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==Release highlights==
==Release highlights==


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Released on '''2019-01-16'''


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Inkscape 0.92.4 is a stability and bugfix release. It also brings some notable performance improvements for filter rendering, measure tool, extensions, document saving and moving paths (with a live path effect) and includes a couple of small, but impactful usage improvements.


Inkscape 0.92.4 is a stability and bugfix release.
==Important changes==
 
This Inkscape version will not work with Windows XP / Vista anymore. Inkscape [https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-0.92.3/ 0.92.3] is the last version that works on XP/Vista.
 
The Inkscape project has opened a new, user-facing bug tracker on gitlab at [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/issues/ https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/issues/] . Please use this new tracker to report issues that occur with Inkscape 0.92.4 and with development builds.


==Improvements==
==Improvements==
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=== Align and Distribute ===
=== Align and Distribute ===


Allow to align multiple objects as group relatively to a single object
You can now align multiple (ungrouped) objects as a group relative to another, single object.


This makes "treat selection as group" useful with the selections "Last selected / First selected / Biggest object / Smallest object" in which case all elements will be moved as a group relative to the "focused" element which will be kept fixed.
This makes "treat selection as group" useful with the selections "Last selected / First selected / Biggest object / Smallest object" in which case all elements will be moved as a group relative to the "focused" element which will be kept fixed.


Example aligning multiple (ungrouped) objects to first selected object:<br/>
Example aligning multiple (ungrouped) objects to first selected object:<br/>
[[File:Align as group to focused.gif|link=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/images/archive/20180325153703%21Align_as_group_to_focused.gif]]
[[File:Align as group to focused.gif|link=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/images/archive/20180325153703%21Align_as_group_to_focused.gif]]


=== Color sliders ===
=== Color sliders ===


Allow to constrain movement of color sliders by holding "Ctrl" key.
The movement of the color sliders can now be constrained by holding the "Ctrl" key while dragging.
 
(step size is 16 if the max value is 255, and 10 if the max is 100)


[[File:Color slider default.gif]] [[File:Color slider constrained.gif]]<br>
[[File:Color slider default.gif]] [[File:Color slider constrained.gif]]<br>
(step size is 16 if the max value is 255, and 10 if it's 100)


=== Extensions ===
=== Extensions ===


Previously, the current selection was lost after running an extension. Now, whenever possible, Inkscape will try to keep the objects selected.
* Previously, the current selection was lost after running an extension. Now, whenever possible, Inkscape will try to keep the objects selected.
* Extensions developers can again rely on the order of inkex.Effect.selected.iteritems() reflecting the user's selection order properly.
* Extensions work faster now in documents consisting of a large number of objects.


=== Automated Graphics Processing ===
=== Automated Graphics Processing ===
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Inkscape is now able to read and write pipes. You can use this to process data without using temporary files.
Inkscape is now able to read and write pipes. You can use this to process data without using temporary files.


You can read from standard input
You can read from standard input:


   cat vector.svg | inkscape --file - --export-png img.png
   cat vector.svg | inkscape --file - --export-png img.png


You can write image data to standard output and directly convert to JPEG
You can write image data to standard output and directly convert to JPEG (using ImageMagick's 'convert' command):


   inkscape --file vector.svg --export-png - | convert - out.jpg
   inkscape --file vector.svg --export-png - | convert - out.jpg


Also full processing mode is possible by reading and writing to pipes
Also a full processing chain is possible by reading and writing to pipes:


   cat vector.svg | inkscape --file - --export-png - | convert - out.jpg
   cat vector.svg | inkscape --file - --export-png - | convert - out.jpg
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=== Other improvements ===
=== Other improvements ===


* Improved saving speed (especially some extreme slowdowns with certain large files like those created by Adobe Illustrator were resolved, see also bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1793877 1793877])
* Improved saving speed (especially some extreme slowdowns with certain large files like those created by Adobe Illustrator have been resolved, see also bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1793877 1793877])
* Improved filter rendering speed ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/17330ad0e626f76dde1d474dc1894e05fc4f69d3 Commit])
* Improved performance of the measure tool, when grids are visible ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/5aff6bad34a274c9b5937e075edccbf159395029 Commit])
* Dragging paths with a live path effect works faster now (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/245078 245078])


