@Moini - well, according to the FAQ, copy/paste on OSX *rasterizes vectors.* but this was already a raster, what it did was *reduce its quality/resolution" -- i guess because it uses screen capture instead of looking at the actual data in the clipboard? doesn't make sense to me because i right-...

hi - here's a map of a country with a red border: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Congo_Kinshasa_Topography.png i've imported the .png and now want to clip it to just show what's inside the red border. tracing results in a huge complicated mess of paths and nodes that basically c...

i start by using inkscape to edit a .svg world map downloaded from wikipedia. it has ~2300 paths that outline the countries. i want to manipulate these as a layer, so i select them (by dragging a rectangle -- why doesn't 'edit\select all' doesn't select anything?), right click, and 'move to layer' t...

@Moini: what OS/inkscape version?

@brynn, can you cite a reference supporting your claim? i can't find a reference that explicitly states otherwise, but my understanding is that a raster image embedded in an svg keeps all of its data. scaling it simply defines the size at which it is rendered (like html <img height/width>). importin...

hi - i'm new to vector graphics and inkscape, working on a project to help my kids think about geography. i downloaded a generic blank world map with country outlines in .svg from wikipedia. i want to create overlays for each country we study that have layers for topography, satellite image, populat...