color of start and end markers

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jmanson
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color of start and end markers

Postby jmanson » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:10 am

start and end markers seem to always be black. it seems like the color should be settable or at least be the same as the stroke of the line.
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Re: color of start and end markers

Postby brynn » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:03 am

If you're making your own marker (Object menu > Object to Marker), you need to add color to it before turning it into a marker. The color of the stroke doesn't matter, it's the color of the object before you turn it into a marker, that determines what color the markers are.

But if you're using one of the markers that are found in the Fill and Stroke dialog, I don't think those colors can be changed. I think they are always black....although I could be wrong about that....
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Re: color of start and end markers

Postby ~suv » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:04 pm

brynn wrote:(…) if you're using one of the markers that are found in the Fill and Stroke dialog, I don't think those colors can be changed

Inkscape FAQ: "How do I change the color of markers (e.g. arrow ends)?"
Inkscape manual: Extensions > Modify Path > Color Markers to Match Stroke
Bug #165865 in Inkscape: “markers must take object's stroke color (SVG 1.2 feature)”:
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Re: color of start and end markers

Postby brynn » Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:34 pm

Oh interesting ~suv.
I'm sure jmanson will find that helpful.
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fca1970
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Re: color of start and end markers

Postby fca1970 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:45 pm

It does not work if you use "infinite line start"
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infario
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Re: color of start and end markers

Postby infario » Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:30 pm

hi,

I know this topic last answered almost 2 years. But this info will help who is landing this page for my marker color solution.

1) create a line using free hand tool :tool_pencil:
2) Then open 'object-> Fill and Stroke' ( Shift +Ctrl+F)
3) Select 'stroke style' tab
4) set markers for start, mid, end as you wish
5) open path -> 'Stroke to Path' (Ctrl + alt + C)
6) now select desired color from bottom pallete pressing Shift key

Thats it. you can see the markers and stroke converted to path and color changed
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efavs
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Re: color of start and end markers

Postby efavs » Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:04 am

After you've added the marker:
Highlight the path
Extensions - Modify Path - Colour Markers to Match Stroke

The program will "think" and in about 2-8 seconds, your marker will match your path colour
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Re: color of start and end markers

Postby Moini » Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:32 am

This extension isn't available in current Inkscape 0.91 (which is annoying, if you are working with older files from openclipart... I was searching for it today, but couldn't find it...), as Inkscape now colors markers like strokes per default (in the end, I just added two circles instead of the circle-shaped end markers).
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