Remove 'File format' field in Layout's 'Save As' dialog

[Susan Spencer]

Remove 'File format' field in Layout's 'Save As' dialog

Save Layout files to SVG format only. Show path & filename when layout file is saved. Show 'Your design can now be exported to a print file. Go to File/Export to export your file to a print format.' message.

[Roman Telezhynskyi]

What about people who want use utility poster? Do you propose me convert SVG to EPS? Qt doesn't support this. SVG is not our internal format.

If make like you propose this will look like:

1. Save to SVG.
2. Open SVG file and again save to PDF.
3. Run pdftops for creation EPS file.

Qt has very bad support SVG standard.

[Susan Spencer]

Agree. Save layouts to EPS format. I did not know SVG could not be converted to EPS in Qt. If we could do that, then printing to tiled PDF would be: SVG --> save to EPS --> save to tiled PDF --> delete EPS --> print tiled PDF

Here's the background reasoning on this:

In the future when we send files to sewists/manufacturers, the file will need to have metadata to denote seam types, finishing instructions, notions, etc.

In converting from SVG to EPS (or PDF, PS, etc.), text and everything else is converted to simple paths and all metadata is lost. We're trying to implement proper engineering manufacturing processing for garment making, in order to improve quality and reduce loss for independent designers. The current garment industry doesn't follow any proper manufacturing procedures, it's haphazard and result in lots of clothing that is improperly made that has to be discarded.

We can address these concerns in the future if we can't convert SVG to EPS at the moment.

[Susan Spencer]

In looking at your latest changes (as of 05/02/15), it looks like you want to keep 'Save As' in the Layout mode dialog, and the user selects the output print file format.

But when the user selects 'Print' from the Layout dialog, it doesn't use the paper size from the layout. why does the user need to select the paper size again?

[Roman Telezhynskyi]

In looking at your latest changes (as of 05/02/15), it looks like you want to keep 'Save As' in the Layout mode dialog, and the user selects the output print file format.

I want unite two windows in one. Just wait little bit longer.

But when the user selects 'Print' from the Layout dialog, it doesn't use the paper size from the layout. why does the user need to select the paper size again?

It shouldn't use the paper size from the layout because the printer paper size will depend on printer (plotter or regular printer, printer in network). The Layout Creator doesn't know anything about printer. It is similar to other programs: in GIMP you can create image any size, but when you print you set paper size according to printer, same with Libreoffice. We can create a document with A4 page and print on A5.