Comment 3 for bug 171774

Originator: NO

To summarize, PDF exporter is a work in progress and will continue to be.
As support for more features was added the file size inevitably got bigger
as there was less data loss. Keep trying out the latest versions of
inkscape and alternative PDF exporters for best results.

the remaining question of being allowed to set the compression level can
be filed an enhancement request, so I'm moving this out of bugs and saving
you the trouble of refiling. keep in mind the maximum compression level
will make for a slightly slower save time. the reason so many people use
the standard Zip compression levels is that they offer such a good tradeoff
in time against space saved (the extra time required to compress even
further offers les and less extra returns but if you are happy to make the
tradeoff).