@kwilco No problem, this is not late - I forgot to mention that the time is in GMT, so we still have a few hours. ^__^" Thank you for taking first step in making this report!
Thanks to @rodolforg for reviewing and pointing to the issues!
Here are also my suggestions:
I suggest to avoid technical term “commits” and write “Code changes & improvements” instead of “New commits …”
I think it is okay to have a single section to talk about microvswind’s and Morevna - we can name it “Usage cases”
I think it is important to mention that the published “Pepper&Carrot” video is still a draft (animatic).
Yes, in this case we can feature a graphics by microvswind in header.
I suggest to feature this one (as it looks more complicated) and give a link to his thread, so readers can watch all his works.
Here’s what’s I’ve got for the text now (we still have 3 hours before publishing, so please add your suggestions or edits, as my English grammar is far from perfect ):
Good time of the day to all Synfig enthusiasts! Here’s what’s happening this week:
Code changes & improvements
Users asked us to have a simple way to add a new vertex point to Outline or Region. And now it is possible to create a new vertex on a Spline on double-click! (see PR #2312)
When the user imports the file the imported layer now becomes selected (#2308).
Fixed an issue with broken Halftone 2 layer (#2311).
Now it is possible to compile Synfig with version 7 of MLT+ when building with Autotools (#2306).
Usage cases
In this report we would like to feature a work by microvswind, who is sharing his animations made with Synfig in this forum thread. The cover image featured at the top of this post is also made by him.
Another notable usage case is coming from Morevna Project - recently they have published a draft preview (i.e. animatic) of upcoming Pepper&Carrot Motion Comic Episode, which is purely made in Synfig. The final work will also be made with Synfig.
And that’s all for today! Thanks to everyone who helps to make Synfig better!
Yes, I definitely prefer if you will continue! I am sure everyone understands that writing reports requires some learning process and it is awesome if someone involved in this process besides me alone. Also, it it gets easier to write report when we can discuss it (comparing to writing everything on my own).
Here is the timeline I proposing:
by Saturday everyone posting their ideas here - what they would like to see in next report
on Saturday we prepare a list of changes (commits) made during the week
Yes, in this week’s report we have a lot of technical items, so I have left most of them “as is” ^__^. Here’s the result:
Weekly Report (September 20 - 26)
Greetings to all Synfig users! Here’s the code changes we have for this week:
[GUI] Improve hints for Dash item parameters (#2314).
[GUI] Don’t let inner layer be duplicated twice when copying (#2317) [studio]
[GUI] Fix dialog responses when user pressing Esc key (#2309).
[Linux package] Fixed issue with “magick++” target not available in AppImage (#2324, #2326). The “magick++” target is useful for exporting animation into “gif” format, as it results in smaller file size and better quality than other targets.
[Code cleanup] Made shared_objects non-copyable (#2291).
[Code cleanup] Minor cleanup in CreateChildBone action (#2315).
[Code cleanup] SVG importer: Refactor style parser part (#2303).
That’s all for today! Thanks to everyone who helps to make Synfig better!
Lately there has been a great amount of high quality animations posted on this forum.
I would suggest to keep adding to the weekly reports those great works that communicate to “non technical” people the potential of Synfig (even pick older ones if new ones are not available).
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