I can easily create both single-colored shapes with transparency as well as gradients with transparency in Illustrator CS4.

It seems to me that the SVG to PDF conversion should be able to work even with only 2 stop gradients.Ģ) Opacity of less than 1 in a single color shape does not convert to PDF. The two issues I have are:ġ) Gradients with only two stops won't convert from SVG to PDF, but if I duplicate one of the stops so that there are three, then the PDF works perfectly when opened in AI. I am not trying to support opacity within gradients. The opacity issue seems more complicated and may require a specific SVG to AI converter, since the SVG to PDF converters don't seem to handle all the options available in the standard. So far, the only program that works, is Illustrator itself - it renders 'all' SVG code perfectly - if only there was a linux version and a cli for itĪt least I can avoid most of the issues by ensuring there are always at least three stops for each gradient definition, although I feel like cairo should be able to properly deal with only having two. Klecks, which gave unrecognizable results), all of which gave worse conversions. Since many use Cairo, the results are often identical, but I have also tried Batik, PrinceXML, Scribus, Uniconverter, and some others (incl.

I have also tried as many other converters as I can find. As for the other post - unfortunately rasterizing the elements is what I am trying to avoid, so that users particular solution won't suit. I have posted a reply to a fairly relevant topic over at launchpad.

Inkscape gradient stop transparency