Comment 5 for bug 997571

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Alvin Penner (apenner) wrote :

- re-tested file arc-test.svg from comment 1
      - reproduced problem on Inkscape 0.48.4
      - problem not reproduced on Inkscape development rev 13107. The difference is no longer noticeable. The rendering of arcs was modified in lib2geom rev 2122.

- tested file test-arcs.svg from comment 4
      - problem reproduced in Inkscape 0.48.4
      - problem is still noticeable, but significantly reduced in Inkscape rev 13107. See attached screenshot while in Outline mode to minimize the stroke width. The rendering procedure is to fit Bezier curves at the endpoints of the arc element and also at the midpoint. This means that if two arcs are used to represent a full circle, then the errors in the fit will be noticeable. In Inkscape the normal convention is to use at least 4 arcs to represent a full circle, in which case the errors will not be noticeable.