I'm assuming you're drawing with the bezier/pen tool? Try checking the tool settings at the top left (see attached image). Make sure the mode is set to the first icon (create regular bezier path) and the 'Shape' section is set to None. Does that help?
OK.....I have drawn an unfilled rectangle and put some text in it. But now I am stuck on what might be the simplest of questions; cannot find the topics in help:
1) How do I draw a straight line?
2) How do I draw an arrow? Do I need to construct it or does Inkscape have some arrow shapes somewhere?
Well I figured out the straight line......I feel like that ought to be the first or second easiest thing to do after "move". The Bezier curve is "off my radar screen." It is like an American going to a French restaurant and looking on the menu for the fried potatoes. But it is buried in the CASSOULET menu item.
So now that I found the straight line, how do I draw an arrow?
In the fill and stroke window (shift ctrl f) under the stroke style tab you can click the end cap to change it into different styles and youll find an arrow there
Thank you. Under stroke style > Cap I see only butt cap, round cap, and square cap. But I do see an arrow head there under "markers" and have applied an arrow head to my stroke. Is there any way to adjust the size of the arrow head without changing the width of the stroke?
I guess it depends on what size of arrow, but heres an easy way, create a very then rectangle, chg it to a path, fill it with a color (black). Then, create a triangle (can do that mult ways, ex, create a square, convert it to a path, move or delete one of the corner nodes, voila. Fill it with color. Then group the two items.
Thank you, Flamingolady and Sathish S. The two part construction sounds a bit complicated. I suppose if I want something very creative this might be good but just to use in a block diagram (or flow chart.) Do you think that is the only way I can make an arrow with which I can adjust the size of the arrowhead?
Yes I have found the arrowhead in the markers. I would not have thought that a "marker" is what I am looking for. Anyway I guess I have two workable methods.
I had difficulty to submit the above reply. For some reason the web page did not accept my submittal. Something about the code of conduct?........I had read that a couple of times. After closing the window I was able to use the back button, then copy what I typed and close window again, then paste to re-submit. Then it worked. Not sure what is going on with this web page.
Beginners' Questions Straight Line
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Hi to everyone
I'm too beginner here and don't know anything about designing
But i wonder why this happens?
This weird line continues every time I wanna draw something
I'm assuming you're drawing with the bezier/pen tool? Try checking the tool settings at the top left (see attached image). Make sure the mode is set to the first icon (create regular bezier path) and the 'Shape' section is set to None. Does that help?
OK.....I have drawn an unfilled rectangle and put some text in it. But now I am stuck on what might be the simplest of questions; cannot find the topics in help:
1) How do I draw a straight line?
2) How do I draw an arrow? Do I need to construct it or does Inkscape have some arrow shapes somewhere?
Well I figured out the straight line......I feel like that ought to be the first or second easiest thing to do after "move". The Bezier curve is "off my radar screen." It is like an American going to a French restaurant and looking on the menu for the fried potatoes. But it is buried in the CASSOULET menu item.
So now that I found the straight line, how do I draw an arrow?
In the fill and stroke window (shift ctrl f) under the stroke style tab you can click the end cap to change it into different styles and youll find an arrow there
Thank you. Under stroke style > Cap I see only butt cap, round cap, and square cap. But I do see an arrow head there under "markers" and have applied an arrow head to my stroke. Is there any way to adjust the size of the arrow head without changing the width of the stroke?
I guess it depends on what size of arrow, but heres an easy way, create a very then rectangle, chg it to a path, fill it with a color (black). Then, create a triangle (can do that mult ways, ex, create a square, convert it to a path, move or delete one of the corner nodes, voila. Fill it with color. Then group the two items.
Sorry, dup msg
Hi...
To draw arrow
Thank you, Flamingolady and Sathish S. The two part construction sounds a bit complicated. I suppose if I want something very creative this might be good but just to use in a block diagram (or flow chart.) Do you think that is the only way I can make an arrow with which I can adjust the size of the arrowhead?
Yes I have found the arrowhead in the markers. I would not have thought that a "marker" is what I am looking for. Anyway I guess I have two workable methods.
Thanks again.
I had difficulty to submit the above reply. For some reason the web page did not accept my submittal. Something about the code of conduct?........I had read that a couple of times. After closing the window I was able to use the back button, then copy what I typed and close window again, then paste to re-submit. Then it worked. Not sure what is going on with this web page.
Sathish
Which version are you using?
Mine is 0.92
Your instructions don't work for me.
@boxcorner,
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