On 2010-12-06 16:47, Jogchum Reitsma wrote:
... I have selected both layers, and applied clipping. There is result now indeed. But instead of leaving visible everything within the x-mas tree, now everything is visible that is enclosed by the individual arcs that make up the tree, and the straight line between the endpoints of the arc (that line is called "koorde" in Dutch, but I don't have the English term at hand).
I have the impression that the tree is not yet seen by Inkscape as *one* object. Something I conclude also from the fact that I can move a single end point of an arc, thereby loosening it from the adjacent endpoint of the neighbor arc.
Clipping basically uses the same area as the fill of the object, so does the fill of the xmas tree show the right area? In any case, you can make Inkscape connect two subpaths by using the node tool, selecting the two ends you want to connect and pressing one of two buttons on the node toolbar, one shows a gap being changed into a segment, the other shows a gap plus its two endpoints collapsing into one (regular) point. The second button is most useful when you already have two endpoints in (almost) the same location (just select both endpoints by dragging a selection rectangle around them).
If you still can't figure it out, you may want to send the image (you can send it to me personally if its large for example). That way we can see what's the problem.