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Seamless Patterns Have Fine Lines In Between Tiles

Asked by Bill Cohen

I have some seamless patterns I got from openclipart but when i tile them there is a fine line in between each tile.
this happens with any pattern i try - am i doing something wrong?

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Best su_v (suv-lp) said : 		#1

> this happens with any pattern i try - am i doing something wrong?

No, it's a known issue with the renderer - see bug #165780 “Pattern Gaps”
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/165780>

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Bill Cohen (bill-allstitch) said : 		#2

Thanks - is there any work around?

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su_v (suv-lp) said : 		#3

> is there any work around?

There are some mentioned in the bug report (or its duplicates):
- use a different SVG renderer like Batik (Squiggle) to export to PNG
- place a copy of the object below with a custom fill color similar to the pattern
- duplicate the object and slightly offset the copy (use 'Alt+cursor' keys to fine-tune)
- … there may be other workarounds I'm currently not aware of

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pbhj (pbhj) said : 		#4

Would a tiny bit of blur also work?