IS there a way to get the online book in PDF format? Nick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Phillips" <[email protected]> To: "Scribus List" <scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 5:01 AM Subject: [Scribus] Inkscape Announces 0.43 Release ::http://www.inkscape.org :: Draw Freely. > November 21, 2005 — The Inkscape community today releases Inkscape 0.43, > an Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool available for > Unix/Linux variants, Mac OS X, and Windows. > > The focus of this release is on the exciting new features sponsored by Google > through their Summer of Code (SoC) program which provided funding for four > individuals to contribute to Inkscape. The primary additions this release are: > > * Connectors: A new indispensable connector tool implements creation, > editing, and auto-routing (object-avoiding) of connector lines between > objects. It is indispensable for drawing diagrams. (Google SoC project) > * Inkboard Collaborative Editing: One may now connect to other Inkscape > users over a network and edit a shared document, watch changes, and > contribute one's own changes. (Google SoC project) > * Pressure and Tilt Sensitivity: The calligraphy tool may now use a tablet > pen with pressure and tilt support to vary the width and angle of a > calligraphic stroke. > * Better Node Editing: One may freely drag, bend, and stretch a Bezier > curve by any point and not only by a node. Also, one may easily add a new > node at any point on the curve. > * New Extensions: There are now extensions for envelope distortion, > whirling, and adding nodes. > * Refinements: Inkscape now supports improved precision, expanded limits, > usability improvements and several bugfixes. > * SVG Compliance: There is now additional support for the viewBox element > improving SVG compatibility. > > In response to the release, Tavmjong Bah updated his online book, "A Guide to > Inkscape" (http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php), to cover > the Inkscape 0.43 features. This guide is not included with the Inkscape > release. Users are encouraged to read the guide in addition to Inkscape 0.43's > release notes and the help included with Inkscape. > > Currently the Inkscape community is working on the next release which focuses > on stability and closing bugs. The next release will add an outline viewing > mode, a plan towards SVG Tiny compliance, a fill and stroke interface to the > bottom toolbar, and further application refinements. > > Inkscape is open to all types of contributions by people with all different > skill levels from around the world. Inkscape needs translators, web designers, > people to help answer questions, and developers to help reach the project's > goal of SVG compliance. Visit Inkscape.org and Draw Freely. > > > Download Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X packages: > > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438 > > For many more details, see the complete Release Notes for 0.43: > > http://www.inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ReleaseNotes043 > > Community submitted screenshots: > > http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/ > > > About Inkscape > > Inkscape is an open source drawing tool that uses the World Wide Web > Consortium's (W3C) scalable vector graphics format (SVG). Some supported SVG > features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, > transforms, gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative > Commons' metadata, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, > text-in-shape, and SVG XML editing. It also imports several formats like EPS, > PostScript, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF and exports PNG as well as multiple > vector-based formats. > > Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully > W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool. Additional work includes > conversion of the codebase from <nowiki>C/Gtk</nowiki> to C++/Gtkmm, > emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an > extension mechanism, and the establishment of a friendly, open, > community-oriented development process. > > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus >
