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Contract to Import AI Files Update

To allow the import of Adobe Illustrator files into Inkscape, we are developing a Python extension. This post outlines the progress in the 1st month of the project, October 2024. Work is carried out inside the git repository [extension-ai](https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extras/extension-ai/).

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June Bug Accelerator 2024

The final month for the bug accelerator program is done and we've got some important fixes for the next version of Inkscape...

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May Bug Accelerator 2024

This may as the mid point for the 1.4 release we've been focusing on fixing the biggest issues and setting the stage for the final release.

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April Bug Accelerator 2024

The new program of paid Inkscape bug fixing is upon us for the 1.4 release. Three developers are participating in this session: Tav, Martin Owens and Vaibhav Malik. Let's take a look at what they got up to in April 2024...

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December through February - Gtk4 Migration (Tavmjong)

Tav's December through February report for the Gtk4 migration project.

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September through November - Gtk4 Migration (Tavmjong)

Tav's September through November report for the Gtk4 migration project.

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October/November - GTK4 migration - dboles

Report by contractor Daniel Boles on GTK4 migration and other work done in October/November of 2023.

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October - Bug Accelerator 2023

This month was all about preparing the Inkscape 1.3.1 release, testing and backporting all the fixes and managing the issues that cropped up with the fixes that needed to get into the release. All fixes were re-tested to make sure they wouldn't break in the process.

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October - GTK4 migration - dboles

Report by contractor Daniel Boles on work done to migrate Inkscape to GTK4 in the month ending October.

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September - Bug Accelerator 2023

Very small update this month, three issues addressed. Unfortunately I wasn't available for most of the month for the Bug Accelerator program.

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September - GTK4 migration - dboles

Report by contractor Daniel Boles on GTK4 migration work done in September 2023.

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August - Gtk4 Migration (Tavmjong)

Tav's August report for the Gtk4 migration project.

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Customizable Appearance of Canvas Controls - Google Summer of Code 2023

Screenshot illustrating the new node handles.

Node handles are now customizable through a single stylesheet, providing them a complete redesign.

A deep walkthrough to the process, and how everything was achieved, as part of a project under Google Summer of Code 2023.

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August - Bug Accelerator 2023

Many crash fixes went into this month's Bug Accelerator program. Some regarding Live Path Effects, others with general stability as issues have been reported. Bigger fixes in the PDF Font handling, margins and command line uses are also here.

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August - GTK4 migration - dboles

Report by contractor Daniel Boles on GTK4 migration work done in August 2023.

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