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Release notes/1.5

2026-04-28T14:48:26Z

RolandTaylor: /* Fill and Stroke */ added an image, and mentioned that Linear and Radial Gradients are now a toggle of the same tool

== Release highlights ==

* front end migration to GTK 4

== Canvas ==

=== Selections ===
selection boxes, touch to select and lasso select look nicer now . Norma selection, is blue and touch box selection has a striped pattern.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6336

=== Special Pasting ===
right click menus have special past option added.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6914

== Tools ==

=== Select tool ===
You can now deselect objects from selecion more easaly.

* '''Ctrl+Shift+drag''': Removes objects from selection

* '''Ctrl+Shift+Alt+drag''': Removes objects from selection with touch selection
When you select by clcik and draging slecion boxes have new look:

Blue box - normal selecion, select object that are fully inside of this box

Blue box with hache fill - Touch selecion, select object tha touch this box

Pink box - unselect

Pink box - unselect touched objects

Blue line - select touched objects

Pink line- unslect touched objects

TODO: add gifs

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7156

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7164

new behiviour Unlocking inside of groupes

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7172

=== Color Picker Tool ===
we added feature that can pic colors from images/ objects under .

TODO:find out how it works

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6850

=== Node Tool ===
new improvemts to Node tool workflows

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6492

=== Polygon / Star Tool ===
You can set length of the side edge of the polygon and star numerically from the toolbar.

[[File:Inkscape wySH8BhAGx.gif|751x751px]]

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6920

=== Spiral tool ===
center is created in center of spiral.

[[File:Ezgif.com-optimize (2) ceneter spiral.gif]]

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6870

=== '''Page tool''' ===
Added right click context menu for the page tool.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6215

=== Text tool ===
Added suport for snaping to all baselines.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7136

== Import / Export ==

== Dialogs ==

=== General ===
Files now open as tabs inside one inkscape program. This significantly speeds up working with multiple documents at once[[File:Image measurements popup.png|thumb|416x416px]]https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6654

=== Measurements tool ===
Added new options in to pop up in a toolbar of Measurements tool. You can change Display options. And we also added ability to copy selected measurement as a text.

=== Color pickers ===
Color pickers are now implemented as popovers instead of flowing windows.They also give better feedback to user with hover states, active stat and disable state

.[[File:Color-picker-popup.gif|364x364px]]

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6433

=== Document properties ===
[[File:Imageasdasdasda.png]]

Cordination system origine option can be changed from documet properties

==== Grids ====
New UI Redesign of Grids.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6412

[[File:Image_grids_ui.png|592x592px]]

=== Preferences ===

* New option:New option to keep orphaned clones. ''Preferences > Behavior > Clones > Deleting original: clones > Become orphans''
* You can search for languages Preferences > interface > languages

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6852

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6866

=== CSS and selectors ===
Haldeling of CSS styling back-end was improved and is handled by libcroco. Dialog is now more stable and can handle elements such as <code>@media</code>

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7069

=== Fill and Stroke ===
[[File:Fill And Stroke Dialog - Inkscape 1.5.png|alt=The new Fill and Stroke Dialog in Inkscape 1.5 with the Color Map module selecting a shade of blue|thumb|The new Fill and Stroke Dialog in Inkscape 1.5]]
The Fill and Stroke dialog has been redesigned with a number of improvements.

* The <code>FillNStroke</code> widget was replaced with the new <code>UI::Widget::PaintSwitch</code> widget ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7748 MR #7748]).
*Linear and Radial Gradients are now toggles of the same gradient option.

== Live Path Effects ==

=== Measure LPE ===
New measurement unit "metes" was added .

== Templates ==

== Symbols ==

== Customization / Theming ==

== Windows-specific Changes ==

== macOS-specific Changes ==

== Extensions ==

== Command line ==

== Inkview ==

== Bugfixes ==

== Behind the Curtains ==
new defoult PDF exporter, CappyPDF was added .

