SVG2 Text Bugs

This page is to keep track of issues with Inkscape's SVG 2 Text implemention.

Introduction

Alexandru Roman implemented support for SVG 2 Text as his GSoC project in 2017. His code can be found on GitLab. The main advantage of updating to SVG 2 Text is the ability to provide a natural SVG 1.1 fallback. SVG 2 Text has a few additional benefits like the ability to add a margin to a shape and the ability to exclude fill regions based on other shapes.

Testing

Rendering Tests

SVG 2 Files

SVG 2 files should be rendered correctly.

Shape Inside

• text-shape-inside-001.svg PASS
• text-shape-inside-002.svg PASS
• text-shape-complex-001.svg PASS
• text-shape-complex-002.svg PASS

Inline Size

• text-inline-001.svg FAIL (Does not handle 'text-anchor', uses 'text-align' instead.)
• text-inline-002.svg FAIL (Does not handle 'text-anchor', uses 'text-align' instead.)
• text-inline-003.svg FAIL (Does not handle 'text-anchor', uses 'text-align' instead.)
• text-inline-005.svg Pass
• text-inline-006.svg Pass
• text-inline-007.svg Pass
• text-inline-011.svg FAIL (Does not handle '%' values for 'x' and 'y'.)
• text-inline-101.svg FAIL (Does not use 'x' and 'y' from <tspan>.)

Various Multiline

• text-multiline.svg NA

Old Inkscape Files

Old Inkscape files should be properly converted to the new format (after any edit).

• text-shape-inside-001-svg1.1.svg FAIL
• text-shape-inside-002-svg1.1.svg FAIL

SVG 1.1 Fallback

Inkscape SVG 2 files should render correctly in browsers using SVG 1.1 fallback.

To test:

1. Open SVG 2 rendering test file.
2. Nudge to force fallback to be created then nudge back to original position.
3. Save with new file name.
4. Open with web browser.

Bugs:

• Fallback uses 'text-align', should use 'text-anchor'.
• 'dx' values incorrect (for 'text-align:justify').

Output files:

• text-shape-inside-001-out.svg FAIL
• text-shape-inside-002-out.svg FAIL

Editing Tests

To do...

GUI Improvements

Improvements to Inkscape's GUI.

Filling Shapes

1. If a shape is selected in Text Tool mode, it should automatically be used for text in a shape.
2. If multiple shapes are selected, they should be filled in order (of selection?, of z-order?).
3. Dragging the mouse cursor creates a box to be filled. As this is implemented using the 'inline-size' property, it would be better to create two parallel lines to show the region that will be filled.