Vaifrax - below is an attempted patch which may give you approach insight. https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/170049/+attachment/1261051/+files /invert-ruler-v1.diff
I know it broke others things, but not exactly sure what. After that there has been no real effort described. Just so you understand, each person's bounty may have slightly different requirements, so review them. Maybe they can be fully combined into a single spec. Also, some of us only require an install or a working version, while others require the fix to be in an approved released. I'm willing to pay for a reasonably stable working version . . . I'll try to write some out some basic requirements for my needs . . . give me several days to get back to you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to inkscape in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/170049 Title: Inverted ruler co-ordinate system Status in Inkscape: A Vector Drawing Tool: In Progress Status in “inkscape” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The y-axis of the rulers' co-ordinate system is inverted (increasing upwards), and places the origin on the bottom left of the viewport. The SVG spec places the default origin on the top left of the viewport, and has the co-ordinate system increasing to the right and downwards. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/170049/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp