So, Bryce has proposed, and I agree, we need to work on getting an Inkscape release out the door. I definitely haven't made as much progress on the things I wanted to get done for this release. As we're targeting stopping development at the end of the month, there are two things I want to get done -- and I think that then effects can be turned on by default.
- When running an effect that is also a script, there shouldn't be a second window opened.
- Effects should work with undo/redo.
That means that I'm leaving off a couple of things that I really wanted to get done for 0.42, namely:
- Grouping of extensions. This would help in both open/save dialogs but also is vital for effects.
- Reworking of extensions so that it is all, finally, object oriented.
- Clean up all file operations so that they use a 'logical' programming interface.
- XSLT implementation type for extensions.
Who said that I wouldn't have anything to do for 0.43? I also really want to get the Inkboard code updated and integrated so that it is easier to maintain. Even if the menus are hidden like the effects menu for a while, otherwise the code will bitrot. It is too useful to have that happen.
posted May 19, 2005 | permanent link
