Weird SVG bug in Libreoffice 4.1.2.3

[DanielRuf]

I am using the original SVG file from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Chrome_icon_(2011).svg

When I insert it into the odt document it looks normal.
But when I export it as PDF file, it looks like this:

[Pedro1]

I can confirm the bug both under 4.1.3.1 and 4.0.5.2 when loaded in the Windows version (under XP x86 Pro SP3).

If you go back to version 3.6.7.2 or 3.5.7.2 you get an accurate result but it is the same jagged bitmap it shows before creating the PDF

However if you get the latest Alpha from the 4.2 branch, you get something completely different

It would be nice if you reported this bug to the developers at

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=LibreOffice

or at

https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/bug/

[DanielRuf]

could you or someone else do this? Because I have currently not an account for this and don’t know what to write there to describe the problem. But what I do not understand: why are there all these regressions in the latest Libre Office version? 3.6 seems to be stable and has the best SVG support but 4.1/2 seems very unstable, buggy … =(

[Pedro1]

No problem, I will report the bug and link it here.
As for regressions: this is the price to pay for time based releases. As new features are added (e.g. vector quality is FAR superior in 4.1 and 4.2, without raster jaggies) some bugs are also added. Because new releases don’t wait for all bugs to be fixed (otherwise LO would still be in 3.4.4 ) some regressions occur. It is sometimes frustrating but in the long run it seems to be a better option.

[DanielRuf]

can you provide the link to the bug report so I can take a look at the issue and when it will be fixed? This would be really great.

[Pedro1]

@DanielRuf, I haven’t had the time to report it. Hopefully I will do it during the weekend. In any case reporting the bug just guarantees that it is known, not that anyone will fix it (and certainly no prevision on how long it will take…)

[Pedro1]

@DanielRuf, bug finally reported. https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71068

[skibbbi]

I acknowledge the error. Calc → Insert picture from file. In Calc looks good but when I export to PDF is exactly the same mistake as the author of the thread.