If I use pixels as default unit and dimensions in pixels why can't the font size be in pixels too? Why is there not an option to choose the font unit? Initially I thought I had the font in pixels which in needed for my webdesign template but when I checked the source code using the XML editor I realized it was in points and was just converted. Later on I found this thread and realized that after a long debate the font unit was made in pt. Why can't we choose to make both print people and web people like me happy? An option in the document setting perhaps would work. This way all can be displayed in pixels when need be, not just the document size or units, but also the text. And if print people want pt they could have that too.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to inkscape in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/168164 Title: font sizes specified in pixels instead of points Status in Inkscape: Fix Released Status in inkscape package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: I've been using Inkscape for work as my only vector editor for the past year or so, and while it's extremely capable, there is one coding choice which I find completely bewildering: Why is font size specified in pixels instead of points? This seems to be used in both listboxes and the actual raw SVG. For the longest time I could not figure out why my text always looked so small. I don't think pixels are a useful measurement for text, as points are the de facto standard. Using inkscape 0.44.1 autopackage.org build on Ubuntu Linux 6.06. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/168164/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
