imported images: no relative paths/wrong absolute path

[Oschnabel]

System: Windows2000 SP4
Inkscape: version 0.41 and version 0.42

During the import of images the path to the image will
be stored in SVG as absolute path in the Windows
notation ("F:\pic.png").
The storage of an relative path is not possible.
If the stored SVG is viewed in a Mozilla browser (like
Firefox), the image does not appear, because these
browsers understand only the correct notation
"file:///f:/pic.png".
Hope, you can fix it.

There is a workaround for relative paths. After the
import of an image import it again on top of the first
one. The path of the first image will change to a
relative path "pic.png", while the second one stays in
absolute path notation. Then, the second picture can be
deleted. But this workaround is very time-consuming.

Thanks for fixing
Olaf

[Aludwin (aludwin)]

Hi, I'd like to make some additional comments to the above:

   1. This bug is a big barrier to moving files around. I
moved all my files from one computer with one path structure
to another computer with a different path structure and had
all kinds of grief. Rather than using the file:// format, I
would rather always use the relative path by default.

   2. This bug also affects the "Export as bitmap" command -
the last name you typed includes the full path. Again, when
I moved my files to another computer and tried to export, I
had to go browse to the correct directory again.

I could probably help fix this with a bit of guidance (I
haven't worked on the inkscape code yet) - please contact me
 if interested.

[Buliabyak-users (buliabyak-users)]

Originator: NO

I think I finally fixed this. Now an image gets a relative xlink:href as
soon as it's imported, not after a save as before. The only exception is
when you import an image into a document which was never saved, in which
case we must have absolute hrefs because the base directory of the document
is not known yet.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

see also the recent discussions in bug #172162 “image links management”:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/172162> and its related blueprints.