Yes I did expect to see one image (large X) but when I got two large X's and clicking on the black and red paths I had drawn and it saying in the info strip at the bottom image I was a little p'd off.

never had this happen before.

as I said, I re-traced it manually as trace bitmap gives double lines as it traces inside and outside of a line (no centre trace) and saved over the original file as I did not want to confuse with two files (one OK and the other useless rubbish)

yes, I have gone back to 91 and 92 has been dumped.
to be honest I have no idea how it became an image. I had layer 1 with the image (for tracing) and traced my paths onto layer 2. I tend to trace this way as it's not possible to select the image if you lock lay one so manual tracing is easier. I traced my cut paths in black, then went back and added the paths I wanted to score in red. I then turned off the eye on layer 2 to check the image for something (forget what now) and when I turned the eye on layer 2 back on and selected what should have been paths (still showing black and red) it said image in the info bar (at the bottom) I thought it was selecting the bottom layer so I went into view>outline mode and both layers showed the large X. Ink92 was called some very, very bad names

On 20 February 2017 at 05:33, brynn <brynn@...3089...> wrote:

I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. I think we've all been there!

We have not had any reports about vector paths getting changed to raster image in Windows. (It can happen on Macs, but not on Windows.)

The square with the X showing in Outline mode, just means that there's a raster image in the file. And you've already told us you have an imported raster image that you're tracing. So that shouldn't be a surprise.

I wonder if you might have selected the wrong thing? Or maybe you had moved something to the new layer that you didn't intend (happens to me a lot). Or something went wrong, obviously.

If you can share the SVG file, we can help you to sort things out.

I realize you've said, in a subsequent message, that you reverted to 0.91.

But I still wonder if you might allow us to look at the file, if you still have it? Because if there is a new bug, we need to be able to verify it, so the programmers can find the problem in the code and fix it.

If you do happen to upgrade again, and you see this same thing is happening, would you please report it to us, including instructions for reproducing the problem, so that we can investigate?

Thanks, and better luck :-)
brynn

-----Original Message----- From: Gary Hawkins
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 3:43 PM
To: inkscape-user@...84... ; Inkscape User Community
Subject: [Inkscape-user] inkscape 92.1 screwing up svg

HI,

I am trying out inkscape 92 and downloaded 92.1 for windows 10

I just spent over an hour manually tracing a file I was hoping to use on my digital cutter - but it seem inkscape has changed the svg lines to an image - as useful as a chocolate fireguard or teapot - and I don't now how it did it but effing annoying!!!!

Steps I did
I loaded in an image with the design on
I manually traced the outline, using black stroke for cutting and red stroke for any folding (non cut) lines
I moved the traced lines to a new layer above the current one
turned off the eye on the cut lines layer
moved the actual image to the centre of the page
locked the image layer
opened the eye on the cut line layer
selected the svg lines and at the bottom of the screen it say it's an image
if I go into view>outline my svg lines show and a whwite square with a X - so it HAS changed it to an image

so that was a waste of couple of hours as I now have to start all over again. and it WON'T be using inkscape 92!!! in fact inkscape 92 might well be dumped off the system as it's useless if it convert svg lines to images for no reason.

NOT IMPRESSED

and before anyone asks, I cannot use trace bitmap as that gives double lines and I need single lines and inkscape does not have a centre line trace.

Gaz

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