On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Daniel Hulme wrote:
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Perhaps you have selected the option to import images as filled rectangles. Document preferences, 'misc' tab, "import bitmap as <image>" should be turned on to get an image, off to get a rectangle.
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Maia Good wrote:
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THANK you! Both for the quick answer, and for the solution. Yes, that was it. Just not intiuitive and I couldn't find it until now.
Is there a technical reason why potrace shouldn't work on this type of image too? These seem to be implementation details an artist should not need to understand.
Maia have you filed a bug or request about this? Would you be so kind as to do so please to help prevent other users getting caught out in the same way? I think a fix would be so much better than a FAQ entry.