Hi all!<br><br>We have a good news: Skencil project is revitalized!<br>Last months were spent on fixing all critical issues in Skencil:<br><ul><li>new distutils based build system</li><li>project structure is refactored as a Python 'skencil' package</li>
<li>fixes for Tk 8.5/8.6 support</li><li>64bit platform-related fixes</li><li>mixed indents are eliminated in Python source code</li><li>UI fonts and colors import from Gtk engine is implemented</li><li>ruler widget reimplemented to use Xlib drawing instead of Tk functionality</li>
<li>palette widget is redesigned</li><li>multiple fixes in Russian translation</li></ul>Now the project can be compiled on all modern distros. We have prepared <br>packages for recent versions of Ubuntu, Mint,
Fedora, OpenSuse and <br>Mandriva (both 32bit and 64bit). You can fetch
them here:<br clear="all"><br><a href="http://sk1project.org/viewpage.php?page_id=21">http://sk1project.org/viewpage.php?page_id=21</a><br><br>Skencil will stay a comparatively lightweight vector graphics editor for users <br>
who consider sK1 and Inkscape too heavy. In next version we are going <br>to finish porting on GTK widgetset.<br><br>If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact Skencil developers. <br><br>-- <br>Regards,<br><br>
Igor Novikov<br>sK1 Project<br><a href="http://sk1project.org" target="_blank">http://sk1project.org</a><br><br><br>