Text to path results in double nodes at start/end-points

[thorwil]

It seems like if you convert text into paths, each character will have one place with 2 nodes on the same coordinates. Likely the start/end point of the original path.

See for example the bottom right of "Z" set in Liberation Sans, converted.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

What platform are you working on?

Poosibly related to or duplicate of bug #596698 “stroke to path on text changes appearance”:
«(…) with Inkscape on Windows the paths are properly closed with a 'z' segment whereas on linux and osx the paths are visually closed (coinciding start and end node) but not actually closed as per SVG spec with a 'z' segment.»

[thorwil (t-w-)]

Linux (Ubuntu 10.04).

[su_v (suv-lp)]

As a workaround you could try the 'Close Curves' extension [1] to close any open (sub-)paths if your further use of the converted text depends on all paths being properly closed.

[1] <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Extension_repository#Close_Curves_2>

[nightrow (jb-benoit)]

Hi,
Is this still an issue ?
I can't reproduce it on win7 with version 0.48.2 and 0.48dev11943: the "Z" had no duplicate nodes for me.

[thorwil (t-w-)]

It still happens with Inkscape 0.48.3.1 r9886 on Ubuntu 12.04. 2 nodes in the same spot, bottom right corner of the Z of Liberation Sans.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

> It still happens with Inkscape 0.48.3.1 r9886 on Ubuntu 12.04.

Reproduced with Inkscape 0.48.3.1 on OS X 10.7.4 and Ubuntu 12.10.
Not reproduced with current trunk (r11950) on OS X 10.7.4 and Ubuntu 12.10.