Comment 5 for bug 168278

> I'm adding an SVG and an EMF generated by Inkscape from the SVG
> (save-as EMF) that gives the same error.

Thanks. But it doesn't crash for me
Windows 2000 Pro, Inkscape 0.45

> These aren't the same as the one I originally reported
> (which was much larger and more complicated).

Unless the very size is the problem it is often a matter of finding that
one feature that isn't handled correctly. You could try removing one layer
at a time to find which layer cause the problem. And then remove half of
the objects at a time until you find what object is so badly exported that
it cannot be read back. After that it should be fairly easy to fix.

> Also, the EMF shows an issue in the Inkscape EMF writer code,
> in that the background is black instead of white when displayed
> in Windows. However, it does load fine by other Windows apps.

You can better use "no fill" instead of transparent to only see the
contours of objects. Several of the other output formats doesn't support
transparency either and show the very same black fills.

I guess one could assume a white background and calculate a grey-level for
constant transparencies, or at least special case 100% transparency..