marking as fixed as I'm pretty sure a bug fixed upstream 12 years ago landed in ubuntu as well... if there was a bug to start with.
** Changed in: inkscape (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to inkscape in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/166643 Title: flowText: text vanishes in skewed pointy objects Status in Inkscape: Fix Released Status in inkscape package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: as shown in the attached svg, flowtext in pointy objects seems to dissappear when the object is skewed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/166643/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp