Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Re: Re: SVG embedding in LibreOffice

On 06/09/2011 09:15 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> ________________________________
> From: todd rme<toddrme2178@gmail.com>
> To: users@libreoffice.org
> Sent: Thu, 9 June, 2011 14:04:31
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Re: Re: SVG embedding in LibreOffice
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Tom Davies<tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>  wrote:
> > From: todd rme<toddrme2178@gmail.com>
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:24 AM, Zak McKracken
> > <zak_mckracken@openoffice.org>  wrote:
> > > Am 08.06.2011, 22:41 Uhr, schrieb Tom Davies<tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>:
> > >
> > > > Hi :)
> > > > In OpenOffice and LibreOffice the Export to Pdf option allows you to
> > > > choose
> > > > "lossless" compression or change the percentage of jpg compression.
> > > Yes, but that applies only to raster graphics, not to vector formats. With
> > > EPS images, only the preview image will be dumped in the pdf.
> > > To summarize: The built-in pdf export preserves my raster graphics but kill
> > > EPS images (for me at least. Some people apparently have very hires preview
> > > images inther EPSs). printing it .ps file and using ps2pdf will preserve the
> > > EPS images and reduce the raster images.
> > > This behaviour has not changed since OOo 1.0
> >
> > It is also an issue in impress, where there is no printing involved.
> > EPS images don't show up, SVG images tend to be horribly broken.
> >
> > Todd
> >
> >
> > Hi :)
> > Is this only  problem with 3.4.0?  I thought one of the remaining problems was
> > the non-vector images getting compressed so i was hoping to help you get
> around
> > that.  Sorry it didn't help.
> > Good luck and regards from
> > Tom :)
> I haven't tried 3.4, but the EPS images stopped working in 3.3 and SVG
> images have never worked.  After dicussing the problem, I am not sure
> how the EPS images ever worked, perhaps they had embedding that was
> stripped somehow.  Of course, using the embedded raster image
> completely defeats the purpose of using vector artwork in the first
> place.
>
> Most of the programs I use for vector artwork can produce EPS or SVG
> files just fine, but being able to properly display some sort of
> vector artwork in impress seems critical to me.  Differences in
> projector resolution can seriously degrade the appearance of raster
> artwork.
>
> Todd
So should we still install the SVG Import extension?  Does it work 
properly with LO 3.3.x and 3.4.x?
Or is that import filter really built into the package?
> Hi :)
> Have bug-reports been posted?  I think the issues are quite important to get
> fixed.
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport
> It's better to avoid the 3.4.0 at the moment unless you like bug-testing.
> Regards from
> Tom :)


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