Comment 6 for bug 168344

That is so wrong. Points is a standard unit for type. Every program uses points so using pixels (which is tied to the resolution) is imo the worst choice.
The first thing I do when I install inscape is change the default resolution to 300 dpi, because most of my works are for print, so this issue is critic for me.
In my oppinion, the solution should be:
-Set an option in preferences for default units (for objects, for type, etc.)
-Use metric (mm for objects) and points (for type) as defaults.

Using real units instead of pixels makes sense since the default artwork is confined to a standard A4 page, so the user has a fisical measure as reference when starts to work and having pixels as default units can be misleading.