As per Evince upstream, the bug is in libcairo.
** Package changed: evince (Ubuntu) = cairo (Ubuntu)
** Project changed: poppler = libcairo
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #47706
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47706
** Changed in: libcairo
Importance: Undecided
Test2.pdf is a postscript file, not pdf. So it will be rendered by
ghostscript when viewed with evince.
The problem is caused by libreoffice. The gradient is actually a
series of shaded rectangles. In fact the rectangles are not even
correctly aligned. There is a tiny gap between each one. Cairo
** No longer affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164233
Title:
[Upstream] [hardy] Opening pdf with smooth gradient in Evince displays
I retested this on a theory (see 164233.tar.gz). Test1.pdf is from the
steps above, and produces a chunky result as described. test2.pdf
however was created using the print to file method of creating pdf
files, which I believe is a completely different library, and it looks
right (at least on
Oddly enough, acroread will read display both versions (and all the
other attachments) just fine, so both evince and libreoffice are
problematic.
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Following the steps above to create my own presentation slide in
LibreOffice with a gradient background I was able to reproduce this. My
system is running precise beta 1 (AMD64).
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