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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: Exported SVG files are no longer imported Affinity Designer correctly","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nWhen importing SVG files created by Matplotlib into Affinity Designer, text characters are imported on top of one another. There are no issues importing into Inkscape, and I have not tried any other software.\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```python\n# Exporting .SVG using the following code\r\nplt.savefig('filename.svg')\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\n![matplotlib_affinity_text](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10914118/130940603-39cc3b92-c033-47fb-8031-e747c4231549.png)\r\n\n\n### Expected outcome\n\nMatplotlib SVGs were imported into Affinity Designer correctly prior to #17669 - specifically this commit https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/17669/commits/7480805c2dfb934e7c62eb437d75902e2666d987 \n\n### Operating system\n\nWindows\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.4.3\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\n_No response_\n\n### Python version\n\n_No response_\n\n### Jupyter version\n\n_No response_\n\n### Other libraries\n\n_No response_\n\n### Installation\n\npip\n\n### Conda channel\n\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/tobywise","@type":"Person","name":"tobywise"},"datePublished":"2021-08-26T09:44:27.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":16},"url":"https://github.com/20910/matplotlib/issues/20910"}