On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, bulia byak wrote:
Most importantly, where did the id= field go? We must keep a way to edit id, even if we add more stuff to this dialog.
One of the tasks mental put into the roadmap was to remove the id= field. Perhaps he can explain the reasoning.
I'm against removing it. It may be true that it's bad to use id for anything except refs, but the fact is that they _are_ used for lots of things both in Inkscape and elsewhere. We must retain a way to edit it.
The roadmap was clear about removing this, and since the other tasks show both your name and mental's name listed, it is logical to assume you are in consensus on the tasks.
You and mental have specified that layer implementation work must be done prior to the release, so I have volunteered time to help work on this. I don't have any particular stake in *why* these changes must or must not be done, except that I wouldn't want to think I'm wasting my time by helping.
Bryce