Release notes/0.92

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Inkscape 0.92

(definitely not released yet - AnnouncePlanning092)

Release highlights

Released on «YYYY-MM-DD».

Dialogs, etc.

Objects

Hierarchy of document

Selection Sets

Create selection sets that are not affected document structure

Live Path Effects

Spiro Live

Extended video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFakiI5f0-Y>

Based in Spiro Live Path Effect, now show result while drawing.

• Nodes cusp (SHIFT) and Spiro.
• Handle append path on cusp and Spiro mode whith helper preview path.

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BSpline

Extended video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwV0DHvA-OE>

Pen & Node mode

Use BSpline Live Effect while creating and editing paths.

• Pen and Pencil use
• Modes cusp(SHIFT) and BSpline while drawing.
• Handle append parhs with preview helper path.
• Handle weight of bspline (node tool) with handle movement. SHIFT key required.
• Handle custom weight snaps with CTRL

Live Path Effect mode

The options in the Live effect dialog give you control on bspline paths.

• Set to Default weight (0.3334 time of his curve segment).
• Make cusp nodes.
• Numeric input for weight.
• Steps with CONTROL snaps in node/handle editing.
• Ignore cusp nodes, affect to all other widgets changes and, for example, retain cusp nodes when you change the power.
• Change only selected nodes, affect to all other widgets changes.
• Show a helper path whith the final shape and the generated new nodes.

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Fillet/Chamfer

Extended video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJKzGhJULfc

• Four types: fillet, inverse fillet, chamfer and double chamfer
• Fillet/Chamfer knots are green diamonds
• Change Fillet/Chamfer types: Ctrl+click green knot
• Fillet/Chamfer knot dialog: Shift+click green knot
• Handle units
• Methods Auto,Force Arcs or Force Bezier. Auto use arcs for straight lines and bezier for curves ones.
• Numeric radious input.
• Optional helper whith knot direction
• Two kind of radious, fixed and flexible.
• Optional Knot distance to his nodes instead radious
• Ignore 0 radious knots, to change only modified knots. 0 radious at start.
• Change only selected nodes.
• Hide Knots, some times useful. 0 redious knot.
• Type change buttons

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Roughen

Extended video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130Dbt0juvY

This filter is a semi-clone of two extensions, ("add nodes" and "jitter nodes") + handle units.

The parameters are similar to both extensions.

• Apply to paths, shapes and groups.
• Apply to clip and masks -if are vectors-

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Simplify

Extended video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaWujN_iTSk

Send the simplify command to a non-destructive live path effect.

• Use on paths, shapes and groups of them.
• Apply to clip and masks -if are vectors-
• User can change modify the threshold -preferences dialog- used by a numeric parameter.
• Apply Simplify on stack.

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Perspective/Envelope

Extended video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjKGatyxTZ8

Apply both deformations by 4 points.

• Two modes, perspective and envelope.
• Apply on paths, shapes and groups.
• Apply on vector clips and mask

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Lattice Deformation 2

Extended video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlK9L88_tWE

Add deformations by a mesh.

• Apply to paths, shapes and groups.
• Apply to vector clips and mask

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Show Handles

Extended video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ul_PR9XYo

A LPE version of Show Handles extension.

• Work on paths, shapes and groups.
• Work on clones
• Node and Handle shapes resizeables
• If not a clone, is a destructive LPE, dont save styles, work on a copy!

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