-box tool:'''
** Keyboard shortcuts for changing angles in the 3D-box tool were adjusted to work as documented, even with the Y-axis inverted ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/dfaa5a5516ca222c0a5aedefa3f50e72604693f0 Commit])
* '''Circle tool:'''
** Duplicated circles are now closed properly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/426423ae71a9ff0fc9cb38dbe29c70436f027f76 Commit])
* '''Eraser tool:'''
** The mass value field is no longer greyed out and can be used ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/5df58fb0ac0ff0e0c76a131be5d0aecfc6af9dd1 Commit])
* '''Gradient tool:'''
** Simplifying selected gradient stops with Ctrl+L works now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/ccf16d938cfdacabb02fb52312137ef5edf2b66d Commit])
* '''Node tool:'''
** Path > Reverse now works on subpaths again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/3c1c44f1a4ddb5b1bc98e4b9b9997c87a749b1fe Commit])
* '''Pencil tool:'''
** The 'flatten simplify (LPE)' button now only shows up when it can be used ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/a98ffa63dd6cec59203ad4fc4481d42f502c915d Commit])
* '''Selector tool:'''
** Keyboard shortcuts with Alt key for rotating objects also work as documented again with the Y-axis inversion ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/dfaa5a5516ca222c0a5aedefa3f50e72604693f0 Commit])
** Objects no longer seemingly jump or scale up when moving multiple of them with snapping turned on ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/1f3f8bd44a755f2cdba219e124e6d3afe41ed87d Commit])
** Default snap delay was set to 0 so snapping will work more precisely ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/7cf01540cb0fe5f31df6c2e4dd33355738fada2a Commit])
* '''Text tool:'''
** Line height doesn't change spontaneously when switching tools while having text selected ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/cf1ac8caed1244e59daa8fe54ef70b48f4307b0f Commit])

=== Import / Export / Save ===

* when saving as '''PDF / PS / EPS + LaTeX''', <code>%</code> signs are now properly escaped ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/ba98d85aecab6b57a385ea981726415aebad5d47 Commit])
* the dpi value for '''exporting to PNG''' can be specified as a decimal number again
* '''attribute order''' is no longer reversed when saving as SVG, so comparing two SVG files is easier now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/376a40c06f867168ee28ef083e67b8064d792f96 Commit])

=== Masking / Clipping ===

* When '''releasing or undoing a mask''', objects will no longer become unselectable and will use their own bounding box ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/5799d73f4421bfa74106d18a2465937c69acb20b Commit])

=== Live Path Effects ===

* '''LPE selection dialog''' looks better now with some desktop themes ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/cf1ac8caed1244e59daa8fe54ef70b48f4307b0f Commit])
* [[File:Clone LPE.gif|thumb|right|Clone Original LPE usage example]] '''Clone original LPE''' items now get the cloned or linked item's style by default instead of starting with a black fill. A regression that made it impossible to use text elements as source was fixed. Transforms (moving, stretching, shearing) are handled correctly now. ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/046ab13d2aef838a4a7ddf4c04408f5ae49c7e8b Commit])
* '''Fill between many''': option 'fuse coincident points' has been replaced with good defaults ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/b02872e1324ccf0a2e4b145a87d0e107025e3b63 Commit])
* The '''Knot LPE''' allows to switch the direction of self-crossings ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/1881450511cb068cd53f1b02fe3d2e8b8a0defd1 Commit])
* When using the '''PowerStroke LPE''' with the join type 'extrapolated arc', the corners no longer have a dent, but are smooth again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/5933861e52e079dee4efc85531731b0cc4af07d2 Commit])
* '''Roughen LPE''' now works more reliably ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/4fa58e650d436e1c98b8b081975ff927db12c732 Commit])
* Inkscape no longer becomes unresponsive when selecting an object that is used for the '''Pattern-Along-Path LPE''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/fceeb28d06a1e15c0260e8ee89284d1e81136c06 Commit])

=== Performance ===

* Inkscape no longer becomes unresponsive when opening a document '''with lots of style tags''' in it ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/078c825d76dee0bffb5619f2ef6384e61801bc20 Commit])

=== Extensions ===

==== General ====

* Relative paths to '''linked images''' no longer break when using an extension ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/0fee34477bbf248d07c3396fe966fd6334dcca25 Commit])
* Path elements are now '''transformed correctly''' when applying transformation matrices to them ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/fb416f7c811d19baad3e445d47085516e2e99efa Commit])
* '''Text element coordinates''' are now interpreted correctly, even if they use a different unit than px ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/5a15053be85a9eafa49bc4c296fa7657409f94c3 Commit]) and their (guessed) bounding boxes now consider transforms
* Extensions that adjust '''colors''' now work on groups again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/311b017fe056f948d6da14171092dc14d01a3ce0 Commit])

==== Specific extensions ====

* '''Plot extension''' and '''HPGL Output extension''' no longer have an option to automatically convert objects to path, this is now always done (except for texts) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/fb10061fa393e18b125f4694204cc3ef05f93a8e Commit]).
* When switching plotter pens using the '''HPGL output extension''', the plotter no longer makes a dot with the new pen at the end of the old pen's line ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/801867667550083f86acf285e4dfdc153a0a1bc1 Commit]). The extension now works with multiple pens (marked by their layer name in Inkscape) again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/60abf8059b18420e3735457af253566688ebb13e Commit]).
* The '''Interpolate extension''' now works with the tutorial files again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/5a2fd158e237f3de3cc4ad3b5b02524271127fc2 Commit]).
* The extension '''Render > Barcode > Datamatrix''' now renders 64 x 64 datamatrices correctly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/c3f2cd1409e48782961514b2313536634ec33055 Commit]).
* Rendering a '''3D Polyhedron''' no longer gives deprecation warnings ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/bc7f8779972c599d6f5fa9eba2e160ebfc3b2dfc#3f2b8a83a71ce2e508e1ac143af87e1d498be817 Commit]).
* The '''Measure Path extension''' now also works when the Help tab is open when clicking on Apply ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/cc7c37b18cf968b7042f97a6d51610a9e6110ef5 Commit]
* '''Color > Randomize extension''' now works correctly for the Hue and Lightness parameters
* The unnecessary Live preview was removed from the '''Interactive Mockup extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/1e560830fa8eebc32fbc28d5d5545fde0006c484 Commit])
* The '''Perspective / Envelope''' extension now considers transforms ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/1d27a0e2e23663973347f6f543ee3f8433fed0fb Commit]).
* The '''Hershey text extension''' fonts now contain letters needed to plot in Danish ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/f8fbd22819a5d58cb82a82c7f9dff8fc16b7001b Commit]). Additionally, the extension can now better handle line heights ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/9244cc722fb168351ea01e799b555024644c1164 Commit]).

==== Extension failure fixes ====

Fix a failure …

* … when exporting a document with unknown SVG tags to '''HTML5 canvas''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/9d44f6b9ce1cab2250ad854a736dbcfb58046653 Commit])
* … when trying to access a document '''node with an unknown tag''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/05cfe7f2e336a1efb95f77f1db725c6a974d3a8f Commit])
* … when trying to '''import a dxf file''' with a circle / ellipse ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/958c70509fe5e520aa063d33d28330ea33451ccd Commit])
* … when using the '''Perfect Bound Cover extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/d8750d09c454c742a1bb6a5f3470690e544e89c1 Commit])
* … when using the '''Mesh Gradient to Path extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/issues/216 Commit])
* … when using the '''JessyInk''' extension ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/2cba7c3f718133aeb6db14442662a54618d4e835 Commit]).
* … when using the '''DPI Switcher extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/ca718bbe91131252cf6a2dccbe2c717e7bdb705a Commit])

==== Extension API changes / Improvements for Extension Developers ====

* '''Shape objects''' now have an <code>is_visible</code> method ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/3e10fece0acc07bc33462ca474f0fc6418c7d552 Commit])
* '''Documentation''' extended and improved ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/050be97eed47a303cb823f46e2febb7e2196b989 Commit], []https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/9b21776f7c3d746911dac7305b8e1f2a08e38b70 Commit], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/639bb6914c7f44771c33f0031718c777504ca2a1 Commit], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/fe0efe3f2c3f2dccbbf365ff5f0270d89dc645e3 Commit])
* Use an underscore in front of the <code>name</code> attribute value to mark things that do not need to be available in the .py file ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/cc7c37b18cf968b7042f97a6d51610a9e6110ef5 Commit])
* '''Shape coordinates''' are now reported in user units ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/768ba690dd3e3eb303d94cb27874dac60cffb064 Commit])
* <code>inkex.addNS()</code> is no longer required, attributes like <code>inkscape:groupmode</code> can now be used directly, too ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/6b956b31602f77e9d4be250f4f431c7c264bd21b Commit])
* added method <code>getElementByName()</code> to '''get an object by Inkscape label''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/d45bb4e90071ee89efea84cf683281b5b0e55bcc Commit])
* added method <code>getElementsByClass()</code> to '''get objects by their class name''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/cc0399aad1c0e7916060e9d03f3da39c99688169 Commit])
* added '''method to create Star shapes''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/4af033bd814373d897590b7dc22e0f5f111d7695 Commit])

'''Upcoming deprecations''' (1.1 will issue a warning, while both the old and the new version will just work in 1.0.1):
* See https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/4838d285b01106d243399e6bf36e7956a291eb98

=== Filters ===

* Changes to '''filter region handles''' are now saved to the file ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/229008a1649745b73c4f7914acd224c4433997d7 Commit])

=== Templates ===

* The same file can now be used to create '''multiple template files''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/38f1695101cf73205f32d423e0edf139cbfe9895 Commit])

=== Markers ===

* Custom markers are now no longer cut off when viewed in a web browser ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/4fa77f4b6592a6026e48242474edc14d4447f8c9 Commit])

=== Color management ===

* When using color management, the '''color selector works again''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/cc76837b24d518d1dca5822a0921570a9b928a19 Commit])

=== Command line ===

* the pre-1.0 options <code>--export-[type]=</code>, <code>--file=</code> and <code>--without-gui=</code> now have a fallback and print out a warning ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/3ca6a4ed08405f2a530a9ed3065f77443f9f7ebe Commit])
* when converting a '''pdf to svg''' on the command line, the poppler text import method no longer changes randomly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/db5145555e343663e706f6006fd46d2fa0917101 Commit])
* opening files with '''Windows drive paths''' (with colons) works again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/fa303fb79ca6e4f6444005f0a4e3b916f3c7503f Commit])
* '''background color''' is now exported to PNG when using <code>--export-background</code> even when <code>--export-background-opacity</code> is not set explicitly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/6e8a6fa690483f5e75efbf9d1b3208524285103b Commit])
* the tab key can now be used to automatically complete Inkscape command line commands in a Linux terminal (bash completion) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/aa96949a632f0cf759be88a3388e4c52b62b1dab Commit])
* in command line arguments, "0" and "1" had been inverted. They now mean the correct thing (0 = False, 1 = True) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/18639f5dede747dd3b08463c935c86db50ad24c5 Commit])

== Even 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 [https://gitlab.com/groups/inkscape/-/milestones/4 our GitLab issue tracker] and see the [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commits/1.0.x commit history] (all changes since DATE until release date).

== Translations ==

The following '''user interface translations''' received updates:

* Catalan
* Chinese
* Croatian
* Czech
* Dutch
* German
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Italian
* Japanese
* Russian
* Spanish
* Ukrainian

The following '''documentation''' translations received updates:

* Catalan
* Croatian
* French
* German

=== Contributing to translations ===

Want to help with translations? [https://inkscape.org/contribute/translations/ Learn how to help!]

== Documentation ==

* A few keyboard shortcuts and examples were fixed / updated

=== Contributing to documentation and documentation translation ===

Contributions to the documentation translations, as well as improvements to its contents, are welcome at [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-docs/documentation the inkscape-docs repository].

