one reason I really like Inkscape is because you rarely need to mess with layers. You just have various objects over leaping each other and some in groups. but when you want to take what you have done in inkscape and now move it over to GIMP/Mypaint/Krita you get one flat image. and when you want to take what you have done in GIMP/Mypaint/Krita and move over to Inkscape you can't because Inkscape does not understand xcf or ora.
Sorry is this has already been reported or discussed. I think that when exporting in Inkscape to .xcf, .ora, .tiff, and any other image format with layers and layer groups, it should convert its objects to layers and its layers to layer groups. Objects in inkscape are really like layers in other image manipulation programs, and Layers in inkscape are kinda like layer groups in other programs.
So why not make Inkscapes understanding of layers and layer groups be objects and layers? This way nomatter what Inkscape is given It will know what to do with it, and if users want to export what they have done to raster without loosing the structure of their objects and layers they can do that.
attracted is an image of what the same file would look like in both inkscapes and GIMPs layer dialogs.
Indeeed. I strongly believe that having .ORA interoperability ( being able to Import graphics files in this format) would be amazing!
It would help Inkscape spread the word even more and strengthen the FLOSS ecosystem (GIMP/Mypaint/Krita and others).
Thanks for the super amazing and uttermost cool vector app! Simply love it. :-)