Using Inkscape with Other Programs Inconsistent converting .ai (Adobe Illustrator) and .pdf files into SVG
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Using Inkscape with Other Programs Inconsistent converting .ai (Adobe Illustrator) and .pdf files into SVG
[Solved: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/issues/661]
Hello!
Recently I tried to edit text in .ai file with Inkscape on KDE Neon (Ubuntu based distro) and failed because it is opened as curves. Then I tried to do that on MacOS and it worked. Then I tried to convert the file to .pdf and open it in Inkscape on KDE Neon and result was same as before - text appears as curves. On MacOS Inkscape just works and did opened file with text as text.
On KDE Neon I tried versions from Ubuntu PPA (it crashes with segfault if I try to open something other than .svg) and fresh flatpack from inkscape.org. Settings, of course, was same on bouth machines.
I prefer to work on my linux computer (also inkscape on MacOS looks ugly) and wonder what can I do to make inkscape open .ai files on my linux same way it does on mac?
PS: Forgot to mention that I tried to open the .ai file with Inkscape in Linux Mint and got same result as in KDE Neon - text as curves.
Hi there,
Just in case... have you tried changing the settings on the pdf import menu?
If you have the Poppler/ Cairo import, it automatically chages text to paths.
I always use the second one, Internal import.
No, I did not. I only tried "Internal import" on both systems. I can try to check "Poppler/Cairo import" if you want me to.
Hello,
Well internal import is the right choice.
Under Linux Mint 18 KDE I do not have this problem.
Welcome to the forum!
I'm not sure how many of us would be able to test (having both a Mac system and a Linux system). But you're welcome to share some test files, if you like.
Or if you feel fairly confident that this might be a bug (as opposed to a local problem or only certain files are affected), here's how to report a bug: https://inkscape.org/forums/beyond/how-to-report-bugs-or-request-new-features/
Sorry for long silence. A also asked about this issue in KDE Neon telegram group and Rick Mills suggested to look at this ussue. Turns out this was it. I downgraded libpoppler-glib8 to this version and everything is working now. Thank you, Kristie and brynn for your help.
Wow, that was some detective work! Well done!