== Known issues ==

* The performance issues on macOS persist.
* Many of Inkscape's old bug reports still need to be [https://alpha.inkscape.org/bug-migration/ tested and migrated to the new bug and feature request reporting page]. While some progress has already been made, we still need your help with that task.
* All (migrated and new) open issues for the project are listed on [https://gitlab.com/groups/inkscape/-/issues GitLab]. If you have some time on your hands and can help fixing them, [https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_devel join us in the development chat] and let us tackle them together.

== Previous releases ==
* [[Release notes/0.92]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.1]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.2]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.3]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.4]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.5]]
* [[Release notes/1.0]]

Release notes/1.0.1

2020-09-07T07:58:02Z

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== About this release ==

'''Definitely not released yet.'''


Inkscape 1.0.1 is mainly a stability and bugfix release. It also comes with a few new features that hadn't been stable enough to make it into Inkscape 1.0.

== New Features ==

=== Color-managed PDF export using Scribus <span id="scribus_pdf"></span>===

An experimental Scribus PDF export extension has been added. It is available as one of the many export formats in the 'Save as' and 'Save a Copy' dialogs.

To be able to get a correct and color-managed CMYK PDF file with text converted to curves that corresponds to your drawing in Inkscape, you must:

* have Scribus 1.5.x installed (the Scribus executable must not be called scribus-ng)
* have enabled color management for your document
* have selected one color profile to use for the colors in your file
* assign all colors in the document with the color managed color selector in the Fill and Stroke dialog
* not use filters in your drawing (this includes blur)
* not use any transparency if you're exporting to PDF/X-1, PDF/X-3 or PDF 1.3
* not include any bitmap images
* not use markers
* not use any other SVG features that are not supported by Scribus

The page size corresponds to the document size in Scribus. When you add a bleed, an area of the given width outside the page area in Inkscape will be included in the PDF file.

Please test the extension, and always carefully check the result before you send it to a print service. You can leave your feedback about what works / doesn't work at https://inkscape.org/inbox.

=== Selectors and CSS dialog unhidden ===

<a href="Selectors and CSS dialog usage example" ><img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Peek_2020-08-24_23-46.gif" alt="Selectors and CSS dialog usage example" style="float:right;width:300px" />Selectors and CSS dialog usage example</a>


The '''Selectors and CSS dialog''' that had been [[Release notes/1.0#Selectors_and_CSS_.5BExperimental.2C_hidden.5D|hidden and labelled as 'experimental' in Inkscape 1.0]] is now available from the '''Object''' menu.

The dialog makes it possible to add, remove and edit CSS properties that are saved within an element's 'style' attribute, as well as styling objects in the document using CSS classes and other CSS selectors. These additional styles are written into a style tag in the SVG document.

It can also be used to select all objects that belong to a specific class, so users will again be able to create collections of objects that are independend of the document structure (e.g. they belong to different groups in the drawing).

This dialog '''replaces the Selection Sets dialog''' that had been removed for Inkscape 1.0.

=== List all Colors in a document ===

A new extension '''Color > List All''' lists all colors used in a document and indicates how often they are used ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/a0b150e1ab050dde2fb0ae7dc11c275015dbac36 Commit])

=== Interpolate gradients ===

The '''Interpolate extension''' now also interpolates gradients in fills and in strokes (before, it could only interpolate flat colors) and named colors ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/7862b2085603054fdfd682ffce9d8467ecec300a Commit]).

=== New preferences option to limit screen tearing while editing ===

In ''Edit > Preferences > Rendering: Redraw while editing'', users can choose between the two options 'Responsive' and 'Conservative' to determine how quickly the canvas display is updated while editing objects. The default value is 'Responsive', which gives rendering a higher priority than it had previously and makes editing objects feel less sluggish ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/d5625130f7e0ed0343cdd473829ef46ceeed8e0b Commit])

=== Other small improvements ===

* Users can now define an ID for QR code groups rendered by the '''Render Barcode extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/761029d1b8bec4287b052cd5ecdd41bb00c62866 Commit])
* Extensions now understand what to do with the '''CSS unit Q''' (1/40th of a cm) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/6c38c129874b98350430c9d4752861361b527e2e Commit])

== Crash fixes ==

Fix a crash …
* … when applying Offset LPE to groups ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/fc8557d167454e15c42a1dfbc9edd1088d7ff711 Commit])
* … when closing Inkscape while the filter editor dialog is open ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/08c7ad69a7bbf6c9a9b865e5b33b4cf1d6c3dc6f Commit])
* … with some cursor themes that do not contain an upward arrow cursor ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/e6d8ec3f2ac6a7d3a6156fb6a7626573ded1c7d4 Commit])
* … when the file to open does not exist ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/ddde047e4613f347f521cb7fef8a394118dac541 Commit])
* … when resizing a document with a grid, when the document properties dialog is closed ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/d6d20de3afa48401bcd364dcb75a62729ea6775a Commit])
* … when opening a malformed pdf where the selected page does not exist ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/6603a35c658c082353803f1bd847132d08abb8b7 Commit])
* … when creating a clone of / opening a file with a symbol from an object with a CSS style ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/fbf97ecb4be963f7068533f5e9d5d2e1d4fe68be Commit])
* … when exporting an object identified by its ID to SVG from the command line ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/8dfe6ae35fafd1d8e7b6ede85ed27f5bee7cd8b2 Commit])
* … when using the dropper tool a lot ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/38d22c431c37ed4cc007ed3e56224bd375066bae Commit])
* … when trying to open Inkscape's stock filters file with the Inkscape flatpak version ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/0a2d2ccf9e0b92acde8b6c2f747cbf44d0356c70 Commit])

== Other Bug fixes ==

=== Packaging ===

* '''AppImage''' now comes with '''Python 3.8''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/30324570d9a1a931595c23b842c5b02b925f6382 Commit])
* '''Snap''' now uses the system's font cache and thus '''finds all installed fonts''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/cfa4a1c0e6b3342f3db91d2095fa5ff9e510ff09 Commit]). Additionally, it can now make use of '''extensions with custom user interfaces''' (e.g. InkStitch) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/c78d3668209e2f34de2c3090622ab1d026d6724b Commit])

=== Canvas ===

* The '''zoom correction factor''' no longer depends on the display unit, so correction works properly for documents that are not in mm ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/4eaebb0e07718776d555d36853ee6172c04f3a45 Commit])

=== Dialogs ===

* The '''document properties dialog''' can now be resized even if one is using display scaling on a hidpi screen on Linux

=== Rendering ===

* '''Zooming''' no longer causes artifacts when there is a path with an arc segment with a radius of 0 in the drawing ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/a3831f969bdeb75f4760e7f886600dab8474af81 Commit])

=== Tools ===

* '''3D-box tool:'''
** Keyboard shortcuts for changing angles in the 3D-box tool were adjusted to work as documented, even with the Y-axis inverted ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/dfaa5a5516ca222c0a5aedefa3f50e72604693f0 Commit])
* '''Circle tool:'''
** Duplicated circles are now closed properly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/426423ae71a9ff0fc9cb38dbe29c70436f027f76 Commit])
* '''Eraser tool:'''
** The mass value field is no longer greyed out and can be used ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/5df58fb0ac0ff0e0c76a131be5d0aecfc6af9dd1 Commit])
* '''Gradient tool:'''
** Simplifying selected gradient stops with Ctrl+L works now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/ccf16d938cfdacabb02fb52312137ef5edf2b66d Commit])
* '''Node tool:'''
** Path > Reverse now works on subpaths again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/3c1c44f1a4ddb5b1bc98e4b9b9997c87a749b1fe Commit])
* '''Pencil tool:'''
** The 'flatten simplify (LPE)' button now only shows up when it can be used ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/a98ffa63dd6cec59203ad4fc4481d42f502c915d Commit])
* '''Selector tool:'''
** Keyboard shortcuts with Alt key for rotating objects also work as documented again with the Y-axis inversion ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/dfaa5a5516ca222c0a5aedefa3f50e72604693f0 Commit])
** Objects no longer seemingly jump or scale up when moving multiple of them with snapping turned on ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/1f3f8bd44a755f2cdba219e124e6d3afe41ed87d Commit])
** Default snap delay was set to 0 so snapping will work more precisely ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/7cf01540cb0fe5f31df6c2e4dd33355738fada2a Commit])
* '''Text tool:'''
** Line height doesn't change spontaneously when switching tools while having text selected ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/cf1ac8caed1244e59daa8fe54ef70b48f4307b0f Commit])

=== Import / Export / Save ===

* when saving as '''PDF / PS / EPS + LaTeX''', <code>%</code> signs are now properly escaped ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/ba98d85aecab6b57a385ea981726415aebad5d47 Commit])
* the dpi value for '''exporting to PNG''' can be specified as a decimal number again
* '''attribute order''' is no longer reversed when saving as SVG, so comparing two SVG files is easier now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/376a40c06f867168ee28ef083e67b8064d792f96 Commit])

=== Masking / Clipping ===

* When '''releasing or undoing a mask''', objects will no longer become unselectable and will use their own bounding box ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/5799d73f4421bfa74106d18a2465937c69acb20b Commit])

=== Live Path Effects ===

* '''LPE selection dialog''' looks better now with some desktop themes ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/cf1ac8caed1244e59daa8fe54ef70b48f4307b0f Commit])
* [[File:Clone LPE.gif|thumb|right|Clone Original LPE usage example]] '''Clone original LPE''' items now get the cloned or linked item's style by default instead of starting with a black fill. A regression that made it impossible to use text elements as source was fixed. Transforms (moving, stretching, shearing) are handled correctly now. ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/046ab13d2aef838a4a7ddf4c04408f5ae49c7e8b Commit])
* '''Fill between many''': option 'fuse coincident points' has been replaced with good defaults ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/b02872e1324ccf0a2e4b145a87d0e107025e3b63 Commit])
* The '''Knot LPE''' allows to switch the direction of self-crossings ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/1881450511cb068cd53f1b02fe3d2e8b8a0defd1 Commit])
* When using the '''PowerStroke LPE''' with the join type 'extrapolated arc', the corners no longer have a dent, but are smooth again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/5933861e52e079dee4efc85531731b0cc4af07d2 Commit])
* '''Roughen LPE''' now works more reliably ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/4fa58e650d436e1c98b8b081975ff927db12c732 Commit])
* Inkscape no longer becomes unresponsive when selecting an object that is used for the '''Pattern-Along-Path LPE''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/fceeb28d06a1e15c0260e8ee89284d1e81136c06 Commit])

=== Performance ===

* Inkscape no longer becomes unresponsive when opening a document '''with lots of style tags''' in it ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/078c825d76dee0bffb5619f2ef6384e61801bc20 Commit])

=== Extensions ===

==== General ====

* Relative paths to '''linked images''' no longer break when using an extension ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/0fee34477bbf248d07c3396fe966fd6334dcca25 Commit])
* Path elements are now '''transformed correctly''' when applying transformation matrices to them ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/fb416f7c811d19baad3e445d47085516e2e99efa Commit])
* '''Text element coordinates''' are now interpreted correctly, even if they use a different unit than px ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/5a15053be85a9eafa49bc4c296fa7657409f94c3 Commit]) and their (guessed) bounding boxes now consider transforms
* Extensions that adjust '''colors''' now work on groups again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/311b017fe056f948d6da14171092dc14d01a3ce0 Commit])

==== Specific extensions ====

* '''Plot extension''' and '''HPGL Output extension''' no longer have an option to automatically convert objects to path, this is now always done (except for texts) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/fb10061fa393e18b125f4694204cc3ef05f93a8e Commit]).
* When switching plotter pens using the '''HPGL output extension''', the plotter no longer makes a dot with the new pen at the end of the old pen's line ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/801867667550083f86acf285e4dfdc153a0a1bc1 Commit]). The extension now works with multiple pens (marked by their layer name in Inkscape) again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/60abf8059b18420e3735457af253566688ebb13e Commit]).
* The '''Interpolate extension''' now works with the tutorial files again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/5a2fd158e237f3de3cc4ad3b5b02524271127fc2 Commit]).
* The extension '''Render > Barcode > Datamatrix''' now renders 64 x 64 datamatrices correctly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/c3f2cd1409e48782961514b2313536634ec33055 Commit]).
* Rendering a '''3D Polyhedron''' no longer gives deprecation warnings ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/bc7f8779972c599d6f5fa9eba2e160ebfc3b2dfc#3f2b8a83a71ce2e508e1ac143af87e1d498be817 Commit]).
* The '''Measure Path extension''' now also works when the Help tab is open when clicking on Apply ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/cc7c37b18cf968b7042f97a6d51610a9e6110ef5 Commit]
* '''Color > Randomize extension''' now works correctly for the Hue and Lightness parameters
* The unnecessary Live preview was removed from the '''Interactive Mockup extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/1e560830fa8eebc32fbc28d5d5545fde0006c484 Commit])
* The '''Perspective / Envelope''' extension now considers transforms ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/1d27a0e2e23663973347f6f543ee3f8433fed0fb Commit]).
* The '''Hershey text extension''' fonts now contain letters needed to plot in Danish ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/f8fbd22819a5d58cb82a82c7f9dff8fc16b7001b Commit]). Additionally, the extension can now better handle line heights ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/9244cc722fb168351ea01e799b555024644c1164 Commit]).

