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Beginners' Questions creating rectangle
  1. #1
    roni.segoly roni.segoly @roni.segoly

    I am trying to create rectangle in inkscape

    I can play with background fill for example and when I draw I see the colors change at the little preview near the cursor, but the final output is dashed empty rectangle which disappears

    I can see it when I choose select tool but it is empty as in the attached print screen

    I know I could draw beforeย ย 

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/53k2lxtytrskyjy/Screenshot%202021-01-04%2009.53.13.png?dl=0

  2. #2
    roni.segoly roni.segoly @roni.segoly

    resolvedย 

  3. #3
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenโš–

    Please share your solution so others with a similar issue can try it.

  4. #4
    roni.segoly roni.segoly @roni.segoly
    ๐Ÿ‘

    It was stupid, I had opacity=0

  5. #5
    Xav Xav @Xav๐Ÿ‘น

    Not stupid at all. It's a common mistake made by beginners and experts alike - it's just that experts have the experience to look there sooner. Glad you found the solution though.

  6. #6
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenโš–

    We have all been there...ย ๐Ÿ™ˆ

  7. #7
    bobbywhite5 bobbywhite5 @bobbywhite5

    When I started this i have done similar mistakes multiple time when i just started out? Thanks to communitys you guys really help me out.

  8. #8
    Roy Torley Roy Torley @Roy_Torley

    Hi Roni,

    I'm Roy Torley.ย  I'm writing a tutorial on how to use Inkscape.ย  I'm glad that you were able to resolve the rectangle program.ย  You need to be a very detail-oriented person to work well with Inkscape - I speak from experience.ย  I talk about drawing rectangle and other basic shape in Chapter 3, Creating Basic Shapes.ย  You'll see it at

    https://roy-torley.github.io/Inkscape_Tutorial/Tutorial03/Tutorial03.html

    If you find anything of value there, great!ย  I wish you lots of fun and less of frustration.

    Best wishes,

    Roy