[ooo-build] .svg file "mangled"

[Andy Ruddock]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

Tried importing the "Yorshire Rose" image from wikipedia into OpenOffice 2.4.1
Writer (Ubuntu 8.04) - the image was incorrectly rendered.
(The file imported correctly into gimp on the same platform)

1. Start openoffice writer, from the menu select insert->picture->from file
2. Select the svg image
3. Observe

The same error is observed opening the file in draw, using the same procedure.

Attached are 3 attachments :
yorkshire_rose.svg : file which causes problem.
yorkshire_rose.png : image as it should be rendered.
oo2_svg_bug.jpg : screenshot of "mangled" image.

lsb_release -rd :
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04

package versions :
openoffice.org-writer:
  Installed: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2
openoffice.org-draw:
  Installed: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Aug 2 18:52:14 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64

[Andy Ruddock (andy-ruddock)]

Yorkshire Rose as it should render

[Andy Ruddock (andy-ruddock)]

Screen capture of incorrectly rendered image

[Neil Munro (neilmunro-deactivatedaccount)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and help make Ubuntu better, I can in fact confirm this behavior, bug has been marked as confirmed for one of the devs to pick up.

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Do you still have this problem with openoffice.org 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 in Ubuntu 8.10?

[Andy Ruddock (andy-ruddock)]

Yes, unfortunately it's exactly the same.

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

For me it doesn't display as exploded but the outline for the petals looks a bit off. So its still not perfect as is displayed in Firefox but it looks a LOT better than the screenshot in the bug report.

[Andy Ruddock (andy-ruddock)]

Sorry, I'm not using Ubuntu 8.10 here, waiting for it's final release. This is on 8.04.

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

This is just an issue with OOo not anti-aliasing well, if you set zoom to something high like 1000% you will see the entire image.

Upstream said this:

"Chris, the petal edges are there, just obscured by aliasing. Zooming in will
show them fully. Sadly, this is nothing I can fix for SVG import (but there's
work underway to have Draw/Impress use cairo)"