brynn: Here's what I can report -- interesting stuff, that mostly I don't understand :lol: . But bottom line, the problem can be solved! Hey, thanks for experimenting with the file and being first with a within-Inkscape fix. Editing the svg file directly was kind of an ugly work-around! bb rises, ti...

This (attached) is the vectorized graphic in svg format, as written by autotrace. I also should mention that this filled-with-black effect doesn't always happen. I've gone through the following process enough times that it's now an established workflow: = draw pic (thin, clean ink lines) on paper = ...

I have a solution to my immediate problem (details down below.) But the fix I found required hand-editing the svg file with all the unwanted fills. Once y'all see the corrections maybe you'll know how to get the same XML outcome through the Inkscape GUI. To achieve that, find the way I could not. Fi...

Hi! I have an svg file full of unclosed paths. The file was created by autotrace using the centerline trace option, and a line drawing of a plant as input. http://imgur.com/8aYdz.jpg Inkscape opens this file OK. It still sees the paths as incomplete (note the gap in this leaf's outline.) http://imgu...

Well, that worked. I wouldn't have thought of having fills in unclosed paths, wouldn't have guessed it was possible. Thanks very much, More Experienced Users! Leearned a bit of a lesson about Inkscape too, namely don't just assume it works like other graphics programs I already know. Now to figure o...

Hi, all, Is there a way to re-open closed paths? We've got "Split path between two non -endpoint nodes" and "delete path between two non -endpoint nodes" but it's specifically the connection between the two endpoints of, say, a horseshoe-shaped path that I want to split or delete...