==== Extension failure fixes ====

Fix a failure …

* … when exporting a document with unknown SVG tags to '''HTML5 canvas''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/9d44f6b9ce1cab2250ad854a736dbcfb58046653 Commit])
* … when trying to access a document '''node with an unknown tag''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/05cfe7f2e336a1efb95f77f1db725c6a974d3a8f Commit])
* … when trying to '''import a dxf file''' with a circle / ellipse ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/958c70509fe5e520aa063d33d28330ea33451ccd Commit])
* … when using the '''Perfect Bound Cover extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/d8750d09c454c742a1bb6a5f3470690e544e89c1 Commit])
* … when using the '''Mesh Gradient to Path extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/issues/216 Commit])
* … when using the '''JessyInk''' extension ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/2cba7c3f718133aeb6db14442662a54618d4e835 Commit]).
* … when using the '''DPI Switcher extension''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/ca718bbe91131252cf6a2dccbe2c717e7bdb705a Commit])

==== Extension API changes / Improvements for Extension Developers ====

* '''Shape objects''' now have an <code>is_visible</code> method ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/3e10fece0acc07bc33462ca474f0fc6418c7d552 Commit])
* '''Documentation''' extended and improved ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/050be97eed47a303cb823f46e2febb7e2196b989 Commit], []https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/9b21776f7c3d746911dac7305b8e1f2a08e38b70 Commit], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/639bb6914c7f44771c33f0031718c777504ca2a1 Commit], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/fe0efe3f2c3f2dccbbf365ff5f0270d89dc645e3 Commit])
* Use an underscore in front of the <code>name</code> attribute value to mark things that do not need to be available in the .py file ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/cc7c37b18cf968b7042f97a6d51610a9e6110ef5 Commit])
* '''Shape coordinates''' are now reported in user units ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/768ba690dd3e3eb303d94cb27874dac60cffb064 Commit])
* <code>inkex.addNS()</code> is no longer required, attributes like <code>inkscape:groupmode</code> can now be used directly, too ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/6b956b31602f77e9d4be250f4f431c7c264bd21b Commit])
* added method <code>getElementByName()</code> to '''get an object by Inkscape label''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/d45bb4e90071ee89efea84cf683281b5b0e55bcc Commit])
* added method <code>getElementsByClass()</code> to '''get objects by their class name''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/cc0399aad1c0e7916060e9d03f3da39c99688169 Commit])
* added '''method to create Star shapes''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/4af033bd814373d897590b7dc22e0f5f111d7695 Commit])

'''Upcoming deprecations''' (1.1 will issue a warning, while both the old and the new version will just work in 1.0.1):
* See https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/commit/4838d285b01106d243399e6bf36e7956a291eb98

=== Filters ===

* Changes to '''filter region handles''' are now saved to the file ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/229008a1649745b73c4f7914acd224c4433997d7 Commit])

=== Templates ===

* The same file can now be used to create '''multiple template files''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/38f1695101cf73205f32d423e0edf139cbfe9895 Commit])

=== Markers ===

* Custom markers are now no longer cut off when viewed in a web browser ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/4fa77f4b6592a6026e48242474edc14d4447f8c9 Commit])

=== Color management ===

* When using color management, the '''color selector works again''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/cc76837b24d518d1dca5822a0921570a9b928a19 Commit])

=== Command line ===

* the pre-1.0 options <code>--export-[type]=</code>, <code>--file=</code> and <code>--without-gui=</code> now have a fallback and print out a warning ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/3ca6a4ed08405f2a530a9ed3065f77443f9f7ebe Commit])
* when converting a '''pdf to svg''' on the command line, the poppler text import method no longer changes randomly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/db5145555e343663e706f6006fd46d2fa0917101 Commit])
* opening files with '''Windows drive paths''' (with colons) works again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/fa303fb79ca6e4f6444005f0a4e3b916f3c7503f Commit])
* '''background color''' is now exported to PNG when using <code>--export-background</code> even when <code>--export-background-opacity</code> is not set explicitly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/6e8a6fa690483f5e75efbf9d1b3208524285103b Commit])
* the tab key can now be used to automatically complete Inkscape command line commands in a Linux terminal (bash completion) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/aa96949a632f0cf759be88a3388e4c52b62b1dab Commit])
* in command line arguments, "0" and "1" had been inverted. They now mean the correct thing (0 = False, 1 = True) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/18639f5dede747dd3b08463c935c86db50ad24c5 Commit])

== Even 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 [https://gitlab.com/groups/inkscape/-/milestones/4 our GitLab issue tracker] and see the [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commits/1.0.x commit history] (all changes since DATE until release date).

== Translations ==

The following '''user interface translations''' received updates:

* Catalan
* Chinese
* Croatian
* Czech
* Dutch
* German
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Italian
* Japanese
* Russian
* Spanish
* Ukrainian

The following '''documentation''' translations received updates:

* Catalan
* Croatian
* French
* German

=== Contributing to translations ===

Want to help with translations? [https://inkscape.org/contribute/translations/ Learn how to help!]

== Documentation ==

* A few keyboard shortcuts and examples were fixed / updated

=== Contributing to documentation and documentation translation ===

Contributions to the documentation translations, as well as improvements to its contents, are welcome at [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-docs/documentation the inkscape-docs repository].

== Known issues ==

* The performance issues on macOS persist.
* Many of Inkscape's old bug reports still need to be [https://alpha.inkscape.org/bug-migration/ tested and migrated to the new bug and feature request reporting page]. While some progress has already been made, we still need your help with that task.
* All (migrated and new) open issues for the project are listed on [https://gitlab.com/groups/inkscape/-/issues GitLab]. If you have some time on your hands and can help fixing them, [https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_devel join us in the development chat] and let us tackle them together.

== Previous releases ==
* [[Release notes/0.92]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.1]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.2]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.3]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.4]]
* [[Release notes/0.92.5]]
* [[Release notes/1.0]]

2020-05-08T16:43:45Z

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== Inkscape 1.0 == 





Released on '''«2020-05-01»'''.

== Release highlights == 


* [[#customization|Theming support and more new customization options]]
* [[#hidpi|Better HiDPI (high resolution) screen support]]
* [[#macos|Native support for macOS with a signed and notarized .dmg file]]
* [[#origin|Coordinate origin in top left corner by default]]
* [[#canvas|Canvas rotation and mirroring]]
* [[#on-canvas-align|On-Canvas alignment of objects]]
* [[#view-modes|Split view and X-Ray modes]]
* [[#powerpencil|PowerPencil for drawing editable, variable width strokes with a pressure sensitive graphics tablet]]
* [[#png-export|New PNG export options]]
* [[#centerline|Integrated centerline tracing for vectorizing line drawings]]
* [[#symbols|Searchable Symbols dialog]]
* [[#lpe-dialog|New Live Path Effect (LPE) selection dialog]]
* [[#lpes|New Corners (Fillet/chamfer) LPE, (lossless) Boolean Operation LPE (experimental), Offset LPE and Measure Segments LPE (and more!)]]
* [[#performance|Path operations, deselection of a large number of paths as well as grouping/ungrouping are much faster now]]
* [[#line-height|Much improved text line-height settings]]
* [[#variable-fonts|Variable fonts support (only if compiled with pango library version >= 1.41.1)]]
* [[#flowed-text|Browser-compatible flowed text]]
* [[#extensions-api|Extensions programming interface updated, with many new options]] - ''Note: this introduces breaking changes, some third-party extensions will have to be updated to work with Inkscape 1.0''
* [[#python3|Python 3 support for extensions]]

== General: Application == 

=== Performance <span id="performance"></span>=== 


Lots of small performance improvements in various areas combine to make Inkscape run smoother than before:


* Accelerated breaking apart of paths and Boolean operations (by disabling intermittent canvas rendering during these operations).
* Accelerated "deselect" speed (by improving internal data structure algorithms).
* Faster grouping and ungrouping of groups with a large number of objects
* Speed boost to operations on large sets of objects in the Objects dialog (Issue [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/issues/392 #392])
* Faster lookup of attributes (MR [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/448 #448])

=== Mac Application <span id="macos"></span>=== 


Inkscape is now a first-rate native macOS application, and no longer requires XQuartz to operate. The minimum required operating system version is OS X El Capitan 10.11.


It has a standard Mac-style menu bar (rather than a menu bar within the window). Keyboard shortcuts now use the command (<kbd>⌘</kbd>) key rather than the control key. Retina display screen resolution is now supported. The build is now cleanly 64-bit, a prerequisite for macOS Catalina 10.15 and beyond. It comes bundled with Python 3 to power Inkscape extensions.


<div style="margin:15px 0">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/Mac_menu_1.0_screenshot_dz83Pfu.png" alt="Inkscape 1.0 on macOS" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/Mac_menu_1.0_screenshot.png Inkscape 1.0 on macOS]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>


== General User Interface == 

=== Modernized GUI Toolkit=== 


The user interface has been changed to utilize a more recent version of GTK+ (GTK+ 3). This is a collection of user interface building blocks that Inkscape uses to draw the user interface on the screen. This new version brings many improvements, especially for users of HiDPI (high resolution) screens.


Bringing the newer GTK+ toolkit to Inkscape has been an eagerly anticipated goal for a long time. It has taken much effort by the team involved and it was a focus point of the [https://inkscape.org/en/news/2018/05/22/2018-boston-inkscape-hackfest/ Boston Hackfest].

=== Window position / size / behavior === 


Improvements and fixes to the code for handling/restoring window size and position [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/180]
were made. The window manager handles most of the jobs now, which should make it much more robust. If you still encounter problems with this, please report those [https://inkscape.org/report to our bug tracker].


The dialog opacity options have been removed, because they were causing crashes that could not be fixed otherwise.


<div style="margin:15px 0">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Panels_re-arrangement.gif" alt="Panels re-arrangement" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Panels_re-arrangement.gif Panels re-arrangement]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>


=== High Resolution Screens <span id="hidpi"></span> === 


Inkscape now supports HiDPI (high resolution) screens natively. This means that icons and node handles will no longer be tiny on monitors with large pixel dimensions, and the canvas will no longer look blurry.

=== Tool box === 


The tools have been reordered and grouped into more logical groups. Groups from top to bottom:
* Edit tools
* Create Shapes
* Create Shapes from scratch
* Color Editing
* Other tools
* Canvas tools.


