On Tuesday 12 October 2010 08:18:14 Alexander Bonivento wrote: > Hello again, > > I noticed a strange bug that happens on newer inkscape version. > In the attached archive you can see the svg file i'm trying to > convert into PDF. > > The file b.pdf was created with Inkscape 0.46 (Apr 5 2008), and it > looks fine. File a.pdf was created with Inkscape 0.47 r22583 (Jan > 20 2010), and does not preserve the fill transparency of the simple > shape. Both files were created via commandline on linux servers, > with the sintax: inkscape -z clip.svg --export-pdf=a.pdf > --export-text-to-path > > To check, i've also tried the very last version, 0.48, installed in > windows. I've opened the svg file, then i simply saved it as PDF: > result is identical to the wrong file a.pdf > > Any idea? > > Thanks in advance, > > Alex My results duplicate yours. But what is the fill inside the rectangle? I only see white space in Inkscape 48 and black fill when saved as pdf. I also get some error messages when I load your svg file. I also note that your svg file is created in Corel Draw, which could be part of the problem: <!-- Creator: CorelDRAW --