On 10 Jan, Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The only reason why background layers are considered for Draw, PDF and > SVG work is that the output is "open", i.e., still editable, so you > may want to transfer guide lines and other non-production objects. > Bitmap export, printing and merely rendering a file in an external > application are production uses of the illustration, so including > background layers does not make any sense. It does for people printing tutorials on how to use the application - but that's a somewhat specialist requirement! ;-) -- John Cartmell john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 0845 006 8822 or 0161 969 9820 Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing