Inkscape v1.0 is tentatively due to be released on May 1st. Here <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/14/16_years_inkscape_v1/> is a backgrounder on how development has been progressing. There seems to be this assumption that Apple users are important: Mac support is hugely important, thanks to the wide use of Macs in the artistic and designer community. while on the other hand, They know that macOS usage has been very small. The new version is using GTK+3, and the UI is more customizable than before. The command shell has also been improved. Finally: Is the open-source business model, or lack of it, holding back Inkscape? "We would advance much faster with even one or two full-time people," said Jeanmougin. "That has been some frustration because we only rely on donations. We get much less than what we would need to hire people."
On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:07:10 +1200, I wrote:
Inkscape v1.0 is tentatively due to be released on May 1st.
And it is finally out <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/06/inkscape_v1/>. I tried installing the inkscape_1.0~rc1-4 package available in Debian Unstable, but it promptly crashed for me. So it’s back to 0.92.5 for the moment. I might check again for a new package in a few days, or build from source.
On Thu, 7 May 2020 12:13:34 +1200, I wrote:
I tried installing the inkscape_1.0~rc1-4 package available in Debian Unstable, but it promptly crashed for me. So it’s back to 0.92.5 for the moment. I might check again for a new package in a few days, or build from source.
Still no update on that Debian package, so I tried building Inkscape 1.0 from source. A preliminary apt-get build-dep inkscape got rid of all the “required package not found” errors, and I was able to follow the instructions to build, install and launch it just fine. Haven’t done much with it yet. By the time I do, there will no doubt be a new Debian package. ;)
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