Printing from inkscape causes trouble

[Kevin O'Gorman]

I have a simple SVG file; it's so simple I'll include all of the contents below.
I can open it in inkscape, and work with it.  I can have inkscape
print it to PDF and then have evince open and print it.

However, if I attempt to print directly to my printer from inkscape,
this or any other SVG, the print queue will be paused and no printing
will ensue.  Some of the time the printer even powers off.

I'd suspect CUPS or the printer if it weren't that they print just
fine on any other document I've ever given them.

Can someone else try this and tell me what happens, please?

Text of SVG: just a text file, but beware of line breaks inside quotes
-- I don't know if that works.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->

<svg
   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
   version="1.1"
   width="765"
   height="990"
   id="svg2">
  <defs
     id="defs4" />
  <metadata
     id="metadata7">
    <rdf:RDF>
      <cc:Work
         rdf:about="">
        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
        <dc:type
           rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
        <dc:title></dc:title>
      </cc:Work>
    </rdf:RDF>
  </metadata>
  <path
     d="m 432.42517,343.91339 a 158.81102,151.15747 0 0 1 -317.62204,0
158.81102,151.15747 0 1 1 317.62204,0 z"
     id="path2985"
     style="opacity:0.5;fill:#0000ff;fill-opacity:0.5;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2;stroke-opacity:1"
/>
  <path
     d="m 530.00786,512.92914 a 158.81102,151.15747 0 0 1 -317.62204,0
158.81102,151.15747 0 1 1 317.62204,0 z"
     id="path2985-8"
     style="opacity:0.5;fill:#ff0000;fill-opacity:0.5;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2;stroke-opacity:1"
/>
  <path
     d="m 634.60629,349.65356 a 158.81102,151.15747 0 0 1 -317.62204,0
158.81102,151.15747 0 1 1 317.62204,0 z"
     id="path2985-1"
     style="opacity:0.5;fill:#00ff00;fill-opacity:0.5;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2;stroke-opacity:1"
/>
</svg>




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Kevin O'Gorman

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