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6818

== Translations ==

== Documentation ==

== Website ==

== Important Inkscape Project Milestones ==

== Important Changes for Packagers ==

== Known issues ==

== Other releases ==

{{:Release notes}}

File:Fill And Stroke Dialog - Inkscape 1.5.png

2026-04-28T14:44:57Z

RolandTaylor:

The new fill and stroke dialog in Inkscape 1.5

Release notes/1.5

2026-03-22T22:48:28Z

RolandTaylor: /* Dialogs */ Added the Fill and Stroke dialog widget change from FillNStroke to UI::Widget::PaintSwitch.

== Release highlights ==

* front end migration to GTK 4

== Canvas ==

=== Selections ===
selection boxes, touch to select and lasso select look nicer now . Norma selection, is blue and touch box selection has a striped pattern.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6336

=== Special Pasting ===
right click menus have special past option added.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6914

== Tools ==

=== Select tool ===
You can now deselect objects from selecion more easaly.

* '''Ctrl+Shift+drag''': Removes objects from selection

* '''Ctrl+Shift+Alt+drag''': Removes objects from selection with touch selection
When you select by clcik and draging slecion boxes have new look:

Blue box - normal selecion, select object that are fully inside of this box

Blue box with hache fill - Touch selecion, select object tha touch this box

Pink box - unselect

Pink box - unselect touched objects

Blue line - select touched objects

Pink line- unslect touched objects

TODO: add gifs

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7156

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7164

new behiviour Unlocking inside of groupes

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7172

=== Color Picker Tool ===
we added feature that can pic colors from images/ objects under .

TODO:find out how it works

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6850

=== Node Tool ===
new improvemts to Node tool workflows

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6492

=== Polygon / Star Tool ===
You can set length of the side edge of the polygon and star numerically from the toolbar.

[[File:Inkscape wySH8BhAGx.gif|751x751px]]

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6920

=== Spiral tool ===
center is created in center of spiral.

[[File:Ezgif.com-optimize (2) ceneter spiral.gif]]

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6870

=== '''Page tool''' ===
Added right click context menu for the page tool.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6215

=== Text tool ===
Added suport for snaping to all baselines.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7136

== Import / Export ==

== Dialogs ==

=== General ===
Files now open as tabs inside one inkscape program. This significantly speeds up working with multiple documents at once[[File:Image measurements popup.png|thumb|416x416px]]https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6654

=== Measurements tool ===
Added new options in to pop up in a toolbar of Measurements tool. You can change Display options. And we also added ability to copy selected measurement as a text.

=== Color pickers ===
Color pickers are now implemented as popovers instead of flowing windows.They also give better feedback to user with hover states, active stat and disable state

.[[File:Color-picker-popup.gif|364x364px]]

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6433

=== Document properties ===
[[File:Imageasdasdasda.png]]

Cordination system origine option can be changed from documet properties

==== Grids ====
New UI Redesign of Grids.

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6412

[[File:Image_grids_ui.png|592x592px]]

=== Preferences ===

* New option:New option to keep orphaned clones. ''Preferences > Behavior > Clones > Deleting original: clones > Become orphans''
* You can search for languages Preferences > interface > languages

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6852

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6866

=== CSS and selectors ===
Haldeling of CSS styling back-end was improved and is handled by libcroco. Dialog is now more stable and can handle elements such as <code>@media</code>

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7069

=== Fill and Stroke ===
The Fill and Stroke dialog has been redesigned with a number of improvements.

* The <code>FillNStroke</code> widget was replaced with the new <code>UI::Widget::PaintSwitch</code> widget ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7748 MR #7748]).

== Live Path Effects ==

=== Measure LPE ===
New measurement unit "metes" was added .

== Templates ==

== Symbols ==

== Customization / Theming ==

== Windows-specific Changes ==

== macOS-specific Changes ==

== Extensions ==

== Command line ==

== Inkview ==

== Bugfixes ==

== Behind the Curtains ==
new defoult PDF exporter, CappyPDF was added .

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6818

== Translations ==

== Documentation ==

== Website ==

== Important Inkscape Project Milestones ==

== Important Changes for Packagers ==

== Known issues ==

== Other releases ==

{{:Release notes}}