Users can customize the order of the tools by putting a customized version of the file <code>inkscape/share/ui/toolbar-tool.ui</code> into a folder named <code>ui</code> in their Inkscape user configuration folder, if they prefer a different order.


<div style="margin:15px 0">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Inkscape_tools_.png" alt="Reordered tools in the tool box" style="height:500px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Inkscape_tools_.png Reordered tools in the tool box]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>


=== Improved number entry fields === 


Many numeric entry fields no longer change their value when scrolling while the mouse is hovering over them. They now need to be selected (clicked into). Then scrolling will change the value as previously. This change was made, because scrolling docked dialogs easily led to accidental change of values.


Additionally, '''<kbd>Ctrl + Scroll</kbd>''' on a selected numeric entry field will now change the value in larger steps.

== Canvas == 

=== Y-Axis Inversion <span id="origin"></span>=== 


During the [https://inkscape.org/en/news/2018/09/20/inkscape-hackfest-kiel-2018-what-happened/ Inkscape Hackfest in Kiel], a significant change by Thomas Holder was integrated into the Inkscape codebase. It sets the origin of the document to the top left corner of the page. This finally makes the coordinates that a user can see in the interface match the ones that are saved in the SVG data (unit conversions/transformations may be required), and makes working in Inkscape more comfortable for people who are used to this more standard behavior. The old behavior can be reactivated in the preferences, at <code>Edit → Preferences → Interface</code> (disable 'Origin in upper left with y-axis pointing down').


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Origin_in_upper_left.png" alt="Option in the preferences 'Interface' section" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Origin_in_upper_left.png Option in the preferences 'Interface' section]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div style="float:left; margin-left:15px;">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Origin_in_upper_left_page.png" alt="Effect of the option (left upper page corner at 0/0)" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Origin_in_upper_left_page.png Effect of the option (left upper page corner at 0/0)]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Canvas Rotation <span id="canvas"></span>=== 


With '''<kbd>Ctrl + Shift + Scroll wheel</kbd>''' or '''<kbd>Ctrl + Scroll wheel dragging</kbd>''' the drawing area can be rotated and viewed from different angles. In the bottom right corner of the window, the viewing angle can be entered manually. '''<kbd>Right-click</kbd>''' to select between a set of preset values. You can also reset canvas rotation in <code>View → Canvas orientation → Reset Rotation</code>. Keyboard shortcuts for clockwise/counter-clockwise/no rotation can be set in the preferences.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px;">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Canvas_rotation_ink.gif" alt="Rotating the canvas" style="height:300px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Canvas_rotation_ink.gif Rotating the canvas]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Canvas Mirroring === 


The canvas can now be flipped, to ensure that the drawing does not lean to one side, and looks good either way.
The vertical/horizontal flipping is available from the menu <code>View → Canvas orientation → Flip horizontally / Flip vertically</code>. Keyboard shortcuts for flipping the canvas can be set in the preferences (<code>Edit → Preferences → Interface → Keyboard shortcuts</code>).


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px;">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Flip_canvas_300px.gif" alt="'Mirroring the canvas" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Flip_canvas_300px.gif 'Mirroring the canvas]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Pinch-to-zoom === 


On supported hardware (trackpad, touchpad, multi-touch screen), the canvas can be zoomed with the two-finger pinch gesture.
<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Pitch_to_zoom.gif" alt="Pinch to zoom on touch-sensitive display" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Pitch_to_zoom.gif Pinch to zoom on touch-sensitive display]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div style="float:left; margin-left:15px;">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Zooming_.gif" alt="Pinch to zoom on trackpad" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Zooming_.gif Pinch to zoom on trackpad]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Duplicate Guides === 


A new option for duplicating guides was added to the 'Guideline' dialog (access by double-clicking on a guide line). This new feature, when used before the 'relative change' option (dialog needs to be opened once for each step), makes it easier to create guides that are offset by a certain distance / angle from an existing guide.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Duplicate_guide.png" alt="Duplicate guide button in guide editing dialog" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Duplicate_guide.png Duplicate guide button in guide editing dialog]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Context menu === 


The menu that appears after a right-click on the canvas has been extended with the following items, which makes locking/unlocking and hiding/unhiding individual objects much more comfortable:


* Hide selected objects
* Unhide objects below (the mouse cursor)
* Lock selected objects
* Unlock objects below (the mouse cursor)


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Context_menu.png" alt="New options in context menu" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Context_menu.png New options in context menu]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Snapping === 


* In <code>Edit → Preferences → Behavior → Snapping</code>, a new option was added to '''disable snapping''' in new documents or files that are opened with Inkscape for the first time.

== View == 

=== Center view on page === 


You can now center the view on the page, without changing the zoom level.


This function is available via:


* <code>View → Zoom</code>
* the Zoom tool's tool controls bar
* Keyboard shortcut '''<kbd>Ctrl + 4</kbd>'''
<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Center_page_.gif" alt="Center view on page without changing zoom level" style="height:350px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Center_page_.gif Center view on page without changing zoom level]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Split View Mode <span id="view-modes"></span>=== 


The new Split View Mode features a draggable separator that becomes visible as soon as the Split view mode has been activated. On one side of the separator, the canvas will look just like before, while on the other side, everything will be displayed in outline mode, and objects can more easily be grabbed with the mouse or edited with the node tool.


It can be moved on the canvas by grabbing either the separation line or the central handle. The sides can be switched by clicking on one of the little arrows on the handle.


Activate it with one of:


* <code>View → Split View Mode</code>
* '''<kbd>Ctrl + 6</kbd>'''


To deativate the mode, either deactivate the checkbox in the menu again, use the keyboard shortcut a second time, or drag the separator off the canvas.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Split_Screen-smaller_PUOHAJq.gif" alt="Split screen mode" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Split_Screen-smaller_PUOHAJq.gif Split screen mode]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== X-Ray Mode === 


When the X-Ray mode is active, a circular area that shows objects on the canvas in outline mode will follow the mouse pointer. This makes editing complex drawings with many objects layered on top of one another much easier, and is especially useful when used with the node tool.


Activate it with:


* <code>View → XRay Mode</code>
* <kbd>Alt + 6</kbd>


The size of the X-Ray circle can be adjusted in <code>Edit → Preferences → Rendering → Rendering XRay radius</code>.


To deactivate the mode, either deactivate the checkbox in the menu again, or use the keyboard shortcut a second time.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/XRay_mode.gif" alt="X-Ray mode" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/XRay_mode.gif X-Ray mode]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Visible Hairlines Display Mode === 


This new display mode is available in the menu under <code>View → Display Mode → Visible Hairlines</code>. It ensures that all lines of nonzero width are visible (with a minimum visible line width), regardless of zoom level, while still drawing everything else normally.


This is especially useful if you need to assign very small line widths for use with CNC machines like laser cutters and vinyl cutters which use hairlines to denote cut lines. In that case, you will still be able to see the lines, even when zoomed out.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Visible_hairlines.gif" alt="Thin lines always visible in Visible Hairlines mode" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Visible_hairlines.gif Thin lines always visible in Visible Hairlines mode]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


== Paths == 

=== Changed behavior of Stroke to Path === 


The 'Stroke to Path' command now not only converts the stroke of a shape to path, but effectively splits it into its components.


In the case of applying it to a path that only has a stroke, the behavior is unchanged.


For paths that don't only have a stroke, but also a fill and/or markers, the result will be a group consisting of:
* Stroke outline turned to path
* Fill (if there was one)
* A group of all markers (if applicable; one group per marker, consisting of its outline and its fill turned into a path)


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Stroke_to_path.gif" alt="New behavior of Stroke to Path" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Stroke_to_path.gif New behavior of Stroke to Path]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Unlinking Clones for Path Operations === 


Clones and Symbols are now automatically unlinked, before a Boolean operation (union, difference, etc.), or one of the Path operations 'Combine', 'Break apart', or 'Stroke to Path' is performed.


A setting in the preferences at <code>Behavior → Clones → Unlink Clones</code> allows the User to disable the automatic unlinking.

== Tools == 

=== Bézier Tool === 


The tool mode 'Create sequence of paraxial segments', which previously would only draw lines parallel to the x and y axis of the document, now supports arbitrary starting angles. After the first segment, all further angles will use the current angle ±90°. If you want your first segment to work as in previous versions, you need to press '''<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>''' after the first click. This will restrict your options to (by default) 15° steps.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Paraxial_arbitrary_starting_angle.gif" alt="Arbitrary starting angle for paraxial mode" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Paraxial_arbitrary_starting_angle.gif Arbitrary starting angle for paraxial mode]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Calligraphy Tool === 


A new option to add dots has been added to the tool. Click in place without moving the mouse to create a dot, '''<kbd>Shift + Click</kbd>''' to create a larger dot ''[Known issues: [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/2368 inbox#2368], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/2342 inbox#2342]]''.

=== Circle Tool === 


The circle tool can now also create closed ("filleted") circle shapes (closed arcs) with the click of a button.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Circle_chord.png" alt="Circle tool shapes in this release" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Circle_chord.png Circle tool shapes in this release]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Eraser === 


* Added option to control eraser width with a pressure sensitive input device.
* Added thinning, caps, and tremor options (as used for calligraphy tool).
* New option to erase as clip, which allows the User to non-destructively erase (parts of) various types of elements, including raster images and clones.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Erase_with_clip.gif" alt="Erasing by setting a clip" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Erase_with_clip.gif Erasing by setting a clip]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Measurement Tool === 


Hovering over a path with the tool now displays the length, height, width, and position of the path. If you hover over a group, it will show the width, height, and position of the group. Holding '''<kbd>Shift</kbd>''' switches to showing info about the constituents of the group.


The tool also has a new option to only measure selected objects when using click-and-drag.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Measure_tool_info1.png" alt="New info text from measurement tool (for a group)" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;word-wrap: break-word;;max-width:250px">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Measure_tool_info1.png New info text from measurement tool (for a group)]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Measure_tool_info_group_shift.png" alt="Measurement tool info text for a single path (in a group with Shift)" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;word-wrap: break-word;;max-width:250px">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Measure_tool_info_group_shift.png Measurement tool info text for a single path (in a group with Shift)]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Measure_selected.png" alt="Measuring only the selected object (the ice cap)e" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;word-wrap: break-word;max-width:250px">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/render/resources/file/Measure_selected.png Measuring only the selected object (the ice cap)]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Pencil Tool === 

==== PowerPencil <span id="powerpencil"></span>==== 


Pressure sensitivity can now be enabled for the Pencil tool. This feature makes use of the PowerStroke Live Path Effect (LPE).


New settings for the tool are available for tweaking the behavior of the PowerStroke LPE when it is being created with the Pencil tool (and a graphics tablet/stylus):
* '''Use pressure input''' (in the tool controls bar): activates the PowerStroke feature, if a pressure sensitive device is available.
* '''Min/Max''' (in the tool controls bar): determines the minimal and maximal stroke width (0–100%). This does not change the number of available pressure levels, but spreads them out in the available line width interval.
* '''Caps''' (in the tool controls bar): choose between the options 'butt', 'square', 'round', 'peak' and 'zero width' for the end caps of the stroke.
* Additionally, the PowerStroke LPE itself has been improved, to better work when used in this new way, see [[#PowerStroke_LPE_Improvements|the section about LPE updates]].


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/PowerPencil-smaller_EJHHyF5.gif" alt="Drawing with the PowerPencil" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;word-wrap: break-word;;max-width:250px">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/PowerPencil-smaller_EJHHyF5.gif Drawing with the PowerPencil]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Selection Tool === 

==== On-Canvas Alignment <span id="on-canvas-align"></span>==== 


When the option "Enable on-canvas alignment" is active in the "Align and Distribute" dialog, a new set of handles will appear on canvas when an object is clicked three times (first click: scale handles, second click: rotation/skew handles).


