[cairo-bugs] [Bug 49902] New: Splitting up long word in eps-export, results in psfrag-incompatible output

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             Bug #: 49902
           Summary: Splitting up long word in eps-export, results in
                    psfrag-incompatible output
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: cairo
           Version: 1.12.2
          Platform: x86-64 (AMD64)
        OS/Version: Windows (All)
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: postscript backend
        AssignedTo: ajohnson at redneon.com
        ReportedBy: azzzt at aol.com
         QAContact: cairo-bugs at cairographics.org


Created attachment 61609
  --> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=61609
Example eps file

If one uses inkscape to generate a graphic und exports it to an eps file, a
long word gets split up in several substrings, for example

original word in Inkscape "AAAAAAAAAAAAA" 
output in the eps-file "(AAA)-3(AAA)-3(AAA)-3(AAA)-3(A)"

When psfrag, which is tool to write LaTeX code into an epsfile, looks for the
word "AAAAAAAAAAAAA" and tries to replace it, it now fails since it cannot find
the string "AAAAAAAAAAAAA". With Adobe Illustrator the word is exported correct
and psfrag is able to replace long words with LaTeX code. psfrag is actually
used quite a lot in science, so it would be great if cairo would be compatible
with psfrag.

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