Hi!

I am a newbie using Inkscape 0.91 under Windows 7 Pro (64-bit).

To simulate a three-side box, I drew a square on the right-top and two parallelograms: one on the left and another on the bottom. (See Sample.SGV).

When I print it, the left parallelogram is ok. But, the lower-right corner of the bottom parallelogram (which s/b white) is blackened.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you!

Dr. T

There is a known printing bug in Inkscape 0.91 64 bit on Windows, which is related to transparencies being used in the drawing. Your box sides have an alpha value < 100%, so they are partially transparent.

You can fix this by:

- exporting to PNG or PDF, then printing that image from another program
- putting a white rectangle at the bottom of your drawing, which is at least as big as your drawing
- eliminating all transparencies in your drawing (no blur, no opacity < 100%, no alpha < 100%)
- using Inkscape 0.91 32bit version

See also:
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php ... own_issues

Dear Moini,

Thank you for your reply. Right on!

The drawing will be inserted as a picture in an Apache Open Office Writer doc. Then, the doc will be converted to a PDF file. Finally, the PDF file will be printed with a RIP printer.

I tested it with a laser printer and is ok. Will it be ok when it is printed with a RIP printer?

Dr. T

I've got no idea what a RIP printer is... (I hope it's not dead...) But the bug only concerns printing from inside Inkscape, so as long as the pdf looks alright, it'll be fine.