Opening PNG in Inkscape shows nonsense "png GDK pixbuf Input" alert
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Inkscape |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
inkscape (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
inkscape 0.47.0-2ubuntu3, Ubuntu Maverick
inkscape 0.48.4-0.1ubuntu2, Ubuntu 13.04
1. Select a PNG image and choose "Open With" > "Inkscape".
What happens: A dialog appears, that:
a. has the title "png GDK pixbuf Input";
b. is resizable, but copes terribly with resizing;
c. does not show up in the window switcher, so if you focused anything else while you were waiting, Inkscape seems to have failed to launch;
d. has uncapitalized radio button labels "embed" and "link";
e. has a strange empty space between the radio buttons and their introductory label;
f. has a horizontal line above the buttons
g. displays an error if you choose "Cancel".
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What should happen: either the dialog should not exist, or it should:
a. have a sensible title, such as 'Open PNG “diagram.png”';
b. not be resizable;
c. show up in the window switcher;
d, e. use push buttons rather than radio buttons; and
f. not use any horizontal lines
g. does not display an error if you choose "Cancel".
tags: | added: bitmap importing ui |
Changed in inkscape (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in inkscape: | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Changed in inkscape (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
this option is a relatively new feature that has been placed there deliberately in order to give the user the opportunity to choose between linking or embedding the image. Previously this choice was not available.
attached is the dialog that is shown in Windows, using Inkscape 0.48.