Print vector graphics on pdf "software" printer
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Inkscape |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
As inkscape does'nt have native PDF exports, and we
really need to generate PDFs with our work in inkscape,
we tried to print to Adobe Acrobat Distiller and many
other free alternative... And we got a heavy file, with
really low resolution, not suitable for anything.
Inkscape seems to send print data as bitmap instead of
vector data.
This is really what prevent us from switch from
Illustrator to Inkscape.
If native PDF export is a really hard to implement, at
least inkscape should send printing data as vector
graphics data instead of bitmap.
What sounds strange with this is when printing to a
normal printer, it takes seconds to send the data, and
the output is with the good resolution of the printer.
When printing to Distiller or other free alternative,
it takes minutes, output is a very heavy file with very
low resolution.
Why the output differs from real or software printer ?
What prevents you from exporting PS and distilling it?