Indeed, the Gaussian blur filter can be used for some amazing effects.
And now that we have blur, it is easy for programmers and extension writers to add some commonly used things like drop shadows or feathering, based on the Gaussian blur filter.” (Note: feathering is not the same as blur!) Inkscape, by contrast, has started by implementing the universally useful Gaussian blur, which enables these and a multitude of other effects. “Xara has a fancy drop shadow tool and fancy ‘feathering’ but does not provide the basic building block that is the foundation of these effects: Gaussian blur. Inkscape’s Bulia Byak explained the logic on the XaraXtreme-dev list. In accordance with the SVG specification, you can now adjust a blur setting for every object in a drawing, just the way you would adjust its fill color, stroke width, or opacity.Īlthough it is the only filter for now, it is useful in a variety of circumstances. The number one most exciting new feature in Inkscape 0.45 is the addition of the first SVG Filter to the feature set, Gaussian blur. It has been stable enough that I am not afraid to use it on my everyday machine, but when downloading such community-made packages, it is always a good idea to start by reading the comments of other posters to get a feel for their success rate. Strictly speaking, Inkscape only depends on GTK+ 2.8 or later, but using 2.10.7 is highly recommended due to a crash bug.Īfter the Autopackage package failed to install for me on Ubuntu Edgy, I searched through Ubuntu’s discussion forum and found a distro-specific package contributed by a charitable forum member. The dependencies are straightforward, but note that there is a “known issue” regarding GTK+ in the Inkscape 0.45 release notes. If you want to compile Inkscape from source, the project provides a thorough how-to on its wiki. RPM packages for Fedora are available through the Fedora Extras repository users on other distros will have to seek out an unofficial package for the time being.
provides source code and Autopackage builds for Linux (as well as Mac OS X and Windows binaries). Inkscape 0.45 packs in new features, speed, and usability enhancements, and offers a tempting look at where the package is headed. Open source software’s preeminent vector graphics package, Inkscape, made a new stable release last month.
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