RSS Feed Back Online

The RSS feed tool went down a while back. Looks like it occurred about the time that all the old news posts got folded in. html_rss.pl appears to have choked big time on this; either it was too much for it or there was something it didn't like in one of the old posts. In any case, I've modified it to only RSSify the last 25 entries. Go `head`!

Also, a small note to news-writers and translators: The RSS feed tool looks for the </div> end tag to mark the end of the news item, so be aware that if you use div's inside news items, it may cause strange results in the RSS feeds.

Inkscape in the Press: MyLINUX

Inkscape is featured with a review full of praises in the newest edition of the Romanian computer magazine MyLINUX

Inkscape Website updates

Besides the new translations that pop up every day, there are some new things on the website:

• The news archive is back online, with news back to the very beginning of the Inkscape project in 2003.
• The status page has a slightly new look, but huge changes under the surface. If there is a translated version available of a status report, it will show a link to it.
• There's also a new form "Submit news & messages to webmaster" at the bottom of the page. Submitted news might be put online by a webmaster after review. You can also send suggestions, errors or anything else related to the website.

Inkscape website in italian

The Inkscape website is now available in italian, too! Just click on the flag in the upper left corner.

Il sito di Inkscape è ora disponibile anche in italiano! Basta cliccare sulla bandiera in alto a sinistra. Se vuoi aiutare nella traduzione o segnalare degli errori, scrivi una e-mail a luca at unofree dot it.

El sitio de Inkscape está disponible en italian. Sólo haga clic en la bandera que se encuentra en la esquina superior izquierda de la página.

Die Inkscape-Website ist jetzt auch auf italienisch verfügbar! Klicken Sie einfach auf die Flagge oben links.

Le site est maintenant disponible en italien également ! Cliquez sur le drapeau correspondant, en haut à gauche de cette page.

Inkscape website in spanish

The Inkscape website is now available in spanish, too! Just click on the flag in the upper left corner.

El sitio de Inkscape está disponible en español. Sólo haga clic en la bandera que se encuentra en la esquina superior izquierda de la página.

Die Inkscape-Website ist jetzt auch auf spanisch verfügbar! Klicken Sie einfach auf die Flagge oben links.

Le site est maintenant disponible en espagnol également ! Cliquez sur le drapeau correspondant, en haut à gauche de cette page.

Inkscape-Website in french

The Inkscape website is now available in french, too! Just click on the flag in the upper left corner.

Le site est maintenant disponible en français également ! Cliquez sur le drapeau correspondant, en haut à gauche de cette page. Les pages sont en cours de traduction progressive, si vous souhaitez participer ecrivez à inkscape at eriau dot org. Un Wiki sera bientôt mis en place pour coordonner les traductions.

Die Inkscape Website ist jetzt auch auf französisch verfügbar! Klicken Sie einfach auf die Flagge oben links.

Inkscape Project Status

With the latest stats, we can see where we stand for the 0.43 release. We've made some impressive achievements with our feature release count, bringing our ratio from 62% to under 50%.

Review: Inkscape 0.42.2 vs. FreeHand MXa

Michael Salsbury has written a comparison of Inkscape vs. Freehand MXA. He noted that many of the features that Freehand has that Inkscape doesn't really don't seem that useful anyway, and also comments about how straightforward the Bezier manipulation commands are in Inkscape compared with FreeHand, adding, "In fact, I don't really have any interface gripes about Inkscape now that I think about it. I'd say that's the mark of a good user interface."

Inkscape 0.43 Feature Freeze

As of Monday, the Inkscape project has entered a hard freeze period for the 0.43 release. Despite the short period since the 0.42 release, the Inkscape team has accumulated a substantial collection of new features.

We will go through an initial general bug fixing phase, after which the remaining bugs will be reviewed and some 'must fix' bugs selected. In past releases, this process has taken on the order of 2-5 weeks to go through, so we can probably expect that 0.43 would be officially released some time in October.

Translation progress [Update]

The website translation to german progresses well. Wide parts of the page and some of the Wiki have been translated. After a technical update, now there is no longer a /de/ subfolder. All the languages come in the same URLs, plus the users default language is chosen automagically on startup. (You still can change the language by clicking the flags) The Screenshots page has a new system. Read more at WebsiteEditing.

Stefan Graubner offers a german Inkscape Manual which he translated from Kevin Wixson's.

There's also a german discussion board: inkscape-forum.de

Inkscape website in german (and other languages)

The Inkscape website is now available in german, too! Just click on the flag in the upper left corner. If you want to help to translate, do so! Contact me on ICQ (143406052), Jabber (caliga@gristle.org) or inkscape at stiefelweb dot de.

If you want to see this page in spanish or some other language, beg bryce on #inkscape (IRC) for the licence and/or contact me to get started. :) (well, yes i'd prefer spanish, as i already created a nifty icon for this :P )

Die Inkscape Website ist jetzt auch auf deutsch verfügbar! Klicken Sie einfach auf die Flagge oben links. Wenn du bei der Übersetzung mithelfen willst, melde dich bei mir! ICQ (143406052), Jabber (caliga@gristle.org) oder inkscape at stiefelweb dot de.

New Spanish user's list

A new Inkscape user mailing list for Spanish and Castillian language speakers, inkscape-user-es@lists.sf.net is now available. This new community will strive to assist fellow Spanish/Castillian users in getting good use out of the tool and spread usage of Inkscape among a wider audience.

Ya está disponible una nueva lista de correo electrónico para usuarios de Inkscape en español, inkscape-user-es@lists.sf.net. Esta nueva comunidad se esforzará en asistir a los usuarios de habla hispana para un buen uso de la herramienta y en difundir el uso de Inkscape a una mayor audiencia.

Inkscape Project Status

The stats for the past month show significant progress over previous months, thanks to the widespread adoption of 0.42. We are assembling a number of cool new features for 0.43 and hope to have it released within a month or so.