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This page identifies exactly what sort of PDF support Inkscape needs.  This information is essential to complete the plan for the PrintingConsensusPoll.
* [[Current PDF Support]]
 
* [[Required PDF Support]]
* Arbitrary .pdf and .ps files can be opened or imported directly into an inkscape document in exactly the way that .svg files are imported.
** All shapes are editable
** All text is rendered in the same font as the original .pdf
** All text is appropriately sequential (multi-column pdfs are handled correctly)
** Arbitrary "page to import" is selectable for multi-page documents.
* Arbitrary .svg files can be "saved as" .pdf files
** What does the .pdf rendering model have that .svg does not?
** What does the .svg rendering model have that .pdf does not?
** Perhaps you would like to help EricWilhelm fill-out this table:  [http://scratchcomputing.com/projects/uber-converter/chromista_features.html xar/svg/ps/pdf/crs features] (contact me to get the YAML source)
* Hyperlinks in the PDF file are preserved in the SVG.
* Exporting the SVG to .png produces a pixel accurate ...
* ... please refactor and refine ...
== What Users Need from Inkscape PDF/PS Support ==
 
* SVG canvas size needs to be compatible with PDF canvas
* Color SVG's get turned black and white on export; needs to preserve colors
* Better gradient supports.  Xara Xtreme does a nice trick with gradients by creating colored steps aligned to the shape/direction of the gradient.
* Better AI support.  The Adobe Illustrator file format is a PDF-based format (after version 7), or postscript (before version 7).  If Inkscape gains good PDF/PS support, it should also be able to load/save AI files.
* Support for alpha transparency everywhere (objects, gradient stops, etc.)
* Ability to tile one large image across multiple pages (cf. KDEPrint's poster utility http://printing.kde.org/downloads/)
* /What else?/

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