Re: svg import

From: Dom Lachowicz (domlachowicz@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 08:32:08 EDT

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    The only way these programs are going to get better is
    if you file bugs.

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    Dom

    --- Erik Ragnerstam <erik@ragnerstam.se> wrote:
    > Thanks for your reply Dom
    >
    > I Installed librsvg-2.3 and the cvs versions of
    > abiword and
    > abiword-plugins.
    > Now I can insert the svg images, but one big problem
    > remain, it is VERY
    > unstable. SVG images look strange with misplaced
    > text, strange curves
    > and so on. When abiword is running I get a hundred
    > of this message:
    >
    > (abiword:2644): Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkmain-x11.c:
    > line 648
    > (gdk_error_trap_pop): assertion `gdk_error_traps !=
    > NULL' failed
    >
    > and sometimes the whole app freeze.
    >
    > It looks like I have to wait till abiword2 gets more
    > stable.
    > Maybe someone know a stable document editor which
    > handles svg files
    > that I can use in the meantime cause I really need
    > to get those svg
    > images imported.
    >
    > /Erik
    >
    >
    > On 2003.04.14 17:50 Dom Lachowicz wrote:
    > > Hi Erik,
    > >
    > > AbiWord can import SVGs if you have the RSVG
    > plugin
    > > (Unix only) or the ImageMagick plugin (Unix or
    > Win32).
    > >
    > > If you use the RSVG plugin (which supports a
    > larger
    > > portion of the SVG standard than ImageMagick
    > does), I
    > > highly recommend that you upgrade to the
    > development
    > > series of AbiWord and use LibRSVG 2.3.0, as many
    > > substantial improvements have been made to both,
    > and
    > > both require GTK 2.0 or better.
    > >
    > > The CVS/development versions of AbiWord and RSVG
    > > should technically be considered "unstable." In
    > > practice, RSVG 2.3 is more stable and featureful
    > than
    > > any prior release. AbiWord CVS is by far more
    > > featureful than 1.0.5, but at the cost of
    > temporary
    > > instability until we get a polished 2.0 product
    > out
    > > the door.
    > >
    > > Cheers,
    > > Dom
    > >
    > > --- Erik Ragnerstam <erik@ragnerstam.se> wrote:
    > > > Hi!
    > > >
    > > > I am having troubles importing svg graphics into
    > my
    > > > abiword document.
    > > > Abiword doesn't seem to support the svg file
    > format,
    > > > ".svg" is not in
    > > > the list over recognized file types when I try
    > > > Insert -> Picture.
    > > > Searching google gave me nothing of real intrest
    > > > (except that svg
    > > > should be supported,
    > > >
    > http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/abiword.shtml).
    > > > Maybe there is a plugin I need?
    > > > I am using abiword 1.0.5.
    > > >
    > > > Any hints is appreciated!
    > > >
    > > > /Erik
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