User:Victorwestmann

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Hello,

I am a longe time user (since ~2007) and after a while (2010) became a sporadic volunteer of the project. Helping initially with translations of the manuals and tutorials (as well as the interface, to some extent) but now I am doing an effort to hang around the project more and assist with ticket triaging as well as helping to improve UX/UI elements of the application so we can conquer the world sooner than later.

List of interesting SVG programs

Program/Service	Windows	MacOS	Linux	Perpetual License
Shapeshifter	Y	Y	Y	Free
Wick Editor	Y	Y	Y	Free
Plain pattern	Y	Y	Y	Free
Anigen	Y	Y	Y	Free
SVG Artista	Y	Y	Y	Open Source
SVG Mator	Y	Y	Y	Free/No registration
Vivus	Y	Y	Y	Free
Editor (Method)	Y	Y	Y	Free
SVG Editor	Y	Y	Y	Free
SVG Backgrounds	Y	Y	Y	Free
SVG OMG	Y	Y	Y	Free

How to take good screenshots in different platforms

Windows

For more specific screenshots, Windows has built-in keyboard shortcuts for screenshots:

Copy full screen screenshot to clipboard: PrtScn
Save full screen screenshot: Windows Key + PrtScn (or Windows Key + Volume Down on a tablet)
Copy screenshot of single window: Alt + PrtScn
Save screenshot of single window: Windows Key + Alt + PrtScn

Have a Microsoft Surface tablet or laptop? Instead of the PrtScn key, here are the keyboard shortcuts to use:

Copy full screen screenshot to clipboard: Fn + Space
Copy screenshot of single window: Fn + Alt + Space
Save full screen screenshot: Fn + Windows Key + Space

MacOS

Macs don't come with a screenshot button, but you can still capture anything on your screen with the default Mac screenshot keyboard shortcuts:

Save fullscreen screenshot: Command + Shift + 3
Save screenshot of single window: Command + Shift + 4, press the Space key, then click on the window you want to capture
Save screenshot of selection: Command + Shift + 4, then select the area you want to capture with your mouse cursor.

Linux (Ubuntu)

Taking screenshots in Ubuntu — one of the most popular Linux desktop distributions — works almost the same as on a Windows PC. You'll likely use a standard Windows keyboard with Ubuntu, so the PrtScn key is still the easiest way to take a screenshot. The only difference is, on Ubuntu, PrtScn will capture a screenshot, then show a dialog where you can choose to copy the screenshot to the clipboard or save it to your computer.

Here are the default Ubuntu screenshot keyboard shortcuts:

Full screen screenshot: PrtScn
Screenshot of current window: Alt + PrtScn
Screenshot of selection: Shift + PrtScn

Mindmap

• Inkscape Download Options
• How to start Inkscape volunteering

Interesting Reads

• Producing OSS (complete book online)

Creating a new multicolor icons theme

• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Creating_a_new_multicolor_icon_theme

Redesign Concepts

• https://www.behance.net/gallery/32425237/Inkscape-redesign-concept (full inkscape redesign. looks complete)
• https://dribbble.com/shots/1938338-Inkscape-2 (main Inkscape interface)
• https://dribbble.com/shots/3995676-UI-Experiments-01-Inkscape-Align-Panel (align panel)
• https://github.com/ebeem/inkscape-elegant (Inkscape redesign. Icons by Nick Saporito)
• https://dribbble.com/shots/6964776-Inkscape-UI-Redesign-Concept Inkscape main screen redesign (dribble)
• https://www.deviantart.com/bassultra/art/Inkscape-Redesign-345519518 (deviantart attempt)
• https://xd.adobe.com/embed/b6f5849a-a4bc-4bd1-6c5c-55b89ec54329-c0c4/?fullscreen Adobe XD attempt
• http://piweek.github.io/rethinkscape/ (a more comprehensive redesign attempt. really well thought)
• https://www.behance.net/gallery/46334271/Inkscape-Application-Design (interface overhaul.)
• https://www.behance.net/gallery/87059723/inkscape-rebranding (logo redesign proposal)

Raster file formats that could be adopted

• FLIF
• JPEG 2000
• JPEG XR
• WEBP
• BPG
• HEIF/HEIC