Comment 1 for bug 231778

Bump.

We just had a conversation in the #inkscape IRC channel regarding the background and how it displays white even when it's transparent. I would change the background color so that transparent objects are easier to see, but I also noticed that an export also retains the workspace background color. If I want items on a colored (or even white) background, wouldn't it make more sense to put a rectangle behind them and assume that the intent of lack of objects is transparent no matter what? That is, if I didn't put it there, there should be *anything* there, right? Could this issue be resolved as easily as including a "print or export background" checkbox in the preferences or print/export dialogs to indicate whether or not it should be included in the output?