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   (NekoSock) Miya Ironami (iro_miya@mk.absturztau.be)'s status on Saturday, 15-Feb-2025 21:42:01 JST (NekoSock) Miya Ironami

   • Martin Owens :inkscape:

   I complain a lot about Inkscape vs. Adobe Illustrator when it comes to print design. Do you want to do something about it? Do you want us to have nice free software tools for print?
   
   Well Martin Owens @doctormo@floss.social is making things better, he's the one working on CMYK and revamped PDF export for Inkscape. It seems like a massive endeavour, and it looks very promising!
   
   https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1061/cmyk-support-in-inkscape-could-be-a-game-changer-for-professional-print-designers
   
   This would open up Inkscape to a whole new sector. Inkscape is pretty good for digital work, but it lacks crucial features for print. CMYK would be a massive step in the right direction.
   
   You can support his work on Liberapay and Patreon. Personally, I would do so, if I had an income
   - https://liberapay.com/doctormo/
   - https://www.patreon.com/doctormo

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 16-Feb-2025 21:52:56 JST 翠星石

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     • Martin Owens :inkscape:
     @iro_miya @doctormo >This would open up Inkscape to a whole new sector.
     I would want it to free inkscape up to a whole new sector personally.
     
     >but it lacks crucial features for print. CMYK would be a massive step in the right direction.
     Most print shops accept RGB or sRGB images just fine - they hit print and close enough for almost all use cases comes out.
     
     >You can support his work on Liberapay and Patreon. Personally, I would do so, if I had an income
     I wouldn't, as it's not possible to donate via either of those sites without running proprietary software and maybe it's not possible to donate without doxing yourself (donating wouldn't be a problem without such issues).