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Help Using Inkscape => Inkscape Beginners' Questions => Topic started by: Namete on January 13, 2017, 12:58:14 PM

Title: Object->Symbol to Group
Post by: Namete on January 13, 2017, 12:58:14 PM

Hi. I would ask a beginner`s question. I tried finding the answer by searching the forums but I couldn`t find it. So.. i try to make an custom symbols library but when i use the symbols i can`t edit them. Can`t change the color or edit the nodes. In the status bar it is a message : convert the symbol to group to edit.
I find in documentation here:
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/SymbolsDialog
that there are 2 commands in Object menu (Object->Symbol to Group and Object->Group to Symbol)
...but there is no such commands.
Was that function removed ? Am I doing something wrong?
I use 0.92 version.
Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Object->Symbol to Group
Post by: Moini on January 13, 2017, 03:40:02 PM

To turn a symbol into a normal object, use Edit -> Clone -> Unlink Clone. I never had that functionality in the Objects menu.

The Wiki article is for a blueprint, it's not the documentation. For the state of implementation, see the section
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/SymbolsDialog#Current_implementation_in_0.91

To be able to select a color for your symbol, and keep it as a symbol, you should unset (remove the property for) fill and/or stroke color in the symbol set file. Also see the README in your symbol sets directory (or here: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/0.92.x/view/head:/share/symbols/README), or compare how it was done for other symbol sets. To get an optimal result, you will need to edit the SVG files with a text editor / automate this editing.

Title: Re: Object->Symbol to Group
Post by: Namete on January 14, 2017, 12:15:48 AM

Ok. Thanks for the fast reply.