@Alvin - you need to set 'preserveAspectRatio' to 'none' explicitly to enforce non-uniform scaling (as mentioned, Inkscape has no GUI for it, but if the attribute is set accordingly, Inkscape does respect it for rendering).
For details, see SVG 1.1. spec.
@Alvin - you need to set 'preserveAspect Ratio' to 'none' explicitly to enforce non-uniform scaling (as mentioned, Inkscape has no GUI for it, but if the attribute is set accordingly, Inkscape does respect it for rendering).
For details, see SVG 1.1. spec.