Release Notes

Highlights of this preview and testing version are:

A Welcome dialog, where the theme and the new document's size or file to open can be selected
A Commands palette that opens when the ? key is pressed and that allows to search and use many functions without having to use a keyboard shortcut or going through the menus
It is now possible to copy, cut and paste parts of paths with the Node tool
The dialog docking system has been rewritten, which resolves many issues with Inkscape's docked dialogs
New Outline overlay mode that displays object outlines while also showing their real colors
Preferences options are now easier to find by using the new search field
It is no longer necessary to remember to click on 'Export' in the PNG Export dialog, as the exporting will already happen after the click on 'Save' in the file selection dialog.

Over 200 changes and bug fixes were made since the 1.1 alpha release on January 17th, including:

About screen contest winner and runner up graphics included
Design changes in the Welcome screen
A new filter was added that clips objects quickly (Fill + Transparency > Fast Crop)
New debug info button that copies OS + library versions (ladybug icon) in About Screen dialog + corresponding command line command added
Translations, extensions and documentation updated
'Mass' field moved in Calligraphy tool to be the first item in the tool controls
Option to paste on top of selected item added
Dock tabs now have a close button
Autosave no longer overwrites the wrong file
'Pop selection out of group' now also works when object was selected with Ctrl+Click
Performance much improved when a document contains multiple style tags
Template added that can be used for About Screen Contests
Improvements to the build system, updates for some third-party libraries, code refactoring
Many other bug fixes, crash fixes and small improvements

The release notes draft for Inkscape 1.1 with all the info is available on the Inkscape Wiki.

Use at your own risk, and please report all bugs you find in our Inbox bug tracker on GitLab !

Known issues:

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