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+Inkscape 1.0beta
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+Release highlights
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+Released on 2019-09-07
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+  • Changes to extensions translation system and to .inx format
+  • New trace dialog with basic autotrace support
+  • Improved XML dialog
+  • Hatches and pattern UI (GSOC 2019)
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+Known issues
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+  • Various warnings printed to console output
+  • Performance issues when Objects dialog or XML dialog has been opened
+  • Text toolbar and UX is subject to change, specially for setting line heights
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+
 Inkscape 1.0alpha2
 
 Release highlights