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January 13, 2017, 12:58:14 PM
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Namete
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Object->Symbol to Group
Hi. I would ask a beginner`s question. I tried finding the answer by searching the forums but I couldn`t find it. So.. i try to make an custom symbols library but when i use the symbols i can`t edit them. Can`t change the color or edit the nodes. In the status bar it is a message : convert the symbol to group to edit.
I find in documentation here:
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/SymbolsDialog
that there are 2 commands in Object menu (
Object->Symbol to Group
and
Object->Group to Symbol
)
...but there is no such commands.
Was that function removed ? Am I doing something wrong?
I use 0.92 version.
Thanks in advance.
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January 13, 2017, 03:40:02 PM
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Moini
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Re: Object->Symbol to Group
To turn a symbol into a normal object, use Edit -> Clone -> Unlink Clone. I never had that functionality in the Objects menu.
The Wiki article is for a blueprint, it's not the documentation. For the state of implementation, see the section
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/SymbolsDialog#Current_implementation_in_0.91
To be able to select a color for your symbol, and keep it as a symbol, you should unset (remove the property for) fill and/or stroke color in the symbol set file. Also see the README in your symbol sets directory (or here:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/0.92.x/view/head:/share/symbols/README
), or compare how it was done for other symbol sets. To get an optimal result, you will need to edit the SVG files with a text editor / automate this editing.
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January 14, 2017, 12:15:48 AM
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Namete
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Re: Object->Symbol to Group
Ok. Thanks for the fast reply.
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