Enable Inkscape checkerboard background by default
Since Inkscape 0.92 it's possible to have a checkerboard background in the document settings.
I noticed that Inkscape SVGs that have the checkerboard enabled have the inkscape:pagecheckerboard="true" attribute. I tried adding that to the <group id="template"> in ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xml, but that doesn't work, and the file is overwritten when I open Inkscape.
How can I enable the checkerboard background as default for new documents?
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asked Oct 8 '17 at 19:08
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Since Inkscape 0.92 it's possible to have a checkerboard background in the document settings.
I noticed that Inkscape SVGs that have the checkerboard enabled have the inkscape:pagecheckerboard="true" attribute. I tried adding that to the <group id="template"> in ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xml, but that doesn't work, and the file is overwritten when I open Inkscape.
How can I enable the checkerboard background as default for new documents?
inkscape
asked Oct 8 '17 at 19:08
LaurenzLaurenz
1815
add a comment |
Since Inkscape 0.92 it's possible to have a checkerboard background in the document settings.
I noticed that Inkscape SVGs that have the checkerboard enabled have the inkscape:pagecheckerboard="true" attribute. I tried adding that to the <group id="template"> in ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xml, but that doesn't work, and the file is overwritten when I open Inkscape.
How can I enable the checkerboard background as default for new documents?
inkscape
asked Oct 8 '17 at 19:08
LaurenzLaurenz
1815
Since Inkscape 0.92 it's possible to have a checkerboard background in the document settings.
I noticed that Inkscape SVGs that have the checkerboard enabled have the inkscape:pagecheckerboard="true" attribute. I tried adding that to the <group id="template"> in ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xml, but that doesn't work, and the file is overwritten when I open Inkscape.
How can I enable the checkerboard background as default for new documents?
inkscape
inkscape
asked Oct 8 '17 at 19:08
LaurenzLaurenz
1815
asked Oct 8 '17 at 19:08
LaurenzLaurenz
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asked Oct 8 '17 at 19:08
LaurenzLaurenz
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asked Oct 8 '17 at 19:08
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asked Oct 8 '17 at 19:08
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I figured it out: You just save an svg file with the checkerboard enabled and copy it to ~/.config/inkscape/default.svg.
answered Oct 8 '17 at 19:11
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For Windows users, thedefault.svgfile is in the Inkscape install directory:C:Program FilesInkscapesharetemplatesdefault.svg
– CullenJ
Dec 6 '17 at 20:07
Hmmm, almost worked for me. Had to place thedefault.svginto.config/inkscape/templates/instead
– Ole
Aug 2 '18 at 13:18
Is it possible to set the checkerboard background as replacement to transparent background?
– android developer
Dec 25 '18 at 11:32
This doesn't work for files that are saved and re-opened as e.g. Optimized SVG. i.e. this preference doesn't affect the default for SVG files opened from external sources, which will always have a white background, even if they solely consist of white shapes :(
– EoghanM
Jan 29 at 11:29
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I figured it out: You just save an svg file with the checkerboard enabled and copy it to ~/.config/inkscape/default.svg.
answered Oct 8 '17 at 19:11
LaurenzLaurenz
1815
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For Windows users, thedefault.svgfile is in the Inkscape install directory:C:Program FilesInkscapesharetemplatesdefault.svg
– CullenJ
Dec 6 '17 at 20:07
Hmmm, almost worked for me. Had to place thedefault.svginto.config/inkscape/templates/instead
– Ole
Aug 2 '18 at 13:18
Is it possible to set the checkerboard background as replacement to transparent background?
– android developer
Dec 25 '18 at 11:32
This doesn't work for files that are saved and re-opened as e.g. Optimized SVG. i.e. this preference doesn't affect the default for SVG files opened from external sources, which will always have a white background, even if they solely consist of white shapes :(
– EoghanM
Jan 29 at 11:29
add a comment |
I figured it out: You just save an svg file with the checkerboard enabled and copy it to ~/.config/inkscape/default.svg.
answered Oct 8 '17 at 19:11
LaurenzLaurenz
1815
1
For Windows users, thedefault.svgfile is in the Inkscape install directory:C:Program FilesInkscapesharetemplatesdefault.svg
– CullenJ
Dec 6 '17 at 20:07
Hmmm, almost worked for me. Had to place thedefault.svginto.config/inkscape/templates/instead
– Ole
Aug 2 '18 at 13:18
Is it possible to set the checkerboard background as replacement to transparent background?
