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* The '''Align and Distribute dialog''' no longer starts out with node alignment options, this is strictly limited to when the Node tool is in use.
* Improved '''Boolean Operation''' algorithm ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3724 MR #3724])
* The '''Calligraphy tool''' no longer inverts the tilt direction ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3782 MR #3782], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1692 Bug #1692])
* the '''Calligraphy tool''' no longer leaves any blots on locked layers when trying to draw on them ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3882 MR #3882], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/3154 Bug #3154])
* There's no longer a grey line present that starts on the top left page corner when holding Ctrl and drawing with the '''Calligraphy tool''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3174 MR #3174], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2203 Bug #2203])
* Cloning objects that do not have an ID works now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3180 MR #3180], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2389 Bug #2389])
* macOS users can now '''close''' Inkscape from the Welcome screen ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2762 MR #2762])
* The Zoom buttons are back in the '''Commands bar''': <code>Zoom to fit selection in window</code>, <code>Zoom to fit drawing in window</code>, <code>Zoom to fit page in window</code> and <code>Center page in window</code> ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1910 Bug #1910], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3638 MR #3638])
* The search results in the '''Commands palette''' are now ordered in a more helpful way ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/2834])
* '''Copy-pasting''' groups using CSS classes for objects inside them no longer turns them all black ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3656 MR #3656])
* '''Dialogs''' that have just been opened receive focus again, so they can be used with a keyboard, too ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/3482 Bug #3482], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4381 MR #4381])
* When the canvas has the focus, open '''dialogs''' do not steal keyboard shortcuts from it anymore ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2409 Bug #2409], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3176 MR #3176])
* '''Document properties dialog and menu''' agree about whether guides are visible and/or locked now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/663 Bug #663], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4346 MR #4346])
* Inkscape no longer slows down when '''using grids and having the Document Properties dialog open''' on macOS
* Units in the '''Document Properties dialog''' now adjust properly when scaling the document ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3403 MR #3403])
* For files without a viewbox, the '''Document properties dialog''' no longer refuses to change the Display unit ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3866 MR #3866], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/872 Bug #872])
* The '''Eraser tool''' no longer leaves red traces when it cannot erase ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4079 MR #4079], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/540 Bug #540])
* The '''Eraser tool''' now even cuts paths with only two nodes or arcs and clones (unlinking them) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4079], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4008 MR #4008])
* '''Export file names''' are now saved relative to the file's location (previously, we were saving absolute paths in the SVG document) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4166 MR #4166], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/804 Bug #804])
* '''Exported raster images''' without alpha layer (no transparency) such as RGB and Greyscale PNGs, or JPG now use the page background color for export instead of black ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3994 MR #3994], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1357 Bug #1357])
* running '''extensions''' no longer fails when you've run them many times already ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3871 MR #3871], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2861 Bug #2861])
* the '''Extension Manager''' now works on macOS ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3579 MR #3579])
* Scaling a stroke by percentage in the '''Fill and Stroke dialog''' no longer changes the stroke pattern and no longer shrinks instead of growing ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4198 MR #4189], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/792 Bugs #792], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/793 #793], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1238 #1238])
* The long lost 'Burnt Edges' '''filter''' has returned ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3576 MR #3567])
* It is no longer possible to create invalid filters using a non-existing feComposite operator ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1647 Bug #1647], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/2766 MR #2766])
* The default value for 'saturate' in the color matrix '''filter''' has been fixed ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3626 MR #3626])
* '''Find and Replace''' now works better if a text has a description and nested tspans ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3551 MR #3551])
* '''Find and Replace''' now more reliably finds all occurrances of a string ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/2999 MR #2999], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4352 MR #4352])
* Editing fonts with the '''Font Editor dialog''' now also works for SVG fonts without a label (as created by FontForge)
* '''Guides''' do not move around anymore when resizing the document ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4127 MR #4127], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1230 Bug #1230])
* '''Guide handles''' are always correctly centered on the guide line. This change also fixes a similar positioning error that affected node handles ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2022 Bug #2022], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2604 Bug #2604], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3870 MR #3870]).
* When a linked '''image''' can not be found, Inkscape now no longer uses (and saves the file with) altered image sizes ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/3115 Bug #3115], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3842 MR #3842])
* Imported '''images''' are now rotated according to their metadata ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3587 MR #3587], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/4235 Bug inbox#4235])
* Embedded SVG '''images''' with markers or their own CSS styles are now displayed properly ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1757 Bug #1757], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3147 MR #3147])
* '''Imported''' .cdr files will now use correct measurements ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3879 MR #3879], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2983 Bug #2983])
* The '''Measure tool''' handles angles close to 180° better now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/2918 MR #2918])
* '''Node tool''' handles for smooth and symmetrical nodes now scale along with the other handles, according to the preferences setting ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3679 MR #3679], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3699 MR #3699])
* '''Opening''' a file without a file extension now only gives a warning when the file contents is not valid SVG ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3500 MR #3500])]
* '''Perspective/envelope LPE''' now works on objects with 0 width or height . (edge cases for single line stroke) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/2712 MR #2712])
* The '''Preferences''' option to 'enable dynamic relayout for incomplete sections' has been removed, because it has started to break the interface ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3887 MR #3887])
* The '''Preferences''' options for the dockbar style have been removed as they were no longer in use ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3360 MR #3660])
* When a search term can not be found in the '''Preferences''', the whole Preferences tree stays available now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/2636 MR #2636])
* '''Preferences''' now store more exact numbers, and these numbers are also more exact when given to extensions ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3340 MR #3340])
* SVG files can now be '''saved''' without file extension again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3500 MR #3500])
* '''Saving to .odg''' format works again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/3385 Bug #3385], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4316 MR #4316])
* When scaling and snapping with the '''Selector tool''', the snapping now uses the correct location when geometrical bounding box is being used ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3990 MR #3990], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2212 Bug #2212])
* When clicking and dragging an object with the '''Selector tool''', the correct object is now always dragged (affected Windows) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3735 MR #3735])
* Improvements to '''snapping''' with the node tool (performance, add useful snap targets, remove useless snap targets) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3890 MR #3890], more info in [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3889 MR #3889])
* Text tool is more verbose again in the '''status bar''' when editing flowed texts ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4201 MR #4201], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/4449 Bug inbox#4449])
* Transform handle keyboard shortcuts are now displayed in the '''status bar''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3809 MR #3809])
* A small margin was added on the right end of the '''status bar''', to prevent canvas rotation when the user's intention was to resize the Inkscape window ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3824 MR #3824], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/918 Bug #918])
* '''Symbols''' from custom symbol libraries created with Inkscape are now inserted in the correct size ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/4228 MR #4228], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1319 Bug #1319])
* The last line in a flowed '''text''' paragraph is not justified anymore ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3780 MR #3780])
* When moving a flowed '''text''' and its flow shape together, the flowed text now stays where it belongs ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3695 MR #3695])
* Multiline vertical '''texts''' in legacy Inkscape documents that have been edited in current Inkscape now are placed correctly in browsers ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3537 MR #3537])
* The preview in the '''Text and Font''' dialog no longer contains tofu (ugly placeholder character) where there is a linebreak ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2577 Bug #2577], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3359 MR #3359])
* '''Tracing''' Pixel Art can now warn users again when the image they're trying to trace is too large ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/2455 Bug #2455], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3306 MR #3306])
* '''Zoom''' shortcuts from the numpad work again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/3773 MR #3773])

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