The output file format "Cairo PNG (*.png)" was used for testing Cairo output:
>> Can someone tell me why we have a non-vector format in the save as list?
>> One that seems redundant and apparently with less functionality than the
>> normal export. Is this for testing purposes?
>
> Yes, it was for testing the Cairo output. It was part of the GSoC
> project to do PDF output, and was easy enough to add, so we left it in
> for testing Cairo rendering. Now, is anyone using it for anything now?
> Bulia? I'd imagine at this point it's cruft.
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The output file format "Cairo PNG (*.png)" was used for testing Cairo output:
>> Can someone tell me why we have a non-vector format in the save as list? thread. gmane.org/ gmane.comp. graphics. inkscape. user/13065/ focus=13070>
>> One that seems redundant and apparently with less functionality than the
>> normal export. Is this for testing purposes?
>
> Yes, it was for testing the Cairo output. It was part of the GSoC
> project to do PDF output, and was easy enough to add, so we left it in
> for testing Cairo rendering. Now, is anyone using it for anything now?
> Bulia? I'd imagine at this point it's cruft.
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