– android developer
Dec 25 '18 at 11:32
This doesn't work for files that are saved and re-opened as e.g. Optimized SVG. i.e. this preference doesn't affect the default for SVG files opened from external sources, which will always have a white background, even if they solely consist of white shapes :(
– EoghanM
Jan 29 at 11:29
add a comment |
I figured it out: You just save an svg file with the checkerboard enabled and copy it to ~/.config/inkscape/default.svg.
answered Oct 8 '17 at 19:11
LaurenzLaurenz
1815
I figured it out: You just save an svg file with the checkerboard enabled and copy it to ~/.config/inkscape/default.svg.
answered Oct 8 '17 at 19:11
LaurenzLaurenz
1815
answered Oct 8 '17 at 19:11
LaurenzLaurenz
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answered Oct 8 '17 at 19:11
LaurenzLaurenz
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answered Oct 8 '17 at 19:11
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For Windows users, thedefault.svgfile is in the Inkscape install directory:C:Program FilesInkscapesharetemplatesdefault.svg
– CullenJ
Dec 6 '17 at 20:07
Hmmm, almost worked for me. Had to place thedefault.svginto.config/inkscape/templates/instead
– Ole
Aug 2 '18 at 13:18
Is it possible to set the checkerboard background as replacement to transparent background?
– android developer
Dec 25 '18 at 11:32
This doesn't work for files that are saved and re-opened as e.g. Optimized SVG. i.e. this preference doesn't affect the default for SVG files opened from external sources, which will always have a white background, even if they solely consist of white shapes :(
– EoghanM
Jan 29 at 11:29
add a comment |
1
For Windows users, thedefault.svgfile is in the Inkscape install directory:C:Program FilesInkscapesharetemplatesdefault.svg
– CullenJ
Dec 6 '17 at 20:07
Hmmm, almost worked for me. Had to place thedefault.svginto.config/inkscape/templates/instead
– Ole
Aug 2 '18 at 13:18
Is it possible to set the checkerboard background as replacement to transparent background?
– android developer
Dec 25 '18 at 11:32
This doesn't work for files that are saved and re-opened as e.g. Optimized SVG. i.e. this preference doesn't affect the default for SVG files opened from external sources, which will always have a white background, even if they solely consist of white shapes :(
– EoghanM
Jan 29 at 11:29
1
1
For Windows users, the
default.svg file is in the Inkscape install directory: C:Program FilesInkscapesharetemplatesdefault.svg– CullenJ
Dec 6 '17 at 20:07
For Windows users, the
default.svg file is in the Inkscape install directory: C:Program FilesInkscapesharetemplatesdefault.svg– CullenJ
Dec 6 '17 at 20:07
Hmmm, almost worked for me. Had to place the
default.svg into .config/inkscape/templates/ instead– Ole
Aug 2 '18 at 13:18
Hmmm, almost worked for me. Had to place the
default.svg into .config/inkscape/templates/ instead– Ole
Aug 2 '18 at 13:18
Is it possible to set the checkerboard background as replacement to transparent background?
– android developer
Dec 25 '18 at 11:32
Is it possible to set the checkerboard background as replacement to transparent background?
– android developer
Dec 25 '18 at 11:32
This doesn't work for files that are saved and re-opened as e.g. Optimized SVG. i.e. this preference doesn't affect the default for SVG files opened from external sources, which will always have a white background, even if they solely consist of white shapes :(
– EoghanM
Jan 29 at 11:29
This doesn't work for files that are saved and re-opened as e.g. Optimized SVG. i.e. this preference doesn't affect the default for SVG files opened from external sources, which will always have a white background, even if they solely consist of white shapes :(
– EoghanM
Jan 29 at 11:29
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