Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm pretty new to map making. I see in the original poll that most members (at least back then) preferred raster programs to vector. Does this have something to do with fill? I'm using Inkscape and filling an object seems to give really sloppy results. The more irregular it is, say a jagged coastline like Norway's, the more sloppy the fill. I thought fill would just fill a bounded area regardless of detail. Is bad fill just a property of vector based programs? Should I switch to something else? Also there's no way to fill with a hatch instead of color in Inkscape except for one pattern they have available, which doesn't work well in maps.

Thanks.