Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 68064
Aberrations in DRAW printout
Last modified: 2017-05-20 10:48:07 UTC
I get non-visible abberations on print. If I print eg axial fan (blades) which appears visually normal, and sometimes prints normally on 'fastdraft' has abberations on the blades when printed in 'normal'. I've just confirmed its not the printer, as I can print to a PDF file and thats exactly the same so it is a error within Draw. Definitely a bug. If I move the fan to a separate area I can print it clearly. If I break up all of the items in the effected area into separate parts, they print clearly. If I move the fan near the original location, it distorts. If print resolution is dropped to say 100dpi then the abberations dissapear. Suggest - file size of drawing seems larger than it should be - when the objects are broken up the file drops down from 2.7Mb to around 1.5Mb which indicates to me that additional unwanted data is being mixed in when objects are overlayed. Seems no way to attach example in issues? I can email pdf examples if needed. snip----------------------------------------- With Page Pane closed, when Insert Picture From File reinstates Page Pane. As well as previous bug of Page Pane being unable to accept close button. In fact the page pane keeps popping up for various editing of its own accord. snip------------------------------------------ I have been using 3d to modify the drawing and it crashes every time.
Created attachment 38197 [details] Abberation of fan shown (blades should be clearly defined)
Please attach the original document if possible. The page pane close button bug is fixed in the meantime. If the page pane pops up after inserting a picture via insert/picture please file a new issue for this. One bug in one issue makes it easier to track them down. Thanks. Please also file a new issue for the 3d crash. Have you sent an error report? Please insert a step by step description of your action. Thanks again.
"One error one issue", so I wrote a more meaningful summary. @alistair_george: Pls. open new issues for other problems you see.
Unfortunately, due to confidentiality issues, cannot submit original drawing.
It seems that this might be a clipping problem.. I tried to rebuild the document of the attached pdf file but with the rebuild doc I cannot reproduce the problem.. did you do the fan with transparency or just with a gradient? I will attach the doc, please have a look.
Created attachment 38249 [details] rebuild file
OK I place the drawing here it appears that the problem area is what looks like a lamp next to the fan. If I remove that it comes right.
Created attachment 38276 [details] Drawing error causing print aberations
In fact, its not the lamp. Working on the full drawing with or without the lamp the discrepancy occurs. At least with the sample, it will let you know where the anomaly is creeping in (I hope).
By changing the fan to a Metadata object, then it seems to fix the problem. I am guessing problem caused by drawing the fan as polygon and the points were excessive for draw print module. This should still be a bug IMHO.
@alistair_george Can you please contribute a screenshot of the pdf-output or similar where you mark the unexpected aberations? I can't find anything abnormal in drawingdefect.odg.
Not sure what you mean Reiner. Defective print is shown in the pdf file attached. If you try and print drawingdefect.odg it will reproduce what I mean. Alistair.
@alistair_george How can you know that your problem is reproducible on my PC? Please download my 'screenshots_for _demonstration.odg' from attaments and follow instruction from "How does this work" in that document.
'screenshots_for _demonstration.odg' is not on the attachments list.
Created attachment 38307 [details] screenshots demonstrating how to identify differences between original document and PDF export
Print screen is going to show no aberations as it is a copy of what is viewed on screen. As I pointed out, the aberation happens when I print the ODG file. Attached is result as per your instructions. Of course if I print the original drawingdefect.odg I get the error.
Created attachment 38309 [details] PDF/printscreen as per Rainer request
Reproducible. I will attach a .ps file where the problem is visible.
Created attachment 38335 [details] postscriptfile
The problem ist the strange vertical bar at the right end of the fan?
Yes. I think this is a clipping problem,
Typo in Summary
Does the aberration also happen if the filling of the fan is not gradient?
Reproducible with "2.0.X German version WIN XP: [680m180(Build9096)]" for 'drawingdefect.odg'. The problem (strange bar) is visible if I use gradient or bitmap as filling for the fan object, the bar disappears if I use a simple colour for filling.
Set to boken.
set target from 2.x to 3.x according http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Target_3x
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".