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:
- 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)
Edited by Bernd Kampe