On Nov 15, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Andrew S. Townley wrote:


So, while I can understand that bitmap graphic export isn't a high

priority for the project, it would certainly be something I'd like to

see.  I'm not asking for Inkscape to become a bitmap graphic editor.  As

you say, the GIMP is already quite capable in that respect.


Until SVG is more widely supported within other applications as a

"native" image format, I see no other way to accomplish what I do and

have scalable images and text than create them as SVG in Inkscape and

export them to suitable bitmap formats (PNG, JPG and GIF) for the

audiences I have.



The other reason that it's a lower priority is that there are workflows that are sufficient for most users.

People often create SVG then export as PNG (frequently using the command-line version) and to the destination using image magic.

However, if someone needs good JPEG export (minimizing file size without too much loss of quality) people often then move into GIMP for that.