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Just getting started with SVG coding and ImageMagik and have been delighted so far with the quick, precise and easy rendering of SVG geometric shapes to GIF. However, I just ran into my first problem when I tried to render text. After getting some strange behavior, I decided to just try rendering an example from the SVG 1.1 standard itself.

I picked the example "NewCoordSys" from the section of the specification on translation of coordidates here => http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/coords.html

This should produce two pieces of text, one rotated slightly and one offset.

I cut and pasted the SVG code into the file X1.SVG.

From the Windows command line, I typed:

convert X1.SVG X1.GIF

It ran instantly with no errors. However, when I look at the GIF, the text is not in the right place. In both coordinate systems (two are shown) it is about 3 ems down and 3 ems to the right of where it should be. This problem is quite similar to the problem I was having in my own piece of SVG.

I installed from ImageMagick-6.7.3-2-Q16-windows-dll.exe (recommended default). I happen to be using Windows XP, but the behavior is the same on my Windows 7 machine.

Is there some configuration step I need to take or additional command line option I need to include?

Thanks!

David Hetherington
Austin, Texas, USA

I am not an expert on SVG nor am I a windows user. But you might try installing the RSVG delegate library (if that is possible on windows) rather than using the built-in SVG.

convert -list format
...
SVG SVG rw+ Scalable Vector Graphics (RSVG 2.34.1)
SVGZ SVG rw+ Compressed Scalable Vector Graphics (RSVG 2.34.1)
...


Strange! I tried that example and all I get with RSVG is a blank white image. IM 6.7.3.4 Q16 Mac OSX Tiger

We can reproduce the problem you posted and will have a patch within a few days. Thanks.

I was curious if there was any resolution to this issue.

I have the same issue, I believe. I have an SVG file that has text placed at a specific place and looks correct in an image editor. But when I convert it to a PNG, the text is not positioned correctly.

I am using the latest version of Imagemagic.

We're using ImageMagick 6.7.5.0 and the text appears to render properly. We'll need you to define "the text is not positioned correctly" and we'll investigate further.

After upgrading to ImageMagick-6.7.4-7-Q16 on 19 January 2012, my original problem was fixed. The testcase extracted from the SVG specification now formats correctly.

Thanks,

David Hetherington