Hi,
I'm an Inkscape newbie (but not to vector graphics GUIs). I've found a great (and short) tutorial on simulating engravings with Inkscape ( http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.46-engraving1.png). I'm sure most of you have read/seen it, so I hope someone can help me out on this. I've been following all the steps without any trouble up to "Thinning/thickenning". When I press ALT and drag the cursor (either with Wacom pen or mouse) I get a new path, no thickenning or thinning anywhere... I've tried it right after drawing the paths, after unselecting and selecting them, after unselecting and selecting just one, with the mouse, the pen, the eraser,... getting always de same result. On the status bar I get the hint inviting me to press ALT+drag, but won't work for me...
Any clues on what's going on and why can't I use this promising tool?!
I'm using freshly installed Inkscape 0.46 on Kubuntu Hardy (8.04), with a Wacom Intuos A3, and brand new PC.
Thank you in advance. Cheers,
P.S.: this is my first post ever, anywhere. Any hints on how to post better (if I didn't do it right) will be appreciated.