[SOLVED] "Fill and Stroke" menu won't open

Post questions on how to use or achieve an effect in Inkscape.
Shepard
Posts: 2
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2017 4:12 am

[SOLVED] "Fill and Stroke" menu won't open

Postby Shepard » Sat Dec 16, 2017 4:21 am

I require the fill and stroke menu to manage the opacity on objects, and for whatever reason it does not open.
What I've tried so far:
- Using the keyboard shortcut: "ctrl+shift+f"
- Selecting an object, right clicking it, and then clicking "Fill and Stroke"
- Reinstalling Inkscape
- Using the button in the toolbar near the top of the window when in "View > Custom" (image below)
Image
Last edited by Shepard on Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:13 am, edited 1 time in total.

Moini
Posts: 3381
Joined: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:44 am

Re: "Fill and Stroke" menu won't open.

Postby Moini » Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:06 am

Take a look into the dock at the right. Is there a minimized dialog?

It should be either some vertical text, a symbol, or a symbol and text.
It may also be that the dialog is already open, but you need to scroll
down in the dock to find it. And lastly, it may be that you need to
close a couple of dialogs in the dock to make the icon for the dialog appear.

(or, if you're on a Mac with multiple monitors, dialogs may open
offscreen)
Something doesn't work? - Keeping an eye on the status bar can save you a lot of time!

Inkscape FAQ - Learning Resources - Website with tutorials (German and English)

Moini
Posts: 3381
Joined: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:44 am

Re: "Fill and Stroke" menu won't open.

Postby Moini » Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:07 am

<offtopic>(I'm already using a text block for this... It won't be fixed before 0.93, unfortunately.)</offtopic>
Something doesn't work? - Keeping an eye on the status bar can save you a lot of time!

Inkscape FAQ - Learning Resources - Website with tutorials (German and English)

Shepard
Posts: 2
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2017 4:12 am

Re: "Fill and Stroke" menu won't open.

Postby Shepard » Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:11 am

Moini wrote:Take a look into the dock at the right. Is there a minimized dialog?
It should be either some vertical text, a symbol, or a symbol and text.

Thank you Moini, the dialogue was there, but it was sideways, and only showing the titlebar. I have a very high resolution monitor so UI/text is very small and it can be hard to see things.

Thank you for your assistance.


Return to “Help with using Inkscape”