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yogsothoth24
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inkscape problem

Postby yogsothoth24 » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:36 am

Hi. I use Inkscape on Yosemite 10.10.2 and I have following problem. When I started to use the software, everything was OK. But after doing several operations I've observed that calligraphy tool doesn't work properly: When I try to use it, there is no visible effect except disappearing red traces. Also some other tools have no visible effects. Could anyone help me?

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ragstian
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Re: inkscape problem

Postby ragstian » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:57 am

Hi.

Most likely your stroke and fill colors is set to the same color as the background.
Bring up the "Stroke and Fill" dialog box by typing Shift Ctrl F
Set your fill and stroke to something visible.

To see if it's "something" on your "page" - (called canvas in "Inkscape lingo") -
enable outline mode by typing Ctrl - 5 or go to View - Display Mode - Outline
(Use the "5" key on the numerical keypad.)

For some help take a look at When A Tool Stops Working at the Inkscape Community webpage.

Have a look at The Manual.
I recommend going through the tutorials in "Quick Start" section.
This will get you up to speed in no time!
Last edited by ragstian on Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:33 am, edited 1 time in total.
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yogsothoth24
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Re: inkscape problem

Postby yogsothoth24 » Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:29 am

Great! It works properly. Thanks!


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