GNU bug report logs - #58041
[PATCH] docview: Use svg images when using mupdf for conversion

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 58041 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#58041: [PATCH] docview: Use svg images when using mupdf for conversion
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:48:49 +0200

> From: Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca,  58041 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:50:24 +0530
> 
> >> +Note that MuPDF SVG generation is known to sometimes generate files
> >> +that are buggy or can take a long time to render.
> >
> > The last sentence makes me wonder why we made a less-than-perfect
> > option the default.  It's against our usual conservative approach.
> 
> When I daily drove the patch to test it, I did not hit into the troubles
> mentioned above so I turned the feature on by default but if the
> troubles come up a lot more often, then I agree that it should be off by
> default.

How frequently this happens probably depends on the use pattern, and
those can differ between people.

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