Comment 2 for bug 530895

Workaround with current trunk (> r10051):

1) convert EPS file to PDF on the command line:
   $ ps2pdf -dEPSCrop file.eps file.pdf
2) open the created PDF file from within Inkscape, and make sure to choose
   the alternative file type "Adobe PDF via poppler-cairo (*.pdf)" in the
   'File > Open…' dialog
3) The gradients in Inkscape on-canvas are correctly positioned and
   scaled compared to how the original EPS file displays e.g. in evince,
   gv (gs 9.02) or Apple's Preview.

Notes:
- The alternative PDF format is experiemental and only available in trunk:
<http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.graphics.inkscape.devel/35781>
<http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/10052>
- The thumbnail preview is broken for single-page PDF documents with that file format, but this does not affect the actual import.
- The biggest difference compared to the regular PDF import (AFAICT) concerns text (which is outlined on import): see my comments in the blueprint
<https://blueprints.launchpad.net/inkscape/+spec/vectorize-embedded-fonts>