GraphiteEditor/Graphite

Set exported SVG tag ID to its source layer name

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#2,879 opened on Jul 14, 2025

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Description

When exporting to SVG no node id is created; this should be set to the layer name so that the id becomes available for other tools, e.g. styling, animation with SVG. Figma does this (set the checkbox on Export, screenshot).

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Inspect the SVG export module and modify the element creation to include the layer name as the id attribute.
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rust
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design
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2
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1-3 hours
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Rust
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75