When I am mapping, I live and die by Inkscape for cleaning up my maps. There is a great new version available, Downloadable from the main page:
http://www.inkscape.org/
Major New Features:
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- Layers dialog
- Outline mode, many performance improvements
- Native PDF export with transparency
- Clipping and masking support
- Configurable keyboard shortcuts, including optional Xara X compatibility
- Docked color palette in the editing window
- Interactive indicator of the style of selection in the statusbar
- Innovative "node sculpting" and other improvements in Node tool
- Extensions are enabled by default and work on all major platforms
- Better SVG support: <switch> element, ICC color profiles for images
- Persistent rotation centers, Paste Size command New icons, redesigned preferences dialogs, rearranged menus, many cosmetic improvements
- Hundreds of bugfixes and smaller features
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Full Notes Here:
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes044
I'm personally stoked about the Layers dialog. I frequently use the layers feature for multi-level maps and the old drop-down was a PITA to use.
Enjoy!