==Regression fixes==
==Regression fixes==


* Deselecting a path with many nodes could take a long time (Bugs #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1652100 1652100] and #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1745763 1745763])
* Deselecting a path with many nodes would take a long time (Bugs #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1652100 1652100] and #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1745763 1745763])
* Ungrouping text elements could result in changed font size of children (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1733651 1733651])
* Ungrouping text elements would result in a changed font size. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1733651 1733651])
* Some files with live path effects that could not be opened in Inkscape 0.92.3 work again in 0.92.4 (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1769679 1769679])


==Notable bugfixes==
==Notable bugfixes==


* Some printer drivers (reportedly Canon, EPSON, and Konica Minolta drivers) either failed to print at all or scaled documents to the wrong paper size, because Inkscape always sent jobs with custom paper sizes instead of sizes supported by the drivers.  (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/630635 630635] comments 3-7; bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1289733 1289733]; GitLab MRs [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/258 258] and [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/259 259])
* Some printer drivers (reportedly Canon, EPSON, and Konica Minolta drivers) either failed to print at all, or scaled documents to the wrong paper size. Inkscape would send print jobs with a custom paper size, instead of sizes supported by the drivers.  (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/630635 630635] comments 3-7; bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1289733 1289733]; GitLab MRs [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/258 258] and [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/merge_requests/259 259])
* The measurement tool got confused by mirrored text. Now it measures distances between letters correctly, even when mirrored. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1738504 1738504])
* The measure tool became confused by mirrored text. Now it measures distances between letters correctly, even when mirrored. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1738504 1738504])
* Fix reduced opacity of partially transparent embedded bitmap images in PDF export. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/381677 381677])
* Fixed reduced opacity of partially transparent embedded bitmap images in PDF export. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/381677 381677])
* Fix reduced opacity of partially transparent filtered objects in PDF export when "Rasterize filter effects" is active. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/381677 381677])
* Fixed reduced opacity of partially transparent filtered objects in PDF export when "Rasterize filter effects" is active. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/381677 381677])
* Fixed a very annoying crash when Shift/Ctrl-clicking on control handles of shapes. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1594877 1594877])
* Fixed a very annoying crash when Shift/Ctrl-clicking on control handles of shapes. (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1594877 1594877])
* Inkscape can now be built with up-to-date poppler library 0.72.0. This is especially useful for Mac OS users, using Homebrew for building Inkscape. ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/6afa35c3d33c050e8d00bf7608733aad5d726d0b Commit])
* Filter editor no longer crashes when removing the last blend filter (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1795847 1795847])
* Fixed a crash upon closing a document, when the default template was missing ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/840d975a39364c80b6238451390c727696f33eec Commit])
* Copy-pasting the power stroke LPE from one path to another works better now (Bug #[https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1005036 1005036])


== More bug fixes ==
== More bug fixes ==
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The following UI translations received updates:
The following UI translations received updates:


* language
* Brazilian Portuguese
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Romanian
* Spanish


The following installer translations received updates:
<!-- The following installer translations received updates:


* language
* language
 
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The following documentation translations received updates:
The following documentation translations received updates:


* Hungarian
* Ukrainian
* Ukrainian
* Hungarian


===Contributing to interface translations===
===Contributing to interface translations===
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==Known issues==
==Known issues==


See [https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape bug tracker]


==Previous releases==
==Previous releases==

Revision as of 00:46, 26 February 2019

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Release highlights

Released on 2019-01-16

Inkscape 0.92.4 is a stability and bugfix release. It also brings some notable performance improvements for filter rendering, measure tool, extensions, document saving and moving paths (with a live path effect) and includes a couple of small, but impactful usage improvements.

Important changes

This Inkscape version will not work with Windows XP / Vista anymore. Inkscape 0.92.3 is the last version that works on XP/Vista.

The Inkscape project has opened a new, user-facing bug tracker on gitlab at https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/issues/ . Please use this new tracker to report issues that occur with Inkscape 0.92.4 and with development builds.

