Comment 10 for bug 215902

I see exactly this behavior (as described by the initial poster) with current Inkscape/Cairo from Hardy.
More specifically:

  - print or save as PDF/PS via Cairo makes dashed lines unbounded at one end
  - print via the print preview fails to render (some?) transparent objects at all
  - save as (non-cairo) PS makes transparent objects solid

(In the end, I replaced all my dashed lines with solid ones, and used Cairo)

ii libcairo2 1.6.0-0ubuntu1 The Cairo 2D vector graphics library
ii inkscape 0.46-0ubuntu2 vector-based drawing program

-k