Thank you for the response. I think that blog entry is out of date. I created a default.svg and saved it to home/.config/inkscape/templates. There was no existing default.svg file existing to overwrite. Upon relaunching Inkscape, the modified default template was not launched. I noticed in the home/.config/inkscape folder a preferences.xml file. I suspect that is where some default settings are stored, though I do not think that as a regular user that is something I should edit nor would I have known to edit it. If a document profile system is not created, then options need to be available through the global Inkscape settings menu. (As an aside, I tried to save a default.svg to the above folder from within Inkscape, but Thunar would not show me hidden files/folders from within the Save As window in Inkscape. Not sure if that is an Inkscape or Thunar problem. My work around was to save to the desktop and manually move it over).
Creating a document New from Template pulls the templates from /usr/share/inkscape/templates. The pre-installed templates do not give any details other than a title, so they may or may not be suitable for my task. I see that I can create a document and save it to /usr/share/inkscape/templates/ and even overwrite the default.svg. But as a regular user this option is not obvious. When I go to save a file there is no option to save as a template and have the save option default to the appropriate folder. Now that I know I am looking for a custom template, I found the correct reference in the Inkscape manual. As a user I searched the manual for document properties, default settings, etc., and could not find how to change this. From a usability perspective, this could use some rethinking as it has driven me crazy for a long time. As I am a Linux user, I'm not sure how all this works on other platforms. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Studio Bugs, which is subscribed to inkscape in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: Ubuntu Studio Bugs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1746652 Title: Document property profiles Status in Inkscape: New Status in inkscape package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This is less a bug and more a usability suggestion. I noticed with Inkscape 0.92, display and measurement units default to mm instead of pixels. Previous versions defaulted to pixels, if I remember right. I rarely use mm in my work, so I have to change this every time. There is no way that I know to change the default document properties. Each time a new Inkscape document is opened, I have to select the properties required for the project. If I create multiple documents that require the same properties, I still have to go through the same selection process each time. It would save time if I could create a document property profile to save for future use. If this were implemented, I could then open the document properties box, select the profile and click apply. This would improve workflow by saving extra clicks to setup a document. Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Inkscape 0.92.2+68~ubuntu16.04.1 I expected the default units to be pixels. Instead they were mm. This caused unexpected dimensions in my drawing until I realized the default units were different in Inkscape 0.92 from previous versions. There is currently no way that I know to change the default document properties. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1746652/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs Post to : ubuntustudio-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