Improvements

Align and Distribute

You can now align multiple (ungrouped) objects as a group relative to another, single object.

This makes "treat selection as group" useful with the selections "Last selected / First selected / Biggest object / Smallest object" in which case all elements will be moved as a group relative to the "focused" element which will be kept fixed.

Example aligning multiple (ungrouped) objects to first selected object:

Align as group to focused.gif

Color sliders

The movement of the color sliders can now be constrained by holding the "Ctrl" key while dragging.

(step size is 16 if the max value is 255, and 10 if the max is 100)

Color slider default.gif Color slider constrained.gif

Extensions

  • Previously, the current selection was lost after running an extension. Now, whenever possible, Inkscape will try to keep the objects selected.
  • Extensions developers can again rely on the order of inkex.Effect.selected.iteritems() reflecting the user's selection order properly.
  • Extensions work faster now in documents consisting of a large number of objects.

Automated Graphics Processing

Inkscape is now able to read and write pipes. You can use this to process data without using temporary files.

You can read from standard input:

 cat vector.svg | inkscape --file - --export-png img.png

You can write image data to standard output and directly convert to JPEG (using ImageMagick's 'convert' command):

 inkscape --file vector.svg --export-png - | convert - out.jpg

Also a full processing chain is possible by reading and writing to pipes:

 cat vector.svg | inkscape --file - --export-png - | convert - out.jpg

Other improvements

  • Improved saving speed (especially some extreme slowdowns with certain large files like those created by Adobe Illustrator have been resolved, see also bug #1793877)
  • Improved filter rendering speed (Commit)
  • Improved performance of the measure tool, when grids are visible (Commit)
  • Dragging paths with a live path effect works faster now (Bug #245078)

Regression fixes

  • Deselecting a path with many nodes would take a long time (Bugs #1652100 and #1745763)
  • Ungrouping text elements would result in a changed font size. (Bug #1733651)
  • Some files with live path effects that could not be opened in Inkscape 0.92.3 work again in 0.92.4 (Bug #1769679)

Notable bugfixes

  • Some printer drivers (reportedly Canon, EPSON, and Konica Minolta drivers) either failed to print at all, or scaled documents to the wrong paper size. Inkscape would send print jobs with a custom paper size, instead of sizes supported by the drivers. (Bug #630635 comments 3-7; bug #1289733; GitLab MRs 258 and 259)
  • The measure tool became confused by mirrored text. Now it measures distances between letters correctly, even when mirrored. (Bug #1738504)
  • Fixed reduced opacity of partially transparent embedded bitmap images in PDF export. (Bug #381677)
  • Fixed reduced opacity of partially transparent filtered objects in PDF export when "Rasterize filter effects" is active. (Bug #381677)
  • Fixed a very annoying crash when Shift/Ctrl-clicking on control handles of shapes. (Bug #1594877)
  • Inkscape can now be built with up-to-date poppler library 0.72.0. This is especially useful for Mac OS users, using Homebrew for building Inkscape. (Commit)
  • Filter editor no longer crashes when removing the last blend filter (Bug #1795847)
  • Fixed a crash upon closing a document, when the default template was missing (Commit)
  • Copy-pasting the power stroke LPE from one path to another works better now (Bug #1005036)

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 our launchpad bug tracker and see the commit history on gitlab (all changes from March, 11th 2018 until release date).

Translations

The following UI translations received updates:

  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Hungarian
  • Icelandic
  • Romanian
  • Spanish

The following documentation translations received updates:

  • Hungarian
  • Ukrainian

Contributing to interface translations

Want to help with translations? Learn how to help!

Documentation

  • Layout of HTML Keyboard Shortcut Reference improved
  • Indicate correct keyboard shortcut for the measurement tool in Keyboard Shortcut Reference
  • Clarification in the man page for usage of the -z / --verb options in combination

Contributing to documentation and documentation translation

Contributions to the documentation translations, as well as improvements to its contents, are welcome at the inkscape-docs repository.

Known issues

See bug tracker

Previous releases