Oh right - I forgot about those options. New in 0.91 iirc. Custom marker same color as object - checked yes. (All 3 are checked.)
So that explains why the group went black. But doesn't explain why the 3 objects not grouped kept their colors. And doesn't explain how the marker made of a circle with gradient fill kept its color.
Oh wait.... For the 3 objects not grouped, one of them did go black. I didn't notice at first, because it was a very dark color, so when it came out black, I didn't notice.
But I guess deselecting that option, then the markers would keep their original colors? Another plus for Hans :-)
Also, I'm in 0.92.
And one more note about markers, which I hope won't block Hans from using it. When the path is curved, the markers are always aligned perpendicular to the path, at every node. So if your path curls around 180 degrees, the circle objects will be upsidedown, on that portion of the path.
Possibly having 2 shorter paths could be a workaround (one reversed so the markers are rightsideup).
All best, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Maren Hachmann Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 9:18 PM To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Movable Chain
Am 11.02.2017 um 04:52 schrieb brynn:
I just did a little testing, and a group can be a marker, but it doesn't seem to hold the fill/stroke styles(colors).
- What's your preference setting at Edit -> Preferences -> Behavior -> Markers: Color custom markers the same color as object?
A last option in the list of priorities would be to manually snap the 60 circle things to the nodes that were placed by Add Nodes extension. For your #3, if you used Markers, the markers would indeed move right along with the path. But if you manually snapped them to the nodes, they would not move when you edit the path.
Oh, good news on the marker. I went back and ungrouped the marker I had made. So instead of converting the group to a marker, I just selected all 3 objects and converted. It worked perfectly!
- Works for me with a group (0.91), that's strange :-/ Maybe there was something else going on?
Maren
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