On 19/2/11 23:29, John Culleton wrote:
I have a vector file that was originally made in Illustrator. I downloaded it as a zip file. When I unzipped it the file had an .eps suffix.
GV can view it.
Converted to pdf acrobat reader can view it.
Inkscape only gets a black background.
Is there a way to manipulate this image in inkscape?
The issue is known and reported in Bug #530895 "Opening EPS with Gradient" https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/530895
You can scale and position the gradient for the colored pattern manually to match the original (the colored pattern is actually a clipped path in the imported EPS file and its radial gradient is located in the lower left corner of the page - see attached screenshot).
Here is where I retrieved it.
http://www.vectorportal.com/iFile/8566/ABSTRACT-BLACK-VECTOR-BACKGROUND.eps/...
hth, ~suv