Inkscape

Colors changed to black when exporting to PDF and PS in Inkscape 0.47 but not in 0.46

Asked by Julio A. Freyre-Gonzalez on 2010-01-30

I'm using Windows XP. Using other software (Cytoscape), I generated an SVG file (available here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/148596/HierarchyBase.svg). When I export this file to PDF or PS using Inkscape 0.46 I have a great output (see: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/148596/HierarchyBase046.pdf). Nevertheless, if I export the same SVG file using Inkscape 0.47 r22583 then all circles turn black (see: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/148596/HierarchyBase047.pdf) (I have the same problem exporting to PS or even printing).

It's worth to remark that if I add some line-art using Inkscape 0.47 (SVG available here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/148596/FigHierarchySigns.svg), added line-art renders ok when it's exported to PDF using Inkscape 0.47, but circles still are turned black (see: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/148596/FigHierarchySignsIS047.pdf). However, using 0.46 to export the same SVG to PDF produce an excellent output without any problem (see: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/148596/FigHierarchySignsIS046.pdf).

All this makes me think this behaviour could be due to a bug in Inkscape 0.47 r22583.

Any suggestions or ideas?

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su_v (suv-lp) said on 2010-01-30:

Reproduced with Inkscape 0.47 and Inkscape 0.47+devel on OS X 10.5.8, whereas Inkscape 0.46 exports the colors as intended to PDF.

Export to bitmap (PNG) works correctly in all Inkscape versions with regard to the fill color.

I will convert this question into a bug report, because it could be a regression in Inkscape 0.47 and needs to be investigated.

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su_v (suv-lp) said on 2010-01-30:

Your question is now filed as bug #514696 “group fill color is unset in PDF export”:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/514696>

Provide an answer of your own, or ask Julio A. Freyre-Gonzalez for more information if necessary.

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