On Wed, 2014-04-23 at 03:35 -0700, alvinpenner wrote:
what is the motivation for doing so?
Any use of non-pixel units will result in incorrect display in a web browser where since CSS 2.1 1in == 96px. For example, using 12pt for 'font-size' will result in a font that is 15px high in Inkscape but 16px high on the web. We were a bit immune to this problem in the past as Inkscape created files with only pixel values internally (despite offering other units in the GUI). With the change to using points in the text dialog one can optionally save the 'font-size' in points. SVG files created outside of Inkscape would also have problems.
this is almost certain to create a great deal of confusion in the community that uses various kinds of output devices like dektop cutting plotters.
As long as only px units were used, there should not be a problem. In any case, there is already breakage in units with extensions (see release notes). This is the time to fix this problem once and for all.
I would suggest that you first get some feedback from people in thisarea, like: http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewforum.php?f=31 or sebi@...2963...
I will send email to sebi@...2963... and nick@...3109...
Tav