Comment 16 for bug 888793

Which fix was committed, the one where "convert to dashes" changes the line attribute back to solid?

Last week I analyzed some EMF files generated both by inkscape and PPT. The PPT ones use a "basic" form of the dotted line,
where an attribute is set to one of solid,dots,dashes,dot-dash. The Inkscape one uses an "extended" form for dotted lines, where the actual pattern is specified. I think this is why PPT cannot deal with Inkscape's dots and dashes - the application only knows about the basic forms of dotted lines. Unfortunately there is currently no way to specify in Inkscape, or in the EMF output routines, that only the basic form should be used. This issue likely comes up in some other graphic file contexts which have predefined line patterns. If memory serves, CGM is like that too.