I did 'save as' Plain SVG (*.svg) and also exporting as a .png. I was doing this because my understanding is that the .svg needs to reference the .png? Yes, I had tried the bucket tool. I ungrouped the item and made sure that all the layers were in the appropriate order. I will try these suggestions...

Thank you for your response and suggestion. I am new to inkscape so the link you provided is very helpful. Sample SVG is attached.

I have applied a white fill to the background of a symbol I created in Inkscape for a project I am working on in tilemill. When I export the symbol as a png and an svg it renders incorrectly. When rendered as a png the white background is actually transparent and when rendered as a svg only the symb...