News/2008-06-05

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• 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 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 Synfig project to 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!

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