When saving to PDF the entire image is either lost, colours changed or cropped items expanded.

[Brandon McGuire]

Saving to PDF results in the image being deconstructed, colours changed or items simply missing.

V. 0.91

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Thanks for taking the time to file a report!

Could you please give details on your operating system and attach an SVG file and its PDF export showing the bugs, so that we could investigate?

[Brandon McGuire (brandon-d)]

Thanks for the reply.

Windows 10 Operating system.

Attached are some files
Eps and PDF which both seem to cause the problem.
and a PNG of what is should look like.

Thanks
Brandon

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On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:39 AM, jazzynico <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Thanks for taking the time to file a report!
>
> Could you please give details on your operating system and attach an SVG
> file and its PDF export showing the bugs, so that we could investigate?
>
> ** Tags added: exporting pdf
>
> ** Changed in: inkscape
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - When saving to PFD the enitre image is either lost, colours changed or
> cropped items expanded.
> + When saving to PFD the entire image is either lost, colours changed or
> cropped items expanded.
>
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>
> Title:
> When saving to PFD the entire image is either lost, colours changed or
> cropped items expanded.
>
> Status in Inkscape:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Saving to PDF results in the image being deconstructed, colours
> changed or items simply missing.
>
> V. 0.91
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Sorry for the delay.

Could you please also attach the SVG file you used to generate the PDF file? We really need it to compare export results between Inkscape versions and investigate if there something specific in the SVG elements that would trigger the bug.
Thanks!

[Brandon McGuire (brandon-d)]

This should be the one.

Thanks
Brandon

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On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 9:07 AM, jazzynico <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Sorry for the delay.
>
> Could you please also attach the SVG file you used to generate the PDF
> file? We really need it to compare export results between Inkscape versions
> and investigate if there something specific in the SVG elements that would
> trigger the bug.
> Thanks!
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1549108
>
> Title:
> When saving to PFD the entire image is either lost, colours changed or
> cropped items expanded.
>
> Status in Inkscape:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Saving to PDF results in the image being deconstructed, colours
> changed or items simply missing.
>
> V. 0.91
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1549108/+subscriptions
>

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Reproduced on Windows 7, Inkscape trunk rev. 14761 (32-bit) and 0.91 (32 and 64-bit).

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

It seems your bug is due to two different factors:
 - The clipping path used for the front an back parts is a group, which is not valid (see Bug #1441152 "Create Clip Group generates invalid SVG").
 - The drawing uses a filters that are not exported correctly when the filtered object is outside the page (but it works as expected when the filtered object is inside, or when the filter is removed).

As a workaround, you can modify the clipping path so that it's a simple path (remove clip, ungroup the clipping path objects, select them -without the bitmap part, use Path > Union, and then set clip again), and set the page to the part of the drawing you want to export (select the right part of the drawing, open File>Document Properties, and use the Resize page to selection button).