From 003234a05666d2ba15765c6826adfe9284bbc06b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bflatastic <bombayapirat@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:25:50 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix #1410: an .ai compound path takes its last path's paint,
 and paths grouped in it stay its paths

---
 crates/eps/src/import/ai/read.rs  | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
 crates/eps/src/import/ai/tests.rs | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/eps/src/import/ai/read.rs b/crates/eps/src/import/ai/read.rs
index 124701eb..a30403d0 100644
--- a/crates/eps/src/import/ai/read.rs
+++ b/crates/eps/src/import/ai/read.rs
@@ -702,13 +702,17 @@ impl<'a> Reader<'a> {
             "*U" => self.close(what, |k| matches!(k, Kind::Compound))?,
             _ => self.close(what, |k| matches!(k, Kind::Clip))?,
         };
-        let Frame { kind, children: mut kids, gs, clips, hidden: opened_hidden, .. } = f;
+        let Frame { kind, children: kids, gs, clips, hidden: opened_hidden, .. } = f;
         // A compound path of clipping paths clips its clipping group.
         let clipping = matches!(kind, Kind::Compound) && !clips.is_empty();
         let node = match kind {
             Kind::Compound => {
-                let Some(first) = kids.first() else { return Ok(()) };
-                let (appearance, opacity, blend, rule) = (first.appearance.clone(), first.opacity, first.blend, path_rule(first));
+                // A group in a compound path (`*u u … U *U`) only holds its paths.
+                let mut kids = ungrouped(kids);
+                // The compound path's paint is its last path's (a gradient's instance wraps only
+                // that one); the last painted one, should the last have none.
+                let Some(shown) = kids.iter().rev().find(|k| !k.appearance.items.is_empty()).or(kids.last()) else { return Ok(()) };
+                let (appearance, opacity, blend, rule) = (shown.appearance.clone(), shown.opacity, shown.blend, path_rule(shown));
                 for k in &mut kids {
                     k.opacity = 1.0;
                     k.blend = BlendMode::Normal;
@@ -1716,6 +1720,18 @@ fn close(bp: &mut BezPath) {
 }
 
 /// The fill rule of a path or compound node.
+/// `kids` with the members of each plain group among them in the group's place, at any depth.
+fn ungrouped(kids: Vec<Node>) -> Vec<Node> {
+    let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(kids.len());
+    for k in kids {
+        match k.kind {
+            NodeKind::Group { children, clip: false } => out.extend(ungrouped(children.into_iter().map(Arc::unwrap_or_clone).collect())),
+            _ => out.push(k),
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
 fn path_rule(n: &Node) -> FillRule {
     match &n.kind {
         NodeKind::Path { rule, .. } | NodeKind::Compound { rule, .. } => *rule,
diff --git a/crates/eps/src/import/ai/tests.rs b/crates/eps/src/import/ai/tests.rs
index dd8fdd1a..dbc0dc56 100644
--- a/crates/eps/src/import/ai/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/eps/src/import/ai/tests.rs
@@ -244,6 +244,25 @@ fn compound_paths_and_clipping() {
     assert!(*clip && matches!(children[0].kind, NodeKind::Path { clipping: true, .. }));
 }
 
+/// #1410: a compound path shows its last path's paint, and paths grouped in it stay its paths.
+#[test]
+fn compound_path_takes_its_last_paths_paint() {
+    let paths = format!("0 g\n{}f\n{RED}{}f\n", rect_path(0.0, 0.0, 30.0, 30.0), rect_path(10.0, 10.0, 20.0, 20.0));
+    let bodies = [
+        format!("0 Ae\n*u\n{paths}*U\n"),
+        // The paths in a group.
+        format!("0 Ae\n*u\n0 Ae\nu\n{paths}U\n*U\n"),
+        // The last path unpainted.
+        format!("*u\n{paths}{}n\n*U\n", rect_path(1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 2.0)),
+    ];
+    for body in bodies {
+        let a = art(&read_ok(&layer(&body)).doc);
+        let NodeKind::Compound { children, .. } = &a[0].kind else { panic!("{:?}", a[0].kind) };
+        assert!(children.len() >= 2 && children.iter().all(|c| matches!(c.kind, NodeKind::Path { .. })), "{body}");
+        assert_eq!(fill(&a[0]).color(), Some(Color::rgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)), "{body}");
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn transparency_of_objects_and_groups() {
     let art_ = format!(