[Inkscape-devel] Re: Change layer name "(root)" to "(Background)"?

Bob Jamison <rwjj@...127...> writes:

I agree that "background" is a good word, and the patch sounds great.

But we really need to stress SVG as the heart and soul of this drawing tool, -especially- for the beginning user, who might be unfamiliar with SVG and its jargon. So not only would Inkscape be a content creation tool, but also a learning device. In addition to providing an editor, we are also serving as advocates for the format.

For the casual user, this might be better achieved by changing the welcome message to "Welcome to Inkscape, the libre SVG editor" or something like that. We might want to do this anyway.

Hmm... would "Background (root)" be too long for the layer name?

Cheers, Colin