Package: inkscape Version: 0.48.1-2.1 Forwarded from Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inkscape/+bug/811634
The package description for Inkscape is not very user-friendly. It includes the names of several technical packages, has a lot of specific (and mostly irrelevant) technical information and does not focus on tasks that the user might want to perform. The package description should be updated, following the advice given in the Packaging Guide: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/Howtos/UsefulDescription This will make it more likely that non-technical users looking for a vector editor will find Inkscape. Suggested description: Inkscape is an illustration editor which has everything you need to create professional-quality computer art. You can use it to make diagrams and illustrations, technical drawings, web graphics, clip art, icons and logos. A collection of hands-on tutorials show you how to combine lines, shapes, and text of different types and styles to build up a picture. A selection of powerful vector graphics editing tools comes as standard. There is excellent support for paths, gradients, layers, alpha transparency, and text flow control. An extensive library of filters allow you to apply realistic effects, and extensions allow you to work with bitmaps, barcodes and printing marks, amongst other things. Most of the common vector formats are supported, including PDF, Adobe Illustrator and AutoCAD files, and it has unrivalled support for the SVG web graphics standard. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
