good day - i ve managed to combine dots in the canvas - see how i did it

but if i want to get the results - and configure the path ect etx - by jupressing the "enter-"button i get the result that are not (!) wanted. see below

hello dear friends - i tried out another option - see the image below..

see thie image below - well i guess that this pathway of do the steps could be right - in other words - the "right"one.

the path has a fill color at the beginning - this is not necesary - i need to choose a so called "fill-tab" and then use the red big X - and choose  no color.. at all

Looks like progress.

No need for shape on the pen tool. 

Snap to object centers will help.

http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Snapping.html

For the lazy ones :

David - I didn't even know that existed! 

Hello dear COD hello dear Tyler  Durden and David

many thanks - this is incredible help!!! i never have heard of the Volony options 

thank you dear Tyler Durden for sharing your ideas - thats awesome -. i like the little animated gif...

I am tryin to replicate the steps - 

therefore i will write it down - step by step. 

with all the good ideas

a.

b. 

c. 

so that i better understand the process

this forum is a great place!! Thank you so much

see  a newer pictureöö

to sume up some more data that might be of help for the others

btw: in the thread  https://www.reddit.com/r/Inkscape/comments/1mee2xj/the_pathway_to_confusion_why_does_inkscape_behave/

weve got a similar discussion 

with helpful answers (too): chiefnetroid

did the same thing here. Note my bezier tool defaulted to having a "fill" I had to turn it off after I drew it. also I ended up going with 3mm.

https://youtu.be/fX4qfaeDvxU

btw what does he do with the mouse in Sec 27 ff ?

David_Inksape: When you combine paths into one, these former individual path share the same style (because they are now one unique path). Don"t combine : group them.

Few_Mention8426:  Before combining convert the stroke to a path. Or just use group if you just want to keep the paths together. When you combine the fill in the circle is applied to the line as well…

cf  https://inkscape.org/forums/questions/combining-dots-the-process-ends-up-with-the-creation-of-a-colored-field-duhhhh/

hopefully this might be of help for others too 

greetings 

update: for the sake of helping others i have done some research: 

see what i found out

To group paths in Inkscape ::  To treat the selected paths as a single object, allowing you to move, resize, or rotate them together. To ungroup, select the group and press Shift+Ctrl+G (or Shift+Cmd+G on Mac) or go to Object > Ungroup. 

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

1. Selection:
Use the "Select and Transform Objects" tool (the arrow icon) to click and drag a selection box around all the paths you want to group. Alternatively, you can click on one path, hold down Shift, and click on each additional path you want to include in the group. 

2. Grouping:
Once all the desired paths are selected, there are two ways to group them:
Using the keyboard shortcut: Press Ctrl+G (or Cmd+G on a Mac). 
Using the menu: Go to Object > Group. 

How to Group and Ungroup Objects in Inkscape
vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4yEV9pguFg

and very helpful: Inkscape tutorial how to edit paths by nodes
https://youtu.be/ZU6RElJXh4c?t=219

with help for "Edit Objects, Color, gradiens, arrowheads and other fill and stroke properties"

hope that might be of help - especially for all of those who are struggling with these topics

greetings ;)

btw: see the image "inkscape_22.png 

i have had a filled shape - in that image - untill i have clicked the red cross on the far left side . then thc color vanished and i got the strocks visible

some more insights into the progress: _ yeah it looks like progress ;)

see the picture one: 

and then see the second view - after clicking the red cross