My question was more towards the 'marketing' of Inkscape as a cross-platform tool that fully supports exchange with other vector format like PDF and PS. (And since I spent some time now with bug triage I am anticipating a lot of bug reports once Inkscape 0.47 is out and produces PDFs on win32 that are huge compared to the same files exported with Inkscape 0.46). But maybe I 'underestimate' the flexibility of Inkscape users on win32 platforms - that's why I asked for feedback ;-)
As an Inkscape on Windows user, my preferences...
* Ensure the cross-platform tool and exchange with other vector formats memes continue to be a high priority * Keep the quality of the PDF high even if (in the short term) the exported file size is large * Don't make me remember some hacky 'Path > Object to Path' before saving as EPS/PS/PDF workaround that goes away when you fix things. This is much uglier marketing wise than a short term file size issue in my opinion. * Don't let the fix continually slide out because of "higher priorities" * Don't let this become a blocking issue for 0.47 release
Yes, you'll likely get more bug reports filed, but maybe fewer than you think. If not, it just keeps you motivated to get rid of the issue ;)
Great job, and a big THANKS!
Jon