1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/extension/internal/emf-inout.cpp b/src/extension/internal/emf-inout.cpp
index 12751c5ec..92deb2e19 100644
--- a/src/extension/internal/emf-inout.cpp
+++ b/src/extension/internal/emf-inout.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,16 @@ Emf::save(Inkscape::Extension::Output *mod, SPDocument *doc, gchar const *filena
     ext->set_param_bool("FixImageRot",new_FixImageRot);
     ext->set_param_bool("textToPath", new_val);
 
+    // ensure usage of dot as decimal separator in scanf/printf functions (indepentendly of current locale)
+    char *oldlocale = g_strdup(setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
+    setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
+
     print_document_to_file(doc, filename);
 
+    // restore decimal separator used in scanf/printf functions to initial value
+    setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, oldlocale);
+    g_free(oldlocale);
+
     return;
 }
 
@@ -3524,6 +3532,10 @@ Emf::open( Inkscape::Extension::Input * /*mod*/, const gchar *uri )
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    // ensure usage of dot as decimal separator in scanf/printf functions (indepentendly of current locale)
+    char *oldlocale = g_strdup(setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
+    setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
+
     EMF_CALLBACK_DATA d;
 
     d.n_obj   = 0;     //these might not be set otherwise if the input file is corrupt
@@ -3588,6 +3600,10 @@ Emf::open( Inkscape::Extension::Input * /*mod*/, const gchar *uri )
 
     // in earlier versions no viewbox was generated and a call to setViewBoxIfMissing() was needed here.
 
+    // restore decimal separator used in scanf/printf functions to initial value
+    setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, oldlocale);
+    g_free(oldlocale);
+
     return doc;
 }