Bug#866207: inkscape: File Rendering in Inkscape is different when openning w/ software or ft png/pdf

[Luffah]

Hi Jonas,

On 28/06/2017 13:08, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Hi luffah,
>
> Quoting luffah (2017-06-28 12:34:27)
>> Package: inkscape
>> Version: 0.92.1-1
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> Dear Maintainer,
>>     Thank you for your work, as i see the bug stack is high.
>>     I had a problem which justify to rollback my version of inkscape.
>>
>>     * What led up to the situation?
>>          [regression]
>>          I had files working with previous version of Inkscape on Jessie.
>>          Now I open and modify the article like files,
>>          the render is ok in Inkscape, when i export to png the render
>>          still ok.
>>          But if i open the svg with an other file previewer (e.g. Comix
>>          wich is stable) or exporting to pdf, some CSS things are
>>          corrupted like text colors and offset.
>>     * What outcome did you expect instead?
>>          I expect that Inkscape produce PDF output files which conserve
>>          the render.
> Did opening in those same previewers/renderers produce different result
> in the past
With the Jessie version of Inkscape,
i don't remember to experience these kind of problem.
It is difficult to compare, given i had made some copy pastes, and
moreover given version difference (inkscape 48 -> 92) which imply
change in file format.

My problem occur with color changing and text properties inside text block.
A part of text  can have a property ignored by Inkscape but not on pdf 
export.
The good news is that i found as a workaround
to find with cursor the part of text with opacity
and remove it or more simply to use the menu "Text>Remove manuals kerns".

I cannot state it is a regression because :
- we can workaround the problem
- i have no evidence the problem didn't occur in previous versions
- given the problem focus on pdf export (which probably use external libs)

The bug may be passed minor.
I'll understood if you dismiss it.

Have a nice day.

> You describe a bug regardless, but relevant to understand if it is a
> regression.
>
>
>   - Jonas
>
> P.S. I am not the maintainer, just chiming in with a helpful followup
> question.
>

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