Inkscape is stable software. However, some unfortunate actions can entail a crash. The best way to prevent this from causing problems is to regularly save your drawing. For this reason, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S should be used frequently. When you first save your drawing, give your file a name of your choice, and select one of these extensions:

Inkscape K40 Whisperer Mac Software

John Cabrer has written up the process for getting K40 Whisperer running on MacOS X. He sent a copy to Scorch, so it should make it into the README sometime soon, but here is is: There are various dependencies needed to run K40 Whisperer successfully on MacOS X. This guide is a comprehensive step-by-step to. I'm not sure how to get k40 Whisperer to run on my Mac. I'm not used to using Python but so far the instructions on this page have been pretty straightforward. I've installed homebrew, xquartz, libusb, and inkscape and now I'm told I 'need not read any further in this document.

.svg (Inkscape SVG)

to keep all the data in your file, even the data that is only useful forediting with Inkscape, and no other editor

.svg (Plain SVG)

for sharing your drawing with other people, who might not use Inkscape, but use SVG, e.g. when they view a web page that uses a picture that you created

.svgz (compressed Inkscape / Plain SVG)

compressed to save space on your harddisk

Inkscape K40 Whisperer Machinery

Activating Autosave prevents loss of work¶

Inkscape K40 Whisperer Macro

Inkscape K40 Whisperer

If Inkscape closes unexpectedly, in most cases, it creates a backup file, which is available in a location that will be indicated in a dialog window. The file name consists of the original file name with the time and date of the crash. It is recommended that (additionally to saving frequently) you activate Inkscape’s Autosave feature, which you can find in Edit ‣ Preferences ‣ Input/Output ‣ Autosave.