https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46966
Bug ID: 46966 Summary: Steuersparerklärung 2018 (German tax program) generates forms with low quality Product: Wine Version: 4.5 Hardware: x86 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: ulrich.gemkow@ikr.uni-stuttgart.de Distribution: ---
Created attachment 64119 --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=64119 Generated pdf
Steuersparerklärung 2018 (German tax program, no free download available) has a function to print the tax forms to .pdf. The grayed (fixed) parts in the form are printed with low-res fonts and are nearly unreadable.
Maybe the attached log-file (WINEDEBUG=+font) and the created .pdf (relevant are the pages starting with the third page) gives some hint.
The corefonts are installed.
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--- Comment #1 from Ulrich Gemkow ulrich.gemkow@ikr.uni-stuttgart.de --- Created attachment 64120 --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=64120 Log file with WINEDEBUG=+font
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Fabian Maurer dark.shadow4@web.de changed:
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--- Comment #2 from Fabian Maurer dark.shadow4@web.de --- Is this still an issue with recent Wine?
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Fabian Maurer dark.shadow4@web.de changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords| |download Ever confirmed|0 |1 URL| |https://download.steuertipp | |s.de/software/SSE24Standard | |/testversion Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW
--- Comment #3 from Fabian Maurer dark.shadow4@web.de --- If the Print-Preview is correct, this is still an issue.
I found a download at https://downloadfiles.steuertipps.de/software/sse/24/Win-SteuerSparErklaerun...
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20230610001337/https://downloadfiles.steuertipps...
"winetricks gdiplus" seems to help. Can you please check how the PDF looks with that workaround?
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--- Comment #4 from Ulrich Gemkow ulrich.gemkow@ikr.uni-stuttgart.de --- Thanks for looking into this!
I confirm your observation for the 2018 version that with native gdiplus the screen preview in demo mode looks better.
Unfortunately I have thrown away the license key for the 2018 version so I cannot create the pdf anymore to check its quality.
I tried to check with the current (2022) version but this gives an exception soon after start and so I am currently unable to verify whether pdf creation with native gdiplus will work.
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--- Comment #5 from Fabian Maurer dark.shadow4@web.de ---
I tried to check with the current (2022) version but this gives an exception soon after start and so I am currently unable to verify whether pdf creation with native gdiplus will work.
Potentially bug 50760. Although the trial from 2022 (27.33.86) works for me. What Wine version are you using? Please try the most recent and post your results to bug 50760.
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--- Comment #6 from Ulrich Gemkow ulrich.gemkow@ikr.uni-stuttgart.de --- It also works for me, maybe I made an mistake (I carry some local patched and have to remember to remove them before testing something)
Thanks! I will further look into the form quality problem...
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--- Comment #7 from Ulrich Gemkow ulrich.gemkow@ikr.uni-stuttgart.de --- Indeed, using the native gdiplus solves the problem with form quality also in the pdf (tested with Steuersparerklaerung 2022).
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Fabian Maurer dark.shadow4@web.de changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|-unknown |gdiplus
--- Comment #8 from Fabian Maurer dark.shadow4@web.de --- Thanks, putting in right component.
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Esme Povirk madewokherd@gmail.com changed:
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