I'd like to see this change too. Every other design program I've used has had the origin at top left because that is how we read a page (top to bottom). This isn't a mathematical graph we're wanting to draw here (usually) :P
-- 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: Triaged 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