On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:39:26 +0100 C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
I prefer A4 as a default with mm as the measurement (as it is). The reason is that I design stuff in Inkscape every day. I use its measurements in mm, and the default gives the user a real world size to compare too. There is no standard pixel size, so it does not make sense to me to have the default in pixels, or indeed to measure anything in pixels at all. Pixel widths are only good for exporting bitmaps, and you will be at the mercy of whatever the manufacturer of the device decided the pixel density should be.
That's just my preference though. I will just reset the default template myself if everyone decides to go the other way.
Keep in mind the criticisms we got from the artists and illustrators for the last release. It's clear to me from those that the uses for Inkscape go far beyond just SVG for web. There was a whole classroom full of students who randomly happen to be using Inkscape in the next room for CNC machines. Ask them what they would prefer, and they will probably say mm makes the most sense.
If we choose px as the base unit for measurement the dpi (and thus conversion to mm and other physical measurements) will change again to some other completely arbitrary increment in the future. Whereas 1mm will always be 1mm.
My 2p -C
Absolutely agree with this.
I know dozens of people who use Inkscape for design of material to be printed (almost always on A4). Personally, I've used it for everything from PCB layouts to kitchen design. I recently completed three that will be used as posters at a musicians show. I know just one person who uses it for web art.