The handles can be used to align the selected objects relative to the area of the current selection.


* '''<kbd>Shift + click</kbd>''' on the outer handles aligns on the outside of the selection area.
* Clicking on the central handle will align the selected objects on the horizontal axis. On '''<kbd>Shift + click</kbd>''' objects will be aligned on the vertical axis.
* With '''<kbd>Ctrl + Shift </kbd>''' the whole selection can be aligned to its outer boundaries / corners as a group (i.e. it is moved by its own <code>width</code> and / or <code>height</code>).


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Align-on_canvas_ANRPd7t.gif" alt="On-canvas alignment" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;word-wrap: break-word;;max-width:250px">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Align-on_canvas_ANRPd7t.gif On-canvas alignment]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== Text Tool <span id="text-tool">=== 

==== More Compact Tool Controls Bar ==== 


* Some control buttons that have been mutually exclusive (e.g. right-aligned, left-aligned, justified) have been combined into drop-down lists, so they now take up less space.
* Removed the 'Show style of outermost text element' button that made settings confusing.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Text_Tool_controls1.0.png" alt="Tool controls for the text tool" style="height:35px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;word-wrap: break-word;;max-width:250px">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Text_Tool_controls1.0.png Tool controls for the text tool]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


==== Better Line Height Settings <span id="line-height></span>==== 


* Line spacing settings got an overhaul and are now much easier to use. Gone is the unwieldy <code>?</code> button; this is now handled by selecting text on canvas.
* Setting line height works like this now:
** For the whole text: click anywhere into the text without selecting anything, then adjust the line height in the tool controls bar.
** For a specific line: select the text in that line, then adjust the line height in the tool controls bar.
** Set the global line height first, and the specific line heights last. Changing global line height later will remove any line-specific line-heights (even just changing the unit will unset those ).
** Line heights for single selected lines cannot go below the height set globally.
** If more than one line is selected, the line height in between those lines can go below the line height set for the whole text.
* The line height settings work in all four text types.


<div style="margin:15px 0;overflow:hidden">
<div style="float:left;margin-right:15px">
<p>
<img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Adjusting_line_height.gif" alt="Adjusting the line height for the whole text and for selected lines" style="height:250px" />
</p>
<div class="gallerytext" style="font-size: 0.875em;word-wrap: break-word;;max-width:250px">
<p>
<i>[https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Adjusting_line_height.gif Adjusting the line height for the whole text and for selected lines]</i>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


==== Improved Text Selection ==== 


When clicking on a text object, any click within the whole area of a text line now selects the text with both selection and text tool (previously, clicking into the space between two letters did not select the text).

==== Variable Font Support <span id="variable-fonts"></span>==== 


If Inkscape has been compiled with a Pango library version that is at least 1.41.1 (which is the case for the Windows and macOS versions, and for Ubuntu versions starting from 19.04), it comes with [[Variable Fonts support | support for variable fonts]] ([https://www.patreon.com/posts/font-variations-17644963 more info about how this looks]). These are fonts that do not come with different faces, but often with various sliding scales for different font properties, like 'boldness', or 'condensing', or even playful features.


[https://activdesign.eu/uploads/gallery/inkscape-variable-fonts-en.mp4 How to use Variable Fonts in Inkscape 1.0 in 10 steps (Video)]

==== Basic Support for SVG in OpenType ==== 


Some OpenType fonts with glyphs saved as SVG render now in Inkscape.


<small>Image in process be back later</small>

==== Flow order ==== 


With <code>Text → Flow into Frame</code>, text now flows into the selected frames in selection order (instead of reversed order previously).

==== Browser-compatible flowed text <span id="flowed-text"></span>==== 


'''Flowed text''' (created by clicking and dragging a text frame) in previous Inkscape versions was not compatible with browsers, and rendered as 'black boxes' in web browsers and other SVG viewers, or was just missing.


The old flowed text can still be enabled by unchecking <code>Edit → Preferences → Tools → Text: Use SVG2 auto-flowed text</code>.


Now, Inkscape offers to use '''two new types of flowed text''', that have a compatible fallback for use with modern web browsers:


# '''SVG 2 text using the CSS <code>shape-inside</code> property:''' This new flowed text automatically '''includes a fallback option''' (in SVG 1.1), and will show up in web browsers and other software. This type of text can be created by '''clicking and dragging a box''' on canvas, '''if the option 'Use SVG 2 auto-flowed text' is enabled''' in the Text tool's preferences. When the option is enabled, it will also be used for <code>Text → Flow into frame</code>. Kerning and letter rotation do not work with this type of text.
# '''SVG 2 text with <code>inline-size</code> property:''' This is the new "Column mode" of the text tool, that can be created by clicking on the canvas, typing, and then dragging the diamond-shaped handle at the end of the text to determine the width of the text. It creates flowed text columns without a predetermined height. Note that this text can be left-, center- or right-aligned, but that justification is not possible. Kerning and letter rotation also do not work with this type of text. These texts include an SVG 1.1 fallback, too. To convert the text back to SVG 1.1 text, '''<kbd>Ctrl-click</kbd>''' on the diamond (this will result in all the text being placed on a single line).


The fallback option can be disabled in <code>Edit → Preferences → Input/Output → SVG export: SVG 2: Insert SVG 1.1 fallback in text</code>.

==== Overview of available text types ==== 


<small>Image in process be back later</small>

==== SVG 2 Text Support in Detail ==== 


Inkscape supports SVG 2 text (multi-line and text in a shape), both rendering and creating.


There are several types of SVG 2 text:

===== 1. Multi-line text via the CSS 'inline-size' property ===== 


The CSS property <code>inline-size</code> defines the width (height) of a block of horizontal (vertical) text.
Inkscape supports both rendering and generating multi-line text via this property. Flowed text using 'inline-size' is not justifiable (it uses the 'text-anchor' property). This text type has an SVG 1.1 fallback, that is included by default.

===== 2. Multi-line text via the CSS 'shape-inside' property ===== 


The CSS property <code>shape-inside</code> allows placing text inside a shape. Inkscape supports this property in both rendering and creating. Inkscape also supports in rendering the CSS <code>shape-subtract</code>, <code>shape-margin</code>, and <code>shape-padding</code> properties.


Multi-line text via the <code>shape-inside</code> property is a direct replacement for SVG 1.2 flowed text. SVG 1.2 never became a final W3C standard and only the Batik SVG renderer besides Inkscape provided any support for SVG 1.2 flowed text. SVG 2 is not yet a final W3C standard but SVG 2 flowed text has one very important advantage over SVG 1.2 flowed text in that it is easy to structure the SVG 2 text such that it will be rendered (almost) correctly by an SVG 1.1 renderer. This means that browsers which do not support SVG 2 text will still render the text.

===== 3. Multi-line text via the CSS 'white-space' property (only rendering) ===== 


The CSS property [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/white-space 'white-space'] controls how white space is handled. By default, SVG collapses all adjacent white-space including newlines into a single space. By setting the <code>white-space</code> value to <code>pre</code>, <code>pre-line</code>, or <code>pre-wrap</code>, Inkscape will respect newlines and generate multi-line text. At the moment, one must use the XML Editor dialog to change the <code>white-space</code> property value. (Supported by Firefox. No SVG 1.1 fallback created by Inkscape.)


One disadvantage of using SVG 2 text is that it will not be editable as multi-line text in Inkscape 0.92 (it will still be editable as single lines of text).

== Clipping / Masking == 


Clip paths and masks now have an inverse mode in the menu, using the PowerClip and PowerMask LPEs.


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== Filters == 


The size of the filter region can now be adjusted by dragging on two new diamond-shaped nodes with the node tool. This is especially useful for blur filters, whose area has been affected by a transformation of the filtered object. This feature is currently broken https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/478


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== Live Path Effects == 

=== General === 


Live Path Effects received a major overhaul, with lots of improvements and new features. The main changes are:


* '''New LPE selection dialog'''<span id="lpe-dialog"></span>: the LPE list is now made available as a searchable dialog with an icon for each path effect, and options to favorite, to switch between list and tile view, to display info about the selected effect and to apply it. Several additional, experimental path effects are available after the corresponding switch has been activated.
* '''Set default parameters''': default values for any LPE can be set in the respective LPE's dialogue, when it is applied to an object
(''Note: we have the 'multiple desktop preferences' problem here: If you have multiple Inkscape windows open, the last one will determine what will be saved to the preferences file, as preferences changes are only saved when Inkscape is closed, and the settings are only loaded from file when a new window is opened.'')
* '''Clip and Mask''': improved handling
* '''Fix multiple LPE BBox''': a problem with the size of the bounding box when applying multiple LPEs to an object has been fixed. Sometimes you need to add a intermediate LPE bounding box between.
* '''Knots on shapes''': show edit knots in LPE shapes
* '''Switch knots''': change the handles to the correct LPE handles when one selects an LPE in the list of active LPEs for the selected object.


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=== New Live Path Effects <span id="lpes></span>=== 

==== Dashed Stroke LPE ==== 


This new LPE creates uniformly dashed paths, optionally by subdividing the path's segments, or including dashes that are symmetrically wrapped around corners.


[https://archive.org/details/dash-stroke-lpe Demo Video]


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==== Ellipse from Points ==== 


This new LPE creates an optimally fitted ellipse from a path's nodes.


In contrast to the already existing LPE "Ellipse by 5 points", this LPE is more flexible (since, depending on the number of points available, it can fit both circles and ellipses) and has more features). Technical illustrators in particular can benefit from these features.


See [[LPE:_Ellipse_from_Points]] for more documentation.


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This new LPE can add nodes to your paths and create jump stitches, to create data that can be converted for use with a stitching machine.
To view the stitches that you added, activate the 'Show stitches' checkbox, and, if necessary, adjust the 'Show stitch gap' value, so you can see the single stitches.
There are various options for calculating the order of the stitching, for connecting the parts of the drawing and 3 different stitch patterns available. It is suggested to play around with these until you like the result.


For exporting your data, you can, for example, use the HPGL file format and go from there.


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==== Corners (Fillet/Chamfer) LPE ==== 


This new LPE adds fillet and chamfer to paths. Also adds a new internal class that allows to handle extra info per node, the LPE itself is an example of use the new classes.


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJKzGhJULfc Demo video]


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==== Measure Segments LPE ==== 


This new path effect adds DIN and custom style measuring lines to "straight" segments in a path.


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppgt2GPm1IY Demo video]


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==== Offset ==== 


Use this to add an offset to your paths, shapes and groups. Compared with the 'Dynamic Offset' available from the menu, this allows you to:


* define the offset distance numerically and to choose the unit, e.g. to offset an object by 3 mm.
* keep sharp corners sharp (or to make them round, or beveled, if you want to), by using different methods for calculating the corners.
* same on-canvas control handle for changing the offset when using the node tool


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==== Power Clip and Power Mask ==== 


These two new LPEs can be applied to objects by choosing <code>Object → Clip → Set Inverse (LPE)</code> or <code>Object → Mask → Set Inverse (LPE)</code>.


They can also be used to invert a clip that is already set on an object, by adding the LPE to that object via <code>Path → Path Effects → + → Power Clip / Power Mask</code>


An Inversed Clip is cut out from the object it's applied to. With an Inversed Mask it's possible to modify only the parts of the object that are directly below the mask, and to leave the rest of the object unchanged (and visible).

=== New Experimental LPEs === 

==== Angle Bisector ==== 


Draws a line that halves the angle between the first three nodes of the path.

==== Boolean Operation LPE ==== 


The Boolean Operation LPE finally makes non-destructive boolean operations available in Inkscape. That way, two paths can be combined to a single shape, and both are still editable:
# Start with two paths. Rectangles or other shapes are also okay. Groups are not yet supported ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1352 Issue #1352]).
# Copy the second path into the clipboard (<code>Edit → Copy</code>).
# Select the first path and add the Boolean Operation LPE (<code>Path → Path Effects → Add path effect (Plus) → Boolean operation</code>).
# Link the second path to the LPE by clicking on <code>Operand Path - Link to path in clipboard</code>.


