Hi, Thanks for your reply. To answer your question: starting point must (unfortunately) be single path, as far as I can see. I'm importing a complex shape from another program (which exports it in PDF, not SVG). When inkscape imports the PDF it generates a single path for all lines that touch. Any o...

First post here --- appreciate any and all help. Search archives for similar questions, without luck. I'm trying to change the stroke characteristics for one or more line segments within a larger path. For example, imagine I draw a square, and I want the vertical lines in the square to be dotted, an...