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🖌️ A graphics program 👥 A developer group 📄 A vector file
Inkscape

Inkscape

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An open community of people who make and improve the vector graphics program
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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  • For a comparison of Inkscape and other open-source SVG tools on the W3C SVG test suite, look here.

Examples

  • Here are some tips for effectively communicating in the Inkscape community.

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  • Many people wonder why questions asked on the Inkscape IRC channel generally do not receive an answer.

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  • If nothing else, we all want to see Inkscape made better.

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  • Where else should I look when I have an Inkscape problem?

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  • What platforms does Inkscape run on?

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  • What are Inkscape's development goals?

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  • All our users and developers serve as ambassadors for Inkscape, and others will judge Inkscape based on how well we behave.

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  • How did Inkscape start?

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  • We know that Inkscape is successfully used on FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.

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  • Inkscape is a powerful tool for anyone interested in creating Inkscape vector graphics.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Inkscape comes from the same idea: ink ('drawing fluid') plus scape from landscape ('view' or 'scene'), giving the sense of a shared 'drawing place'. That's why the Inkscape project and community use this name for the group that builds and cares for the drawing program.