Available options:


* union
* symmetric difference
* intersection
* division
* difference

* cut


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==== Circle by 3 points ==== 


Draws a circle whose circumference passes through the first three nodes of the path.

==== Circle (by center and radius) ==== 


Draws a circle where the first node of the path is the center, and the last node determines the radius.

==== Extrude ==== 


Extrudes the path, creating a face for each path segment.

==== Line segment ==== 


Draws a straight line that connects the first and last node of the path.

==== Parallel ==== 


Creates a draggable line that will always be parallel to a two-node path.

==== Perpendicular Bisector ==== 


Draws a perpendicular line in the middle of the (imaginary) line that connects the start and end nodes.

==== Tangent to Curve ==== 


Draws a tangent with variable length and an additional angle that can be moved along the path.


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=== Improved LPEs === 

==== BSPline and Spiro ==== 


Improvements in Pen/Pencil mode. With '''<kbd>Alt</kbd>''', you can move the previous node.
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==== Clone Original ==== 


This path effect now allows various objects instead of only paths and is even more powerful.


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAJAxKNY8lA Demo Video]


[https://ia601501.us.archive.org/34/items/00003303/0000-3303.ogv Demo Video]


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==== Fill Between Many / Fill Between Strokes LPE ==== 


New options added:


* Fuse coincident points 
* Join subpaths: fill each path separately / connect all the fills
* Close: close the fill path that is created, so it can have a stroke on all sides
* LPEs on linked: take the applied live path effects of the filled paths into account (Fill Between Many only)


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==== Knot LPE ==== 


New options added:


* Inverse: use the stroke width ''of the other path'' as basis for calculating the gap length
* Both gaps: interrupt both paths at a crossing


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==== Mirror Symmetry and Rotate Copies LPE ==== 


* Split feature: This new feature allows custom styles for each part of the resulting drawing without unlinking the LPE. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzrQ2lpzuw Demo Video]
* The LPE rendering on the canvas now updates accordingly when there are objects added or removed.


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==== PowerStroke LPE Improvements ==== 


* '''Width scale''' setting added: adjust the overall width of the stroke after it has been drawn.
* '''Closed paths''': PowerStroke now works much better on closed paths.
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== Import / Export == 

=== Linking and embedding SVG files === 


On import of an SVG file, there is now a dialog that asks whether
* the user would like to link to the SVG file
* to embed it (base64 encoded) into an <code><img></code> tag,
* or if the objects in the SVG file should be imported into the document (which was how Inkscape handled importing SVG files previously).


The dpi value for displaying embedded SVG files can be set in the import dialog or changed in the object properties dialog.


This makes importing SVG files work (almost) the same as importing raster images.


The 'Embed' and 'Extract' options in the context menu for linked SVG files work the same as they do for raster images. The 'Edit externally' option will open the linked SVG file with Inkscape per default. This setting can be changed in the preferences' 'Imported Images' section.


The displaying of the dialog can be disabled by checking the 'Don’t ask me again' option.


Linked and embedded SVG images are displayed as their raster representations, so they will become blurry when zoomed in too far.


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=== Mesh Gradient Polyfill === 


SVG files that include a mesh gradient now automatically include a Javascript polyfill that allows the mesh gradient to display correctly in web browsers.

=== SVG 1.1 compatibility === 


Inkscape includes SVG 1.1 fallbacks for text by default (see [[#text-tool|the section about text tool updates]]).


When exporting as SVG 1.1 explicitly, using the checkbox in the export dialog, some settings are available in <code>Edit → Preferences → Input/Output → SVG Export</code>, in order to allow for correct rendering of markers in other software.


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=== Export PNG images <span id="png-export"></span>=== 


The export dialog has received several new options which are available when you expand the 'Advanced' section.


* Enable interlacing (ADAM7): when loading images, they will be displayed faster
* Bit depth: set the number of bits that code for the color of a pixel, supports grayscale and up to 16-bit
* Compression type: choose strength of lossless compression
* pHYs dpi: force-set a dpi value for the image
* Antialiasing: choose type of anti-aliasing or disable it
* The option for "Cairo PNG" has been removed from the "Save as" dialog, as it was often confused with the "Export PNG image" option, but only supported a small subset of PNG rendering features.


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=== PDF Export === 


* External links in the SVG file are now kept when the file is exported to pdf (requires Cairo in version 1.15.4 or higher).
* Some Inkscape file metadata (<code>File → Document properties : Metadata</code>) are now exported to PDF (title, subject, creator, keywords).

=== (E)PS Export === 


* The title and copyright ('rights') info from the document's metadata is now exported to (E)PS.

=== OpenClipart Import Removed=== 


The dialog and settings for importing images from OpenClipart have been removed due to the openclipart.org API being non-functional since mid-April 2019 with no information about a return date.

== Extensions == 

=== Extension dialogs === 


Extension dialogs can now have clickable links, images, a better layout with separators and indentation, multiline text fields, file chooser fields and more. For detailed info for development see the [[Release_notes/1.0#For_extension_writers|developer section]] above.

=== Export Layer Slices === 
<code>Extensions → Export → Export Layer Slices</code>


The new 'Export Layer Slices' extension allows you to export PNG "slices" from your image by creating a new layer and drawing rectangles to denote the area of the export.


If you create a layer (default name "slices") with rectangles in it, this extension will export a PNG file for each rectangle into the directory with the name of the {rectangle ID}.png (use Object Properties to set this).


If the export already exists, it will skip it and color the rectangle GREY. If the "Overwrite existing exports" checkbox is selected, and the file was previously generated, it will color the rectangle RED. For new exports that did not previously exist, the rectangle will be GREEN.


If you want to create (square) icons at different sizes, select "Icon mode". Icon mode will create a square export for each dimension in "Sizes".


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=== Frame === 
<code>Extensions → Render → Frame</code>


This new extension will add a rectangular frame with a specified stroke width, and specified stroke and fill colors to each object in the selection. Optionally, corners can be rounded, and the frame can be positioned inside or outside the selection. The result can be grouped with the frame, and the object can be clipped to the size of the frame (for further editing).


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=== Hershey Text === 
<code>Extensions → Text → Hershey Text</code>


The "Hershey Text" extension, a utility for replacing text by stroke-based paths, has been rewritten.
The most significant improvements are:


* The new version converts all or only the selected text objects in place. This means that it is possible to convert text with paragraphs and to convert multiple text objects at once.
* It now uses '''SVG fonts'''. This means that:
** It is now possible to easily add and use '''custom stroke fonts'''.
** '''Unicode characters''' are now supported.
** Stroke fonts now support '''arbitrary curves''' rather than only straight segments.
* '''Improved font selection''' with basic international characters
* Automated '''font-mapping''': each text will be converted to the available Hershey font with the same font file name (e.g. 'Fancy Font.svg') as the current font (e.g. 'Fancy Font'), if one is available to the extension. The automated mapping overrides any other Hershey font settings.
* An option to '''generate font samples''' in all available SVG fonts is available.
* An '''extensive help text''' is built into the extension.
* Hershey Text is now located in the ''Extensions → Text'' sub-menu.



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=== Interactive Mockup === 
<code>Extensions → Web → Interactive Mockup</code>


The new Interactive Mockup extension is intended for use by UI/UX designers. It can help to visualize mockups and create user flows to make interactive demos for approvals.


To use it, select two or more objects: the first one(s) will be the active one (button, area, image, link…), and the last selected will be the element that should be displayed after activation.


Apply the extension, then save as SVG and open it in a browser for demonstrating the mockup to potential users.


Usage instructions are also available [https://activdesign.eu/uploads/gallery/inkscape-webmockup-en.mp4 as a tutorial video from the extension's author].


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<code>Extensions → Modify Path → Mesh → Meshgradient to Path / Path to Meshgradient</code> [doesn't work: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/issues/216]


A set of two extensions that convert mesh gradient geometry to paths and back.


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Options for choosing the shape of single QR code dots were added ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions/-/issues/150 but do not work]).


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== Palettes == 


New palettes:
* The '''Munsell''' palette
* the '''Bootstrap 5''' palette and
* the palette for the '''new GNOME Human Interface Guidelines''' (GNOME HIG)


have been added to Inkscape's set of stock palettes.


Users can now also drag the <code>none</code> color field from the palette bar at the bottom onto objects to set their color to <code>none</code>.


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== Templates == 


* The '''Desktop''' template has new options for 4k, 5k, and 8k screens.
* Some new page sizes were added to the '''(Blank) Page''' template.
* New: template for an '''A4 3-fold roll flyer'''
* New: template for '''Envelope''' with 2 standard envelope formats


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== SVG and CSS == 


* '''Dashes''': Inkscape can now load and display files with dashes and/or dash offsets defined in units other than the unitless user unit (e.g. <code>%</code>, <code>mm</code>) correctly. There is no user interface for editing these values currently, except for the XML editor. Values for <code>stroke-dasharray</code> that are entered in other units (except for <code>%</code>) will be converted to user units when the new values are set.


* '''Blend modes''' applied via Layers and Objects dialog no longer use SVG filters, but CSS blend modes. These can be exported to PDF without rasterization.


* '''Hairlines''' can now be rendered in Inkscape. There is currently no user interface for adding them yet, though. Hairlines can be specified by adding <code>stroke-width:1px; stroke-width: -ink-hairline; vector-effect:non-scaling-stroke;</code> into the <code><style></code> tag of the object via the XML editor or the Style dialog. Hairlines will be exported to PNG correctly. Export to PDF requires that the Cairo library that your Inkscape program was compiled with contains the additional code from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo/merge_requests/21 (as of April 29, 2020, there's no official Cairo version available yet that contains the patch).

== Dialogs == 

=== About === 
<code>Help → About Inkscape</code>


The Inkscape 1.0 About screen features the winning entry of the [https://inkscape.org/gallery/=about-screen-contest/contest-for-10/ Inkscape 1.0 About Screen Contest], [https://inkscape.org/~bayubayu/%E2%98%85island-of-creativity "Island of Creativity"] by [https://inkscape.org/news/2020/02/11/inkscape-brings-enjoyment-and-freedom-creativity/ Bayu Rizaldhan Rayes], and its layout has changed a little.


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=== Arrange === 
<code>Object → Arrange</code>


The 'Polar coordinates' functionality now arranges objects clockwise (in selection order) around the circle/ellipse. This should better correspond to user expectations.

=== Document Properties === 
<code>File → Document Properties</code>


* When resizing the page, the page margin fields can now be '''locked''', so the same value will be used for all margins, but only needs to be entered once.
* The guides panel now has controls to lock or unlock all guides, create guides around the page, and delete all guides. These actions also appear on the Edit menu, making it possible to assign custom keyboard shortcuts.
* '''Grids can now be aligned''' to the corners, edge midpoints, or centre of the page with a button click in the grids panel.
* Checkerboard patterns can now have a color (for updating the current view, check and uncheck the box for the checkerboard background, [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/2561 Issue #2561]). This color will also be used as a (non-checkered) background for PNG export.
* A set of new page formats for different Video resolutions (SD/PAL, SD-Widescreen/PAL, SD/NTSC, SD-Widescreen/NTSC, HD 720p, HD 1080p, DCI 2k (Full Frame), UHD 4k, DCI 4k (Full Frame), UHD 8k) has been added.


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=== Fill and Stroke === 
<code>Object → Fill and stroke</code>


* The RGBA code entry field now also accepts values like <code>#123</code> and autocompletes them to <code>#112233</code>, automatically removes hash signs in pasted codes, and keeps the old alpha value if the pasted code does not contain any.
* The blur slider is now scaled quadratically as you drag the slider. This makes it easier to apply and adjust smaller blur values.




