Thanks for the reply, but it won't do any good to get tips on how to use Inkscape on a Mac if I can't get the program open. It downloaded fine, it just won't open. Thanks anyway.

Please excuse if this sounds silly. I just downloaded Inkscape and when I try to open the program I get this message: "While Inkscape is open, its windows can be displayed or hidden by displaying or hiding the X11 application. The first time this version of Inkscape is run it may take several m...