The combination of these bugs:
[Bug 469180] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/469180 Significant Differences in exported PDF File Size from 0.46 to 0.47pre3/4 [Bug 388257] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388257 Inkscape 0.47Pre: PDF/PS Export 'Text to Paths' gives inconsistent results [Bug 271695] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271695 Kerned text embeds too many fonts and blows up the file size in EPS/PS (special case of bug #469180, could potentially cause invalid PDF files if bug #431314 turns out to be a duplicate)
leaves Inkscape 0.47(pre) users on win32 platforms with few options to export SVG documents containing text to good quality PDF files with reasonable file sizes.
a) text as text: font embedding bug in cairo-win32 blows up file size disproportionally due to unnecessary embedding of fonts. Multiple uses of the same font are not merged into the same subset. b) text to path: the broken export option results in bad quality and huge file size due to text paths being exported multiple times and drawn on top of each other.
The only way left at the moment: c) object to path: convert all text objects with the menu command 'Path > Object to Path' before saving as EPS/PS/PDF.
How critical is (especially) PDF export for Inkscape 0.47 on win32 platforms?
~suv