Show checkers while editing transparent document

Question

I'm creating a transparent document with some white elements on it.

The default behaviour of Inkscape for my document is to show the content white on white so I can not see anything.

My current workaround is to change the document background (File > Document Properties > Page > Background) to e.g. grey, then edit the document - now everything is shown as white on grey.

Then I need to change the document background back to transparent before every PNG export. (File > Export Bitmap)

Is there a trick to change the background of editing area of Inkscape? Checkers would be ideal. Did not find suitable setting in Inkscape 0.47 on Ubuntu Linux 10.04 yet.

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 28 '12 at 09:37

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Another workaround was suggested on the InkscapeForum:

create an additional layer
fill it with a pattern
bring it to the bottom
lock it
work on layers above it
hide it on every export, unhide again

edited Jun 28 '12 at 09:37

geekQ

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answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:56

macetw

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Show checkers while editing transparent document

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