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I used to edit and sign pdf forms using Inkscape 0.91 on Ubuntu. For the past 2 weeks, I have been unable to do it.

I can import and embed pdf files in Inkscape, add text and paths, but when exporting, only the original embedded image would show.

I then tried to boil this down to a minimal example. Opened an empty file, wrote some text, exported it as pdf. All it did was creating a blank pdf file.

I tried to export with different options, tried to "print to file", moved elements to a new layer and even opened the pdf with a different pdf reader (evince and okular). Nothing works.

What can have gone wrong?

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Here is the options menu I get when exporting through file > save as

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    Hi. Welcome to GDSE. Unfortunately I can't replicate this problem. PDFs save just fine in Inkscape 0.92. Make sure you are using the latest version of Inkscape.
    – Billy Kerr
    Mar 26, 2020 at 15:33
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    IMHO, the latest LTS version of Ubuntu is 18.04, where Inkscape 0.92 is the current version. Maybe you can update your system.
    – user unknown
    Mar 27, 2020 at 17:22

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I'm unsure exactly how you are exporting as PDF, but I found a possible issue you might have with the text.

This is how I export the file file -> Save as -> Change type to PDF -> Check options -> OK Options for PDF export

You can check in case you selected Omit text in PDF and create a LaTeX file option, in which case you won't get the text in the saved PDF

I'm using Inkscape 0.92 on Windows.

PS: With incomplete information about the question, I'm unsure if this answer is useful. I was going to post this as a comment but don't have enough reputation. You might find some useful answer here

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  • Thanks Prashant! I export the way you do, but I have no such option in the menu. I'll edit my question to add info.
    – snake_charmer
    Mar 26, 2020 at 21:19
  • I also got it to work in 0.92.4 in Ubuntu. Did you try updating your version?
    – Prashant Bharadwaj
    Apr 4, 2020 at 4:33
  • No, I can't upgrade to 18.04 because I mixed up things with virtualenv. I'll have to reinstall ubuntu, I'll let you know if it worked when I have.
    – snake_charmer
    Apr 7, 2020 at 20:16

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