=== Filter Editor === 
<code>Filters → Filter Editor</code>


The filter primitives now have a symbolic icon (one whose color can be changed).

=== Objects === 
<code>Object → Objects</code>


The context (right-click) menu now also contains an entry for '''deleting''' the selected object.

=== Paint Servers === 
<code>Object → Paint Servers</code>


* New dialog that allows you to see a list of patterns and SVG2 hatch fills used in the current document (or available by default) and to assign those to objects. The hatch fills can be modified by their handles on canvas [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/2526 in the future].
* <code>Server</code> field contains the following options: <code>All paint servers</code>, <code>Current Document</code> and each document's title from the user's <code>/paint</code> configuration folder.
* The <code>Change</code> field decides whether the fill or the stroke of the object will be set to the paint server on click.
* You can select multiple objects or a group of objects and they will all get their fill or stroke changed to the selected paint server.
* To add a new paint server, you need to add an <code>.svg</code> document in the <code>/paint</code> user configuration folder with the following restrictions:
** the svg must be valid
** it must have a unique <code><title></code> property
** and it must have patterns or hatches with unique ids in the <code><defs></code> section.


This functionality was added to Inkscape as a Google Summer of Code project. More details on it are available [https://gitlab.com/vanntile/inkscape-gsoc-application#paint-servers-dialog in the project description] and our [https://inkscape.org/news/2020/02/21/valentin-wrangled-meshes-hatches-and-gtk-during-su/ news article].


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=== Preferences === 
<code>Edit → Preferences</code>


* The '''Bitmaps''' subsection has been renamed to '''Imported Images''', as it now applies to both imported (embedded or linked) raster images as well as to imported (embedded or linked) SVG images (i.e. to everything in <code><img></code> tags).
* The '''System''' subsection lists more relevant folders and offers buttons to open those folders with the system's file browser. This makes it easier to find the correct folder, e.g. for resetting the preferences or for adding an extension or a new icon set.
* The '''System''' subsection now has a button for quickly resetting all Inkscape preferences, which also automatically creates a backup of the current preferences.
* An option for '''scaling a stroke's dash pattern when scaling the stroke width''' has been added and can be found at <code>Behaviour → Dashes</code>. It is activated by default.
* '''Autosave''' is now enabled by default. The default directory has changed (the path is displayed in <code>Edit → Preferences → Input/Output → Autosave: Autosave directory</code>).
* The setting for '''Handle size''' has been moved from '''Input devices''' to '''Interface''' to make it more discoverable.


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=== Selection Sets Dialog Hidden=== 


The '''Selection Sets''' dialog is deprecated and has been hidden from the menus. It will be removed in Inkscape 1.1 and sets created with this option might not work in a future Inkscape version.


It can be un-hidden by assigning a keyboard shortcut to it in the Inkscape preferences, or by editing the file <code>menus.xml</code> in Inkscape's <code>ui</code> folder to uncomment the <code>DialogTags</code> entry, and saving the edited file in your user preferences' <code>ui</code> folder.


=== Selectors and CSS [Experimental, hidden]=== 


* New dialog for adding classes and CSS styles to elements of the drawing
* It is currently in experimental status, thus hidden from the menu (<code>Edit → Selectors and CSS</code>)
* The keyboard shortcut '''<kbd>Ctrl + Shift + Q</kbd>''' can be used to open the dialog
* Among the [https://gitlab.com/groups/inkscape/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=all&search=Selectors known issues], there are a couple crashes, which is the reason why the dialog has been hidden for the 1.0 release.


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=== Symbols <span id="symbols"></span> === 
<code>Object → Symbols</code>


The Symbols dialog can now handle a lot of symbols without delay on startup, and also allows searching. Symbols and symbol sets are now displayed in alphabetical order.


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=== Trace Bitmap <span id="centerline"></span>=== 
<code>Path → Trace Bitmap</code>


A new, unified dialog for vectorizing raster graphics is now available from <code>Path → Trace Bitmap</code>. It contains the previously separate '''Trace pixelart''' dialog and comes with a new option for '''centerline tracing'''.


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=== Unicode Characters === 


* The ''''Glyphs' dialog''' has been '''renamed to 'Unicode Characters''''.
* The characters in the dialog's character list now '''use the selected font'''.
* Each character now has a '''tooltip''' that shows a larger version of the character, so one can more easily find the correct character.


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=== XML Editor === 
<code>Edit → XML Editor</code>


The side of the editor that allows one to set, edit or delete attributes can now be panned both horizontally and vertically, or be hidden entirely.
Long items can more easily be edited in a little popup dialog with a new monospaced font.


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== Menus == 


* New option to <code>Unlink clones recursively</code> added into sub-menu at <code>Edit → Clone</code>

== Customization <span id="customization"></span>== 

=== Customize many files in the share folder === 


Many files in <code>/share</code> can be over-ridden by placing files in the user's configuration folder (e.g. <code>~/.config/inkscape</code>).
Configurable contents now includes extensions, filters, fonts, gradients, icons, keyboard shortcuts, [preset markers (not yet: [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/211 Issue #211])], user paint servers (SVG hatches, patterns, ...), palettes, about screen, symbol sets, templates, tutorials and some user interface configuration files. Only the file 'units.xml' cannot be overridden.

=== Fonts === 

==== Load additional fonts ==== 


Inkscape can now load fonts that are not installed on the system. By default Inkscape will load additional fonts from Inkscape's share folder (<code>/share/inkscape/fonts</code>) and the user's configuration folder (<code>~/.config/inkscape/fonts</code>). Custom folders can be set in preferences (see <code>Tools → Text → Additional font directories</code>).


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=== Keyboard shortcuts === 


* Allow to use "Super", "Hyper" and "Meta" modifier keys
* Improve shortcut handling code. This should fix a lot of issues and allow the use of many shortcuts which were inaccessible before, especially on non-English keyboard layouts.
* The Keyboard shortcut editor now issues a warning when the entered shortcut is already in use.
* It is now possible to assign keyboard shortcuts that align an object to the top-left, top-right, bottom-left or bottom-right corners of the anchor (determined via the 'relative to:' field), or to align the objects' top-left, top-right, bottom-left or bottom-right corners with the opposite corner of the anchor.

=== User interface customization === 


* Inkscape is starting to use glade files for its dialogues, so they can be reconfigured by users. Only one is currently supported (filter editor).
* The contents of the menus can be configured by customising the <code>menus.xml</code> file.
* Toolbar contents for the command bar (<code>commands-toolbar.ui</code>), the snap bar (<code>snap-toolbar.ui</code>), the tool controls bars for each tool (<code>select-toolbar.ui</code>), the toolbox (<code>tool-toolbar.ui</code>) is now configurable.
* The interface colors and some more UI styles can be customized in <code><preferences folder>/ui/style.css</code> (very raw theming support).

=== Theme selection === 


In <code>Edit → Preferences → User Interface → Theme</code>, users can set a custom GTK3 theme for Inkscape. If the theme comes with a dark variant, activating the 'Use dark theme' checkbox will result in the dark variant being used. The new theme will be applied immediately.


New themes can be installed on your system to be made available in the list to choose from. A large selection of (more or less current) GTK3 themes are available for download at [https://www.gnome-look.org/browse/cat/135/ord/top/ gnome-look.org] . On Windows, the new themes can be placed in <code><var>%AppData%</var>\Local\themes\</code>, so that the full path to the theme's CSS files will be <code><var>%AppData%</var>\Local\themes\<theme name>\gtk-3.0\</code>.

=== Icon set selection === 


In <code>Edit → Preferences → User Interface → Theme</code>, the icon set to use can be selected. By default, Inkscape comes with 'hicolor', 'Tango', and the new 'Multicolor' icons. In addition to this, it offers to use the system's icons.


The symbolic icon set that is part of the 'hicolor' icon set as well as the new Multicolor icons can be colorized with custom colors.


https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/images/b/b3/Multicolor_icon_set.png
<small>Image in process be back later</small>

=== Saving the current file as template === 


A new entry for saving the current file as a template has been added to the <code>File</code> menu. You need to specify a name for it, and optionally, you can add the template's author, a description and some keywords. A checkbox allows you to set the new template as the default template.


https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/images/5/56/Save_as_templage.png
<small>Image in process be back later</small>

=== Custom page sizes in Document Properties === 


Inkscape now creates a CSV file (comma separated values) called <code>pages.csv</code>. It is located in your Inkscape user preferences folder, next to your <code>preferences.xml</code> file. This file contains the default page sizes that you can choose from in the 'Page' tab of the 'Document properties' dialog. You can edit the <code>pages.csv</code> file to remove the page sizes you won't use, or to add new ones.

== Command Line <span id="Command_Line"></span>== 


The Inkscape command line has undergone a major overhaul with the goal of making it more powerful and flexible for the user and easier to enhance for the developer. The most important changes are:


* Each command-line argument can now be used only once. To specify multiple ''actions'' (''verbs''), use semicolons (e.g. <code>--actions='ObjectFlipVertically;FileSave;FileClose'</code>).
* Many ''actions'' can now take arguments (separated from the ''action'' name by a colon.
* [[Using xverbs|xverbs]] have been removed from Inkscape (command line commands that take parameters from a file, e.g. for saving the selection under a specified filename as SVG file) ([https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/inkscape-devel/thread/33487d06-e3c1-a4e5-1496-7b370d672d2f%40gmail.com/#msg35392523 mailing list thread]).
* Files can also be saved as Inkscape SVG without calling the GUI save dialog (new command: <code>--export-inkscape-svg</code>)
* Multiple objects in single file can be saved into individual files by giving a comma separated list of objects to the command: <code>--export-id</code>.
* Inkscape can now import a specific page of a PDF file from the command line, for batch processing (new option: <code>--pdf-page <var>N</var></code>).
* For importing a PDF, the option to import via poppler is now available for the command line as <code>pdf-poppler</code>.
* New verb allows one to swap fill and stroke style from the command line: <code>EditSwapFillStroke</code> (a keyboard shortcut can now be assigned to it) ([https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/675690 Issue #675690 (lp)])
* The shell mode syntax has changed, too.
* The file name can now be specified with <code>--export-filename</code>
* The command <code>-x</code> / <code>--extension-directory</code> has been removed. Replaced with: <code>--system-data-directory</code> and <code>--user-data-directory</code>.


More information about usage and how to update your commands can be found at [[Using the Command Line]].

== Tutorials / Documentation == 


* Some small updates were made to tutorial texts
* Tutorial files got a new header / footer design, using [https://inkscape.org/~esteban/%E2%98%85inksscreen-10-by-esteban-capella Esteban Capella's entry] for our About Screen Contest.

== Translations == 


Translations were updated for:


* Basque
* British English
* Brazilian Portuguese
* Catalan
* Croatian
* Czech
* Dutch
* Finnish
* French
* German
* Greek
* Hindi
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Indonesian
* Italian
* Korean
* Latvian
* Norwegian (Bokmål)
* Polish
* Romanian
* Russian
* Slovak
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Turkish
* Ukrainian
* Urdu
* Swedish


Tutorial translations were added for:


* Korean


Translations were dropped for:


* Amharic

== Notable Bugfixes == 


* Symbols: Visio Stencils loaded from <code>.vss</code> files now use their actual name instead of a placeholder derived from the symbol file's name ([https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1676144 Issue #1676144 (lp)])
* Shapes on Pen and Pencil tools now retain color and width ([https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1707899 Issue #1707899 (lp)]).
* Text and Font dialog: The font selection no longer jumps to the top of the list when clicking Apply.
* Docked dialogs now open on their own when the corresponding functionality is called from a menu or button
* The icon preview dialog now correctly shows the page background (Issue #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1537497 1537497 (lp)]).
* As of Windows 10 (version 1809) fonts are installed into a new user-specific folder by default. Allow Inkscape to recognize those fonts. ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues/50 Iusse #50])
* The default Perl interpreter executable on Windows was changed from <code>perl.exe</code> to <code>wperl.exe</code> which should usually avoid flashing a console window. ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues/66 Issue #66])
* Some printers who don't correctly recognize the page formats sent by Inkscape, printed only square excerpts of the whole image that was supposed to be printed. Now they print the whole image ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/407 Merge request #407]).


