View source for News/2008-06-05

* We finally signed up for the 2008 {{l|GoogleSoC|Google SoC}}! Unfortunately we weren't accepted for the 2008 Google SoC. If you would like to take on one of the {{l|GoogleSoC#Ideas|ideas}}, please {{l|Contact|contact us}}.
* {{l|User:PaulWise|pabs}} finally migrated the {{l|Contact|forums}} to phpBB3
* The general forum and the synfig help forum were opened up for guest posts.
* {{l|User:Darco|Darco}} has set up a Debian VPS for us to migrate to and we have migrated the site/forums to it.
* Synfigstudio have some new icons (Text, Plant, Polyline and Star). By {{l|User: Genete |genete}}.
* New {{l|Linking to Blines|Linking to Blines}} feature has seen the light!. You can link a vertex, its tangent and its width to any position of a BLine, even you can manipulate its offset values using its linked ducks!. By {{l|User Yoyobuae|Yoyobuae}} and  {{l|User:dooglus|dooglus}}
* We are trialling [http://git.or.gz git] as a version control system for our {{l|Source code|source code}}
* {{l|Circle Tool|Circle tool}} allows now make Blined circles too. Regions, Outlines, Gradients and Plants are included. {{l|Rectangle Tool|Rectangle tool}} now does the same.
* {{l|User:Yaco |Yaco}} (GNU Project hacker) has offered his help to improve Synfig icons to meet Tango guidelines and to create a {{l|New Skin for Synfig Wiki|new skin}} to this wiki.
* New {{l|Text Tool|Text Tool}} has been added to the tool palette. By {{l|User:dooglus|dooglus}}
* New {{l|Star Tool|Star Tool}} has been added to the tool palette. It allows now make blined stars too. Regions, Outlines, Gradients and Plants are included. By {{l|User:dooglus|dooglus}}
* {{l|User:Yaco|Yaco}} has designed a {{l|Keyboard Shortcuts#Hotkeys Visual Guide|Hotkey visual guide}}. Available in pdf, png and svg formats.
* bmud added a [http://hackontest.org/index.php?action=Root-projectDetail%2848%29 Synfig project] to [http://www.hackontest.org Hackontest]. If you're a coder, you might want in on this. It's a 24 hour contest and the grand prize is a lot of money.
* {{l|User: AkhIL|AkhIL}} is working in a new layer type: Chroma layer.
* {{l|User:akagogo|akagogo}} is working in a new {{l|Svg2synfig#Option_2|svg2sif converter}}. It is written in C in this case.
* There have been so few participants in the {{l|Challenges/All#May_2008:_Created_with_Synfig.21|May challenge}}. Participate and you'll improve your skills!.
* We're planning to have a {{l|Meetings|meeting}} to discuss the RoadMap. Join us!