Inkscape 0.48 released – new airbrush tool, greatly improved text tool & multipath editing

By , Published September 1, 2010

Scalable Vector Graphic fans of the world rejoice – Open Source's premier vector drawing application Inkscape has been bumped up to 0.48, adding lots of fixes and features for artists to get excited about in the process.

New & improved

The text tool in particular has received lots of attention and now has support for: -

  • “Line Spacing:” Distance between baselines of adjacent lines
  • “Letter Spacing:” Spacing between letters
  • “Word Spacing:” Spacing between words
  • “Horizontal kerning”
  • “Vertical shift”
  • “Character rotation”

The new multi-mode spray tool allows users to quickly '[create] effects that previously would take much longer to achieve'.

Other changes include a handful of new extensions, improved exporting & select UI changes. More information can be found in the release notes.

Inkscape 0.48

Inkscape 0.48

Download

Source can found @ http://www.inkscape.org/download/?lang=en.

Alternatively the build is available for installation via the Inkscape Nightly PPA @ https://launchpad.net/~inkscape-nightly/+archive/ppa/+packages

Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

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  • Anonymous

    Holy crap. I thought Inkscape was amazing already. Illustrator’s looking less and less useful as the days go on.

    Also, you could just say kerning, tracking, and leading. But I’m guessing that’s the terminology they used, and it would be easier for a newbie to understand?

  • http://www.trifunovic.me Nikola Trifunović

    Inkscape is really great tool! I am using it all the time!

  • http://twitter.com/john_hamelink s0l1dsnak3123

    HALLELUJAH! I’ve been waiting for kerning support for a lifetime. I am _SO_ happy that finally I can use Inkscape for serious graphics work. THANKS INKSCAPE TEAM!

  • Pipebuntu

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