Ah, this illustrates my point I think. The usual advice is "change default.svg" the user then has to know to either know that it is not already a file (in my case I did a system search and found the one that is installed with inkscape (and requires root permission to write), or have googled the right bit of advice off the internet.

No, none of this is great, or discoverable, but a button at the bottom of properties (or even the new from template dialog), would save having to muck around the file system at all.

My 2p.
-C

On 18 Apr 2017 00:47, "brynn" <brynn@...3089...> wrote:
C R, I'm not sure what you mean by needing root access.  Typically we suggest
that users put their custom default or other custom template in their user
directory, rather than where the program is installed.

Or is that what you meant by "root access"?  As you may recall, I don't always
understand tech terminology.

So that I don't have to remember how each different operating system handles
file paths, I usually refer them to Preferences > System > User Config, to find
the main folder, and then click /templates (or create the folder, if it's not
already there).

All best,
brynn


-----Original Message-----
From: C R
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 12:49 PM
To: Inkscape User Community
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Changing default units to px?

It might be good to add a "set as default" option in document
properties. It's not easy to find/edit default.svg in inkscape
(especially when root access is required to modify it).

Just a thought.
-C

On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 7:35 PM, brynn <brynn@...3089...> wrote:
> Here's a tutorial for making a custom default doc, or a custom template.
>
> http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/using-templates-in-inkscape
>
> All best,
> brynn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christoph Raab
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 2:41 AM
> To: Inkscape User Community
> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Changing default units to px?
>
>
> Hi everyone,
> is there a way to change the default units (for measurements, stroke widths.
> etc) permanently? I want to use px but need to change the setting with every
> new
> document.
> Best,
> Christoph
>
>
>
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