Well, I feel silly (but in my defense I have a bad cold). :oops: Anyway, for some reason I was trying to use Path > Path Effects not Effects > Generate from Path Though even that did not work initially. First there was some sort of extension that it asked for, and even after supplying it, I still ha...

I found a nice tutorial on how to make curves and swirls in inkscape http://mrtentacleguy.deviantart.com/art/Creating-Swirls-in-Inkscape-54969362 but I can't seem to get it to work in 0.46 Can anyone point me to a step-by-step tutorial on using Pattern Along Path in 0.46, or give specific instructio...