For an exhaustive list of bugs that have been fixed, please see the [https://launchpad.net/inkscape/1.0.x milestones page for Inkscape 1.0 on Launchpad] and the [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=closed&milestone_title=Inkscape%201.0 list of milestoned issues on GitLab].

== Breaking changes / Action required == 

=== For users === 

==== Custom Icon Sets <span id="custom_icon_sets"></span>==== 


Icon sets no longer consist of a single file containing all icons. Instead each icon is allocated its own file. The directory structure must follow the [https://developer.gnome.org/icon-theme-spec/ standard structure for Gnome icons].


If you would like to create or convert your own icon set to the new format, please compare the 'hicolor' and 'Tango' icon theme folders, in your Inkscape installation's 'share' directory for suitable examples and check out [[Creating a new multicolor icon theme | our guide to making a new multicolor icon theme]].


As a side effect of a bug fix to the icon preview dialog (see below), custom UI icon SVG files need to be updated to have their background color alpha channel set to 0 so that they display correctly (see Issue #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1661989 1661989 (lp)]).

==== Third-party extensions <span id="extensions-api"></span>==== 


Most extensions that are maintained by a third-party developer (i.e. that are not an Inkscape stock extension) need to be updated to work with this version of Inkscape. Inkscape contributors have contacted many extension authors already to let them know about the upcoming changes. If your favorite third-party extension still needs to be updated to be compatible with Inkscape 1.0, please point its author to [https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.0#For_extension_writers the section about updating one's extension in the Wiki].

==== Dropped / Replaced Extensions <span id="dropped_extensions"></span>==== 


Extensions that previously used the UniConvertor library for saving/opening various file formats have been removed, as well as some extensions that depended on third-party programs:


'''''Import extensions that have been removed:'''''



* Adobe Illustrator 8.0 and below (UC) (<code>*.ai</code>) (Workaround: rename the file extension to <code>.eps</code>. Newer versions can still be imported if they contain an embedded PDF.)
* Corel DRAW Compressed Exchange files (UC) (<code>*.ccx</code>)
* Corel DRAW 7-X4 files (UC) (<code>*.cdr</code>) (<code>*.cdr</code> in general can still be imported)
* Corel DRAW 7-13 template files (UC) (<code>*.cdt</code>)
* Computer Graphics Metafile files (UC) (<code>*.cgm</code>) 
* Corel DRAW Presentation Exchange files (UC) (<code>*.cmx</code>)
* HP Graphics Language Plot file [AutoCAD] (UC) (<code>*.plt</code>) 
* sK1 vector graphics files (UC) (<code>*.sk1</code>) 
* Dia Diagram (<code>*.dia</code>) (Workaround: export as a different format from [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia/Download Dia]) 


'''''Export extensions that have been removed:'''''


* HP Graphics Language Plot file [AutoCAD] (UC) (<code>*.plt</code>) 
* sK1 vector graphics files (UC) (<code>*.sk1</code>) 


'''''Extensions that have been replaced:'''''


* <code>Render → LaTeX</code>: The [https://www.julienvitard.eu/en/eqtexsvg_en.html EQTeXSVG extension] (<code>Render → LaTeX</code>) that could be used to convert an inline LaTeX equation into SVG paths using Python was dropped, due to its external dependencies. It has been replaced by the extension <code>Render → Mathematics → LaTeX (pdflatex)</code> which serves the same purpose.

==== Command line changes ==== 


The Inkscape command line options [[#Command Line|have changed significantly (see below)]]. Any command line scripts that you have used will need to be updated for Inkscape 1.0.

=== For extension writers <span id="extension_updates"></span>=== 


Extensions have undergone some fundamental changes.


Inkscape's stock extensions '''have been moved to [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions their own repository]''' and have been updated for compatibility with '''Python 3'''. Internally, extensions have been reorganized, many functions have been deprecated, and new functions have been added.

==== General ==== 


* <span id="python3"></span>Extensions were updated to be compatible with Python 3. While we'll be migrating away from Python 2, extension writers should aim for support of Python 2.7 and Python 3.5+ for maximum compatibility.
* Windows packages now ship with Python 3 (currently Python 3.7). Python 2 is not bundled anymore, so make sure to update your extension to be compatible.
* Inkscape now adds itself to search path on startup, so you should always be able to call it from your extension by simply calling <code>inkscape</code>, without the need to add it to search path manually, or worrying about other potentially incompatible versions of Inkscape being available on search path.
* The folder structure of Windows packages was updated: Binaries were moved from the installation root to <code>bin/</code>, Inkscape's shared files where moved from <code>share/</code> to a <code>share/inkscape</code> subfolder.
* The underscores that were previously necessary to mark elements as translatable are no longer needed. Elements that are usually translated are now by default included in translations. Elements that are usually not translated, are not included. This can be overridden by setting the <code>translatable="yes/no"</code> attribute.
* Extensions (including their <code>.inx</code> files) can now be put into a subdirectory of the <code>extensions/</code> folder to allow for better structuring and separation of extensions.

==== Extension dialogs ==== 


Extension dialogs have some new input types and layout options:


* new multiline text fields
* new file chooser fields
* new <code>appearance="url"</code> for [[INX Parameters]] of type <code>"description"</code>. You can now add clickable links to your extension UI.
* a simpler version of the color chooser field has been added
* new layout options (separator, table-like layouts)
* all [[INX Parameters]] now have the common attribute <code>indent="<var>n</var>"</code> where <code><var>n</var></code> specifies the level of indentation in the extension UI.
* new <code>label</code> parameter
* new option to include an image
* some confusing options have been merged
* new effect extension attribute <code>implements-custom-gui</code> is [http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/INX_extension_descriptor_format#Attributes_description available] to hide the 'Extension is working' dialog.


https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/images/e/eb/New_extension_dialog_fields.png
<--<img src="https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/images/e/eb/New_extension_dialog_fields.png" alt="Demo extension dialog with new fields and layout options" />-->
<small>Image in process be back later</small>

==== More info ==== 


Please also note the changed [[#Command Line|command line options]], if your extension calls another instance of Inkscape.


More detailed instructions for updating old extensions are available at [[Updating your Extension for 1.0]]. Also check the [https://inkscape.gitlab.io/extensions/documentation/ extension (<code>inkex</code>) API documentation] and the [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions stock extensions repository] for finding comparable extensions. If you have questions about extension development, you can join us in our [https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/inkscape_extensions extension development chat channel].

=== For packagers and those who compile Inkscape <span id="packaging_updates"></span>=== 


* <code>autotools</code> builds have been dropped. Please use <code>CMake</code> for building Inkscape from now on. More info is available [https://inkscape.org/develop/getting-started/#092-onwards on our website].
* <code>libsoup</code> dependency added: we use <code>libsoup</code> for making HTTP requests without a need for <code>dbus</code> and <code>gvfs</code>.
* double-conversion [https://github.com/google/double-conversion] dependency added: <code>lib2geom</code> now depends on an external version of the library.
* Inkscape now uses a git submodule for the <code>extensions/</code> directory. If you have cloned the repository and are not building from the release source code tarball, please note the [https://inkscape.org/en/develop/getting-started/ updated build instructions]
* On Ubuntu 18.04, Gnome's fallback icon set (package 'adwaita-icon-theme-full'), that is needed to display Inkscape's default icons completely, is no longer automatically installed. It has been added as a 'recommends' level dependency.
* lib2geom: [insert up-to-date info here]
* The environment variable <code>INKSCAPE_PORTABLE_PROFILE_DIR</code> has been removed. Please use the equivalent <code>INKSCAPE_PROFILE_DIR</code> instead for changing the location of the profile directory at run time. (see also [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues/114 #114])
* Inkscape extensions have been updated to work with Python 3, they no longer depend on Python 2 (but still work with it)

== Known Issues== 


The Inkscape team has been working hard behind the scenes to fix as many bugs as possible for 1.0. See [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues our list of confirmed and ready-to-be-worked-on issues] and [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/issues the list of new user submitted issues, questions and feature requests].


Among these, the following issues will probably be noticed when using Inkscape 1.0:


* Texts are not accepted as operand for boolean operations and similar functions, such as nested offset. You now need to convert to path, ungroup, and union before using in Boolean operations. See [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/589 #589].
* For both Text-inside-shape and Text-on-path, selecting the text and path/shape and using Align & Distribute -> Align (e.g. on page center) changes the relative position between text and shape. As a workaround, group them first.
* Manual Kerning, Text angle etc. are not supported for SVG2 flowed text by means of the specification. However, the corresponding spinbuttons in the Text toolbar are not inactive, and changing them will have no effect. [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/703 #703]
* The popover to edit attributes in the XML Editor is truncated when dialog is undocked or floating. See [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1255 #1255].
* Grid origin is dependent on y-axis direction. For old files with grids, flip the y-axis direction, or correct the origin in those files. See [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/933 #933].
* Dialogs not showing/hiding properly on small windows or some window configurations. Workaround is to resize the window or change focus to a different window. See [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/604 #604].
* Menu drop-downs appear on the wrong screen for some multi-screen setups [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/54]
* Certain Live Path Effects are known to interact poorly. For example, Powerstroke creates a path with a lot of additional nodes, and Fillet/Chamfer then tries to change all these nodes. See [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/885 885].


'''Windows specific issues'''
* Some tablets are not registered on some Windows 10 machines, see [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/832 #832]
* Windows Store fonts not discoverable by Inkscape, see [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1400 #1400]. Fonts have to be installed for all users to be used in Inkscape.


In case you notice any issues with Inkscape 1.0, please make sure to [http://inkscape.org/report report them], so we can fix them in one of the next releases!

== Inkview == 


'''Inkview''' (a simple SVG viewer) was considerably improved and got some new features:


* Support folders as input (will load all SVG files from the specified folder)<br/>The <code>-r</code> or <code>--recursive</code> option will even allow to search subfolders recursively.
* Implement <code>-t</code> or <code>--timer</code> option which allows to set a time after which the next file will be automatically loaded.
* Add <code>-s</code> or <code>--scale</code> option to set a factor by which to scale the displayed image.
* Add <code>-f</code> or <code>--fullscreen</code> option to launch Inkview in fullscreen mode
* Many smaller fixes and improvements

== Previous releases == 


* [[Release notes/0.92]] ([[Release_notes/0.92.1 |0.92.1]], [[Release_notes/0.92.2 |0.92.2]], [[Release_notes/0.92.3 |0.92.3]], [[Release_notes/0.92.4 |0.92.4]], [[Release_notes/0.92.5 |0.92.5]])
* [[Release notes/0.91]]
* [[Release notes/0.48]] ([[Release notes/0.48.1 |0.48.1]], [[Release notes/0.48.2 | 0.48.2]], [[Release notes/0.48.3 | 0.48.3]], [[Release notes/0.48.4 | 0.48.4]], [[Release notes/0.48.5 | 0.48.5]])
* [[Release notes/0.47]]
* [[Release notes/0.46]]
* [[Release notes/0.45]]
* [[Release notes/0.44]]
* [[Release notes/0.43]]
* [[Release notes/0.42]]
* [[Release notes/0.41]]
* [[Release notes/0.40]]
* [[Release notes/0.39]]
* [[Release notes/0.38]]
* [[Release notes/0.37]]
* [[Release notes/0.36]]
* [[Release notes/0.35]]

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