Next time the program opens, it should default to the settings as configured. (or View->Zoom->Page, or just click on the tool bar.) Once done, close the Document Properties dialog. Change Page Orientation to Landscape and whatever else you like - perhaps the Grids or Snap Points need tweaking? Then Open Document Properties (Shift-Control-D) or find it under the File Menu. I then need to run Inkscape with the sudo command - no idea how that works for other systems - sorry! sudo inkscape default.svg for me this is /usr/share/inkscape/templates/ So - Find Inkscape's default.svg template.
Note: Make a copy of default.svg before embarking on this jiggery pokery - in case reverting to factory settings is required. Hope someone else out there finds this useful :) It's become such second nature to me now I don't even think about.īut as I passed this tip on to someone today - it occurred to me it might be worth a wee blog post.
Some time ago some lovely person on the inkscape channel suggested the following fix to my desire to have inkscape default to landscape, full screen when I create a new document.