note 2: the PDF export option 'Convert texts to paths' does keep all stroked text paths closed - i.e. now with the fix for bug #388257 the rendering glitch of texts converted before exporting is less of a problem.
Attaching PDF exported with the option 'texts to paths': the 'A' on the left side looks exactly like on-canvas in Inkscape even though it has been converted to a path.
note 2: the PDF export option 'Convert texts to paths' does keep all stroked text paths closed - i.e. now with the fix for bug #388257 the rendering glitch of texts converted before exporting is less of a problem.
Attaching PDF exported with the option 'texts to paths': the 'A' on the left side looks exactly like on-canvas in Inkscape even though it has been converted to a path.