@z3z So what would be the disadvantage with setting the width before drawing ?

Thank you both for clearing up some of my misconceptions about Inkscape. The rest is for @brynn I can't figure out what you mean by "width box", so I can't offer any comments about it. Fill & Stroke window > Stroke Style > Width The gist of the second half of my original post was simpl...

Two issues but are interconnected. I will summarize here and then elaborate below. 1. How tool styles are counter-intuitive to every other paint program 2. Problems with panels using the Width box as an example ****************************** Regarding tool styles, If I draw a new line, I have 2 choi...