I can replicate with bpcleary's steps. My svg had a funky character that looked like a Y. Replaced it with a Y and got on with things.
% inkscape --version Inkscape 0.48.3.1 r9886 (Nov 1 2012) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/499257 Title: saves svg file, that it can't read afterwards To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/499257/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
