The default dimension setting for the marginal scales in Inkscape is
in pixels which makes sense for most developmental work. But I
prefer to work in inches, since my finished products (book covers)
must be laid out very precisely in inches to get the spine to come
out right. Of course one can create the components in inkscape and
then stitch them together in e.g., Gimp, Scribus or even TeX. But I
prefer to deal with the whole product in one program if possible. In
Gimp there is an item in the lower left corner that resets the scales
in e.g., inches. Does Inkscape have a corresponding setting
somewhere?
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John Culleton
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