simple pattern fill won't print, but it shows up in Inkscape
Hello all,
I'm getting the hang of Inkscape after using it for a few months. All is going well, but I'm hung up on a problem with pattern fills.
Here's the situation:
I'm running Inkscape .41 on a Debian Linux system (unstable).
I have a document with a simple cross-hatch pattern fill. (I actually borrowed it from this helpful tutorial: http://www.carto.net/papers/svg/samples/patterns.shtml)
The pattern fill shows up properly in Inkscape, but it's not visible when I print. I don't think it's a problem with my printer driver, as I've printed both to the actual printer (Lexmark E210) as well as the generic CUPS-PDF printer, which generates a PDF file. In both cases, the shapes in which the fill should appear are simply white.
I've attached the file--it's only a few KB.
If anyone is able to help, I'd much appreciate it.
Thanks kindly,
Charles.
n.b.: please do cc me on replies.
charles wrote:
Hello all,
I'm getting the hang of Inkscape after using it for a few months. All is going well, but I'm hung up on a problem with pattern fills.
Here's the situation:
I'm running Inkscape .41 on a Debian Linux system (unstable).
I have a document with a simple cross-hatch pattern fill. (I actually borrowed it from this helpful tutorial: http://www.carto.net/papers/svg/samples/patterns.shtml)
The pattern fill shows up properly in Inkscape, but it's not visible when I print. I don't think it's a problem with my printer driver, as I've printed both to the actual printer (Lexmark E210) as well as the generic CUPS-PDF printer, which generates a PDF file. In both cases, the shapes in which the fill should appear are simply white.
[snip] As you guessed, I think it's your printer driver. Under Windows XP SP2 it prints fine directly to an HP DeskJet 970Cxi, however Postscript output renders the red borders as black.
I don't know if this moves you forward?
Peter HB
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