Various programs and SVG image mis-rendering

[Aaron Rainbolt]

On 3/14/24 15:30, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 2:41 PM Stephen Satchell <list at satchell.net> wrote:
>> Who are the correct people to report issues with the incorrect display
>> of SVG images?  I've encountered the problem with:
>>
>> * Document Viewer
>> * LibreOffice Write, Calc, Impress, Draw
>> * GIMP
>>
>> The different programs screw up in different ways.  LibreOffice Write
>> can't handle an SVG image with scrunched type.  Calc, Impress, and Draw
>> bungle lines with arrows.
>>
>> Gimp almost gets it right; like Calc/Impress/Draw, it bungles arrows.
>>
>> Chrome only messes up with color on arrows.
>>
>> Firefox?  Gets it right.  Surprise.
>>
>> The SVG image was created in InkScape 1.3.2 on Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (Focal
>> Fossa). if anyone wants the .svg file in question, just ask.
> `apt-cache show <package>` will usually provide the maintainer contact
> information. For example:
>
> $ apt-cache show gimp
> Package: gimp
> Architecture: amd64
> Version: 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1
> Priority: optional
> Section: universe/graphics
> Origin: Ubuntu
> Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
> <pkg-gnome-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>
> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
> ...
>
> However, it is usually a good idea to file a bug upstream, too. So you
> would file a bug with GIMP at
> <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues>, and then reference the
> bug in the Launchpad bug. Finally, the Ubuntu maintainers can wait for
> the upstream fix.

As an Ubuntu Developer, **no, please do not file upstream bugs for 
software from the official Ubuntu repos.** Ubuntu ships older versions 
of software than upstream, and upstreams are known for getting upset 
when people report distro package bugs to them. You can report these 
bugs using the `ubuntu-bug` tool, which will report it on Launchpad. The 
Ubuntu devs can then determine if the bug needs to be forwarded upstream 
or not.

It is a good idea to file bugs though, so thank you for suggesting that. 
Just need to make sure the bugs are reported to the right place.

> Jeff
>
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Aaron Rainbolt
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