[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 122750] New: Why was SVM removed from Export?

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122750

            Bug ID: 122750
           Summary: Why was SVM removed from Export?
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.0.7.3 release
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Windows (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: medium
         Component: Draw
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: fz1844 at gmail.com

Description:
Maybe this is not a bug, but "by design". But I have to complain that SVM is no
longer available as an export format in LibreOffice Draw 6.0.7.3 (it was
probably dropped around 6.0).

The reason why this format was so useful is that it was the ONLY format that
reliably worked for taking diagrams from DRAW and importing into WRITER.

SVG export sometimes works, but often fails with more complex text formatting,
or for certain objects (like curly brackets...I think it includes an extra
dot).

EMF doesn't always work, any white areas added to label backgrounds in arrows
fail to show, among others.

SVM was the ONLY format that always worked with everything: text, objects,
gradients, etc. Now it's gone from DRAW.

My only workaround for drawings that won't export properly to EMF or SVG is to
export the drawing to PDF, then import the PDF into Inkscape, and then export
to SVG. This usually works, but it's an extra step.

Why do we have to remove stuff that works?

Steps to Reproduce:
Example A:
1. Create New DRAW page.
2. Insert curly brace from Symbols.
3. Rotate 90 degrees.
4. Export to SVG.
5. Import to WRITER.

Example B:
1. Create New DRAW Page.
2. Insert an Arrow with a stem.
3. Double-click the stem to add a label.
4. Type some text.
5. Select the text and apply a white Highlight (background).
6. Export to EMF and SVG.
7. Import either of these into WRITER.

Actual Results:
Example A: Brace has an extra black dot beside it.
Example B: The Highlight is not showing and the stem of the arrow goes through
the text.

Expected Results:
No black dot, highlighting to be still applied.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
These are two simple examples. I usually work with more complex diagrams that
have many elements and blocks of text, so I would have to look through my past
work to find a better example, if there is any interest in this problem. For
me, at least, SVM export in DRAW would be very useful.

Please note that I've also tried copy/pasting a drawing from DRAW into WRITER
and this does not often give a good result, so export/import seems to be
necessary, except for the most simple elements.

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