Thanks but where can I turn off the transforms in the Prefs ?
I tried File->Inkscape Preferences->Transforms-> Optimized / Preserved but it doesn't make a difference. I still see translation transformations. Even after nudging or doing save as

I'm looking to simplify my code that loads .svg files.
Is it possible to tell Inkscape to nullify the object's transform attribute and adjust the vertices accordingly ?
This way I won't have to deal with objects transforms in my code.

Again, I'd like to use Inkscape as a level editor. I want to be able to draw a simple straight line in Inkscape, tag it as "playerStartingPos" and when I load the .svg in my program, it will convert the line into the starting position. What is the best way to tag a path in Inkscape ? Is it...

Ah thanks that would be a good start.
But in the meantime I've found a AS3 svg parser that supports curves
http://www.ezqueststudios.com/blog/box2 ... er-curves/

I'd like to use Inkscape as a level editor. What would be good resources to get started writing a python exporter ? Particularly, what functions would I use to sample Bezier curves into a finite set of points ? (I figures it'd be easier to write a python exporter than a .svg parser. I might be wrong...