Inkscape Announces 0.42 Release
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Draw Freely. July 26th, 2005 — July 26, 2005 —
The Inkscape community today announced the release of Inkscape 0.42, a cross-platform Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool. Inkscape 0.42 is the most feature-filled release to date, with an exceptional number of major and minor new features, usability improvements, and bug fixes. While some of the new features simply fill long-standing functionality gaps, others are truly revolutionary. Inkscape 0.42 is one step closer to full SVG compliance.
This release adds:
- Flowed Text: Text objects that automatically re-flow to any shape (and not just a rectangle).
- Text Selection: One can now select part of a text and apply any style to the selection, just like in a word processing application.
- Gradient Tool: A completely redesigned and much easier to use on-canvas gradient interface with handles displayed directly in the drawing.
- Effects: These are now usable from within Inkscape on all platforms. This version ships with a collection of effects including path interpolation, randomization, and various fractal algorithms.
- Color Swatches: This standard facility of most graphics software is now a part of Inkscape.
- Colored Clones: Clones may now be painted differently from their original.
- Tile Tracing: The Tile Clones dialog can trace an existing image with tiling, producing a multitude of exciting effects.
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