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[Michael Schumacher <schumaml@xxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 629153 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629153

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 629153
   wmf2XXX tools fail due to defoma font issue

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

Status in gimp package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  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)

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