Save as PDF: some texts are not vector anymore...

[AlphonseBC]

Hi.

I'm facing a problem with Inkscape when I save my drawing in a pdf file. Some texts become non vector but other ones are !

Maybe it's a problem with layers, I don't really know and can't see how to solve this.

If anyone could help me, it could be great

Thank you!

(Sorry for my poor english: i don't really speak that language )

[brynn]

Welcome to the forum!

Please share the SVG file, along with the PDF file.  If you click the Reply button (not Quick Reply) you can attach the files to your next message.  Or you can upload them anywhere you like, and give us the link to them.

Does the problem seem to be related to a specific font?  Or is it just text in general?

[Moini]

Are you using filters in your drawing? (blur, shadows, ...) They don't carry over to PDF files as vector objects, but are rasterized.

[AlphonseBC]

No problem! I wanted to do that but my original file contains personal informations: I hoped anyone had a solution without an example

So, i put in attachments 2 files : a svg files and the related pdf with pixelated text generated.

I hope it can help!

I don't use any filters!

[brynn]

Ah yes, sometimes we can guess the answer fairly successfully, without looking at a file.  But not this one....at least not me.

But Moini's guess was right on!  And it sounds like you might have been on the right track, thinking about layers.

You have a Blend mode applied to the layer (Multiply).  When you apply a blend mode to a layer, that also applies a blend filter to all the objects in the layer. 

(Technically, I think that's because there's not an SVG standard for layers, so Inkscape creates layers by using special groups.  So technically, the blend mode, which is really a filter, is applied to the special group, which we call a layer.)

[AlphonseBC]

Great : it works fine now.

Thank you for your help. I'm going to learn Inkscape deeper I think. It could be wise

[brynn]

Yes, Inkscape's complexity can be deceptive.  When I first started learning it, after a certain point, I thought I had it all down.  But little by little, I start to realize there is so much more.  So very much more!