On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:39 PM, frank gaude'<tanzen@...777...> wrote:
Is it true once a filter, like drop shadow, is used on text that the text is no longer vector, Bezier? I came to this conclusion in trying to enlarge small blocks of type that had been filtered, noticing the character of the lines were little blocks distorting the typeface. Is this a bug?
There's an Inkscape preference under the Filter group in the Preferences dialog that lets you specify the rendering quality for filters while editing. The default setting (average quality) can sometimes render filters rather blocky to save rendering time. You can increase the setting if you want more accurate looking filter effects, but if they're complicated it can really slow down your editing experience. Exporting to PNG always uses the highest quality.
Answering your first question last, text objects with a filter applied remain as editable text objects, and are still vector objects. It's just a rendering shortcut used to increase Inkscape's responsiveness while editing.
Kurt