Hi all,

Just started using Inkscape for the first time but am having a problem with the attached pdf file.
I am running Mac Lion Version: 10.7.4 with the latest stable version of Inkscape. However when I import the attached pdf file into Inkscape one of the objects that creates the green colour is missing. I can view the image perfectly in Preview but it is all yellow when imported?

Does anyone know where I am going wrong? Is anyone else able to open the attached pdf without the above problem?

Thanks for any help, Sam.

Welcome Sam!

In Adobe Reader, I see the white to yellow to green radial gradient inside a thick white border of a light bulb. The leaf and stem inside the bulb is white. Is it supposed to be green? Oh ok, now I've opened it in Inkscape, and I see what you mean.

When you open a PDF in Inkscape, every object is apparently grouped. After ungrouping, I see that the object with the yellow/green gradient is still there, but it's being hidden by the white/yellow gradient, inside a clipped group. I don't understand exactly what has happened, but I'm fairly certain that it can be fixed. And I could probably hack out a fix. But it would probably be better to wait for someone who understands what happened and how.

Someone who understands this should be along soon

Blueracoon wrote:Does anyone know where I am going wrong? Is anyone else able to open the attached pdf without the above problem?

AFAICT the PDF file uses features not supported by Inkscape's PDF import (Blending modes):

• #410846 “blending modes in AI/PDF files not imported”