Comment 5 for bug 171842

I agree with all of the above. In my opinion this is a significant UI and usability issue of medium priority. I often create SVG files containing images from several directories, then move the SVG or image files elsewhere and end up with most of the images missing. It's incredibly frustrating. I'm glad to know there's a way to embed images, but this should really be the default behavior. At the very least, there should be:

1. An option in the preferences menu (or elsewhere) toggling auto-embedding of images. Preferably this should default to "yes".

Ideally, there should also be:

2. A window allowing the user to view a listing of images used in the SVG file. The listing should let users view and edit, for each image:
 a. The path of the image source file;
 b. Whether the source file path is relative or absolute;
 c. Whether a copy of the image should be embedded with the SVG file;
 d. A button to trigger an auto-update of the embedded image from the source file.

I think the current behavior is unexpected, and hence becomes a stumbling/frustration point for new users.

Thanks for you attention!