Bezier Curve does not retain colour used when Triangle In shape is used
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Inkscape |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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0.92.x |
In Progress
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Medium
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Qantas94Heavy |
Bug Description
I'm using Inkscape 0.92.1 r15371 on Windows 10, and want to draw some Bezier curves using any of the Modes and TRIANGLE IN set in the Shape dropdown. I set the Fill colour to yellow and Stroke to none, then draw. The completed path immediately reverts to black in colour. Note that the Fill colour at top right of screen is what I want but the Fill colour at bottom left shows Black. So, I click on a colour swatch along the bottom line and Fill colour changes. Draw the path and presto, it's back to Black again. This happens with ANY of the Modes as long as I am using the TRIANGLE IN in the Shape dropdown. >BUT< if I then change the Shape to NONE all works as it should and I am able to retain the colour I select for next path.
This cannot be "normal" for the programme. Why when using TRIANGLE IN would I be forced to draw paths in BLACK only?
"Last Used Style" under preferences does not help. It shows the colour I want, but this doesn't work. "Take From Selection" changes the colour in the Preferences box for the tool but, again, as soon as I draw with it the colour is set to Black.
In Inkscapeforum.com it has been explained to me: "When you use the triangle in/out option, what happens is that it automatically applies the Powerstroke LPE to the path (with version 0.92 and 0.92.1, but with 0.91, it applied Pattern Along Path LPE - not sure how it worked in earlier versions, maybe PAP extension was applied). Once it's a powerstroke (or pap), it's no longer a stroked path. Instead, it acts like a closed path with a fill and no stroke."
Changed in inkscape: | |
milestone: | none → 1.0 |
Changed in inkscape: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
I can reproduce this on Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit, Inkscape 0.92.1, 64-bit, exe installer.
Here's the forum topic: http:// www.inkscapefor um.com/ viewtopic. php?f=29& t=32763
I thought the inability for last used style was related to the application of LPE. Thinking once it becomes LPE, is no longer a stroke and therefore tool style doesn't apply. But someone else has reported on Ubuntu system, last used does work. So perhaps a Windows bug?
Will test in 0.92.2pre9 shortly :-)