The road to 1.1

Issue #16 is a subtask of this.

Needs new screenshots:

Circles, Ellipses and Arcs

• contains selections, chrome and a new feature
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Circle_Tool
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/0.92.3#Circle.2Fellipse.2Farc_tool
• Status (selections & chrome): !89 (merged)
• Status (new feature): !107 (merged)

Stars and Polygons

• contains selections and chrome
• Status: !94 (merged)

The Calligraphy Tool

• contains chrome, might mention new feature (dots have different shortcuts than with pen/pencil)
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Calligraphy_Tool
• Status: !99 (merged)

The Color Palette

• contains chrome
• Status: !86 (merged)

Creating Gradients

• contains chrome
• Status: !102 (merged)

Using Patterns

• contains chrome
• Status: !95 (merged)

Creating Custom Fonts

• contains chrome and mentions Inkscape 0.92.x
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Basic_Support_for_SVG_in_OpenType
• Status: !92 (merged)

Exporting a PDF File

• contains chrome
• Status: !87 (merged)

Importing Pictures into a Document

• linked image not found is not pixelated anymore
• Status: !97 (merged)

Align and Distribute

• contains chrome, won't mention "Enable on-canvas alignment" for now
• Open question: is https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#On-Canvas_Alignment worth mentioning? Answer: Could be, but requires a lot of text. Let's not.
• Status: !100 (merged)

Tracing an Image

• contains chrome and new features
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Trace_Bitmap
• Open question: How does the Autotrace option work? Answer: Marc Jeanmougin might know details. Let's keep the description simple.
• Status: !101 (merged)

Changes worth mentioning

Which should be part of the manual?

• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Mac_Application
  • Resolution: https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-on-mac.html actually shows installing Inkscape 1.0. Not needed.
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Tool_box
  • Resolution: Automatically part of the manual, once all the chrome is updated
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Canvas_Rotation
  • Resolution: Part of work on update to 1.2
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Canvas_Mirroring
  • Resolution: Part of work on update to 1.2
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Pinch-to-zoom
  • Resolution: Part of work on update to 1.2
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#View
  • Resolution: Don't care
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Better_Line_Height_Settings
  • Scope: Part of an old TODO in styling-text.rst
  • Resolution: That part of the TODO can probably be deleted, feature just works, no need to mention anything
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Clipping_.2F_Masking
  • Resolution: Can't be reliably used. Won't include.
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Live_Path_Effects
  • Resolution: Part of work on update to 1.2
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Measure_Segments_LPE
  • Resolution: Not now, probably after the Measure Tool has been documented
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Power_Clip_and_Power_Mask
  • Resolution: Duplicate of https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Clipping_.2F_Masking
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Linking_and_embedding_SVG_files
  • Resolution: Part of work on update to 1.2

1.1

• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.1#Paste_on_top_of_selection
  • Resolution: Should be included.
  • Status: !114 (merged)
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.1#Outline_Overlay_display_mode
  • Resolution: Not now. There could be a chapter about view models in the 1.2 docs.
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.1#Handles (Rotation center)
  • Briefly mentioned in !91 (merged)
  • Resolution: Example how to move the rotation center ready for 1.2 docs (relies on snapping)
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.1#Pen_.2F_Pencil_Tool
  • Resolution: Briefly mention the Scale setting at the end of the Pencil chapter
  • Status: Not started
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.1#Selector_Tool
  • Resolution: Make a remark in the chapter about changing the selection mode, show icon
  • Status: !105 (merged)
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.1#Docking
  • Resolution: Can be part of #47
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.1#.27Welcome.27_dialog
  • Resolution: Needs at least a paragraph and one or more screenshots.
  • Status: Not started.
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.1#.22Boolean_Operations.22_LPE
  • Resolution: An Info box about experimenting with the Boolean LPEs, once the new graphics are in place.
  • Status: Not started.

New Chapter

Story of Eraser tool depends on

• !83 (merged) (https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/0.46#Selector)
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Clipping_.2F_Masking
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.0#Power_Clip_and_Power_Mask
• https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/0.47#Calligraphy_tool (subtract from path)
• Bugs:
  • inkscape/inkscape#3383 (closed)
  • inkscape/inkscape#3114 (closed)
  • inkscape/inkscape#3272 (closed)
  • inkscape/inkscape#3236 (closed)
• Merge request: inkscape/inkscape!4280 (merged)
• Status: rough draft finished, needs pictures, probably move this to 1.2

Selections

If circles, ellipses, stars or rectangles are selected, check if the image contains control points: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/0.92.2#Improvements

The Shape Tools

• Status: !90 (merged)

The Selector Tool

• Status: !91 (merged)

Squares and Rectangles

• Status: !88 (merged)

Circles, Ellipses and Arcs

• Status: !89 (merged)

Stars and Polygons

Status: see above

Boolean Operations

• Status: !106 (merged)

Minor tweaks

Moving and Rotating Letters

• Needs margins around the text
• Status: !93 (merged)

Grouping Objects

• "or" instead of comma in shortcut lists
• Status: !93 (merged)

Extensions

• Dialog on Interpolate is too small, compose once more
• Status: !93 (merged)

Needs special attention

Exporting to other File Formats

• Is the list up to date? No, needs an update.
• Status: !103 (merged)

Importing other File Formats

• Is the list up to date? No, needs an update.
• Status: !108 (merged)

Finding Help for Inkscape

• TODO: add links to websites where one can get help
• TODO: link to advanced manual and tutorials and other helpful sites

The User Interface

• Adjust image of user interface
• Do we need to talk about rotation?
  • Resolution: Just briefly mention that page rotation can be adjusted
• Status: !104 (merged)

Installing Inkscape on Windows

• Portable apps don't exist anymore (by name), archives are an option
• No need to select a language anymore
• Open questions:
  • How does language selection in the installer work?
  • What is the best way to describe the Path settings? (Add to path)
  • Why is the Microsoft App store the only way you can install Inkscape, if you have the Windows 10 Education version?
• Status: Screenshots have been taken and are ready to use, short paragraph how different browsers signal download completion has been written. !110 (merged)

High-res Icons

Document properties:

• PNG only, too complex to recreate, use higher DPI Bitmap image and adjust DPI for PDF by hand
• Status: !98 (merged)

Reset:

• Simple enough to recreate
• Status: !96 (merged)