Still errors when Importing SVG directly

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Flaxx

Hi there,

Even if Scribus 1.6.5 became much better regarding the handling of SVG-graphics compared to the past, it still has surprising lacks. Im NOT talking about embedded text (that would be wishful for both, SVG and PDF). It obviously has problems with paths having thick border lines. Enclosed is a screenshot. Yes, it can be circumvented, but the this sometimes needs measures regarding the resolution.

Im using Inkscape, and there is no difference whether the graphics are exported by using its own format or plain SVG.

https://i.postimg.cc/ZqvL38rv/2026-04-09-Scribus-SVG-handling.png

AdmFubar

can you post the svg in question. it may help in determining a solution
Using Scribus1.6.1, 1.7.0 openSUSE 15.6
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Flaxx

Quote from: AdmFubar on April 09, 2026, 11:52:52 PMcan you post the svg in question. it may help in determining a solution

Here you are: https://a360588.neptun.1blu.de/data/public/72a795.php (link will expire).

The only solution at the moment is putting in a picture frame as you could see in my first posting. It's not the best way regarding scalability.

utnik

hi flaxx

some of the .svg import is still buggy – and that's bad.
but when you clean your file a bit, it imports correct. (i did it for you and you can download it in the next couple of days here...)

utnik

Flaxx

Quote from: utnik on April 10, 2026, 10:44:53 AMhi flaxx

some of the .svg import is still buggy – and that's bad.
but when you clean your file a bit, it imports correct. (i did it for you and you can download it in the next couple of days here...)

utnik

Got it, and I can see what you did, thanks. When creating this file I wasn't too experienced with Inkscape and I constructed it by using just rectangles being unified by Inkscape to a common path.

By the way, there are other pics being more challenging. You my try a very popular SVG showing Tux the Linux penguin. This one is working well in each browser, but will fail in Windows thumbnail preview and in Scribus as well.

Final remark:
Vector-graphics isn't my main concern, it's rather the import of PDF (or SVG) containing text. As Inkscape is capable doing this, why can't the respective source code not be reused? It's FOSS on both sides. An other possibility would be the direct import of Calc-tables.