On 2015-09-20 12:00 (+0200), Shai Efrati wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When trying to |save a copy| to PDF (and also in |print to file|) the
> resulted file are broken. For example: if my pattern is small red dots,
> the pattern in the PDF are chunks of squares with small red dots.
>
> I'm using Inkscape 0.91r on Ubuntu 14.04 and i checked it also on
> Windows7 with Inkscape 0.91pre3 r13670

0.91pre3 was an early prerelease candidate last year for the upcoming
stable release - unless there is a very specific reason to stick with an
outdated prerelease candidate build, I would recommend to install
current stable Inkscape 0.91 (released in January this year).

> Steps to reproduce:
> 1. Create a simple pattern.
> 2. Add an objects.
> 3. Change fill to pattern.
> 4. Save a copy to PDF.
>
> A possible workaround would be to use filter effects on the pattern
> filled objects and then to save as a PDF. This way Inkscape will
> rasterize these objects and they will be rendered as they should be, but
> they won't be kept as vectors anymore.
>
> Is there a way to keep them as vectors in the PDF? if not, is it
> possible to rasterize patterns as Inkscape already does to filters
> without the need to use filters on them?
>
> I opened a relevant question here:
> http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/60825/inkscape-save-as-pdf-destroy-self-made-patterns
> And i see other relevant question here:
> http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/28849/inkscape-problems-exporting-filling-pattern-to-pdf/
>
> Is there an open bug regarding this issue?

There is no test case available (Inkscape SVG file, and the exported PDF
file) - neither attached to your mail, nor at stackexchange - which
would allow to investigate and/or to search in your place in the bug
tracker for a specifically related report: the step "Create a simple
pattern" is not a "reliably reproducible": the results could vary in
many ways depending on the user's understanding of "simple", on the
default template or on the origin of the current SVG document, etc.

Here's a bug tracker search for issue with patterns in PDF export:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bugs?field.tag=exporting+pdf+pattern&field.tags_combinator=ALL&orderby=-datecreated
(newest at the top)


Regards, V


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