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[Paddy Landau <1001570@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

I have put the package on this bug as GIMP, but seeing the range of
problems (described below), it is probably something else.

SUMMARY:

1. In Lucid 10.04, GIMP would flawlessly import WMF files.

2. Starting Maverick 10.10, it would not work.

3. There was, at least, a work-around, in that the tools wmf2xxx could
convert the files into a different format (e.g. EPS), which GIMP could
import.

4. But with Precise 12.04, even that work-around fails.

MORE INFORMATION:

* When trying to open a file with GIMP, GIMP incorrectly recognises the
WMF dimensions as having dimensions of -1x-1 (see attached screen-shot),
and having negative X and Y ratios. GIMP will allow you to correct the
width and height, but not the resolution, making importing impossible.

* wmf2xxx fails with error code 1 but no error message.

* convert (from ImageMagick) fails with error code 1 and the message:
failed to scan file `t2.wmf' @ error/wmf.c/ReadWMFImage/186.

* Surprisingly, Libre Office Writer and Draw are able to import WMF
files. Unfortunately, Libre Office crops the images, so that they anyway
cannot be used.

This regression has been hanging around for 19 months, and really needs
fixing. The only remaining work-around is to either boot into Windows or
run 10.04 in a virtual machine, neither of which is an acceptable
solution.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gimp 2.6.12-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat May 19 10:19:40 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gimp
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: gimp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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  Regresson: Unable to import WMF images into GIMP, or convert them
  using wmf2xxx

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