Hi,

I'm new on using Inkscpae and could not join to nodes in a simple path. I selected the nodes, clicked on "Join Nodes" button, with no luck.

Following is copy of the SVG file:
http://www.ahmedbaraka.com/temp/nodes2join.svg

Following is what I want to do:
http://www.ahmedbaraka.com/temp/nodes2join.png

It's Inkscape version .48 installed on Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate Edition.

Thanks in advance.

Welcome to InkscapeForum!

That can't be done with Inkscape. In Inkscape, a node can have either 1 path emanating from it, or 2. You can't make a T shape with a node at the intersection, where all 3 lines are joined at that node.

However, there probably is a way to do what you want, without this capability. The problem is that we don't have enough info about your larger goal. So let us know if you need further assistance

Hi Brynn,

I simply have the following JPG image and I'm tracing it:

http://www.ahmedbaraka.com/temp/parrot.jpg

My target is to have the picture in vector format and colored.

Yeah, you can still do that. If you continue along drawing with the Pen/Bezier or Pencil/Freehand, the black lines will have the same width everywhere. So it won't look like the image you provided, not exactly. Because if you notice, the width of the black lines vary, in the image you showed us. It will be hard to draw it like that, if you don't have a graphics tablet. But it can certainly be done.

You'll either want to use the Calligraphy tool, or the Pen or Pencil in pattern along path mode (Shape setting on control bar). But without the pressure sensitivity of the graphics tablet, you'll have to tweak nodes instead, to make them wider or thinner in the right places.

Anyway, after you draw the outlines, use the Paint Bucket tool to fill in the color (if you want color). You only need to worry about joining nodes, if you want to use a traditional fill, rather than the Paint Bucket. But the PB tool should work just fine for this. Be sure to move the color objects below the black lines (Object menu > Lower)

Hi.

Even if you cannot permanently connect two nodes, there is a workaround that let you work with the nodes as if they was a T -node:

• Select the objects (Keep down Shift and select both if the paths isn't already combined).
• Activate Now you should be able to see all nodes for both paths.
• Select the two nodes (the T-node that isn't really connected) by drawing a rectangle selection that covers the nodes.
• Now, both nodes is selected. You still only see it as one, but notice that the node seems to have three handles.
• Move the node point will cause both nodes to move (since both is selected), and therefore acts if it was possible to do T-nodes.