by brynn » Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:32 pm
Yes, I agree with llog.
It sounds like you may not be getting both the jpg and path selected. To select the path that you have made with the bezier tool, you have to click on the path itself, not inside of it. When you click inside of the path, you are probably selecting the jpeg....then when you go to select the jpg, it deselects it, and you're ending up with nothing selected, so when you do the clip, it doesn't work.
Or there might be something else going on. But in any case, if you do the Select All, as llog suggested, you will get both selected and the clip should work.
One helpful tip that for me as a new Inkscape user was not readily apparent. And it turns out to be extremely helpful to the learning process (for me anyway). At the bottom of the Inkscape window is a status area, and it has something to say about everything you're doing, as you do it.
So when you select the jpg, it should say something like:
"Image 400 x 500 C:\.....jpg in Layer whatever" where the n x n is the size of the jpg, and the .....is the location of the imported jpg.
Then when you click the path, it should say something like:
"Path (n nodes) in Layer whatever"
When they're both selected, it should say something like:
"2 objects of Types Image, Path in Layer whatever"
And after you're finished with the successful clip, and you select the clipped image, it should say:
"Image 400 x 500 C:\.....jpg in Layer whatever; clipped in Layer whatever"
And not only does it give the status of what's selected, it give options on what can be done with whatever tool you have chosen to use. Just select something in your image, and look at the status area as you choose different tools. Granted the info in the status area is extremely abbreviated, and typically there are many more detailed processes you could potentially use, besides what's in the statur area, But I find it's still quite helpful in keeping myself organized as I work.
Anyway, just a tip
Yes, I agree with llog.
It sounds like you may not be getting both the jpg and path selected. To select the path that you have made with the bezier tool, you have to click on the path itself, not inside of it. When you click inside of the path, you are probably selecting the jpeg....then when you go to select the jpg, it deselects it, and you're ending up with nothing selected, so when you do the clip, it doesn't work.
Or there might be something else going on. But in any case, if you do the Select All, as llog suggested, you will get both selected and the clip should work.
One helpful tip that for me as a new Inkscape user was not readily apparent. And it turns out to be extremely helpful to the learning process (for me anyway). At the bottom of the Inkscape window is a status area, and it has something to say about everything you're doing, as you do it.
So when you select the jpg, it should say something like:
"Image 400 x 500 C:\.....jpg in Layer whatever" where the n x n is the size of the jpg, and the .....is the location of the imported jpg.
Then when you click the path, it should say something like:
"Path (n nodes) in Layer whatever"
When they're both selected, it should say something like:
"2 objects of Types Image, Path in Layer whatever"
And after you're finished with the successful clip, and you select the clipped image, it should say:
"Image 400 x 500 C:\.....jpg in Layer whatever; clipped in Layer whatever"
And not only does it give the status of what's selected, it give options on what can be done with whatever tool you have chosen to use. Just select something in your image, and look at the status area as you choose different tools. Granted the info in the status area is extremely abbreviated, and typically there are many more detailed processes you could potentially use, besides what's in the statur area, But I find it's still quite helpful in keeping myself organized as I work.
Anyway, just a tip ;)
