Tips needed

[ccarl]

Hey

I'm trying to solve 2 problems for some hours now, but couldn't solve non of them. I attached a simple example!

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First, is it possible to "connect" two path? For example to close the gap in the picture. They should just touch each other and not overlap.

Second, strokes normaly go symmetrically to the inside and outside of a path/boarder. I found the function "stroke style" where I can decide if the stroke is on or behind my object. If I put the object in the front it looks like the stroke is just on the outside. What I want is that is really just on the outside (inside would be interesting aswell)

I hope, i explained well enough, since I'm new in Vectorprograms pecise vocabulary is sadly missing.

Thanks!

[brynn]

Welcome to the forum!

There are a few ways to make those edges meet perfectly.  And of course, the way they are now, that would be impossible, because one edge has curves rather than the sharp corners on the other one.  So one of the sides will need to be changed, in addition to being "moved", essentially.

Having the stroke only on the outside or inside is a feature which has been requested for as long as I've been using Inkscape.  I'm starting to wonder whether an official request has ever been made for it.  But anyway, the only way to do that currently, means that the stroke will be a separate object.  And considering the whole image, it's the strokes rather than the fills which will be touching, in the area where the gap is closed.

I'm curious.  In the area where the gap is closed, and the 2 stroke objects will meet, is it required that there are actually 2 strokes there?  Is it required that there is a top piece and a bottom piece?  I guess I can explain myself better with some examples.  Let me make a couple of quick drawings, and I'll post some screenshots and explain.

[brynn]

Ok, I decided to make a video.  As you will see, the parts that you identify as strokes start out being just a rectangle.  And they end up being a rectangle with some "holes" in it.  I don't know if this will actually work for you.  But it's the easiest way I could come up with to have the result which it sounds like you want.  Of course if you really need actual stroke-like objects, it won't work.  But this is very easy to do.

Since my video tool doesn't have captions (in the free version) some things might not be clear.  When more than one object is selected, you need to hold the Shift key.  When I moved the nodes upwards, I held the Shift key and pressed the Up arrow key twice.  I didn't show it in the video, but I created the red margins by selecting nodes, then Shift + arrow key once.  So the fake strokes are 20 px wide, and the "gap" is 40 px wide.



If that doesn't work for you, just give us all the details, and I or someone can tell you how.