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Could I ask how you duplicate to another layer? When I copy and paste, I get a bitmap...not the vectors?
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Duplicate to another layer?
Re: Duplicate to another layer?
You must be on a Mac. Please do a search of the forums with "copy paste Mac os bitmap" or something along those lines to get an answer to this common problem...
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Copying_and_pasting_in_Inkscape_creates_pixellated_images_instead_of_copying_the_vector_objects
better overall to use duplicate and move to another layer with keyboard shortcuts or the menus...
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Copying_and_pasting_in_Inkscape_creates_pixellated_images_instead_of_copying_the_vector_objects
Starting with XQuartz 2.3.2, X11 has some functionality to exchange the content of the clipboard with OS X. But it currently does not know how to deal with vector images so it just captures the screen, i.e. creates a bitmap copy, and then pastes that. You need to deactivate this functionality in X11 preferences > Pasteboard: uncheck "Update Pasteboard when CLIPBOARD changes". However, this will also prevent copying text from any X11 application to Mac OS X ones. It will not prevent copying text from OS X to X11.
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When you just want to make a copy of an object within Inkscape, you should use duplicate (Ctrl-D) rather than copy/paste (Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V). Duplicate does not interact with the X11/OSX clipboards.
better overall to use duplicate and move to another layer with keyboard shortcuts or the menus...
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Re: Duplicate to another layer?
Note that 'Edit > Duplicate' and 'Edit > Copy', 'Edit > Paste' commands differ slightly.druban wrote:better overall to use duplicate and move to another layer with keyboard shortcuts or the menus...
When working with Inkscape on a Mac I would strongly recommend to change the X11/Xquartz preferences because this conflict between Inkscape and Xquartz also affects commands where 'Duplicate' can't be used instead (in the Path Effect editor, for example, or when copy&pasting between different Inkscape documents, or when pasting style or size).
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Re: Duplicate to another layer?
Thanks all, can do what I need now.